Quiet Mohawk wedding ties Shuppy family to Nelson
On Wednesday evening February 6 at the Shuppy home, Cora Shuppy married Frank Nelson in a ceremony officiated by Rev. Perseniuse of the Swedish Lutheran church of Four Corners. The couple will establish a home on the Peterson farm northeast of Salina as friends extend congratulations.
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Henry Shuppy
Cora
Frank Nelson
Perseniuse
Swedish Lutheran Church of
Four Corners
Nelson
Peterson
Salina
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Claim F S Shriver
An advertising pitch promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a safe investment with steady returns. It asserts lasting vitality and comfort for old age, urging readers to trust the product and note the endorsement by F S Shriver.
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Hollister
Shriver
Stubbs block remodeling to reshape east square storefronts
Plans by B. Stubbs call for a full remodel of Kellogg bakery Israel’s notion store and Cornell & Long cigar store. Cornell & Long will rise to two stories and fronts will be rebuilt with a uniform modern design. Work starts around early April with relocation of Cornell & Long to Mrs Miller’s military store rooms.
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Stubbs
B. Stubbs
Kellogg Bakery
Isreal
Notion
Cornell & Long
Cigar
Interurban Idea Gains Steam in What Cheer
What Cheer residents rally behind an interurban plan with Col Andrews leading a meeting attended by about fifty citizens. Terms offered include a subsidy of 5000 dollars per mile, with variability on the 3000 dollar per mile option, matching terms seen in other Iowa cities from Memphis to Cedar Rapids and Vinton.
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Col. Andrews
North English
Marengo
Oskaloosa
Memphis
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Iowa
Keota Eagle
Libertyville Social Notes Include Visits and Ice Update
George Pain and wife visited daughter Mrs. S C Ross in Libertyville. Mrs G S Rolleth and Mrs Frank Glotfelty spent time in Fairfield. Mrs George Bonughner returned home from Fairfield after visiting daughter Mrs Will Gifford. Nellise Warner came home after two weeks with her sister in Richland. Rev Hawkins began revival meetings. Dr Davis, bed confined last week, is up. Ice 14 inches thick reported locally. Rumor of a new restaurant in Watkins building. Mrs Mary Trout fell and broke her arm. Will Allison and wife shopped in Fairfield. Mace Ciinkenbeard of Fairfield transacted business here. Mrs S C Ross ill with la grippe at home. Miss Ruth Pollock back at school after days off.
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George Pain
Washington
S.C. Ross
G. S. Rolleth
Fairfield
Libertyville
Watkins
Mary. Trout
Mace Ciinkenbeard
la Grippe
Gage Donates Ten Volume Set To College Library
Rev J L Gage presents The World's Greatest Orations a ten volume collection as his second book gift this winter to the college library. Evangelistic meetings are set for the college chapel every evening this week with morning addresses at chapel. Rev Henry C Rogers from Ft Madison arrived in Fairfield today to preach all week and will occupy the First Presbyterian pul pit next Sunday Rev W F Jones travels to Fort Madison for the day.
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J. L. Gage
College Chapel
Henry C. Rogers
Ft. Madison
Fairfield
First Presbyterian Church
W. F. Jones
Fort Madison
Hawkeye Inventors Patents Noted by Journal Report
Washington reports few Hawkeye state patents issued with upcoming letter promising more. Inventors listed include William H. Morenis Lake View on Conveyer. Thorwald Jensen Kimbailton brick-molding. Ole H. Juve Decorah wire reel and guide. John D. Kneedler Sioux City roadbed equipment. Asa Bb. Lesee Lake City display rack. Stephen S. Ziegler Oxford Junction trousers stretcher. Franklin Shannon Sloan elevator. Charles bk. Hurd Iowa City extensible display rack. Monroe H. Daniels Waverly cow milking device.
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Washington, D. C
Hawkeye
William H. Morenis
Lake View
Thorwald Jensen
Kimbailton
Ole H. Juve
Decorah
John D. Kneedler
Sioux City
Asa Bb
Lesee
Lake City
Franklin Shannon
Sloan
Charles Bk. Hurd
Iowa City
Monroe H. Daniels
Waverly
Presbyterian evangelistic meetings set to start February 24
The Presbyterian church plans a series of evangelistic meetings beginning February 24 led by Pastor Rev. W. F. Jones with assistance from Rev. E. W. McClusky of St. Louis. McClusky, noted gospel singer and choir leader, has aided Dr. Wilbur Chapman in past campaigns. Congregants are asked to free schedules from social engagements to attend.
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The
Presbyterian Church
W. F. Jones
E. W. McClusky
St. Louis, Mo
McClusky
Wilbur Chapman
Silenced Him A Kansas City Wife Trims His Pride
A Kansas City wife tells a breakfast table joke about a clock that stopped at five. The husband asks about the time and the wife calmly explains she set it by guess since she was not awake. He remains silent for the rest of the morning.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Times
Dangers of Cocaine and its Growing Appeal
Cocaine a cocoa leaf alkaloid was found in 18 percent but remained obscure until 1984. In small doses it excites and refreshes, yet carries users toward destruction as a cumulative poison with warning signs delayed until ruin looms.
Mon Futur Aims At Engift The Engaged Couple
The London Chronicle notes a long quest for a term linking a man and his fiancée. English speakers lack an official word for the engaged partner pair, while French uses mon futur. The chronique suggests aspiring choices like future, as couples cross the channel toward marriage.
