Philo Gubb nursing an auto hen in Betzville
Philo Gubb, a tender hearted Betzville man, borrows Aunt Rhinocolura’s hot water bottle to nurture an egg nest as if it were a real hen. He cares for the fragile brood, names the chicks, and endures one egg’s breakage with quiet grief before the hatch brings joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo Gubb
Betzville
Philo
Rhinocolura Bets
Aunt Rhinocolura
Rhinocolura
Dearies
Beny
Meeny
Cracky
Feeny
Omma
Noocha
Poppa
Toocha
Rick
Stick
Stan
Ashad Clute
W. G. Chapman
Brooklyn school forms a Junior Municipality with girl mayor
In a Brooklyn school a Junior Municipality elected a girl as mayor. The officers divide into boys and girls monitors to keep order, with girls visiting homes during holidays to teach infant care and general hygiene learned from teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Novel Plan For A Chafing Dish
Sirius Barker claims a novel approach to using a chafing dish. He says the best method is to punch a hole in the bottom, paint it green, and plant flowers in it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirius Barker
Pretty Girl Quip Reveals Cupid Bow Banter
Belinda and Billy exchange flirty chatter about lips and a playful nod to Cupid. The line hints at romantic mischief in a lighthearted mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belinda
Billy
Wiggins Prefers Kitchen Over Lecture Platform
In a heated exchange Mrs. Wiggins asks a provocative question about seeing a woman speak in public. Mr. Wiggins dismisses the idea, stating he would rather see a woman in the kitchen than on the lecture platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wiggins
Wiggins
Wall Street Loss Sparks Guilty Lament in Comic Exchange
In Yonkers Statesman style dialogue Gotham laments losing all his money in Wall Street and apologizes to a friend who offers a small loan of five dollars as a sympathetic response. The brief exchange captures a humorous street scene and financial anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Wrights Return to Germany in the Fall
The Wrights plan a trip to Germany in the fall and Wilbur faces a humorous jest about asking the empress to fly with him. The playful exchange hints at aviation fame and international travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrights
Germany
Wilbur
Empress
Coates A Hero Sacrifices Life At Track Crossing
William Coates a Northwestern flagman died saving a four year old girl at the Twelfth avenue crossing in Cedar Rapids. He warned children off the tracks as a switch engine backed toward the box cars and shielded the child before being struck. He died within minutes at the hospital. The incident drew praise for his bravery from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
William Coates
Northwestern
Coates
Twelfth Avenue
Frank Tresey
Wife Witness to His Drowning On Des Moines River
Pleasantville reports a drowning along the Des Moines river as farmer Tom Peffers and his brother in law John Speed swam across. Speed survived while Peffers drowned after pulling Speed under, his body not found for some time. Peffers leaves three children aged five months to five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasantville
Des Moines
Tom Peffers
John Speed
Speed
Peffers
Wisden Claims Davis County Oats Champion Crop
Andrew Wisden of Bloomfield reports a 30 acre oats crop averaging 61 bushels per acre, touted as the largest ever seen in Davis County. His yield surpasses the usual extra large 40 to 50 bushel crops and marks a county record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Andrew Wisden
Here
Wisden
Davis County
Appeal planned in Whitbeck murder case
West Union reports an appeal to the supreme court in the Whitbeck murder case. Walter Whitbeck of Auburn township was convicted last September of murder in the first degree for beating his father to death on March 18, 1908 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitbeck
West Union
Supreme Court
Walter Whitbeck
Auburn Township
Otto couple celebrates golden wedding anniversary
