All Over The House Luxury Draperies Attract Fashionable Taste
The article surveys window hangings and draperies highlighting luxurious fabrics and decorative features. It notes the broadened fashion for fringe applique on holland shades, Brussels net with silk borders, and Arabian lace in high end curtains. It also covers silk curtains with embroidered edges, pale pastel shades, and Scottish madras for summer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Line
Brussels
Portiere
The Green Room Effect In Interior Color Schemes
The article explains using a dominant color for a room while adding subtle complementary tones to avoid monotony. It suggests greens pair well with various accents like gold terra cotta and ivory, and notes darker woodwork enhances paler wall shades.
Proper Summer Care For A Coal Range
When resting the coal range for summer, dump the last fire and remove ashes, then take out ovens and clean the spaces they fit. Grease the oven and range implements including shovels and poker, plus iron grates, to prevent rust. These steps save time and money when recommissioning.
Scoring Veal Cutlets for Tender Cooking Tip
A common tip for housekeepers highlights scoring veal cutlets with a sharp knife. Making fine crosshatch lines on both sides before cooking helps tenderize the meat and improves the final texture. The practice is widely accepted at many tables for improving tough cuts.
Daily Excursions Via Nickel Plate Route To East Coast
Special low rates and favorable limits on all points east for Chicago to Buffalo and New York travel. Call or address John Y. Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams Street, Chicago. Also a Monticello residence for sale in excellent repair by G. H. George. The state fair will be held at Des Moines next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Merry
Dubuque
Iowa
Nickel Plate
Chicago
New York
John Y. Calahan
Adams
Des Moines
Ilnois Central Railroad
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Illinois Central
J. F. Merry
Illinois Central Railroad
Observation game for young players with 25 household items
A entertain general instructions for a memory based observation game. Place 25 varied household objects on a central table, conceal the list, have players view for 3 to 5 minutes, then recall items from memory finishing with a written list. Include sheets numbered 1 to 25 for each player.
Fox terrier shields wounded rooster in poultry yard
The owner narrates how a chained fox terrier protects the bullied rooster from tormentors in the yard. The dog shares food and stands by the bird, wagging his tail to keep aggressors away and forming an unlikely bond that offers a moral about kindness.
Eskimos Play Hide and Seek on Icefields
The Minneapolis Journal describes children among the icefields playing hide and seek with one lookout posted for polar bears. The piece notes the thrill and danger of racing around icebergs and potentially meeting a great white shark—image evokes icy peril and daring play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Journal
U S A Business College Ad and Remedies Mention
An Iowa business college advertises commercial training by practicing accountants with real world experience. It promises rapid, cost effective instruction and invites inquiries via postcard for catalogs. The piece also endorses Chamberlain's remedies and De Witt's products with brief health tips and testimonials from users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Oliver, A. M
Prin
Cascade Pioneer News Highlights Local People and County Boards
Miss Fannie Moore earned a teaching certificate in Jones county. Monticello hosts guests of John Neiers Jr. and family. Mrs. A. I. Smith visits J. M. Edwards family. Jones county supervisors met with Dubuque officials to discuss county road limits. East Cascade school names Nettie Dennison and Lora Fonda as fall term teachers. Farmers & Merchants State Bank held its annual meeting with $25,600 stock represented. Directors re-elected. Dickson Beatty as president and John Taylor as vice president. net earnings up 14 percent and a 6 percent dividend declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Pioneer News
Fannie Moore
Jones County
Fred: Kellogg
Monticello
John Neiers
A. I. Smith
Mra
J. M. Edwards
Robt, Scroggie
Wm. Sutherland
Dubuque
Pillard
Halpin Maloy
McQuillen
Tuesaday
East Cascade
Nettie Dennison
Lora Fonda
Bellevue
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Dickson Beatty
John Taylor
J. W. Beatty
J. T. Conlin
P. N. Smith
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical look at marriage and male folly. The piece jokes that men misjudge friends and lovers while women navigate social traps. It explores how blame and vanity shape relationships and how conversations reveal supposed ideals versus realities.
Monticello Fair Set for August Week in 2023
Local note lists the Jones county fair dates at Monticello the week before the district fair at Anamosa. Premium list available on request. Also mentions visit by Lt Horton W Stickle of the Philippine Islands and social call with Senator Trewin. Weather and crop updates predict rain needed for corn and potatoes. A baseball game at Monticello saw 28 to 15 win over Oxford Junction.
