Independent Party to field full Iowa ticket
Des Moines dispatch reports the Independence party will run a full electoral and state ticket in Iowa. Preparations include petition drives with fifty signatures for each ticket. William Needham, national committeeman from Des Moines, leads efforts. Hearst may tour nationwide and stop in Des Moines. Ottumwa hosts leaders meeting with delegates from Boone Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Independence Party
William Needham
Needham
William Randolph Hearst
Ottumwa
Charlies A. Walsh
Chicago
Bryan
O. H. L. Mason
Boone
P. G. Stewart
Cedar Rapids
W. A. Needham
W. F. Broberg
Fraternal Aid to Hold 7 30 P M Meeting This Evening
The regular meeting of the Fraternal Aid will be held this evening at 7 30. A full attendance is desired. By order of the secretary.
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Fraternal Aid
Mrs Leigh Wallace Hosts Dinner Honoring Schoolbound Quartet
Mrs Leigh Wallace entertained a party of friends last evening at six o’clock, honoring Miss Mildred Luse of West Liberty and four young ladies set to depart for school: Misses Nena Wilson, Dorothy Miller, Helen Wilson, and Martha Brindley. The occasion was very enjoyable.
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Leigh Wallace
Mildred Luse
West Liberty
Nena Wilson
Dorothy Miller
Helen Wilson
Martha Brindley
Frappé mixup at Bradford anniversary sparks laughter
The society note on Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bradford's anniversary misidentified the serving area. The frappe was served in the dining room, not the kitchen, though the couple and guests appreciated the hospitality and the error prompted good-natured amusement.
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Miles Bradford
Frappe
Bradford
Ida Nicola and Frank Mee Kane Jr wed in Eureka
Miss Ida Nicola married Frank Mee Kane Jr at 7 30 PM in Justice Folger's home. The bride wore white, groom in black. They will live on a Eureka area farm and receive many best wishes from local families.
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Ida Nicola
Frank Mee Kane, Jr
Justice A
Folger
Mr. Folger
Eureka
Charles Nicola
Frank MckKane
Faton and McElhinney Take Over Local Grocery
The J. W. Patton grocery on the southwest square corner is renamed Faton and McElhinney after T. J. McElhinney bought a half interest and became active partner. Sam Patton resigns after assisting his father for several months.
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J. W. Patton
T. J. McElhinney
Sam Patton
Delegates slated to meet for state convention duties
Two Republican county convention delegates elected in June are summoned to assemble in this city next Saturday, August 20, to select delegates to the state convention in Des Moines on September 9. The notice stresses the importance of every delegate’s presence.
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Des Moines
Washington
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Iowa
C. E. Cissell
Temple Ridg
Vienna Bakery Ad Highlights Local Goods and Visitors
Local notes promote Vienna bakery with cakes and the best 15 cent bacon at the South Side Market. Several residents and visitors including Henry Luithly, Miss Irma Cruz, Miss Stella Cruz, George Buckley, Mabel Buckley, Tina Patten, Vera Patterson, and others are mentioned as traveling to Davenport, Iowa City, Des Moines, Fort Smith Arkansas, Rubio, and Ainsworth for visits, trips, or work.
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South Side
Henry Luithly
Dutch Creek
Vienna
John M. Taylor
Davenport
George Buckley
Mabel
Iowa City
R. T. McCall
Hervey Bell
Des Moines
Tina Patten
Ft. Smith
Ark
Lera Rathmer
Vera Patterson
Rubio
Clyde Sands
Warren Woodside
Wood Harding
Amos Stewart
J. M. Stewart
Ainsworth
Col William F Vilas Dies After Week-Long Illness in Madison
Col William F Vilas former United States senator and Cleveland cabinet member died in Madison after five weeks of illness. The brain hemorrhage caused the death, officials said.
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Madison
Wis
The
Evening Journal
William F. Vilas
United States
Cleveland
South Side Market and Vienna Bakery Ad Summary
An advertorial note promoting the South Side Market offering fresh and smoked sausage and melons, with buns rolls coffee cakes and various breads at the Vienna bakery. It also mentions a new cake machine busy daily and claims “Fresh jumbles.”
