At Sea Diary Delves Into Cruise Social World
Mrs Elder describes fellow passengers on a midsummer ship voyage, noting their attire and resembles, from Mrs Gilbert to Ralph and Miss Peach, plus a quartet of world travelers and D A R members. She compares European fashion, talks of a Fifth Avenue English widow, and charts plans to reach Reykjavik and Tromsø as the voyage continues north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Cunningham
Lou
Ralph
Ralph Shannon
Gilbert Soft
Mrs
Dc. W. Busby
Southampton
Europe
London
New York
Fifth Avenue
England
America
Iowa
DOF VL
WIR
Teeland
United States
Loyalty Thought for Today August 2 1926
Bible Thought for Today cites Joshua 1 7 urging strength and courage to observe all the law. The devotional entry repeats the August 2 1926 date and presents a single verse emphasis for readers.
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Jos
Crawfordsville Weekend Visitors Return Home
Miss Irene DeLong of Washington spent the weekend in Crawfordsville with Hope Huston and Mrs. Ela DeLong. Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield Davis and son David have returned from Jackson Ohio after spending several months with her parents. Miss Mabel Crooks has arrived home.
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Crawfordsville
Irene DeLong
Washington
Hope Huston
Ela DeLong
Whitfield Davis
David
Jackson
Ohio
Weekend visits and homecomings in Norfolk community
A string of local visits marks weekend activity in Norfolk Nebraska. Jean Young of Conn Iowa arrived to visit her uncle F K B Young, Miss Margaret Smith returned to Keota with her grandmother, and Miss Jean Young joined relatives after summer school at Monmouth College. Mr and Mrs Harold Ross and son Russel returned from Iowa City for the weekend while families in the area hosted guests and prepared for late month gatherings.
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Norfolk
Neb
Lyle Nicola
Misa Clara Wood
Masine Edwards
Grant Edwards
Fairfield
Edward and
Howell Jones
Canada
van J. Davie
Jean Young
Conn
Iowa
Monmouth College
F. K B. Young
Harold Ross
Russel
Iowa City
Margaret Smith
Lee Lease
Keota
RS White
L. BF. Green
Washington
Nowoate Ainsworth
D. A. Peter
Freeland
Ufe Peano
Ernon
O'Connor
A. E. Sands
Ladies Aid
M. EB. Church
Elia Rowan
Nora Spessard
McCrory
Helen Crossett of
Wellman
Harold Grey
W. S. Moore
Burlington
Richmond News Says Local People Visit Relatives
Richmon d residents report visits and travel with family and friends across Iowa and Illinois. The note mentions Mr and Mrs Geo Saur of Everly Iowa visiting sisters Dela and Lulu Saur, and several locals including Delbert Strabala and family, Myrtle McCombs from Colorado, and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Sharpe welcoming their eighth child born Friday morning.
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Richmond
Geo. Saur
Everly
Iowa
Dela
Lulu Saur
Littl
Will Chapek
Wm. Shalla
Vic Cruz
New York State
Cone
Sukalin
Misa Clara Morhaefer
Cedar Rapids
Delbert Strabala
Frank Weste
Brighton
Myrtle McCombs
Colorado
Joe Kos
Chas
Votruba
Dean
Junior
Chicago
Milt Chapk
John Malisky
Iowa City
Luella Lintz
Wayne
Davenport
Father Schaeffer
Rolling
Ft. Madison
Minnesota
Des Moinnes
Schaeffer
Gregory
Ottumwa
Gregory Schneobolin
Riverside
Bert Schilligs
Washington
Joel Lintz
California
ABE MARTIN Thinks of Work and Welcome in Foreign Clime
The line notes a punchy quip about staying out of a foreign country where passersby would question a Cartoonish character about his doings. It ends by stating club work is the only task some women undertake.
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Abd-lel-Karim
Daily English Lessons Word of the Day Visage
A compact column noting misuse notes and pronunciation tips. It defines VISAGE as the face or look of a person and gives an example like His visage was seamed with scars. It also highlights common errors in pronunciation and usage.
By The Way A Patchwork of Odd Bits and Racy Jokes
A mid century column riffs on social quirks and local life with humorous vignettes. It teases wives rewards for whistleblowing faulty husbands and lampoons fashion, cars, and family life while noting a political governor hopeful and a Milwaukee booklet.
Mike of the Phone Twins Contemplates a Car Fit
In Duluth on July 26 Dear By The Way Ben travels and muses on buying a car. He already has a vehicle costing more than a top line Studybaker Six Sedan plus a new Ford yet decides it is not worth it. He plans to wait until his head grows smaller.
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New York
Corinthia
Aquitania
Henry
Willie
Jane
Freddie
John
Laura
Ben
Mike
Dear By the Way Puzzles Solve Four Riddles
A reader presents four brainteasers. 1: A watch loses three minutes in 44 hours. it is correct at 4 20 on Tuesday. 2: A mystery question. 3: Family relations puzzle involving parents siblings and cousins. 4: Egg laying riddle: one hen yields two eggs in three days.
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S& O
John
Fragmentary Poetical Exchange From Aunt Netty Note
Fragmented dialogue mimics a sentimental exchange with playful misspellings and garbled quotes. The lines hint at a domestic note style with coded talk about romance and a "machine gun" metaphor. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear names or events.
Memory Lane at Fox Delivers Laughter and Two Pound Tale
Amusement notes recount William Haines laughing through almost two days of filming for Memory Lane at the Fox theatre. He gained two pounds on the scales after the scene, where a dinner with Eleanor Boardman and Conrad Nagel provokes a boisterous guffaw. The film is a First National picture written for the wreck by John M. Stall and Benjamin Glazer, with a supporting cast including Eugenie Ford and Hedda Hopper.
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William Haines
Memory Lane
Fox Theatre
Haines
Eleanor Boardman
Conrad Nagel
John M. Stall
Benjamin Glazer
aKkaaas City
Eugenie Ford
John Stepping
Billy Bennett
Dot Farley
Joan Standing
Hedda Hopper
Do Puller
Frankie Darrow
Bates Price
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the Evening Journal
Washington County
Elder, Bhannon & CO
Brucke Cowden
Publishers News
East Main Street
Mutual
Associated Press
Mrs. Elder
Reyjkavik
Twammerfest
Arctic Ocean
Mabel Crooks
Abe Martin
WD Phouuder
Pra
State Normal Bencol
Milwaukee
Creative Anetivices
Lele Hughes
Jean
Bob
Sambo
Roy
Albert
Duluth
Mian
Aunt Netty
Young Pete
Gil Mt
Cupid
Nolwater Line
Maytag
Wilson Heating Company
East Side Square
Washington, Iowa
Kalona
D. C. Steigledger
R. H. Heitzman CO
Rubio
H. A. Luithly
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