Community Activities Highlight Local Clubs and Troop Hike
The Women's Missionary Circle meets to study Robert Gladden in July, with devotionals led by Mrs Lee McAvoy and hostess duties by Mrs Corton Field. Girl Scouts Troop No 1 hikes from Sunset Park at dawn with Miss Mae Campbell, learning first aid and hike recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Circle of the Baptist Church
Robert Gladden
China
C.V. Brown
Lee MécAvoy
Girl Scouts
Miss Mae Campbell
Sunset Park
Miss Campbell
Local Club Notices and Meetings List
A batch of community notices lists various meetings and events. Topics include the Commercial Club officer elections the July 14 session, West Chester Little Dights dues collection, Fleur de Lis club sewing at Mrs Harve Wilson, Young Women’s Missionary Society program led by Miss Clara Faulkner, Grace Hill ice cream social on church grounds, Rosemary club no luck dinner with Mrs Geo McGinnis, Sunstone Community club gathering with Mrs George Koehtes, holah club at inset park, and other neighborhood meetings scheduled across July.
Simple and Wholesome Creed of a Nature Lover
A nature lover recalls joys of fishing and shooting, praising silent streams, oaks and elms, and the country’s sportsman tradition. The author pledges to curb enemy forces so his son may share the thrills of nature, hoping to be remembered as a sportsman who died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E,. H. Ross
America
Insect dyes imported from Cuba and Mexico
Dried cochinesa insects from Cuba and Mexico are imported to produce scarlet and crimson like dyes used in paints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Mexico
Lazy Mrs Cow Claims Bliss of Idleness in Meadow
A children’s tale features Mrs Cow confessing she feels lazy and free from chores. She imagines a life of rest in the meadow without village trips, chores, or cleaning, while the other cows echo the idea of being “lucky, lazy cows.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Granny Cow
Ricky
Mrs. Cow
Riddles and Wordplay: Fresh Air, Old Air, and Clever Jests
A sequence of light riddle lines compares wind to an old song, an egg to a horse, and a hill to a pill, then contrasts a cook’s wake with a gong’s noise. Each quip hinges on a pun or double meaning for humor.
Long ago weddings and town notices stir Oshkosh scene
A jumble of wedding vows lists couples from Washington and Highland townships with dates in December. Town advertising features a mammoth boot sign by J Albert Williams with poetry and promotions. Local events include turkey counts, school class rosters, and new residents moving in as Col Cowles handles mail and minstrel troupe preparations fill evening entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Albert Williams Shoe Store
Velocipede Interest Grows as Local Rider Prefers Caution
The Gazette notes Muscatine and Davenport lead in velocipede import activity. Ed McNair claims he already owns a velocipede and practices quietly behind a warehouse, vowing not to ride in public for fear of laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Davenport
Ed McNair
the Gazette
Velocipede Due This Week Owned by Keck and Clarke
A velocipede is due here this week with owners Irving Keck and H B Clarke mentioned. The notice identifies the forthcoming arrival and ownership by Keck and Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Keck
H. 8. Clarke
Varney’s National Dramatic Troupe To Perform At Corette hall
Varney's National Dramatic Troupe a 16 member company will stage four evenings at Corette's Hall starting tonight with Ten Nights In the Bar Room. Uncle Tom's Cabin is set for Wednesday and The Hidden Hand for Thursday. The editor predicts pleasing and healthful entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varney
National Dramatic Troupe
Corette’s Hall
Dutch Creek Correspondence Obituary and Velocipede Feat
On the 3rd inst. Jacob Engle Sr. died within twenty four hours after a palsy strike. He was over eighty, served three years in Napoleon Bonaparte's army and traveled Europe in hardship. A Velocipede feat is described with Clarke and Keck aiding to steady the ride as the editor is praised for skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Creek
Jacob Engle
Napoleon Bonaparte
Europe
Keck
Clarke
Winter Sheep Cull For Pelts Drives Prices Down
Minteer reports killing over six thousand sheep this winter mainly for pelts and feeding the carcasses to hogs. The average price paid per head was about seventy cents. Farmers expect higher wool prices next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minteer
Velocipedism Delights Crowd at Corette's Hall
Irving Keck rode his bicycle in Corette's hall on Saturday night to entertain a large crowd. The account explains the two wheeled vehicle with a saddle between and above the wheels and notes the drive wheel is the higher. The crowd enjoyed the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Keck
Corette’s Hall
Musical mice group to perform at Corette's Hall Friday night
A band of musical mice culled from town boys plans a show at Corette's Hall next Frida night led by Warren Cowles end man tambourine Randolph Parker end man bones Max Mave stage manager Ed Corette and Dan Gordon jig-dancer with Charley Kracaw Tom Reeve Charley Corette among others. Admission prices for adults and children listed. Business suggestions noted by Bob Cowles.
