Regular meetings announced for local groups
The Royal Neighbors hold an evening meeting. Chap. 1 PoE O will meet Mrs. W J Chilcote Thursday at 2 50. The Ladies Aid of Lexington M E church meets Mrs Maud Campbell Friday Sept 8 all day. The Navajo Club is invited to Mrs FE G Wilson's East Main street home tomorrow afternoon.
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Poe. O
W. J. Chilcote
Lexington M. E. Church
Maud Campbell
Gol
FE. G. Wilson
East Main Street
Egyptian Princess Buried in a Hobble Skirt Display
A museum curator shows a mummy and calls it an Egyptian princess. A witty girl remarks that the queen insisted on being buried in her hobble skirt, sparking lighthearted conversation about ancient fashion.
Wellman Notes and Farewell Sermon in September
In Wellman Rev. P. H. Hawk preached his farewell sermon and will leave the ministry next year. Local social items include visits between Mrs. Catherine England and Belle Hastings, Ralph Hawk's illness in Ottumwa, and Miss Belle Hastings entering business college in Cedar Rapids. The community reports school openings, teacher assignments, extended visits, travel to fairs, and several family and friend journeys.
Mrs Eva Cocklin Arrives From Sunnyside for Visit
Mrs Eva Cocklin arrived Saturday evening from Sunnyside Washington to visit her daughter Mrs D D Stephens in Ainsworth.
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Ainsworth
Eva Cocklin
Sunnyside
Wash
D. D. Stephens
Ainsworth and Surrounding News Parcels In Brief
A cens Grace Walker visits Washington yesterday while Mr and Mrs E K Coffman of Washington stop by Sunday afternoon. George Whittaker of Muscatine visits his aunt Mrs C P Nichols. Miss Geneval Peterson returns from Cedar Rapids after visiting brother Arthur. Many Ainsworth residents plan to attend the Columbus Junction fair as school opens with large enrollment and added fourth year. Howard McCleery and wife of Washington spend Sunday with W T Trotter Jr. Noble September 4. Walter Huffman, formerly of this locality, visits sister Mrs John Orendof east of town. Will Allen of Richland buys Peter Krabil farm northeast of town. Dan and John Leichty learn their uncle John Leichty died in Wayne County Ohio and depart for funeral. Earl Frey, clerking in Olds, spends Sunday at home. Jacob Gerig ships forty bushels apples to Amish mission station in Chicago. Col Rinnere to assist crying the Simon Gingerich safe on route 1 Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Gardner of Nebraska visit locals late week. Harris McGugin leaves Lemmon’s Pharmacy for Des Moines to study pharmacy. Manton Hebner also enters the same course. George McAvoy and son Merle leave for Sarcoxie Mo to visit relatives J H Hoyt’s home part of visit.
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J. M. Dodds
Riverside
Jordan
A. J. Sanders
Shepherd
Deep River
Lavanda Gardner
Victor
Mildred Turnipseed
Washington
Georgia Jones
Keota
Catherine Trieschmann
Mediapolis
Chicago
W. P. Knowlton
Decorah
Miss Donnelly
Dysart
Miss Kyle
Miss Doran
Wilton
Miss Folger
Helena Trieschmann
Frankfort
Gardner
B. F. Tipton
Oklahoma
Tipton Boys
Neudigate
Hutchinson
Kans
Geo. Longwell
Andrew
Gon
Harley
Oxford
Sanford Smith
Iowa City
W. F. Hamilton
Rosalind
Barbara Kinsinger
Scott Griffith
Idaho
Portland
Texas
Burrell Foster
Harlan
O. EK. S
Jones
Pearl
Waite
Arapahoe
Nebr
Grace Walker
E. K. Coffman
George Whittaker
Muscatine
C. P. Nichols
Geneval Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Arthur
Ainsworth
Columbus Junction Fair
Howard McCleery
W. T. Trotter, Jr
Walter Huffman
John Orendof
Will Allen
Richland
Peter Krabil
Daniel
John Leichty
Wayne County
Ohio
Earl Frey
Olds
Jacob Gerig
Col. Rinnere
Simon Gingerich
Mrs. Gardner
Nebraska
Harris McGugin
Lemmon
Des Moines
Manton Hebner
Manton
George McAvoy
Merle
Sarcoxie
J. H. Hoyt
Farm Notes Skewed Toward Satire and Local News
H L Rann writes about aging hens by tail feather color and mocks farming lore. The column ridicules social fashion shifts in New York and Newport, then lists local visits and teaching postings from Des Moines to Mt. Pleasant with movement into a Hawthorne property and hay fever note.
