Simpson Dinner Honors Friends With Colorful July Celebration
Mr and Mrs John Simpson hosted a large group of friends at a July 3 dinner. The home was decorated in national colors with a 1 pm feast catered by Miss Margaret Simpson and Mrs J T Anderson. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Philip Ahrens and several other couples plus Logan Ahrens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simpson
Margaret Simpson
J. T. Anderson
Philip Ahrens
F. Cherry
H. L. Anderson
Stryker
Elmer Cherry
Logan Ahrens
Miss May Patten Hosts World Tour Parlor Lecture
Miss May Patten of Muscatine shared a parlor lecture at the M K church detailing a imagined trip around the world visiting mission stations. She described stops in Azores Gibraltar Tangiers Naples Rome Bulgaria Egypt and Mecca with guest Esther Palasheva recounting her life and conversion.
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M. BK
May Villa Patten
Muscatine
Miss Patten
Azores Islands
Gibraltar
Tangiers
Naples
Rome
Crandon Hall
Lovetch
Bulgaria
American Board
Esther Palasheva
Miss Stone
America
Port Said
Cairo
Beyrout
Egypt
Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Mecca
Missionary Tour Highlights Across Asia and Americas
A touring party visited mission stations in India Burma Siam China Korea Malaya and the Philippines then San Francisco and Mexico City with a new Girls school building noted in Mexico City. They also described Bulgarian village costumes and displayed numerous pictures and curios while performers sang Hindustani melodies and hymns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Burma
Siam
China
Korea
Malaysia
Philippines
San Francisco
Mexico City
Montevideo
South America
New York
Miss Palasheva
Bulgaria
Paris
Alpha
Mildred Wabnitz
Helen Work
Mabel Brinton
Miss Patten
Mae Cocklin
Social at Presbyterian church by Senior Christian Endeavor
The Senior Christian Endeavor society held a pleasant social evening in church parlors. After lawn activities an hour of games and charades followed, ending with refreshments served by the social committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church
Thimble Bee Compliments Fern Forman Guests
Mrs Samuel Forman and Mrs Mary N Walton host a thimble bee this afternoon honoring Miss Fern Forman of Emporia Kansas and Mrs Jay Anderson and Miss Forman of Muskogee Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Forman
Mary N. Walton
Fern Forman
Emporia
Kansas
Jay Anderson
Miss Forman
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Social Evening Honors Miss Burk at Miss Wilson Home
Miss Helen Wilson hosted guests on East Washington Street in honor of Miss Alice Burk of LaGrange Georgia. Hearts provided entertainment with a prize won by Miss Vera Alberson. Out of town attendees included Miss Carrie Todd from Brownsville PA, Miss Gertrude Ward from Oklahoma City OK, and Mr Glenn Abdill of Champaign Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wilson
Washington Street
Alice Burk
LaGrange
Georgia
Vera Alberson
Marguerite McGugin
Nena Wilson
Hazel Martin
Dorothy Miller
Jeannette Robertson
Florence Patterson
Martha Brindley
Katherine Berdo
Carrie Winter
Messrs
Boyd Berdo
Henry Steck
Ben Wallace
Clarence Proudfitt
Earl Corbin
Bert Dixon
Leigh Bell
Frank Wells
Manton Hebner
Merle Lytie
Carrie Todd
Brownsville
Pennsylvania
Gertrude Ward
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Glenn Abdill
Champaign
Ollinois
Mrs Wallace Hosts Thimble Bee for Mrs Cambridge
Mrs Leigh Wallace entertained at a thimble bee yesterday afternoon at her home on South Iowa avenue in honor of Mrs Cambridge from Denver Colorado. Elegant refreshments were served and out of town guests included Mrs Finley Mt Pleasant Mrs Matheny St Louis and Mrs Owen Wilson Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Wallace
Iowa Avenue
Cambridge
Denver
Colorado
Finley
Mt. Pleasant
Matheny
St. Louis
Owen Wilson
Des Moines
City
Birthday fete marks tenth for Donald Ross at Sunset Park
Master Donald Ross entertained about twenty five of his friends yesterday at Sunset Park for his tenth birthday. Children’s games were played and a merry time was had. During the event, attendees enjoyed activities and camaraderie in a neighborhood celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Ross
Sunset Park
Afternoon reception with gifts for Donald
Guests from Chicago and California attended an afternoon gathering where Donald received several pleasant presents and expressed thanks.
