Engagement Now Out
Ethel notes surprise at the engagement, while Ernest dismisses it and jokes about choosing a sin if given the chance.
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Ethel
Ernest
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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1910
Page
12
Princess profits donated aid for church publicity drive
Elbert and Getchell owners of the Princess Theatre Des Moines donate the weekly profits for October 2 to church financing the movement. A Little Brother of the Rich is among the strongest dramas to raise funds with ticket prices from 25 to 75 cents. Valley Junction is listed with a population of 2573.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of Eleven
Elbert & Getchell
Princess Theatre
Des Moines
Princess
Iowa
Pleasant Place to Prosper in California's Kuhn Tract
TO THE EDITOR readers invited to secure a fruit dairy or poultry farm in the Kuhn Irrigated tract of the Sacramento Valley at half value. Describes water rights, low maintenance, productive yields, and flourishing orchards with extensive crops and a healthy living environment. Lists contact offices in Chicago and Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuhn
Sacramento Valley
California
H. Ll. Hollister & Co
la Salle &J
Chicago
Fourth Ave
Pittsburg
Latest Mine Horror and Coal Coalition Warning
The dialogue warns that operators in anthracite and bituminous fields may form a coalition, leaving consumers with little to do but coalesce. The exchange frames a looming crisis as a “doctor” and a “professor” discuss industry power and market impact in a staged curtain moment.
Generosity in a Tit-Bits duel dialogue
A playful excerpt shows a discourse between boastful fighters with banter about sharing spoils. One speaker taunts another with a combative pose while the counterpart retorts, keeping a lighthearted, cockney tone characteristic of period humor.
Itching Piles Cured by Jar of Resinol Ointment
A reader from Carrollton Kentucky reports relief from itching piles after using a sample jar of Resinol. Bathing with warm water and applying the ointment ended itching within a few days and the writer believes the condition is permanently cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Evans
Carrollton, Ky
What do you think her age is joke from Houston Post
A brief quotation from the Houston Post jokes about how to respond when a woman asks about her age. The line plays on deflecting the question by stating what the speaker thinks it is not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Allen’s Foot-Lace and Placebo Pills Ad
Fragmentary ad text urges use of Allen’s Foot-Lace powder to cure tired feet and fit into new shoes. Mentions ant i septic powder and a loose address line. Also promotes Doctor Place’s Pleasant Pals and sugar-coated laxatives as tummy tonics with no griping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Ramplea
Brue
Olmsted
le Roy
They Sleep Inside After Runaway Horse Near Chagrin Falls
George H. Beattie jeweler and L B Ralston News auditor avoided danger when a runaway team from Cleveland sped into the Beattie farm lane. Both slept in cots as horses dashed by, narrowly missing them. Ralston now sleeps in his town house and Beattie under his roof on the plantation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Beattie
L. B. Ralston
Cleveland
Beattie Farm
Chagrin Falls
County Fair City
Beattie Estate
Ralston
Beattie
The Weeds Return
A cautious gambler in a tale complains about election bets. He reveals he won ten boxes of rank cigars, sold them for a dollar, and his wife bought the entire lot as a birthday gift, unaware of the earlier loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harker
Tea talk secret whispered among Margaret and Katherine
In a Harper's Bazaar excerpt, Margaret asks if the girls were told the secret she shared with Josephine. Katherine denies it, noting Josephine arrived first and likely learned of the confidential matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Josephine
Katherine
Harper’s Bazar
The World on Wheels Mortgaged Home Yesterday
A brief Alouston Post item notes a resident confessing to mortgaging their home yesterday while discussing their next car purchase. The snippet captures a casual, urban exchange about finance and mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World On
Alouston Post
Is Biggins a Good Bookkeeper Rumor
A terse exchange questions Biggins's bookkeeping skills with a verdict that he used to be capable but no one will lend him money now. The line hints at trust issues and past performance without names or concrete details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggins
Postum a daily enjoyment drink from a lady doctor
A physician writes that Postum replaced coffee for eight years, noting better sleep, steadier nerves, and weight gain. She recalls mixing it with cream, enjoying its clear color, aroma, and taste, and recommends its use to friends as a coffee substitute. The ad ends by hinting at more letters in the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Wellville
Hog Special Train Teaches Hog Rearing and Pork Uses
A seven car special train carrying Iowa State College agricultural and domestic science experts toured Rock Island lines from Des Moines to Weston from Oct 3 to Oct 16. Lectures covered profitable hog raising, pork uses, and by products with exhibits of hog houses, feeding gear, and edible non edible hog products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Rock Island
Weston
State College
Rock Island Railway Company
Rock Island Company
Virglia Purmort
Bankers Meet at Los Angeles in 36th Annual Convention
The Thirty sixth annual American Bankers association convention opened in Los Angeles with delegates arriving from New York Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati New Orleans and St Louis. President Pierson and California officials welcomed attendees as committees reported progress and discussions on practical banking topics continued through the morning and afternoon. An evening reception and Shrine auditorium ball followed with two days of trips and meetings before Friday's session selects next year’s convention host and considers constitutional amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
