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Pocahontas County Sun in Laurens, Iowa

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Pocahontas County Sun

Location

Laurens, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1914

Page

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Oakes Chautauqua Performed With Wide Appeal

A detailed report from Oakes North Dakota covers the five day Chautauqua festival. Frank Jarvis praises the program, noting delays due to a late train yet praising the Merry Makers Sextette J L Blair McDonald Music Company Chaplain Lougher Opie Read Boyd Stevenson's Ralph Connor Country and Hungarian Orchestra. The features included lectures on The Whir of the Press and life saving coast scenes. The season closed with a transcendent Hungarian Orchestra and Dr Isaac Wood remarks.

Oakes North Dakota Frank Jarvis Havelock Jarvis Railroad Shipping Department Merry Makers Voice J. L. Blair Opie Read Boyds Stevenson Ralph Connor Isaac Wood

Auto crash injures Weber couple near Four Mile Hill

Mr and Mrs J Weber of Marshall township were injured when their car pitched off the grade of Four mile hill southwest of town. Mr Weber suffered a head wound and a fractured left arm while Mrs Weber, pinned beneath the car, sustained bruises to the head arms and shoulders. A small car halted mid road causing the crash and Mrs Weber blamed the other vehicle.

Weber

Local Baseball Benefit Draws Good Crowds

The Girl of the Golden West benefit shows Tuesday and Wednesday drew solid audiences. J G Anderson led the production and played the lead. Games against Rolfe and Marathon ended 7 to 5 and 7 to 4 with Adrian and James Lynch on the mound. Laurens home players showed promise with room for teamwork. Nearby church and youth events are announced, including Loyal Bereans outings and services at the German Lutheran and Swedish Lutheran churches. William Tiede.

Golden West J. G. Anderson Rolfe Adrian Lynch James Lynch Laurens

Salt Kills Mosquitoes Says Science Report

Scientists report salt can kill mosquitoes but not when sprinkled on their tails. The note adds a caution that tail-sprinkling methods fail and recalls a past trial on birds during youth.

Davenport pastor to preach Sunday services again

Rev. John T. Houser of Davenport is expected to fill the pulpit next Sunday morning and evening. Those who heard him on Decoration Day will want to hear him again. Remember the mid week service on Wednesday evening. The Christian Worker's exchange will be held in the church lecture hall.

John T. Houser Davenport

Laurens Poet Laureate Delights Advertiser’s Sails

The Laurens paper profiles W. H. Rees as a poet who writes creditable verses for J. A. Peters on shoe ads. The piece praises mixing poetic craft with commerce and wishes the laureate’s influence to endure.

Newell Mirror Laurens W. H. Rees J. A. Peterson

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Oakland GEO. Matee & Sons McDonald Music Company McDonald Chaplain Lougher Panama Canal Mr. Weber J. W. Morgan & CO Oxfords Euclids Bible School Bereans Silver Lake Methodist Episcopal Church Epworth League Swedish Lutheran Church William Tiede Church of Christ Chautauqua Storm Lake Middle West Bishop Hughes Bob Iowa Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Shop Sylvester A. Long M. C. B. Mason Caleb Powers Kentucky H. W. Sears Chicago Chicago Operatic Company Thatcher Concert Company Sadlers and Miss Willmer S. T. Neveln Lowa
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