Local News Highlights Atchison Area and Surrounding Residents
Local items note J H Jones of Crawfordsville visiting Washington on business. Carl Glenn and son Ned from Wymore Neb visiting Max Marble family. Marion Morris returns home from county hospital with her mother Mrs T A Morris. Dr E G Bittler of Wayland plans Rochester trip for medical care. Ottumwa couple A E Burham visit Columbus Junction then depart. The Moot hart family from Ft Madison visit L L Moot hart’s home and Mrs George Lewis. Several residents, including R J Reaney and Louise from Columbus Junction, visit C Turlington and Barker. Mrs George Reed of northeast town returns from Peoria and Bloomington with relatives. seventy-nine year old Mrs Reed walks farther than most grandchildren. Her mother Mrs M P Reed in Peoria also visited. Mrs Reed’s elderly step grandmother Mrs Sarah Reed is mentioned.
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George Reed
Peoria
Bloomington
Reed
M. P. Reed
Local notices and travel updates from Lemmon’s Pharmacy page
Ced ar Rapids trip for Miss Helen Stewart and Davenport trip for Mrs Elmer Thoma noted. Keota and Washington area movements include Mrs J G Hartzel Janat and Mrs Oral Larkin returning home. Miss Zena Bush improves after three months nervous breakdown under Dr Osborn care. Special one quart vacuum bottle offered at Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
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Zena Bush
Osborn
Traveling sales rep renews old ties between trains
Paul F. Sodergren, once of this city, met old acquaintances today between trains. He is traveling for the C and E Furniture Company of Burlington and his territory covers northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. His home is in Dixon, Illinois.
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Paul F. Sodergren
C & E, Furniture Company
Burlington
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Dixon
Local briefs and notices from Washington visits to sales and social events
Wayland and Princeton visitors, residents and friends travel to Washington and Brighton. Local advertisers promote electric pumps, heating services, baby chicks, and a rare night blooming cereus plant at a Wellington or Montezuma area home, with neighbors stopping by to view.
Luella's Bird Like Singing 6
A farm hand drifts from a failed home life while Luella sings. The tale follows residents reacting to her singing from a hired girl to a potential romance and a foundling child dilemma. The story contrasts singing with hard choices and hardship in a small town.
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Hiram Brown
Luella
Luca
Brother Tom
Tom
Uysettin
Annie
Polly
Foundling Home
Joe
Wally
Illram Brown
Railway tax case drags on in Des Moines
In Des Moines on July 7 the railroad assessment case before Judge Scott M. Ladd faced delays as missing records from Iowa executive councils hindered the hearing. The Rock Island and Great Western railroads seek reduced state property taxes and argued farm lands were undervalued compared with real estate assessments.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Scott M. Ladd
Rock Island and
Great Western
A. H. Davison
Iowa Executive Council
Frank S. Shaw
Gibson
Ladd
Utility Hearing Date Set for Iowa License Applicants
In Des Moines July 7 the railroad commission announces hearings for two utility license applications on Tuesday July 9. Iowa Service company of Red Oak seeks operations in Montgomery county and Iowa Light Heat and Power company of Carroll seeks licenses in Plymouth and Sioux counties. The commission also schedules July 17 in Emmetsburg to hear a highway crossing case involving the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad.
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Des Moines
Iowa Service Company
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Iowa Light
Heat and Power Company of
Caroll
Plymouth
Sioux Counties
Emmetsburg
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Antiwar speakers tour Iowa in July 7 report
Thirty six speeches against war have been given in Iowa cities this month. Judge Florence Allen of Cleveland lectured under the League of Women Voters on The Outlawry of War and was followed by Mrs. Lewis Stose of Hartford Conn in antiwar work. Mrs. I H Tomlinson, Iowa League president, organized new chapters during the campaign.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Florence Allen
Cleveland
League of Women Voters
Lewis Stose
Hartford
Marriage and All Tat Quotes From Geneva's Money
An excerpt offers wry reflections on marriage from E. Y. locae, noting cleaving, and the evolving meaning of wedlock. It contrasts marital compromise with practical humor about domestic life and a husband’s navigation of his wife’s preferences.
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Alps
Geneva
E. Y. Locae
They Go on Forever. The Good Ole Young Joke
A fragment from a column recalls a quip about youth and humor, noting misattributed lines and the lasting impact of sayings in local memory. The excerpt hints at playful derision of a stereotype and the era’s rhetorical style.
Women Weave Carpets In Persian Craft Scene
The article notes carpet weaving in Persia is performed almost exclusively by women, highlighting their central role in this traditional craft and its cultural significance.
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Persia
World's Largest Pencil Factory in Nuremberg
The German city of Nuremberg hosts the world’s largest pencil factory, a major center of pencil making since 1760.
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Nuremberg
Calamity Sparks Notable Mints Says Colton Quote
The remark notes that times of general calamity and confusion yield productive results with the purest ore from the hottest furnace and the brightest thunderbolt from the darkest cloud.