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France
Germany
England
Advertising for Successful Business Growth
The piece argues that store quality proper staff and sufficient capital are essential to profitable trade. It asserts advertising signals active business and fuels growth, noting customers prefer buying from successful advertisers and that advertising correlates with greater business success.
Rocky Mountain F. 5. Shriner Tea
The fragment suggests a urging to self-reliance with a note about withholding help unless a listed item is secured. It evokes a period tone and hints at a hypothetical loan situation or local saying involving a "Saw buck" and a Rocky Mountain reference.
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Rocky Mountain
Shriner
A Fairfield Man Knew Harry Thaw
Rev J L Gage of West Kirkwood Street recounts a longtime acquaintance with the Thaw family and says he never observed any sign of insanity in the Thaw household during visits to the home of William and Mrs Thaw. He describes Harry Thaw as a well meaning youth spoiled by wealth and notes his personal impression prior to the murder trial in New York City.
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Fairfield
Thaw
New York City
Rev J. L. Gage
West Ikirkwood Street
William Thaw
Gage
Harry Thaw
Vitality of a Frog s Heart Revealed by Surgeon
A Philadelphia surgeon notes the water frog has unusually vigorous heart vitality. He observed the heart beating a full day after separation from the body while other organs showed no life, contrasting with the frog’s ability to survive months after hind legs are removed.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Telegraph
Hammer evolution through history from stone to shipyard giants
The article traces hammer development from ancient stone implements to claw hammers of the middle ages. It notes early hand held stones, illuminated elev nth century depictions, and immense shipyard hammers weighing up to fifty tons with a 90 to 100 fall force. Each trade uses its own hammer style and method.
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Egypt
Legend of Sambur Lake in Jeypore India
A local legend from Jeypore India tells of a rajah who was advised by a fakir to ride without looking back to gain a field of silver. He rode thirty miles and, upon turning around, found not silver but Sambur Lake a salt lake instead.
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Sambur Lake
Jeypore
India
Sambur Salt Lake
Anatomy roots and famed artists shaped early science
The excerpt credits Hippocrates as a foundational figure and notes his death in 877 B C. It claims modern science began in Italy in the thirteenth century. Titian prepared and colored the first anatomical plates. It asserts that major artists such as Michael Angelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci studied anatomy for their art and research.
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Hippocrates
Italy
Titian
Michael Angelo
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
James Lick’s Test of Obedience for Servants
James Lick, the eccentric San Francisco millionaire who founded the observatory, required anyone entering his service to plant a tree upside down with roots in the air. Any protest led to dismissal, as he insisted on strict obedience.
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James Lick
San Francisco
Lick
Alpine Traveler Tour Route Story
A guide explains the mountain path to tourists in Pearson's Weekly, noting locals use a easier route to avoid danger. The piece contrasts harsh travel for visitors with safer access for residents.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Unclear Motives Behind Condemned Actions Questioned
A brief note suggests criticism of a brother’s actions is unfair without understanding his trials and temptations. It questions how fair judgment can be when inner motives are not visible, reflecting on sympathy in daily life.
Healthful living tips and product promotion snippet
A fragmented advertisement notes tips for health and happiness and promotes a product package labeled Rocky Mountain Tea with full particulars priced at 85 cents. It mentions F. S. Sheriner and references a phone contact style prompt for orders.
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Hollister
Whose Wife Is She A Marital Tangle Unfolds
The Ottumwa Courier reports Sheriff W W Jackson served Elizabeth Brower now Mrs Charles Groff with notice that her former husband Minos Blanton appealed a district court divorce ruling from December. Brower had married Groff last Saturday, raising questions if a reversed decree would affect her status. Attorneys doubt the appeal's merit, noting no record of district court evidence.
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Ottumwa Courier
W.W. Jackson
Elizabeth Brower
Minos Blanton
Charles
Supreme Court
Jackson
Groll-Brower
Hayne Street
Groff
District Court
Mr. Groff
Blanton
Health Coffee from Dr Shoop’s Health Coffee Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Shoop’s Health Coffee a parched cereal and nut blend that mimics the taste of real coffee without caffeine. The copy claims it is safe for stomach heart and kidneys and suitable for children and notes it is sold by Chas A Herring & Co.
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Dr. Shoop
Chas, A, Herring & Co
Colorado Specimens Bring Notables From Delta Farm
W H H Faulkner of this city returns from a three week trip to Colorado with mammoth apples onions potatoes and sugar beets from his Delta county farm. Apples measure twelve inches in circumference and retail in Delta at 375 per bushel. Potatoes run nineteen inches long eight inches in circumference. Government freight to the Uncompahgre Valley may make the region highly productive. Colorado samples are on display in Maddox Maxwell's store window.
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W. HH. Fauulkner
Colorado
Faulkner Bieves
Maddox & Maxwell
Laxets Candy Tablets Promote Constipation Relief
A California cascara bark remedy combined with Egyptian Senna and other extracts is used to treat constipation. Dr Shoop Laboratories markets Laxets tablets as a fast acting non gripping laxative, sold in lithographed metal boxes for 6 and 25 cents.
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California
Dr. Shoop Laboratories
Nurse’s Endorsement for Dr Miles’ Anti Pain Pills
A nurse writes of relief from chronic headaches using Dr Miles’ Anti Pain Pills. She notes personal success and urges others to try the medicine, citing a neighbor who no longer needs a doctor. The ad claims 25 doses for 25 cents and guarantees satisfaction.
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Miles
Josephine Bohn
W. Genesee St
Auburn
N. Y
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
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