Sizeable Indian and Iowa news items recount fees and misfortunes
In Iowa and national items, discussions arise over large attorney fees in Indian claims, including cases where one third of a settlement was paid to lawyers. Reports note drownings, embezzlement suspicions, a busyness merger, lawsuits, stock fires, and personal tragedies across Des Moines Mason City Waverly and other Iowa locales.
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Supreme Court
Indian Territory
The
Washington Star
Methodist Church South
Washington
Fathers and Mothers Shape Character Across Generations
The piece argues leaders seek clean men and blame lacks of father involvement for character gaps. It cites Lincoln and Carlyle on maternal influence while noting fathers should share confidences in formative years. It reflects on moral upbringing by parents and public figures.
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United States
Lincoln
Mothr
Carlyle
Good of Playgrounds and the Roosevelt Play Initiative
The piece praises playgrounds as essential for every community. It notes the National Playground Association formed by educators and sociologists. President Roosevelt cites Jacob Riis on poor children lacking play spaces and urges towns to provide generous playgrounds as a youth right.
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National Playground Association
Roosevelt
Jacob Riis
Death of Rev William Pierson in Washington Gospel Wagon
Reverend and local exhorter William Pierson collapsed from apoplexy in his gospel wagon in Washington while delivering a hymn. He died after being taken to a hospital. His assistant recalled the hymn numbered No 23, but not its title.
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William Pierson
Washington
Solitude of the Soul Question Sparks A Quiet Spark
In a talk on psychological topics a student graduation in June is asked if she likes being alone. She responds that solitude depends on whom she is with, revealing a delicate stance on personal space and companionship.
Foe Man Weighs New Tool for Carrying Chunks
The foe man mocks a large instrument used to haul chunks as too big this season and considers switching to buyn bon tongs.
Pink Pills Promise Stomach Relief and New Blood
A veteran recounts severe stomach weakness and sickness after army service. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills, he recovered and now recommends them. The pills claim to make new blood and restore nerves and are sold by druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Oneals
Calif
U. S. Regular Infantry
Dr. Williams
TOLD OF THE TITLED British and European Notables
A bulletin lists diverse figures from around the world including the sultan of Turkey a collector of canaries and Lord Tweedmouth a collector of china. It notes Diaz and Mexico’s president, Russia’s Kotchoweff ordered to pay, and Frederick VIII hosting editors. It mentions Elgin Gladstone Bruce Norfolk and his extravagant Earl Marshal uniform with gold lace.
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Turkey
Canaries
Lord Tweedmouth
British Admiralty
China
Diaz
Mexico
Prince Khilkot
Russia
Frederick VIII
Denmark
Prince Kotchoweff
Berlin
Dresden
Alfonso
Spain
Escorial Palace
Edward Clarke
Lord Bruce
Earl of Elgin
Wiliam E. Gladstone
Herbert Gladstone
Duke of Norfolk
England
Earl Marshal
Still Spiteful Marriages Stir Chicago Lash
A cheeky item notes a woman wed to spite a rival, then divorces to allow the husband to marry the same rival and continue spite. The quip reflects on costly motives and social snubs within relationships.
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Chicago Daily News
Doctor Embraces Postum Over Coffee for Health
A physician recounts years of coffee use with daily heart palpitation and a near fatal attack that led him to switch to Postum. He notes better health after proper preparation and advises others, while Postum Co claims many doctors use and prescribe it. A quip about The Road to Wellville ends the piece.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
Wellville
Child's awful skin humor cured by Cuticura trio
Michael Steinman of Brooklyn recalls a decade of misery from his son's skin condition. After four doctors failed, a newspaper article prompted trying Cuticura Ointment, Soap, and Resolvent. Within weeks the child's skin cleared and remained smooth at age twelve.
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Sonkeined
Michael Steinman
Sumner Prune
Brooklyn
He Ran for Lawyer in Vineland
A Pennsylvania man visiting Vineland seeks a lawyer named Dash. Indirect directions mislead him until an old man confirms Dash is not a lawyer, recalling that he once ran for the position. The exchange highlights the mistaken impression and local memory in a small-town encounter.
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Pennsylvania
Vineland
Dash
Oracular Observations on Wisdom and Habits
A quirky column notes resolutions fail, allure misleads, and credit use vs cash. It wagers that testing a mule's resolve matters before speaking, and observes joy’s cup near its rim. It also weighs poetry’s value against writing and printing it.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Testimonials
A historical classified style notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It offers a $100 reward if it fails and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad mentions Toledo based F. J. Cheney & Co and urges readers to buy via druggists for 75 cents, also promoting Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Safe Course Suggestion From The Catholic Standard
The fragment shows a mock dialogue about honesty and confrontation. A Huskie accuses a speaker of lying, and Newitt advises telling the truth whenever that person is present. The tone is light and editorials-like.
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McFibb
Newitt
Different Kinds
A political man needs many friends but the value depends on whether the ties are mutual favors or reciprocal actions. Senator Sorg hum weighs the difference between friends who help you and those who expect you to help them.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Laundering China Silk Waists by Eleanor Parker
Instructions for cleaning china silk waists. Remove spots with benzine then wash in warm soap suds. Rub gently, rinse in several waters, use grease soap, avoid rubbing soap on fabric. Wring dry, wrap in a sheet, and iron when partially dry on the wrong side.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Physical Impossibility Cartoon Dialogue
A Chicago Tribune cartoon shows a house cat fat and apoplectic warning of an impending finish to the pug dog who concedes he cannot turn his head. The exchange captures a humorous intra-animal exchange on appetite and effort.
