Winding wedding at East Pleasant Plain marks summer season
Miss Julia Margaret Drish and Mr Frank James Viora married in a June ceremony at East Pleasant Plain. Rev Kopazynski led the double ring rite as floral arch and orchid yellow decor graced the church. A parade of attendants and a wedding breakfast followed before the couple departed for Los Angeles.
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Julia Margaret Drish
Frank Drish
East Pleasant Plain
Frank James Viora
Chicago
Kopazynski
Mary - Alice
Pauldaus
EmeHa
Lauran Fine
Genevieve
Fritz
cLehengrin
Ray
Walstrom
Golon
Miss Peck
West
Los Angeles
tMhite m
American Iris Society Show at Freeport Illinois
The American Iris Society held a show in Freeport at the Odd Fellows Temple on June 6 and 7 marking its first westward appearance beyond Ohio. Displays featured rock gardens and borders on the first floor, a vast iris exhibit on the second floor with notable varieties, and themed floor displays including Japanese Prints, Old Masters and Modern. John C. Waler led talks, praised Sir Michael Foster bronze medal winner, Bertrand Farr memorial traveling library, and iris test gardens at Bronx, Brooklyn, Cornell and Ames.
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Freeport
Ohio
Odd Fellows Temple
William Mohr
Los Angeles
Bruno
Cardinal
Peerless
Freepot
Rock Garden
Azro Fellows
Belvidere
A. G. Boehland
Rockford
John C. Waler
American Iris Society
United States
Michael Foster
England
France
Wister
Bertrand H. Farr
Bronx
Brooklyn
Cornell
Botanical Gardens
Ames
Iowa
Lord of June
Lady Foster
Mr. Wisler
Itis
Community social event highlights and wedding notice
A local gathering featured tintypes and group activities with little girls performing readings and music on a porch. Guests included Mrs. Charles Owens of Washington and Mrs. Hart of California. Also noted is the wedding of Harold Faris and Marian Wilson in Chicago and plans for a Montana trip after their Denver visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Owens
Washington
Hart
California
James Nelson
Keota
Harold Faris
Edith Faris
Marian Wilson
Chicago
Neda
Valentine Seaver Furniture Company
Marshall Field’s
Bride in Polish Village Claims a Kiss
A Tecsoc village bride in Cracow region stirs local chatter by claiming a kiss as a personal pledge during a wedding in Poland. Officials have not commented on the social incident.
Community announcements from local clubs and groups
The Royal Neighbors hold a regular meeting at Woodmen Hall on Tuesday evening July 3. 4H Peppers meet at 1 30 on Thursday July 5 at the Darbyshire home bringing cloth floss needles scissors and notebook. Pythian Sisters meet Tuesday at 8 with M E C. Rural Woman's club meets with Mrs Tennis Hunter Friday afternoon for citizenship lesson. Rebekah meets Friday at 8 with installation. K Y S C holds regular meeting July 11. Y M C A rooms open all day July 4. West Chester Co C s meet Thursday at 2 with Mrs Hewitt. Presbyterian Ladies Social hosts picnic supper Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Jay Garris. Bring dishes silver sandwiches and baskets. church cars at 6. The library will be closed all day July 4.
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Joe. Schlatter
Alice Curtis
Alice Sweet
Beatrice Hesseltiné
Joe Schlatter
Methodist Church
Harry Montgomery
Junkin
Clara Huber
T. R. Mauthe
J. Genkinger
T. J. Harvey
H. M. Shaver
Frank Kurtz
Ab Anderson
Bunce
Holliday
Missionary Society
Woodmen Hall
Darbyshire
Tennis. Hunter
West Chester
Hewitt
Presbyterian Church
C. O
Social calendar items from Darby Shire area events
The 4H Pep pers meet at 1 30 at the Darby shire home. The C C Cs of West Chester meet at 2 in the afternoon with Mrs Hewitt. Rural Woman’s Club gathers with Mrs Tennis Hunter in the afternoon. Rebekahs meet at 8 in the evening. Presbyterian church ladies social hold a home picnic at Mr and Mrs Jay Carris.
Bride Repeats Kisses For Seven Thousand Guests
A historic ceremony in Tecso Poland drew 7,001 guests from nearby villages and Czechoslovakia Roumania and Hungary. The bride, daughter of four rabbis, followed Slavic customs kissing each guest within four hours amid wedding celebrations.
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Frabbi
Tecso
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Roumania
Hungary
First National Conventions in American Politics
The piece traces early national party conventions from 1824 to 1831, noting Democratic and Anti Masonic origins in Pennsylvania and Baltimore. It mentions Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and the two thirds rule shaping later Democratic practices.
