Union News From County Heat Pawers West
West Union News reports on local people including Edna Knight visiting Chicago for sightseeing, Layton and Thompson wedding attendance, and Mrs. Hertlek traveling to Montana. It notes D A Holmes’s hip injury, the county board of supervsiors closing the year, and the return of Martin Fels as new member while Walrath departs.
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Mite
Edna Knight
Sanotarium Hospital
Celtics
R. C. Woodard
Viola Grundeland
Chicago
Leon Layton
Marion
Layton- Thompson
G. Hertlek
Montana
Anaconda
Miles City
California
Hzra
Patterson
I. Goodnow
Alpha
Cora Charters
Loftus
Miss Charters
Naponee
Canada
D.A. Holmes
Donnan
Mr. Holmes
County Board of Supatyldors
Martin Fels
Walrath
Fayette County
Bad Habits Indigestion Warning and Remedy
Those who breakfast at eight o clock or later lunch at twelve and dinner at six risk indigestion. Five hours should pass between meals. Correct habits and take Cham berlain s Tablets for gradual recovery. Sold by R W Muehlenthaler.
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R. W. Mueh
Lenthaler
Probate of Will in Fayette County Iowa
Notice is given that on January 26, 1916, the district court will hear an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary Catherine Keenan, deceased, for proof and admission to probate. West Union, Iowa, December 37, 1915. John T. Riley, Clerk.
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State of Iowa
Fayette County
A. D
Mary Catherine Keenan
West Union
Iowa
Geo Smith
Sanborn
Center Point
Frank Cappar
Waterloo
Ben Jacobs
Merle
Klingman _y
Evelyn Reidel
The
Gem
Hattie Bakeman
Myrtle Nevenswander
Fayette
Marie Falk
Postville
M. V. Kiple
Alfred
Clarence Miller
Rudy Moser
A. M. Weibel
Detwoln
M. G. Webb
Fred Webb
Rose Garber
Rose Frieden
Lamar
Missouri
Oelwein
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised By User
A Georgia customer touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as highly effective for hacking coughs and colds. The item is advertised for sale by R W Machienthaler. An unrelated report notes Miss Ida Drilling's disappearance after December 16 from Fort Atkinson and ongoing detective work with rewards offered. Local high school seeks wireless TE course and equipment, while Mrs R W Muehlenthalee hosts M H Ladies Aid Society event on January 13.
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Ida Drilling
Fort Atkinson
Spring Valley
Minnesota
Manchester
Oellwein Register
Mra
R. W. Muehlenthalee
M.H. Ladies’ Aid Society
Beecher-Father and Son echo in Plymouth ritual tale
A Plymouth church anecdote recalls Lyman Beecher interrupting Henry Ward Beecher to present a contrasting view of theology. The elder Beecher ends with a tribute to his son, highlighting intergenerational influence and shared conviction.
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Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Lymon Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Lyman Beecher
Henry
Charles R. Brown
Congregationaliat
Horses that Jumpers and their Remarkable Distances
The London Times notes that 89 feet measures give a sense of a jumper’s capacity. It cites Old Chandler at Warwick and claims of seven foot heights cleared in authentic records. Turnip, a Turnip horse owned by Sir HB Crofton and the Duke of Richmond, reportedly cleared seven feet in Phoenix Park with a wager of £500. Hyde Park’s six and a half foot wall is mentioned as another feat with an eight foot drop beyond.
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London Times
Old Chandler
Warwick
Haight
Phoenix Park
Potsos
Turnip
HB. Crofton
Duke ‘of Richmond
Lord Leutenant
Ireland
Hyde Park
Grosvenor Place
Defining Vulgarity Across Eras and Tastes
The piece debates vulgarity as a concept, noting Webster definitions of coarse behavior and offensive taste. It questions universal standards by contrasting present and past norms, asking who defines good taste and which group to follow. It suggests that what counts as vulgar shifts with time and social opinion.
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Nowadiya
Aid to Sleep Remedies for Overwork and Exhaustion
Two simple treatments for sleep loss are presented. One uses a hot rubber bag to apply warmth for hours, the other suggests lying on the stomach with arms under the forehead. A full body rub with a specified lotion follows, then rest for thirty minutes to regain energy. The lotion comprises diluted alcohol six ounces, cologne water six ounces, and tannin ten grains.
London entertainer Chabert swallows poisons on stage
Nothing Too Hot, Chabert the fre king, a London favorite, claimed immunity to poisons. Audiences were urged to supply phosphorus, prussic acid, arsenic and oxalic acid which he drank before them, then used an antidote. He heated a leg of lamb to 220 degrees to prove heat resistance, and ended by rubbing a red hot shovel on his head while wax was dropped on his tongue and hands.
