Catalogue houses overprice goods says Amuse I Age column
The piece critiques Montgomery Ward and other catalogue houses claiming far higher costs and smaller retailers offer better prices. It lists expenses from printing to delivery, clerks, typewriters, and assorted overhead, arguing a conservative annual cost around 3.25 million dollars. It notes stock value at 2.5 million and questions savings claims. It previews Chicago bargains and a forthcoming Au dubon celebration with Senator Dolliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Collier's Weekly
Busiess
Mystery of the Lady or the Tiger by Stockton
The author recalls that he cannot decide which outcome, the lady or the tiger, came from the door. Readers criticized him for leaving the tale unresolved, but he says he had no definitive answer and never claimed one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Stockton
Two Orphans Draw Laughs At Playgrounds
Two young girls peer over a fence at a playground, imagining life as orphans. The scene, quoted in The Chris Han Register, captures playful curiosity and a lighthearted wish to visit the orphanage.
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Chris Han
Rox
Glason M D Homoeopathic Physician Audubon
G W Gleason M D homoeopathic physician and surgeon offers care for chronic diseases from two doors south Russell's store Audubon Town. Narrative fragments mention Sir Roger de Coverley and a dance named after him with connections to English contra dance traditions. The Philadelphia Bulletin appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger de Coverley
Addison
Spectator
Teman
Dark joke quoted in Chicago Post dialogue
The Chicago Post quotes a joke about a boy denying giving a black eye to Johnny Smith and claiming the eye was already black, saying he merely deepened it. The exchange features Willie and a woman asking about the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Johnny Smith
Chicago Post
Remember that you will never gain, but always Jose, by being afraid
A quoted line from Ladies Home Journal contrasts personal growth with fear of standing apart. It cautions against chasing crowd approval and urges cultivating individuality despite pressures. The phrasing reflects a magazine era aphorism urging self-reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose
Ladies* Home Jurnal
Audubon News Money to Loan at 5 Percent
Audubon items report Davenport and German Savings Bank loan offerings at 5 percent with optional annual payments. Local residents and businesses are noted, including Miss Lizzie Nelson planning a Des Moines visit and various social activities, sales, and community notices across Audubon Iowa.
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WASH
Phelps & Phelps
Audubon
Lowa
Ralph Roberts
Omaha
Lizzie Nelson
Des Moines
Chas. van Gorder
Death of Sumbury in town ends forty year furniture career
The deceased, Sumbury, died last Monday night and was buried today at nine in the Catholic cemetery. He came from Carrol and ran the furniture business here for forty years, leaving a large fortune. His wife died over a year ago. his children attended the funeral. He suffered a patchy illness for a couple of weeks before death from a complication of diseases.
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Minta Christie
al F. Vermilya
D. £. Shiraneger
Will Fullerton
Henry Gray
T. J. Fox
Rolfe
Iowa
Dennis Brennan
Join Reinemund, Jr
Dennis Brenton
Sumbury
Carrol
Buriel
New Swell Suits Quietly Promoted to Young Men
A store promotes its new Swell Suits to young men, aiming for quick acquaintance with the line. The message emphasizes quiet confidence and quality without loud advertising.
Weekly Social Notes and Local Appointments
Miss Alta Crow visits Carroll relatives while Miss Helen Myers stays with her father Theo Myers. A long list of residents and visitors details movements from Des Moines to Atlantic, Cedar Falls to Kimballton. The Ladies' Aid plans a strawberry social, and the county fair prepares with new buildings, a track in good condition, and many horses training for races.
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Harriet Bilharz
Kathrine Volmar
Des Moines
Maggie Brennan
Vail
Agnes O’boyle
Bert Kieth
Alta Crow
Carroll
Helen Myers
Theo Myers
Hague
Russells
Geo. McCain
Menlo
the Fair Association
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Chicago
Dolliver
J.brussell
T. 1. Chambers
Cheyne
G. W. Gleason, M. D
Russell's
Audubon, Town
Papa Achieteee
Philadelphia Bulletin
Audubon News
H. Webster
Davenport Savings Bank
Charles Bagley
McLeran
Brorson
John Needles
Manning
Morrissey & Rohs
Frances ‘Taggart
School Way
Dow
Ohio
Morrissey & Bubs
Square
Towa
James Hart
M. E
Morrissey & Ruhs
Daisy Phelys
Atlantic
L. C. Johnson
Joe Ellis
Ida Martin
BE. J. Graysberry
Isabelle McFarlane
Brayton
C. RB. Wilder
Fulton
I. Smuthey
JF. Frazier
Hill
Grand Lodge
Iinois W
Daisy Phelps
Hans Christensen
Viola Township
Missouri
Kansas City
Joegann
JL. W. Baker
Christian Church
Mies Belle Donaldson
Ttle
O. C. Donaldson
Audubon Township
Vislt
Gill Jones
The
Land Land Agency
Dakota
William Cloughley
Guy Vandenburg
Afton
Main Street
W. D. Stanley Woods
Audubon Retail Clerk’s Association
Anna Bollman
Germany
Will Dryden
Table Cain
Old Table Cain
Will
Columbian Club
Douglas Township
Olsen
Liberty
Denny
Diggs School
Edes Detwiler
Lower Broadway
George Hoover
Swayze
Russell’s Corner
Lidd Brothers
Gladys Wilson
Gray
Frank Corner
Geo Conson
Macy
Anna Johnson
Mrs. McFarlane
Berth
H. B. Wilson
Danbury
Ladies’ Aid Society of
M. E. Church
Lyman
Frank Taylor
Ancle Ellis
J. F. Russell
John Cameron
Dexter
C. H. Nelson
Christesen & Nelson
Coon Rapids
Lizzie Thompson
Nels Thompson
Kimballton
L Ords
Mise Mollie Detwiler
Town City
Carrie
State Board
F. Russell
B. T. Salinger
Earl Maharg
Ames
Joh McFarlane
Des Moine
Lilly Kibby
Daetnt Port
Bessie Berthh
Avantle
Misa Basset
Dr. Jackson
Colorado Springs
Mra
Phelps
A. E. Lauver
Monard Block
J. H. Peterson
Neving
Benton
Riga
Brivera
Tamm
Phono
Geo, Weighton
North
Washinginn St
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