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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
4
An advertisement claims a new method lets a child learn to play piano or organ in one hour without a teacher. It offers a prepaid bound folio of 100 pieces, keyboard aids, and a seven day free trial with $150 then monthly payments, return option at sender's expense.
Advertises a position for an industrious woman to introduce a line of foreign and domestic dress goods to neighbors and townspeople. Prefers someone with an existing trade, capable of earning $26 weekly, dealing direct from mills with low prices. No money required. Standard Dress Goods Co. 4907 7th St Binghamton NY.
State Senator Shirley Gillilland of Glenwood Mills County and State Representative Co G Greenwood of Silver City Mills County appear on the county ticket. Also listed are County Auditor Stephen M. Criswell and Board of Supervisors member F. H. Nipp with terms beginning January 1910.
News of Senator Allison's sudden death from heart failure last Tuesday shocks Iowa and the nation. As senior senator and leading Republican, his long service and influence are praised, and his passing is described as a heavy loss to the country.
The piece notes Taft's rising campaign strength and broad voter appeal. It highlights party dynamics in Nebraska and Iowa, mentions potential senatorial candidates like Walter I Smith, and suggests Taft will win large margins in Iowa. It frames Taft as forthright on issues appealing to conservative voters.
Remaining in the Malvern Iowa post office for the week ending August 3 1908 are Wm Koky.
The August American Boy magazine offers war era tales and serials including In the Hands of the Enemy and The Traitor of Camp Bennett, plus Boy Scout style essays, hunting hints, and a Chicago convention trip. It highlights stories of courage, humor, and adventure with many illustrations and hobbies content. Missouri City, Missouri, reappears on the river as floods reshape its map while a small claims case unfolds with a judge grilling the husband about meeting his wife.
A sweeping forest fire disaster in the Crow's Neat Elk River area of British Columbia destroys Fernie Hosmer Michel and Sparwood towns, with about fifty deaths and property losses around seven million dollars. Tens of thousands are left homeless as communications collapse and aid pours in from Canadian cities and border states.
Two men, identified as W. P. Jaraszawitz and W. J. Prusile of Chicago, aged about 25, drowned in the Meramec near St. Louis after onlookers mistook their distress as a joke. Witnesses say both swimmers entered the water together. one cried for help but was laughed at and thought to be shamming. The other swam to aid but both bodies remain unrecovered.
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