City in Brief and Local Notices
Glasses advertised at Buchanan and Majestic Theatre led to optometry services by Boyce on the Majestic's second floor. J C Grinnell moves north of St Paul toward Mora in Kanabee County. Ladies Aid from the English Norwegian church meets at Mrs R Wetlaufer’s 724 Grant Ave. Helen Gale hosts sixteen friends on Maple Street with music and games then a two course menu by Miss Gale and Miss Elizabeth Gale. Fred Fisher Agnes Murphy and the McDermotts travel to Clinton for a funeral. A baby boy weighing 9.14 pounds born to Mr and Mrs George Evans at 113 Mills Street. father was superintendent of grounds at Electric Park. Minnie Grossenberg of Rock Valley, Iowa visits Mrs M C Mendenhall on Seventh Street West. Lydia Davis returns to Milwaukee after visiting Charles Mantle at 204 Locust Street. Cora Armstrong leaves for Chicago for several days then an extended concert tour. Ascalon Commandery No 25, E T, will hold a stated conclave Friday evening. annual officer election for the next year. Tabernacle Chapter No 52, R A S L will meet Thursday evening Nov 7 at 7:30 for P M and M E M treetrees. supper at 6:30. Elsie Schrock’s body from the West will arrive by Chicago Great Western at 12:38 tomorrow, will lie in state at Kistner undertaking parlors before funeral arrangements. Senator and Mrs Geo W Hanna of Luverne Town arrive, summoned by mother’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gale
Maplé Street
Elizabeth Gale
Fred Fisher
Agnes Murphy
Edward McDermott
Clinton
Lydia Davis
Milwaukee
Charles Mantle
Locust Street
Cora Armstrong
Chicago
Ascalon Commandery
E. T
Tabernacle Chapter
R. A. SL
Elsie Schrock
West
Chicago Great Western
Kistner
Geo. W. Hanna
Luverne
D A R Meeting And Society Notes In Waterloo
Waterloo chapter D A R will hold its regular meeting at Mrs A J Fairburns 627 Lime street Friday evening. The Sonsie club met with Mrs F C Liffering last evening and was entertained at a 6 o clock dinner then attended the Majestic. A slumber party followed at the home of Miles Marie Rinker on Lafayette street with a three course breakfast. Grace Bailey will entertain the club in two weeks at a squad dinner at her Cedar Falls home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
A. J. Fairburn
Lime Street
Sonsie Club
F. C. Liffering
Majestic
Miles Marie Rinker
Lafayette Street
Rinker
Grace Bailey
Cedar Falls
Let the Boys Play and Learn Through Games
A. H. Stewart argues that physical exercise in games and plays swiftly reforms disorderly classes. Joyful, self directed play builds character, self-control, and responsibility, aligning with the laws of life. He notes rising outdoor activity and groups like the Boy Scouts and National Playground Association as evidence of the outdoor life trend. Anaxagoras urged joyful play at his death anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Stewart
Bor Scout Movement
National Playground Association
Anaxagoras
A Study In English Composition In A Eighth Act
A quirky account uses quirky slang to describe a golf round with unusual names and playful miswordings. It narrates shots on the course with lines about a tee, a cafe, and a final dormie finish, resembling a humorous sports vignette from Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matty
Wagner
Mika
Collfna
Jinks
Jones
Silent voters and a glove making note in 1910s era columns
The piece discusses recruitment fears linked to a so called white slave system and extols silent voters as the nation’s unseen shapers. It notes methods for preserving gloves and a bicycle wheel method to measure meteor speed using screens and a motor.
How Vinton Built A Concrete Road
The article describes Vinton's effort to replace a flood-prone two mile grade road with a concrete highway funded by farmers and local business interests. Benton County provided state auto tax funds. total cost and construction details are given, including a cement mix, expansion joints, and drainage features.
RENEWING VEILS AND GLOVES IN HOME CARE
A Good Housekeeping guide outlines methods to clean white gauze and silk veils by overnight soaking in soap and water, successive washes, and acid rinses. Colored veils use mild soap and acetic acid, with stiffening. black veils require warm water with ammonia. varnish removal and glove cleaning steps are also described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castile
Lost amethyst rosary between church and Jefferson St
Too late to classify. Reward offered for a lost amethyst rosary found between Sacred Heart church and 362 Jefferson Street. Finder’s phone: 203 Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Jefferson St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
Kayser
Buchanan
J. C. Grinnell
St. Paul
Mora
Kanabee County
Ladies’ Aid Society
R Wetlaufer
Grant Avenue
George Evans
Mills Street
Electric Park
Minnie Grossenberg
Rock Valley, Is
Nicobar
Mareena & Delton Bros
Roberts and Robert
Society W News
Detroit Free Press
Scientific American
Courier
TRITZ
How Vinton
Janes Tracr
Benton County
Cedar River
Vinton
Aeton
Benton Counts
Ingether
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Golden Kiula Kohler
Lotie
Wohlers Polices
Minnesota
H. J
Care Courier
Gordon Press
Gross- Albee
C. G. Wilcox
4Th St
Porter
Washington Dairy
East Fourth
Park Ave
TRE
WM. Galloway
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