AT THE SEASHORE EDGEMERE OUTING REPORT
Ben Bear writes from Edgemere Long Island describing a seaside day trip. He notes electric trains, a busy boardwalk at Long Beach, views of European liners, and visits to Doubleday Page & Co. Garden City, Harry Payne Whitney estate, and the Motor Parkway. He praises the private road, Vanderbilt ownership, and plans for upcoming week in New York City including hotels and Grand Central station.
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Berverrean
Greater
New York
Pennsylvania Station
Edgemere
Long Beach
Garden City
Doubleday, Page & Co
Country Life
Page
England
St. James
Harry Payne Whitney
Westbury
Whitney
Decorah
William K. Vanderbilt
New York City
Biltmore
44Th Streets
Madison Avenues
New Central Station
Grand Central Station
Pennsylvania
Tifad
Great Price for Pearl
John Wendt, based near Round Island, found a fifty grain button pearl that earned him about fifteen hundred dollars. Max Green purchased the gem shortly after its discovery and showed the writer the pearl and its shell. The shell was small and the pearl embedded inside. Friends wish him continued luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing Mirror
John Wendt
Round Island
Max Green
John
Waukon Standard Sold To W R Dutton
Waukon Standard changes hands with editor W R Dutton taking ownership after a sale last Saturday. Dutton leaves Oklahoma where he served in the state legislature and moves with his wife, who is postmistress at Foraker, to assume control. John DeWild shifts to advertising after ten years with the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon Standard
W. R. Dutton
Dutton
Waukon
Foraker
Okla
Oklahoma
John DeWild
Standard
Republican
Insane Man Captured After Wandering Woods Near New Hampton
A reportedly violent man, about 40, roaming woods and fields near New Hampton, was captured by Sheriff Russell southeast of town after days of fear among residents. He wore a winter overcoat and a boy’s straw hat, subsisting on green corn. investigators seek his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
New Hampton
Farmers Save Potatoes With River Water Troughs
Due to extreme dryness over the last six weeks, farmers along the Tama river east of Eldora built a pumping station and used iron pumps to lift water into wooden troughs. The troughs irrigate potato fields, delivering moisture to sustain a healthy crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Eldora
Dynamite Blast Destroys Threshing Machine Near Burehinal
An investigation is under way to identify the perpetrator of a dynamite blast that destroyed a threshing machine and may have mortally injured Bert Jones, a farmer near Burehinal. Jones was struck in the stomach by the cylinder head and thrown from a wagon, two rods from the explosion.
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Bert Jones
Burehinal
Jones
Vandals Ruin Home of William Strike in Chickasaw County
A Chickasaw County home near Re public owned by William Strike was damaged while the family was away. Furniture and drapings were torn and burned, eggs smeared, and every room left in havoc after the vandals gained access to the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Strike
Republic
Chickasaw County
Tallest Corn Stalk Claimed In State By Farmer Bakula
North Buena Vista farmer Frank Bakula says his corn stalk in Clayton county grew to 154 inches by late August, or twelve feet ten inches, plant is the tallest in the state. He asks Winnebago county farmers to report similar measurements.
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Frank Bakula
North Buena Vista
Clayton County
Winneshiek County
Sunlit matches set grandfather clock fire in Delaware home
A box of matches on the window sill of Walter Richardson's home in Farlville Delaware County caught fire when sunlight heated the frame. The blaze was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported.
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Walter Richardson
Farlville
Delaware County
Breweries challenge Webb-Kenyon law over liquor shipments
Breweries push to test Webb-Kenyon act as railroads refuse to ship liquor into Iowa dry areas. A St Paul brewery sues Rock Island in U S circuit court seeking a mandatory restraining order to force shipments, signaling a bid to overturn the law. Attorney General Cosson says breweries aim to flood Iowa with booze while railroads seek a constitutional ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
United States Circuit Court
Rock Island Road
Towa
Iowa
Cosson
Quicksand Rescue Near Vinton In buggy incident
Bert Floyd and Merrill Bellfield forded the river east of Vinton with a team and buggy when a quicksand bed appeared. Both horses sank to their heads. One occupant reached solid ground while the other rode atop the buggy. The horses escaped and the buggy was freed without serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Floyd
Merrill Bellfield
Vinton
Soda Water Explosion Injures Worker in Independence
Michael Barellas of Independence suffered a severe accident when a soda water case exploded as he opened it last week. He broke his leg in two places and an arm, with other serious injuries. Another worker at the site was also hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Barellas
Independence
Valdez College Promotes Business Training and Earning Power
Opportunity Raps invites prospective students to Valdez College for business or shorthand courses. Graduates report monthly salaries from 55 to 100 dollars after ten months of study, followed by placement. The piece extols business education as a path to promotion, independence, and community impact, noting Valdez Normal School’s 24 years of teacher training and urging August enrollment.
