Hallowe'en Parties Brighten Local Social Scene
Roxie Lauderman hosted about fifty children at her country home on October 26. Guests arrived by a witch and upper stair fortunes, then moved through candlelit stairs to games, races, a bonfire feast of hot dogs, and ghost stories. The old schoolhouse party for Ainsworth faculty and guests featured ghostly decor, archery, and a hobby rhyming contest, with prizes.
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Roxie Lauderman
Roxie
Wilmer
J. M. Clegg
W. L. Alcorn
Ainsworth Consolidated School
Moore
D. M. Davis
Thelma
Clara Wallace
Washington
Grace Applegate
Hallowe'en
Charles Long
Henrettta Evans
Evans
Mary D. Lupton
D. A. R. Meeting Postponed to November 13
The regular D. A. R. meeting scheduled for November 7 has been postponed to November 13 and will serve as the anniversary meeting.
Beth El M. E. B. Church Seeks Volunteer Work Day
Members are asked to donate their time next Thursday to fix up the Beth El M. E. B. Church. All participants should come prepared to work. 912
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Bethel M. EB
Love of Ease Brings Downfall for Those Seeking Comfort
A reflective note warns that many men fail to prosper because they chase ease and avoid effort. It emphasizes discipline and steady work as the path to achievement and replacement of laziness with purposeful action.
Community Halloween and club notices from local paper
Local announcements list Halloween socials bake sales and meetings from groups including Spanish American War Veterans Ladies Aid Rosemary Club Rebekahs Priscilla Club and Woman's Missionary City of Bethel Presbyterian church Also events include Halloween party for Kings Sons and Daughters class Pleasant Hill and Moose Lodge funeral arrangements for L H Richardson and L R Littrel presidente dictation
Community groups announce midweek meetings and events
Nation-Just Us club meets with Mrs. Will Sickles Wednesday afternoon. Haskins school hosts Halloween carnival and lunch October 31 with Miss Smith as teacher. Cyrus Chapter 13 R A M holds a conclave Thursday at 8 pm for Royal Arch degree. visiting companions welcome. New Haven Social Union to meet with Mrs. Chas McKinstry Wednesday afternoon. Navajo club to meet with Mrs. J W Bishop Wednesday afternoon. Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian church meets Thursday at 2 30 with Mrs. Frank Gobble as leader. Rural Woman's club to hold a Thursday business meeting at Mrs Frank Heizman's home.
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Otice
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Anna Brown
Nation—Just
Will Sickles
Haskins School
Miss Smith
Cyrus
D. L. Carbaugh
H. P
New Haven Social Union
Chas. McKinstry
Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Frank Gobble
Dave Keltner
Rural Woman's Club
Frank Heizman
Odd Fellows to Meet for Funeral of Brother Richardson
Members are called to assemble at the hall tomorrow at 1 30 P M to attend the services for Brother L H Richardson at the Baptist church at 2 30 P M Burial will be at Ainsworth Please bring cars Frank Schneider N G
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Odd Fellows
L. H. Richardson
Baptist Church
Ainsworth
Frank Schneider
N. G
Rebekah Lodge to Attend Richardson Funeral Services
Members of the Rebekah lodge will meet at the Odd Fellows hall tomorrow at 1 30 PM and proceed in a body to attend the funeral of L H Richardson All members urged to attend Mrs Charles Baker Noble Grand.
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Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
L. H. Richardson
Charles Baker
Noble Grand
Masquerade Party At Local Church Planned
Notice says young people of the Christian church will host a masquerade at the church on Tuesday evening at seven o'clock in 1912.
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Methodist Church
Christian Church
Moose Hall Social With Highland Four Thursday Evening
A social gathering is scheduled at the Moose hall this Thursday evening featuring music by the Highland Four. The event invites members and guests to enjoy a night of entertainment and fellowship.
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Moose Hall
Highland Four
Halloween social at West Chester Baptist Church change
The Baptist church of West Chester schedules a Hallowe en social for next Wednesday evening October 31 at the home of Mr and Mrs D E Brumback. It moves from the parsonage and invites attendees to bring their own lunch. Mrs Laura Graham hosts E O W club members at noon dinner at Mrs Crone’s home.
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Mrs. Earl Edmondson
Hallowe'en
Hugh Arthur
Nell Crone
Laura Graham
E. O. W. Club
Crewe
Rosemary Club
Hallowe’en
P. F. Whisler
The
Baptist Church of
West Chester
D. EB. Brumback
Crone
Good Things to Eat and Joyous Aunt Visits
A nostalgic note describes visits from a beloved aunt who always arrived with eleven kinds of food, making each gathering a joyous occasion and a true holiday in the family.
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Hallowe'en
Charles
Ruth Lytle
Second Glance by McClure Syndicate
Mr Pelham devises a quirky persona to gain fame, wearing oddities and feigning illness to prompt the second glance. As neighbors misread his signals, a crime wave and suspicions flare, pushing him toward a risky plan to avert attention. Evelyn questions the ruse as Pelham faces tightening scrutiny.
