Society News Highlights From Watertoo August Observance
An afternoon of cards and sewing marked Watertoo August birthday events with a Peters committee led by Mrs. G N Shane overseeing hospitality duties. The Willing guests included Miss Janet Barnard and Misses Hester and Ruth Harper with plans for a Friday gathering and a range of club activities and receptions.
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Woman's Club
Peters
G. N. Shane
Mines
Walter Johnson
Harry Orrick
Stearns
A. G. Bowyer
N._Shane
Harold’ Rugg
Black's
Janet Barnard
Chicago
Hester
Ruth Harper
Bradison
Mrs. Wi
Liam Batesx
Golden Red Club Notes and Wild Rose Picnic Recap
Mrs H E Claus hosted Golden Red club members with games and needlework, refreshments served by Mrs E H Widdell, and garden flower decor. Guests included Mrs Marie Troutman and new member Mrs Matt Anderson, with Mrs Walter Schultz assisting. Wild Rose club families attended Byrnes park for its annual picnic with a long veranda chicken pin dinner hosted by several women.
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H. E. Claus
Golden Red Club
E. H. Widdell
Marie
Troutman
Hirta
Aircla
Mra. Bam
Kauffman
St.’ Paul
Minny
Marie Larson
Eugene
Ore
Mra
Matt: Anderson
Walter Schultz
Wild Rose Club
Byrnes Park
Painie Cerda
Anna Glas
Mary Shirley
T. Fy Leben
Sirs
Lehan
Tulina Dennis
Elizabeth, Billings
St Mark's altar guild meets for lunch and business
Twelve members of St Mark's altar guild shared a 1 o'clock luncheon at Black's tearoom yesterday. A business session followed the meal.
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St. Mark’s Altar Guild
Black's ‘Tearoom
Peters Funeral Set for Spring Creek Church
Bernard Peters 86 died Wednesday at home near Shady Grove. Services scheduled tomorrow at 2 p m at Spring Creek church with Rev F H Wirich officiating. Survived by widow and six children. Bandits-5,000 stolen in Yamaska East Montreal heist. five masked robbers escaped with cash and securities.
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Jesup
Bernard Peters
Shady Grove
Spring Creek Church
F. H. Wirich
Mr. Peters
Montreal
Que
Bangus Nationale
Yamaska East
Beauty Chats: Home Remedies for Moles Warts and Scalp Care
Edna Kent Forbes urges care with moles and birthmarks and warns against self tampering. She recommends consulting a physician for dangerous growths and cites home remedies for warts and dandruff including salves, pastes, and a henna formula upon request.
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Beauty
Edna Kent Forbes
An Investment in Peace and House Living
Ruth Cameron notes a trolley conversation about a family selling a large costly home for smaller, cheaper housing. They found greater peace of mind and financial leeway after letting go of luxury, illustrating the burden of house pride and the value of modest living over ostentation.
Last Gate to Be Finished at Dan by September 1
Austin Burt of Citizens Gas & Electric Co announced the last gate at the dam near the east bank will be raised to position by September 1 as completion nears. The fishway approved by the state commission will be built next year, with a four foot by twenty seven foot clear opening and seven vertical walls. The powerhouse is slated for next year with about 1650 horsepower capacity.
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Austin Burt
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Pittsburgh
State Fish and Game Commission
Burt
Speeders Face Judge as Court Opens Daily
Motorists lined the municipal court in a morning session presided by Judge Courtright. A rider named Grietnow clashed with Officer Dave Shook, resulting in a $12 fine for excess speed. Several drivers paid fines for broken headlights and brake issues, with the judge stressing required equipment and inspections. James Yanda’s intoxication trial was postponed again due to missing witnesses. Joseph Page was fined $23.50 and jailed for unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Courtright
HH. A. “Grietnow
Dave Shook
KE. BE. Hull
John Connolly
L. F. Dunbar
Yanda
James Yanda
Joseph Page
Chicago Library Expands Books for Blind Readers
The Chicago public library reports a major collection for the blind, aiming to reach sightless residents across the Mississippi valley. Librarians Lavin and Peterson state that loans are available to anyone and government postage allows sending books in franked envelopes, with 2,300 raised-print volumes and a broader range unseen elsewhere.
