Local residents flock to Des Moines state fair and beyond
Chauncey Myers spends days at the Des Moines state fair. Bert Dixon and others travel to Des Moines for fair business. Multiple residents visit relatives near Cedar Rapids and Chicago while planning fall piano studies with Miss Dorothy Latchem. Community notices include apprentices sought by W H Asher & Co and local social events at Ainsworth and Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Myers
Des Moines
Bert Dixon
Dorothy Latchem
Main Street
Miss Latchem
Knee Pants Suit Sale Ends Soon at C M & F Clothing
Mrs Wilbur Bolon and two daughters Velma and Marjorie were in the city this morning en route home to Brighton from Lone Tree. Miss Clara Coulter left for two weeks visiting Mundt Galesburg and nearby towns in Illinois. Mrs Ida Jacoby and granddaughter Geneva Ferguson went to Ainsworth for the day at the Clum Carson home. Miss Sue Campsey leaves for Pittsburgh Pa after two months with Rev W O Fisher. Mr and Mrs Charles Wolf and daughter Helen return home to Tilton Iowa after visiting Ray Page. City Bus Line accepts orders by phone 589 Frank Rogers will attend to calls with street and number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Bolon
Velma
Marjorie
City
Brighton
Lone Tree
Clara Coulter
Monmouth
Galesburg
Illinois
Frank Rogers
Ida Jacoby
Geneveive Ferguson
Ainsworth
Clum Carson
Sue Campsey
Charles Wolf
Helen
Ray’ Page
Tilton
Iowa
Helen Stevenson
Ida May Stevenson
Oren Helwick
Rockwell
Knee Pants Suits Sale At C M F Clothing Co Ends Soon
Local shoppers are urged to take advantage of a knee pants suits sale at C M F Clothing Co successors to Sol Rich & Co with discounts of one third off before it ends in two days. The page also notes various social visits travel to Des Moines Chicago and Albion with multiple residents and events including a stage show at the Graham tonight and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. & F. Clothing CO
Sol Rich & Co
C.M. & F. Clothing CO
Snakeskin Story Explains Annual Snake Shedding
A child recalls finding a shed snakeskin and a father explains the tale of Grandfather Owl and the snake. The snake shed its skin after a plan to drain a marsh failed, teaching the tale of how snakes shed for growth and renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Daddy
Snake
Evelyn
Old Grandfather Owl
Mr. Mole
Mr. Quail
Grandfather Owl
Farm Notes Not Written for Farmers
An essay argues parents bear most blame for children's troubles and criticizes permissive mothers and permissive fathers. It condemns mothers who neglect oversight and fathers who push boys into sports early. It favors character over flashy bravado in young men and mocks excessive “teeth-cutting” rites.
Malaria Query Sparks Confused Local Exchange
A tourist asks about malaria while locals debate its presence with mixed, fragmented remarks about medicine and risk. The quip reflects uncertainty and a casual, indistinct tone from the surrounding dialogue.
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A. B. Dill
Moites
Donald Chilcote
Cedar Rapids
Slocum
Ed Day
J. W. Swisher
W. WH. Asher & Co
Caner Music Co
Howard Benn
H. T. Jackson
L C. Dougherty
Cotter
Will B. Jones
C. N. Dodder
Nellie Dodder
Havre
G. W. Hillhouse
J. W. McDonald
Omaha
Young Peoples’ Society of the
United Presbyterian Church At
McCabe Georgia
Graham
George Welch
Columbus City
Sherm Welch
Worthing
Carl Libe
Frank Libe
Taylor Stout
Chicago
Graham Tonight
Andrew Rinner
Near Noble
C. A. Munson
Crawfordsville
Col. W. BR. Hell
Elizabeth Bell
J. M. Blough
C. W. Blough
Fairfield
Ed Thomas
South
Iowa Avenue
Mrs. S. Rothschild
Corinne
Jeannette
Mrs. Rothschild
Mrs. Gradwohl
Kansas City
Arth Wead
Wheeling
W Va
Washington, D. C
Atty. Russell Smith
Smith
Singmaster Bros
Keota
France
W. H W. Asher & Co, Grt
Iowa City
Ottumwa
Colenso
M. F. Price
Wm. Rodney
T. M. Thompson
Emma Brink
E. A. Boewer
H. E. Kirchner
R. P. Howell
Howell
R P. Howell
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Iowa National Guard
Fred Stewart
Sigourney
Jean Huysmans
J. C. Carris
Edith
John Jay Home
LB. I. Boling
Muscatine
A. B
James Boling
Mrs
Wake Neal
Congress Hotel
Dorothy Wisdom
Rock Island
T. C. Kyle
Miss Bessie
C. T. Arnold
Ansco Films
Frey
Ping
Earnest Smith
E. W. Gowey
J. M. Kelley
West Liberty
Mrs. Kelly
Marengo
A. C. Fuller
Emma Stanley
Helen Stanley
J. A. Ferguson
Albion
N. Y
Keller and Phillips Grocery
Irvin Smith
Grace
Wayne
Laverne
R. A. Bell
Amsco
Studio
Edwin Griffith
Edwin
Mildred
Mary
George H. Paul
Olds
Huston
Flossie Peck
Isabel, S. D
Fred Fitch
Columbus Junction
Ethel Waters
Margaret Peck
The
Leader
the McCabe
Harry Kracaw
Dr. Hay of
Lincoln, Nebr
Marjorie Hebner
Leanna Galloway
Knoxville
Charles Cunningham
McCabe
Mrs. Pollok Wallace
Beatrice
Miss Pearl Gardner
Charles Rogers
Glenn Clossen
Charles Shaffer
Blanche Willey
Kathryn Eagle
North Liberty
S. W. Schnoebelen
Louis Rinner
Joe Miller
Noble
Hazel Smith
Bloomfield
Charles Walton
Mrs. Caughey Southwell
St. Paul and Corpus Christi
Tex
Mr. Southwell
George H. Paul Company
H. Bell Carriage Shop
Dock
Libbie Haight
State Fair Track
Dee V
Sadie Babcock
James Ferguson
Harry Getts
Dr. McRoberts
Columbus
Joe Coffman
William Peifer
L. W. Harding and Son
Andrew Hofer
Solon, Lown
Tom Miller
M. P. Miller
Ben Butler
Gen Wallace
Mike C. Lewis
Minnie Conner
McCate
Hugh McCausland
Granada
Colo
A. H. McCausland
Lucy Wilson
Kewanee, al
Georgia
T. Y. Wickham
Marion
Philadelphia
E. T. Wickham
Pittsburgh
W. C. Fisher
Alex Lytle
Lytle Bros
An McCabe
Jennie Link
Wester, Pa
Manchester
8. W. Livingston
F. A. Shelangouskie
Agnes Messersmith
Greensburg
Ind
STECK
Steck’s Jewelry Store
Story
Royal
Sign Royal Market
R. Stuart & Son
Mutual
Tompkins
Colt
Rothschild’s
Waltham
Waltiam
W. J. Bradley Jeweler
N. Star Theatre
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