Numerous hometown visitors and shoppers fill Chautauqua days
A stream of Ottumwa, Sigourney, Davenport and Omaha residents arrived or departed for visits in Oskaloosa and Davenport. Local residents, including Miss Norton, Miss Patton and Miss Laughead, mingle with out of town guests at homes of Foreman, Wells, Dempsey and others during Chautauqua week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Norton
Ottumwa
Samuel Foreman
Miss Norton
West
Letha Woods
Bernice Snakenberg
Sigourney
Gladys Wells
M. A. Smith
Marshalltown
A. L. Gilchrist
Margaret Gilchrist
Sandwich
T. T. Keeley
Bennie the Burglar Brings Laughter to a Country Home
Addy narrates Bennie a five year old in a country town who dresses as a burglar with his father’s coat high hat and grandpa’s cane. He hides behind a rosebush as his mother and Aunt Fannie return, shouting I am a burglar and then laughing at the playful scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addy
Bennie
Jack
Evelyn
Don
Daddy
Grandpa
Mother
Aunt Fannie
Aunt Jean
Notice of Plant Closure Due to Repairs
On account of repairs we will not be able to operate our plant on Sunday August 18. OutS OWA Gas and Electric Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OWA Gas & Electric CO
Dinner Party Honors Mrs Call And Mrs McCall
Mrs John A McCell entertained relatives at a dinner party at her South Marion Avenue home in honor of Mrs R T Call and Mrs Robert McCall who depart tonight for St Paul Texas Fen Wallace hosted a seven o'clock dinner for friends at his home to celebrate his birthday A dozen guests sat at a decorated table with a china asters centerpiece Donald Chilcote designed water color place cards Herbert Stifel of Pittsburgh was a guest from out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. McCell
South Marion Avenue
R. T. Call
Robert McCall
St. Paul
Texas
Fen Wallace
Civen
Donald Chilcote
Herbert Stifel
Pittsburgh
Eport
Cartouche
Tirror
Washington Chapter D A R to Hold Friday 8 P M Meeting
Washington Chapter D A R will hold a business meeting tomorrow at 8 o'clock in the home of Mrs Ralph Smith All members urged to attend. Charity In Compromisee notes simple mutual charity as best method of compromise. The text ends with a humorous family exchange from Ladies Home Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Washington
Ralph Smith
Cartouche the French Robber Leader Captured and Executed
A historical portrait of Louis Dominique Cartouche born in Paris around 1898 who built a feared crime network in early 18th century France. He led a disciplined band across districts, carried out audacious daylight thefts, flaunted wealth, and mocked authorities until his 1721 arrest and the tragic wheel execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Louis Dominique Cartouche
Paris
Cartouche
Princesses’ School In Siam Teaches LIteracy And Manners
In Siam a century old English lady runs a school for royal princesses. The 15 pupils learn reading writing and arithmetic and household management including meal preparation and table setting. No men may enter the school as rank customs restrict studies to relatives. Every Wednesday they return to the palace under a court lady’s supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Une Dame Anglaise
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Hatchel Laughead
Burlington
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Annie Powers
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Harrie Horne
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J. Walton
Elizabeth Dawson
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J. R. Maxwell
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Richard
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Minneapolis
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T. J. Dempsey
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Hazel Jarman
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George Aliender
G. W. Guy
T. W. Guy
Boone
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Lorey Tucker
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W. A. Keiper
Darbyshire Drug Co
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Joseph Melinsky
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Nora Holden
Independence
K. A. Burnell
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James Cunningham
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Anna Barnes
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Glynne Rowan
Celeste Cruz
Martina Swift
W. E. Chilcote
John Swisher
Brighton
Hugh Gunn
Eugene Schneider
Scotland
S. D
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John Jackson
Varna Stahl
al Darbyshire
O. A
the Lyric
Bertha Godfrey
S. E. Greer
G. W. Hay
Arnott Wylie
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Dor Wylie
Sharon Church
Tyeedsy
Henry Dupuis
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Elsie
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Frank Barden
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the Royal
Todd Stuart
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A. O. U. W. Hall
Cunningham and Steck
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Ladies Home Journal
Dupuis
Hervey Bell Carriage Factory
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J. A. Harwood & Son
the Shoers
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