Learned Litterateurs and Writers of Note
Robert Sherard recalls Maupassant detesting literature as a profession and preferring other topics of conversation. Fanny Cory, noted American child life illustrator, describes her Helena Montana home as a small yellow and white dot by a large lake with water fowl and a twice weekly postman. Theodore Martin at ninety plans a monograph on Garrick Macready Rachel and Stockmar based on old periodical articles. Marion Crawford and others work on a four volume life of Pope Leo XIII using unpublished Leo documents. Thomas Hardy, reclusive novelist, lives near Dorchester and avoids fashion, favoring a sheepskin waistcoat over an overcoat.
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Robert Harborough Sherard
Paris
Guy de Maupassant
Fanny Y. Cory
Hives
Helena
Mont
Theodore Martin
Garrick
Macready
Rachel
Baron Stockmar
Marion Crawford
Count Soderini
Prof
Clementi
Leo XIII
Leo
Thomas Hardy
Dorchester
Handkerchiefs for Paris children to curb tuberculosis spread
Reports note hygienic measures in Paris communal schools with handkerchiefs, while Pennsylvania University hosts 3,769 students from 39 nations and 49 states. Cincinnati school board requires annual health and fitness exams for personnel over 50. William H. Maxwell lauds manual training in Brooklyn high school dedication, highlighting funding growth from ten thousand to nearly a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania University
United States
Cincinnati School Board
Committee On Hygiene and Sanitation
William H. Maxwell
New York
Brooklyn
Scraps of Science and Solar Studies Highlight 1900s Science
The piece notes the 50th anniversary of aniline dye and plans to honor inventor Dr. Perkin with a portrait in the National Portrait Gallery and a bust at Burlington House. It cites Dr. John Aitken on gas as the scent carrier and musk detectability, plus two European groups the Solar Commission and Solar Union studying the sun's effects and nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World of
Science
Dr. Perkin
National Portrait Gallery
Chemical Society
Burlington House
London
John Aitken
F. R
Scientific American
Berthelot
Aitken
Solar Commission
Solar Union
Teachers Elect Leaders at Southeastern Iowa Convention
The twelfth annual Southeastern Iowa Teachers association convention in Ottumwa closed with new officers elected: President P. A. McMillan of Grinnell. Vice President Maurice Ricker of Burlington. Secretary Emma Fiedler of Ottumwa. Treasurer A. A. Slade of Iowa City. Executive Committee chair R. B. Crone of Washington. Keokuk’s invitation for next year was referred to the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Southeastern Iowa Teachers’ Association
P. A. McMillan
Grinnell
Maurice Ricker
Burlington
Emma Fiedler
A. A. Slade
Iowa City
R. B. Crone
Washington
Keokuk
Society Woman in Jail in Des Moines Night Incident
Mrs. Harry Densmore, a Des Moines society woman, spent a night in the city jail to try to persuade prisoner Mrs. Lawrence to change her ways. The jailer forgot the visitor, and the ruse was uncovered toward morning, freeing the woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society
Des Moines
Harry Densmore
Des Moines Society
Lawrence
Not Guilty of Murder in Bloomfield Farm Case
Claud Whisler is found not guilty of murder in the April 1 1905 shooting of Frank Ogden at Whisler’s home near Bloomfield. The trial shocked southeastern Iowa as Whisler admitted the shot fired in self defense after Ogden allegedly insulted Mrs Whisler. both men were prominent farmers.
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Ottumwa
Claud Whisler
Frank Ogden
Whisler
Bloomfield
Iowa
Ogden
Saii
Tragic Cedar River Boat Capsize Claims Four Lives
On the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids a gasoline launch with George Mc Donald Samuel Callahan Thomas Delany and Mrs. Hattie Kopp capsized after Mrs. Kopp rocked the boat. Delany swam ashore to summon help but the others drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
George McDonald
Samuel Callahan
Thomas Delany
Hattie Kopp
Cedar River
Kopp
Delany
Iowa and nearby notices lead fire, court, and tragedy reports
Onawa petition for divorce filed by Jasper Boslaugh against Martha Boslaugh after desertion in 1866 marriage lasting until 1904. Cedar Rapids gun accident leaves a boy dead. Adair county pioneer K B Madden dies in Omaha. Edwin Guernsey, 70, dies from heart failure mid chop. Waterloo sues all 22 saloons for temperance violations. Chicago and Northwestern to spend 320000 on Iowa division improvements. Burlington freight wreck injures conductor and brakeman. Harrison county court suit overboard bill of $5000. Fort Dodge city fire destroys 20000 in property. Shenandoah pioneer Andrew Jackson Van Eaton buried. Mason City coal strike forces 26 crews off. Davenport manager Kennedy marries in Cedar Rapids. Busse habeas corpus sought in Bremer county murder case. Taeger killed by train near Lone Tree. Ida Grove suit over illegal sale of liquor damages. prior $575 awarded. Eldora bigamist Kraus pleads guilty to five year term. Belle Plaine area Rudolph Schenken dies by self-inflicted gunshot.
