Local Notes From The Fair And City Visitors
Numerous short items list local happenings at The Fair and in the city. Visitors and travelers include Peter Alliman of Wayland, J. D. Lemon, Mrs. W. L. Strain, G. C. Cotter, Miss Gertrude Tillman, Miss Hinma McNeff, Miss Alsey Hopkinson, and many others. Activities mention lawn mower sale, empty linseed barrels at Lemmon’s Pharmacy, ball games in Sigourney, travels to Winfield, Ottumwa, Keota, and Nauvoo, and a church ice cream social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinma McNeff
Sigourney
City
Giants Entertain Elves In A Fateful Fancy Tale
A bedtime story recounts giants two or three times a tall man entertaining tiny elves. The giants recall a past debt to the elves who once aided them against attackers and host a lavish fete. Elves depart with gifts and riches, while the giants promise continued fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Evelyn
Daddy
Burglar shoots Monon Railway president at Winnetka home
J G O Rawn president of the Monon railway was shot and killed by a burglar at his Winnetka summer home in Illinois. A continuance until August first was set in the Browne case with State Attorney Wayman and Browne's lawyers meeting prior to a court motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Monon
Evening Journal
Chicago
Kerster
Lee O'Neill Browne
Wayman
Browne
J. G. O Rawn
Winnetka
This Colt Was a Family Pet
Mrs. Grant hears a Native woman sobbing over a colt she loved as family. The woman explains they had the colt for nearly twenty two years and it died last week, a cherished companion in the New England hills.
Death of Ray Parker an Exemplary Local Carpenter
Mrs. T C Foley from Keokuk learned of Ray Parker’s death in Sigourney after a fall on a building project. Parker, about 31, fractured his skull and injuries led to death en route to Cedar Rapids hospital. He was a carpenter, son of Capt Parker, unmarried, well regarded by schoolmate George Haffner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Foley
Dorothy
Keokuk
Sigourney
Foley
T. C. Foley
Ray Parker
Ray
Cedar Rapids
Capt. Parker
Wessley Dear
George Haffner
George
Considerable Difference in Bridge Prizes and Gambling
Parker notes a distinction between bridge for prizes and gambling for money. He argues that money stakes create value, unlike prizes. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch commentary frames bridge as a game with monetary stakes vs. noncash rewards.
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Post
Parker
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Irrepressible Aspirate Sparks Capital H Debate
The dialogue contrasts Hyglishmen and Americans, noting Americans’ pale knowledge of the country and a quirk in spelling. A harmlessly mendacious person comments on whether to capitalize the H, reflecting language whimsy and cultural misperception.
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America
Selten Farms for Sale in Prairie City Area Iowa
VSELT FARMS FOR SALE. I have several good 80 120 and 160 acre farms in one of the best producing soils in Iowa Lands all in the vicinity of Prairie City If you want a farm come and see men B L GRAHAM Prairie City Iowa kl July 20
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Prairie City
B. L. Graham
Lowa
Inopportunity Clerk Joke Sparks Office Frustration
A clerk vents at the boss cracking a joke on a difficult day. The moment highlights tension and workplace expectations as colleagues react to the remark.
