California and Return Special Trains From Chicago
Special personally conducted trips depart Chicago August 18 and 25 for San Francisco via the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line. Itinerary adds stops at Denver Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. Tickets on sale August 15 to September 10 with low rates and daily trains. Overland Limited runs year round in under three days.
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California
Chicago
San Francisco
Union Pacific
North- Western
Cicago
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Missouri River
Overland Limited
Chicago & North-Western
Various Patent Medicines Promoted By Gamble Advertisers
A collage of medicinal tones promotes MapZan for piles in a collapsible tube with nozzle, Pinesalve as a healing poultice, Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea, Re-Go Tonic and Harts’ Honey and Horehound. Testimonials from J. R. Crow of Alma Illinois praise Re-Go and Harts’ Honey and Horehound as reliable sellers and family remedies. OC A Gamble markets these remedies with claims of instant pain relief, cure, cold and cough relief, and digestive benefits.
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O. A. Gamble
J. R. Crow
Alma
Ill
OC. A. Gamble, Drugeist
Water Clocks in Sahara Use Palm Groves and Camels as Wealth
Water in the Sahara is scarce and tied to ownership of palm groves, camels, and rights to sa'a. A tiny brassy water clock measures hourly flow, each hour marked by a cup in a basin emptied and reset, with a watchman guarding the device in the village mosque and a minaret bell signaling hour ends.
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Sahara
Segia
Segias
Madison Era Name for Executive Mansion The White House
A Washington historian argues President Madison helped christen the executive mansion as the White House. The structure built of Potomac freestone survived the burning and funding fixed its exterior color to white, cementing the house’s enduring name.
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White House
Washington
Madison
Capitol
Executive
Congress
Executive Mansion
Envy and the Race of Life
The text argues envy harms happiness while success comes from effort not luck. It asserts that, in city life, most leaders started from the same place and rose by perseverance. If you fail, blame yourself not the race course, as endurance and ability determine outcomes.
Scum on water linked to barometric pressure shifts
London Nature reports a probable cause for pond scum before storms. A fall in the barometer may raise marsh grass from bottom ooze, releasing gas that carries solid matter and forms surface scum. This process could foreshadow weather changes.
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London
A Practical View Exchange Mocking Hypocrisy
A short exchange derides a man who uses religion as a cloak. One speaker condemns the hypocrisy as foolish since the faith appears flimsy and likely to fail him. The dialogue centers on moral pretense and religious bluff.
Burglar Call Led to Misleading Room Mirror Claim
A Detroit Free Press line records a suspect’s humorous recall during a police call. The man testifies an apparent burglary was misinterpreted because his wife moved a mirror, creating confusion over a potential intruder.
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Jones
Detroit Free Press
Ink Preservation Tip with Iron In Bottle
An old furnace trick suggests adding a bit of old iron such as nails or tacks to an ink bottle to prevent corrosion of pens. The iron supposedly neutralizes corrosive components, enabling longer lasting ink and smoother writing.
Through Colorado and Chicago to Denver by night train
The Colorado Special departs Chicago at 7:00 p m July 10 and arrives Denver next evening at 9:00. A second Chicago to Denver train leaves at 11:00 p m arriving early the next morning. The routes use the double track between Chicago and the Missouri River. Also the Chicago-Portland Special offers through sleeping cars to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland with daily departures and low rates. Special reduced excursion rates apply for several conventions with details via North Western Railway ticket agents.
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Denver
Chicago
Colorado
Missouri River
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Man Finds Beauty in Truthless Guilty of Love
A provocative remark about fidelity and beauty circulates as a sharp line about marriage and illusion. The speaker argues honesty outweighs flattery in intimate bonds, reflecting postwar social mores and personal trust.
The Rubba Mumma River Goddess Of Jamaica
A study of the Jamaican belief in the Rubba Mumma, a water nymph who presides over mountain streams. Slaves offered sacrifices to ensure water for mills, goats or chickens are still given in drought, and the nymph is described as beautiful with blue eyes and long black hair.
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West Indies
Jamaica
Marriage Musings on the Altar and After
A Philadelphia Post commentary notes marriage as a life path from the altar to decades, comparing gender spheres and the practical realities of duties and living habits. It humorously contrasts ideals with everydayities such as gas stoves and suburban travel, reflecting on authority and shared years.
