JUMBO HORSES LEASED FOR 1908 BREEDING AT FAIR GROUNDS
Breeding service offered for Jumbo Nos 16925 and 27767 at Fair Grounds near Libertyville and Richards Farm two miles north. Mares may be left at Fair Grounds. returns after breeding. Full Blood Shetland stallion available on same terms. Also includes recipe notices for watermelon ice and pineapple tea jelly from The Commoner.
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Fair Grounds
J. H. Richards
Libertyville
Lamme
Richards
C.d.mcpherson
Fairfield
Lowa
McPherson Farm
Hot Weather Lemonade Limeade Instructions
Instructions describe making frozen lemonade from one lemon per two people and limeade by mixing juice with sugar and water. The method covers simmering rind removed, sweet syrup, lemon juice, yolks and whites, freezing, and serving with cherries.
Mt Pleasants Y M C A Plans Membership Campaign
Mt Pleasant Iowa June 21 Mt Pleasant Y M C A to inaugurate a campaign for new members on July 1 designated as membership day Officials and directors aim to boost total to 400 members claiming one in ten residents would join if achieved and that Mt Pleasant would lead country in membership relative to population
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Mt. Pleasant Y. M. C. A
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant T.C.A
Mt. Pleasant Association
Mr. Pleasant
Tahiti Banquet Tale and Lunar Imagineering
A picaresque tale describes Dr. Russell Cool preventing a measles outbreak on vacation in Tahiti while Chief Oreaoh hosts him in a primitive palace. They discuss Stevenson and Sullivan after a moonlit, cigarslit meal, ending with a curious digression on health and public figures.
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Russell Cool
California
Tahiti
Oreaoh
South Sea
Pacific
Robert Louis Stevenson
Cool
Stevenson
Oreach
John L. Sullivan
Dress and sanity linked by wardrobe choices
The article argues dress affects mental state for both sane and insane. It cites wise people providing garments matching inner needs, even tinsel crowns. It warns that a woman distressed by spoiled or unaffordable clothing is not normal and should care for herself to avoid mental decline.
Children Saved From Tornado in Early Jackson Settlement
In the early Jackson era a fierce tornado struck a small settlement. A father protected his five children by pinning them between fence rails as houses and barns were leveled and debris flew. The children remained safe and uninjured under the improvised safeguard.
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Willey
White Mountains
Jackson
Literary Success and a Silent Caddie
A witty anecdote about Grubb achieving six editions of a novel by placing a personal ad to find a wife like the heroine. A second item recounts Oscar Asche on a Scottish course chasing a reply from a taciturn caddie after boastful golf shots, the caddie replying only with a grunt and a growl about thinking.
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Grubb
Oscar Asche
Free Lance
Broadway subway encounter ends with drunken admirer gifting a glass
A late night Broadway subway express carries a well dressed woman with a male escort as a visibly drunk man nearby smiles and hands her a glass out of his pocket. The guard calls Columbus Circle as the man exits unsteadily, leaving the woman embarrassed and surprised.
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Columbus Circle
New York Times
Lincoln Farm Memorial Park funds raised in Iowa
A Crocker post committee in Des Moines seeks Iowa donations to purchase and repair the Lincoln farm in Illinois via the Lincoln Farm Memorial Park association. Contributors receive stock shares regardless of amount, and other Grand Army posts in Iowa plan similar actions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Crocker
Lincoln Farm
Illinois
Lincoln Farm Memorial Park Association
Grand Army of the Republic
Extraordinary Lightning Stroke in Northumberland Moor
Prof. A Herschel describes extraordinary lightning effects on an open Northumberland moor in the October issue of the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. A hole four yards deep or wide is noted.
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A. Herschel
The
Royal Meteorological Society
Northumberland
The Husband of the Organist
John Trenton, a self made, wealthy man, long estranged from his wife the ethereal organist of St. Alban's Cathedral, returns to claim love as she has found another man’s plea in the organ’s music. She forgives and embraces him, ending years of separation with a passionate reunion.
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John Trenton
St. Alban’s Cathedral
Europe
Mrs Trenton
St. Alban’s
Mrs. Tren
St. Alban's
Mrs. Trenton
Huge Woodmen Picnic Draws Thousands in Waterloo Parade
In Waterloo Iowa June 25 about 1000 visitors attend the 30th annual Modern Woodmen picnic. A long parade features a thousand uniformed men and many decorated floats with six bands. New Hampton sends a large delegation with banners. Streets are packed, rivaling Roosevelt era crowds.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Low
New Hampton
Roosevelt
Work and Duty Lessons From Bob Burdette Advice
A motivational piece urges constant work across all tasks from books to digging and editing. It argues the most capable avoid idleness, notes overwork dangers are limited, and claims busy labor brings appetite, solid sleep, and happier holidays, citing Bob Burdette’s maxim about finding purpose and making an impact.
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Bob Burdette
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