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Horton W. Stickle
Philippine Islands
Jones County
Monticello
Anamosa
The
Express
Trewin
Ellison
Cummins
Oxford Junction
Oxford Boys
Oxford Mirror
Vintage Patent Medicine Promises and Notices
The item bundles claims for Laxative Bromo Quinine and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with customer testimonials, plus a village notice about not shooting himself or tenants until September 14. It also mentions De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve and warnings about counterfeits alongside editor.health notes.
Remarkable cure and chimpanzee exhibit reported in Ohio and Hamburg
Mrs Curtis Baker credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing an infant neighbor. The note promotes the remedy by testimonial from Bookwalter Ohio. Separately a German traveler bagged a giant gorilla now exhibited at Hamburg's Unlauff museum. The creature stands 66 feet 103 inches tall with a 9 foot 32 inch arm span.
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Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
Chamberlain
O. H. Svetje
West Africa
Unlauff Museum
Hamburg
All Sadieville Curiosity on Health Boost From Cure
Mrs. Whittaker long suffered bronchial trouble but credits Dr King s New Discovery with a full recovery. Her husband adds it cured their granddaughter of whooping cough. The ad promotes the remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles with 50c and 1.00 bottles and free trials at O H Soetjes drug store. The Salvation Army secures 20000 acres in Australia near Perth for colonial settlement pending timber clearance.
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S. S
U. S
S.S.S
I. W
Noblesville
Ind
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Sadieville
P. Whittaker
O. H. Soetje
Salvation Army
Australia
Perth
Bennettsville Editor Praises Electric Bitters
Bennettsville South Carolina editor A Brown describes his wife’s recovery from dyspepsia and stomach distress after four bottles of Electric Bitters. He calls it a grand tonic with laxative effects. The ad claims cure of indigestion loss of appetite and liver troubles. Also notes John Choup’s death in Topeka asylum from long imprisonment after hotel room gas asphyxiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brown
Bennettsville
S. C
O. H. Soetje
John Choup
Topeka
Frightful disfigurement heals with Bucklen Arnica Salve
Mrs. Nan nie Galleger of La Grange Ga. reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured severe sores on her head and face quickly. The ad highlights its use for sores bruises skin eruptions cuts burns scalds and piles with a 25 cent price and guarantee by O H Soetje druggist. The item also notes Cecil Rhodes arrived in England with chef poultry and his own cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
S. D.C. Prader
Nannie Galleger
la Grange
Bucklen
O. H. Soetje
Cecil Rhodes
England
South Africa
New Life Pills Promise Skin Health and Liver Help
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills to regulate the liver and purify the blood for clear skin and rosy cheeks at 25c. It also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a permanent relief for indigestion by aiding digestion and rest for the tired stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
New Life
O. H. Soetje
D.C. Prader
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Sough
National Land Co
Lisbon
Elliott & Doubenmier
Grs
South Dakota
Condon Building
Kleineck & Harper
Illinois Central Excursion Rates
Lee
C. W. Brown
T. E. Canty
Center Junction
Frank P Lewis
Peoria
RAND
Walway Adams ST
Chigard
G. H. George
Hide and
O. H. Socette
Herculaneum
James White
Bryantsville
St. Nicholas
From
the New York Press
Iowa Weather Bureau
BE. W. Grove
P. T. Thomas
Sumterville
Ala
D. C. Prader
E. L. Godkin
New York Evening Post
New Forest
Hampshire
8. H. Allport
Johnstown
D, C, Prader
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Omaha and Sioux Cit
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul and Minneau
Davenport
Warley
Waees
Noethoan
Kansas City and
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Davenport—Freight
Oxford Freight
Treet
New
D. E. Pond
North America
Hartford
North British and Mercantile
Pennsylvania
M. W. Herrick
Mondibella
the Stublerock
J. W. Doxsee
Monticello Bank
F. O. Ellison
T. R. Eroanbrack
Ellison & Eroanbrack
A. Matthiessen
Town
A. F. Tiede
Scotch Grove
P. O. Babcock
Actioneer
Wm.j. Couchlan
D.D.S. Entist
Hicks & Eilers
J. H. Lathrop
Towa
QO. O. Buck
Beirne, Ark
John Gibson
Montell State Bank
National Bank
Farwell
F. M. Hicks
H. M. Carpenther
Richardson
S. 8. Farwell
Frank M. Hicks
E. Sarles
John Schweitzer
John McDonald
G. Henry George
William Stuhler
O. H. Scotje
H. M. Carpenter
A. Kempf
H. C. Bohlken
Haz
Hicks & Hilers
Lovell State Bank
Hall
J. W. Doxsee, Nicholas Holst
A. L. Fairbanks
A. Sandhoure, Wm. Schodde, W.A. Mirick
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