Church Events Announcement
Sabbath school at 9 30 public worship at 11 with Rev R F Galloway sermon Senior Endeavor at 6 15 evening worship at 7 20 with pastor sermon cordial invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Galloway
Funeral Services From Residence Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services are arranged to be held from the residence at 3 30 Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev A S Smith.
Methodist Sunday Schedule With Vacation Note
Sunday school at 9 30 and class at 10 30. Junior and Intermediate Leagues at 4 30 Epworth League at 6 15 led by Miss Jessie Klein. Subject Transformed Common Things. No preaching due to pastor's vacation.
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Epworth
Jessie Klein
Prisoners of Hope and Jubal Music Sermons at Public Worship
Public worship with preaching by the pastor at 11 and 7 30. Morning subject Prisoners of Hope A Message to the Discour aged. Evening subject Jubal the Father of Music. Sunday school 9 30. B Y P U 6 30. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30. All are welcome. Seats free. Geo D Rogers pastor.
First Presbyterian Sermons Weave Doubt and Healing Themes
Pastor John Abels speaks on A Prisoner of Doubt and Healing a Nobleman's Son at 7 50. Music includes Beethoven Lord to Thee, Bessie Darbyshire solo, organ preludes by Mozart and Beethoven, offertories Rinck Lysberg, Clark and Schumann. Sunday school 9 40, Christian Endeavor 6 30. All invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven
Bessie Darbyshire
Mozart
Rinck
Lysberg
Clark
Schumann
John
Abels
First Church of Christ Scientist notices
Corner tawn avenue and Jefferson Street invites all to Sabbath school at 9, morning service at 11 on Sacrament. Golden text from Deuteronomy 4:35 proclaims the Lord is God. Wednesday meeting at 7 45 and free reading room hours Mon Wed Sat 2 30 to 4 30 over Crail's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tawn Avenue
Jefferson Street
Crail’s
Local News Briefs and Upcoming Vaudeville at Airdome
Philip Crail left for Sigourney on business and Frank Wilson returned from Chicago. A vaudeville show The First Kiss plays at the Airdome Saturday night. Mrs. Stever returns from Fairfield after a week with the Lyle MecGugin home. Birth announced for May 31 to Mr and Mrs Robt McCandless formerly Clara Lanning. John Kos Jr returns from Iowa City after eye surgery from a wire injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airdome
Dr. Stever
Fairfield
Lyle MecGugin
Robt. McCandless
McCandess
Clara Lanning
John Kos Jr
Iowa City
Sun through branches on Christmas predicts apple crop
In Lincolnshire England a superstition holds that sunlight piercing apple tree branches on Christmas Day signals a heavy next season fruit yield. The belief ties sunlit orchards to bountiful harvests in the coming year.
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England
Lincolnshire
Death of Bessie Curran in Washington Leaves Community Grieving
Bessie Curran born February 14 1887 in Washington died after a tuberculosis battle despite early operation in Iowa City Doctors and family describe her bravery and faith She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Jerry Curran and sister Miss Nora Coran Funeral set for Sunday July 1 at 3 30 PM with service by Rev A S Smith at the M E church and viewing from 1 to 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Curran
Ito
Lessie Mae Curran
Washington
Iowa City
Hessie
M. E. Church
Church
Chet
Jerry Curran
Nora Coran
Bessie
A.S. Smith
German American riflemen show at Schuetzenfest in Hamburg
The 250 American marksmen of German descent join thousands from the empire at the sixteenth Schuetzenfest in Hamburg. Captain Henry von Minden leads the German American riflemen who hope to win the Kaiser's trophy worth $20,000, aiming to bring it to New York. if successful, a German rifle team will visit America next year.