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Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Keystone
United States
Anti-Masonic Party
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Congress
Henry Clay
Washington
Clay
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Martin van. Buren
New York
Colonial Workers in Silver Men of Genius
The article discusses how sterling was used in early America, noting colonial silversmiths and famous names such as Standish Barry, Peter Van Dyke, and Paul Revere. It highlights that early colonial silver began as imported pieces and evolved into native craftsmanship, with many pieces surviving today as witnesses to the era.
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America
Standish -Barry
Peter van. Dyke
Paul Revere
Chicago
Jockey Club Incorporation and Early Meetings in New York
The Jockey Club was incorporated under New York law on February 5, 1894 with its first annual meeting on December 31, 1894. It now oversees flat racing in New York and maintains pedigrees for horses in the United States.
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The
Jockey Club
Night Circus Wagons Roll After Matinee
The Robbins Bros circus moves its daytime paraphernalia after the matinee and stores tents kitchens and wagons for the night show. The parade equipment and crew stay on site to greet twilight and later train for the evening display containing the full program and animals awaiting night patrons.
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Robbins. Bros. Circus
Washington
Robbing Bros. Circus
Tillie’s Punctured Romance at New Graham Theatre
A morning Big Top brings the circus to town in Tillie’s Punctured Romance. The Christie and Sutherland epic blends circus scenes with WWI war shock moments. W. C. Fields Chester Conklin and Louise Fazenda lead a lively cast in this two part feature at the New Graham Theatre with Thursday as a key show day.
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Tillie
New Graham Theatre
Frisbee
Christie and Sutherland
W. C. Fields
Chester Conklin
Louise Fazenda
Wellman Community News Highlights from July in Iowa
Grant Miller returns from California preferring Iowa. Council installs cross street warning signs to curbrun red lights. Dan Polton dies at about sixty. leaves three children. Mrs. CC Miller hospitalised in Iowa City after surgery. Local visits include Earle Monson gift, Crooks family, and relatives from Nebraska and Chicago.
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Wellman
Iowa
Grant Miller
California
McIntosh
Eardley
Belly Jy
Washington
Dan Polton
Mr. Polton
Lefa Row
Wayie Burk
Cedar Rapids
Lake Poulton
Swea City
CC. C. Miller
Iowa City
Young People's Meeting Attended by Warnock and Simpson
Nellie Manners reports from Crawfordsville that Marvin Warnock and Ernest Simpson from Washington attended a Young People's meeting. The fragment notes the event but lacks further details on date or outcome.
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Crawfordsville
Marvin Warnock
Ernest Simpson
Washington
Young People
Man Blown to Pieces by Hazardous Car Device
Benjamin Kanowitz, who left bootlegging two years ago to support his infant son, was blown to pieces by a hazardous device attached to the self starter of his automobile in New York on July 3. He had quit bootlegging for his family.
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New York
Benjamin Kanowitz
Doctor Van Lackum Killed in Air Crash
Dr Herman L Van Lackum 36 a University of Iowa 1915 graduate was killed in an airplane crash near Cedar Rapids Saturday. He was flying from New York City to Carthage New York when he fell. Funeral services were held Sunday and the body was en route to Dysart Iowa for burial.
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Cedar Rapids
Herman, L. van Lackum
University of Iowa
J. K. van Lackum
van Lackum
New York City
Carthage
N. Y
Dysart
Iowa
Two Teens Die Rescuing Boy In Pond
In Gouldsboro Pennsylvania on July a 15 year old named William H. Gardner leaped into a pond to save William W. English. Both boys drowned when strong undertow pulled them to the center before bystanders could reach them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gouldsboro
William H. Gardner
William W. English
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JD. Dayton
Aad
Freeport, Ill
Julia Wilson
Washington Garden Club
David Wartel
Harve Carter
Honolulu
Cracow
Tecsoc
Pythian Sisters
Rebekah
Ft C
Jay
Rural Woman's Club
Rural Woman’s Club
Tennis Hunter
Rebekkah
Rebekahs
Jay Carris
Western Newspaper Union
Eardley. Bell, Jr
United Presbyterian Church
Ralph Borman
Guy HI
Oskaloosa
Earle Monson
J. H. Crooks
A. P. Caldwell
Buriington
Paul Jones
Lyle Nicola
Charles
Norfolk, Neb
Washington D.C
East
Nellie Manners
Klein Klo. Ko
Ington Street
Lemmon
Dr. van Lackum
J. E. Lemmon
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