Bill at Opera House Promises Lively German Farce
Last night at Graham the Merry Musical Farce Rudolph and Adolph delighted the audience with mistaken identities and vaudeville stunts. Rudolph Dinkle spiel and Anna Gilbert charmed viewers as the plot delivered rapid comic set pieces and a unique shaving scene. The next bill is the Hungarian orchestra on Monday January 4 offering a popular music lecture course.
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Rudolph
Adolph
Graham
Dinklespiel
Charles A. Mason
Rudolph Dinklespiel
Bea
Remember the W. F. Flemingtow sale on December 31
Local notes report a sale date for W. F. Flemingtow on December 31. City residents share visits and travel plans including K A Burnell of Newton and Miss Mary Logan and Frances Porter visiting nearby towns. Community events include an Oyster party for New Year at the Vienna and a big show featuring Uncle Rube with seats at Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
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K. A. Burnell
Newton
Matt Moore
Monticello
Ed Kiburz
Mary Logan
Ainsworth
Uncle Rube
Opera House
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Miss Nena Wilson Hosts Ready Maids evening
Miss Nena Wilson was hostess to the Ready Maids at her East Main street home. Music was the main diversion and a light luncheon was served. The Ready Maids will entertain again tonight at the H. M. Hicher home on East Main street.
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Nena Wilson
East Main Street
H. M. Hicher
Orrs Host Dinner for Coulter and Bride Evening
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Orr entertained in honor of R. L. Coulter and his bride with an intimate gathering of friends. A four course dinner was served at 6 o'clock, and Miss Nettie Finney of Mansfield Ohio attended as a guest from out of town.
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M. J. Orr
R. L. Coulter
Nettie Finney
Mansfield
Ohio
Regular PEO Chapter Meeting Scheduled for Tomorrow
The regular meeting of Chapter 1 P E O will take place tomorrow at 2 30 PM with Mrs J A Harwood coordinating proceedings.
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J. A. Harwood
Paul Hosts Agent Dinner and Theater Party at Colenso
George H. Paul entertained thirteen gentlemen with a 6 o'clock dinner at Hotel Colenso then escorted them to Rudolph and Adolph at the Graham. Honorees included visiting agents Wm White Henry Levi of Lincoln Nebraska W H McCammon of Formosa Kansas and Clyde Barnes of Indianola. Also present were Dave Teuscher Harry Montgomery Charles Needham S J Cocklin W L Dusenberry Fred H Smith Alex Miller and J O Elder. The evening aimed to reward and please the guests for their excellent work with the Paul Co and was described as exceptionally agreeable.
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George H. Paul
Hotel Colenso
Rudolph
Adolph
Graham
Mr. Paul
Messrs
Wm. White
Henry Levi
Lincoln
Nebraska
W. H. McCammon
Formosa
Kansas
Clyde Barnes
Indianola
Paul Company
White & Levi, Lincoln
Paul Co
Dave Teuscher
Keota
Harry Montgomery
Charles K. Needham
S.J. Cocklin
W. L. Dusenberry
Fred H. Smith
Alex Miller
J. O. Elder
Prominent Farmer Accidentally Shoots Fellow Rancher
Brighton December 30 Special John V Bereiter Jr son of Mr and Mrs Bereiter of this city was accidentally shot while rabbit hunting at his home seven miles northwest of Brighton The loaded shotgun pierced his heart killing him instantly The coroner Dr George Hay of Washington ruled the death accidental The 36 year old farmer was healthy financially and survived by his wife three children and his parents with two sisters and a brother living nearby funeral plans not announced
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Brighton
John V. Bereiter, Jr
John Bereiter
Mr. Bereiter
George Hay
Washington
Hay
Bereiter
J. C. White
R. Shafer
Frank Bereiter
Kansas
Party at Lydia Eicher's hosts Dorothy Halli and Helen Young
Lydia Eicher entertained the T. Y. S. club and guests at East Main Street last evening. The gathering honored Dorothy Halli of Colfax and Helen Young of Winfield with a luncheon and lively progressive games in the attic.
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Lydia Eicher
T. Y.S
East Main Street
Dorothy Halli
Colfax
Helen Young
Winfield
Ruth Wilson
Reverend Rogers Hosts Baptist Choir Social Evening
The Rev and Mrs George D Rogers entertained about twenty choir members of the Baptist church last evening. The gathering featured engaging games in the early hours followed by refreshments.
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George D. Rogers
The
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor to Meet After Prayer
The regular business meeting of the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor society will be held this evening after prayer meeting.
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Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society
Palmer Home Hosts Variety Holiday Sendoff Before Move
The Palmer family of Palmer country home northeast of the city hosted about seventy five neighbors and friends for a festive evening before leaving for Peabody Kansas. Guests from the city and nearby areas enjoyed holly Christmas greenery and bells while Rev W R Sawhill presented gifts of silverware to the hosts. Mrs Dicken and helpers served a two course luncheon as the gathering concluded.
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Palmer Country Home
PD. M. Palmer
Peabody
Kansas
W. R. Sawhill
Palmer
Dicken
Nellie Tripp
Leanna Galloway
Elma Morrow
Schuyler Livingston
J. 8. Wilson
Beefs Weight Guessed In Local Meat Market Contest
The guessing contest at Crone Oriez Co. meat market determined last night four winners. Harry Darbyshire W A Dusenberg Thomas Brown and Elmer Carmichael correctly guessed 810 pounds and each will receive a ten pound roast. The beef was raised and fed by G W Gilbert.
