PIKERTOWN PICKINGS AND SOCIAL NOTES
Mrs. L M Gunstead and children visit Andrew Simonson home in Waterloo. Miss Mabel Strong visits Beloit friends after accompanying May and Elizabeth Emerson home. Norma Hanson returns to Rockwell City from the Simonson home. A lawn social at Tom Simonson’s raised about 22 dollars. Sunday school urged attendance for temperance service next Sunday afternoon. Tom Simonson thrashes oats at sixty four bushels per acre.
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Tom Simonson
Begged Borrowed and Stolen Phrases Spotted in 1900s Puzzle Text
A fragmentary OCR passage cites a string of mixed phrases and reflections on manners and patriotism. It references a polite child as a precursor to a gentleman and mentions Pittsburg, an advertising man, and a light penetrating smoke, all in a nostalgic, disjointed tone.
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Pittsburg
Picnic Day event at M. B. church features Moody recital
Owing to a budget hitch The Patriot print is light this week. A combined dramatic and humorous entertainment is planned for Picnic Day Friday August 6 at 8 PM at the M. B. church. Rev. Lir. Moody B E will perform Ben Hur’s Chariot Race and a Merchant of Venice scene with a group of accompanists and musicians. Moody, called The Dramatic Specialist, offers vivid word pictures to accompany his elocution. Admission 60c for adults 35c, children 20c. a strong value for an evening performance.
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M. B
Lir. N. Moody
Ben Hur
Wallace
Shakespeare
Hall
Debating Society
Bulah McBride
Verna Grove
Hazel Helvig
Myrtle Heathman
Dale Hess
Moody
Lyceum
Plover M E Church Notes Rev Moody Pastor
Many local church members enjoyed several days at the West Okoboji camp meeting returning home with renewed zeal. Evangelist F A Enslow and wife from Illinois are to arrive late this week for Riverside meetings and a revival in the Plover church. All services will follow usual hours next Sabbath.
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West Okoboji
F. A. Enslow
Illinois
Flover
Riverside
Prover Presbyterian Church Sunday School Offering
Twenty seven pupils in the Sabbath school will receive gold but tons within a few weeks. A splendid showing for a Sunday school of this size. Excellent attendance at prayer meetings with growing interest. Meetings every Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Cordial invitation to all. Bring a liberal offering for both church and Sunday school next Sunday to support the Button Fund.
Side-swipe Advice and Rural Canny Aphorisms
A collection of satirical proverbs and quips on marriage gender roles and household life. It riffs on pipe smoking success over drinking, garden planting, beauty standards, husband selection, bluffing animals, and everyday health with humorous dated tone. The pieces mix social commentary with practical maxims and country wisdom.
Undersea War Advances Speed and Hit Power Surge
The article reviews rapid gains in submarine design during the war, noting British E class 16 knot surface speed and 10 knot submerged speed, and German subs of 800 to 1,000 tons with up to 24 knot surface capability. It highlights upgraded periscopes, precise torpedo firing, and crewed by 6,000 to 7,000 hp engines, with ships like U-36 photographed after Batavier V capture.
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London
Admiralty
Germany
Batavier V
Indigestion Relief Boosts Morale in Mrs. Mace don Story
Mrs Geo Hon Mace don describes three months of indigestion headaches and dizziness followed by despondency. After starting Chamberlain's Tablets she reports rapid relief and improved energy, noting she felt greatly better after one day of treatment.
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Chamberlain
Geo
Hon
Macedon
N. Srnle
Havelock Notes Track Visits and Local Affairs
Local residents travel between Havelock and nearby towns for family visits and business. Notable mentions include Mrs. W C Sidwell and daughter Andrea returning to Craig Indiana after a two week stay, and multiple attendances at Laurens Humboldt and Fort Dodge events. Chatter covers visitors, illness, and social visits with Mentzer and Willey families prominent.
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J. Mentzer
J. D. McCarville
John Garner
Fort Dodge
S. S. Garner
Laurens
John Walden
Willey
Varina
C. Sheldon
J. B
Earl Chinn
Laura Hunnel
Nellie Eno
Madge Veazle
Des Moines
Highland Park College
Grace Bradshaw
Pocahontas
Harry Green
Rolfe
Philp
Squire Heathman
W. D.heathman
Plover
A. H. Nye
Harry Mann
Minnesota
Harry
Towa
J. H. Adams
J. Hobson
Mrs Emma Concklin and Daughter Visit at Hanson Home
Mrs Emma Concklin and her daughter are visiting this week at the W. C. Hanson residence, enjoying hospitality and social time with the family.
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Emma Concklin
W. C. Hanson
Havelock M. E. Church Notes
The regular services will be held Sunday August 8 with preaching at 10 30 A M and public service at 8 00 P M Sunday school follows the morning service The general public is invited to attend any or all services
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad Claim
Sol Williams of Jesse Tennessee endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the top seller he has used it himself and found it gave more relief than any other preparation for the same purposes. Advertises as obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Sol Williams
Merchant
Jesse
Tenn
Mike
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Iowa
P. R. Henderson & Sons, Plover
Ansco
Kodak
W. S. Chinn
Che DeWolf & Wells Grain and Feed Co
Studebaker
von Mn
Pikertown
Prover Presbyterian Church
America
Community Bank
Havelock News
Mae Mentzer
O.J. Mentzer
Mary Wright
Wm. Willey
Gorgas
U. S. Army
Waldorf's
TRA
Fred Ehler
Iowa State Fair and Exposition Des Moines, Iowa
M. Webb
Minneapolis and
ST. Paul
Via
ST. Louis
R. R
Minneapolis
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