Miss Marie Johnson Trips East with Delegates
Miss Marie Johnson and Miss Jennie G Keith travel from Cambridge area to Tacoma Washington via Rock Island route. Keith attends Presbyterian Young People's society convention with four weeks stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Johnson
Des Moines
Jennie G. Keith
Woolstock Record
Rock Island
Tacoma
Wash
Keith
Presbyterian Young Peoples Society
Cambridge Dispatch
Endorsement for Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin by Local Druggist
J M Hawkins of Mound City Kansas writes to praise Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a reliable laxative and stomach remedy based on personal and customer experience. He reports his own stomach trouble cured and notes the product is sold by L M Bosworth.
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Mound City
Kan
Dr. Caldwell
J. M. Hawkins
L. M. Bosworth
Double Track to the Missouri River
The Chicago and North Western Bay offers the only double track line from Chicago to the Missouri River with four daily Chicago to Omaha trains, three to the Pacific Coast, and two to Denver including through Pullman service to Iowa Nebraska Dakotas and the Black Hills. Also announces low excursion rates to San Francisco and Los Angeles with routes and dates. Homeseeker tickets to many points on sale by Chicago Great Western Bay on specific Tuesdays.
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Chicago & North-Western
Chicago
Missouri River
Omaha
Pacific Coast
Denver
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Black Hills
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Ave
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Chicago Great Western Ba
Great Western
J. P. Eimer
The Perfect Head According to Early Measurements
The London Magazine describes ideal head proportions: a square face nine inches for men and eight for women, five eyes wide, eyes separated by one eye, eyes two thirds the mouth, nose one third the face length, ears two eyes long. It notes real faces deviate, with brain case limits and gendered head size differences.
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London Magazine
Ase His Child Saw Him
A prominent real estate man in Los Angeles recalls a evening when at home with his young daughter while his wife and another child were downtown Darkness fell and the child cried for her mother saying she needed mamma The father asks if she behaves this way when he is away and she replies no because there is some grown up person about the house
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Herald
The Great Line Duel of Apelles and Protogenes
A tale from Rome tells how Apelles drew a thin line in Protogenes studio to prove his skill. Protogenes countered with a thinner line, then Apelles added a third line, making a legendary panel regarded as the greatest work in the Caesars palace.
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Apelles
Protogenes
Rome
The
Caesars
New Arrival and the Experienced Maid Feature in Brief Life Comedy
A Life magazine short comedy centers on The New Arrival uncertain about using a blower on a fireplace. The Experienced Maid advises to keep it on until it becomes too hot to touch, then remove it.
Evolution of a Name in Topeka Girl Byrdeyne Graduation
A Topeka woman named her baby Bertha sixteen years ago. The name morphed to Bertie Birdie Bird Byrdeyne by graduation, illustrating how a simple name can evolve in unexpected ways.
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Topeka
Bertha
Bertie
Birdie
Bird
Byrdeyne
Atchison Globe
The Successful Chicagoan The Doctor and Professor Debate Success
The exchange centers on what fuels success with a doctor claiming self drive and a professor countering with the idea of moving others aside. The Chicago Tribune presents a wry look at ambition and competition through humor.
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Chicago Tribune
Golf Accent Inspires Breakfast Reform Says Judge
The judge notes Brassie dislikes oatmeal yet eats it regularly for breakfast to improve his golf accent. Larkin questions the objective while Gilroy asks for clarification.
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Larkin
Gilroy
More Fortunate Than Most Phrase
A short quirky line about acquaintances, contrasting speaking versus listening ties, attributed to the Philadelphia Record. The remark pivots on social familiarity and frames Talkalot as a speaking acquaintance rather than a friend.
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Talkalot
Philadelphia
Morandmore Chaldeans On Bricks In Harvard Lampoon
A brief humorous line from Harvard Lampoon notes how the phrase hard reading applies to the books of the Chaldeans written on bricks. The quip is delivered in a quiet, mock solemn voice.
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Morandmore
Harvard Lampoon
Mind Reading Request Sparks Playful Exchange
The exchange features Miss Cutting and Softleigh in a humorous skit where she asks if he can read minds. He pretends doubt, she challenges him, and he agrees to demonstrate on a future visit as reported by Chicago News.
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Miss Cutting
Nevah
Young Softleigh
Chicago News
He Needed the Money. Will you please raise my salary
Dialogue from the Ohio State Journal reflects a worker asking for another raise after revealing that his mother has remarried and now has two dependents. The employer recalls a raise given last week and weighs the financial burden of supporting both his mother and another dependent.
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Ohio State Journal
Oldboy Faces Tough Path as Society Weathers Age
A terse quip in the Statesman remarks on a man nicknamed Oldboy, noting his aging and social marginalization with a sharp edge. The line signals a satirical view of aging and status within the community.
Composite Success and Wits Reflected in News Snippet
A brief Detroit Free Press fragment contrasts Sidney Rodney and Rodney Well living by wits and others' lack of wit, noting a blend of cunning and reliance on others' mistakes.
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Sidney
Rodney
Detroit Free Press
Dr Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup Endorsed by Reverend Hagans
Reverend G W Hagans of Clyde Ohio thanks the doctor for a throat and lung remedy praised as superior to others. The product is sold at Coye Pharmacy.
Cream of Wheat Flour Sold At Kooser Co for 95 Cents
A sale at J. B. Kooser & Co. offers Cream of Wheat flour for ninety five cents a sack. The deal highlights a popular staple item with a low price point in local grocery trade.
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J. B. Kooser & Co
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Marshalltown
State Association of Clerks of Courts
Collins
Mike Shearer
M. E
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Shearer
Cummins
Geo. W. Dyer
W.S. Kenyon
Webster City
Nevada
Boone
Nevada Journal
T. J. Lyman
Statler
Lyman
Nevada Watchman
Darky
Marie John
San Francisco
Homeseekers
Deron
Japan
Loughran
Batser
Kodaks and
Kodak Supplies
Mutual Phone No
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C. Hamilton
J. J. Grove
Grocer
L. A. Marris
Sale Stable
East Main Street
AmrEs
Civic SocCor
Ames Lodge No
C. C. F. Ames
Odd Fellows Temple
J. A. Campbell
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F. M. Cupps
N.G
Campbell & Duntz
Cadce
North and
South Dakota
Minnesota
Ames, Iowa
M’carthy & Lee
J. F. Martin
Attorney-At-Law
First National Bank
J. A. Fitchpatrick
M. McCall
Opera Block
MO. H. Williams
Budd Block
Oldboy
Yonkers Statesman
Ohio
W. E. Harriman
Hamilton Block
Hauser
Ames
Clark Matthew Proctor
Clara Proctor
Lowa
LOE Neis.sey
H. Kelso
Hamilton’s Grocery
F. H. Waters
Keedick’s Store
Story County Bank
E. F. Posegate
Aperas
J. F. Bell
Roland Iowa
Groceries and Queensware
China
Mutual
Colgate
Judisch Bros. Pharmacists
I. Core
C. Horton Coye
the Coye Pharmacy
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