Iowa Women Club Convention Urges Thrift in Dress
Des Moines May 31 The 15th biennial convention of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs opens June 16 for a week’s session. President Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles urges delegates to wear old clothes and thrift, citing wartime economy and four million men unavailable for work.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Josiah Evans Cowles
Federation
Mae
Lost a red iron seat and farm notices in Richmond Kentucky
Lost one red iron seat from a tobacco setter between J H Oldham hardware and C F Brewers on Big Hill pike Thursday. Reward for return to Walter Chenault. Phone 447. FOR SALE 1920 Ford touring car with starter used 4 weeks, plus 1918 Ford coupe 1916 Ford touring 1917 Ford roadster at Madison Garage Phone 916. Two black Aberdeen Angus calves one year old see Mr Dave McCord Tates Creek road Phone 269m. Kentucky Red Berkshire swine from champion show herd W B Turley Richmond Ky. 281 tf
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J. H. Oldham
C. F Brewer's
Big Hill Pike
Walter Chenault
Madison
Dave McCord
Tates Creek Road
Kentucky
Champion
W. B. Turley
Richmond
American Jazz Popular Abroad Amid Olympic Crowds
In Antwerp cafes American jazz music fills the night as tourists, sailors, and locals celebrate the Olympic presence. Champagne flows at 50 to 100 francs a pop while wine and beer saturate gilded cabarets and estaminets near the docks, keeping noise and dancing persistent.
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Associated Press
Antwerp
Buck Jones Promises Thrill Ride for Fans at Debut
Buck Jones hailed as a new screen sensation brings daring horseback feats to Harold Titus tale The Last Straw at the Tuesday theatre. A former Triangle Bar Ranch cowhand and Sixth U S Cavalry member, Jones impressed crowds in war service and as a skilled horseman before starring as a cowboy soldier for William Fox.
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Buck Jones
William Fox
Harold Titus
Triangle Bar
Montana
Sixth
U.S. Cavalry
Philip
Pott's Gold Dust Float Delivers Faster Break
The Pott's Gold Dust Float improves start speed and acceleration in early trials. Competitors note its superior break and potential edge in tight races.
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Pott
Local Kentucky river outing and town notes
Sunday fishing along the Kentucky River from Boonesboro to several miles downstream drew many anglers and visitors to Boonesboro Beach despite cool water. Reports noted good catches, ducking after a heavy rain, and ongoing improvements at the beach.
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Kentucky
Boonesboro
Boonsboro Beach
Civil War Prices and Prices Today
Mrs. Mollie T. Code of Mt. Sterling files suit for damages of 25000 against Claude Sayler for killing her husband. A hung jury followed Sayler’s murder trial. The piece then contrasts Civil War prices with today, citing eggs at 1 dollar a dozen, butter at 1 dollar per pound, apples five to ten cents, and chestnuts 25 cents per pint, drawn from John Peter Lyons’s diary written December 23 1861. The relics include a chip from Gen. Lee’s surrender tree preserved by Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. Lyons once lived in Roanoke Va and died years ago.
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Mollie T. Code
Mt. Sterling
Claude Sayler
Sayler
Code
John Peter Lyons
Lee
John Lyons
W. M. Rogers
Edward Avenue
Richmond
Lyons
Rogers
Old and New Testament Gap Highlighted in Arts World
A note discusses the lapse of centuries between the Old and New Testament narratives and mentions the largest pipe organ in the world housed in a St. Louis motion picture house.
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St. Louis
Midway man travels with Richmond friends last week
Mr. Robert Noel of Midway was with Richmond friends last week, a brief social note indicating his local connections and company during a recent outing.
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Robert Noel
Midway
Richmond
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