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Crone, Oriez & Co
Harry Darbyshire
W. A. Dusenberry
Thomas Brown
Elmer Carmichael
G. W. Gilbert
South Side Square
Post Office Closes New Year’s Day For Holiday
The post office will close New Year’s Day at 11 am as a legal holiday. City mail will run the morning trip and mail will be delivered from the P O windows until 11 o’clock. Rural carriers will not operate on New Year’s Day.
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P. O
Local Families Enjoy Dinner Social at Caldwell Home
Mr. and Mrs. O Jugenheimer and others were entertained at dinner yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas Caldwell south of the city. A sumptuous noon meal followed by social hour left guests praising a delightful time and hospitality.
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O. Jugenheimer
Chas. Hoxworth
Bud Neiswanger
Ode Ferguson
Chas. Caldwell
A Handsome Gift to Cap Teller from Old Soldiers
Cap Teller received a handsome Morris chair as a New Year gift from the city’s old soldiers in appreciation of his services on pension days. Capt J J Kellogg made the presentation speech, praising his efforts in his usual cheerful manner.
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Cap Teller
J. J. Kellogg
Oyster Supper At Jake Range Home New Year’s Eve
The Valley church invites all to an oyster supper at the Jake Range home on New Year’s Eve. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Mrs H L Tedford Visits Lenox Iowa Visitor
Mrs. H L Tedford of Lenox Iowa arrived this morning. Mrs M McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi writes of kidney and bladder trouble and praising Foley's Kidney Remedy after two bottles she says made her feel like a new person at Leamon's pharmacy.
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H. L. Tedford
Lenox, Iowa
Santa Claus In Bolland Describes Holiday Customs
Miss Miriam Harding shares Dutch and Norwegian Christmas traditions with Kiddville pupils. She explains St Nicholas day in Holland on December 16 with gift shoes and a spying black boy, plus a Norwegian pole and wheat feast for wild birds.
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Miss Pope
Kiddville
Miriam Harding
Holland
Nicholas
St. Nicholas
Norway
Mrs. Harding
Romance and dilemmas in Rosebud farm winners meeting
Chicago witnesses a strange gathering of Rosebud farm winners and their spouses as committees plan on land location farming and transportation. Questions of home sites and partnerships spark lively debates about living on separate quarter sections and forming frontier unions.
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Rosebud Association
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
Rosebud
Chicago Tribune
Land Office
A.S. Howlett
Beacon Street
William S. Carroll
Frances M. Ranney
William Hogan
Edith Garvey
Why Be a Bear Cheer Up New Year Motto
A Chicago Record-Herald column by E. Kiserli urges optimism for the new year. It contrasts pessimism with a bright outlook, promising better days, opportunities, and honors ahead for those who dare and work, ending with a motivational tone. The piece cites J. Pierpont Morgan on bearing futures and encourages perseverance.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
E. Kiserli
Chicago Record-Herald
Honeymoon in the air tied to balloon trip
Charles A. Coey, a noted aeronaut, will marry Miss Carria Hume Lewis of Kansas City in Chicago. The couple plan a two month motor and balloon ascent honeymoon in Los Angeles, then return to Chicago by balloon.
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Chicago
Charles A. Coey
Carria Hume Lewis
Kansas City
Britain Hit by a Storm Becomes Blizzard in Parts
London December 30 The snowstorm across the British Isles continues and in the north it has reached blizzard severity. Train service in Scotland is tied up for twenty four hours and many factories have been forced to close. Roads in several English counties are blocked by drifts.
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London
British Isles
Scotland
Ehelish
Fugitive cashier seen in El Paso. bank wreck charge
Reports say cashier J H Standing charged with wrecking the Commonwealth State Bank in Mason City Iowa has been sighted in El Paso Texas. A reward of nearly one thousand dollars is offered for his capture and the bank loss is stated as over one hundred thousand dollars. Eagle captured in New York after a fight with a cat behind a butcher shop.
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Iowa Bank
Texas
Mason City
J. H. Standing
Commonwealth State Bank
el Paso
Tex
New York
World records fall at Santa Anita in two events
At Santa Anita Park in Los Angeles on December 29 Chapultepec carried 112 pounds and ran six furlongs in 1 11 earning a new world record. Lady Irma a two year old carried 85 pounds clocked five and one half furlongs in 1 04 4 5 to set another world mark.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Anita Park
Chapultepec
Lady Irma
Miss Elkins Won’t Be Nurse
A Washington report claims Miss Catherine Elkins planned six months of nursing training to forget a broken romance. No confirmation from her or hospital officials has been provided, and the story remains unverified as of today.
C and N W Plans Electric Route Chicago to Milwaukee
Milwaukee December 29 workers announce Chicago and Northwestern officials plan to electrify the line between Milwaukee and Chicago within three years.
Notions of advice lure scam victims in London notice
A London man offered a universal practical ad vice to forward postage stamp receipts and extorted victims. Upon receiving stamps he sent a cryptic warning quote about not entrusting a boy with money to hold shadows while climbing a tree to glimpse next week, signaling a fraudulent scheme.
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London
Ox Tall Soup Joke Sparks Classroom Banter
A professor asks about the soup as a waiter presents it. The waiter calls it ox tall soup and the professor quips that it is from the last part of the ox he'd use for soup. The exchange is a light scholarly humor moment.
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W. F. Flemingtow
R. H. Hampsher
Frances Porter
Wyman
Vienna
Henry Walderich
Grace Hill
Harvey Knupp
Crooks
Thomas
Lena Stuff
Perfee
Frank Anderson
Crawfordsville
J. H. Hull
Fairfield
Ksociefy
Santa Claus
Bolland
Bleeds
Chicagos
Farm Society
Aeronaut
Britain
Bright’s
Lemmon’s
Frank Rogers
Dr. King
Coeveus
Throat
Lemmen’sharmacy
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