July Teachers Examinations Announced for County
County teachers will take the regular July examinations under County Superintendent Cora B. Porter. The tests run Wednesday to Friday with specific subjects scheduled each session. Wednesday morning covers didactics orthography and reading. afternoon geography arithmetic and oral reading. Thursday morning includes U S history and physiology. afternoon vocal music English grammar and penmanship. Friday morning lists elementary algebra and economics. afternoon civics and physics.
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Cora BE. Porter
U. S
Morning Stroll Keeps Bailey Fit For Long Walks
John A. Bailey of F L Wilson & Co shoe store walked twelve miles from Noble to town at eight this morning. He made the trip after his horse fell ill, chose an early start not on medical advice, and plans to enter long distance events at the next Olympic games.
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John A. Bailey
F. L. Wilson & Co
Bicher
Noble
John
Academy
Funeral for Mrs. Lora Harvey Worthington
The funeral of the late Mrs. Lora Harvey Worthington was held from the A Harvey residence on East Second Street Saturday at 4 PM. Rev A S Smith conducted the service. Local P E O members attended in a body. A N Alberson sang Gathering Homeward. Pallbearers were H Wilson, Ab Anderson, A N Alberson, George Rodman, J G Hise and Frank Brindley. Interment followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Lora Harvey Worthington
A. Harvey
East Second Street
A.S. Smith
A. N. Alberson
H. Wilson
Ab Anderson
George Rodman
J. G. Hise
Frank Brindley
Elm Grove Cemetery
Musicale at West Chester Baptist Postponed Indefinitely
A planned musicale at the West Chester Iowa Baptist church featuring Miss Grecian and her class has been postponed indefinitely. The event was set for next Thursday evening and is now canceled without a rescheduled date.
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the Baptist Church
West Chester
Iowa
Grecian
Peck party heads to Aberdeen area for possible purchase
George Peck departed today with Mr and Mrs Glen Burham and Mr and Mrs Harley Cherr yholmes to inspect land near Aberdeen 8 D for potential purchase in the coming days.
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George Peck
Aberdeen
Glen Burham
Harley Cherryholmes
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Healthy Kidneys
The advertisement states that the kidneys strain impurities from blood and Foley's Kidney Remedy will make the kidneys healthy and remove waste from blood. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy to get well, attributed to Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Foley
Lemmon’'s
Various Local Residents Depart for Duties and Visits
Local residents depart for duties and travels across states from Iowa to Wisconsin and New York. Included are Miss Mollie Cherry and Mrs Sawhill with relatives, Estella Donaldson visiting Bellefontaine and Cleveland, and Garnet Mason returning from the West for family time.
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Robert Cherry
Brighton
Chalmers
Sawhill
Winterset
Iowa
Mary Louise
L. J. Cherry
Washington
Estella Donaldson
Bellefontaine
Cleveland
Ohio
York
Buffalo
New York
Marcellus
Moriarty
Des Moines
Untried rower seeks two pairs of sliding seat trousers
The Washington Star notes a young entrant enters a tailor shop and, with champion air, declares I am a rower and I want to be measured for two pairs of rowing trousers with sliding seats. The anecdote highlights the newcomer's bold confidence and ambition in the sport.
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Washington Star
Fragmentary telegrams and memory tease Puck dialogue
A brief cartoon style exchange notes a telegram from Beattie and a missing letter. A stenographer recalls receiving the letter a day before the telegram, leaving tension over what was transmitted and what was not.
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Beattie
Puck
His Last Escape from Granite Prison
Richard Starkweather breaks free after sawing through bars during a stormy night. He escapes with aid from two mysterious friends, hides in a hunter’s hut, then is captured again when betrayed by those same allies. He defends himself with an iron bar, slays two betrayers, and vanishes into the forest with a mob in pursuit.
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Richard Starkweather
Starkweather
The Moon Myths Told by Children Worldwide
A children’s tale contrasts beliefs about the moon from Germany China Africa and England. It recounts a Chinese rabbit who pounds rice in the moon, a hare in Africa and the Leeland view of Jack and Jill lifting the moon to fetch water, illustrating varied folk explanations of moon phenomena.
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China
Ah Lee
Little Ah Lee
Africa
Leeland
Jack
Jill
Compass lesson ends with pants patch prank
A geography pupil from Enid Oklahoma quizzes his teacher by noting the directions around him. Asked what is behind, Charlie replies with a cheeky patch on his pants, adding he had warned his mother he would get caught.
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Enid
Okla
Charlie
Mamma
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Worthington
Mollie Cherry
Garnet Mason
Long Beach
Calif
J. A. Gibson
Valley Junction
D. H. Worthington
Wirt Farley
Chicago
Burlington
Havre
Eicher and Brindley
S. G. Kiesling
W. Watt
Brooklyn
N. Y
Milton White
California
Olive White
Milwaukee
Wis
Greenville
Ind
Claire Booth
Charlies Vincent
Irma Daugherty
Bowman Dry Goods
Columbus Junction Chautauqua
A. C. Barr
Journal
Hazel Ward
Omaha
STECK
H. F. Steck
Pennsylvania
Germany
GRAIL
Nonatuck Silk Co
Fourard
Raja
Washington, Iowa
Kelly
Mason
Rutledge
D. A. Ghalmers
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