Stimulation Remedies and Local Social Notes
Stimulation without irritation touted for stomach and liver health with Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup. Local notices: many residents visiting Ottumwa, trips to Lakeside and Shawnee, weddings, and family visits. Dr. T. P. Stanton heads to Atlantic City for the American Medical Association meeting. Mrs. Barker's daughter Cora remains ill in Lincoln peritonitis operation with guarded prognosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storie
Alice McDougal
Kane
Penn
Frederica
Monmouth
Til
J. W. McDougal
T. P. Stanton
Atlantic City
N. Y
H.L. Barker
Humeston
Lewis Glassco
Royal Messengers Carry More Than Dispatches
A comic tale from British history describes royal messengers at a seaport who delivered a sealed packet to Windsor that opened in customs and spilled cigars. The piece notes crews carried odd items like shirts hats knickknacks and even barrels of oysters on routes to embassies and royal households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Messenger Service
Great Britain
Channel
Windsor
British Foreign Office
Custom House
Victoria
Continent
Frederick
Berlin
Paris
Vienna
England
Brussels
Queen Victoria
Leopold
Dover
Lordon
Chicago News
Dr Kings New Life Pills Marketed By Jones
Alarming claims tie chronic constipation to neglect and torpid liver. Advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills as the best gentle regulators of stomach and bones. Guaranteed by Jones the druggist. Price 25c. Sold by Red Cross agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Pharmacy
Royal Cream of Potato Pan Pickles Veal Sweet Breads
A historic menu item lists Consumme Royal al Cream of Potato Pan Pickles Veal Sweet Breads Champignons Spring Lamb Mint Sauce String Beans Mash Potatoes Asparagus as entrees and sides. The dish terms evoke a formal banquet style with multiple meat and vegetable courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veal Sweet Breads
Champigons
Will Cure Consumption A A Herren Finch Ark
A A Herren of Finch Ark promotes Foley s Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs colds and lung trouble claiming it cured consumption in early stages. The ad notes satisfaction with Foley s product and mentions Storie Patton and local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Herren
Finch, Ark
Poley
Foley
Storie & Patton
Pain Balm Advertised For Blood Poisoning Prevention
Chamberlain's Pain Balm marketed as an antiseptic liniment that prevents blood poisoning from cuts or burns and speeds healing. It supposedly relieves burns instantly and is sold by Storie & Patton and Jones the druggist with reduced prices. Various social notes follow including visits, illnesses, travel, and a local reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storie
Arnica Salve Advertises Effective Healing
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve for wounds burns and sores. It claims antiseptic healing prevents blood poisoning and cites a testimonial from Chas Oswald of Rensselaersville and Seth Burch describing a severe neck sore cured by the product. 25 cents at Jones drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Oswald
Rensselaersvillé
Seth Burch
Jones’ Drug Store
Do Not Neglect the Children This Season
Advertisement urges prompt care for children's loose bowels and recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil. Sold by Storis and Patton and Jones the Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Storis & Patton and
Jones
The Lake Skipper Teaches a Salt Water Mate a Lesson
A salt water captain, new to the Great Lakes, orders two coats of paint in a single day. The seasoned lake skipper explains the need to move fast, and by night the vessel gleams from water line to guard rail. The tale, from Outing Magazine, notes the owner’s demand for twelve months of work in half a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Manter
Ralph D. Paine
Brewers' Guild Convicted for Price Manipulation in London
The records of the Brewers' Company show that on Monday Robert Chichele, mayor of London, summoned twelve masters to appear before the guild. They were found guilty of forestalling malt to raise prices and ordered to pay a £20 penalty or face imprisonment in the chamberlain's custody until secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Robert Chichele
London
Ancient and Modern Bathing Versus Modern Hygienic Trends
The item reflects on ancient bathing practices and contrast with modern hygiene. It mentions Romans and Chinese customs, then shifts to an advertisement for Rings Dyspepsia Tablets from Red Cross Pharmacy and a brief real estate listing. It preserves period tone with quirky asides and product pitches.
Local Citizen Dr Moore Moves to Lincoln Neb
Dr W E Moore and his family, after twenty six years in Derby, have moved to Lincoln Nebraska. The community regrets the departure and wishes them health and prosperity in their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Illness and Death
To the friends and neighbors who kindly extended aid and sympathy during the illness and death of our husband and father we express our heartfelt thanks from Mrs. W B Barger and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McMains
Marie Henson
Wichita
Kansas
Myra Dungan
Capital Park
Des Moines
Charles Murray
Tingley
Joseph Best
Arthur Wallace
Norwood
Frank Hendrickson
Anna Hess
Woodburne
Carrie Terhune
Ogle Wilson
J. B. Teas
Louilla
Geo. Beagley
G. T. Hervey
Otter Creek
Patriot Office
Lewis Pettijohn
West Plains
D P
O. A. Pettijohn
D. B. Miller
Hennessy Okla
Su. G. Brown
Oakley
O. W. Brown
G. B. Patterson
Kenton
Okla
W. B. . Barger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss. Gibbs
J. H. Carroll
Ottumwa
D. B. Cowles
Ellis Lyman and Son
Oreston
J. R. Brown
Lakeside Nebr
Henry Lane
Lucas
Ellis Lyman
J. R. Harford
Shawnee
Arkansas
O. Churchill
Woodburn
Lester Robinson
Albany
Missouri
Robinson
South Branch
Edward Delaney
Chicago
A. J. Johnson
S. M. Curry
Grandsville
John Roberts
Ida Rhoailes
Keokuk
Chariton
B. 8. Jones
Rhoades
Chariton’ Dry Goods Co
Lucas County
Swift & Co
China
Max Za
Elba’s Cafe
Consumme
Matre d’ H’tel
Miss Gibbs
Globson Jewelry and Music Co
West Side Square
Jessie McIntire
Marie Harding
the Patriot
Verne Clark
Russell
A. J. Lane
Ankeny
Catherine Maxwell
Indianola
Ollie Joselyn
Melrose
Hattie Stanley
Albin Anderson
Glenn Brewer
J. G. Sanger
Walter Brewer
Dannie Burmister
Oregon
Mildred Stephens
Pittsburg
G. I. Stewart
Kidder
Denver
Colorado
Gasser
Pocatello
Idaho
Robert Manning
A. Mickle
Osceola
Clement Chase
Omaha
Jessie Thayer
Clarkson ‘Seward
Charlton
Jessie Copenhafer
Tom. Johnston
Cromwell
Wm. McDougal
Little
Walton, New York
J. W. MecDougal
T. J. Garland
Lacona
Isaac Brown
L. A. Proudfit
Margery
C. 0. Mayhew
Gussie Levien
Jenkins Music House
Kansas City
Mrs. N. Levien
Rock Island II
Augustania College
Patriot People
Rourens
Lake
S. S
Ensley
W.E. Moore
J. I. Anderson
Dr. J. Goode
N. T. Harmon
C. H. Simms
Rales
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