Funeral services set for L. H. Richardson Tuesday
L. H. Richardson died Saturday night at his East Second street home after a long illness from cancer. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 pm at the Baptist church with Rev. John D. Kern officiating. Burial will be in Ainsworth cemetery by Washington lodge Odd Fellows. He left a large family including widow Jessie R. Brown Richardson and children Jesse L. Richardson Valma Moore Harlow and Homer. A grandchild Marjorie May Moore also survives. He lived near Ainsworth and later Washington for eleven years. He belonged to Odd Fellows Moose and Homesteaders lodges and was regarded as a good citizen and family man.
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L. H. Richardson
East Second Street
Baptist
Lindley Hoopes Richardson
Lewis K
Sarah (Love) Richardson
Muscatine County
Robert William Richardson
Armstrong
Iowa
Elizabeth McGuire
Almira J. Coon
Haskins
Jessie RB. Brown
Lily
Clifford
Jesse L
Irwin
Town
Valma Moore
Washington
Harlow
Homer
Marjorie May Moore
New Haven
Grace Hill
Richardson
Odd Fellows
The
Moose
Homesteaders Lodges
Goethe Finishes Faust after Half Century of Work
The article notes Goethe began Faust in his younger years and completed the last part shortly before his death in 1832 after nearly fifty years of revisions and yearly progress on the epic tragedy.
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Faust
Goethe
Silk Stockings Reinforced to Prevent Foot Joint Wear
A woman used to wear out stockings along the foot joints. Now she rips the sole seams for an inch at the ball of the foot, spreads the rip, and fills it with neat dain. This adds width over the joints and reduces wear in those areas.
First Commoner of the Realm Holds Court Dress Levee
The First Commoner of the Realm, rival to the king, acts as head of the British Commons. He alone, aside from the king, may hold a levee and can require invited guests to wear court dress or uniform at dinner.
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Couge of Commons
Writers are such chores he muttered after failed plan
Evelyn foresees the outcome as she helps Pelham abandon his plan and avoid guilt. Stanley remains grim, but Evelyn believes the writers will stop pursuing the matter, and they indeed do.
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Pelham
Stanley
Evelyn
Difficulty in Simplicity Quote by Ruskin
The fragment reflects on the challenge of keeping things simple without losing skill or effort. It notes that simplifying requires discipline and careful placement of exertion, contrasting it with indiscriminate expenditure of energy.
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Ruskin
Gentleness of God and Tabernacle Sermons
Presbyterian sermons explore the tabernacle as a Christ figure and describe how God reveals himself in the midst of his people. The evening focus highlights the gentleness of God as shown in nature, redemption, and mercy toward sin and sinners.
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Christ
Holy of Holies
David
God
Saul
Adam
Moses
Tabernacle
Earth
Noah
Manasseh
Gentleness of Jesus Calls Believers Home
Reflections on Thomas and Peter show God’s longing for return. The author asks for a spirit of gentleness that imitates Jesus and helps overcome temptation. Like Joseph, believers should seek to please God and avoid sin through meekness.
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Thomas
Peter
Lord Jesus Christ
Joseph
God
Jesus
Balkan States Bar Tourists Cash Before Leaving
Balkan governments restrict travelers from taking more than 1,000 in local currency, confiscating excess with little recourse. Naturalized Americans returning home face loss, prompting American diplomats to discuss remedies with Balkan officials and Washington.
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the Associa Press
Athens
Balkan
Europe
Balkan States
Washington
Embargo Acts of 1807 and 1812
The Embargo Act of December 22, 1807 restricted ships in U S ports and ordered vessels home during Jeffersons second term. It aimed to respond to British insults but was repealed in March 1800 as ruinous and ineffective. A second embargo began April 1812 and lasted about 90 days before repeal.
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United States Congress
Jefferson
United States
France
England
Ostrich Feathers Worth 50 to 60 Dollars a Year
Nature Magazine notes ostrich plumes come from hand plucked or wing cut feathers. The annual feather crop is valued at fifty to sixty dollars per bird with a harvest about every seven months. Some breeders limit to one yearly harvest for better quality.
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Nature Magazine
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Winfield Smouse
L. Dobinson
W. A. Wilson
Ralph Dougherty
Belle Smith
Thimble Bee’s
Smouse
Gc. A. Dewey
J. O. Elder
H. C. Hull
W. M. Keeley
Commercial Club
Fleur de Lis
Walter Brown
Marjorie Brown
Bernice
Bernice Dawson
Katherine Gallagher
Ruth Fost
Katherine Stewart
F. L. Club
Wright
Nineteenth Century Club
Helen Wilson
Emma Anderson
China
Miss Wilson
Mabel Small
Kalona
Owen Turnipseed
Wellman
Kern
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
W. T. Carson
W. M
Carlton Wilson
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Rebekah
Priscilla Club
J. O. Sexton
John Sherbeck
Kings Sons and Daughters
Pleasant Hill
Ellen Green
Moose Lodge
L. R. Littrel
Navajo Club
J. W. Bishop
Grace Canfield
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mr. Pelham
Miss Caruth
Peck
Vellum
Uils
Speaker
King
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Davenport, Lowa
Presbyterian Church
Trieste
Mommy Coxe
Ted
Louis
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