Moon and Sun Eclipses Visible In Various Regions This Month
The report notes a total solar eclipse on August 14 visible in parts of Atlantic Ocean Labrador Spain and Asia with the sun partly visible from 5 14 to 9 39 in Algiers. A subsequent lunar eclipse followed days later will be seen across North America the Atlantic and Europe. Ex County Recorder John Glad sold a Wayne township farm west of Winfield for 115 per acre.
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Algiers
Ebon
Atlantic
Labrador
Spain
North
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Inurope
Africa
North Atlantic Ocean
North America
Asia
John Glad
Winfield
Wayne Township
Hay Fever Cure Promises Relief From Hyomei
In Mansfield Massachusetts Helen Mansfield shares a decades long struggle with hay fever ending after trying Hyomei. She reports being cured and notes the germ killing and healing properties of the remedy. The complete outfit costs one dollar and fifty cents with a 50 cent refund offer if no benefit is seen.
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New England
Helen As
Mansfield
Mass
Ummer
Frank S.grees
Dealers Target Profit Motive in Coal Purchases
Iowa Nebraska coal dealers confront practice of buying coal by car load to boost profits. R E Harris secretary of the association says a conference with dealers discussed curbing the trend and pushing coal through dealer channels. Bunty Farm sale reports land in Grant County fetching 128.50 per acre. Olds vicinity farm offers several hundred acres with Henry county land holdings noted.
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Ity
Iowa-Nebraska
R. E. Harris
Associa Sioux City
Connec
Lealers
Deo
Bunty
Grant
John
Olds
Henry County
Falls to Death from Wall at Fort Madison Prison
John Stein a seventy year old stone mason and Franklin, Iowa resident, died at the Fort Madison state penitentiary after scaffolding failed on the new east wall. He and a convict named Davis were on the scaffold when it gave way, sending several heavy stones down and fatally striking Stein. Davis escaped with minor injuries. Stein leaves a wife and seven children.
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Jno. Stein
Fort Madison
Ft. Madison
John Stein
State Penitentiary
Davis
Mr. Stein
Franklin
Iowa
Mother-in-law rules as Iowa farmer reports bride abduction
Des Moines reports 3 week marriage ends when the bride is abducted by her mother in law. George Casey of Kamrar says his mother in law dictated household policy before the couple vanished with a sorrel horse and a light spring wagon toward Des Moines. He searches for his missing bride.
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Iowa
Des Moines
George Casey
Kamrar
Harmony
A Touching Story of a Cumberland Baby Saved by Discovery
Geo A Eyler of Cumberland Maryland recounts his 11 month old daughter's battle with throat trouble. Two physicians gave up yet after four bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery she recovered fully. The ad promises relief and cure for coughs and colds with a guaranteed second bottle and a free trial bottle at Shriner’s drug store. Aug.
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Geo. A. Eyler
Cumberland
Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
Robbery in broad daylight at Des Moines office
Two negro robbers burst into contractor S. T. Roberts's office in Des Moines this afternoon and stole 415 dollars in cash and over 500 dollars in checks. Roberts was alone and struck by one assailant as the other grabbed the money and checks before fleeing with pedestrians nearby.
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Des Moines
S. T. Roberts
Roberts
Tennis Court Patronized by Young Men in Sioux City
A terse report notes a local tennis court used only by young men in Sioux City. The text adds a remark on marriage as a failure being circumstantial. It also mentions a preference for fishing over catching fish.
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Sioux City
Woman Scalped By Hair Catching In Shafting
Miss Jennie Carden a Sheldon Daily Sun typesetter was scalped when her long hair tangled in a shaft above a press. She was removed to Dr Cram’s office in Sheldon where she remained conscious and hopes for recovery were held.
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Sheldon
Sheldon Daily Sun
Jennie Carden
Dr. Cram
Nature Helps Miona Cure Stomach Troubles in Short Order
An advertisement touts Mi-o-na as a summer remedy for indigestion and stomach weakness. It claims outdoor activity and fruit aid digestion and promises relief after taking one tablet from a 50 cent box, with a guarantee shown by Frank S. Shriner.
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Frank S. Shriner
Peculiar Disappearance of Symptoms Cured by Pills
J. D. Runyan of Butlerville reports his indigestion and biliousness disappeared after using Dr. King's New Life Pills. He calls them a perfect remedy for dizziness sour stomach headache and constipation. Guaranteed at Frank S. Shriner's drug store price 25c Aug.
