Many local residents visit relatives across Iowa towns
A stream of visits and travel is noted as residents from Lucas, Creston, Chariton, Russell, Albia, Otumwa, Webster City, and other towns spend weekends with relatives. Movements include Ed Kellogg in Cambria, Elmer Hasselquist in Des Moines, Misses Inbody and McCoy from Lacona, and Miss Clara Farrell from Lucas visiting family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Kellogg
Cambria
Chariton
Elmer H. Hasselquist
Des Moines
Pearl Howard
Russell
Ed Lynch
Lucas
Ella Mart
Nellie Inbody
Zula McCoy
Lacona
Sol. Loeb
Red Oak
S. Oppenheimer
Hazel
Myrtle Russell
Mabel Hawkins
Oliver
Cleveland
Clara Farrell
Dentist Ad by H B Sutton at Hasselquist’s Store
Dr. H B Sutton dentist advertises services at South Side Square over Hasselquist's Store inviting calls for quality dental work at reasonable prices. All work warranted. Located at Runsel Monday phone 245.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasselquist
South Side Square
Local Families Head Home After Visits and Illness
Mrs. P O O Grady and two children left Friday for Melrose after visiting daughter Miss Marie Fordham and cousin Miss Lizzie O Bryan. Mrs J G Gorman and daughter Mrs Ida Veak with two children went to Victor Colorado for several months visit. C W Callahan returned from Kansas City where his daughter Myrtle is ill with typhoid fever in St Joseph hospital. her condition had improved modestly with a trained nurse in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Hatcher
Milo
M. M. Hatccher
E. W. Gray
Carl Anderson
E. C. James
Oakley
Mr. James
W. W. James
Laura Whiskham
Lincoln
Myrtle Scott
Wilson
Pico
Walter Brown
Garden Grove
Nellie Beatty
Ottumwa
Susie Boland
Lucas
J. H. Carroll
Daisy Pickerel
Balchow
Everett Alexander
Bert Beeker
Valley Junction
Company H
Winslow
Clara Shaffer
Davenport
Miss Shaffer
Chariton
Gwinne Long
Columbia
W. S. Long
H. E. Combs
Red Oak
A. Combs
C. BE
Combs
Nellie Barlow
Des Moines
Misses Pryor
Blanche Allen
Leon
Grace Yeagel
Ola Goldsberry
Albia
Oliver Hatcher
Springfield
W. F. Hatcher
Robbie Hatcher
F .Q. Stuart
Creston
Martha
de Lay
P. O. O’grady
Melrose
Marie Fordham
Lizzie O’bryan
J. G. Gorman
Ida Veak
Victor, Colo
Gorman
Victor
C. W. Callahan
Kansas City
Myrtle
St. Joseph Hospital
Miss Callahan
Lincoln meets stranger faking Maryland governor letter
A 1862 scene describes a stranger at Lincoln's door claiming loyalty with forged letters signed by a dead Maryland governor. Lincoln, noting the forgery, responds with rare charity, saying he’d rather receive a letter from a dead man than a living one.
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Lincoln
Maryland
Philadelphia Times
Royal Bad Language at George I's Coronation
The Pall Mall Gazette notes the mystery of crowning George I though he spoke little English and officials knew little German. Latin became the common medium of rule with officials and ministers exchanging much bad language on the ceremony day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
George I
Hanover
South Seas
End of tipping as a practice urged by New York Tribune
The New York Tribune argues that tips undermine independence and self respect, corrupt the giver and receiver, and are unsound and inexcusable. It says good pay for good work should be standard, with no unearned gratuities, and that prestigious clubs do not permit tipping within their jurisdiction.
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New York Tribune
The Human Stomach and Rest for Digestive Health
The article explains how the stomach works about five hours per meal and warns that eating too often leads to overwork and dyspepsia. Resting the stomach by avoiding continuous meals preserves strength and prevents premature wear.
Swift justice at Ascot court for petty crimes
The London Chronicle notes Ascot hosts a rapid justice system for pickpockets, welshers, and ticket snatchers. A magistrate attends royal race meetings, with Bow Street's chief magistrate empowered as justice of the peace for Berks to preside at the court.
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London Chronicle
Ascot
Royal Stand
Bow Street
Berks
Encourage the Happiness Habit and the Value of Play
A Chaperone piece argues for cultivating happiness through joy and laughter. It states that joy should be desired and that play is essential for a balanced life alongside work. Play serves as recreation to recover mind and body from daily strain.
