Local readers enjoy visits and events in Scandia area
Miss Bertha Wilson visits Manhattan this week as Miss Marie Jewitt of Clay Center stays with A. J. White’s. Mr and Mrs C A Isaacson and daughter Mother were in Belleville Friday. Paul and Mae Preble drove to Cuba last Friday. Ellingson and Smith raise about $200 in a band fund. A social event is planned at Ollie Johnson’s 24 miles east of Scandia on May 25 under U B Church auspices. A life policy offer and sale notices appear amid community notes and local business updates.
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Marie Jewitt
Clay Center
A. J. White
Ollie Johnson
Scandia
U. B. Church
Duluth Woman Visits Mother for Ten Days
Mrs J W Ekblad of Duluth Minnesota arrived at her mother's home Mrs Early for a ten day visit on Monday evening John Botts received his initiatory degree in Free Masonry at Lebanon Lodge No 221 Monday night The next regular communication is set for Monday June 15 with work in the first degree.
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J. W. Ekblad
Duluth
Minn
Early
John Botts
Free Masonry
Lebanon Lodge No
Swedish Lecture at Methodist Church in Pasedena
Rev J B Anderson of Pasadena California will lecture in Swedish at the Swedish Methodist church Tuesday evening May 28. A free will offering will be taken. Anderson was pastor here thirty years ago.
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J. B. Anderson
Pasadena
California
Swedish Methodist Church
Anderson
Local business changes hands and new owner seeks support
W E Godfrey announces the Holmes Bros Drag business has new ownership and asks patrons to continue their support with the same prices. Ed Graves, maker of Graves Hair Tonic and Germ Killer, visited town and found several users who claim the tonic works every time, leaving the scalp.
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Holmes Bros
W. E. Godfrey
Ed Graves
Graves
Ready Made Skirts Discount Sparks Fashion Debate
A reader notes 20 percent off ready made skirts from Fulcomer and Bedard as seen in the James town Optmist. The item prompts critique of short hem styles and asks readers about advertising and propriety in the times. Parlee Plotner finishes a Cuba school term and plans to continue teaching. Old Bill Shiftless laments wages while a neighbor offers hay for credit, leading to a playful quarrel and a horseshoe game.
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Jamestown Optmist
Parlee Plotner
Cuba
Bill
Old Maids Chuckle Over A Gleeful Item
A lighthearted item notes reactions from a group described as old maids who react with amusement to a particular object or situation. The tone suggests playful social commentary common in period columns.
Kansas City Burglary Arrests Spark Industrialist Recall
In Kansas City authorities arrested a burglar found hiding under a bed after weeks of investigation. The suspect was captured at the home of a prominent local industrialist, whose vigilance and past efforts culminated in the arrest.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Ozark tourist visits city Women’s Exchange in comic meet
A Missourian from the Ozarks visits a big city for the first time. He wanders the streets admiring windows and, at a sign reading Women’s Exchange, enters a shop and humorously questions the tall gaunt clerk about being the woman. He jokes about keeping Sal and departs.
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Ozarks
Ile
Tam
Sal
Proud native town citizen honored for lasting impact
An admiring voice extols a loyal resident who, though poor, is essential to civic life. The piece argues his memory deserves fade letters at the town gate, praising how he and others enrich local progress and welcome outsiders.
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Morning Glory
Sparke, Daviser. CO
Kem Nywall
Bertha Wilson
Manhattan
Paul
Mae Preble
Messrs Ellingson and Smith
Mrs. Murphy
Goodland
Wm. Morley
H. 8. Cooper
Maxell
Bliss
Olson’s Grocery
A. S. Mahan
St.Louis
Grant Simms
Walter Preble
Republic
Joe
Carl Hugos
Ford Auto
M. A. Preble
J. W. Smith
Robinson, Ks
L. C. Hohr’s Hardware
Frank Hill
Beames
Ollie Bettis
Iona White
Harry
Glasgow
O. K
Anna Almquist
Jamestown
E. C. Aspegren
Robintown
Texas
A. L. Coleman
Art
Rhoda Hawes
H. E. Rosene
Charlie Freed
Oscar Moe
Metropolis
Tom Doak
Concordia
Fred Moe
Mo. Pac
J. M. Tedrow
Prosser
Hugh Fraser
Kans
U and I Club
H. S. Cooper
Sunkist
Mahan’s
Se Up
Grisell & Tilompson
Save
Jordaniers Stock Food
Fulcomer & Bedard
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