Dayton Grove News Notes Highlights Local Visits
Dayton Grove notes report visits by S R Carnahan and family from Colorado to Geo Ferguson, Will Embree at Dusenberry, and Dells Skinner with O D Ferguson. Mrs Oldfield breaks wrist from a cherry tree fall. Families Ferguson Hartman Dusenberry attend gatherings. Wellman Fourth celebrated by locals. Genev a Bernard Wilbur Casey seen in Dayton Grove. Dorothy Leet visits Herman Shultz.
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Dayton Grove
S. R. Carnahan
Colorado
Missouri
Geo. Ferguson
Will Embree
Harry Dusenberry
Sigourney
Dorothy Leet
Herman Shultz
Brighton News Primed for Redpath Vanter chautauqua August
Brighton Iowa reports a five day Redpath Vanter chautauqua set to open August 10 with a strong local lineup. Residents praise the program as a community entertainment boost and pledge support to nearby towns. Local notes mention visitors, travel, illness, and preparations for the event.
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Brighton
West Chester notes on visitors and small town life
July visits mark a light hearted local roundup. Marerret Watson and Bob Watson with family from Oskaloosa call on friends while others report a sick spell from Omaha and a first new striped suit in two years. J E Coffiey sends a Canada update. Mrs Dayton and Mrs Oldman appear in Wellman and town scenes continue with casual chatter.
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West Chester Ie
Marerret Watson
Oskaloosa
Washington Oldman
Charlie Brown
Omaha
Bob Watson
J. FE. Coffey
Canada
J. P. Dayton
Wellman
Crawfordsville Local Notes and Visits
July 10 Crawfordsville reports newborn daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Finke. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Work of Washington visited at the Lee Lease home. Dr. Frank Lindsey, formerly a local physician, was found dead in Minnesota, ruled suicide by poison. Ben Clouse of Kansas arrived to visit his niece Nellie Mulhern. Civil War veteran Clouse was brother-in-law of the late B. F. Brown. Rev G W Hanna and family traveled to Washington for the Women’s Presbyterian Missionary society gathering.
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Gladys Hinson
Richland
R. W. Hinson
Harry Peinton
Tipton
Brinton
Gerald Reece
Harry Reece
John Koch
Mt. Pleasant
Priéda
Dave Werner
H. L. Gordon
Ijowa City
Jennie Frain
Helen Daggett
Fairfield
Robison
Joseph Wells
Drakesville
Malcolm, D
Clifford Atking
Enid Richards
Chicago
Belle Spohn
Dave Irwin
Wayne McNeese
Sigourney
A. P.bevens
Marie Sanches
Martinsburg
Ed van Winkle
Byron Stone
Mr. Stone
London Milla
Monmouth
Tr. Reichen
Lasalle
Lucile Tracy
Oskaloosa
Brighton
D. Figgens
Leah McAnulty
Louise Richardson
Washington
Hod Prter
Minear
Gladys
South America
A. A. Knerr
Crawfordsville
Roy Finke
M. D. Work
Lee Lease
Hawk Eye
Frank Lindsey
Minnesota
Lindsay
Ben Clouse
Kansas
Nellie Mulhern
Clouse
B. F. Brown
G. W. Hanna
Madonna
Frank Hamilton
Margaret
Marian
Davidson
Margaret Gault
Women's Presbyterial Missionary Society
U. P
Receipt of obscene note shocks Michigan streetcar manager
The manager of a Michigan electric railway received a crude letter threatening a woman who stuck gum on a Broadway line seat last Thursday night. The note offers to return the gum if she visits the sender’s office and, if needed, to surrender his pants and spare trousers on the southern front.
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Michigan Elect Tric Railway
Japanese dress reform gains public interest in sleeves change
A Japanese professor leads a campaign to alter the kimono cut by removing surplus sleeve material. The plan aims to save about 80 million people annually. Public interest rises though it lacks official approval and faces potential opposition.
Hailstorm Causes Massive Damage Across French Departments
A cyclone swept Selneet-Muarne causing damages around a million francs. Thick hail fell for hours in Selne et Oise with large stones smashing roofs. Wildlife, rabbits and game were killed across fields. No injuries reported. A train between Combs Layille and Lieu Saint derailed after striking toppled telegraph poles. no injuries.
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Selneet-Muarne
France
Selne et-Oise
Combs Layille
Lieusaint
Iain
Radium and the Sun Reopen Age Estimates
The Washington Star reports scientists propose radium based radioactivity could inflate solar age estimates tenfold to twentyfold, suggesting the sun might be 1 billion years old or more and its future energy output far larger than previously thought.
