Odd Fellows Lodge Elects Officers for Coming Year
Thursday evening the lodge met in regular session and elected Noble Grand O. J. Fish Vice Grand George W. Warne Secretary N. J. Neilsen Treasurer R. D. Prescott Trustee S. I. Cook. Past Grand Master Lostuttar visited and spoke for the good of the order.
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Odd Fellows Lodge
Noble
O. J. Fish
Vica
Geo. W. Warne
N. J. Neilsen
R. D. Prescott
Lostuttar
Requose
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
Rebexab Assembly
Odd Fellows
Remarkable Rescue: Hannibal Citizen Credits Discovery
J E Lilly, a Hannibal citizen, describes recovery from typhoid and pneumonia after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He credits one bottle with relief and states he is now well and strong. The medicine is sold in OUc and 31.00 sizes with trial bottles free at S H Scallin’s drug store.
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J. E. Lilly
Hannibal Mo
Dr. King
S. H. Scallin
Faraday Once A Newsboy Story Recalls Humble Beginnings
Hoff man recounts Faraday buying a street paper when they walked London streets. Faraday says he once sold papers as a boy, a detail shared by Professors Gneist Hoff man and Von Bunsen during a luncheon talk.
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Gneist
Hoffman
von Bunsen
Faraday
London
John Bigelow
Century
Mrs Drew Praises Edwin Booth in Scribner's Letter
Mrs Drew writes that Edwin Booth had a sweet character and charming manner at rehearsals which he detested. She calls Bertuccio in The Fool's Revenge his finest role after Hamlet and says he threw his soul into the performance.
Holiday goods brighten city stores for Christmas shows
Two city shops specializing in holiday merchandise expand displays as they stock up for Christmas. The ongoing prosperity inspires heavy inventories and ads urging shoppers to visit the merchants and select items. Chamberlain's Pain Balm praised for rheumatic relief by D S Johnston of Richmond Indiana.
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She and Wall
Chamberleain
Johnston
Itichmond
Ind
Chamberlain
L. O. Gala
Copy or Die: Test of Verbatim Care Revealed
A civil service exam task requires copying printed matter exactly with no changes. An applicant produced a flawless fly speck copy, earning top marks and a trusted position in the commission. Also notes on Bowery leaders, railroading slang, and a joke about persistent household labor. The ink plant of New Granada yields writing ink from its juice, starting red then turning black.
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Ike
Civil Service Commission Boards of Examiners
Commission
Washington Star
New Granada
Soldiers to be reimbursed for return trip expenses
South Dakota soldiers who came home before the regiment will be paid back for expenses incurred traveling from California. Aberdeen News reports 116 orders signed for railroad fare rebates by the soldier’s alliance committee, mostly charged to the state treasurer’s transportation fund, with about $2,200 in the button fund left. Refunds max $49.25 with proper vouchers, and claims have begun to be filed by returning volunteers.
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South Dakota
California
Aberdeen News of the 8Th
Brown
Soldier's Iiance Committee
Transportation Fund
Miller
Badeve Furd
Hia Tande
Red Creek Society
Hia
No Right to Ugliness Ad for Electric Litters
A 19th or early 20th century drug-store advertisement promotes Electric Litters as a cure for weak health and skin problems. It claims to regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify blood and improve complexion, promising strong nerves bright eyes smooth skin and a charming look for run-down women. It sells for 50 cents at S H Scallin's drug store.
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S. H. Scallin
Spelling Lesson and Ears Topic Lead Different Tales
A trio of vignettes covers a prank on electricity and pain by a party trick, General Robert E. Lee refusing paid offices, and the inner ear balance system. The pieces contrast humor with duty and science, noting how mispronunciations and healthy canals affect perception and steadiness.
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J. Newton Hathaway
Newton Hathaway
Dr. Hathaway & Co
Commercial Black
Sioux City
Iowa
Dall Shoe Buyers
Alaskas
Loggins
Chicago Shoe House
Holiday Seeds
New Drug Store
Land of Flowers
J. H. Ferris
McCall
United States
McCall Company
W. 14Th Street
New York
Ruanch
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Market St
San Francisco
la Pre
14Th St
Cordeadamps Assor Pedlos Assmpeervinen Diy
Wells
Harker Bro’s
Mitchell
S. D
Foster Robe and Tanning Co
Fifth St
S. E. Minneapolis
Minn
Myron Leete
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Ness
Bowery
Bowery Soci
Ife
Bowery Society
Atlantic
Eagle Eye
Maine Central
Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
A. D, Walpole, Prop
Arate
Depo Mach
Yunkaey
Laney
Chiceza, Lay
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sears, Roebuc
Tie
Willy
New York Tribune
Robert E. Lee
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
New York City
Ladies’ Home Journal
Berlin
Marseilles Manufacturing Co
Justin
WM. Koch, Mitchell
Pere GA Iysonal
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