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Hamburg
Germany
New Yor
Henry von Minden
New York
America
Crossley Seeks Divorce in Des Moines Court
Former State Senator J. J. Crossley of Winterset has filed for absolute divorce from his wife P. C. Crossley in Des Moines district court. He accuses cruel and inhuman treatment since their 1901 marriage. the couple’s troubles have been numerous. Crossley, a 1899 to 1907 Iowa general assembly member and author of the primary election bill, is now an assistant United States district attorney for northern Alaska and spent last summer in Alaska.
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Des Moines
J. J. Crossley
Winterset
Iowa General Assembly
United States
Alaska
Sait
Ann
P. C. Crossley
Crossley
History curators meet in Iowa with new board
Iowa City July 10 The newly elected board of curators of the State historical society held its first meeting. New members are Hon James H Trewin of Cedar Rapids and Henry G Walker of Iowa City. Other officers elected include President Fuldid Landers, Secretary Ranke Horack, and Treasurer Lovel Swisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Board of Curators of
The
State Historical Society
James H. Trewin
Cedar Rapids
Hlenry G. Walker
Fuelid Landers
Ranke
Horack
Love
Swisher
Two Teachers Hurt in Runaway Near Nashua
Two Nashua teachers Miss Hattie Tracy and Miss Blanche Thomas were seriously injured when their carriage toppled on a steep hill as the frightened team dragged them down a rough road. Thomas suffered a badly lacerated face and extensive bruising, while Tracy remained in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Hattie Tracy
Blanche Thomas
Miss Thomas
Ruler in My Household Meets a Stubborn Fate
A man notes his failed marriage stemmed from a weak chin and a stubborn disposition inherited from his wife and her parents. He reflects on his wish to dominate his home and the consequences of that choice.
Coal Men Meet in St Louis Convention Opens
National convention of Ko Koals, an organization of over 4000 coal mine operators, opens in St Louis with Thomas W Ayers of Philadelphia presiding as imperial moroc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Ko Koals
Thomas W. Ayers
Philadelphia
Imperial Mofoc
Two Killed in Auto Race in Montreal Event
The second annual Montreal Automobile Club races claimed two lives. C. K. Batchelder of Newport Vermont and J. Toowhey of Montreal were killed.
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Montreal
C. K. Batchelder
Newport
J. Toowhey
Montreal Automobile Club
Keeping New York American and native stock
The piece argues New York would become a city of foreign born residents without migrants from New England and the West. It contends native stock is a small fraction of the metropolis population amid ongoing inflows.
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New York
New England States
Child Swallows Paris Green in Clinton Shed
Three year old Lillian Schoenfeldt found paris green in a shed and swallowed a quantity. She is seriously ill but believed to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Green
Clinton
Lillian Schoenfeldt
Epworth League to Hold International Convention in Boston
The Epworth League board of control decides the next International convention will be held in Boston on May 18, 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Seattle
Wash
Board of Control
Epworth League
Foley's Kidney Remedy Claims and Pricing
Cures backache and kidney and bladder trouble. It corrects irregularities strengthens the kidneys and eliminates impurities from the blood toning the system. Start taking Foley's Kidney Remedy now and avoid Brights Disease or Diabetes. 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles for sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
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Foley
Bright
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McElhinney Drug Co
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Methodist Episcopal
First Baptist
First Presbyterian
First Church OF Christ
Philip Crail
Sigourney
Frank Wilson
Mark Hanna
Washington County Savings Bank
Schuet
Iowa
Euclid Sanders
Iowa Society
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Mason Transifer & Storage Company
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