Social events brighten a June week in Ainsworth
Mrs. A Watts hosted friends at home and Just Us club members gathered for a Sunset Park picnic planned for June 28 at Mrs. Sam Hoult’s if rain. Betty Crow celebrated her eighth birthday with 28 little guests and Marjorie Smith shared the day. A tea honored Mrs. Frank Supplee of Chicago with Mrs. Dryden among guests. Kate Koehler's sisters staged a mixed shower at the Koehler home attended by 52 young people with gifts and June flowers.
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John Chadwick
Just Us Club
Sunset Park
Sam Hoult
Adythe
Ralph Kelley
Maye Crone
Mary Hunter
Eunice Acheson
Elsie Minick
William Quinn
Litle
Betty
Spirit Lake
Garret Kailema
Kalamagoo
Michigan
Wilbur Knapp
Myra Jane
Sioux City
Betty Crow
Margaret Godfrey
Marjorie
Howard McCleery
Frank Supplee
Chicago
Homer Darbyshire
Manton Hebner
Ed Eicher
Leigh Wallace
Dryden
Httl
Nora Marr
Ainsworth
Kate Koehler
Carl Koehler
George Koehler
Passing the Buck Coin Toss Note on Exam Paper
A fragmented note from a student on an examination paper claims the writer tossed a coin to decide answers. The message asks the professor to credit correct responses and to mark wrong ones by their coin toss outcome, reflecting a humorous or careless approach to testing.
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Boston
Trunsbrii
Christabel and Frow Debate Morning After Fealty
In a fragmentary scene Christabel muses on waking, noting breakfast themes and a washout as Frow comments. The dialogue hints at a surreal conversation about routine and belief.
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Christabel
Feith Henriatta Fowler
Divorces Gain on Single Girls in California Marriage Race
Sacramento June 14 widows and grass widows rapidly gain ground on single girls in the California marriage rate, with divorcees outdistancing widows and closing in on singles. In two years 75 percent of marriages were to singles, 11.5 percent to widowed and 13.5 percent to divorced. Remarriage by divorcees shows rapid gains while divorcees favor single partners. widows prefer single men.
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Sacramento
California
L. KE. Ross
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Board of Health
Ross
Rose
Iowa Shriners Hit San Francisco With Corn Song
At the Mystic Shrine jubilee in San Francisco the Embarcadero crowd welcomed 72 temples in a four division pageant. Des Moines and Kansas temples led with drill teams while spectators cheered with the Iowa corn anthem Were you there for the corny chorus and parade of uniformed hosts and bands.
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Iowa
Shriners
San Francisco
Mystic Shrine
Honolulu
Ciivic
Kansas
Des Moines
M F E Church Ladies Aid Eatable Sale Next Saturday
The Ladies Aid of the M F E church announces an eatable sale next Saturday at the first door east of Sherman's store. Cottage cheese cream bake goods pies and cookies plus a candy table will be offered. Each lady is urged to contribute.
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Ladies Aid
M. FE. Church
Sherman’s
Campaign expense reports filed by Iowa candidates
Des Moines June 14 Charles K E Pickett of Waterloo reports 3287 62 spending in his Republican senatorial bid with no contributions listed Gov Kendall Congressman Sweet Col Brookhart May Stanley and W H Bender also filed expense statements total outlays show Sweet spent 2968 37 with most costs in stamps printing and postage Brookhart reports 453 98 with meals and travel covered by supporters Stanley 118 68 Kendall 110 18 Bender 1881 00 for printing various others listed with small amounts subsequent to these figures.
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Des Moines
Charles KE. Pickett
Waterloo
N. Kendall
Burton KE. Sweet
Col
Smith W. Brookhart
May
Claude M
Stanley
W. H. Bender
Sweet
Brookhart
John N. McCoy
J. R. Maxwell
Major Stanley
Kendall
H. E. Worland
C. P. Detson
Public Instruction
William R. Green
Congress
John M. Lindly
Fred P. Hageman
Haugen
J. P. Daughton
Iowa Manages Surging Cigarette Revenue Under Stamp Law
Des Moines reports two million cigarettes are smoked daily in Iowa under a stamp law, producing about $2,000 daily in revenue. The program relies on a secret squad enforcing stamps and penalties, with fines and imprisonment for stampless sales. Other states seek copies of Iowa’s law and administration details.
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Iowa
McCoy
Des Moines
C. C. McCoy
Iown
Mr. McCoy
Mistress Springtime Receives Fairy Queen's Welcome
In a playful spring tale, Mistress Springtime greets the Fairy Queen and a chorus of fairies. The tale celebrates familiar fashions, blooming flowers, and the charm of repeating stylish frocks and hats each year.
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Mistress Springing
Mistress Spring
Mistress Springtime
Fairy Joy
Mistress
Nick Takes a Hand in a Christmas Window Romance
A lonely man Scott Braxton meets Annabel Morris among Christmas window displays in the city. They share a budding romance amid holiday cheer until a clairvoyant twist reveals a ruse by an impostor. The real Annabel confesses love, and Braxton vows to marry her on Christmas Day.
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Braxton
Tie
Scott Braxton
East Mansfield
Vermont
Annabel Morris
Fairyland
Annabel
Nick
Tia
Scott
Tam
Sam Huth Waite
Lazy Student Eyeing Window Spirit
In a classroom scene Miss Jones asks who is the laziest pupil as everyone studies. Percy answers with a playful confession about the class watcher and window gazer, hinting at a cheeky moment between teacher and student.
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Miss Jones
Percy
Miss
Lady Godiva Ride Remakes Coventry Tax Foe Story
A humorous tale recounts Lady Godiva and Leofric as a stern tax pair in Coventry. To protest taxes on everyday goods she rides a scantily clad route down Sycamore street while men flee. The prank stirs publicity before taxes are cut and life returns to normal.
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Godiva
Leofric
Mereta
England
Coventry
Cincinnati Commercials Tribune
Sycamore Street
Tom
Daily Papers
Lady Godiva
Pony's Comfort First
A Chicago Journal reminiscence recalls a sun drenched afternoon when a ten year old girl rode with her beau in a pony cart. He shields the pony with her parasol and she sits alone, ending a first love affair as the heat proves too much.
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Chicago Journal
Mrs W L Recommends Cigar Ashes For White Table Spots
Mrs W L says cigar ashes remove white spots from her dining table. She advises dampening ashes and rubbing with fingers. if spots are not too deep they will lift.
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A. Watts
Eddie Rickenbacker
Reno
Nev
New York
Harding
Pickett
Springtime
Twilight Bell
Pussy Willows
Pussy Willow
Fairy Silver Star
Llooeeopes Dooses
MiCture Newspaper Syndicate
Main Street
Pony
Humphrey
Ienc
Iowa Gas & Electric CO
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