Aftermath of a Chautauqua Trip Down East Roads
A personal letter recounts a Chautauqua trip from Se t o ga and Albany to New York City with West Point drills, a Packard ride, Luna and Steeplechase parks, and a bustling Palisades area visit. The writer notes the scenery, amusement park excitement, and a vivid West Point display, ending with Pittsburgh travel and a stop in West Alexander with Mrs Sadie Fabcock.
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Se ‘Toga
Albany
Newbure
Stam King High Way
United States
Automobile Club of
Certs
West Point
Ira
New York City
Bane
Palisade Park
Columbia
Luna
Fey Island
Steeple Chase Parks
New York
All Points of View All About Alice and Rogers Match
Family gossip surrounds Alice as she prepares to wed wealthy older man Rogers about sixty with grown children. Cousins debate her motives while Alice greets a forthcoming visit from Harry at the station, shoring up appearances amid a town rife with rumors and clever mockery.
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Hetty
Alice
Betty
Rogers Ironworks
Atlantic City
Will Payne
Will
Harry
Rogers
Jack
Relatives Return Home After Long Dairy Train Journey
The group notes warm welcomes from Washington and Pittsburgh friends, recalling how cousins connected through Mrs Babcock. They traveled by a hot dairy train stopping at stations, then moved on to Chicago and finally Rock Island, returning home to find the cats grown and the house sparse on supplies.
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Chicago
Rock Island
T. Pool
Mt. Pleasant
Johanna Mary Larson
Elmer Homer Hell
Noble
Washington County
Iowa
T. S. Pool
John Havel
Riverside
Red Ball Road
Joe S. Havel
Charley Havel
Melvin
Fred Havel
Lewis
Zdweid
Libbie
Blanche
Emma Beranek
Wes Sojka
Marguerite Kos
Students Enjoy Pushball at Fort Des Moines
Citizens Military Training camp students in Des Moines Iowa have embraced pushball as a popular mass sport. Several games already played and a league plus a championship tournament are planned later this month with each unit to be represented.
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Des Moines
Citizens Military Training Camp
Fort Des Moines
Social calendar highlights August events in West Chester
West Chester social calendar lists Pythian Sisters meeting Tuesday at eight, Misses Palmer hosting for Miss Phillips ahead of August 22 wedding to Charles Tappin Johnson. Various clubs plan lawn parties, breakfasts, showers, picnics, and church socials across August 14 to 19 with multiple hostesses and venues.
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J. N. Phillips
Tressa Jane
Charles Tappin Johnson
Wellman
Phillips
Jessie
Harriett
Fayella Booth
Cupid
Johnson
Pythian Sisters
West Chester
Vera
Onieta Palmer
Tressa Jane Phillips
Tressadane Phillips
Esther Welsh
W. BR. C
Epworth League of the West
Fan Has World's Record in Sioux City Baseball Attendance
Fan Frank Tabor is believed to hold a world record for attending every home game in Sioux City for 33 years. He never missed a Sunday or holiday home game, except once when ill but still watched from bed per his doctor's orders. He has witnessed Sioux City's team through many eras and players.
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Associated Press
SIOUX
ATV
Sioux City
Frank Tabor
Ball Park
Tabor
American Association
Great Indian Museum Fueled by Navajo Shirt Purchase
The Great Indian Museum and the Museum of the American Indian in New York trace their origins to George Gustav Heye who purchased a Navajo shirt, creating a premier collection devoted to Indigenous artifacts.
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Museum of the
New York
George Gustav Heye
Stray Bits of Wisdom Quote
A concise maxims note quoting George Eliot on the virtue of silence and restraint. Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.
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George Eliot
Not lazy, he won’t work says Life caption
A quoted remark from Life magazine declares the subject not lazy yet refuses to work, framing a sharp critique of attitude. The brief item notes the cliché while hinting at social expectations and labor norms.
New White Metal Revealed Resisting Tarnish and Corrosion
Discovery of a nontarnishable silver leads to news of a white metal that resists tarnish and corrosion. It displays a remarkably deep and brilliant luster when polished.
Chester Methodist Church Lawn Social
Chester Methodist Church plans a lawn social on its church lawn in the evening to raise funds and provide community fellowship.
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Chester Methodist Church
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Steeple Chase
Woolworth
Pittsburgh
West Alexander
Mre Sadie Fab Cock
Ion the Pike
By Justin Wentwood
Western Newspaper Union
Efe
Dad
Effie
Jackie
Jane Logan
Raith
Erna Spera
Miss Logan
Roy Bakehouse
Elmer Wells
Lola Well Hughes
Harold Duke
Wells
Milton Godfrey
Will Gibson
George Duke
Merle Lytle
Donald Ross
Martha MccCeeedy
Martha Godfrey
John Wylie
Sterling
Colorado
Dade B. Shearer
Greencastle Ind
Frank Stierwalt
Hayes
Becky Hay Fitzgerald
A. Catchison
Lloyd Lytle
East Main Street
EK. O. W. Club
Alfred Johnson
Loyal Sons and Daughters
The
Christian Church
Albert Hampton
Ed Mayhew
South of Town
Frank Rouse
Kolah Club
Sunset Park
Lexington Ladies Aid
Moose Hall
Wellston
Leona Hotle
T. S. BK
Ainsworth Chapter
O. FE. S
U. Eh. Beal
Rothschild’s
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