Dissent Over Royalty Lancets American Envoys
A Commoner column attacks American sentiment as diplomats are sent to King Edward's coronation. It argues ambassadors should not bow to a monarch and questions the symbolism of endorsement amid imperial ties. The piece notes a capital dispatch warning of dangerous precedent and suggests it implies approval of Britain’s actions in South Africa. A second item warns of a smooth two-man con trick using a wagon with a smallpox claim to steal from passersby.
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United States
Edward
Court of
St. James
Ugland
Edward Oght
George III
George Washington
Europe
Great Britain
London
South Africa
Two-Year-Old Ingests Ammonia Causes Burns
Bruce Sebille, aged two, drank a small amount of ammonia last Saturday and suffered severe burns to the mouth and throat. Dr Beauchamp attended to the case and provided necessary treatment.
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Bruce Sebille
Dr. Beauchamp
Saint Josephs Markets Livestock Report Fridy Prices Mixed
The Saint Joseph Correspondent notes higher prices for good fat cattle and cows while common cattle and canners held steady. Hog receipts totaled 43 820 with weekly pricing near steady after packer activity and later drop following eastern price declines. Sheep arrivals rose to 3 406 amid urgent demand and a 10 to 15 cent early week advance, then slipped on Friday.
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Fridley
Pleasant Surprise Hosts Leave for Lenox
About fifty neighbors gathered Tuesday evening January 21 at Mr. and Mrs. G I Seiberts home bringing baskets. They surprised the Seiberts, shared a bountiful spread of oysters pickles fruits and cakes, enjoyed social conversation and music, and dispersed around eleven as the Seiberts prepared to move to a new home near Lenox.
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G. I. Seibert
Mrs. Seibert
Lenox
Free Press sale nets Stebbins excess profits
E Stebbins praised the Free Press for his sale reporting earnings over three hundred dollars above his estimate. He credits the Free Press advertisement for drawing Missouri customers who bought liberally. He plans to move to Washington after leasing land there.
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Free Press
E. Stebbins
Free“Press
Down
Missouri
Stebbins
Washington
Editor in Trouble Over Smallpox Quarantine
Rev John reports his son at Barnard exposed to smallpox and quarantined by city authorities. He has no help to publish the Bulletin and will suspend it until the quarantine ends. A hotel meal, a waiter ill with a fever, and Barnard facing a genuine scare, later likely chickenpox.
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Rev
John
Barnard
Bulletin
Hopkins Journal
Mighty Influence: Mr Gordon Finishes Quiet Talks at Presbyterian
Mr Gordon concluded a series of quiet talks at the Presbyterian church last Thursday evening and departed for Pella. His talks are described as wielding a mighty influence for God in the community and opinion agrees he is doing much good wherever he goes.
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Gordon
Presbyterian Church
Pella
Art Club Entertained at Mrs Chis Stephens Home
The Art Club held its latest entertaining event at Mrs. Chis Stephens home on a Wednesday evening. Husbands of members were invited to join in the festivities and pleasures. The occasion was described as a joyful gathering for all attendees.
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Art Club
Chis. Stephens
Two Big Snowfalls Energize Weekend Sleighing
Two heavy snow events hit last week with six inches on Monday and one of the season’s largest snows on Saturday. Sunday morning brought brisk sleighing as temperatures fell to ten below zero.
New Machinery At Free Press Expands Plant
The Free Press adds an Olds horizontal gasoline engine and a Chandler & Price 18x19 job press, with new type and racks, to handle rising orders. Expert Omaha machinist George Snell installed the engine. Management notes ongoing improvements over four years and aims for faster, higher quality printing at living prices.
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George Snell
Omaha
Chandler & Price Gordon Job Press
Ira D Sankey’s Latest Hymn in The Ladies Home Journal
The current issue features Ira D Sankey’s newest hymn titled A Song of Heaven and Homeland with lyrics by Eben E Rexford and music newly arranged by Myr Sankey for the magazine, presenting a devotional piece to readers.
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Ira D. Sankey
A Surprise Party at the Nash Home
An evening gathering at Mr and Mrs Oliver Nash hosted over fifty friends who enjoyed a cordial reception. The Nashs are praised for their hospitality and the guests left saying it had been good to attend. Miss Vivandria Kemery of Jackson township was brought before the commissioners for the insane and admitted to Clarinda laylum by Sheriff McGinness after recent mental health concerns. She had prior treatment at Mt Pleasant in 1888 and remains ailing, with renewed symptoms.
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Mrs. Oliver Nash
Vivandria Kemery
Jackson Township
Clarinda Laylum
McGinness
My. Pleasant
Tate
The Sock Social at City Hall Draws Wide Sock Spread
The Sock Social at city hall last Friday evening proved a success with a variety of socks on display. Many were well darned though some had holes, and admission costs strained some pockets. A neat sum of money was realized from the event.
Dixon Will Talk on Backbone at Local Lecture
A letter from I W iCook of Oskaloosa endorses Thomas Dixon’s Backbone lecture. The reader recalls Dixon’s opening peroration and notes the talk is practical. He praises Dixon as a compelling orator who exposes self-knowledge listeners may resist accepting.
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Dixon
I. W. iCook
Oskaloosa
Thomas Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Backbone
County supervisors disburse $700 for poor relief
In a recent meeting, over seven hundred dollars was allowed on claims for the poor, most since November. The note highlights a soldiers relief fund and veterans pensions, predicting the April session will reveal further costs amid an unusual wave of prosperity.
Big Fire at Greenfield Destroys Roe Restaurant
Last Sunday night a blaze swept through the Roe restaurant in Greenfield and spread to three nearby buildings. Local fire crews battled flames for hours, with the cause under investigation as authorities assess the damage and assess injuries.
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Roe
Greenfield
Ned Tourant
Stewart's Dau
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