Champery on Valais slopes a summer world apart
In Valais near Champery villagers and visitors converge on the Dent du Midi region. Tourists, locals, and cosmopolitan guests from England France Italy Russia and beyond gather at Hotel Dent du Midi while the mountain scenery and August life unfold. The piece paints a vivid portrait of a summer hub where modern comforts meet alpine traditions and a panorama of rising peaks.
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Switzerland
Champery
Canton
Valais
Dent du Midi
Val D'Lliez
Italy
Simplon Ring
Saint Maurice
Monthey
Vineyard
Chestnut Grove
Haute Cle Ls Pos Baal Puus
Perifnes Agus Wael
Honaveau
Alps
Bonaveau
Austria
Guished Roman
Sukday
Bridge
Esat
le Calynire
Val d'Illez
Rhone
Chaussy
Mont d'Or
Children Find Homes With Corsican Voyage to Canada
Two large groups of Liverpool children were sent to Quebec aboard the AhAn liner Corsican under Captain Cook. One party from the Birt home, led by Miss Birt who has spent 37 years caring for children, accompanied 6,000 placed in Canada. The voyage carried eighty children under hospital supervision.
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Chiildren
Liverpool
Cook
Quebec
Birt
Miss Birt
Dominion of Canada
Des Moines Labor War Forces 1000 Union Members Off Job
Des Moines faces a city wide walkout as the Building Trades council fails to secure a working agreement with sixteen Master Builders contractors. One thousand union members across carpenters cement workers and other crafts walk out, halting major projects including the city hall and Securities building. A temporary truce ends with a one day general strike and return to work pending arbitration.
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Des Moines
Master Builders
Master Builders’ Association
Building Trades Council
Conyerl
New City Hall
Securities Building
Ewing Flats
Majestic Theater
Equitable Building
Building ‘Trades Council
Tamorros
Elks Leave for Detroit in High Des Moines Welcome
Des Moines reports the arrival of Colorado Elks on a special train for the grand reunion. A street procession led by a cowboy band entertained the guests with bells and monster cowbells. Missouri Elks lingered briefly at the depot, while Des Moines and Iowa Elks gave a royal reception. Separate item notes a river drowning of Harry F. Orwick at Morningside.
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Des Moines
Colorado Hilks
Detroit
Colorado
Grand Lodge
Missouri Elks
Iowa
Jack Sinclair
Pueblo
Colorado Hiks
Omaha
Herman Huttenlocker
Omaha Elke
Orwick
Morningside
Harry F. Orwick
Seventeenth and
Mondamln Avenue
Couple Held on Serlong Charge in Iowa City Trip
J Haj and Mrs Cora Mechler were arrested at Oxford on a joint charge for traveling together from that town on a pleasure trip to Iowa City and nearby towns. Also reported, cattle dealer John W Cann on July 11 was hanged at Livingston Polk County Texas after conviction for killing Warren Perry, the principal witness in a cattle theft case.
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Towa City
J. Haj
Cora Mechler
Oxford
Iowa City
Houston
Tex
John W. Cannon
Livingston
Polk County
Warren Perryman
Woods to Iowa by Auto Endorsed by D C Representative
Washington July 11. Representative Woods plans to depart Washington early this week traveling by automobile to Iowa. He will be accompanied by Lyle Hubbard, son of Representative Hisian, on the trip.
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Woods
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Lyle Hubbard
Hisian
Coca-Cola Advertising Pitches Cool Drink At Summer Resort
An old Coca-Cola promotion urges readers to buy a glass or bottle to beat heat and fatigue, promising wholesomeness and refreshment. It offers a booklet The Truth About Coca-Cola and the Coca-Cola Baseball Record Hook for 1910, including Casey at the Bat and schedules. The fragment ends with a dialogue at a summer resort about a past engagement.
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Coca-Cola
Casey
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Death to Itching skin remedy promissory claim
An advertisement asserts ICH-E-BUNGEE stops itching instantly and promises blotches and itching end due to germ attacks. It also claims ICH-H-BUN GER destroys every germ in skin pores and promotes use for sweaty feet and prickly heart. Written by Tata Chemical Co Des Moines Iowa with Druggist referrals.
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Tata Chemical Co
Des Moines
Iowa
An Answer In Kind Reveals Family Feud Witty Lamp fury
The dialogue shows a troubled couple where the wife tires of her husband's heavy wit. In a sharp retort she throws a lamp at him, triggering the family misfortune. The exchange suggests a domestic quarrel sparked by humor and anger.
Queen's Nurse Praises Resinol Ointment for Skin Troubles
Annie Telford of Ballyantral Ayrshire testifies to Resinol Ointment as a valuable remedy for skin troubles. She reports using it on eczema and poisoned wounds with satisfactory results and holds it in high regard for curative value.
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Annie Telford
Ballyantral
Ayrshire
England
A Comic Exchange About Knowledge and Quirks
In a humorous old dialogue a five year old boasts that he and his father know everything while a minister ponders the brain as the heart of life. A child interrupts with the gas meter as the organ he detects, and a Mrs. Ryetop quips about Hiram Skinflint and his sugar scheme, revealing character and local flavor.
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Pven
Agia
Harper's Bazaar
Hiram
Mrs. Ryetop
Mandy
Jed Weatherby
Jed
Hiram Skinfiat
Shape-Nuts Ten Days Trial Yields Big Results
A ten day trial of Shape-Nuts shows strong gains with participants sticking to the plan. The report notes notable improvements in health markers and user adherence, suggesting potential benefits for longer use and broader testing.
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Poseum Chawal
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