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Washington Star
Wireless Age Is Coming Says British Scientist
A London based article predicts the wireless age will direct ships trains road traffic fleets and even people. It describes Inchkeith Island wireless lighthouse demonstrations with plans for an international program and a 2000 mile cross Atlantic flight guided by wireless stations and lightships.
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Associated Press
London
Mail
Inchkeith
Firth of Forth
Firth
British Board of Trade
Meteorological Office
China
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Straits
South America
Atlantic
Europe
South Africa
Newfoundland
Glace Bay
College of Surgeons to Hold Meeting in Chicago
The American College of Surgeons will hold its annual meeting in Chicago October 22 26 featuring hospital standardization scientific research and applications of new medical formulas in disease control. The program will be conducted in 40 Chicago hospitals schools and laboratories with delegates expected from across the United States Alaska the Philippines Canada Central and South America England China and other countries.
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Chicago
American College of Surgeons
A. D. Ballou
Congress
Alaska
Philippines
Canada
Central and
South America
England
China
Ballou
Relics of Indian Village Discovered Near Cato
Maynard A. Cramer Auburn's city forester uncovered a buried prehistoric Indian village near Cato in the Finger Lakes region. Bones lay beneath the surface with two skeletons. many relics from Algonquin and Iroquois occupancies were found in dumps. Charcoal near one skeleton suggests winter thaw burial. Village may date about five centuries ago.
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Cato
Maynard A. Cramer
Auburn
Finger Lakes
New York
North America
New York Evening World
Ledon
Cramer
The
State Archeological Association
Store force praises ad seen in the Journal
A store force employee notes a customer says they saw the advertisement in the Journal. The remark underscores the paper's reach for local promotions and business outreach.
Chinch Bug Threat Looms In Southern Henry County Fields
Henry County Farm Bureau warns chinch bugs spreading through Jackson and Salem townships threaten corn and wheat. Farmers report sections with blackened corn stalks and mass migrations from wheat to corn. Demonstrations by Iowa Wesleyan and local growers urge dust barriers and kerosene emulsion sprays plus future burnings to curb the infestation.
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Jackson
Salem
Sudan
Mr. Bug
Rhodes
R. Garrett
Missouri
Mr. Garrett
Iowa Wesleyan
Jaques
Gilt Club Tour to Inspect Members Homes
Next week the gilt club members and their families will tour to inspect the homes of members and examine gilts being fitted by them. A E Quaife of the Animal Husbandry Dept College at Ames will join to point out strong and weak parts and give Juniors pointers on care and feeding of pure bred hogs.
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A. E. Quaife
Animal Husbandry Dept
College At
Ames
Women’s Club Committee Meets to Plan Local Clubs
Miss Ida Ahrens of the Girls' club department at Iowa State College met with the county girls' club committee. Chairmen Mrs. N. D. Moore Mrs. James Prickett and Mrs. Walter Lund attended while Mrs. A C Wolf and Mrs. Frank Abraham were unavailable. The group plans one or two new girls clubs and later clothing construction projects.
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Ida Ahrens
Iowa State College
N. D. Moore
James Prickett
Walter Lund
Frank Abraham
A. C. Wolf
Made It Percentage Job
A historic tale shows Mose the former humble worker adopting "percentage" billing after modern methods. He spends days cleaning furniture for Mrs Brown and charges 3.50, claiming the library and his handling fee align with white men’s 5 to 10 percent rates.
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Mose
Mase
Ise
Proclamation of Hawaiian Republic and Annexation Timeline
The text details Hawaii turning into a republic on July 4, 1894 after Queen Liliuokalani was deposed by a public safety committee. Sanford B. Dole led the provisional government and became president. Annexation efforts with the United States stalled until July 7, 1898 during the Spanish American War. Hawaii then became a U.S. territory on June 14, 1900 with Dole later named governor by McKinley.
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Hawaiian
Hawaii
Liliuokalani
Committee of Public Safety
Sanford B. Dole
United States
Spain
Dole
McKinley
La Mome Tango Prompts Dance Hall Trends in Paris and New York
Maybelle West of Roseland in New York notes the rise of a leisurely ceremonious tango in Paris and America. She cites La Mome Tango by Emile Delvire as a typical new number that tempers flapper style with finished movements and graceful garments shaping modern dance and manners.
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Maybelle West
Roseland
New York
Emile Delvire
Folies Bergere
Paris
America
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