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Chicago Tribune
Why do you call that ferocious bull dog Icy
A wry Baltimore American remark notes that the dog named Icy earns its title by clinging to a person once it attaches, illustrating a ferocious image in a brief quotations page.
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Baltimore American
Great Nerve Restorer Ad Promotes Cure
An advertisement from Dr. Kinne offers permanent cures for nervous diseases including st Vitus dance with a nerve restorer. The offer urges readers to send 2.00 for a trial battle and treatise from addresses 931 and 933 Arch Street in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
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St. Vitus
Kinne
R. Sd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Civilizations and Courtship by Mail Compared
A brief remark contrasts advanced civilizations with what the author describes as happy savages who avoid courting by mail and contracting debts, implying a critique of modern mores and financial obligations.
Financier Defined as Earning by Others’ Labor
A financier is described as someone who makes money from the labor of others. The remark emphasizes economic inequality and the ethical question of wealth derived from others' work.
Unclear note on payment for Single Pear item
Fragmentary message mentions pay or cigars, a dealer, and Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois with no clear action or outcome.
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Mill Sighting Like A Riddle Reaches Curious Readers
A brief note invites readers to a paradoxical statement about seeing a mill and claiming the sight by describing a saw mill. The teaser plays on perception and wording for local amusement.
Gotham Grist Facts About New York City
The city has one policeman for 469 residents and cemeteries totaling 8155 acres could bury all dead at current death rates for 150 years. Since 1626 Manhattan was bought for 24 worth of merchandise, daily arrivals average 39 people. Sewers laid end to end would reach 1710 miles to Pike the Peak, and paved streets run along them. A weekly wind would circle the earth at nine miles an hour and return by late August.
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Great Western
Waverly
Burrows
Clarksville
Ila
Chicago
William B. Reiter
Martha W. Reiter
Polk County
William Carter
Sioux City
Missouri Valley
Logan
New York City
New York
Peter Minuit
Manhattan Island
Pike's Peak
Dean's Kidney Pilly John C Coleman Back Cure Ad
Does your back ache Thousands tell of cures made by Deans Kidney Pills. John C Coleman a Swainsboro Ga merchant says his kidneys caused persistent back pain and fatigue until using Deans Kidney Pills. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Dean
John C. Coleman
Swainsboro
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Peek a boo shirtwaists draw mixed reactions
A brief quip contrasts modest fashion with practicality as a Louisville Courier-Journal reader notes that the new peek a boo shirtwaists are nearly clothes. The exchange captures early 20th century attitudes toward women’s dress.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Post-Graduate Course in the School of Experience
A concise reflection noting that many people seek deeper insights from life itself. The idea frames experience as a continuing education path, offering lessons beyond formal study and emphasizing practical wisdom gained through living.
Bee Smokers Price Difference Sparks Dealer Question
Lewis' one binder costs more than other Bee Smokers know why. Your dealer or Festory, Peoria, Tl.
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Lewis
Festory
Peoria
Piquant Adage on Teething Syrup and Conscience
Quotationary fragment asserts Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething soothes gums and eases pain. A remark claims the liver houses conscience though context unclear. The text mixes product mention with a medical as well as philosophical note.
Mrs Kellogg Praises Lydia Pinkham Remedy in Denver Letter
A Denver reader Mrs Sarah Kellogg of the Woman's Relief Corps thanks Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass for a cure via Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes tumor reduction and full recovery after seven months and urges women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham. The notice promotes the remedy's claimed cures and warns against other medicines.
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Sarah Kellogg
Denver
Woman's Relief Corps
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Fey
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mailene
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James Webster
Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Dougherty
H. C. Wendt
Wendt
South Dakota
Simon Calvert
Mason City
Calvert
Cerro Gordo County
Rock Island Brewing Company
Davenport Malting Company
Independent Brewing Company of
Davenport
Tri-Cities
Iowa Bankers’ Convention
Cedar Rapids
Roosevellt
Neill-Reynolds
Joan J. Large
Rock Valley
J. T. Brooks
Hendrick
J. M. Dinwiddie
J. A. Stone
Waterloo
Clinton
Epworth League
Iowa State
Epworth League Assembly
Colfax
Joseph A. Hartzell
C.C. McCabe
Joseph F. Berry
M M. Parkhurst
Robert Mcelintyre
Sam P. Jones
Charles Stelzle
J. G. Camp
D. F. Fox
G. A. Gearhart
Western Union Telegraph Company
D. F. Gahan
Dysart
Merl
Telegraph Company
Max M. Friedman
East Fifth Street
Walnut
Court Avenue
Esposo Concrete Company
Lake City
C. M. Hart
I. N. Mrer
Superior Court
Council Bluffs
Filickinger
Hart
Tawyer
Flickinger
Ray Anderson
EB. R. Anderson
Caledonia
St. Joseph
Anderson
Martha Witze
C. E. Mann
Clear Lake
E. A. Paichen
Miss Vitze
Will Davis
Cresco
Iowa University
Arthur Thompson
Davis
Iowa River
Thompson
H. E. Robinson
Atlantic
Ben Wilkenson
Clarinda
Wilkenson
Soctor
Cuticura
Geo. A. Joslyn
Omaha, Neb
Gotham Grist
Mrs. Sarah Kellogg
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