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J. D. Runyan
Butlerville
Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
Bankers Seek D F Goldsmith Forger in Iowa Bank Scam
Iowa bankers warn against D F Goldsmith alleged to forge names of Orkin Bros and others to cash checks. Secretary J M Dinwdie says he presented a $296 check in St Paul and obtained funds from German American Bank. Goldsmith is described as 5 6, 150 pounds, 35, of Jewish descent with a smooth face and prominent nose.
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Iowa Association
D. F. Goldsmith
Sioux City
Iowa Bankers’ Association
J. M. Dinwiddie
St. Paul
Orkin. Bros
Phrasing Lashes at Confidence and Sleep Metaphor
A wry saying notes that a man with nerve may sleep with any companion. A sun image claims its own bold surgery as it smiles while it opens pores.
Moonshiner film to thrill Fairfield audience August 14
The Moonshiners moving picture from D W Robertson's Projectoscope Co will be shown at the Grand Opera House Fairfield Iowa Monday evening August 14. Robertson returns for a fourth visit to Fairfield with a Grand Concert and Entertainment Co featuring Elsie Rose Carrick Edith Wheeler George Hoffman and D W Robertson.
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D. W. Robertson
Projectoscope Co
New York City
Grand Opera House
Fairfield
Iowa
Mr. Robertson
Great Wallace Show Promises Unusual Sights in Fairfield
The Great Wallace Show returns to Fairfield on Monday August 21 promising unusual feats and entertainment. Audiences can enjoy trained animals ponies fea tures like Leslie's Porcine Wonders four bosses La Troupe Carmen and other acts as well as clowns Bronson's Band races and the Mohamet Ben Ali Troupe.
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Fairfield
Leslie
Carmen
Earl Sisters
Schaar
Mohamet Ben Ali
Bronson
Wallace
August magazine highlights and notable fiction
Articles and fiction from The Smart Set McClure's Lippincott Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazar spotlight August issues. Notable pieces include The Carlyles by Mrs Burton Harrison and Miss Tarbell on John D Rockefeller. Also features Agnes Repplier's The Album Amicorum and Clara Bartram's Her First Elopement.
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Booth Tarkington
Myra Kelly
Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
O. Henry
James Hopper
Mac Clure
August Lippincott
Amicorium
Agnes Repplier
Clara Bartram
Cosmopolitan
Paul Jones
Alfred Henry Lewis
Cardinal Gibbons
Millian Hamilton Osborne
Herbert D. Ward
Bruno Lessing
Kate Jordan
Herbert Quick
Boston Cooking School
Pure Food
Harper’s Bazar
Christine Terhune Herrick
Nothing on the Market Equal to Chamberlains Remedy
A Joplin Missouri druggist says no patent medicine matches Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. He notes it is widely recommended and sold. Frank S Shriner handles sales. Then a note: some young men want short hours so they can stay up past midnight.
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Chamberlain
Obe Witmer
Joplin
Frank S. Shriner
Old Settlers Day aims to unite Jefferson County crowds
The Twenty-Seventh Annual Old Settlers Association reunion in Jefferson County Iowa features a park procession, band concerts, and a long list of contests and exhibitions from oxen driving to spinning and coon hunting. A large picnic, relic displays, and speeches by local pastors mark the day, with plans for rain alternate venues and free rides for seniors.
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Old Settlers’ Association of
Jefferson
Old Settlers Association
J. E. Cummings
Fairfield
Charles J. Fulton
Hiram Heaton
Northeast Corner Park
Northwest Corner Park
Southeast Corner Park
Jefferson County
Cummings
Pearse Pinch
C. J. Sodergren
P. E. Boesen
Alexander Corkey
Diario Gomez
Estrada Palma
Senor
Gerona Jucaro
John A. Ireland
Southeast Corner Square
W. A. Lamson
Cranmore Gage
W. C. Spaulding
W. C. Ball
R. W. Lamson
East
Hugh Stephenson
Dr. Bock
Ray Loehr
Southwest Corner Park
W. B. Murray
W. H. Coop
J. S. Gantz
C. W. Wade
S. Ss. Crane
Park
Bureau of Information
Gilbert’s
Fair Store
Lightfoot’s
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England
The
National Biscuit Company
Lipses
Sever
OLD Settlers’ Day
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