Rose Queen Contest Ends With Swift Suitor
Amusing tale from a country district near Paris reports the crowning of a rose queen who, when asked for a fiancé, says she has none. The mayor declares a sweetheart is needed, and a local swain volunteers. He is promptly accepted, and the ceremony proceeds with everything in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Too Clever Doctor Mistook Sisters in Comic Confession
An anonymous physician recalls a misstep after a patient asked him to diagnose scarlet fever. He charms the elder sister, serves a patent soda water, and, with a sly wink, leaves town with a grin. He realizes he prescribed for the wrong sister, a humorous arrogance exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Independent
Smoking as unforgivable sin in Afghan creed
A Palgrave anecdote recounts a mullah labeling smoking the shameful sin, then naming drinking as forgivable, with murder and theft also forgivable, but smoking deemed unforgivable. The tale questions moral absolutes in a Mecca journey vignette.
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Palgrave
Mecca
The Man With the Fiddle on Twenty Third Street
A little old man fiddled near Twenty third Street as crowds watched. He collapses but continues playing until a passerby helps him up. A boy buys the performer for a quarter, then learns to start the fiddle again and they depart together contentedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-third Street
New York Press
French Gentleman Rescued Refuses Delayed Brandy
A French gentleman saved from a ducking in the river was carried to a tavern where a waiter prepared a hot brandy and water. He joked that he would not wait a fortnight, correcting with a direct serving remark that the time should not be two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Monsieur
The
Empire
Waiting and effort in the old proverb
The piece argues that the proverb all things come to those who wait is misleading. While waiting can seem pleasant, the opposite is also true as nothing comes without action. Those who do nothing but hope will face disappointment and miss valuable outcomes.
Preacher’s Sunday Morning Dilemma Cited by Central New York Parish
A Presbyterian preacher recalls a Sunday scene in central New York as his five year old resists church, the mother notes the father has already gone to preach, and the child grouses that listening is worse. The anecdote captures churchgoing routines and family dynamics in a rural Northeastern setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Fred
The Sense of Touch in Human Senses
The sense of touch is most developed on the skin though membranes and serous surfaces convey impressions. Certain body parts such as the tongue fingertips and lips are highly sensitive and lack hair. These areas are positioned to keep us aware of surrounding activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers’ Journal
Second Thought Lyrics Reveal a Wavering Affection
A letter from Ethel Barrows to Mr Hicks declines marriage but then, in a postscript, asks George to visit that night and says she will marry him, signaling a dramatic change in romantic resolve. The exchange captures a tension between refusal and sudden acceptance in a personal correspondence.
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Mr. Hicks
Ethel Barrows
P. S
George
Ethel
How Do You Make a Circle in Writing
A London Family Doctor notes that intelligence can be judged by how people draw a circle on paper. He observes that good students draw from left to right while the “softer sex” and male dancers draw from right to left. He also says asylum patients draw circles in the same right-to-left direction.
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London
Veiling Case Sways Witness Confession
In a courtroom exchange, a timid young witness confirms past appearance in a case. She recalls a nun's veil with a blue trim and matching hat as the focal point of the suit, eliciting refined testimony from the lawyer and jurors.
Inevitable Hesult of Fault Pointing Between Nell and Bess
A Chicago News item recounts Nell and Bess recalling a month of mutual fault pointing. Nell says she and Stelila agreed to expose each other’s faults, but they stopped speaking for twenty nine days.
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Nell
Stelila
Bess
Nelli
Chicago News
Doubtful Compliment in a Cake Making Scene
Mrs Newed boasts she baked the cake by hand while Newed doubts the feat. The light exchange reveals humor about strength in delicate hands. Chicago News style reflects domestic banter.
Foolish Question in Comic Banter
Hasker and Crabbe exchange playful lines about using a camera to bore an artesian well in their dining room. Crabbe jokes the device will be repurposed for unconventional construction. The humor centers on misunderstanding and quips about photography versus drilling.
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Hasker
Crabbe
Why He Cried
A short comic exchange where a small boy fears a school fire in a dream and a kindly old man reassures him with a humorous misalignment that the dream may be wrong. The boy’s joke about “seeing the top” of the school over a bill adds whimsy.
