Summer resort memories and fishing adventures
The writer recalls a Minnesota lakeside trip visiting Osakis and Roberds Lake, fishing with Dr Henry Hull and family, boat outings, and a visit from Pierce-Arrow guests. He rafts social life at Osakis, notes changes at Roberds Lake, and praises gardens in a northern Minnesota town while reflecting on nature, sunsets, and disappointments from the trip.
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Minnesota
Owatonna
Mississippi
Ralph Conner
Osakis
Poise and Temperance as the Path to Self-Control
A compact meditation on virtue and balance citing Solon Medenagan and Paul. It argues temperance guides self restraint beyond abstinence, praising poise as the human ideal. Dr. Frank Crane notes perfection remains unattainable, yet poise remains attainable.
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Paul
Frank Crane
Morning Sun couples wed in August ceremony
Society items report Lloyd Edgar to Miss Reed to wed August twenty third in Morning Sun. Edgar teaches at Washington school and they will reside there. Perry Todd from Kansas City attended a Williams home party with games and dancing for about eighteen guests. A Damasc us Shrine picnic at Sunset Park drew fifty members, meals served by Mrs. Beatty. Carris family held a Sunday reunion for Mrs. Carris Sr.’s seventy first birthday with a large turnout and cash gifts for the matriarch.
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Morning Sun
Iowa
Lloyd Edgar
Miss Reed
Edgar
Washington School
Perry Todd
Kansas City
Ross Williams
Williams
Chadwick
Damascus Shrine
Jerusalem
Sunset Park
Frank Beatty
Eas
Carris
Glen McCall
Leland Carris
Iowa Field extends seating to 42 000 capacity
Completion of the first extension on the football stands at Iowa Field increases capacity to 25 000 for now with a goal of 42 000. Alumni visiting for Armistice Day homecoming will see steel stands designed by B J Lambert, chairman of the Iowa athletic board.
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Iowa City
Iowa Field
University of Iowa
Iowa
University of Minnesota
B. J. Lambert
College of Engineering
Lambert
Lowa Athletic Board
Lowa Field
New York Sportsman Ventures in Moosehead Cranberry Snacks
A New York sportsman on his annual Moosehead vacation hires an old Prenell Canadian guide. While asking about objects of interest he spots cranberry vines, inquiring if they are edible. The guide replies, describing the cranberry as good to eat and capable of making stew similar to apple sauce or prunes.
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Homer
Osakis
Mary Juliet Lemmon
Isaac Walton
Mary Juliet
Henrietta Hull
Dave
J. K. Lemmon
Pierce-Arrow
Qsakis
Roberts Lake
Farbault
Roberds Lake
Bennet
New York
Moosehead
Iowa State Fair to Feature Broad Women’s Program
Mrs. W. H. Snider of Davenport heads a 1922 Iowa State Fair plan presenting extensive programs on women’s work. Daily from Aug 25 to Sept 1 in Des Moines cover style shows baby health education politics home economics sewing cooking art and more to attract every Iowa woman.
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Iowa
Iown
City Library Closure and Club Notices
City Library will be closed until Friday August 25. The Wellston Social club meeting is postponed until further notice. The Havre Social club will be entertained by Mrs. George Chelupa at the home of Mrs. John Putnam Thursday afternoon. Epworth League members may mail letters to Alma Huppert care of Empress of Canada Vancouver BC. she sails August 24 and mail should reach soon.
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Wellston Social Club
George Chelupa
Havre
John Putnam
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Alma Huppert
Empress of Canada
Vancouver
B. C
Iowans Beautiful Girls Beauty Contest Spars
A Des Moines newspaper notes the beauty contest method misses real appeal. The column suggests visiting Spirit Lake and Okoboji beaches for broader, more revealing attractions beyond faces. The piece playfully argues rear views profiles and bird’s-eye perspectives capture summer beauty.
