Southeast Iowa Horticulture Society Convenes in Fairfield
The Southeast Iowa Horticulture Society plans its annual convention in Fairfield from Sept 23 to 25. Vice president S B Dewey will present the paper Scraps. The program features lectures on orchards honey crops bees and peanuts, field day tours, and a memory of horticulture practices with music and speeches by local leaders.
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Southeastern Iowa Horticulture Society
Fairfield
S. B. Dewey
Library Hall
Pumphrey
Jefferson County
William Long
Roland Sherburne
Lone Tree
Iowa
Bee Tree
America
Mike
Hunkeydorn Farm
Grant's Orchard
Salem
Hartley Farm
Missé¢s Hartley
White’s Institute
Miss Edmunds
Bonaparte
Roland's Mineral Springs
Virginia Burton
Red Cross
Des Moines River
South Bank
Keosauqua
Birmingham
Herrick
J. P. Maneteey
Hungate
Hiteman
Ralph McKissick
Albia
Hyram Heaton
Glendale
France
Fredric Clarke
James
R. W. Sameon
J. J. Danielson
C. J. Falton
Ed Montgomery
Dhien
Navy enlistment attempt proves boy's nerve
An upstate boy tried to enlist in the navy at Milwaukee on Grand Avenue. Vision in one eye led to rejection, but he clung to the claim of nerve. Officers advised him to have his father write to navy offices for proof to show his father.
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Milwaukee
Navy
Missouri
Grand Avenue
Public discussions open to all invited guests
The notice invites the public to join ongoing society discussions, welcoming both members and non members to participate at any time.
Society Notes on a Pleasant Wednesday Afternoon
Members of the Just Us Club gathered at Mrs Bar Hout’s North Iowa Avenue home for a lively discussion on orphan raising amid high living costs. The gathering ended with a dainty luncheon assisted by Mrs Sam Hunt. The First United Presbyterian church class, led by Mrs Eva Livingston, held a Tuesday evening social at Miss Carolyn Hamilton’s home with 20 members enjoying games and an impromptu musical program.
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Just Us
Sam Hbnt
First United Presbyterian Church
Eva Livingston
Carolyn Hamilton
Vivian Martin Stars in You Never Saw Such a Girl
The Graham theater shows Vivian Martin in You Never Saw Such a Girl tomorrow and Saturday. A girl discovers romance and adventure after opening an old attic trunk full of gowns and memories.
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Vivian Martin
Paramount
Swearing and Fixes in the Pocket of Forbes Magazine
A concise note on how swearing is presented as a coping tool in tight spots according to Forbes Magazine. It contrasts verbal bluntness with measured language and hints at cultural attitudes toward profanity in professional contexts.
Hotel room shortage grips Washington visitors
Washington faces scarce hotel accommodations as travelers crowd lobbies and chairs at the Colenso and Congress offices. County Clerk J D Glasgow aided a stranded attorney, while bus owner Charles Denison hosted another guest. With new hotel plans stalled by incomplete designs and labor troubles, the community anxiously tracks renovations.
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Washington
Colenso
Congress
Eardley Bell
J. D. Glasgow
Bell
Charles Denison
Suggestions for avoiding influenza from the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor
New York on September 17 reports urged avoiding crowds and sick people, drinking water, sleeping with windows open, walking to work, eating three regular meals, avoiding heavy coffee at breakfast, bathing often, and, above all, keeping cheerful.
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New York
Association For Improving
Banker James Stephens Charged With Embezzlement
John Stephens twenty years old book keeper at Corneil Bluffs Savings bank arrested and jailed on a charge of embezzling about fifteen hundred dollars. A prominent member of the younger social set and Lake Manawa boat club sphere his friends doubt the charge, blaming it on possible attempts to cover expenses of society demands.
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Council Bluffs
John Stephens
Corneil
Des Moines Swine Show Prizes Displayed Ahead of Sept 29
Silver cups from the Chamber of Commerce will be shown in windows downtown ahead of the National Swine Show and Exposition at the state fair grounds starting September 29. Prizes target top boars and breeds including Duroc Jersey, Poland China, Yorkshire, Berkshire, Chester White, Hampshire, Tamworth and Poland China categories with multiple bureaus funding specific classes.
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Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
R. H. Favon
State Fair Grounds
Manufacturers’ Bureau
Jobbers’ Bureau
Realtors’ Bureau
Berkshires
Motor Trades
Chester
Optimistic Thought: Honest Trades Build Respectability
A reflection on how any man pursuing an honest trade can raise his standing and gain respect through steady work and integrity. The piece emphasizes personal effort over birthright, urging practical virtue.
Chamberlain's Tablets Ad for Stomach Ailments
Chamberlain's Tablets are intended for stomach trouble biliousness and constipation. If you have such trouble give them a trial and realize what this class medicine will do for you. They only cost a quarter. Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon’s Drug Store
Strange Animals at Mount Kowang in North Manchuria
The fara-nanban-kau are large ape like creatures living at the foot of Mount Kowang in North Manchurian. They dig wide caverns in rocky arches and store food in spring and summer for winter.
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Mount
Kowang
Manchurian
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O. A. Geesaka
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Forbes Magazine
Sherman Brothers
Hart Schaffner & Mary
Klein Ek Klothing Kompany
Athena
H. I. Ward & Co
Waicetig
Majestic
Geo. W. Stewart
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