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Newspaper

Ireton Weekly Ledger

Location

Ireton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1905

Page

2

Miss Grace in peril as Cripps brakes threaten escape

In a tense escape sequence Miss Grace evades a carriage pursuit as Cripps and Sharp clash over guardianship. The confrontation ends when danger momentarily interrupts, leaving Grace awaiting a safer path amid cries of payment and legal threats.

Fiery confrontation as Cripps clashes with Cripps’s father

In a tense scene Cripps’s carriage confrontation escalates when Christopher Sharp confronts his father over a reckless plan. The terse exchange ends with a stern warning as the two ride away amid mounting anger and danger.

Kaiser’s vast income and estates amid royal duties

A London Express report outlines the German Emperor’s annual income of about four million dollars as King of Prussia, plus private landholdings totaling 250 060 acres. It notes other monarchs’ larger allowances, state revenues, and the Kaiser’s costly royal display despite modest personal extravagance.

London Express Prussia Prusia Russia Austria Turkey Italy Germany Prince of Efe MfRoyal Opera House Royal Theater Berlin Wiesbaden Kaiser Bean

Daring Lost Him a Jos Steeplejack in Wakefield Stunt

A bold steeplejack, noted for acrobatic feats atop a 260 foot smokestack, shocked spectators with loops and catches before policemen intervened. Wakefield's hazardous act led the painting contract to hire a more conservative replacement for safety.

Eimer Faker Thuredar Wakefield Sarda Cylon Mick Frm Harmam Louis Post- Dispatch

Fragmentary OCR notes on a family scene and misread names

Disjointed text shows a family moment with unclear speakers and garbled names. Mentions a father, a person named Woodby Tooke or Cooke, and a trip or delay described in a hurried, incomplete way.

Woodby Axyte Cooke Doc

Too Late for the Coin and Courtroom Confusion

A garbled dialogue hints at social rules and gender roles as a woman asserts her history and status, while a man denies inferiority. The passage uses odd wording to critique leadership and truth as light.

AFRICAN PYGMIES AND SHIPBUILDING STUMPS EXAMINED

Reports from the Congo headwaters discuss the pygmy inhabitants noted for small stature and crude worship, their hunting darts, and primitive language. The article also describes a new lumber industry in the Lake region using tree stumps as braces for Maine shipyards, with stumps priced around 8400 and freight over 1000.

Congo Maine Millwapukee Sentinel

Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised as Cure in Monticello

In Monticello Swiss September 4 Lawrence county receives fresh evidence that Dodd's Kidney Pills cure kidney troubles Mrs L H Baggett of this area credits the remedy with curing dropsy and kidney issues Doctors warned of dropsy but after following directions she reports passing urine normally and feeling healthy The advertisement touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as purging impurities from blood and forming a strong body and calls it the greatest tonic known

Monticello Swiss Lawrence County Dodd L.H. Baggett

The Tie Magnetic and the Plain Lover

A newly accepted lover asks why a beautiful woman loves him. She blushes and points to a diamond as she replies she loves him because he ties his ascot so well, promising to show him how to tie it tighter.

Dering New York Press

Pise’s Cure for Consumption Claims Quick Throat Relief

An ad from Leipsie Ohio dated August 1 1901 promotes Pise’s Cure for Consumption as providing immediate relief for throat troubles. The brief notice lists E Bierman as the seller and claims universal effectiveness.

Pise E. Bierman Leipsie Ohio

Enthusiasm as Life’s Sunbeam and Cheerful Example

The piece argues life’s enthusiasm fuels warmth and sympathy, citing elen Keller and Robert Louis Stevenson. It notes sunshiny natures attract others, and quotes Stevenson’s daily prayer to face duties with cheerfulness, kindness, and industriousness.

New Orleans Times Elen Keller Robert Louis Stevenson

OUST THE DEMON A Coffee Calamity and Cure

A California couple narrates nervous distress and severe headaches from coffee use. They switch to Postum and report steadier nerves, relieved headaches, and return of normal posture. They claim no relapse and recommend Postum for families.

Coffe California Bhusband Postum Postum Coffee

Also Mentioned on This Page

R. D. Blackmore Patch Cerridge Mr. Sherp Hannah Erin Tay Miss Patch Cripps Missy Geckley Plica Logy Bemp- Lin Grace Esther Mr. Shargoing Fran Grace Master Cripps Mae Mr. Sharp Garrier Sharp Lise Satreka Tuke Dobbin Cripnsta Miss Grace Tome Ronald Clod Shacp Hue Cripus Breve Debbin Uabler Wonder Mir Briss Srippa Christopher Sharn Grace Oslander Delne Roi Sheno Nages Kagge Afr Meeker Nagga Mrs. Naggs Daring Mr. Farube Hus Ammini Rcciand Eas Wil Sam Wiohamsport Hsien Leach Laat Thare’s & Renne
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