New Deputy Marshall Clare Hewitt Named
Local notes report Clare Hewitt named as deputy marshal. Various social visits thread through the week as residents attend the fair, visit friends near Sully and Newton, and a piano subscription campaign runs through town. Poultry show plans highlight Kellerstrass Crystal White Orpingtons with famed birds and high prize value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ulrich
Sully
Rev
Monkman
Knoxville
John Blommers, Jr
Sharon
The
Fair Association
Marie Smorenburg
Poultry Show at the American Royal to Draw Top Breeders
Farmers and stock raisers from across the breeding and feeding territory travel to Kansas City October 11 to 16 for live stock and horse shows. The event promises notable poultry displays and high stakes entries with prizes including ten thousand dollars. The fair highlights familias of exhibitors and strong competition among chicken breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Southard
Poultry Department
Kellerstrass
Kansas City
Paderewska
Switzerland
Peggy
Kellerad
American ‘Royal
Perseverance and progress in an age of change
The piece celebrates persistence as the driver of progress, citing Robert E. Peary’s repeated attempts to reach the pole and the value of experience. It notes the new Irish land act’s potential benefits, questions the Lords’ reception, laments rural decline, and foresees rural urban balancing, highlighting Lincoln Garfield and Governor Johnson as inspiring exemplars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
House of Lords
Ldrds
Alcoholism and Brain Degeneration at London Congress
Dr Legrain of Paris warned that alcohol damages brain capital and national welfare. He called for social reform to curb drink and opium, arguing even temporary intoxication can trigger lunacy and long term brain decline across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Legrain
Ville Errart
Paris
Prohibition Called Needed to Curb Alcohol
An editorial argues alcohol harms public and private life and urges voluntary abstinence and prohibition as a superior safeguard. It contrasts alcohol with other poisons like lead and phosphorus, urging united action to curb drinking to resist Mammon.
Two Men Compared Deaths of Harriman and Governor Johnson
The nation mourns two national figures one who pursued wealth and the other devoted to public service. Harriman is praised for some benefits to others but driven by self interest while Governor Johnson is lauded for lifelong service to his fellows. His death is widely mourned across parties and classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Johnson
Mindful Type of Friendship and Common Sense Reflections
A fragmented discussion on friendship, praise, and self reliance notes how words shape support at home, work, and in daily life. It touches on envy, loyalty, and social cues while weaving in stray dialogue lines and garbled phrases about secrecy and miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
The Girl Who Sings From Her Heart Of Courage And Culture
A fragmented verse parade celebrates a girl defined by sunshine, heart, culture, music, conscience, taste, and loyalty. It glorifies her quiet voice, steadfast justice, friendships, and heartfelt songs, though garbled lines hint at stray readings or OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Som
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Rip van Winkle
F. & I. LeGacq
H. D. Wormhoudt
Clare Hewitt
Denny Rilleban
Valley Junction
John Blommers
John Welle
Square
John L. Eysink
R. R. Sadler
Chronicle
Visser Bros
van Spanckerent
R. R. Douwstra
Middleburg
Iowa
Dick den Adel
Prairie City
M. E. Weakly
LeCocq Bros
Shelbyville
Til
Leona Vander Linden
New York
Evangelist Stucker
Baptist Church
Chris LeCocq
New Sharon
J. Blommers
Raul Synhorst
Leighton
Pella
Our City
L. G. Knap
L. G. Knap Civil Engineering Company
City
Robert E. Peary
J. J. Hill
America
Lincoln
Garfield
Commonwealth
Ella
AL van der Ley
Wear ‘Pella
Wid
S. Vander Veen
H. Bootsma
Auct
L. B. Wickersham
Geo, H. Keeney, M. D
Wormhoudt
Y. M. C. A. Rooms
Howell Station
Meyer Toom
Norton Sutton
Washington D.H
Ohio
Cole
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