Chautauqua Entertainment Sways Toward Lively Programs
The Chautauqua assembly plans a balanced lineup with lighter acts and significant music. Acts include Maude Stevens company with varied entertainers, Metropolitan Glee Club performances, Crawford Adams humor, Preachers Quartet led by Rev. John Wesley Holland, Hruby Bohemian orchestra, Henry the Magician, and Donald Ross directing boys' playground work replacing C. A. King.
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Maude Stevens Company
Metropolitan Glee Club
Crawford Adams Company
Washington
Altho
John Wesley Holland
Cedar Falls
Hruby Bohemian Orchestra
America
Europe
Henry
Assembly
Donald Ross
C. A. King
Don
Foley Kidney Pills Advertisement Appeal
An advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills from Lemmon's Pharmacy as a remedy for middle aged men and women whose kidneys and bladder need support to filter impurities and alleviate aches and pains. The tone reflects a periodical medical cure claim.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
Marguerite Clark and Charlie Chaplin at the Graham
The Graham’s Zu Zu column notes Marguerite Clark appears Friday and Saturday, with Charlie Chaplin to follow on the same program. A daily matinee at 2:30 offers a pleasant cooling afternoon for patrons.
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Journal
Graham
Marguerite Clark
Marguerite
Charlie Chaplin
Gu Gu
Shade and Vegetation Effects Under Ash and Yew Trees
Observers note ash trees cast heavy shade that harms undergrowth and vegetation, while few plants tolerate the dense shadow beneath a mature yew. The report highlights significant differences in ground flora response to these two species.
Cedar Township Knitters Discuss Food Conservation Meeting
The Cedar Township Knitters met at Mrs Hal Figgins home to sew bandages for Red Cross front line packets and discuss food conservation for housewives and threshers. Mrs Green reported $4.06 raised from garden plants and several members shared updates on Red Cross home service and farm wife work.
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Cedar Township
Hal Figgins
Red Cross
Green
Miss Olsen
Mesdames Booth
Harmon
Rabenold
W. A. Palmer
Malichky
Phillips
Joe Kolosick
McAtln
C. Palmer
A Birthday Hour for You and the Red Dawn Burning
A fragmented list from a newspaper page mentions a birthday hour being celebrated and references a Great Red Dawn burning. Names include Sharpe and Cowen Cooper with partial appears of Sing Lee and Birds on the Wi red.
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Sharpe
Lee Sing
Reed son arrives safely overseas in wartime update
Over County clay camp hosts county road crew working between Clay and Brighton. Mrs Mason brings children from Washington to visit at the camp. Mrs Caldwell entertains Vera Woodford and Pauline Robinson at dinner. Jeanette Woodford and Mildred Jones visit Cedar Falls to see Ethel Reed in summer school. Rev Welles preaches at Richland park. Country Club meets at Laird Woodford home on July 25.
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County Road
Clay
Brighton
Grocery Store Sold in Crawfordsville Suitcase Deal
R C McCleary sold his Crawfordsville grocery to Carlton Wilson of Washington and Harper Gardner of Washington. Wilson will move the stock to Olds where a store was purchased. Visitors include Frank Adama of Olds and W E Anwyl. Ruth Anwyl visits the Hamilton home.
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Crawfordsville
R. C. McCleary
Carlton Wilson
Washington
Harper & Gardner
Mr. Wilson
Olds
Frank Adama
W. £. Anwyl
Miss Ruth Anwyl
Frank Hamilton
Boy rebukes neighbor for smoking. boy claims no tobacco use
Edgar seven years old tells his mother that Harold next door is being punished for smoking. The mother agrees Edgar has never smoked for two years and expresses pride in his restraint. Newspaper tone reflects a domestic vignette from Kapous City Star.
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Edgar
Harold
Kap
City Star
Arabi an desert manna compared with biblical miracle food
The article notes that natural desert manna from Arab lands and other eastern regions lacks the biblical manna fed to the Israelites for forty years. It states the Scriptural manna is wholly miraculous and not a natural product.
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Arabian Deserts
Oriental
Canaan
Musk a Mainese monopoly in Far East trade
The Far Eastern Review from Chungking says China holds a near monopoly on musk production and sale in world commerce. Musk, though a small annual output of about 400,000 gold value, is highly valued for its trade weight in silver and gold amid high exchange.
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China
Far Eastern Review
Chungking
The Heavy Hand of Justice in Local Crime Tale
A brief from Fargo Cowler News notes a butcher discharged for alleged light fingered theft. The item questions whether the hand weighed enough to affect retail profit.
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Benny
Fargo Cowler- News
Mechanism Prevents Leaks In Hot Water Bottles
The article explains that the stopper screws in tightly when the bottle is cooled after filling. Hot water expands the metal socket, pushing the cold stopper in further. As the bottle heats, both parts expand and seal, preventing leaks.
Rich Anthracite Deposits in Pennsylvania Revealed
The state identifies over twenty one workable anthracite beds with maximum depths around 2 500 feet and coal seams 60 to 70 feet thick. Some beds in the southern field may extend to 4 000 feet beneath the surface.
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Pennsylvania
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