Local Notes From Burlington and Visitors in Washington
Local notes describe visits by Fox and Dewey family friends in Washington and travels of Mr and Mrs Tom Wallace of Ainsworth. Burlington Gazette items mention Mrs M FE Brown and Roy visiting Washington and several notices on The Fair’s aluminum ware pricing along with Vienna bakery specialties.
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Tom Wallace
Ainsworth
Washington, D. C
Captain Dick
Washington, Iowa
Burlington
M. FE. Brown
Roy
Washington
Iowa
Mary Hissong
John A. Uhler
Pearl Titterington
New York
Towa
The Call of the College and Other Local News
A poem criticizes pursuing higher status over farming and trades while students and workers seek better roles. John Sawtell arrives in Rhinelander for a weekend visit. A church organ committee concert at A. M. E. church features Miss Basfield and Walter Williams with a social hour and 25 cent admission for funds. Karl Moore heads to Geneva College Beaver Falls for the next year. J. T. Matthews returns from a Canada trip noting good prospects. W. A. White observes Canadian resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organ Committee
A. M. E. Church
Miss Basfield
Colorado
Basfield
Walter Williams
Samuel Hall
Karl Moore
Beaver Falls
Geneva College
J. T. Matthews
Canada
W. A. White
Republic
George
Five Wounded In West Creek Roadhouse Card Party
A poker game at Victor Barrens roadhouse in West Creek near Hammond Indiana ended in a melee. Five men were wounded as furniture broke and bullets flew. a suspect raised a hand revealing four aces, including two hearts, before an ace slid from a sleeve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Victor Barrens
West Creek
James Phillips
Kentucky
Phillips
Few Exceptions and Bix Mottos Prompt Self-Reliance
The dialogue contrasts Dix proposing a haircut with Bix favoring self sufficiency. It highlights a pragmatic debate on doing tasks oneself versus outsourcing. The exchange frames a casual, witty humor about independence and problem solving.
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Bix
Dix
Household Goods Sale at Private Sale
Dalton announces private sale of household goods at 615 East Second Street and via telephone 593 Black. Items include a hard coal stove, a good range, a nearly new kitchen cabinet, and many other articles.
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East Second Street
Black
Five Men Wounded as Phillips Sparks Violent Rampage
In a chaotic outbreak a man named Phillips smashed a table and chandeliers then fired a revolver at Edward Brooks as Brooks fled through a smashed window. Brooks suffered a broken right leg while five men were wounded before the fight ended. Phillips surrendered after sheriff arrival.
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Edward Brooks
Phillips
Brooks
Kankakee
French Army Names Illiteracy in Its Ranks
A national army literacy survey shows class of 1910 with 301,467 men serving. Illiterates total 8,412. read-only 3,712. read/write 77,759. Literate group with higher education numbers 179,714. university degrees 6,540. Nord leads illiterates at 947. Haute Savoie 5. Proportion literate remains 2.79 percent.
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Paris
Department of the Nord
Haute Savoie
Price of Shaves Advances in Lenox Town
When J Pierpont Morgan visits the Duclos bar ber shop in Lenox for his annual shave he will learn that the high cost of living has pushed the price from ten to fifteen cents. Duclos has shaved diplomats and millionaires for thirty years at ten cents but recently raised the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
J. Pierpont Morgan
Duclos
Lenox
Diplomata
Engagement and upcoming wedding announced for Hazel Ward
The clipping notes Hazel Ward of 11 North Walnut street engaged to Harland William Morean of 816 East Ninth street. The announcement comes from Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Ward and states the wedding will be held late in September. Mrs. Harry Hathaway of Kansas City visits Miss Bonnie Walker at Sunset Park for a Miss Lewis millinery picnic tonight.
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Lewis
Millinary
Sunset Park
Harry Hathaway
Kansas City
Bonnie Walker
Daily
Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
Okla
C. F. Ward
Charles F. Ward
North Walnut Street
Hazel
Harland William Morean
C. L. Morean
East Ninth Street
Regular meeting notice and lodge communications announced
Announcements show a regular Washington lodge No. 26 A F and A M communication planned for Friday evening September 6 at 7 30 with initiation and important business. A W M note invites timely attendance. Keeley reports touring auto travelers praising the Lt O A Short Line roads from Des Moines to Oskaloosa as the best in the state and complimenting local appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Fraternity
Washington Lodge
C. A. Dewey
W. M
W. M. Keeley
Lt. O
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Mayflower Descendants Hold Annual Meeting in Plymouth
The Mayflower descendants held their annual meeting in Plymouth on September 6. President Taft sent a message to the delegates but could not attend due to an engagement with the Atlantic Veep Waterways association in New London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Mase
Taft
New London
Atlantic Veep Waterways Association
Thermometer Keeps Busy As Heat Builds This Week
The thermometer has shown high readings of 91 on Wednesday and 93 yesterday amid continued heat. Farmers seek scattered showers for late corn while grass shows signs of recovering from dryness compared with past years.
Second United Presbyterian C E Society Plans Watermelon Social
Members will hold a watermelon social tonight at the J. H. Humston home three miles northwest of town. The society members should meet at the church at 7 o clock to ride out, with a hay ladder provided for transport and rides in cars and carriages for those lacking accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second United Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society
J. H. Humston
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Plymouth Rock
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Martin White
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George Lee
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Mrs. Lee
Alma Goodwin
Hayesville
0. J. Gowey
Flora, Ore
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A. R. Gowey
Fred Reid
Chicago
Chicago Veterinary School
S. W. Neal
Crawfordsville
Carl Wylie
Eunice Katheryn
Marion
J. F. H. Taylor
Vienna Bakery
James McCutcheon
West Plains
C. 8. Ward
Ward
Carthage
McCutccheon
Ella Wilson
Mary Farren
Don Chilcote
Mrs. M. C. Slocum
Cedar Rapids
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Stockiffen
John Sawtell
Rhinelander
Wis
the Fair
Eerec Kemp & Wagner
Lytle Bros
OOD
the Royal
Todd Stuart
L. D, Dalton
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