Dade’s Liver Pills Sold by Gamble
Advertises Dade’s liver pills from Chicago as the cure for constipation. Claims the pills are unique to Dade and suitable for persons who have used them. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
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Dr. Dade
Chicago
Dade
C. A. Gamble
Trout Jump and Herring Schools Move Rapidly
A compact report notes trout jumping and herring schools shifting quickly ahead of an advancing rain front. The behavior suggests swirling currents as weather moves in from the west.
Re Go Tonic Laxative Proposed for Dyspepsia
The article describes disordered digestion causes including rapid eating improper chewing and excess liquids. It promotes Re-Go Tonic Laxative as a quick cure for constipation indigestion biliousness sour stomach flatulence heartburn and dyspepsia. Sold in 250 500 and 1.00 bottles by O A Gamble druggist.
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A. Gamble
O. A. Gamble
Excursion Dates To Colorado Utah And Black Hills
SprovaL offers North Western Line trips from June 1 to October 81 to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead and Custer. Tickets good for return and trains run daily. Apply to Chicago and North Western Ry agents.
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Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
North-Western
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead and Custer
North- Western
Chicago & North- Western Ry
Weather Lore and Poems About Rain
A compilation notes that garden spiders abandoning their webs signal rain and that flies gathering also precedes rain, with a verse about a fair faced lad who drank Rocky Mountain Tea attributed to L. M. Bosworth.
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Mary
L. M. Bosworth
Bee’s Laxative Honey and Tar Cough Cure Advances
An old advertisement touts Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original laxative cough cure. It claims antiseptic healing pine ingredients and pure honey mix to strengthen lungs and cure coughs. Sold by C. A.
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Bee’s
C. A
Pineales Promoted as Quick Cure for Kidney and Bladder
Advertisement notes Pineales as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. Claims oxygenized strength and other remedies boost healing. Sold by Oo A Gamble.
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Oo. A. Gamble
Pinevles Discovery Promoted for Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Pinevles marketed as a new remedy for kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatism with claims of a pine-based derivation. Sold by O. A. Gamble. store display invites customers to learn more.
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O. A. Gamble
Daily News subscription offer for Des Moines readers
Advertisement for the Des Moines Daily News notes a yearly rate of 150 dollars and postage paid delivery to any address for 1.50 per year or 10 cents for eight months. It claims to be the most complete Iowa paper and the only daily stopped when time runs out, with mailing address The News Des Moines Iowa.
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Des Moines
Man Whose Wife Calls Him Dear in Public Looks Cheap
A light social maxim notes that a husband publicly addressed as dear tends to appear less respectable. The remark frames public behavior and perception without citing specific individuals or events.
Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar Cough Syrup Ad
An advertisement touts Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar as unique with antiseptic germ destruction solvent action to cut phlegm and laxative cleansing. It claims a permanent cure for coughs colds lung and bronchial affections sold by O A Gamble.
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O. A. Gamble
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Quick Health Boost
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to relieve constipation headache backache and loss of appetite while claiming to make you well and keep you well. Money back if it fails. Price 85 cents. Tea.
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Hollister
L. M. Bosworth
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Daniel McCarthy
C. G. Lee
McCarthy & Lee
Story County Bank
Iowa
Wbo
A. Underwood
AMES
C. L. Waltmire
B. G. Dyer
Grove's Grocery
Res
U. S. Griggs
Pierre
M. We Adams
Ee No
Poseegate
Ames,Iowa
Bower & Perkins
Main Street
WM. Taylor
Gossard and Taylors
M. Hemstreet
Story County
Telephone
Union National Bank
W. M. Greetey
Henry Wixson
CorrEes
Bankers’ National Bank
National City Bank
New York
Valley National Bank
McCord
Orrice
Bosworth
Mutual Phone
D. M. Gurist
Jennie G. Ghrist
Ghrist
Millers Store
Hunt
C. Brownlie
D. D
P. O
W. E. Harriman
Medicine and Surgery
F. H. Waters
Keedick’s Clothing Store
Frank W. Coy
Douglas St
Cp. J. Dunham
Ames, la
Sir Counsel Jr
Taylor's
GEO. Connolly
Rocky Mountain
The
President Madison
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Atlantic City
N. J
Mystic Shrine
Cincinnati
Grand Lodge B & P
Order of Elks
Louisville
K. P
Paul
Minn
Knights Templar
Sovereign Grand Lodge IL. O. O. F
North Western Line
George W. Little
Boone and
Saylor
Kellog St
Philadelphia Post
Canier Bros. & Herman
Elgin
U. S. GC. Jewelry
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