Post Office Suspends Rural Route Service on Six Holidays
An old order from Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou says rural mail route service will be suspended on six holidays each year New Year s Day Washington s Birthday Decoration Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day and Thanksgiving Day. The change shifts to observe these days with the route paused and no delivery on the holidays. The piece also mentions broader advice on equipping youths with trades to avoid single-employment risks.
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Rvice
Hef
George B. Corand
Shington
D. C
Ington
Drge B. Cortelyou
County Tax Valuations Reported by Auditor Oliver
Auditor D. M. Oliver Jr completes an abstract of Jefferson county real estate and personal property valuations for 1905. The report lists land tracts of ten acres or more with assessed values, average values per acre, and totals by area including Grove Prairie and surrounding districts, totaling over 10 million dollars.
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D. M. Oliver, Jr
Jefferson County
D, Inc
Saving and household tips echo value of frugal living
The piece argues that saving one dollar yields ten dollars in effect, urges careful spending on essentials, and notes small investments like seeds and Chamberlain's remedy can avert larger costs. It cites Frank S. Shriner as a seller and mentions July.
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Chamberlain
Frank S. Shriner
Teach the Boy a Trade in a Changing Economy
A Good Housekeeping writer notes rising pressure on salaried workers from trade combinations and unions. The piece highlights age discrimination by large employers, with hair dye makers reportedly benefiting from the trend as men near retirement are pushed aside.
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Good Housekeeping
Cure for Hay Fever Hyomei Ad Promises Quick Relief
Frank S. Shriner announces Hyomei as a preventive and curative for hay fever. Start daily treatment two to three weeks before symptoms usually appear to prevent an attack, or use six to seven inhalations if it develops for immediate relief. The pocket inhaler delivers medicated air with no stomach dosing. Outfit costs 1 with 50 cent refills, and a money back guarantee is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Shriner
Death of a Pioneer Guylan Beatty of Fairfield Dies
Guylan Beatty born November 17 1845 in Mansfield Richland Ohio moved with family to Fairfield Iowa as a teen He married Sarah Barnes November 28 1866 and they had one child Harry He died July 7 after a two week illness at his Fairfield home Funeral was July 6 at the M E church with Rev Osborn and he was buried in Evergreen cemetery He leaves sisters Nettie Madden Robt Crawford Alice Schooley and brothers Theo David Walker Chas and his widow and son survive He was a longtime Fairfield businessman and a respected community member.
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Guylan Beatty
Mansfield
Richland County
Ohio
Iowa
Fairfield
Nettie Madden
Rébt. Crawford
Alice Schooley
Des. Moines
Theo
David
Des Moines
Walker
Guthrie Center
Chas
Chicago
Beatty
Thos. Osborn
M. E. Church
Movements Toward Inter Urban Rail Line discussed
Committees from Van Buren and Jefferson counties met in Birmingham to push an inter urban railroad. A rough estimate puts construction at about 200000 dollars, with a full survey and bids to follow. Keosauqua residents pledge heavy freight and passenger support to finance and use the line locally.
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van Buren
Jefferson Counties
Birmingham
Keosauqua
Land transfers and quit claims in Fairfield area deeds
On various June dates in Fairfield, multiple property transactions are recorded. Transfers include parcels in Centennial, Eckert, and Gage additions, with buyers such as J E Roth, Verne Foote, John Davies, Mary E Young, Susie Crane, Emma Bennett, Anna J King, Christ Mineart, Stephen Parkins, and others, with sums ranging from $1 to $3,800 and items like quit claims and tracts in 7-71-9 and 6-73-8.
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J. E. Roth
Louis Thoma
Parsons College
Fairfield
Chas. H. Heer
J. H. Tappert
Henn Williams & Co
Verne Foote
S. A. Power
John Davies
Centennial
Mary E. Young
Angeline Kinney
Eckert
Susie S. Crane
Emma P. Bennett
J. F. Bennett
Gage
Charles L. Okell
Guardian
Anna J. King
Mary FE. Liblin
Stephen Parkins
Mary E. Boyle
A Publisher's Little Joke From Dowling Tale
In Twenty Years Ago Dowling tells of a publisher Tinsley who pretends a stranger at the Gayety is a large Christmas story buyer. Dowling reveals he wrote Tinsley's last annual and the stranger is revealed as a waste paper merchant, prompting humorous confusion.
