Birthday parties and club meetings in a small Ohio town
Reports of Richard Skipton celebrating his seventh birthday with outdoor games and luncheon at West Washington Street, Mary Roderie hosting A B C club girls with a visit from Mrs. Guy Gardner and Betty from Los Angeles, and several society events including a May breakfast plan and a Presbyterian Ladies Social program. Also featured are biographical sketches of Thomas Edison and William McKinley with early life, schooling, and rise to prominence.
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Richard Skipton
West Washington Street
Richard
Mary Roderie
East
Washington Street
Guy Gardner
Littl
Betty
Los Angeles
California
Vrc
Woman's Missionary Societys
R. A. Acheson
Olive
Wiith Munro
Marion
Roy Wells
Frank Miles
May Pierson
Washington
Presbyterian Church
Patterson
Society
Pigis
Simons
Whiting
Neiswanger
Ohio
Thomas A. Edison
William McKinley
Niles
Wiliam McKinley
America
Allegheny
Rutherford B. Hayes
McKinley
McKinley and War Era Marked By 1901 Assassination
The eighth grade winners in the PD A R contest are Robb and McChesney with four dollar prizes. The piece recounts William McKinley’s 1896 and 1900 elections, the Spanish American War, the Maine sinking, and his 1901 assassination in Buffalo, Roosevelt succeeding him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PD. A. R
Farrett Robb
Jessie McChesney
Florence Lockhart
Catharine Hull
Margaret Sexton
Nita Corbin
Estelle Davidson
Ernest Simpson
Leone Hale
McKinley
Spain
West Indies
United States
Maine
Havana
Cuba
Paris
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Aguinaldo
Route 2 Correspondents Report Local Visits
May 4 notes show Vane Olds in Topeka Kansas and visits by Mrs. Will Richards and sister Mrs. Henry Witting. Miss J ina Vaughn spent a week at the Will McCreedy home north of Haskins as several route residents were mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Vane Olds
Topeka
Kansas
Will Richards
Henry Witting
J.ina Vaughn
Will McCreedy
Haskins
Local Social and Bygone Events Roundup
Notes from Washington and surrounding area include attendances at a cantata by Bethel and Haskins choirs, and Mrs Chas Davis at the Home and Foreign Missionary convention in Washington. Neighbors bought horses, visits occurred with Palmer and Dellis families, and farm work and illness updates mark the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel and Haskins
T Haskins
Olive Moore
Chas
Davis
Home and Foreign Missionary Convention
Washington
Alva Whetstine
Bis
Dr. Reid
Chas, Palmer's
Palmer
Will Palmer
Randolph
Bonnie Kelcey
Crawfordsville
Harm Rodamaker
Viola
Charles
M. L. Jennings
Richards
Ellis Titterington
Delly
John Olds
Frank Pearson
Fall down on promises Uncle Eben laments excuses
Uncle Eben complains that some folks fail on promises and demand apologies for the trouble of explanations, a lighthearted observation on accountability and patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
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Blanche O. Powers
Charles W Buteler
Baptist Parsonage
M. KR. Regan
Roy Libe
Will Lusenberry
Bustier
Thomas Alwa Edison
Wizard’ Edison
Edison
Jessie L. McChesney
Canton
Hayes
Congress
H. S
William Bryan
Lic
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Guarda
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Eben
James H. Young
E. R. Jenkins
Mae A
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