American Bankers’ Association
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
New Orleans
St. Louis
Association
Trust Company
Savings Bank and Clearing House
Lewis F. Pierson
James N. Gillett
California
George Alexander
W. HH. Holliday
Los Angeles Clearing House Association
Shrine Auditorium
Editors Day At Military Tournament In Des Moines
Des Moines saw about 8000 attendees for editors day at Cam Hall as Uncle Sam's soldiers performed to amuse the crowd. Coh Lafayette Young and Brig. Gen. Frederick A. Smith received the troops’ review. Today marks soldiers and children day and the tournament's last day, with Monday set for a trip to Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cam Hall
Uncle Sam
Coh Layfayette Young
Frederick A. Smith
Department of the
Stranger Commits death by own action in hotel room
Des Moines, Oct. 3. The dead body of a man believed to be J. C. Bagley of Murray, Iowa, was found in a room at the Three Star hotel by W. S. Brown, the hotel owner. The man died by asphyxiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stranger
Des Moines
J. C. Bagley
Murray
Three Star Hotel
W.S. Brown
Deaf Mute Takes Own Life in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs Indiana on October 3 Mrs Winnie Redfield a deaf mute killed herself by a bullet through her heart. She was despondent over domestic trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Winnie Redfield
His Robbers Had Vanished at Kansas City Depot
The Kansas City Star notes benches in Union depot waiting rooms are used for storage by cleaners and travelers alike. A red cap recalls a man in a linen duster who hid rubbers under benches last January, only to find the room cleaned out many times since, and laments city methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Depot
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Ozarks
Red Cap
Sonny
Cure for Baby Eczema Promises Relief and Savings
A Petitioner from Atchison, Kansas, recounts severe infant eczema lasting six months despite three doctors. After using Cutiura Remedies the baby fully recovered, remaining clear a year and a half later. The letter endorses the product and notes potential savings for other families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Cutiura
John Leagon
Atchison St
Atchison, Kan
Oct
Why He Wouldn't Hurry Church Ride Late
A church party rides to service and jokes arise about delaying the audience. The old pastor calmly says not to fret over lateness, recalling a man on the way to execution who remains philosophical, saying the people can wait and nothing happens until he arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Herald
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad In 1886 Toledo News
Frank J. Cheney and Co. of Toledo swear to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason attested December 6 1886. Cure claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acuens
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Frm
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
All Druggista
BPOM
AdvanéLa
Political Pastry Puzzle Delights Classroom
A humorous dialogue captures a teacher and Willie debating fractions with a pie. Willie prefers one third over two sixths, joking that cutting into sixths wastes more juice, prompting the teacher’s sarcastic reply about his choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement Adverts Local Remedy
Mrs J R Hayes of Anamosa Tona Bays reports severe kidney pain swelling ankles and inability to lie down before using Dean's Kidney Pills. She says she walked without crutches and her kidneys returned to normal after treatment. Ad promotes the Dean's brand sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Old Rail Car Tale Ends With a Quip
A traveler boards a railcar at a wayside station where an old lady and her young son ride. When tickets are checked the mother, lacking a ticket for the boy, asks him to hide. The exchange ends with a sharp retort about the two under the seat already implying a contentious situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Murine Eye Remedy Offers Relief for Irritated Eyes
Druggists sell Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form for red weak weary and watery eyes with granulated eyelids. Murine eye salve in aseptic tubes also sold with price 1.00. Eye books and advice free by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
English Savings Bank Deposits Reach Over One Billion
Deposits in English savings banks total more than 1 119 295 000 dollars with the post office holding 778 640 000. Depositors exceed ten million. Overall savings in all financial institutions are placed at 2 433 250 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings Banke
United Kingdom
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advertisement Teething Relief
An OCR fragment describes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claimed to ease teething pain and wind colic in children. The text markets soothing, healing properties for infants, noting relief for teething discomfort and “burns” related irritations.
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Valley Junction
Billy
Plarce
Fred C. Witten
Elm St
Newark
N. J
Thos. J. Daird Iny. Co
Lakota
N. Dy
Vilas Co
Wid
Life Bldg
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Ten
Wisconsin
Western Mutual Investment Company
New York Life Building
St. Paul
Munyon's
Des Moines Directory
KODAK
Des Moines Photo Materials Co
Windsor-Purity Candy Co
American Association
Beal
New York Tribune
Jeanette
Dhd
Marjorie
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
W. L. Douglas
America
W. LE. Douglas
Brockton
Masa
Carter
Oklahoma
el Reno
W.P, Finch
V.P. State Guaranty Bank
Okla
BLY, Richards, Land & Industrial Agt
Southern By
Penn
Washington, D, Co
White River
West & Freeman
Presho
S.D
Angus
National Live Stock
St. Joseph
Mo. S
Omaha
R. R
Helena
Henry R
Albion
Moat
Idaho
First National Bank
Snake River Valley Land Co
American Falls
Idabo
Tse Culcu
E.R. Tarry
Bee Building
Wak Fitzgerald & Co
Hox K
Washington, D. Os
Watson Fk
Coleman
Waals Atlington
D.C
Eli
Pest Pekan
W.N. U
R.V. Pierce
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Standand Oil Co. (Incorporated
ELESS
Monroe Qrug CO
Quincy, Minelas
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