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Chicago
United States
Nathan R. Lavin
Chicago Public Library
Mississippi Valley
Edward Peterson
Balfour's engagements canceled by Tilness
London reports that Earl Balfour, the former prime minister, had all his immediate engagements canceled today. The dispatch notes a disturbed tone amid news of political shifts and related statements.
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Balfour
Tilness
London
Earl Balfour
The Hawkeye by Herbert Quick A Midwest Literary Jewel
Herbert Quick’s The Hawkeye is praised as an epic Midwest novel that links today with early settler life. It follows Fremont McConkey and a cast of real communities in Iowa frontier towns, highlighting sacrifice, perseverance, and the social fabric of 19th century exurban life.
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Quick
Midwest
Vandemark
Prairies
East
South
Old World
Herbert Quick
Monterey County
Middlewest
Iowa
Aegean
Cyclades
Langworthys
George W. Jones
Antoine le Claire
William R. Ross
Pustist Caesar Dodge
Hoyt Sherman
Phineas M. Cassady
James A. Jackson
John J. Cook
William Williams
Dubuque
Davenport
Burlington
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Greece
Chay
Todhopper
Freemont McConkey
Freemont
Elosa
Roswell
Kate Mc
Mothers of the frontier and their hidden monument
Herbert Quick notes frontier mothers like Kate McConkey shaped a rising culture through labor in overheated kitchens. They fed harvesters, read poetry, and planned for children, yet public monuments honor soldiers while neglecting their quiet contributions.
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Conkey
Herbert Quick
Iowa
Sons of Progress
Kate McConkeys
City in Brief help your glasses in repairs
Miss Josephine Pileres 1312 Fourth street west is vacationing with relatives in Kansas City Missouri. Mrs W H McGlade 112 Randolph street and daughter Agnes Helen left for Storm Lake and Lake Okoboji. Mr and Mrs T M Carver and Mr and Mrs Arthur Johnson of Albany Wisconsin left after a week at the W A Covell home. Rev and Mrs J J Klepp and their son visit Mrs Klepp’s sister Miss Emma M Bodey. Mrs Klopp formerly Ida Bodey. Mrs H Q Barton hospt. patient in St Francis hospital reported improving. She works in the county auditor’s office. Mr and Mrs M W Courtney Marion Virginia stopped here last night with Mr and Mrs G M HoiHs en route home after White Fish Lake Minnesota outing. Mr Courtney is a banker. Mr and Mrs Hope C Martin and daughter Fay Dorothy start east for a tour of eastern states including Buffalo Montreal Lakes George and Champlain New York Washington and more. George Authier of Washington DC, brother of Mrs J B Ferguson, rode President Coolidge’s special train for Harding funeral. Authier is a noted newspaperman and correspondent. Lawrence G Walter, who died July 28, made a will 12 days before.
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Josephine Pileres
Streat West
Kansas City, Mo
W. H. McGlade
Randolph Street
Agnes Helen
Storm Lake
Lake Okoboji
T. M. Carver
Arthur Johnson
Albany
Wis
J. J. Klepp
M. W. Courtney
Marion
G. M.hoi Hs
White Fish Lake
Minn
Courtney
Hope C. Martin
Fay Dorothy
States
New England
Buffalo
Montreal
Lakes George and
Champlain
New York
Washington
George. Authier
Washington, D. C
J. B. Ferguson
Was and Wasn't By Corona Remington
A shy librarian, Lillian Sears, falls for Thomas Lytle, a wealthy bachelor, in a fashionable suburban library. She rejects marriage to a millionaire until a twist in his will reveals his inheritance returns after his thirtieth birthday.
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Corona Remington
Lillian Sears
Phcely Jim
Will Bequeaths Split Among Wife and Children
A will leaves one third of all property to Hazel his wife two thirds to son Laurence Willism and daughter Vivian J. Laurence receives 60 percent and Vivian 40 percent of what remains after the widow’s share. Rev D H Middents of East Park Presbyterian is granted a month off and will travel with his family to Lake Okoboji. The pulpit will be filled each morning and evening for four Sundays he is absent with Adolph Kaltenbach teaching the evening sermon August 12 and a speaker for the morning service to be procured.
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Hazel
Laurence Willism
Vivian J
D. H. Middents
East Park Presbyterian Church
Lake Okoboji
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