Wapello report says Mr and Mrs John Otto marked their 50th wedding anniversary at home with a small gathering of old friends relatives and their children. The couple wed on August 11 1849.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
John Otto
Mrs. Otto
Exploding Lantern Burns Barn on Bowser Farm
A lantern carried by tenant S. B. Goodge exploded in the Leymon, igniting the barn at the J. B. Bowser farm. The blaze quickly consumed the barn and its contents including the granary, hay, grain, machinery, and harness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
S. B. Goodge
J. B. Bowser
Leymon
Leg Is Cut Off in Northwestern Yard Accident
Council Bluffs Iowa 20 year old A C Boone assistant yard master of Northwestern and son of the assistant superintendent was run over by a switch engine in the Northwestern yards and one foot was severed at the ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
C. A. Boone
Northwestern
Oldest Lee County Resident Henry Judy Dies in Fall
Henry Judy 92 died at his Fort Madison home after falling down a cellar stairway. He was the second oldest resident of Lee County and blindness contributed to the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Henry Judy
Lee County
Retailers Convene Seventh Annual Chicago Convention
President Gentner of the Retailers' Commercial union issues call for the seventh annual convention in Chicago from August 23 to September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retailers
Farmington
Gentner
The
Retailers’ Commercial Union
Organization
Chicago
Family at Bloomfield
Mrs. David Bolick of Bloomfield suffered a fall at home breaking a shoulder and tearing ribs. She is paralyzed and unable to speak, and cannot lie down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
David Bolick
Bolick
Bryan speaks at Winterset Chautauqua drew crowd
William Jennings Bryan spoke at the Winterset Chautauqua where more than 2,200 people attended. A reception followed at the home of A. W. Crawford.
Woman in Harlan Suffers Rare Eye Hemorrhage
A well known Harlan woman experiences a rare iris hemorrhage causing temporary blindness as blood fills the eye's interior. A top Omaha eye specialist notes only one other similar case in medical literature, in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Italy
Whitten Farmer William Dunn Killed in Chicago Accident
William D. Dunn a wealthy farmer from near Whitten Iowa died after a railroad accident in Chicago. He fell twenty feet from a bridge while inspecting cattle at the stock yards, suffering a compound fracture of the right leg. Blood poisoning developed and his leg was amputated in vain attempt to halt infection. He was 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitten
Marshalltown
Chicago
William D. Dunn
Dunn
Girl’s Visit Brings Peaceful Smile to Suicide Victim
In Des Moines Guy Fisher, 19, who shot himself in a personal crisis, died at Mercy hospital after his sweetheart Miss Della Berry visited him. A smile of perfect peace illuminated his features during the first visit since the shooting, and the expression remained as he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Della Berry
Guy Fisher
Mercy Hospital
Miss Berry
Davenport Clergyman Stricken in Rock Island
Rev. C A Moore pastor of Edwards Congregational Church Davenport and noted Masonic figure and Chautauqua speaker wandered the streets of Rock Island Illinois after a stroke of apoplexy. He was hospitalized in critical condition with partial paralysis reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
C. A. Moore
Edwards Congregational Church
Rock Island
Reeve Acquires 1000 Acres in Franklin County Farm Land
J A Reeve of Hampton buys the Latham farm north of Hamilton township for 320 acres at 70 dollars per acre. This purchase brings his total to 1000 acres, with 600 acres in one block and a 400 acre tract two miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latham
Hamilton Township
J. A. Reeve
Hampton
Franklin County
Reeves
Court Martial Postponed in Des Moines Case
The court martial of Corporal Lisle Crabtree of the Second Cavalry for killing Captain Raymond and wounding Sergeants Washburn and Such has been postponed to Monday August 23. The trial will take place at Fort Crook near Omaha.