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Eastern Society
New York
Newport
Local visits and travel notes from Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville residents report visitors from Stronghurst Illinois Mrs C O Burris arrived to stay with Mrs James Kelsey Rev and Mrs A B Hightshoe attended the MEB district conference in Fairfield Clyde Hightshoe departed for Chicago after several weeks with his parents Mrs Marion Neal and John Cannon traveled to Washington Will Brown and daughter Maurine arrived from Mount.
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Crawfordsville
C. O. Burris
Stronghurst
Ill
James Kelsey
A. B. Hightshoe
Fairfield
M. EB. Church
Clyde Hightshoe
Chicago
Marion Neal
John Cannon
Washington
Rubber Plant Curiosities Highlighted in Banter
A brief exchange centers on a rubber plant described as curious. The dialogue jokes that its curiosity is justified because it is a rubber plant, playfully elevating a common houseplant into a subject of wit.
God Bless Our Wives Banquet Toast Remains Memorable
A Cleveland lawyer and fraternity banquet audience hear a toast on wives. He recalls a personal restaurant moment where his wife defends him, quipping about appearance and patience. The anecdote closes with the line God bless our wives.
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Cleveland
Alpha
Omega
Mr. Dashblank
Mee
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Two Ways Hath Life by Alfred de Musset
A poem contrasts two paths of life a patient measured stream versus a wild unrestrained torrent. It notes patience and ambition as guiding forces and concludes with the author’s meditation on fate and effort.
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Alfred de Musset
Memory and manners in London sock buying
An American in Bond Street buys socks after a foot measurement then retorts to a cheeky clerk. A separate Will Irwin anecdote sketches two women debating whether to warn a stranger about her unbuttoned waist and shabby shoes, highlighting social missteps.
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London
Bond Street
New York Sun
Will Irwin
Mr. Irwin
Herbert Corey
Cincinnati Times-Star
The Sacred Bed of Elizabeth at the Fifteenth Century House
A visitor describes a historic house dated to the fifteenth century where guests pay sixpence to tour. Rumor says Queen Elizabeth slept there, and a guide repeats this claim, while the bed chamber shows period furniture and a new bed is promised.
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Queen Elizabeth
Buttons
Joke Alarm Reveals Chinese Army Discipline Joke
An English officer in the Chinese army boasts of strict drill by sounding a night alarm. Troops rush out in laughter when they realize a prank. He repeats it with guests, but this time no soldiers respond and laughter greets the failed ruse.
Markets report weak demand across Chicago livestock beds
Chicago markets show mixed receipts and a generally weak tone. Cattle and sheep futures slide with lighter demand. beef and pork price ranges decline from prior levels while totals indicate sizable arrivals and departures across cattle, hogs, and sheep.
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Chicago
Prices for Feed and Grain in Chicago 1911
Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co Chicago list of prices for hay straw and feed items with rates per load sack or hundred. Includes hay 12 per load and hay 12 per load two items straw 6 per load flour 1.60 per sack and 1.26 per hundred for shorts. Corn meal priced at 0.25 per 10 pound bag.
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Chicago
His
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Iiness
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Walt Mason
George Matthews Adams
Noble
H. L. Rann
Delia Fletcher
J. A. Hawthorne
W. K. Wooley
Hawthorne
Myrtle Griffith
Nina Moorehead
Will Brown
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