Local and Personal Notes From The Fair
A collage of social visits and shopping notices from the Fair area. Mrs J F Simpson hospital stay in Iowa City. Rev J F Smith and Doris visit Thornburg. Mr and Mrs W J Dooley house guests to Eldon. Edith Shields returns to Monmouth IL to teach. Mrs N J Burham returns to West Chester after a visit. Dougherty Brothers promote fall clothing and lamps with a focus on price and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Simpson
Albert Simpson
John Green
Iowa City
J. F. Smith
Doris
DeWitt
Iowa
Thornburg
Mr. Smith
C. T. Smith
Dougherty Brothers
Edith Shields
John Shields
Monmouth, IL
Monmouth College
N. J. Burham
West Chester
Local notables and visitors mingle in Kalona news
Fred Radda of Kalona visits the city. Howard Augustine from West Chester visits Washington. Mrs. M. L. Miller from Ainsworth shops in the city. Ainsworth high school football team passed through, after Mediapolis beat them 42 to 5. Ralph Cooper from St. Louis visits the Stewarts. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Quinn welcome a new baby. Fred Smith of Richland visits the Wilsons. John Steck of Owosso visits his mother. Ray M. Hanchett, W R C president, inspects local units. Various local shoppers and travelers, plus farm shipments by J F. H. Taylor bound for Chicago and Washington, are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Miller
Ainsworth
Mediapolis
Women and Love Letters
A reflective piece on how women cherish love letters as treasured keepsakes. It notes men write them while women preserve and reread, likening letters to cherished personal items. The piece concludes that the writer implies marriage as the safest path for the suitor.
In Discourse on Friendship by Landor
A literary quotation reflects on friendship as the essential virtue in times of distress and joy, asserting universal human need for companionship in both adversity and celebration.
Local Masque Contest Fees and Prizes
Entry fees are listed for a masque event with five or more participants paying five dollars for best group, three dollars for best individual masque, and two dollars for a booby prize. The announcement emphasizes prize structure and entry costs.
Funeral of Thomas Putnam at Pleasant Hill Church
The funeral of the late Thomas Putnam was held yesterday at 2 30 PM at Pleasant Hill church southeast of the city. Rev W R Sawhill of this city conducted the service. Interment followed in Pleasant Hill cemetery with pallbearers Lewis Baker Joseph McGinnis George Hesseltine George Hillhouse J B Eckerman and Perry Davison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Putnam
Pleasant Hill Church
W. R. Sawhill
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Lewis Baker
Joseph McGinnis
George Hesseltine
George Hillhouse
J. B. Eckerman
Perry Davison
Fitting Shoes to Blame in Improper Fit
The article argues many broken insteps stem from ill fitting shoes. It notes excess toe space causes heel chafing after wear and stresses clerks should take time to fit feet correctly with the ball of the foot at the sole curve.
Clothes and mood shaped by a fresh outfit
Suburban Life notes that clothing influences mood. A bath and donning dainty fresh garments can transform outlook, making the wearer feel uplifted and see the world in rosy light instead of dull gray, easing a tired or blue state.
Baptists Propose Rally Day With Military Theme
The Baptist group outlines a unique Rally Day plan featuring a military motif for November 12 at 9 30 from First Baptist church. C W Long Colonel G J Duke J R Bryson adjts D I Coon Chaplain sign the card inviting several hundred to attend and await further program details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Regiment
Gand Army of the Redeemer
First Baptist Church
C. W. Long
G. J. Duke
J. R. Bryson
Adjts
D. I
Iowa Express Rates Cut 15 Percent Across State
A new express rate schedule within Iowa, ordered by the Iowa Railroad commission and upheld by the federal court, takes effect tomorrow. Rates are about fifteen percent lower than current charges and affect all express companies operating in the state. Judge Smith McPherson upheld the commission’s constitutional right to fix express rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Railroad
Commission
Smith McPherson
English Visitors in Newfoundland Few in Number
English travelers visited Newfoundland in the past year with about 5,000 tourists and sportsmen in total, but only around 100 were English men among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Fragmented reminiscence on a child’s music observation
A mother recalls her daughter at four years old studying musical notes then speaking of “a lot of little boys on a wire fence” and mentioning hats. The passage reflects a child’s impressionistic interpretation of sounds and images.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Ward
Sigourney
Sigourney Eleven
W. J. Dooley
Peter McColl
Eldon
Charles Houck
Alex Houck
Keota
Mr. Houck
Mrs. Houck
Kansas City
The
American Theatre
Opera House
Ada and
Cecil Walton
W. EK. Auten
U.S. Smith
Drakesville
the Fair
Myrtle Carter
Crawfordsville
Mrs. M. E. Brown
Mr. Brown
B. F. Brown
J. B. Bandy
G. E. Pierce
Winfield
Frank Bandy
Rothschild’s
Jack
Evelyn
Mousie
Daddy
Dinah
Philadelphia
Fred Radda
Kalona
Howard Augustine
Washington
Jean Huysmans
Post Office
Ralph Cooper
St. Louis
Selden Stewart
Dee Quinn
Fred Smith
Richland
C. J. Wilson
John Steck
Owosso, Mich
H. F. ‘Steck
Ray M. Hanchett
Waverly
Tocal ‘Corpa
Doucherty Brothers
Bella Carpenter
Rock Island
Lil
Laura Maxwell
G. W. Hill
George Teas
Mrs. Hill
C. W. Halbert
Atlanta
Ill
Hill
Sam Shannon
Bessie Denison
Davenport
Henry Glick
Leet Bros
Keller & Phillip’s
J. F. H. Taylor
Chicago
Delta
Savannah
Springville
Ray Foley
Keokuk
J. A. Work
James
Great Falls
Montana
Daniel Wilde
Work
Floyd McClellan
Caroline Hayes
J. C. Wallace
STECK
H. F. Steck
Washington, Iowa
Laat
Katherine Shean
Bessie Fritz
G. W. Marr
City
George McDaniels
Muscatine
W. A. Goble
McCall Bros
Royal Market
Mutual
Walter Savage Landor
Eagle Hall
Thos
Putnam
W. Jefferson ST
Cole Photo Gallery
N.L. Black
Baptists
Coon
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