Van Grove Concert Company Draws Large Chautauqua Crowd
A full program by the Van Grove company delighted a large Monday audience at the chautauqua. Ian Van Grove led the ensemble with engaging announcements while soprano Mrs. Van Grove tenor Caspar and baritone E. Concialdi offered notable performances. The afternoon concert was well received and a dramatic reading by Miss Prazel Dopheide drew praise.
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Ianac van Grove
Prazel Dopheide
Money Makers
Chautauqua Program Highlights An Evening Of Music
The schedule lists concerts by The Schubert Ladies Orchestra and The Filipino Quintet plus lectures by Dr. Robinson and Dr. Byron W. King. A pageant, kindergarten events, and daily clubs are noted across August 24 25 with morning Bible study and afternoon entertainments.
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Schubert Ladies Orchestra
Europe
George L. Robinson
Schubert Ladies’ Orchestra
Haines Company
Dr. Robinson
Egypt
The
Euphrates
Grading East Road Nears Completion Near Washington
The primary highway east from Washington will be finished by week’s end barring weather or unforeseen issues. Work then shifts to the Kalona road north of town for permanent grading, with culverts in place on the north road and west and southwest routes slated to follow. Traffic uses West Chester timber road via detours. engineers survey for federal aid projects next year.
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Washington
Board of Supervisors
Kalona
West Chester
Chester Road
State Highway Commission
Children enjoy Mother Goose stories and pageant prep
A small group of children gathered in the kindergarten tent to hear Miss Dawson in costume as Mother Goose. The event featured games and pageant casting progress. Also described are a hare and hound chase for about 35 boys toward the rifle range with leaders named Bill Boice and Murry McCreedy, and upcoming paid event titled a "nigger's paradise" with 15 cent tickets. Indoor baseball at the chautauqua grounds continues with Weaver captaining a team that leads the championship push.
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Miss Dawson
Crooked Creek
Rifle Range
Bill Boice
Murry McCreedy
Chautauqua Grounds
Weaver
Prominent Minister R M Russell Dies En Route
Dr R M Russell former pastor of Pittsburgh's largest Presbyterian church and ex president of Westminster College died on a Sterling Kansas hospital operating table after falling ill on a train from Chicago. His death shocks the United Presbyterian Church.
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R. M. Russell
Pittsburgh
Westminster College
Pennsylvania
Sterling
Kansas
Chicago
Brookhart Heads U S Rifle School at Camp Perry
Col. W. Brookhart leaves for Camp Perry Ohio to direct a national school of instruction in the army rifle. About 900 men will attend the two week course followed by the national military rifle matches with over 1,200 participants. The program aims to improve less experienced rifle team members under Brookhart’s guidance.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Brockhart
Brookhart
Bavaria to Teach English in School
London Apr 22. Bavarian lantag education minister says English will be Germanys favored language. Proposes Spanish or Italian as second language in the southern districts. French to be excluded from the echoe curriculum.
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London
Lantag
Germany
Cedar Rapids Store Looted in Broad Daylight Heist
Thieves working in view of passers by robbed the Shultz Department Store in Cedar Rapids of goods worth 2000 dollars. They targeted the front of the shop and ignored furs valued at several thousand. Silk blouses and suits were taken. managers discovered the crime this morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Shultz Department
Officer Parrott Exonerated in Des Moines Death
Coroner's jury clears Police Officer Don Parrott after the death of Mrs. August Hast. The verdict says Parrott acted in the line of duty when firing to stop a pedestrian, striking Hast as she stood at her window.
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Des Moines
Don Parrott
August Hast
Parrott
Would be suicide joke ends with prompt reversal
Orina Spence of Des Moines attempted to poison himself with iodine but stopped the plan when police arrived with a stomach pump. He exclaimed that the act was a practical joke on his wife and refused treatment.
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Des Moines
Orina Spence
Spence
Farmer explores jazz inspired milk boost in Mississippi
James Chamberlain of near here reports a novel method to increase milk flow. He notes that after local dances at his farm the morning milk yield rises, especially when music plays until the early hours.
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Wiggins
James Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Sale of Household Goods in August Auction
Leaving the state the seller will conduct a public auction Saturday afternoon August 27 on the southeast corner of the square. Items include two heating stoves one nearly new three burner Drake oil stove with two burner oven white enamel kitchen cabinet solid oak dining set four kitchen chairs fumed oak furniture pieces two beds dressers and other household articles.
Made Clear at Last Luncheon Versus Lunch Debate
A Toledo Blade note cites the Boston Transcript on how luncheon and lunch are distinguished. It quotes that luncheon is a noon meal while lunch is the noon food, and supper is the evening meal.
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Toledo Blade
Boston Transcript
Brave in Patches and the Odd Courage Inconsistencies
A Punch writer notes uneven courage across situations. He cites a VC who cannot bait a worm yet remains brave in other contexts and recalls Phil May’s illustration of a trickster who takes rouge from his wife in a lion’s den. The author admits modest bravery at home but fears public speaking, concluding that courage appears in patches.
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Punch
V. C
Phil May
Cirous Hand
Hen-wedding ritual ends with blood smeared on bride and groom
A marriage ceremony in Borneo features a live hen waved over the couple and killed. blood is smeared on the bride and groom’s foreheads, necks, chests, hands, and feet before they daub each other’s foreheads.
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Borneo
Bryan Confident on Prohibition Action and Enforcement
William Jennings Bryan expresses optimism that prohibition is the greatest moral reform and will tighten with amendments. He notes need for dry officials, fights illegal leaks, and cites nearby bases like the Bahamas as challenges. Bryan arrives in Washington for chautauqua duties and plans dinner with the Millers amid a large crowd.
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William Jennings Bryan
Journal
Colense Hotel
United States
Bahamas
Miller's
Millions Accept Wage Cut in 20 Industries Across Nation
A Chicago survey by J. L. Jacobs & Co. finds wage reductions averaging 15.9 percent for 4.54 million workers in 20 key industries since January. Cotton mills lead declines at 26.5 percent affecting 205,000 workers. hosiery and underwear 24.3 percent. steam railways about 12 percent.
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Chicago
J. L. Jacobs & Co
Chicago Street Railway
Steam Railways
Still It Might Be Worth Trying Quote Note
A short quotation appears attributed to the Boston Tran script era noting that if men were as perfect as their wives expect them to be, their wives would die of ennui. The line reflects satirical social commentary.
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Boston Transcript
Linoleum Care Tips for Longevity and Finish
A light coat of varnish should be applied every few months to lengthen the life of linoleum and preserve the design. This simple maintenance helps protect the surface from wear and keeps patterns looking fresh.
Improved Land in Farms Shows Shifts From Owners to Tenants
Washington August 23. Census figures show total improved farm land 316.45 million acres on owner operated farms and 177.06 million on tenant farms in 1920, up from 1910. Owner operated land rose 6.6 million acres while tenant owned land grew by 26.77 million acres.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Odd Collections Show Curious Collector Fetishes
The London Mail notes eccentric collectors and their strange treasures. Kate Vaughan pursued penny toys while others hoard relics from royalty such as a handkerchief of Charles I and a teacup once used by George III.
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Kate Vaughan
Lord Powerscourt
Iss Rothschild
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