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Corette
Warren Cowles
Randolph Parker
Bones
Max Mave
Ed Corette
Joe
Dan Gordon
Irdia Raboerist
Charley Kracaw
Tom Reeve
Charley Corette
Corett
Bob Cowles
Turkish Delight and a Desperate Football Battle
In Tales of Turkey a Turkish commander attends a football match and proclaims the game a more desperate battle than war. He notes officers fight hard and asks about the wounded, praising the combat as intense and dramatic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loum
Luibasti
Turkey
Htuj
W. C. Sands
All Lost Without Pilot
A reflective note compares winds to passion as the driving force and credits the pilot as the steering force. It laments that without either, the vessel cannot move, highlighting the balance between motivation and leadership.
Art Simall Jr Wedding Celebrated By Poplar Set
Abe Martin recalls the colorful wedding of Art Simall Jr to Miss Pet Moots, with Rev Wiley Tanger officiating amid a festive scene. The groom, a saxophonist with Fin de Seidle Orchestra, promised the band would stay paired with current contracts. The event featured gifts including a used Ford, and plans for the couple to remain locally active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artie Small
Art, Jr
Marriv
Tilford
Wiley ‘Tanger
Gallopolis
Iowa
Poplar
Tana
New Mexico
Shell
Also Mentioned on This Page
U and 1 Club
Elizabeth Sehulty
Mathess
Charles Schulty
Ladies Aid Society
The
First United Presbyterian Church
Joe Porter
Beulah Harvey
Anna House
Elimer S. Odell
Wiilmar
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Frances Minick
Nellie Dodder
Huge
GW. Hay and
Mes
D. W. Dayton
Margaret
Helen
Miss Harvey
Mrs. House
Harvey Nouihe
Dayton
Henry Shields
Presbyterian Church
Ruth Hedges
Hope Huston
Edith Boileau
Catherine Jane Hunt
Carolyn McCleery
Helen Livingston
Carolyn Hamilton
Lahr
Mary McConaughy
Tennent
Alice Wead
Upenshaw
Smith
Irene Yard
Peery and
Pierrot
Gaynor
Jean Jonason
Hamblen
Leone Simpson
Rockin
Sans Souci
Estelle Davidson
Helen Harvey
Rain’ Curran
O'Hara
Hawley
Dennis Jones
Spross
Blaine
Seyle Edwards
Cook
Farring
Thope Huston
Jean
Cain
Bert Sitoess
Sawoer
Wolf
Commercial Club
Mem Vre
West Chester
Lou Bauer
Fleur de Lisechlub
Harve Wilson
Young Woman's Misonary Society of the Baptist Church SA
Clara Faulkner
Grace Hill
Rosemary Club
Geo. McGinnis
Vos
Sunstine Community Club
George Koehtes
Holah Club
Inset Park
HAM
Ronner
W. Burnside
Osh
Cola
Hannah Henderson
James Fitzwater
Moi K E. Guzeman
Washington
David N. Thompson
Crawfords
Anna Mc-Kee
Wa Dee
John H. Fasley
PB Fulton
Mation
Dee
Samuel Anderson
Mary Davidson
Highland Township
A. Coffman
Elizabeth F. Beam
Stewart
Guzen
Charles Peard
Charles Smouse
Frank Miller
Julia Dieken
Laura Bradford
Katie Smith
Triphenia Pradford
Walter Davis
Lauretta Rosevell
Sadie Pollock
Elma Kilgore
Helen Dawson
Dora Conger
Clara Coner
Alice Botkin
Ida Keister
Clase
Vinie Kilgore
Mary and Anna Trowbridge
Jennie Wideman
Alice Yearick
Albretta Campbell
Lizzie Brown
Hal Downing
Mattie Wilen
Belle Gordon
Davis, Truskins and Co
Williams
Santa Claus
Denman
W. J. Smith
Chris Jones
Col Crabb
Chris
Crabb
Mother Hubbard
Col. Cowles
Chicago
N. Littler
O. E. Brown
Whalen Merchant
E. N. Wright
R. S. Wilson
Cyrus Billingsley
Sam Watters
Wilson
Wm. Ditmars
N. O. Minstrel
Dte
Max Mayer
George Smith
Miss Smith
Mississippi
H. A. Ball
Abe Martin
Art Simall, Jr
MR. and
Mrs. Artsmall, JR
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