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Dowling
Tinsley
Gayety
Mr. Dowling
Bucklen’s Arica Salve Claims Cure for Lip Sore
Concord Kentucky man B F Leek reports 20 years of lip sore agony and hunger pain until Bucklen’s Arica Salve cured it after other remedies failed. Salve praised for burns cuts wounds. Available at Frank S Shriner’s drug store for 25 cents in July.
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B. F. Leek
Concord
Bucklen
Frank S. Shriner
It All Depends On Wings To Fly In Afterlife
The quoted exchange from Brother Williams debates fate after death with a dialectal question about wings that fly and fire that singes feathers. The Atlanta Constitution presents the paradoxical conversation as a regional voice contemplating heaven and hell.
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Brother Williams
Atlanta Constitution
Chamberlain's remedy praised by local businessman
T M Wood manager of the White County News Beebe Ark commends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best of its kind based on personal use and family results Sold by Frank S Shriner.
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T. M. Wood
White County News
Beebe
Ark
Chamberlain
Frank S. Shriner
All's Well Dispatch Confusion on Russian Front
A Detroit News dispatch features a bearded general asking where all is well as a bearer, speaking in bell like tones, reports confusion over a Soviet front move. The exchange centers on a southern front going north and the bearer clutching his vodka glass in a muffled, strained moment.
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Detroit News
Quarrel Ends in Murder Over Gooseberry Patch
Casey Iowa July 10. Joseph Mackinson an old soldier shot Charles Seeley a drayman over a dispute about gooseberries on the lot line between their homes. Mackinson was arrested and jailed at Guthrie Center. Seeley died from the wound after a confrontation when Seeley questioned why the children could not pick gooseberries.
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Joseph Mackinson
Guthrie Center
Casey
Charles Seeley
Mackinson
Seeley
Moulton Man Ends Life After Arranging Belongings
Gil Neal of Moulton Alabama took his own life with a revolver after outlining his illness and arranging for family inheritance. He left a $2,000 Modern Woodmen policy to purchase a home for his wife and four children, who were at the premises but could not save him.
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Moulton
Self
Gil Neal
Neal
Tragedy Near Waverly Ends Life After Fatal Quarrel
Henry Weidermann and his brother John Weidermann, farmers near Waverly, quarreled over chores after heavy drinking. Henry stabbed John in the head and neck, leaving him unconscious. Henry hanged himself to a barn rafter believing John dead. John, 25, married, is recovering. Henry, 35, single, lived with John. Both are sons of Fred Weidermann, a well known local resident.
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Henry Weidermann
Waverly
John Weidermann
Henry
John
Fred Weidermann
Burlington summer service to the west and northwest
The notice advertises low rate side trips from Portland for the Lewis and Clark Exposition and other western destinations. It lists round trip and special rates to California Yellowstone Cody Black Hills and other points with travel windows from May through September and return limits. Describes through Burlington trains with agent P. E. Heflin for details and literature.
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Ous
Portland
California
Northwest
Yellowstone Park
Park
Gardiner
Monida
Scenic Colorado
Cody
Big Horn Basin
Black Hills
South Dakota
Deadwood
Hot Springs
Lead
Custer
S. D
Sheridan
Wyo
Burlington
P. E. Heflin
A Surprise Party for Stomach and Liver Relief
A pleasant surprise party may be given to your stomach and liver by taking Dr. King's New Life Pills. They relieve pain and discomfort and cure headache dizziness and constipation. 25 cents at Frank S. Shriner's drug store. July.
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Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
Foundry or hotel? Bellboy quips on noisy head
A playful Detroit Free Press line has a guest asking about a foundry and a bellboy correcting him that he is in a hotel. The bellboy adds the thumping heard is inside the guest’s head.
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Detroit Free Press
Buy It Now Chamber Remedy Available From Frank Shriner
An advertising notice urges immediate purchase of a Chamber Remedy offered by Frank 5 Shriner in July. The promotion promises life saving potential and quick delivery when needed.
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Chamberlain
Frank
Shriner
Unusually Low Rates West and Northwest by Burlington Route
Bargain round trips to Colorado and Pacific Northwest destinations via Burlington Route. Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Utah trips offered with varying dates and return allowances. Special midseason rates include $19.80 for select July dates and $14.15 for late August to early September with options to extend return for small add-ons. Also features up to 90 day return limits and extended stopovers.
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Burlington
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Utah
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Vancouver
Billings
Scenic Rockies
St. Paul
California
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National Biscuit Company
Hyomei
T. B. Allender
A. S. McPherson
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Allender & McPherson
Hunt & Howard Building
North Side Square
Canada Land
Shallenberger
Leggett
Bright
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