Midsummer golf tournament at Maston Country Club opens
The Record notes Maston Country Club hosts a midsummer golf event with a handsome club president’s cup and a ladies crescent pin from Millionaire Miller. Sixteen year old Tom Price declines entry while Sloan is favored to win, and Joe Smith helps discuss a golfer’s score and possible cheating rumors surrounding a pretty player.
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Maston Country Club
Miller
Lachelor
Tom Price
Mr. Sloan
Tom
Joe Smith
Joe
Golf party scandal stirs a curate and a clever plot
At a sunny clubhouse scene a golf tournament unfolds with Mary Benson in white and curate Morse entangled in a scandal of deception. Tom uses a graphophone to record conversations while Sloan faces a public rumor after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Sloan
Joe
Miller
Mary Benson
Mr. Morse
Arguing Age and Wit Across Time and Speech
The piece discusses the rejuvenation of age among modern people and contrasts it with Napoleon’s veterans. It notes outdoor sports and a less strenuous life as factors, includes anecdotal dialect examples from Somersetshire and Punch, and ends with an epitaph featuring a dripping pan.
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Grand Army
Thackeray
du Florac
A. E. Gibson
Laxatives and tonics advertised in multiple papers
A compilation of early 20th century drug advertisements and health claims. Kennedy's Laxative with Hone and Tar promises gentle relief and no opiates while Kodol Digestive Aid claims to rest the tired stomach. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is pitched as a vitality booster. O H Soetje druggist features in several notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
O. H. Soetje
Kodol
O. H., Soetje
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for wounds and sores
Advertisements claim Arnica Salve prevents blood poisoning and heals cuts wounds and burns with 25 cent price at O I Soetje’s drug store. A merchant from Rensselaerville New York endorses its cure for a severe neck sore. Also mentions DeWitt’s Little Early Risers and cautions against violent laxatives.
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Chas. Oswald
Rengselaerville
N. Y
Seth Burch
Soetje
Egg and Bottle Trick Demonstration
A boiled egg is placed on a bottle with a large neck after lighting a paper in the neck. Heat draws the egg inside the bottle with force, then a second blaze in the neck explodes the egg outward.
Electric Bitters touted as remedy for liver and stomach woes
An ad praising Electric Bitters claims strong results for dyspepsia and chronic liver torpor in India and cites S. A. Brown of Bennettsville, S C. The tonic is said to cure chills fever malaria biliousness back and kidney and bladder troubles. Sold with guarantee by O H Soetje, 50 cents.
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India
S. A. Brown
Bennettsville
S. C
O. H. Soetje
Dr. King
D. H. Soetje
Shallenberger
Bright
Real Estate Transfers From Various Iowa Towns
A compilation of real estate transfers lists buyers and sellers in multiple towns. Transfers include Wyoming, Oxford Junction, Monticello, Center Junction, Bronson, Morley, and Hale with prices ranging from $5 to $8,000. Notable entries involve L. M. Barrett, Elizabeth Crisick, J. H. Wurzbacher, A. B. Whitemore, and Henry Hotz among others.
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L. M. Barrett
Frederica Buchholtz
Wyoming
Elizabeth Crisick
R. S. Mannet al
Henry Null
John and
Elina Maloney
R. Fishwild
C. B. Shaffer
Mary M. Albinger
Joseph Albinger
J. Ie. Carter
Henry Isha
Sery
New
Henry Klahn
J. Ly. Carter
K. McGregor
Chas. Kostechek
Flannigan’s Add
Oxford Junction
Theo. Clothier
D. E. Rummel
Olin
G. W. Russell
L. Boner
Monticello
E. Sampsen
H. W. Sigworth & Sons
Shaw’s
J. H. Wurzbacher
Geo. Hunter
A. I. Eldred
A. R. Starry
C. E. Walston
Preston’s Add
Hale
Henry Hotz
B. J. Laucamp
Following The Flag Health Promises From Cuba To Philippines
Willis T. Morgan a retired U.S.A. sergeant from Concord New Hampshire praises Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles. He says two years in Cuba and two in the Philippines left him prone to colds and the medicine kept him in perfect health. Available at O H Soetjes drug store with trial bottle free and prices 50 cents and one dollar.
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Cuba
Philippines
Willis T. Morgan
U.S.A
Concord
N. H
O. H. Soetje
Alfred Austin Unveils New Poem Let Me Perish Sword in Hand
The Atlanta Journal notes Alfred Austin has released a new poem titled Let Me Perish Sword in Hand. Literary readers may overlook his method, focusing on the work itself rather than the craft.
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Atlanta Journal
Alfred Austin
De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve Promises Quick Hand Relief
An advertisement praises De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve for chapped hands. It advises applying before bed with gloves to improve results and notes sales by O. H. Soetje, a druggist.
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de Witt
Rivera
O. H. Soetje
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Hanks
Morse
Mary
Miy
Atlis Brown
Europe
Miss Benson
Emerson
England
United States
Somersetshire
Forgman
Ben
Punch
Wooditton
Newmarket
William Simonds
Westminster Gazette
Kansas City Journal
Topeka Journal
Sugar Trust
Hollisters
Chicago News
Roosevelt
Congress
JE. C. de Witt & Co
Chicago
H. Soetje
Toledo Blade
President Roosevelt
Hollister
Cleveland
Santa Claus
St. Joseph
Chas. H. Fletcher
Herrick & Bauder
Iowa
Monticello State Bank
J. W. Doxler
Lowell Block
E. E. Reed
Burrichter
Drygoods
H. M. Renley
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Attorneys AT Law
Anamosa
Main Street
Easterly Hotel
Fred Puleston
Eilers & Bolton
Mirick & Inglis
Physicians and Surgeons
Monticello Bank
Towa
Amatpthiessen
Lowa
Capt E
Tarbox
Jones
Maurice
Lovell Block
Drake University
Ofice
M. Kk. Church Directory
Epworth
Slocum
Oneida
Newhouse
Victor
Zadis
Dept. A
Oneida Community, Ltd
N.Y
Hunter
Andy
A. &. Harding Pub
Columbus
Ohio
Je, Bateman
W. First St
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Manchester
Town
Merry
Topeka Capital
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Hammond
Gulfport
California
Colorado
Florida Resorts
Florida
H. J. Phelps
Bank Building
Dubuque, Iowa
Ile i
Arbuckles
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
Lovell House
Dr. Shallenberger
W. E. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Chicago, Ilinois
Drexel State Bank
DES Moines Capital
Des Moines
Young
Associated Press
News of
the World
Logansport
Ind
R. BR. No. 5
Kingury
Grace Medical Company
Phillips Block
A. Kempf
ST. P
Omaha
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Omaha St. Paul
St. Paul
Kansas City
Davenport
Farley
Calmar
Calmar Freight
Oxford Freight
Marion
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