West Chester Society Notes and Local Weddings
The Woman's Relief corps meeting reports good attendance and planning for a memorial service and Keokuk convention, plus a vote to donate eggs to Perkins Hospital. Stella Gould and Lumir C. Vacha wed at the Baptist parsonage. the groom works as a linotype operator in Galesburg. Pleasant Ridge School closed with a large picnic and program. Northern Dancing Club hosted by Mr and Mrs Swift with Shelangovski orchestra and a jig by Joe McGraw. Nineteenth Century club held a meeting at Miss Helen Wilson’s home with book review and garden visit. Various meetings listed for Pythian Sisters, Fortnightly Art Department, Bethel church mission, and W R L O notices.
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Woman's Relief Corps of
West Chester
Keokuk
Perkins Hospital
Stella Gould
Joseph Gould
Coneville
Lumir C. Vacha
Galesboro
Ilinois
Baptist Church Parsonage
J. D. Kern
Mela Vacha
Kathryn Vacha
Washington
Washington High School
Galesburg
Thomas Swift
Northern Dancing Club
Shelangovski Orchestra
Joe McGraw
Teportnc
Nineteenth Century Club
Helen Wilson
East
Washington Street
Margaret Doolittle
Walter J. Muilenburg
Colonel Wilson
Noble Grand Circle Meeting Announced for Monday
The Past. Noble Grand Circle will meet Monday night with Mrs. C. E. … meeting details are limited in the notice.
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Noble Grand Circle
Moose Lodge Social Invitation Notice
Notice invites Moose Lodge members their families and invited guests to attend the social on Thursday evening. The text also mentions Mon Tue Wed but lacks clear details or dates.
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Moose Lodge
West Chester Baptists Banquet for Mothers and Daughters
Mothers and daughters banquets planned by West Chester Baptists for Thursday May 27 at 6 40 pm at the church. Tickets 35 cents. Women and girls invited. Program in preparation. Second item notes concert at Bethel Presbyterian Church Wednesday May 26 at 7 pm with music by the Washington orchestra. Also mentions Plein-de-lis club meeting Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Myatt Marbourg.
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West Chester Baptists
Bethel Presbyterian Ehurch
Washington Orchestra
Plein-de-lis
Myatt Marbourg
Philanthea Meeting At Mrs Deery’s Home
The Philanthea group of the Methodist church will meet Thursday at 2 30 PM at 516 North 2nd Avenue the home of Mrs Marvin Deery Please notify Mrs Deery if you will be present
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Philanthea of the Methodist Church
Marvin Deery
N. 2Nd Ave
Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Brown's Home
The Young Women's Missionary society will convene this evening at Mrs Charlie Brown's residence with Mrs Bickel as leader guiding the session.
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Young Women's Missionary Society
Charlie Brown
Mrs. Bickel
Woman's Home Missionary Society Meeting at West Chester
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the West Chester M B Church will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs Stouffer. All members requested to be present and bring their mite boxes. Visitors are welcome. Sec.
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Women's Missionary Society of the
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Anna Brown
Womans Home Missionary Society of the
West Chester
M.B. Church
Irving's Pen Name Jonathan Oldstyle Revealed
The text notes that Jonathan Oldstyle was the pen name used by Washington Irving, the renowned American writer, who contributed articles in 1802 to the Morning Chronicle, a Democratic journal in New York City.
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Jonathan Oldstyle
Washington Irving
Morning Chronicle
New York City
Cow returns to old home after sale wander
A Thatcham farmer who bought a cow at a cattle sale finds the animal has wandered 12 miles back to its original home arriving at milking time. Leadon Mall.
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Thatcham
Berks
Leadon Mall
Great River Will Attempt Comeback
A proposed six day a week barge service between St. Louis and Minneapolis aims to revive Mississippi trade. The plan, backed by federal support and a 600000 share from upper river cities, includes three 600 horsepower boats and fifteen 400 to 500 ton barges. Navigation could begin spring 1927 with river deepening projects planned between Moline and St. Louis.
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Moline
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Father of Waters
St. Paul
Natchez
Robert FE. Lee
Cinccinnati
T. P. Leathers
Robert E. Lee
New Albany
John
W. Cannon
Lee
Telegraph
Vicksburg
Helena
Memphis
Cairo
Captain Cannon
Robert EK
Meek Husband Warns Mary He Is Not To Be Trifled With
In a cautious exchange, a restrained husband warns Mary that he is not a man to be trifled with. The line comes as he at last voices a mild protest, signaling a resolve to assert himself.
Pole Sought in 1897 by Swedish Airmen
New York reports on early polar flight attempts by Swedish explorer airmen in 1897. The article notes three Viking aviators used crude equipment and may have crossed the pole, though the final outcome remains uncertain and possibly part of Eskimo legend. The expedition was led by a professor, with the aim of reaching unknown polar regions.
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Pole
New York
King Charles Island
Andree Polar Expedition
Sweden
Arctic
Reindeer Lake
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Canada
Pascal
White House
Furquatile
Christian Leder
Andree Balloon Expedition Mystery From Arctic Skies
A long account recalls Salomon August Andree and two Swedish companions attempting a polar balloon voyage from Spitzbergen in 1897. It narrates the balloon design, voyage progress, carrier pigeon messages, and later elusive relics and sparse folklore around the doomed expedition.
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Salomon August Andree
Nils Strindberg
Knut Hjalmar Ferdinand Fraenkel
Professor Andree
Spitzbergen
Pole
North America
Polar Ice Cap
Andree
Trondhjem
Norway
North Cape
Dane's Island
Sweerenburg Sound
Persian Shah Troubled by Mustard Fame, Says Tope
Arthur Upham Tope, Persia’s commissioner to the Philadelphia exposition, notes that the new shah enjoys mustard but is not the bon vivant he has been portrayed as.
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New York
Campbell Town Sets Record for Church Attendance
Campbell Missouri reports a record church attendance with 95 percent of its 1,804 residents at services last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell, Mo
Mello-Glo Prevents Shiny Nose in Natural Look
A new French Process Powder named Mello Glo 9 claims to banish shine and perspiration while smooth lines and pores for a natural complexion. Sherman Bros Drugists promote the product and urge readers to obtain a box.
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Sherman Bros, Druggists
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pleasant Ridge
Roxie Lauderman
Bates
West Chester Pythian Sisters
Art Department of
F. L. Wilson
W. RL OL
Irving
Home, Sweet Home
Townsend Grace
Panama
Leghorn
Yedda
Sennetts
Klein Klothing KO
Great River
Kite
Georgette
Rothschilds
Nor Varden
Nor
Chas. A. Marek
P. H. Conrad
Wayland
Peonies
Warren’s
Co. Hospital
Telegraph Delivery
American Telegraph Florists
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