Pheasants and Pigeons At Poultry Show Offers
The piece touts pheasants as artful creatures and urges attendance at the Poultry show next Tuesday to Thursday. It offers a free pair of guinea pigs to the seller of the most peason tickets, with ticketing through Secretary John Bailey at Wilgon shoe store. Also notes new Washington resident G E F Manatt and family moving into the former A E B Reeves property and his railway mail service route from Albert Lea to Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bailey
Wilgon
G. EF. Manatt
Washington
A. E B. Reeves
Missionary Barrel Clothing Drive Notice
Any one wishing to contribute clothing for the missionary barrel will please leave all contributions at the home of Mrs. Ira Bowman not later than Wednesday of this week. The cause is a worthy one and any donations will be gratefully accepted. 34-21 Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hampsher entertained a company of friends at a 6 o'clock dinner last evening at their home, on West Second street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Bowman
Lou Hampsher
West Second Street
London
Bureau
Girls society hosts Ready Bats in Muscatine social
Miss Anna Fern Shinnabarger hosted an evening with the Delta Kappa Phi girls' society entertaining the Ready Bats from Washington Iowa. The event featured games music and refreshments in a pleasant social gathering reported by the Muscatine News-Tribune on November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Fern’ Shinnabarger
North Mulberry Avenue
Delta Kappa Phi Girls
Washington
Iowa
Muscatine
Mrs D J Patterson to Host Navajo Club Gathering
Mrs D J Patterson will be hostess to the Navajo club Wednesday afternoon, guiding the meeting and activities for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Patterson
Mrs C A Davidson Birthday Party At Home
About fifty friends and relatives gathered yesterday the 15th at Mrs C A Davidson's home to celebrate her birthday anniversary. Guests brought baskets of food and enjoyed a noon repast followed by a social afternoon with music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Davidson
Clara Conger
Mound Builders
Bessie Young Breece
Cotleyville
Kansas
Lizzie Smith
Cordelia Ross
Local ladies hosted dinner at Miller home on East Madison
Mrs J H Lewis of Carlsbad NM Miss Augusta Stone of Burlington and Mr and Mrs RP Lewis joined Mrs Agnes Melville and Mrs Elizabeth Moore for a dinner today at the Miller home on East Madison Street with Mrs James Miller and Miss Lou Huskins as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lewis
Carlsbad
N. M
Augusta Stone
Burlington
R. P. Lewis
Agnes Melville
Elizabeth Moore
City
Miller Home
East Madison Street
James Miller
Lou Huskins
Miss Mary Steck Hosts Evening Party for Miss Irma Evans
Miss Mary Steck will entertain this evening at her East Main street home as a compliment to Miss Irma Evans of West Liberty with friends and light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Steck
East Main Street
Irma Evans
West Liberty
Out of Town Guests Attend Joyful Springfield Gathering
Fiora Easton presented a paper titled Then and Now. Julia Dicken authored lively verses for the Foxy Grandmothers. Guests included Vene Stewart Geisler of Muscatine Viva Keck Phelps of Minneapolis Kate Wright Terry of Lake Providence and Charles Alexander Lytle served as guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiora Easton
Julia Dicken
Vene Stewart Geisler
Muscatine
Viva Keck Phelps
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Kate Wright Terry
Lake Providence
Louisiana
Chares Alexander Lytle
Reading circle to meet at Mrs. R. T. Mc Call home
The Twentieth Century Reading circle will meet with Mrs. R. T. Mc Call tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Reading Circle
R. T. McCall
Royal Neighbors Hold Regular Meeting Tonight
The Royal Neighbors will hold their regular meeting Tuesday evening in the hall.
Local marriages and visits noted across several towns
A marriage license was issued to William Havel and Albie Lukavsky. Residents from Muscatine Waterloo Dublin Wellman Xenia Anadarko and Hemingford are mentioned with visits and moves. The Rev F O Ross is named for a church appointment and Dr King’s New Discovery is praised for coughs and colds with a trial offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. V. Henry
Panama
J. E. Lemmon
The Obstinate Flame Trick Card
A science note explains candle behavior when blown upon and contrasts it with a fire in a grate. It describes a simple gadget using wire and cardboard to redirect airflow so the flame leans toward the observer. The mechanism is air rebound carrying nearby air toward the flame.
