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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
4
Hamlin Sunday School at 10 o clock a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. Young People’s meeting at 7 p.m. preaching at 5 p.m. Prayer meeting every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Pastor J Wirt leads the congregation.
Sunday School and preaching times listed for OLD HAMLIN and LONE STAR churches. Local residents visited, hauled milk, and attended events. Notes include births, illnesses, harvest helpers, and community activities around Exira, Brayton, Audubon, and surrounding townships. Mentions of Niklas Peters Rasmussen retirement, market quotes, and local lumber stock discussions accompany personal notices.
Last Sunday in Nels Petersens grove south of town a large crowd gathered for a Danish Brotherhood picnic with Lodges from Atlantic Audubon Rorbeck and others. Families traveled by train and car to enjoy a day of amusements and refreshments in a fraternal gathering described as a beneficial insurance society with funds for sickness death and support for widows and orphans.
Drummond merchant T A Pinner touts Chamberlain s coke cholera and diarrhoea remedy as a cure for dysentery without a doctors help. He says it is the best cholera medicine for children or adults and that it never fails. Sold by Nick Dotting Co Early.
A Philadelphia contemporary uncovers a subtle joke in the Century Dictionary. The bemused discovery rests in the entry for the word question, illustrating the playful edge found within a formal reference work.
A fragment from Chicazo News notes a humorous exchange about doing a problem alone. It also parodies wealth and spending tied to a cyclone cellar. An allegorical image shows a girl near a grasshopper and a snake, while a remedy ad promotes Chamberlain’s colic medicine by Nick Dolling Co.
A Pittsburg Press item recounts women laughing at men’s stubbornness with hints about serving meat and desserts. One tale notes a husband reclaiming plates to refill portions, another reflects on advising husbands before meals, with an engaged girl and a seasoned matron weighing the outcomes.
The excerpt notes a knightly custom where a woman who kisses a sleeping man earns a pair of gloves. Cited examples include Gay and Scott. In The Fair Maid of Perth Catherine awakens Henry Smith on Valentine’s morning and kisses him, triggering the glove wager as dramatic proof of the custom.
A long ago story recalls a diamond necklace found at an azute ball in Buckingham Palace. Queen Victoria’s lady in waiting picked up the chain, a rival clasped it from her hand, yet the finder insisted it be turned into the lord chamberlain. The piece was never claimed and may still rest at the office.
A doctor and a newspaper man share a brief overheard dialogue. The doctor complains reporters pry into others affairs while the reporter notes a difference: doctors dissect brains whereas they dissect bodies. The doctor ponders the remark for several minutes.
A Nord Carolina congressman recounts an old justice of the peace tale from this county. Two young lawyers argued a case before him. After witnesses testified and the verdict neared, the aging judge woke from a reverie and warned the attorneys. He offered a quip about a timely retort, ending with a humorous remark.
Inquisitive member asks who moved to adjourn after a chaotic session. Respondent guesses Hairtrigger Charley likely made the motion as tensions livened the room. The debate ends and the audience rushes toward the open air amid the commotion at the meeting.
When mending furniture melt only needed glue. Break dry glue into pot, cover with water, half fill bath, add salt to raise boiling point. Boil until glue is clear and ropy. Thin for use with strong vinegar or alcohol.
Brixton notes the abrupt exit of the new cook after a mix up with dates. Sue encountered both a policeman and a burglar call on the same evening, prompting headlines and social chatter.
An exchange shows Mrs Dearborn and Mrs Wabash debating which month to use for a plan. They mention April May and July and consider trying a different month next time.
Boston Globe quotes contrast two possessive forms and question whether to pretend ownership. The piece analyzes correct use of someone else’s umbrella versus one’s own and discusses language nuance in common speech.
Judge W A Falconer of Wort Smith Ark advocates state aid by example funding 25000 for one of four key township roads. The top road already secured 2350 in cash subscriptions plus engineering work and stone. The second road pledged a dollar for each dollar raised up to 2000 by April 1, with 1500 received by March and 700 to 800 more expected. Falconer aims to set a national example for road improvements.
A visitor at an asylum walks with a supposed official guide who leads him to the roof. The guide, revealed as mad, proposes a jumping contest. The visitor outwits him by suggesting they jump from ground level to see who can jump the farthest.
An old question asks why the stomach does not digest itself. Wetland and Weinland show a substance in stomach cells, an antiferment, that inhibits pepsin. When this substance decomposes after death, the stomach can digest its own tissues.
The record notes early uses of real tea leaves smoked as a beverage accessory. It mentions 17th century Europe where tea smoking gained traction among the wealthy, with France seeing such practices tied to tea pipes. Historical references appear in Belgian and Privy Letters highlighting smoking tea as a popular, nonjudgmental custom.
An old advertising note claims Bucklen’s Arnica salve prevents fatalities from burns, sores, ulcers and piles. It touts the salve as the best on earth and urges purchase at Nick Dofing & Co’s drug store for 25 cents.
A garbled 1908 agricultural row highlights potato, radish, watermelon, and strawberry crops. Mentions barrel yields, net prices, and large acreages with scattered figures. Describes early season planting and harvest timing, with vague town and farm references.
A brief medical or dietary note extols force as a prepared wheat and barley product that requires no heavy effort to digest. It claims the food sustains, nourishes, and invigorates without added burden.
Farmers urged to subscribe to a special one year offer including The Town Homestead The Special Farmers Institute Editions and The Poultry Farmer plus the home paper at a reduced price. Promotions claim these papers lead in agricultural livestock and practical farming guidance with limited time validity. Samples available on request.
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