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Valder College
Valder’s
Valdez College
Valder
Waldez College
Decorah
Valdez
Valdez Normal School
Iowa Patents Granted for Week Ending August 5 1913
Patents issued to Towans list include Homer McElroy Onawa for knife attachment Elmer Saltzman Noble pneumatic tire Rally and Ehle Council Bluffs binding machine John M Dewey Albion Butler Co door Frank F Miller Sioux City lawn mower sharpener Herbert Cook M J Wediig Lake Mills burial vault Jesse Rector assigns to W Rector Albia agitator washing machines Edward Watros assigns to D B Gaun Chicago TL mixing machine Soren F Hanson Sidney acetylene generator Chas Wagner Cedar Rapids device for striking seed corn Otto Armstrong Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towans
Wilfred C. Lane
Crocker
Des Moines
Iowa
Button
Homer
McElroy
Onawa
Elmer A. Saltzman
Noble
Rally
R. Ehle
Council Bhiffs
John M. Dewey
Albion Two
Butler Co
Door
Frank F. Miller
Sioux City
Milwaukee Depot Robbed in Broad Daylight
Milwaukee depot robbery reported at noon Wednesday. Agent Henry Miller was at dinner when a thief stole about $90 from the safe, with all doors and windows locked. the escape method remains unknown and the theft was not noticed until the safe door was found open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville Review
Henry Miller
Milwaukee
Henry
Mr. Miller
Extraordinary Family Reunion in Paint Creek Township
In Paint Creek township Allamakee county on July 20 a reunion of the Gulbrand Hagen family was held. Twenty eight relatives attended including ten children fifty three grandchildren eleven great grandchildren and eighteen relatives by marriage totaling ninety two members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paint Creek Township
Allamakee County
Gulbrand Hagen
Heat Kills Hogs on Osage Farm
Heat killed thirty six hogs on the Fox Bros. farm near Osage during a hot spell last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Bros
Osage
Costly Treatment Ends With Simple Remedy
C H Hines of Whitlow Arkansas spent hundreds on medicines for constipation and indigestion after failed hospital care in St Louis and New Orleans. Returning home he started Chamberlains Tablets and recovered. Sold by Engbretsons Pharmacy and Adv Cameras Photo Supplies Muller Bros Jewelers Citizens Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hines
Whitlow
Ark
St. Louis
New Orleans
Chamberlain’s
Engbretson
Adv
Muller Bros. Jewelers
Citizens’ Bank
Plan for killing flies using formalin in milk
L Seltzer of this city submits a plan endorsed by Wisconsin dairy and food inspectors. Professor R L Smith notes formalin in milk attracts and kills many flies, with reports of 5000 killed in 24 hours and 46000 in one night in stables, plus spraying kreol oil on screens to deter entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Seltzer
Bulletin-Journal
Dairy and
Wisconsin
Seltzer
R. L Smith
North Carolina
Independence Bulletin-Journal
Notice to Bidders for Spillville Church Heating
Proposals will be received by the undersigned until August 9, 1913 for placing steam heating system in St Wencheslaus church at Spillville Iowa. Apply to Rev Thomas Ballon 31 3 Spillville Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Wenceslaus Church
Spillville
Iowa
Thos
Ballon
Itching piles ad for Dean's ointment at drug stores
Itching piles provoke profanity but infanity won't remove them. Dean's ointment is recommended for itching bleeding or protruding piles. 50c at many drug stores. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Woman in Man's Attire Revealed in Midwestern Tour
A married woman dressed as a man traveled from New Albia to Lansing, joined a circus, and fell ill in La Crosse, revealing her identity after being seen by Hardin Davis. Mrs. Broughton of Rice Lake Wisconsin was the subject. the incident included an admission of disguise. An unrelated ad promotes Dean's Regulats laxative at 25 cents a box.
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New Albia
Lansing
la Crosse
Hardin Davis
Mrs. Broughton
Rice Lake
Wis
Allen's Cough Balsam Advertises Soothing Relief
An old advertisement touts Allen's Cough Balsam for coughs and colds. It claims soothing relief without harmful ingredients and notes availability in 50c and 1.00 dollar bottles, appealing to long-time consumer satisfaction.
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Allen
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Long Island
Rex
Webb-Kenyon Law
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Opportunity Raps
Milwaukee Depot
Ady
Perry Davis
Winneshiek GO
Rene Biggare
Tanner Carnival Company
Severt Larsen
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