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Des Moines
Lisle Crabtree
Second Cavalry
Raymond
Washburn
Such
War Department
Fort Crook
Omaha
Insane Man Dying Near Percy In Marion County
Jesse Collins a 30 year old farmer and husband living two miles north of Percy Marion County is reported dying from a wound described as safety related that severed his windpipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Jesse Collins
Percy
Marion County
Nervous Sufferer Ended His Life at Sanitarium
Theodore Chamberlain, a traveling salesman from Waterloo Iowa, died by his own hand at Dr. Gershom Hill's Sanitarium, shooting himself in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Theodore Chamberlain
Waterloo
Gershom Hill
Doctor Christie appointed to Glenwood school post
Dr. Schier resigns after years as assistant superintendent of the state school for the Feeble Minded. He will be succeeded by Dr. Christie who is now connected with the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Byers
Iowa City
State University College of Law
State Board of Education
Barry Gilbert
Lawrence M. Byers
College of Law
Gilbert
University of Ninols
University of Town
Board of Education
K. K. Guthe
University of Michigan
George W. Stewart
University of North Dakota
Stewart
Grand Forks
J. J. Gillin
I. A. T.oos
Hawkeye
Irving King
F. M. Hammitt
Vineberg
R. C. Owen
H. W. Coffin
Clara M. Daley
W. B. Spence
College of Dentistry
Schier
Glenwood
Dr. Schier
Christie
Storm Damage Hits Charles City College Campus
Lightning struck Charles City college causing minor damage. A large Chautauqua tent and many smaller tents were blown down by wind. Hail toppled much grain, adding to the storm’s toll on the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Charles City College
Lesson in Natural History
Miss Patty Shepard from North Thirteenth Street travels with friends to the country for Memorial Day. At a farmhouse an old goat noses a peach basket hat decorated with artificial roses. The goat chews the flowers, proving goats will nibble novelty petals and not merely greens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Shepard
North Thirteenth Street
Miss Patty
Philadelphia Times
Houseowners' Painting Outfit No. 49 Promises Durable Beauty
National Lead Company invites homeowners to request Houseowners' Painting Outfit No. 49, a free guide to painting with color schemes and specifications. The offer includes a color scheme book and a paint material adulteration detector, mailed from New York City's 1902 Trinity Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Trinity
New York City
Colorado Land Sale Opens Carey Act Valley in Routt County
Fifty cents per acre opens land in the Little Snake River valley Routt County Colorado under the Carey Act. Purchasers must contract for a water right paid over ten years. total cost with perpetual water right is thirty five dollars per acre. Land offered in 40 80 120 and 160 acre tracts with irrigation plans approved by the State Engineer. Purchasers should contact Routt County Colonization Co Denver for full details and act quickly as applications pour in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Little Snake River Valley
Routt County
Little Snake River Canal
Moffat Road
Union Pacific
Routt County Colonization Co
Welton St
Denver
Wilson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Laramie
Laramie Valley
Wyoming
Wyoming State University
Agricultural Experiment Station
Ft. Collina
Colo
Timothy
Redrop
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Union
Greeley
A Sailor Quips On Crew and His Boat
A humorous exchange has a captain admitting he cannot manage the boat alone and jokes about why ships are often called she. The mate confirms the setup and the banter highlights seamanship talk.
I am sorry that there is a craze for these aeroplane flights
The Prospect quotes a speaker lamenting a craze for aeroplane flights. He notes lovers seeking flights will be more in the clouds than ever, implying romantic flight adventures are rising in popularity.
Dope Your Week for Pain Ends Stomach Hurt
A brief claim warns against overusing drugs for minor pains and notes stomach upset. It recommends rubbing Hamling Wizard Oil for immediate relief and remarks that many significant events go unreported by newspapers.
Man Feigns Large Bank Balance to Impress Friends
A man exaggerates his wealth to peers, leading to damaged credibility as acquaintances believe he has far more money than he actually does. The situation highlights social pressure around finances and deception.
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Philo Gubb and
the Auto Hen
Ellis Parker Butler
Pigs Is Pigs
Peter. Newell
Becer Newell
Patty
Hiram
Hank Hardapple
Silas
Dodds
Guaratiy
Cascarrets
Ned
J. R. Herzog
Detroit Free Press
Carters
Dr. D.jayne
Trinity Building
New York
Minnesota
United States
First National Bank
Warren, Minn
Watson
Coleman
Washington, D.C
Hooks
Ighest
Irrigated Lands Co
Adams Street
Chicago, Il
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