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Chabert
London
Polaon
Pot Bolling and the Scholar Coach in Balance
A historian or biologist may coach or lecture to fund research, a practice labeled potbolling. Teachers, by contrast, study to teach, relishing the opportunity to exercise didactic energy without divisions of effort.
Made His Promises and a Honeymoon Far From Home
A tale tells how a wooing scientist-like suitor promises exotic travels and wonders of distant lands. The couple wed after he pledges grand delights, but the bride spends her honeymoon with a circus, where he works guarding elephants from mice.
Never Wake Sleeping Baby
Hating and sleeping are the only voluntary acts of the young infant writes Mra H B Kellogg in Good Health Magazine. The child should not be awakened to be fed or to be shown to visitors. the physical rights of the child demand following nature's plan. For under one month 20 hours sleep is typical, at six months 16 hours. at four or five years 12 hours. at fifteen or sixteen nine or ten hours. Rest and quiet are essential for the young. Quick temper and irritability arise from exhausted nerve force.
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Mra
H. B. Kellogg
Good Health Magazine
Such Are Women Ways at Weddings in Chicago
A Chicago detective comments on how women inspect wedding presents with remarks that can be misinterpreted. He notes that some praise the gifts while others critique quality, fabrics, or wearability, leading to gossip and uncharitable whispers about the bride and her givers.
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Chicago
What Is Happiness in a Broad Heart
The piece argues happiness is not material wealth or efficiency but inner freedom and breadth of heart. It links happiness to justice, love, and sacrifice, defining true life as guided by empathetic understanding and altruism rather than mere self-benefit. It contrasts human depth with animal efficiency.
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Atlantic Monthly
Going Home to Mother Concept Explains Homeward Pull
The passage reflects on a universal feeling of returning to a core self or source after confusion. It describes home as a refuge of restfulness and rightness, a sloughing off of trivialities, and a shift toward deeper, simpler life. The text cites a moment of sudden truth and eternity amid life’s busyness.
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Atlantic Monthly
Reading posture and fashion tips from a literary woman
A famous literary woman urges proper reading posture and breathing for health. She argues reading while reclined strains the eyes and blood flow, praising an upright stance with raised book rests. She links posture to neck beauty and breath control, endorsing outdoor activity for mental vigor.
Parson and Chickens Rally Against Bill Repeal
In Case and Comment a Kentuckian legislator from a mountain district argues against repealing the bounty on fox faxes, saying poultry helps fund gospel preaching. He insists Methodists need chickens for preachers to come, warning repeal would deprive constituents of hearing the gospel and support for fox control. The vote upheld the current law.
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Kentucky
Turkish School Children In Scutari Village Class
Describes Turkish children reciting a lesson in old-fashioned school. Girls travel in groups with an old servant carrying books, while boys and girls wear trousers and fezes like their fathers. In Scutari gypsy village, children sing seasonal songs in a circle with a tall girl leading, growing noisier as they become more engaged.
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Scutari
Songa
Lindamira Harbeson
St. Nicholas
Harlem Highwayman Collects From Preacher In Street
A New York journeyman robber held up a Harlem preacher in the street and, aided by a revolver, forced him to surrender his money. After the theft the highwayman ridiculed the method, saying he needed the coin and that collecting could be a quick way to earn a living. He claimed others could do the same and joke about it being easy.
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New York
Harlem
Judging a Man by His Own Worth
The excerpt argues that true judgment should assess a person by their inner qualities rather than outward trappings. It likens a man to a sword and questions whether the mind is fair capable unpolluted and self-sufficient or dependent on others.
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Montaigne
Fragmentary note hints at simple investments and small terms
A garbled fragment mentions easy terms and small places suitable for an investment. It suggests reassurance to contact and discuss without trouble, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear names or concrete facts.
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J. R. Moore
Lost Valley
R. W. Machienthaler
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Miss MacKellar
Bertha Mealey
Sam Lehman
Harn Schort
Verle Kniel
Elsie Smith
Mr. Ford
Adolph Lehman
Decorah
Wo. Cooley
Will Cooley
W. H. Vinton
C. B. Patterson
Vinton
Arderit Wooer
Lenet
Hyer
China
Arabia
India
Russia
Wilton
Desert
Darnum and Naicy's Circus
Mice
Renthieig
Kentucky Statesman
West
Union, Iowa
Fasttraina
Adiomatic
Das Moines
C. A. Akers
Elgin, IA
Grein and Leeds
Eigin
C. O. Fothergill, M. D
Dalle
Residésca
Dewey Hotel
H. S. Hadsel, M.D
State Bank
N. Carothers
Lowa'ts
I. H. Conigisky Optometrist Py Bank
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