Lebanon Lodge 221 Honors Ahrens at Regular Meeting
Members of Lebanon Lodge No 221 AF & AM held a regular communication on Monday night. E Porter Ahrens was raised to Master Mason in the Third degree. Guests from Belleville Lodge included Olen Cheney Joseph Taylor Stoddard R E McTaggart Mont Hill and Jack Frame as they dined later at the Royal Cafe.
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Lebanon Lodge No. 221
AF &Am
E. Porter Ahréns
Ahrens
Olen Cheney
Belleville Lodge
Joseph Taylor
Mr. Stoddard
R. E McTaggart
Mont Hill
Jack Frame
Belleville
Royal Cafe
Bryan Speaks as Scandia Hosts County Chautauqua
The Republican River flood tale intermingles with a Bryan lecture in Scandia and nearby towns drawing large crowds after a concert by the Italian Band. The piece notes broad civic interest, transport shifts, and flood damage along the river, plus satirical verses about fashion and courting in the county publication.
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Scandia
Chautauqua
William Jennings Bryan
Duckett
Bryan
Altho
Rock Island
Shifts in Courtship and Work Ethic Across Generations
The passage notes a change in social norms over the last twenty five years. It contrasts past girls seeking hardworking men with rugged looks to present attitudes where different standards apply. The tone reflects a nostalgic view of masculine labor and dress.
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Towmor
Patronize Home Industry Support Local Prosperity
A call to residents to buy locally to boost community wealth and sustain schools churches and public institutions. It urges spending with home businesses to keep money in the area and benefit neighbors over outsiders.
Bill Nye Quips Highlight Folly of Cheap Living
The quotation praises a self styled wisdom while mocking those who misuse resources for petty gains. It frames a contrast between a so called gentleman and scholar and a man who would steal a newspaper, hinting at moral decline.
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Bill Nye
Fragments Reflect Local Confusion on Parking Patch
Jumbled lines describe ground repair and unsteady growth near a gas pipe. The text mentions examinations and a refusal to grow, with odd phrases about an exchange, an elegy, and a mention of Mrs. Tom Thomps.
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Crete
Criss
Mary ‘Vali
Leturg
Tom Thomps
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Norway
Skanee
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Rudy
Coimon
Moss Buck
Therto Borrow
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