Old Settlers to Meet at Scott County Festival
The 52nd annual gathering of the Scott County Pioneers association will be held at the outing club on Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. Mayor George W. Scott Attorney L. M. Fisher and Charles Grill will speak. Miss Mary Charlotte Holmes and Miss Mary Geerts will perform.
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Old Settlers
Scott County Pioneers’ Association
Outing Club
George W. Scott
L. M. Fisher
Charles Grill
Mary Charlotte Holmes
Mary Geerts
The Question That Won a Position For a Boy
A lawyer advertised for an apprentice and gathered several boys to choose from. He told a tale of a farmer chasing a clever rat, then asked the boys to write questions. The one who asked if the rat was killed won the position for staying on the point.
Lowering the Flag How to Half Mast the Colors
Kansas City Times describes the Regulation method of half mast using army and navy rules. It covers raising and lowering the flag from the top of the staff and the central point on different staff types and the navy’s proportional spacing for half mast.
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United States Army
Navy
United States Naval Recruiting Station
Kansas City Times
A Greater Wonder: Chickens Shell Mystery Told By a Child
An inspector asks a youthful Scotch class about nature and chickens. A pupil says their shells are wonderfully puzzling, and another explains how they got into shells, in a humorous exchange from a Ladies' Home Journal excerpt. Mrs Davison of San Jose touts Electric Bitters as a superior family remedy for headaches, bile, and sluggish digestion, priced at 50 cents.
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W. E. Clark
Deererk Automobile Company
Midland Motor Company
Clark
Paris
W. Bb. Clark
McGuire Cummings
Tabor & Northern Railway
Iowa
R. 5. McCleland
Messrs. Clark and
McClelland
Little Johnny
Ladies’ Home Journal
M. M. Davison
Gifford Avenue
San Jose
Cal
Reynolds Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Movements
Miss Gertrude Knox of Crivits Wis visits friends near here joining Miss Maud Robertson of Rock Island and Miss Emma Haskell. Cyrus Wait departs for Palo Alto to attend Stanford. Mrs Mary Sowers relocates to a house bought from Mary Sperling by C J Weinberger. Miss Clara Davis returns home from Illinois City and Andalusia. Many locals attend Davenport races including Drs Moore Johnson Was Gridley and Schieuter.
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Gertrude Knox
Crivits
Wis
Maud Robertson
Rock Island
Emma Haskell
Lou Walker
Alta
Nephe Joseph
Marian Cornbrooks
Moline
W. G. Davis
Cyrus Wait
Palo Alto
Cal
Leland Stanford University
Mary Sowers
Mary Sperling
C. J. Weinberger
Clara Davis
John Parks
Illinois City
Andalusia
Myra Winter
Edith Farwell
G. H. Fassett
W. B. Cook
Hamlet
S. P. Johnston
Omaha
Neb
W. Davis
John T. Moffit
Joseph Morrison
Ethel Sheriff
Local Notices of Visitors and Returns in DeKalb Area
Summer residents and visitors reported in DeKalb header as several people arrive from Iowa and Illinois for visits or hospital stays. Included are Mrs R P Wait returning from Mercy Davenport after weeks away, John H Minteer from West Liberty for county fair, Miss Glenna Moffit from Newton visiting friends, Miss Henrieta Sherrard from Colorado Springs, and Mr Charles Bear of Joy alongside visits by Mr and Mrs Charles Lautz of Durant and Esther and Sadie Smith with brother Charles Smith near Preemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb
Mesdames William and
Clelland McEntire
R. P. Wait
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
John H. Minteer
West Liberty
Iowa
Glenna Moffit
Newton
Henrieta Sherrard
Colorado Springs
Chales Bear of Joy
Vilage
Charles Lautz and Son
Durant
C. Johnson
Esther
Sadie Smith
Charles Smith
Cc. Trent
Rock Island
Pate de foie gras cruelty described in graphic detail
A historical critique outlines brutal methods used to force geese to produce livers for pâté de foie gras. It describes confinement, stretching, and banding of wings and necks, the animals’ screams, and the staged feeding with dumpling pills until death yields the coveted ripe livers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiver
What shall we Have for Dessert JELL O
A dainty economical dessert JELL O promises instant preparation by adding boiling water and cooling. Flavors include lemon orange raspberry strawberry chocolate cherry peach. Each 110c package serves a large family and adheres to pure food laws. All grocers carry it.
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Redman
Julius A. Redman
Standard Oil Company
Kansas Town
Far West
John Doody
Shakopee
Minn
Minneapolis
Milwaukee Road
Doody
James T. Hayes
Cora-Lee-Roy
Sixth and
Brady Streets
Mrs. Hayes
Miss Peck
Clinton
Mr. Hayes
J.T. Bean
Rock Island Street
Clara Clarinda Willey
Miss Willey
Maquoketa
Iowa Telephone Company
Chicago
Bell Telephone Company
Jacob Struve
Brown Street
Margaret Ellen Shehan
Michael Shehan
Shehan
Esplanade Avenue
County Limerick
Ireland
John
Kansas City
Thomas
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ben
Harrington
Kan
Mamie Shallene
Anna Donegan
Woodyatt
Fred Woodyatt
Campbell's Island
A. M. Beal
Silvis
H. S. Dickinson
Williamson
Second Avenue
17Th Street
J. P. Williamson
S. S. S. Masteee
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
City Loan Co
Ama
Ifko
Washburn
Crosby's
Ea Vu Eet
Ashdam FU
Nineteenth Street
Harper House
Universal
Forest H. Montgomery
Commercial National Bank
Ill
Universal Adding Machine Company
St. Louis
W.C. Maucker
Fire Insurance Agency
Maucker
Insurance Commissioner of Illinois
Aachen
Munich
Ins. Co
Germany
Commercial Union Assurance Co
England
Franklin Insurance Co
Philadelphia
Fire Association
German American Insurance Co
New York
Hanover Insurance Co
Hartford Fire Ins. Co
Connecticut
Insurance Co
North America
Philadelphi Niagara Fire Insurance Co
North British and Mercantile Ins. Co
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co
Phenix Insurance Co
Phoenix Insurance Co
United Firemens Insurance Co
Philadelph
London Assurances Corporation
Fourth Avenue
Ave
London
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