Learn to Do Only Work That Pays
Advice urges boys to learn skilled trades while young, arguing that work requiring thought yields higher pay and better job security. It warns that after twenty, teaching time decreases and pay rises are harder to come by, while unskilled labor offers little reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem
Mabel Greene Sees Storm as Father Lights Stars
A Brooklyn five year old, Mabel Greene, watches a gathering storm from a window with calm curiosity. She believes her father is preparing to light his stars by scratching matches on the sky during the thunder and lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Greene
Brooklyn
Mabel
Went Too Far and the Orphan Boy at the Station
A boy near a railway station tearfully asks a pleasant man to buy his papers or face punishment from his mother and father. The philanthropist berths a coin, noting the boy is an only orphan and that such luck is rare in his experience.
Jury Opens Case In Kientz v Town Of Brighton
In district court a jury is impanelled this afternoon in the case of Kientz et al versus the Town of Brighton. The suit seeks to annul the town’s expansion that absorbed land owned by Kientz and others, with opening statements made by Brookhart and Bailey. The jury list features Rickard, McCall, Duke, Katlous, Lordscar, George, Schackner, Steiner, Brown, Hillhouse, Mayer, and Hobson. Also noted: routine notices and lost items in the community column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kientz
Brighton
G. L. Duke
E. J. Katlous
J. M. Lordscar George
John Schackner
Dan Steiner
Geo. Brown
Clyde Hillhouse
A. L. Mayer
G. W. Hobson
Meerschaum Soap Tale From Travel Memoir
A missionary narrator from New Orleans Times-Democrat recounts meerschaum’s soap use in Morocco near the Atlas Mountains. He notes its abundance there, how it is softer than butter before hardening, and that it makes a good lather for washing hands and removing dirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Atlas Mountains
New Orjieans Times-Democrat
Are You Going to Buy a Coat Fur or Suit Now Is Time
The notice promotes a wide selection of coats furs and suits now available. It touts a very best assortment and urges buyers to select a handsome line of styles as new stock arrives.
Local Notes On Residents And Visitors
Mrs Will Acheson of Has kins is on the sick list Elrod Deyton of Brighton was an over Sunday caller in the city Miss Sprague a Kalona schools teacher was a guest of Miss Margery Morrow over Sunday Miss Freda Harms of Rock Island arrived Saturday and is a guest at the Frank Geisler home Harry Ward of the Snouffer Hughes Co store is in Chicago buying holiday goods for the store
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Simerman
West Chester
William Havel
Albie Lukavsky
Fred Geisler
Muscatine
Frank Geisler
Will Acheson
Haskins
Elrod Deyton
Brighton
Freda Harms
Rock Island
Harry Ward
Snouffer, Hughes & Co. Dry Goods
Chicago
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Lemmon
Prarmagy
D. E. Lemmon
Prop
G. T. Club
Chas. Davis
Mrs. Davis
Charles Dana Gibson
J. A. McCal
Caner Music CO
Gloiincga
the Music and Art Store
South Side
Fak A Dewey
Isaac Rockey
Hemingford
Nebr
Dessa Wabnitz
Bertha Young-Behrens
Waterloo
Dorothy McCaleb
W. K. Augustine
Dublin
Lizzie and
Blanche Oldfield
Wellman
Mabel Dunham-Matson
Xenia
Ohio
Matson
Xenia Theological Seminary
Walter Goode
Chas, Wagner
Levi Pattison
Harry
Neil Humble
Cloyce Ross
Anadarko, Ark
Russel Carnival Co
United Presbyterian
F. O. Ross
Ross
Kinetz
Mrs. Henry
Hull
New York
New Jersey
Pennyslvania
W. C. Willis
Journal Office
Meerschaum
Soap
Melton
Brown
Burgundy
the Store of Quality
J. B. Crail
Washington, Iowa
Union
Nol Roh & Gos
East Side Square
Jouse Chi
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