Music program at the Academy chapel features Mrs Norton
The musicale tomorrow evening at 8 15 presents Mrs Norton and two pupils Rustile of Spring Sinding Dorothy Latchem Spring Flowers Reinecke Grace Conner with works by Chopin Mattei Bartlett MacDowell Handel Schubert and Liszt accompanied by Dor The program includes vocal and piano pieces and admission is 10 cents.
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the Musicale
Academy Chapel
MacDowell
Handel
Schubert
Mrs. Norton
Dorothy Latchem
Society Plans Friday Evening program in 7 30 schedule
The society announces a Friday evening event at 7 30 with opening address by Merle Eckles, a declamation by Mary Figgins, My Last Will and Testament read by Margaret Brooks, impersonation by Anna Cherry, extempo vocal by Charley Faulkner, and a debate between Ralph Zeck and Jammie Brooks. Paper by Hugo Abren. Margaret Brooks is secretary. Miss Dot Keister arrived from Ainsworth this morning after attending the Trotter Harding wedding yesterday afternoon.
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Society
Merle Eckles
Mary Figgins
Margaret Brooks
Anna Cherry
Charley Faulkner
Ralph Zeck
Jammie Brooks
Hugo Abren
P. E. O. Chapter 1 Meeting Planned
Society notes a meeting of Chapter 1 P. E. O. with Mrs J B Crooks on Thursday at 2 30 PM. Miss Charlotte Cunningham of Ames and Mrs Arch McCulley and Miss Lou Cunningham of the city were entertained yesterday at the home of Mrs W P Paugh at Columbus Junction.
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J. B. Crooks
Charlotte Cunningham
Ames
Arch McCulley
Lou Cunningham
City
W. P. Paugh
Columbus Junction
Joint installation and lecture by Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors
A joint installation is set for Thursday evening January 16 with a lecture by E S Korns of the Modern Woodmen of America followed by a banquet. The Twentieth Century Reading circle honored Mrs R T McCall's guests Mrs W J Hamilton and Mrs Frank Mec^hinney with souvenir spoons and refreshments at a social evening after a business meeting.
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Modern Woodmen
E.S. Korns
Modern Woodmen of
America
Reading Circle
R. T. McCall
W. J. Hamilton
Frank Mec&lhinney
McElhinney
Oklahoma
Hamilton
Colorado
Lettie S Trotter Weds Frank D Harding In Ainsworth
Yesterday at 4 30 PM at the bride’s home in Ainsworth Miss Lettie S Trotter married Frank D Harding in a ceremony by Rev J E Weigle. A wedding supper followed hosted by Ruth Easter Clara Trotter Rob Rhea and Willis Trotter with a reception at the groom’s parents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lettie S. Trotter
Frank D. Harding
Ainsworth
J. E. Weigle
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Ruth Easter
Clara Trotter
Rob Rhea
Willis Trotter
W. T. Trotter
Colorado
Joseph Harding
Ben Mikesell
Fairfield
Dot Keister
Washington
George Johnson
Journal
Harding
Cope Lecture Draws Crowded House at Shbure Course
Mr and Mrs R S White Opal Will Walker Tom Riley and Miss Tet White visited Washington today. Herbert Leon Cope spoke last evening as the second speaker on the shore course. His subject The Smile That Won t Come Off drew tears or laughter for over two hours. The audience called the lecture among the best ever here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. White
Opal
Will Walker
Tom Riley
Tet White
Washington
Herbert Leon Cope
Mr. Cope
A Modern Anan ias Plot At The Vienna
Local notes report intrigue around a deep plot in A Modern Anan ias while Vienna advertises fresh salted peanuts and almonds. Several residents including R. S. White Crawfordsville George Eckerman West Chester Miss Omi Funston and Matt Casey were seen in town and moving between cities Jan 13 reports Mt. Pleasant News. Mrs M M Runyon left for Oskaloosa after visiting daughter Mrs St Clair Lewis. Bertha Brown returned to Kecta after visiting W L Dusenberry. Mr and Mrs T A Garrett traveled from Oklahoma to Delta via Mt. Pleasant.
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Vienna
R. S. White
Crawfordsville
George Eckerman
West Chester
Omi Funston
Ainsworth
Keota
Matt Casey
Washington
Salem
Mt. Pleasant
M. M. Runyon
Oskaloosa
Local social notes from Davenport and nearby towns
I Klein of Davenport is a business caller in the city this week. Miss Tet White of Crawfordsville shopped in the city today. Mrs J W Stewart of Ainsworth is spending a few days here. Mrs B O McQuaid visited Winfield for several days. Miss Helen Anderson assists at Clifford Thorne law office this week. Mrs George Bereiter visited Keota today. Clifford Thorne and Chas Howe traveled to Des Moines this morning. Mr and Mrs S S Stewart spent today at the Frank Stewart home in West Chester. Mrs N J Perkins and Irene Jones visited Wayland for a few days. Mrs T W Thomas went to Indianapolis to visit her son. W E Walker arrived from Crawfordsville this morning on business. Mrs W O Ralston visited with her parents, Mr and Mrs Walter Hays, yesterday in the city. Mrs D J Patterson and son returned from Indianola after attending the funeral of her aunt, Mrs W D Hinkle of Ottumwa. Mrs E Cooley and two children returned to Brighton after visiting her mother, Mrs Flood.
