Local residents travel. jackets misplaced and crossing perils
M Shellebarger, Louise Wilson, Mo J McCullough and others travel to Columbus Ablia Des Moines and Des Moines for visits. W H Hughes moves family. Rob Cook Miss Margaret Row depart for Chicago. Laura Lane and Bean family encounter railway crossing danger near Shields. Calls for improved crossing protection amid Milwaukee service.
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Hi. M. Shellebarger
North Side
Columbus
Louise Wilson
East Main Street
Ablia
Carrie Eyestone Spencer
Mo J. McCullough
Ainsworth
Round About From Round About News Items
Dr J Cocktin of Livingston Wis visits his sister Mrs J K Taylor. Mrs C Figgins of Kalona visits brothers Samuel and Philip Richardson. John Ingham shipped hogs to Chicago yesterday. August 20 reports numerous local visits and farm deals including HM Wilkins twenty acres sold for 6.25 per acre. Haskins Hotel leased. Presbyterian church ground broken. many relatives visiting in Kansas Missouri and Iowa. Bertha Pringle and Jesse Mikseh wed in Washington.
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Louisville & Nashville A R
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Pittsburg
Dr. J. 8. Cocktin
Livingston, Wis
Mrs
J. K. Taylor
C. Figgins
Kalona
Samuel and
Philip Richardson
John Ingham
Chicago
Sas. F. J. McGahey
Jamesport
C. A. Carson
Lebanon
Kan
HM. Wilkin
W. 8. Ayers
Washington
Ke.t. Wickham
Alosworth
J. LB. Simson
Ruth
West
Nickle Plate Show Delights Crowds At Local Engagement
The Nickle Plate Show drew strong afternoon and evening attendance with clever ring acts and well trained horses. Acrobats and especially children impressed, five cent side show and concerts offered. After the performance an altercation occurred but no serious injuries. Authorities kept watch all night, spotting a few crooks.
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Childen
Sidewalk Line Change Adopted by Washington City Council
The City of Washington Iowa resolves to alter the north sidewalk on East Madison Street along Block Four to align inner edge with the lot line. Repeals conflicting ordinances. Adopted August 17, 105 A N Alberson mayor. City Clerk Hugh Th. McCleery attests.
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City of
Washington
Lowa
Madison Street
East Washington
Brighton Couple Weds In Evening Ceremony
Mr Jesse Miksch and Miss Bertha Pringle both of Brighton were married last evening at the groom’s aunt Mrs L Z Miksch home. Presiding Elder W G Thorne performed the service at 5 30. A wedding dinner followed for the couple and close friends. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Alex Miksch who live west of Brighton. The couple plan to move to the old folks’ Brighton home. The bride’s parents reside in Brighton. Washington visitors Mr and Mrs Mount and Mr and Mrs Brinton celebrated with the couple. Leonard Rose becomes Washington company lineman moving his family from New London. Fred Dupuis will handle Dupuis lines in Sigourney and Wyanta.
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Bertha Pringle
Brighton
L. Z. Miksch
W. G. Thorne
Alex, Miksch
Mount
Leonard Rose
Washington Company
New London
Fred Dupuis
Dupuis
Sigourney
Brahman loses finger in ill fated amputation tale
A Brahman seeks to sever his little finger after belief it has become unclean from contact with filth. A carpenter tricks him with a mock blow, claiming the finger is intact and that the act makes the man unclean, prompting the brahman to withdraw. The piece also notes ancient views on moustaches in Greece and Rome and language.
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Greece
Rome
Roman Empire
Daciens
Evolution of Dinner Hours Across Centuries
The article notes how meal times shifted across eras from early breakfasts and midmorning dinners to late afternoon and evening dinners. It cites England four to five meals centuries ago, medieval French and Tudor era dining at different hours, Cromwellian and Addisonian shifts, and the aristocracy finally moving dinner into the evening by the 1800s.
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England
France
Henry VII
Addison
Pope
Lady Suffolk
Jane Carlyle Letter Parodies Tennyson Pension Plot
In a letter to her husband, Jane Carlyle quips about Alfred Tennyson reportedly receiving a £200 yearly pension and a government recommendation, with Lady Harriet noting a desire to marry and Mrs. Henry Taylor offering to write for their maid. The text then muses on teeth descriptions in literature and critiques of pearl-like artificial teeth.
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Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson
Peel
Harriet
Henry Taylor
Promise of Wealth Through Debt Fades for Young Hopeful
An anxious father warns his son that without study he will know nothing and earn nothing. The Young Hopeful replies that he will charge everything and fund his life until marriage, a line from Meg Wendorfer Blatter.
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Fie
Meg Wendorfer Blatter
Society Youth Talk Future Life and Matrimony
The Rev. Mr. Strait lace dismisses young socialites as butterflies with no view of the future life. Miss In nit counters that matrimony remains a constant thought among them during an Exchange dialogue.
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Strait Lace
Miss Innit
A Gen teman From Gascony at Hanley & Son
France in 1572 reels from mass killings ordered by Charles IX and Catherine de Medici. The tale follows a bold Gascon adventurer who fights for the king and earns favor, featured in Hanley & Son's production of Bicknell Dudley's romance A Gentleman From Gascony.
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France
Charles IX
Catherine de Medicis
Henri of Navarre
Gascony
St. Germain
Hanley & Son
Bicknell Dudley
A Gentleman From Gascony Plays Out Paris Massacre Tale
The article reviews a play about France during the St Bartholomew's Night massacre. Admiral Coligny and German forces clash with Guise and Montmorency while Henry of Navarre is drawn into politics. A Gascon hero saves the king, faces danger, and the Duchess de Bassom Pierre plots revenge as the production promises lavish, historically accurate staging.
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France
Coligny
Palatinate
Guise
Montmorency
Philip of Spain
Charles IX
Regina
Catherine de Medicin
Henrt of Navarre
Paris
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Ister
Charles
Catherine
Paria
Henri
Gascony
Gascon
Paul
Duke de Bassompierre
Itnoul the Gascon in A Gentleman From Gascony shown in rouen tale
Itnoul the Gascon is introduced as a daring swashbuckler who later becomes famous under Henri of Navarre. Dudley calls him Raoul de Puyeadere, and the character appears on stage in A Gentleman From Gascony. The play dramatizes Bicknell Dudley’s novel with vivid episodes from the Huguenot era.
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Itnoul the
Gascon
Paris
Rouen
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Dudley
Raoul de Puyeadere
Gascony
Bicknell Dudley
Arthur D. Hall
A Gentleman From Gascony presented by Hanley and Son
M. W. Hanley and Son stage a dramatized novel by Arthur DT Hall about Henri of Navarre’s struggle for supremacy with Catherine de Medici. Raoul de Paycadere, a Huguenot hero, and Gabrielle de Vrissac star amid a new medieval pageant with courtiers conspirators gypsies guards and students.
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Arthur DT. Hall
Gascony
Fearnece
Henri of Navarre
France
Catherine de Medicis
Raoul de Paycadere
Gabrielle de Vrissac
Marguerite of Navarre
Raoul de Puyendere
D'Artagnan
Soldier of Fortune
Gentlemen From Gascony draws strong romantic company
The M W Hanley and Son troupe promotes classic drama with a robust romantic appeal. A season of lively patronage signals public appetite for legitimate drama and confirms that modern society pieces still face strong demand. Observers await seat demand to reveal current taste in theater.
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Gascony
M. W. Hanley & Son
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