Fine Lecturers for Chautauqua
The committee selects top national speakers for the Chautauqua program next month. Fred G Bale, the youngest Ohio mayor, is highlighted for his reform work and persuasive oratory. Dr Henry Culbertson, former Emporia and Ripon president, speaks on war and global conditions. Charles L Picklin, editor and lecturer, is praised for fresh, uplifting talks and a bold, unconventional approach.
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Ohio
Fred G. Bale
Westerville
Columbus
Ohio State University
Bale
Charles L. Ficklin
Lyceum Bureau
Early public speaker with long newspaper career
The subject began delivering public addresses at age fourteen and has spent seventeen years in newspaper work. He has given numerous talks across Iowa, establishing a substantial record in local media and public speaking.
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Iowa
Ice Cream Socials and Club Meetings Gather in Gladwin Area
Local notices announce an ice cream social for the church benefit in Union township on Saturdays. The West Chester Queen Esther Circle meets July 25 at 3 PM at Floy Owen’s home with Iris Duval leading. The Afternoon Bridge Club is hosted July 26 by Mrs Will Stewart on South Iowa Avenue. Second United Presbyterian and Sunset Park basket event are scheduled with times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladwin
Union Township
West Chester
Will Stewart
Iowa Avenue
Ladies Missionary Society
U. P
Nellie Tripp
Second United Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Miss Ida Thompson Taken by Death
Miss Ida Jane Thompson aged 50 died at 3 40 p m Tuesday afternoon at her home near Riverside on the Brigh ton road after several months illness traced to influenza last winter. Funeral Thursday at home conducted by Dr J A Glendinning burial Riverside. Survived by six brothers John Sherd A D Grant Frank and Robert Thompson Riverside. sister Miss Sarah died six years ago. Born July 27 1869 in Louisa county. Member United Brethren church near Riverside.
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Ida Jane Thompson
Brighton Road
J. A. Glendinning
Methodist Church
Riverside
Miss Thompson
Louisa County
Wheeler and
Caroline (Orr) Thompson
United Brethren Church
John
Sherd
A. D
Ainsworth
Grant
Frank
Robert Thompson
Sarah
Wapello County Defeats Memorial Bond Issue
In Ottumwa July 23 the $200,000 county memorial bond failed by 629 votes. City precincts favored the measure but rural precincts opposed it by large margins as farmers led the defeat amid light rural turnout. Final tallies show 2,006 in favor and 2,634 against with rural districts heavily against.
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Ottumwa
Keokuk
Washington Township
Eldon
West Chester Man Bert Walton Dies at 29
Relatives in West Chester learned today of the death of Bert Walton of Mt. Pleasant aged about 29. He was a son of Mr and Mrs J B Walton of West Chester. Funeral plans are incomplete and the body will be brought to West Chester for burial.
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West Chester
Bert Walton
Mt. Pleasant
J. B. Walton
Harvard President Denounces Shantung Objections as Ignorant
Dr. A Lawrence, president of Harvard, told the Teague to Enforce Peace finance committee that opposition to the Shantung provisions in the peace treaty is a bugaboo born of insufficient knowledge. He said Germany gained only the rights from China by the 1898 treaty and China retains sovereignty despite a lease of a 30 mile strip around Kiaochow for 99 years.
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New York
A. Lawrence
Harvard University
the Teague
Shantung
Germany
Japan
China
Kiaochow
Decimation Through History and Modern Usage
The term decimation originated as a Roman military punishment executing one in every ten rebels or mutinous soldiers. Today it commonly means the destruction of a large proportion of something or a severe reduction such as in an epidemic or military losses.
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Verdun
Automobile Dealers Meet Aims to Organize County Network
A county wide meeting of automobile dealers at the Commercial club was sparsely attended and did not create a formal organization. A second meeting is planned in a few weeks to gather all dealers. A. J. Knapp of Des Moines spoke on organizing the county and forming a county association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
A. J. Knapp
Des Moines
Iowa Motor Trades Bureau of Iowa
Death toll rises from blimp crash in Chicago
July 23 report says the Meath airship crash at the Illinois Trust and Savings bank led to Milton G. Norton, Herald photographer, dying from crushed legs and internal injuries at St Luke's hospital. Bank teller Marcus Callopy is listed in critical condition after severe cuts burns and internal injuries.