Young Lady Saved By Chamberlain Remedy In Panama
In Panama Colombia a sixteen year old girl with severe dysentery recovered after Dr Charles H Utter prescribed Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a last resort. Within eight hours she improved and within a week was fully well. Sold by D Q Storie Druggist.
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Chas. H. Utter
Panama
Colombia
Chamberlain
D. Q. Storie
State Crop Bulletin Week Ending August 4 1902
Warm clear week with drying winds aided haying harvesting and threshing. Most grain in stock or shock with thrashing progressing and yields better than expected. Corn advances rapidly in well plowed fields with heavy yield potential. Potatoes and timothy seed harvest good, early apples abundant but fall crop forecast below average.
Man Recovers from Dysentery After Using Chamberlains Remedy
A J Cottingham visited Washington County Arkansas to visit his sister and fell ill with flux. He used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and was promptly cured. He praised the medicine in a letter to the manufacturers. Sold by D Q Storie.
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A. J. Cottingham
Washington County
Ark
Aken
Chamberlain
Mr. Cottingham
Lockland
D. Q. Storie
Nature’s Provisions and Wives in Youthful Cooking Lore
A concise remark on natural wisdom and traditional views of young wives and cooking. The piece reflects a historical tone warning about youthful beauty and domestic work without specifics or actions.
Chamberlain's Colic Remedy Promoted Worldwide
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a universally reliable cure. It claims the remedy never fails and is pleasant and safe to take, appealing to readers seeking a trusted stomach aid.
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Chamberlain
D. Q. Storie
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Cure for Kidney Diseases
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as free from poisons and able to cure any kidney disease within the reach of medicine, claiming it can treat most cases.
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Foley
Notice To Stockmen For Iowa State Fair Exhibits
Notice to stockmen intending to exhibit at the Iowa State Fair August 22 to 30th asks them to write Hon. S. B. Packard Marshalltown Iowa superintendent of the Cattle Department to reserve stalls. Cattle exhibit expected large so exhibitors should reserve space promptly.
Woman credits Foley’s Kidney Cure for cure
Marion Lee of Dunreath Indiana writes that she suffered severe diabetes resisted by eight physicians. She claims relief came after taking Foley's Kidney Cure, calling it a cure and praising its effectiveness.
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Marion Lee
Dunreath
Ind
Foley
Weil
Reduced price on Inland Coal I O coal delivered
Inland Coal Company cuts price on I. O. coal at mines with protection for July and August contracts. Teamsters pay $1.50 per ton lump coal and charge consumers 75 cents per ton for hauling. Require contract party names and pink tickets showing load time. Orders for over four tons promised rapid delivery. Also a medical note and an office joke included.
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The
Inland Coal Company
I. O
Haven
Mgr
A Cure for Cholera Infantum
Mrs. Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio testifies to a neighbor’s infant recover from cholera infantum after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She claims the remedy always works when used per directions and has recommended it many times. Sold by D Q rie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
Chamberlain
D. Q. Rie
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Colds and Prevents Pneumonia
An old advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures colds and helps prevent pneumonia. It markets the remedy as a universal cold cure with protective claims for respiratory illness.
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Foley
What big words your sister uses Marty
Dialogue snippet shows two characters discussing a sister's speech and her eventual comfort after introduction. The tone hints at social embarrassment and family interaction in a domestic setting.
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Marty
Truths Echo and the Quiet Boundaries of Honor
A concise quotation exchange frames the idea that virtue is rare and even the wicked must sometimes create a persona to survive. The dialogue, attributed to Boston Courter, hints at moral ambiguity and social perception.
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Boston
Never Make a Player
A dialogue from Glasgow Times recounts a pair of caddies remarking on a ministerly golfer. The exchange highlights skepticism about the player's potential and reveals a dismissive, rustic humor as one caddie mocks the other’s claim.
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Donald
Glasgow Times
Kadieno Indians of Paraguay Noted Potters
The Kadieno people of Paraguay are recognized for their skilled pottery craft with distinctive handmade wares. Local artisans continue traditional methods, producing vessels and decorative pieces treasured in regional markets and cultural showcases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
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L. M. Byers
C. B. Cowles
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Royal
Eikenberry & CO
Phoenix Mills
Chariton, Iowa
State Crop Bulletin
Joe Delay
W. H. Moore
Wm. S.perkins
Iowa
Lucas County
Wisconsin
Cizy
Smyth Block
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Pearson A Becker
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