Local items highlight community events and visits
Paul Moody recovers from illness. Mrs. S. L. Horseman wins in Fred Ehlers kitchen cabinet contest. Various visits appear in Des Moines Ames and surrounding towns. Church meetings draw crowds. M. E. Conference in Fort Dodge. Funeral in Havelock for J. C. Potter. Cobbs Shoe Store ads feature leather insoles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Moody
S. L. Horseman
Fred Ehlers
C. E B. Watts
Des Moines
Plover
P. R. Henderson
A. W. Hess
M. I. Helvig
L. N. Moody
Ft. Dodge
M. E
Cora Cox
Ames
J. C. Potter
Havelock
Cox
J. D. Wallace
Lenore Wheeler
M. E. Church
A. E. Bush
H. Fitzgerald
Col. H. H. Grove
Clare
Wm. Pollock
Jas. Pollock
Jas. Webb
Gilmore City
Eugene Cochran
F. J. Nacke
Rolfe
D. M. Strong
Fort Dodge
L. B. Stover
Dana, In
COBBS
C. E. Watts
Audubon
Minor
Guernesy
Sicles
Falkton
M. D
Verne Potter
Denver Cole
J. C. Potter Jr
Monroe
Wis
J. (. Potter
Cobbs' Shoe
I. M. McKim
Charles
Ruth Ferguson
Ike Hggspuchler
Roy Minkler
Ray Ferguson
C. A. Northrop
E. C. Hubbell
Helen
Mary
L. E. Garlock
Bank of Ware
Ware
Plover Epworth League Winter Lecture Dates 1915 16
The list announces lecture and entertainment dates for the Winter of 1915 16 under the Plover Epworth League with performers including Paul Dietrick Weller Trio Annie Da vault C W Walsam The Doering Co and options for season tickets with reserved seating for adults and children and single admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover Epwortheague
Paul Dietrick
the Weller
Annie Davault
C.W. Walsam
the Doering CO
Plover M. E. Church Notes Moody Pastor Absence
The Plover M. E. Church notes Rev. Lewis N. Moody will miss next Sunday's preaching due to attending the Annual Conference session at Fort Dodge. Sunday school Epworth League and other meetings proceed as usual amid a year end update citing 256 members, 76 added during the year, and 29 joining last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Plover
Riverside
Epworth League
Geo. Jeffries
Ladies’ Aid Society
Archie
P. G. Hess
Will Heathman
W. F. M. Society
Wm. Smith
Plover Presbyterian Church Call for Members and Missions
The Plover Presbyterian Church led by Rev. J. W. Huber urges Home Missions offerings to be paid to Sidney Swanson. Next Sunday at 11 a.m. new members by letter or profession of faith will be received. Parents may have children baptized. Revival converts are invited to unite. The Willing Workers begin a new roof on the church, with carpenters at work since Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Swanson
Presbyterian Church
Are all pawnbrokers on the water wagon
A humorous exchange about pawnbrokers and the phrase water wagon. The dialogue plays on the idea that pawnbrokers take a pledge or bid to abstain, hinting at a playful misunderstanding of temperance references. The remark evokes social satire in a lighthearted tone.
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Ansco
Kodak
W. S. Chinn
Professional Secrets and a Lasting Meal
Humorous verse notes that lawyers handle wills while doctors pave the way. A quip imagines a doctor offering chewing gum to a starving patient as a “lasting meal” joke, reflecting satirical views of professions.
Nursery play scene ends with mock dungeon disposal
In a nursery a child asks where Willie is and another child replies he is in the waste basket as they pretend to be robber barons and place him in the dungeon, a playful but alarming mock scenario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Cobbleworth Delivers a Witty Dividend Remark
A facetious remark by Cobbleworth announces the arrival of twins at his house as a joke about love declaring a dividend on both common and preferred stock. The scene contrasts a turkey and a peacock, with a jab about preferring self-importance to being stuffed.
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Cobbleworth
Love
Havelock Church Invites Linn Grove Preacher Next Sunday
Alfred Anderson of Linn Grove will occupy the pulpit at 10:40 AM, with Sunday school at 11:20 AM. no evening services planned. The piece also notes lighthearted exchanges from a staged dialogue and local humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Anderson
Linn Grove
Shylock’s Coin Request Sparks Stage Banter
A prestidigitator asks if the audience can lend ten dollars in gold money, provoking a wry reply from a pawnbroker seated in the third row. The moment blends theater humor with classic Shylock reference.
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Shylock
Lives By His Pen
A brief quip from the Merchant Traveler notes a writer who supports his father by sending letters twice a month. The exchange highlights a writer’s unconventional income source and dedication to family.
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Gus
Father
Merchant Traveler
The Difficulty of Painting a Marine View in Oils
The article debates techniques for depicting a marine scene in oil paints. It questions challenges in blending oil and water and asks why an artist struggles, exploring methods to achieve realistic sea textures and motion.
Woman Growing Younger Through Livelier Home Life
A columnist argues modern homes shorten women's drudgery and raise healthier children. With better routines, labor saving devices, and social links, farm women gain time for culture travel and civic matters, keeping them engaged and part of a broader progress.
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Paul Dietrice
Plover Presbyterian Church
J. W. Huber
Johnson
Plover Savings Bank
Community Bank
Drury
ED Drury Plover
Iowa
Pearson's Weekly
Fred Ehlex
Havelock News
Farmers’ Savings Bank
NeVaul
Stewart
Fonda
Wayne Walaén
Varina
James
Harry Namen
Namen
John Dunlop
W. O. Sidwell
Rochester
Minn
M. Jacobson
George Mick
Watertown
Busy Bee Lodge
Daughters of
Rebekah
Mary Wilson
Maude Goodmiller
Goodmiller
Jess Munson
Pine City
Minnesota
Howard Harvey
Mesdames Webster
Dunlop
Garner
Sioux City
Miss Majorowies
Rolle
Joe
Fred Hauswirth
Wm. Obrecht
H. Gill
Pocahontas
Phl Bourett
Fred Southern
Max Brenton
Paullina
Chester Cole
Waterloo
Margaret Willey
Mary Wright
John Brazier
Otto Keerles
James Wright
Guernsey
John Potter Jr
Madison
John G. Potter
Studebaker
Bank of
Town
Mrs. Gabb
Mr. Gabb
Walter Boyt
P. R. Henderson & Sons
Plover, Iowa
The
DeWolf & Wells Grain and Feed Co
C.E. Heathman
Mgr
Geo. S. Shaw
Chichester
Wee le Clsted
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