Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Quick Relief
An old advertisement urges readers to try Dr King’s New Life Pills for bowel and stomach ailments including pain in the bowels and fear of appendicitis. The buyable claim promises a sure cure, with a listed price of 25e at L M Bosworth’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth
Printer Errors and a Tastful Spoonerism Tale
A reader shares a pleasant printers error from T. P s London Weekly describing misprints such as a critic writing about blind guides as who strain at a quart and swallow a canal. The note likens to Spoonerisms like feeling a half warmed fish in your bosom and mentions Campbell-Bannerman described as brandishing a mailed fish.
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T. P
London Weekly
C. Farquharson Findlay
Dover Chronicle
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Handkerchief Toss Custom at Foundling Hospital Origins
A nineteenth century note explains a practice at the Foundling Hospital where boys bind apprentices and marriageable women are paraded through streets. A man may signal a chosen partner by dropping a handkerchief, suggesting a possible origin for the phrase throwing the handkerchief. The piece notes the lack of detail on formalities before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foundling Hospital
Islander Sends Message in Bottle Aboard Wind
A southern wind carries a corked bottle containing a letter and a plug of tobacco to the mainland. Islanders on the south coast of Ice land rely on sea currents and wind to deliver messages to the mother island shore where residents watch for signs of arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rai
South
Iceland
Mother Island
Consumption tale and cure claim advance at local store
A testimonial notes consumption progression as torture and claims Dr King’s New Discovery cured a Cearfoss resident after other remedies failed. It promises relief for coughs and bronchitis, warns it prevents pneumonia, and offers trial bottles free at L M Bosworth’s drug store with bottles at 50 cents and one dollar. Also an advertisement for ten cent talks to Nevada via Boone County Telephone lines.
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Allen
Ames
Ames Times
J. C
Asst. Co
Surveyor
Albaugh
Leslie
Joe
Aikin
Cora
Armstrong
Nellie
Aplin
Miss C
Ames City
Board of Health
Boyd
H. R
Brotherton
W. K
Ballard
Boone Blank Boo Co
Blanks Sot Woones Ois
Benjamin Bros
Benjamin Bros., Pub. B
Lou, V. A
Es Brooks
Batman
A. A
Ory Bates
Button
E. C
Banks
A. W
Peeve
Bullard . C
Brown
Mrs. Z
Bossout
P C
Jon
Conner
F H
T A
Child
W W
Constable Fees Couser
A P
Cure
Marshall’s Fees
Adam
Wit
Claussen
Witness DC
Carr
Danahug
H J
SRC Downing
Lisw
Nielson
Danahugh
Sid May
Bethteed
R, G W
Vis
Enry
Witness
King
Fuel P
Ridin Bailiff
Elliott
Ersland
Ceane
Elmore
John
English Pete
Oster
Fawcett
E A
Farrisi
Dr. K
Frazier & Sons
IV A
Fitehpatrick
W P
Y. Frank M
Jearhurt
J. A
Green
Greenawalt
Charles
Mrs
Grafton
Graves
Gilmore
George
I J
Hill
Oliver
Baden Cneens
Hoberland
Holland
G F
Howen
Odin
Cereses
Havneros
Lver
Harper
Helvig
Hammond
Hurd
Chas
Son
Harrison
Hoskins
Arrison
Iowa Insane
Sons
School For Deaf
Bill of Johnson
Sooo
Jacobson
Mias
Keuffel
Kirk
Ing
MFP
Weeeesere
Clarence
K Sem
Kooser
Lexvold H
Lexvold
Langland
Ole
Little
Car L
Assessor Ames
Loudsbury JH
Bounty Wolf
Langland É le
Lang
Transportation Poor
Larson
J T
Justice Fees
Justice
Towns
Loving
Emma
Mason & Hulse
Michaelson
J O
Melson
Morgan
Assessor Cole
Maland & Viland
Mackey
Timu Michaelson
May
Montgomery
Monk
E HA
Ason
F M
Witness J PC
Meekins
Joseph
Miller
Murphy Hose
McCord
Tnk
McCall
McCarthy & Lee
McKee
Mayor's Tees Ebenewsne
Nevada City
Ridsin
Nevada Electric Co
Evada Mutual Telephone Co
Nevada Council
Nevada Drug Co
Nowlin
Nevada Mutual Telephone Co
Nicholson
Alva
Nelson
Nellis
Charlies
Nagle
T i
Agile
le Olinger
J M
Maxwell
Olinger
Osmondson
Christ
Osness
John L
Pearson
Miles
Pulis & Son
Payne & Son
Peterson
O H
Ao DU Peterson
Powell
Dr . W
Parrott & Sons
Matt
Pulls & Son
O KB
Polk County
Ride'n Patrick & Co
Patrick & Co
Mdse
Ove Patrick
O Hi
Pike
Ari
Mllen
Ricketts
Huth
Nancy
Geer
Wm. Myers
Cearfoss
L. M. Bosworth
Nevada
Boone County Telephone Co’s
Treasurer’s Semi Annual Report
Miles Peanson presents the semi annual finances in a terse ledger. The report outlines income and expenditures with dates and totals under a local government or organizational treasury.
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Parley Sheldon
Pres
F. J. Schleiter
Ass’t Cash
Story County Bank
Iowa
Western National Bank
New York
Knautle, Kachod & Kahne
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Savings Bank
Surance
Tek
Great Central South
G. A. Park
General Immigration and Industrial Agent
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
R. Munden
Minnesota
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Mutual
Lowa
Reliable Rug Co
Loziers Flowers
Caniel Bros. & Herman's
Canier Brothers & Herman
Sorenson & Gamrath
Fish and Game
the Baker Jewelery Store
Geo. E. Baker
Ryan
Rubin
Rhone
Robin K
Ricket
W A
Mussen
Otto
Silliman
E R
LaFayette
Stephens
T H
Evada
Savereid
P J
Huxley
Sheldahl
A Hase
Palestine
Oper
C M
Smith-Brooks Prig Co
Soper
Shaw
J B
Nis
Statler Bros
H R
Savim
Sime
TC Shaw
Esas Ome
See
Silas N
Tee Wees
Smith
Hysician Insane
Stultz
Frank
BO Strub
Seal
Scott
John N
Suvereid
H KR
Notall
Tichenor
O G
Ass’ Richland
Thompson
McCalla
Tesdahl
M L
Tilden Bros
Joe i
Fenry
Trimble
Templeton
Franklin
Inderwood
Welch Co
Blanks
OMS
Au M
Warren
Williams
Walter
Welty
Coens Sone Sue
Waltz
Albert
Bounty Wolves
Weston
Wells
John Xr
Surveyor-road
John M
Surveyor-Ditch
Townsit
White
A A
Wertenberg
Freeman
Weese
Walker
Dana
Wand
Weich
W & Co
Bamberger
Joi
Miéais
Juvors
Iceland Mail
O’briens Implement House
C. Hamilton
Foleyshoney,tar
Miles Peanson
Sorarlaon
Billiman
Iowa State Hormel
Duluth
Orioane
Rory EU Iowa
Burt Kooser
L. A. Morris
East Mary Sracer, Aves, Lowa
the Undertaker
G. D. Loud
W. M. Greeey
Daniel McCarthy
Henky Wilsor
Union National Bank of
Amma
National Ban Chicago
National City Bank
York
Valley Nati Bank
Des
M’carthy
Lep
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