Social Events Highlight Community Life
Rev and Mrs Silvara host a reception at New Haven church on Thursday. Miss Naoma Fletcher visits from Mason City and attends a moonlight picnic near Washington and Ainsworth. First United Presbyterian Sunday School ladies hold an annual picnic at Mrs Boice's lawn with guests from Wheeling and Chicago. Marguerite Cherry entertains cousins from Oklahoma City with music on her Cherry porch. Minnie Singmaster's daughter wed Kleese Hartman with a Rock Island departure for six weeks. Mrs John McCall hosts the Women’s Missionary Society in honor of Mrs Lease with tale of Tennessee mountaineers and Kodak views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naoma Fletcher
Mason City
Nellie Bowman
Bowman
Washington
Ainsworth
J. C. Boice
First United Presbyterian Church
Boice Lawn
South Marion Avenue
H. H. McCleery
Nellie Tripp
Lula Cherry
Ethel Laughead
Blanche Stewart
Grace Lytle
Wheeling
W. V
Margaret Corette
Chicago
Marguerite Cherry
Hazel
Norene Scranton
Oklahoma City
Eli Scranton
Edna Webb
Cecil Rogers
Henry Steck
Max Miller
Donald Bell
Chester Patterson
Robert Cherry
Harvey Mathews
Kate Singmaster
Miss Minnie
Kleese Hartman
A. 3. Smith
Chauncey Myers
Minnie Wolfe
Martin Casey
Hartman
Blair
Rock Island
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
John McCall
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church
N. &. Lease
Lease
Tennessee
Mission Board
United Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Board
McCall
Announcements for Thursday Meetings and Picnic
Thursday evening the Degree of Honor holds its regular meeting with full attendance requested. The Women Missionary Society of the First United Presbyterian plans a Sunset Park picnic at 3 pm in honor of Mrs N E Lease of Greenville Tenn missionary to mountaineers. The Hover Court meets Friday evening with a social time and a report by Mrs Anna Stewart who attended the Indianapolis supreme session. July 23 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society
First United Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
N. E. Lease
Greenville, Tenn
Mountaineers
Court of Hover
Anna Stewart
Indianapolis
Association Meeting Called for Friday Evening
Members were urged to attend a meeting scheduled for Friday evening July 22 by the association. The notice emphasizes collective participation in upcoming decisions and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Foley Kidney Pills Cured Me Claim Letter
A letter from H. M. Winkler of Vanceville Indiana reports a severe kidney trouble with back pain dizziness and loss of strength. After taking Foley Kidney Pills regularly his health improved markedly with relief from his symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. M. Winkler
Vansville
Ind
Man Declares Cure by Foley Kidney Pills
A patient credits Foley Kidney Pills with his recovery and states he feels like a new man. The claim appears in an advertisement noting Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co as retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Co
May Fever and Asthma Relief Ad
Foley's Honey Tar soothes suffering from congestion in head and throat providing ease. Genuine product in yellow package sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dar
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Co
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Peter Alliman
Wayland
George Peck Feft
Aberdeen, S. D
Rev
J. M. Walsh
Davenport
G. M. Tallman
Mt. Pleasant
Charlies Brown
Dave Martin
Knoxville
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
J.D. Lemon
Winfield
Will Lemon
G. C. Cotter
Mise Gertrude Tillman
Nellie Harding
R. D. Lemon
Will Paul
Cecil
Opal Guy
Ottumwa
Marie Ow
E. P. Dusenberry
Elwer
Monroe
Will Meyers
Muscatine
Orpha Palmer
Brownsville
Texas
John Schenefelt
G. E. Pritchard
Waseca
Mion
8S. Powell
Keota
Walter Knotts
M. C. Dayton
West Chester
Frey
Brighton
Claire Dewey
Amos Durst
Ralph Bunce
Fred Collies
Nauvoo
Kartliey Bell, Jr
Wellman
John Simpson
Burlington
Lt. W. Russell
Columbus Junction
James
Centerville
Eva Webster
Billings, Mont
Cassie Molesworth
Margaret McKevitt
Pleasant Plain
Missee Evans
Columbus
J. B. Crooks
D. H. Miller
Alma and
Roward
Will Trieschmann
Catherine, Helena
Mary Moffatt
Woelhnan
Chester A. Titus
D. I. Coon
California
Emmett Louck
Kalona
J. A. Walker
T. Y. Wickham
Dorothea Wickham
Wesw Ragan
Milwaukee
LD. Stewart
Frank Stewart
Kiser
Young Ladies of the Prairie Flower Church
J. B. Dey
Stacia Pulman
Havre
Opal
Grace
Valentine Pratt
Harper
J. W. Morton
Spirit Lake
Knights Templar
Ernest Dean
Arden
Mrs. Dean
Rubio
A. T. Looney
A. A. Beenblossom
Harriet Page
Nate Babcock
Mise Josephine
Antho van Sickle
Nial van Sickle
Sioux City
Naomi Fletcher
Charles A. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Adelbert Stewart
England
London
Stewart
Hull
Wallace Shack
Big Crooked Creek
George S. Flickerman
Tough Kendall
County Recorders of
Kendall
Ilowa City
Sutton
Eckerman
Colfax
Lee O'Neill
R. KR
Ilinois
Vselt Farms
Xom
J.A. Work & CO
Elberta
R.C. Ferguson
West Chester, Iowa
Studebaker
Surreys
Studebakers
Mason Transfer and Storage Co
Farnam Street
Des Moines
Omaha
Ned
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