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I. Klein
Davenport
Tet White
Crawfordsville
J. W. Stewart
Ainsworth
8. O. McQuaid
Winfield
Clifford Thorne
Chas. Howe
Des Moines
D. Stewart
Frank Stewart
West Chester
Walter Hays
D. J. Patterson and Son
Indianola
W. D. Hinkle
Ottumwa
W. C. Willis
Keota
E. ©. Cooley
Fear of the Forest and the Lost Wanderer
An Outing Magazine essay describes the feeling of independence and freedom in the woods, then the sudden fear when lost on a half-forgotten trail. The narrator recalls hearing the forest’s voices as a warning and the panic of being trapped, followed by a fleeting resolve to find the way back.
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Himeself
Outing Magazine
Pursued by a Child Messenger in Tenement Quest
A teacher in a crowded tenement district rushes from a school to locate the mother of a sick pupil. A cherub guides her through a sunless alley to Mrs Angela Scandale's home, but the child points out that she is downstairs on the step.
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Angela Scandale
Mees Scandale
Harper’s Magazine
Firstborns and Inheritance Law Debate
An Atlanta Constitution excerpt notes a physician claiming the English primogeniture law has logic since the firstborn is typically superior in brain, build, and beauty. The discussion considers whether inheritance should favor the eldest child regardless of gender.
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Atlanta Constitution
Cro Magnon Type in Aquitaine and Celts in Caesar
The Cro Magnon type forms a large portion of Aquitaine people and is seen as the modern representative of Gaul’s old stone age inhabitants. Neither this type nor the Auvergne and Brittany broadheads identified as Caesar era Celts have been found in the British Isles.
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Aquitaine
Gaul
Auvergne
Brittany
Caesar
British Isles
Humor a Philosophy By Duncan M Smith
A witty piece notes friends who see more good than evil, doctors urging health spend, and the lure of perpetual youth. It quips on politics, vanity, fame, and the awkward nature of longing in public life.
Recognized the Disorder and the Rules of Courtship
A humorous verse dialogue contrasts a baby's crying with a father's disposition and mocks prescribed kissing rules. The piece critiques manuals that claim to instruct romance, arguing authentic affection comes from practice and desire rather than rigid guidance.
Like Falling Off a Log and Uncle Bill’s Simple Secret
A brief verse about the dawn of a new year and white world joy contrasts with a comic exchange. The character Uncle Bill explains that success comes from making money and saving it, presented in light dialogue.
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Bill
Mixing In the Bitter Quince? Not sure
Fragmentary lines describe bitter mixtures and comments on a jewel like someone described as a gem of the first water. The text includes references to quinine and whisky and phrases about a dishwa ter. The passage reads like a stylistic, fragmentary verso from a literary page.
Judging From His Manners Old School Jests
A light exchange notes a gentleman of the old school and jokes that the school is so old it has been torn down. The banter highlights social manners and humor in a bygone era.
Christmas Thief Proves Bold in Small Town
A mischievous boy named Johnny is caught with a store-bought dish intended for his mother at Christmastide. The incident appears to be a lighthearted moral tale about kitchen justice and home meals.
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Johnny
Steer ee ee aee at event described in fragment
A partial OCR item notes an event involving steer related activity with limited readable details and no clear dates or participants. The readable text emphasizes a livestock related matter but lacks concrete names or locations.
Local visits end as Chilcotes and Jones return home
Robert Chilcote arrives back in Estherville Iowa after visiting his sisters Misses Hattie and Laura Chilcote. Mrs C C Jones returns to Keota after visiting her mother Mrs J N Wagoner north of the city.
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Robert Chilcote
Estherville
Iowa
Hattie and
Laura Chilcote
Colonel Palmer's Poetry at Muscatine Veterans Picnic
Col Palmer of Washington Iowa spoke and sang at the Muscatine County Veterans picnic last fall. He presented a parody of Is and was performed for the old vets, recalling battle memories and praising perseverance in the face of danger.
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Muscatine
Will
Rebs
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago, Il
Prairie Flower Literary Society
Trotter-Harding
Crail
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Texas
J C. McCartney
the County News
Ananias
Helen Anderson
Clifford Thorne Law Office
George Bereiter
By Duncan M. Smith
Millennium
Forslife
Brand
Marion Anderson
Oonnee
Windsor Grocery
Uglrurlelg
C. C. Jones
J. N. Wagoner
Simon
California
J.C. Smith
Cash Grocery
Colonel Palmer
Moth
O. K
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B. J. Jones
W. W. Kientz
Myr Seeley
Carmaletta S. Trotter
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