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Chicago
Meath
Iinois Trust and Savings Bank
Milton G. Norton
The
Herald and Examiner
St. Luke's Hospital
Marcus (. Callopy
Portland fire appeal asks Wilson to send federal troops
George M. Cornwall editor of the Thoberman urged President Wilson to deploy federal troops to the Pacific northwest forests to fight fires endangering lives and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ove
George M. Cornwall
The
Thoberman
Bonds and Cash Recovered After Dirigible Disaster
Liberty bonds totaling 200000 dollars and 50 dollars in cash were recovered from debris at the River Street dump. The loot came from the wreckage of the dirigible disaster left by the Chicago event.
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Chicago
Liberty
River Street
Time for Kindness Inspires Daily Gentle Actions
Community message urges small acts of kindness in daily life. Leaders emphasize that every day offers chances to help neighbors, share time, and support shared spaces.
Pleasures Fade When We Help Others Find Joy
The excerpt urges spending less on empty pleasures and visiting or messaging less fortunate friends. It argues true satisfaction comes from bringing cheer to those in pain, which yields lasting joy beyond fleeting amusement.
Mischievous Magpie Plays Pebble Game in Garden
A tame magpie amused itself by dropping pebbles into a hole made for a post while crying Carrack. After each drop the bird set off for another stone, and a curious toad was found in the hole, suggesting the magpie’s playful mischief.
Paper From Bark Expands to Include Many Cellulose Sources
The article notes more than ten bark varieties and numerous plant fibers used to make paper. It lists banana skins, bean stalks, pea vines, coconut fiber, clover, hay straw, fresh water weeds seaweed and over 160 kinds of grasses as alternative raw materials for pulp production.
Porton Challenge Stuns Industry Olander of Corinth
A terse note reports Porton facing a tough hurdle in industry circles, with local figure Olander of Corinth voicing the challenge. The fragment hints at a significant clash over feasibility and influence.
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Chautauqua
Management
Thellangia
Norman Hall
Adam Bede
Fiddler
Fire
Henry
Culbertson
Henry Coe Culbertson
Emporia College
Kansas
Ripon College
Wisconsin
Middle West
Europe
Asia
Africa
England
United States
Washington
Food Administration
Committee On Public Information
Dr. Culbertson
France
YM. C. A
Holland
Belgium
Poland
Serbia
Armenia
Italy
Charles L. Picklin
Smith's
Cmporium
West Side Square
Washington, Iowa
Ida Thompson
Wapello County
League
Baptist Church
Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Second U.P
Arthur R. Oates
Scouts
Shantung Bugaboo
Harvard
the Evening Journal
Washington Steam Laundry
New High School
Henkel and Brown
Journal
Boyd Berdo
Wilmer Landerman
Cotter
P. O. Box
Muscatine
Elmer Morrison
Washington St
Red
I. L, McKoon
S. F. Shockley
Noble Sn
W. H. Smith
T Cattis
Ralph Hesseltine
Sandwich Hay Press
Walter A. Leet
Franklin
Ford Car
Albert Irvin
C. F. Warnitz
Grandview
Westbrook
J. J. Fishburn
W.H. George
Fairfield
Fielder and Johnson
Mannhardt Brothers
W. A. Whiting
Washington Loan & Trust Co
South 2Nd Ave
Maplethorpe
North Side Square
Washington, Ia
M. G. Norton
Ilinois Trust
Savings Bank
Magpie
Daily Thought
Orlander
Corinth
Mark Hyman
United States Shipping Board
Sherman St. Whipple
Boston
Hyman
Cincinnati
New York City
Frank L. Wilson & Co
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