Local and Personal Notes Highlight Social Visit Patterns
J Cockny acted as messenger to St Paul on business. Mrs Kennedy and sons from Omaha visit Mrs Co Wilson. Blanche Dusenberry returns home from Chicago visit. Miss Dorothy Colfax visits. Lora Martin hosts weekend. Mrs Mary Walsh travels LaCrosse to Fairfield then Albia. J T Nichols of Des Moines travels to Havre. Hector family from York Pa visits after Chautauqua event. enroute to Pleasant Plain. Mid summer sale advertised by The Leader. Barn for rent offered at Journal office.
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Dorothy All of
Colfax
J. A. Young
West Chester
Lora Martin
J. T. Nichols
Des Moines
M. E. Pratt
Havre
J. 1
Hector
Geraldine
York
Lone Tree
Pleasant Plain
Louis Wallace
Residents travel and sale notices fill local page
Local column notes Mrs Charles McCreedy and daughter Helen visit Clinton Iowa. Mrs George Dowell takes Presbyterian boys to Davenport for a day. A small building is for sale and movable. Several residents travel to Muscatine Sigourney Duluth Defiance and West Chester for visits.
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Charles McCreedy
Helen
Clinton, Ia
George Dowell
Davenport
The
Presbyterian Church
Norwood Jones
John Brookhart
Malcolm Dowell
Bruce Logan
Jim Fulton
The Baseball Star From Bingville Tonight
Local readers are invited to enjoy a light hearted feature film parody titled The Baseball Star From Bingville. Community updates note Mrs. Elizabeth Malin returning to Ainsworth after a visit with Chicago friends and other residents making brief trips to nearby towns.
Blind men and the elephant tale told at bedtime
A father recounts the fable of blind men examining an elephant to illustrate differing perspectives. The lesson leads to a discussion about perception and interpretation, tying in a line about their dog Dinah and a satirical nod to a local school tea. Meanwhile, local notes mention residents in the city and nearby travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Dendin
Daddy
Evelyn
Dinah
Aldrich Testifies in Lorimer Case in Washington
Washington July 20 Former Senator Aldrich testifies in the Lorimer case relating to Edward Hines and Taft intervention. The testimony touches on whether Lorimer’s name was suggested to Aldrich and how Hines was involved. A separate item reports a train hold up near Buffalo with $1000 stolen and robbers fleeing by car.
Shakespearean Claim Sparks Debate Over Songwriting
Erasmus Hink argues Shakespeare helped popularize songs citing a line from Much Ado About Nothing to rhyme alone with home and gloom with moon. The Chicago Evening Post rejects the theory without incontrovertible evidence that the bard ever composed such rhymes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erasmus Hink
Aviso
Lorber
Shake Speare
Mr. Hink
Benedict
Hoax If you had a million what would you do
Tax assessor Joax warns readers about a hoax story asking what one would do with a million dollars. The piece aims to cautiate residents against misinformation and urges verification of financial claims.
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Joax
Washington Star
Indian Runners Train to Cover 300 Miles in Three Days
Report highlights Indian runners capable of covering 300 miles within three days. Trainers emphasize endurance and pacing, noting the remarkable speed and stamina of the athletes over extended distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indi
Oracles in Ancient Greece Faith and Folly
Herodotus notes seven to eighty oracles with Delphi and Dodona as the major centers. Patrons paid great effort and cost, driven by belief in predictions, though promoters were ordinary humans and most oracles offered secret knowledge or vague guesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herodotus
Delphi
Dodona
Thhose
Barber boasts of beating fingerprint detection in crime
In a tense session the barber boasts that the Bertillon system and fingerprinting cannot catch them because they have no usable prints. The victim protests, but fear and coercion keep him silent as the barber threatens more violent action.
Senator Elkins and the taint of millions in a joke column
A humor piece recounts Senator Elkins discussing vast wealth with a Washington reporter. It includes a tale of a millionaire who admits his millions carry taint and a street encounter with a character named Bige in Elkins. The quips mix social satire with hospital plots and domestic trivia from a late 19th or early 20th century London and American newspaper tradition.
