Prohibition Convention Delegates Named At City Hall
Washington county prohibitionists met at City Hall to select delegates to the State Convention in Marshalltown on May 27. About a dozen attended. Chas Corvette chaired. Officers chosen: H E McCollum chairman Mrs Fannie McDowell secretary Robert Clyde treasurer. Delegates include Dr L Baird Ka Miksch Gil Vincent Albert Kul J H McCleary J Th Kyle We 4 Hamilton Frank Boling Rev J Lackey and H E B McCollum.
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Washington County
Marshalltown
Chas. Corvette
H. BE. McCollum
Fannie McDowell
Robert Clyde
Clyde
Dr. L. Baird
Ka Miksch
Gil Vincent
Albert Kul
J. H. McCleary
J. Th. Kyle We
Hamilton
Frank Boling
Rev. J. Lackey
H. E B. McCollum
Bible Study at Chautauqua on Quiet Talks on Power
The Chautauqua program will offer a Bible study each morning led by S J Gordon of Cleveland Ohio. He will present ten days of talks under the title Quiet Talks on Power focusing on Hindrances to Power and The Master’s plan of Power. Other topics include The Channel of Power The Price of Power The Personality of Power How to Receive Power The Three Laws of the Life of Continuous Power The Flood tide of Power and The Greatest Outlet of Power.
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S. JD. Gordon
Cleveland
Ohio
Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Quips on Life’s Patches
A passage from Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch offers homely wisdom about thrift patience and coping with rain like umbrellas and quilts. The speaker notes that happiness often follows shared effort and faith in where one is placed in life.
Unseen Dove Occasion Sparks Church Roof Mystery
A crowded church listened as a preacher proclaimed the Holy Ghost descended as a dove. After three cries, a black congregant poked a hole in the roof and asked if a cat could be thrown down to retrieve the dove, quipping about “the cat.”
Duelers clash over tickets and fate in station encounter
An Englishman and a Frenchman duel at a station ticket office en route to a field. The Frenchman jokes about return tickets and the Englishman claims he will take his return from the corpse. Senator Clark of Montana recalls poker games in Helena with Marcus George Hearst in old Silver Bow club.
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Senator Clark
Montana
Helena
Marcus George Hearst
Drummer Causes Fracas in Card Room and Local Remedies Ad
A traveling drummer challenges card players at a California scene, offers a $100 wager, and is accommodated after Hearst and Haggin intervene. The column also promotes Dr King's New Discovery for consumption with testimonials from Shepherdstown and notes trial bottles.
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Dr King
B. VanMetre
Shepherdtown
W. Va
Dr. King
Stewart
Embroidery Free Lessons Next Week at Snauffer Hughes
Learn how to embroider new designs and patterns free of charge at Snauffer Hughes & Co all next week. Mrs. V A Jung of Chicago teaches. Misses Ethel and Blanch Gerard, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sanford, returned home last evening.
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Snauffer Hughes & Co
V. A. Jung
Chicago
Ethel and
Blanch Gerard
Henry Sanford
The Journal Offers Modern Commencement Calling Cards
The Journal presents up to date calling cards for commencements and invitations. It highlights sizes styles and engraving to suit sending to relatives and friends.
Tender Passion Mystery at Book Store
A girl asks for The Tender Passion by Ethel Watts but the clerk cannot find it in index and shelves. He returns with True Love by Edith Wyatt. The scene shifts to a midsummer millinery display with events on Friday and Saturday.
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Ethel Watts
Edith Wyatt
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