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Onawa
Jasper Boslaugh
Monona County
Martha Boslaugh
Maple Valley
Mapleton
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Kloubee
Charles Privatsky
Greenfield
K. B. Madden
Adair County
Omaha
Ceder Rapids
Edwin Guernsey
Waterloo
Activhg
Boone
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Iowa
Burlington
John Madison
Galesburg
Ill
Logan
Harrison County
Lucy Snyder
Fort Dodge
Shenandoah
Andrew Jackson van Eaton
Indiana
Fremont County
Sidney
Mills County
Mason City
Northwestern
Albert
Snapper) Kennedy
Davenport
Ethel Rattegpurg
Charles H. Taeger
Lone Tree
Ida Grove
Carrie Higgins
Christ Ohlson
Carl Leopold
Ohlson
Eldora
B. Stewart Kraus
Grinnell
Dean's Kidney Pills Said to Save Life in Sioux Falls Ad
A Sioux Falls man claims Dean's Kidney Pills cured him after a year of kidney trouble. He cites a doctor’s urine analysis and diagnosis, says he improved after use, and notes the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Andrew Johson
West Twelfth St
Sioux Falls
8. D
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Saved Baby Lyon's Life By Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Macbelle of Parsons Kansas recounts a severe infantile eczema case in her son. After using Cuticura Remedies, the child improved within days and fully recovered in about ninety days, prompting high praise for the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macbelle
Ave
Parsons
Kan
Fighting Joe Wheeler Buys Mail Carrier a Horse
The anecdote recalls Gen Joseph Wheeler in Alabama as he stops a weary mail carrier. Wheeler asks why the man lacks a horse and learns the load is heavy from a loopy representative’s constant mail. Wheeler counts out thirty dollars to buy a horse and drives away.
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Joseph Wheeler
Congress
Alabama
Foot in It Again
The Chicago Journal notes a humorous remark on fate and marriage as a woman asks who she will marry, and the answer declares the speaker as her destined mate. The exchange playfully asserts that every woman has a suitable partner somewhere in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicago Journal
No More for Him Price on Antiques Sparks Conflict
A brief Detroit Free Press exchange centers on antique purchases made in Europe. One person reveals plans to discuss the items with Priceless, while another recalls a marriage abroad causing a tense reaction.
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Tomson
Europe
Johns
Detriot Freeress
Unclear fragment from Chicago Tribune poem
Fragmentary text mentions singing of me thine blood and notes about purses left at home in a Chicago Tribune poem fragment. The readable snippet offers no clear event or person to identify.
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Chicago Tribune
New daily train Los Angeles Limited links Salt Lake City to Southern California
Direct service via Salt Lake City offers the Los Angeles Limited with dining cars meals a la carte observation cars with buffet lounges and library electric lighting through the Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Salt Lake Route. For sleeping car reservations and full information contact W G Neimyer G A 120 Jackson Boulevard Chicago Lil.
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Salt Lake City
California
Los Angeles
Chicago & North Western
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
W. G. Neimyer
G. A
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Indian Proverbs and Native Wisdom Reflected in Folklore
A collection of traditional statements linking Native American life to morals and social observances. The lines comment on courage, reputation, kinship, opportunism, deceit, and justice, pairing animal imagery with human behavior and colonial tensions.
Devotions Reveal Stella as Old Fashioned Belle
In a sermon scene Stella is depicted as old fashioned, choosing a gown over an automobile. The portrayal contrasts modern mobility with conservative manners during devotions.
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Stella
Foot-Ease powder ad promises relief for tired feet
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for tired hot feet and easy shoe fitting with a free trial package. It provides the Le Roy New York address for ordering and warns to accept no substitute. The page also quotes a Chicago Daily News remark about a future mirror speaking to women.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Garfield Tea Promoted as Herbal Blood Purifier
An herbal Garfield Tea is advertised as cleansing the system clearing the complexion and ensuring natural action of the liver stomach and bowels. The claim states it is the best blood purifier known.
Watchful Dogs Highlight Common Owner Paradox
A witty line notes that many men keep watchdogs yet lack possessions worth guarding. The remark plays on irony about ownership and guarding duties.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Iowa State News
Louis Busse
Bremer County
Linn County
State Supreme Court
Busse
South Dakota
Baby Lyon
Cutiura
Him
Dodds
Mason, Fenwick & Lawrence
Washington, D. G
St. Jacobs
Lumbago
Murray
Abe
Chicago Daily News
Capsicum
Chesebrough Mfg, CO
State Street
Thich
California Fig Syrup Co
W.l.douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Snanas
W. L. Douglas
Ipwackton
Mass
Western Can
Mo Superior
Canada
pRoventon
Quincy
H. Rocens
Indianapolis
Ind
Currie
Callahan Brock
Mi. Meee Weerd 1, West 0Th Kansas City M. V. Mcinnes. 6 Ave
Pheer B'S
Detroit
R. Paxton Co
Boston
Spencerian Steel Pens
Spencerian Pole
Broadway
New
iVie
Gray
Ge Olmotd
Lo Roy
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