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Elkins
Washington
Senator Elkins
Capitol
Dige Brown
Bige
Bill, Hurst
Missing collars trigger chaos in tidy routine
In a witty exchange, a man laments lost collars and wardrobe pieces. His companion jokes about a disorganized filing system and a compare to a bareau fammy card index noting the chaos in daily dressing.
Pleasant Hill Church Social and Mission Event Planned
The tecies mission event at a Lap tint church with west Friday is to be held in the afternoon. J W Lemley will lead the occasion and all interested in mission work are invited. A good time is anticipated with light refreshments. EASA All meetings of all kinds at Pleasant Hill Church postponed due to diphtheria concerns. Woodmen hold an ice cream social at Woodmen ball at 8 pm with Peterson's orchestra. all are invited.
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Mig. J. W. Lemley
Pleasant Hill Church
Woodmen
Peterson
Liverybody
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Parwains For
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Brighton
Dean Haysmans
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Kennedy
Stanton
Tommy
Omaha
Neb
Marthe Brindley
Chicago
Dorothy Brown
Wisconsin
the Star
Journal
Mary Walsh
LaCrosse
Wis
Fairfield
J. M. Walsh
Albia
J. C. Palmer
J. W. Shenefelt
St. Louis
Texas
the Leader
Salecall
Sol Rich
Journal Office
Missesmith
Tina
Myrtle
Bernice Shields
Linda Moore
Youngston
Ohio
Orpha Moore
Kansas City
Shields
Muscatine
Jessie Kerr
Sigourney
J. K. Young
Lette
John Kinney of
Solon
Mr. Kinney
Samuel Hlaven
Maslin
Ah Louder
Betty Evans
Cinéotin
Frances
Clara Myers
Jol Kinney
Mrs
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Defiance
Mr. Lieberthal
West
Everette Adams
May Cunningham
Laura Maxwell
Mary
Duluth
Minn
Chas Beard
Beard
Minnesota State Normal
Leader
J. T. Anderson
T. S. Daugherty
Rock Island
Gwendolen Long
Bingville
Elizabeth Malin
Ainsworth
J. C. Miller
Sarah Barney
Louesa Huskins
Frank Sten
Sten Cracker Co
Clinton
Howard Wilson
W. A. Stiles
Mrs. Stump
North English
Ada Ritchey
Gardner, Mont
Ritchey
Ture
Entrance
Yellowstone Park
H.g.bishop
Lizzie Abernathy
A. Stranahan
Jersey City
Walter Ayres
Isabel
Bob Cubbins
City
Gladys Scott
Lebanon
Sioux City
Frank Sage
Mrs. Shipp
Ida Rathmel
Catherine Swick
Wellman
Karona
Alex Lytle
John Bailey
Moline
C. W. Stewart
Struthers
Wilfred Stewart
Stephant
Lea
Story
Katherine Jessup
Waytaha
Everette Shearer
Bryan Miller
Rich Miller
Daniel Graber
Noble
Evaline Stein
Axle
Kansan
F. C. Vanarus
Homer Mount
W. R. Mount
B. F. Dixon
Will Cox
Buick
George Duke
Sherd Wilson
Perlee
J. F. Taylor
Mr. Wilson
Aga
J. A. Ae Toace & Son Eae
Aldrich
Lorimer
Hines
Iver Investigntion
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Sen
Ator Aldrich
Edward Hines
Taft
Hale
Lorimers
Mines Sme
Ested Lorimer
Casthound
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Farge
Bua
R. Stuart & Son
Mutual
Ancient Oracles
Jove
Dudge
Tinlehly
Opty
Houston Post
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Chicago Daily News
Willian
Boston Transcript
Tillor
Owens
Mystic Workers of the World
Woodmars Hall
Daves Labor
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
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