Night Class Night Is A Success At High School
Last evening a large crowd filled the auditorium to witness the annual class night exercises of the graduation class. James Wallace presided and introduced the speakers including John Fenton the historian Theresa McDermott the class peerneice Elizabeth Atkinson the poet and Samuel Burns on piano. Absentees were called to explain their absence with humorous excuses.
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James Wallace
John Fenton
Theresa McDermott
Peerneice
Dublin
Elizabeth Atkinson
Samuel Burns
Germany
France
Austria
United States
Ben Nelson
Paddle—Hstelle Blair
Kathryn Shelton
Popgun
Elsie Jacobs
V. Calvin
Ruth Allison
Cow Bell
J. Ralph
Sarah Newell
L. Cunningham
Clara Pitzer
Marie Wilson
E. Wallace
Elsie Milton
Adelaide Wadsworth
Dorthy Duff
C. Gilmore
Helen White
Imogene Babcock
Gertrude Black
Gladys Fulkerson
Cane
R. Robinson
Alice Mathews
Dickson
Laura Smith
Dandrue 20 Years and Falling Hair Saga Then Party Gifts
A lengthy 1911 notice recounts a New York City case of long term dandruff and hair loss cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. It also details a humorous class gift auction with many named items and recipients, ending with an evening commencement in the auditorium and honor students delivering orations.
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W. 22Nd &St
New York City
F. F. Stone
Cuticura
Dept. T. Boston
Auto Fire Truck Proposals Heard by Fire Committee
Representatives from Pope Hartford Webb Firestone Columbus Knox and Robinson discussed purchase options for auto fire trucks at a city fire committee meeting last night. No action was taken though bids for two auto trucks and an auto for the fire chief were reviewed as prices hover near 5000 dollars.
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Fire Committee of Councils
Pope- Hartford
Webb
Firestone-Columbus
Knox, and Robinson
Suits and fashions at half original prices
Bargain sale offers marked down items across clothing and fabric. Suits regular 16.50 to 22.50 now 10.00, long coats at half, silk dresses half price, wash skirts and dresses in various fabrics, percale and pillow cases cheap, silks 50c a yard, white pique, hair pins, belts, lawn kimonos 1.69, embroidery fabrics discounted. Store promises tailored skirts on purchase.
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New Norfolk
Woman Buys 232 Pairs in Shoe Sale at Cedar Rapids
New York report says a Cedar Rapids woman, a prominent local figure, purchased 232 pairs of dollar leather shoes over eight sittings after a $1 sale. She tried on 32 pairs of $15 satin shoes first, then amassed the dollar shoes over three days.
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New York
Frank C. Harvey
Harvey
Cedar Rapids
Cooking as an Art Dawber’s Wife Snow Impressionistic
Frost asks what kind of cook Dawber’s wife is and answers with a snow themed, impressionistic depiction. The prompt suggests a literary playful take on culinary skill as an art form, hinting at creative characterization.
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Frost
Dawber
Snow
Sweepstake Race at Indianapolis Ends Without Major Accidents
Memorial Day sweepstakes in Indianapolis produced a thrilling finish with no serious injuries. Joe Dawson, a young man in his early twenties, won after De Palma retired with a broken piston and the McFarlan machine failed. Dawson earned $35,000 and averaged 78.72 mph, shown dirty but happy in a post race photo.
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Indianapolis
de Palma
McFarlan
Joe Dawson
Dawson
Found a Baby on a Doorstep
Clarion June 7 reports a five week old girl baby found on the back porch of T. M. Arnold's residence. A woman from across the street reportedly saw a two horse rig stop, a woman depart carrying a bundle, then return and leave as the rig vanished. The child is placed with the Children's Aid Society while efforts seek the deserting parents.
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Children’s Aid Society
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