Administration and the Trusts by J A West
A critical piece condemns trust busting as politicized grandstanding. It argues fines on Standard Oil and railroads harm the public, questions jail penalties, and claims the president and Congress manipulate anti trust rhetoric for political ends. The piece warns of a forthcoming presidential trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. West
United States
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Rogers Et al
Taft
Congress
Arnica Salve touted as universal healer by Judisch Bros
An advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a perfect blend of Arnica flowers and healing balsams. It claims to cure old sores ulcers burns scalds cuts wounds and piles. Sold by Judisch Bros druggists for 25 cents guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Judisch Bros
Balance in the Air The Necessity For Equilibrium In Bird Flight
An article from Every body's Magazine discusses how birds maintain balance in flight. It compares gulls to tight rope walkers and explains the roles of air sacs joints feathers and nerves in sensing and correcting shifts in center of gravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody’s Magazine
Fatal Accident at Nevada Depot Claims Local Resident
Mrs. Sarah Mackey of Nevada, 51, was killed when she stumbled across a rail and was run over by passenger train No. 25 westbound. Night operator Shumaker attempted to warn her. coroner's jury found no blame. She leaves six children in Nevada Johnson Grove Mitchell Wessington Springs Larned Kansas.
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Sarah Mackey
Nevada
Mrs. Mackey
Hammond
McCall
Shumaker
Mackey
Ira
Charley Mackey
Mary Picht
Johnson Grove
Will Mackey
Wessington Springs
Grace Lockwood
Mitchell
George Miller
Larned
Kansas
Entertaining the Duke Amid Royal Ireland Visit
A London Sketch report recounts the Duke of Connaught's Ireland visit. In a western town a local man greets the duke with hearty welcome and questions about the queen and royal siblings, then scolds an aid for interrupting their private chat.
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Iireland
London
Duke of Connaught
Emerald Isle
Ireland
Keep to the Right Roads to Heaven Joke
A man on horseback asks Bishop Wilberforce for directions to heaven. The bishop replies in jest to turn to the right and keep straight on, delivering a playful road to the afterlife.
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Wilberforce
Heaven
What He Said. Two Dollar Tip Heard by Waiter
A waiter recalls a guest thanking him then telling another server that the speaker lacked real good sense. This anecdote appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Big County Farm Corn Harvest Noted on County Farm
Mr and Mrs Charley Kooser visited the county farm Sunday and brought back twenty two ears of corn weighing a fraction over thirty four pounds husked The crop is described as as large as usual despite calamity talk Steward Lang is building a two story corn crib with an elevator to the second floor to speed handling and dumping wagons
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Charley Kooser
Frank Lang
Charley
Steward Lang
Heart of Chicago at Armory Opera House Friday
Lincoln J. Carters The Heart of Chicago returns for its twelfth season at the Armory Opera House. Headlining star H. S. Leaming portrays Robert with vivid energy, supported by Kathryn Marney Leon McReynolds Charles Wells Blanche Boyer and a large ensemble.
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Lincoln J. Carter
Chicago
Armory Opera House
Mr. 8S
T. Leaming
Robert
Kathryn Marney
Leon McReynolds
Charles Wells
Blanche Boyer
News Of The County Highlights Local Doings
Station Agent Kies of the interurban at Huxley was transferred to Kelley last week. Slater beat Des Moines Bankers 8 to 7 in a close game, a pattern in wins over the Bankers. A committee seeks 25000 to locate the Adventist state sanitarium at Nevada. Mrs Smith near Cole lost a finger in a windmill accident. Ben Day suffered facial injuries and eye damage from a chopping accident. Henry Berhow married Anna Fatland in Dakota, surprising friends. Fred Gilbert set coast shooting records in Spokane and held prior titles. N R Clift injured when wagon bolt failed, dragged by horse. W A Curtiss faced public ire after a burned out Cambridge plant cut lights. McCallisburg old settlers reunion hosted by E H Addison. Schillings barn fire with no injuries. Auto trip mishap near Huxley left riders stranded. Grapes in Roland patches robbed by neighborhood youths.
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Guy Bassett
Elmer Nelson
Slater
Sheldah
Huxley
Roland
T. R. Johnson
T. C. Jacobson
Frank Mahara Minstrel troupe grows better each year
The Frank Mahara Minstrel troupe visited the Armory Opera house last Saturday night and presented an improved program with a cannibal king stunt. Performances of songs like the Belle of the Silvery Nile featured blackface imagery with a nose ring war club tin armor plate and a dusky belle. The show drew a smaller crowd than usual due to the early season, though ticket demand is rising as audiences awaken to the new season.
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Frank Mahara
Armory Opera House
Silvery Nile
Attack of Diarrhoea Cured by One Dose Remedy
R G Stewart of Stewart and Bro Greenville Ala reports swift relief from diarrhoea after one dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He had tried nine days of other medicines without relief. For sale by Judisch Bros Ames Ia.
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Chamberlain
R. G. Stewart
Stewart & Bro
Greenville
Ala
Judisch Bros
Ames
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Congress of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. J. Hill
Hill
Harriman
Indianapolis
Helen Brown
Buckingham
Nevada Depot
Duke
Ralph McElhinney
Iowa
Cyclones
BIG County
News of the County
Kies
Kelley
Des Moines Bankers
Bankers
Slater Boys
The
Adventist Society
Ben Day
McCallsburg
Madison County
Henry Berhow
Dakota
Anna Fatland
Henry
Fred Gilbert
Storm Lake
Gilbert Station
Spokane
Wash
Gilbert
Ind
N. R. Clift
Zearing
Mr. Clift
W. A. Curtiss
Eectric
Cambridge
McCallisburg
Old Settlers
E. H. Addison
Schillings Farm
Cole
Ames Conservatory of Music
Iowa State College
Ames, Iowa
Alexander S. Thompson
New York
Illinois
Hamilton
Hampden
Trust
Elgin
Waltham
Crescent
Boss
Crown
Geo. E. Baker
Mahara
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