Local People Notice Travel and Shopping Amid Busy Week
Mrs J N Walker and Miss Lor etta Walker spent the day in Ainsworth at Mrs S A Walker's home. C M F Clothing Co denies reports of closing, promoting fall and winter stock. Various residents travel to Muscatine Cotter Illinois Mt Union and Oquawka for visits and events. Hallowe en postcards at Bradley Jewelry. Mary Steck returns from Fairfield to Sunday at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Walker
Loretta Walker
Ainsworth
S. A. Walker
Mary Steck
Fairfield
World’s series baseball scores at the Smoke House
Miss Francis Porter returns home for an over Sunday visit with her parents Mr and Mrs J A Porter. Agnes Coffelt returns to Cedar Rapids after a few days with Dave McLaughlin. Several locals noted, including Mrs Wendell and Mrs Kilgore, with various visits and travels. The Washington high football team heads to Columbus Junction for a game this afternoon. A marriage license is issued to William Heiden and Miss Emma Grosscup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Chilcote
Marie
Gedar Rapids
M. C. Slocum Home
Francis Porter
Packwood
J. A. Porter
Agnes Coffelt
Dave McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
W. D. Wendell
Ottumway
Ed Kiburz
Washington High School
Columbus Junction
Guy Knauss
Howard Eldridge
Harold Buckley
Carl Meek
Roy Garard
Donald McLaughlin
Wade Gardner
Everette Patterson
Charles Vincent
Ray Cummings
Nate Fields
Aler Kiscamp
Karl Fulton
MacEachron
Prof. Loose
Louis Anderson
Henry Berdo
Paul Kurtz
W. A. Smith
Malcom, Ia
Ezra Gardner
East Washington Street
William Heiden
Emma Grosscup
Social dance night at Eagle hall draws youthful crowd
About fifteen couples attended a dancing party at Eagle hall with music by James Cunningham and Levi Pattison. Miss Alta Carroll of Chicago and Mr Clifford Thoma of Fairfield plan a Chicago wedding on Oct 15. Members of the Thoma family will attend.
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Fairfield Journal
Alta Carroll
Chicago
Clifford Thoma
Fairfield
Thoma
Anna Eagle
Eliza‘Deth Heke
Miss Eagle
South Iawa Avenue
Martina Swift
Leonard Bailey
St. James Church
Kalona Woman's Relief Corps invites Washington W R C guests
The Kalona Woman's Relief Corps invites the Washington W R C to be their guests next Thursday October 17. Members able to attend should notify the president by Monday via phone numbers 207 Black and 2042. The Fortnightly Club Child Study Department will meet Monday afternoon with Mrs Geo Paul.
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William Jennings Bryan
United States
Washington
Des Moines
Central Park
Geo. Paul
Excellent Evidence and a Pencil That Was Not Ink
A Shoreditch witness explains borrowing a pencil to sign a document, claiming the ink sign was required and thus denying possession. Also notes a doctor’s remedy claim, and a Saratoga druggist touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best after fifteen years. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoreditch
England
Enos Lollar
Saratoga
Ind
Lemmon
Debtor Confesses No Earnings in West London Court
The West London County Court hears a solicitor asking the debtor about current earnings. The debtor answers he earns nothing and jokes he lives on his wife. His Honor imposes ten days.
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West London County Court
A Good Salesman Jokes About a Speed Trap
The manager asks if the sale went through and the salesman admits yes. He claims to have slowed a machine to half speed and arranged with a town constable to arrest them for speeding. Old Skee rigs fell for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skeerigks
Demand for Brains in All Lines of Work
A sweeping call for superior brains over ordinary talent. The piece argues that real progress comes from men of genius, citing farm, mines, factories, and leadership roles, praising historical figures and urging society to seek steadfast, fiery intellects to guide the nation through tumult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Prescott
Hugh Miller
Starr King
Cromwell
Frederick
Adolphus
Wellington
Washington
Valley Force
Franklin
Monroe
Sing at Work: Proverb, Music, and the Reading Voice
A column argues singing at work boosts morale and cites the army drum and factory readers in Key West. It notes scientific management may yield to profit of worker song and recounts a cigar factory reader reciting news and literature above the shop floor.
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Key West
Iron hand in velvet glove and the core of humanity
The passage argues that great strength and quality come from fineness in design. It compares the iron hand in the velvet glove to cables built from many fine strands, noting that real efficiency comes from a strong core. Laziness and inertia obscure energy, and fear blocks liberation of the core's power.
Last Lecture by Mrs Shepardson on Palestine in Baptist Church
Mrs Shepardson concluded her travel lecture series in the Washington Baptist church last evening with a vivid Palestine demonstration. The lecture used 60 album views projected by a lens device, weaving Old and New Testament scenes with personal anecdotes including Galilee, the Bedouin shepherd, and an oriental wedding. She explained her motive as serving her Lord and noted the warm reception and thanks to supporters in Washington.
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M's
Galilee
Allah
Jesus
Gethsemane
Calvary
Washington
Father and Son Exchange Sharp Money Talk
A brief dialogue scene shows a father chiding a son on money value while the son replies he can name many ways to spend it, conveying tension over financial understanding. The exchange captures generational views on wealth and spending.
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Boston Transcript
Carload Apples To Be Sold On Chicago Burlington Tracks
D. H. Wallingford advertises a carload of good apples on the C B Q track near the depot for sale Monday. Call and see them.
Meetings Sunday for Men and Boys at Eagles Hall
Sunday services invite high school age boys and all men to two union gatherings at 7 p m at Methodist church and First United Presbyterian church Ritchie and Lee F H T international secretary and ard Paulson state secretary will address both events Paulson will survey each service and attendees are urged to participate to support boys and young men welfare
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Ard Paulson
Methodist Church
First United Presbyterian Church
Ritchie and Lee
Paulson
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C. M. & F. Clothing CO
Cohn
Washington House
Vera Rogers
Muscatine
Vy Ass
Margaret Hull
Crawfordsville
Cotter
Dougherty Bros
Effie van Sickle
West Chester
City
Lela Noecker
Town
Illinois
Springfield
Charles Jones
Constantine
Michigan
Nate Jones
Mt. Union
Will Buchanan
Hallowe'en
Bradley Jewelry Store
Joe Dillon
R. A. Bell
Oquawka, Ill
Nature
Luella Shaw
M. D
Congress Hotel
Chas. Larson
Rock Island Railroad
Bureau, Ll
D. C. Kilgore
Brighton
8S. O. Carson
Fred Stewart
Jane
Hazel Stewart
Monmouth
Illand
Biggsville
Mrs. Stewart
R. H. Faris
Winfield
M. D. Work
Myrtle Coop
Carrie Stever
John Belville
Laurene Moore
Danl. Shepardson, Jr
Baptist Church
Baptist Convention
Council Bluffs
Winifred Giesler
Geo. C. Reames
Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank
Haskins
Iowa
Monarch and Arrow
M. Crawford
C. H. Davis
Fred Norton
Pine City, Minn
Mrs
J. D. Norton
Silke Kemp & Wagner
Lytle Bros
the Royal
Todd Stuart
Bryan
Oliver Fullerton
Howard Fullerton
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Charles H. Keck
West Washington Boulevard
John Warnock
Albert Grant
St. Worth
Texas
Alina Warfield Cannon
Washington, D. C
G. Logan Payne
Ft. Worth
J. A. Harwood & Son
South Side
Wns
Shepardson Ey
Wart Schaffner & Mars
Hart Schaffer & Marx
D. H. Wallingford
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Klein Klothing Ko
Hart Schatiner & Marx Clothes
Eagles’ Hall
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