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Coltoen
Lady Honoria Enters Room With Expansive Smile
The Boston Evening Transcript notes Lady Honoria entering the room with a broad, pleasant smile upon her handsome figure, signaling charm and dignity as she appears in passage.
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Honoria
Boston Evening Transcript
Getting Rid of the Suitor Hint to Girls
A Baltimore Sun note advises that if a girl tires of a suitor the most effective way to mend things is to marry him. The quip reflects early advice on courtship and social norms.
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Taytiers
Baltimore Sun
Lines to Be Remembered
A compact aphorism on true heroism and resilience citing Napoleon. The text frames heroism as capability to rise above life’s ills and challenges in any form.
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Ife
Napoleon
Seminary Launches $750,000 Campaign for Expansion
Xenia United Presbyterian Theological Seminary in St. Louis announces a general fund drive to raise 500000 from seven synods and 200000 from the city. The plan includes a new department for lay workers and expanded minister training to serve numerous vacant fields. Dr. Melvin Grove Kyles chairs the drive.
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ST. Louis
Xenia United Presbyterian Theological Seminary
United States
Melvin Grove Kyles
Xenia Seminary
Service
John Anderson
Far West
Xenia
Ohio
America
Secom
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
California
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Pacific
Lakes
Gulf
Campbell Leaves Service for National Electric Light Association
A. B. Campbell, electrical engineer for the railroad commission in Des Moines, has resigned to join the National Electric Light Association. He will represent the association before state railway and utility commissions.
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Des Moines
A. B. Campbell
Railroad Commission
National Electric Light Association
Thought for the Day on defeat and victory
A brief reflection asserts that defeat and victory are not strict opposites and that failures can become meaningful, transformative successes in time.
Counting Coughs in London Play Sparks Curious Tally
During the first act a London theatergoer tallies 249 coughs and 12 sneezes. The anecdote captures the restless crowd as a playful record of audience behavior in a cultural venue.
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London
Silk Shirts Included
Americans spend sixteen percent of their income on clothing with silk shirts among notable items in consumer attire.
Cause for Gladness in Free Hearts and Faith
A reflective sentiment from J. G. Holland praising souls whose hearts shrug off restraint. The note expresses gratitude for those in the world aligned with freedom and inner strength, celebrating spiritual steadfastness.
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J. G. Holland
Happiness Motto Echoes Through Time
A quoted maxim by Robert Ingersoll urges happiness to be found here and now by making others happy. The concise piece presents a timeless philosophy on joy and altruism.
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Robert Ingersoll
A Sad Life
A Detroit Free Press note reflects on a person who deems any value in others as worthless, critiquing a life spent dismissing the worth of people and ideas.
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Detroit Free Press
Waiting to learn as sister saves for lessons
A passerby asks a girl about her sister and learns she is waiting to save enough to pay for school lessons. The child explains her sister is delaying until funds allow. The scene captures a moment of modest aspiration and family circumstance.
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Ty Yard
An Odd Wish Puzzles Washington Doctors
Washington doctors are puzzled by a man unable to sleep, reportedly caused by being single and out of love, per the Reading Times.
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Washington
Reading Times
On the Sidewalk First Bug and Joy Ride Tale
Louisville Courier-Journal notes a lighthearted scene about a no touring car and a defiant joy ride by bugs on the sidewalk. The quirky caption hints at playful urban observation in a city setting.
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Retter
Bugs
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Hosiary
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J. H. Jones
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Carl Glenn
Ned
Wymore, Neb
Max Marble
Marion Morris
Keota
T. A. Morris
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Dr. E. G. Bittler
Wayland
Rochester
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Ottumwa
Columbus Junction
Sylvester Moothart
Baby Lewis
Ft. Madison
L. L
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Robert Clark
Lake City
C. Turlington
T. F. Barker
Helen Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Thoma
Davenport
Eugéne Lyons
Joe Kallous
E. V. Simons
Frits
Minnie Conner
Muscatine
Kessel Corster
D. F. Macon
J. G. Hartzel
Janat
Oral Larkin
Frank Kurtz
H. BR. Stewart
E. F. Brown
Treton
Joe McClure
Toledo
Julia Cavendar
Priscilla Junkin
Lemmons's Pharmacy
Mrs. E. Bridwell
Brighton
F. O. Bridwell
Ben Adams
James Clark
Yne
Bute
Howard Anderson
McElhinney Drug Co
Arch Best
Oxfords
Wilson's. Gutt
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Ollie Beardsley
Haskins
C. W. Lathrop
Princeton, Mo
Wibleson Heating CO
Ll. F. Henderson
D. W. Mannhardt
Grace Bradley
Montezuma
Hazel Sibert
Wilson Heating CO
Warren Seed Store
A. J. Waldschmidt
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Western Newspaper Union
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Shaw
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Rock Island System
Mrs. A. Anderson
Plano
Washington St
Lyon
Washington Cleaners
Wid
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Campbell
July Records
Great White Way
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Barney Google
Georgie Price
If Love Me
Hilly Mur
Victor Records
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