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South Side
Vienna
Pussy's Playmate in Garden Friendship Tale
A lonely orphan kitten befriends a peacock in a garden. The pair form a curious bond as the cat rubs against the bird and playfully interacts, with the peacock tolerating the kitten's bold antics and even allowing climbs and ear-boxing. The motives behind the bond remain unclear.
Wedding Mixup Sparks Gratia Gratis Complaint
In a light item a reader complains about a wedding report misnaming his daughter Gratia as Gratis. The exchange notes the correction and jokes about the bride being given away, reflecting a period tone and community record style.
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Gratia
Gratis
Hairy watch mystery baffling east side barber
An east side barber complains his pocket watch, sent monthly for cleaning, fills with fine hairs inside the works despite never opening the back. He keeps it in his pocket while cutting hair, yet claims the hairs mysteriously enter and cause the mainspring to bind.
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East Side
Columbus Dispatch
Rhyme Fragments From El Huma Field Verses
A playful limerick style verse recalls an old man of El Huma who lives on crumbs found on the ground. He shares with birds in the lanes around El Hums, capturing a rustic rural scene.
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el Huma
el Hums
Girl Heir to $61,000 in Shenandoah Tale
Miss Lillian Smith, a boarding house kitchen girl in Shenandoah, Iowa, has fallen heir to 61000 from the estate of California millionaire Charles P. Fair. Her father Frank Smith of Lamar, Missouri, notified her after traveling to Shenandoah. Mrs. Fair, aunt to Lillian, died in a Paris auto crash with her husband in 1903. The will's discovery adds romantic interest to the inheritance.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Lillian Smith
Lizzie Burdick
Frank Smith
Lamar
Charles P. Fair
California
Paris
Foley's Honey and Tar Advertises Asthma Relief
Attention asthma sufferers claim Foley's Honey and Tar provides immediate relief and has cured difficult cases. The remedy is promoted for coughs colds and throat and lung trouble with no harmful drugs. Lemmon's Pharmacy sells it.
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Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Tragic Death of John Stott Reaches West Mason City
News reaches West Mason City of John Stott's death in Seattle Washington. He married Fannie Becker, a popular local woman, and the couple had lived in Seattle. Stott fell from a school building window in an unobserved accident and was found dead later. He was well known in this city and in Northwood where he lived many years.
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Mason City
Iowa
John Stott
Seattle
Wash
Fannie Becker
Stott
Mr. Stott
Northwood
Brinton Couple Headed to Clinton for Chautauqua
W F Brinton and his wife departed this morning for Clinton Illinois to fulfill a Chautauqua engagement, continuing their schedule of speaking and performances.
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W. F. Brinton
Clinton, Ill
Boys Live Stock Judges at State Fair Contest
In Des Moines Iowa August 27, farm boys under twenty one from across the state competed in a stock judging contest at the state fair. Contestants judged two classes of horses cattle hogs and corn with 15 points for the best ear of corn, totaling 815 points possible. Prizes: 200 cash for first 100 for second 25 for third and a pure bred collie pup for fourth. Winners: R A Rutledge Fort Dodge led with 496 points, M O Cooper Knierim 483, J C Kinzer Bangor 474, Frank Sanders Hartley 472.
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Des Moines
Iowa
R. A. Rutledge
Fort Dodge
M. O. Cooper
Knierim
J. C. Kinzer
Bangor
Frank Sanders
Hartley
Rev Sawhill to preach twice at Second United Presbyterian
The Rev. W. R. Sawhill will arrive home Friday evening and occupy the pulpit at the Second United Presbyterian church on both morning and evening sabbath services, announcing his return to duties.
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W. R. Sawhill
Second United Presbyterian Church
Peach Showcase by S B Dewey Impresses Visitors
S B Dewey displayed a fine peach, his own propagated variety. The fruit measured about nine inches in circumference, with a rosy tint and a very freestone flesh, celebrated as one of the most beautiful fruits grown.
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S. B. Dewey
Seattle visitor arrives for brief stay in St. Clair Lewis home
Thomas Dunning of Seattle, Washington, arrived last night for a short visit at the St. Clair Lewis residence, noted in local society notices.
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Thomas Dunning
Seattle, Wash
St. Clair Lewis Home
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