Local visitors and residents tour city for Chautauqua
A long list of local and out of town visitors were in the city for Chautauqua events and social visits. Names include Ake W L Strain from Keota, Mrs Hinkley of Lone Tree, Miss Dorothy Sutton of Iowa City, and many others from Wellman Winfield and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Strain
Keota
Floyd Timmons
Baby
Lexington
City
Chautauqua
Dorothy Sutton
Iowa City
Mrs
Hugh Kendall
Advice on horse grooming from Farm Journal leads to satire
The Farm Journal suggests brushing a horse with a broom handle after a standard combing. The remark is followed by a harsh, satirical jab implying such a person should be turned over to authorities. The tone mocks extreme or odd grooming ideas.
The Ghost Cow of the Farm Tale
A narrator recalls a summer when fear of a white cow spurred a ghost story among farm neighbors. He walks at dusk to a hunting party, flees a shadowy figure, and returns to learn the so called ghost was a stray bovine found by the brook. The tale ends with laughter and a life lesson about fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn
MD T
Daddy
Steph
Zeph
Suppor
Card of Thanks for Loss of Daughter Anna Rosalind
The family expresses gratitude for kindness and sympathy during illness and after the death of their daughter Anna Rosalind. Special thanks are given to those who sent flowers and offered support. Mr and Mrs Fred Stewart sign the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lintner
Violet
Lintner
Kleppner
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Hopengardner
Frank Beatty
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Curt Wells
Ralph Smith
Sidney Smith
Ralph Gibson
John Campbell
George Duke
Will Libe
Fred Palmer
Dell Stewart
Harry Whittaker
James Cowger
Anna Rosalind
Fred
Stewart
Teeing and Hauling Ad Extols Ready Team
A reminiscence advertisement proclaims a ready hauling team led by Ray Keyes with contact via telephone numbers 554 and 5816eod. The note emphasizes preparedness for all kinds of hauling work.
Mrs N L Black Knitting Goods Demonstration Ad
Mrs N L Black will demonstrate a full line of World Star Knitting goods for women men and children. The event is on Monday from 2 30 to 5 00 p m at an undetermined venue and is open to ladies.
Knights and Ladies of Honor Announce Monday Meeting
Members are requested to be present at 7 30 Monday evening for a Knights and Ladies of Honor gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Milk for sale from Leet Bros private dairy West Chester
Ready to sell milk. Regular delivery from Leet Bros private dairy West Chester. All cows pass state tubercular tests. Price 6¢ per quart and 38% per pint, same until May 1. Phone 283 Red. D. C. Gillette. 516.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leet Bros
West Chester
Red
D. C. Gillette
Special Teachers Examination Provisional Certificate
A special examination for provisional teaching certificates will be held at the county superintendent’s office on August 23 and 24. Those wishing to take the exam should notify the county superintendent.
Anticosti Island to be a game preserve
The Gulf of St. Lawrence island Anticosti, about 140 miles by 35, has poor soil and few settlers who rely on fisheries. In 1886 M. Meunier, a French chocolate manufacturer, purchased the island and plans a game preserve focused on breeding black and other valuable foxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anticosti
Gulf of St. Lawrence
M. Meunier
Free streetcar rides for Glasgow blind begin
Glasgow authorities distribute brass tokens to aid the blind and allow free streetcar travel when presented with a token in exchange for a regular car ticket. The program, noted by Popular Mechanics, enables blind riders to access public transit without fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
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Ace Grounds
Chautauqua Park
Ake
Harry Moore
Wellman
Mayme
Nettie Gardner
David Rupp
Berlin, N. H
John Rupp
Lizzie Fisher
Winfield
Oxord
Howard Augustine
John Acheson
Chicago
Miss Pearl Grant
Anderson, Ind
D. R. Tappen
North
Marion Avenue
Rock Island
Fannie Faucett
Marie Gordon
St. Clairsville, O
Ella
Blanche Gordon
Roy Burham
Vida
al Huber
Mr. Burham
W. J. Bryan
S. C. Ware
Des Moines
Crawfordsville
James McFadden
Muscatine
Ross Coulter
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Journal
J. G. Miller
John Bulger
Riverside
J. J. Wilson
Ohio
Wilson
Wilda Augustine
Verna Lewis
Chautauqua Today
Alvin Allen
Richland
Mrs. L. H. O'Loughlin
Jean Huysmans
Post Office
O. M. Cavin
Columbus Junction
Grace Walker
Ainsworth
Ina Leiberknecht
Colorado Springs
Colo
J. A. McCoy
Mrs. Fred Smith
Mrs. C. J. Wilson
Verna Stahl
Ottumwa
A. Darbyshire
Burlington
Lloyd McCutcheon
Mt. Vernon
J. A. McCutcheon
Mary Masson
Mansfield
Marjorie Maxwell
Rock Island, LL
Fannie Beal
Miss Beal
New York
al Eddridge
Henry Fields
Shenandoah
Madison Klotz
Mr. Klotz
Manitou
Fred Colton
Greta
M. C. Snider of
Dan Wenger
Lodders
Wayland
P. P. Wagner
J. B. Gault
Leigh HH. Wallace
George Henderson
J. F. Henderson
Lurana Rownd
Medford
Oregon
Florence Nickolaus
Crawfordville
Beth McCleary
8. C. Ware
Matt Gillespie
Vinton, Laporte
Monticello
Hopkinton
Iowa
Mises Jet
Leora Taylor
Louise Shaffer
Edina
S. L. Berry
Stella
Helen
Samuel Carson
William Murphy
Haskins
Little York, Ill
Fannie Fawcett
St. Clairsville
Mina McCleary
George H. Paul
Colorado
Emma McCall
Wesleyan Hospital
Malcolm Montgomery
Bertha Behrens
U. S
Young
Champaign
Ill
Merle Young
Beulah Eichelberger
Denver
Salt Lake City
Utah
Beer Points
Mary Long
Rock Island, Il
Howard Bena
Will Gibson
Mason City
Shungopavi
Indianola
Samuel Gordon
Joseph Murphy
Ina
Joseph Morehead
John Strain
John McCall
Steck
Steck’s Jewelry Store
Story
Ray Keyes
R. Stuart & Son
Royal Market City
Mutual
Omega
C. S. Lemmon, Jeweler
Optometrist
Interstate
C. W. Busby Mfg. CO
J. F. McNamara & Son
Chas. L. Brainard
South
Washington, Lowa
Windsor
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