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Wauken Republican and Standard
Des Moines
Iowa
Spirit Lake
Okoboji
Amelia Bloomer and the Bloomers Movement
Amelia Jenks Bloomer born in Homer New York 104 years ago sparked early attempts to wear trousers for women. A schoolteacher and journalist she edited The Lily pushing dress reform and suffrage while faced with male mockery and female reluctance.
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Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Amelia Jenks Iloomer
Homer
N. Y
The
Lily
Madame Recamier A Pivot Of Napoleonic Era Influence
In 1849 Europe mourned Madame Recamier a renowned figure whose beauty wit and intellect shaped salons and politics. Her influence on Napoleon began with a private moment during his return from Italy and later intensified as he rose from first consul to emperor and she refused access to his court facing exile and jealousy.
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Europe
Madame Recamier
Napoleon
Italy
Ollie Fire Destroys Stores In $50,000 Blaze
Fire of unknown origin swept Ollie’s business district near Ottumwa early today causing about $50,000 in losses. The flames destroyed a general store drug store shoe shop Masonic hall jail newspaper plant and several residences.
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Ottumwa
Ollie
Cumberland River Loops Through States Into Kentucky
The Cumberland river leaves its home state and reenters, flowing through the eastern and south central areas before turning south into Tennessee. It then trends westward into Kentucky where it meets the Ohio near the mouth of the Tennessee river.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Dissipation for a Peon on a Gala Day Visit
A Sunday journey by the whote family In Cos te Rien brings them to the nearest village for a gala day. Morning worship may occur, followed by a visit, while women and children go alone. The man lingers at the general store or post office as the center of interest and may treat himself to evaporated milk as a rare luxury.
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Coste Rien
Stage Train Wreck At Iowa State Fair
Spectators will see two trains collide at 60 miles per hour in a staged wreck at the Iowa State Fair on August 26. State fair management announced final plans for the spectacle to unfold in front of the grand stand with trains arriving from Chicago and track under construction at the fairgrounds. The event will be staged on a single day due to heavy vest used in the display.
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State Fair Management
Chicago
State Fair Grounds
Child Training at Home Column by National Kindergarten Assoc
Weekly column from the National Kindergarten Association based in West 40th Street New York City presents home training tips for parents. Each installment offers practical activities and guidance to encourage early childhood development in a household setting.
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National Kindergarten Association
West 40Th Street
New York City
New York
Ciy
Truthful guidance for nurturing children and trust
An author urges adults to model honesty with children to build trust. Promises should be kept or explained why they cannot be fulfilled. Answer questions truthfully, even if time is scarce, to foster a contented spirit and positive worldview. The piece promotes truthful parenting as foundational to education.
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Bobbie
Kindergarten Curriculum Builds Body Mind and Ethics
The article argues that parents who focus on physical development over intellect deny a child growth. A normal child uses active energies best when properly directed, and kindergarten education shapes physical, mental, and ethical foundations for moral citizenship. It emphasizes the curriculum as a base for future civic values and character.
Turkish Style Stuffed Tomatoes and Mutton Dish
A September Designer recipe describes grinding mutton with rice onions and parsley, frying briefly, then filling hollowed tomatoes and baking. The method emphasizes a nutritious, novel dish served hot and urged for inclusion in weekly menus.
Yeomen Plan Million Dollar Orphans Fund
Des Moines on August 15 reports twenty Brotherhood of American Yeomen members have organized a club aimed at building a million dollar home for motherless and fatherless children. The plan calls for 1,000 members each holding a $1,000 life insurance policy, totaling $1,000,000 to be donated to the Yeomen home after members pass away.
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Yeomen Plan Million Dollar Orphans Fund
Des Moines
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Yeomen
Rabies Reported After Dog Bites Across Iowa
Iowa state university laboratory reports rabies in two dog brains this week. Six canine heads received in the last seven days indicate a rabies outbreak in the state. Local incident recalls a bite on a child at Olin by a neighbor's dog.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa State University Bacteriological Laboratory
Uruah Pleper
Olin
W. E. Tallman
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