Woods Camp Saga of Chip and Ray in Greenvale
Chip McGuire, a 16 year old living with kin in Maine woods, is sold by her father to Pete Bolduc and runs to camp of Martin Wrisbie. She and Ray Stet share a deepening bond, face threats from Bolduc, and plan future apart from their guardians as old Cy contemplates winter life. The lovers’ parting under a beech tree ends in a vow and a long goodbye.
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Chip McGuire
Tim
Maine Woods
Pete Bolduc
Martin Wrisbie
Martin
Raymond Stetson
Frisble
Wrisble
Irisbie
Chip
Ray
Mrs. Frisble
Cy Walker
Walker
Levi
McGuire
Tomah
Bolduc
Old Cy
Amazi
Greenvale
Aunt Comfort
Tannah
Angie
Aunt Comfort’s
Hannah
Ork
Ifaea
Chip McGuire Becomes a Woman in Wilderness Charity
In a tense night of self doubt and awakening, Chip McGuire confronts her past and vows independence leaving behind girlish impressions. Ray senses her change as she asks about the woods and the hermit, while Aunt Comfort watches the unfolding bond with wary approval.
Old Cy’s Advice Turns Into Winter Woods Lesson
Old Cy urged Ray to spend a winter in the woods leading to long winter tramps and a keen hunt for signs of life and survival in the wilderness.
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Ray
Haystack Lumps Challenge City Boy Learned in Harper’s
A Chicago politician’s younger son spends time on a Cairo farm and mistakes a haystack for a lump growing in the paddock. The owner calmly explains hay contains no doors or windows, exposing the boy’s urban naivete.
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Chicago
Cairo
Jimmy
Harper's Weekly
Deepest Sleep Window Shifts Through Night
The period of deepest sleep varies from three to five o clock. An hour or two after bed you sleep soundly, then slumber grows lighter and waking at one or two becomes easy. At four o clock you lie in such somnolence that it would take a great deal to rouse you.
Not Likely to Make Straight Truth by Twisting Texts
A brief note suggests caution against distorting scripture verses in search of personal or doctrinal agendas. Readers are urged to seek accurate interpretation through study and authoritative sources.
Heroic clash at doorstep as Waterloo butcher fights highwaymen
C A Snyder, wounded in two bullet entries, defending his home at the door with his wife present. The attacker pair fled after Snyder knocked the gun away. Police and a recovered revolver search for the assailants, rumored to be from a local gang active last summer.
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Waterloo
C. A. Snyder
Snyder
Tke
Discharged Worker Tries to Wreck Trains Near New Virginia
C W Brock formerly employed confessed to three attempts to derail Q trains near New Virginia Iowa after his discharge authorities in Osceola report. He raised outer rails on a curved section and would have endangered passengers if the plan had succeeded. Detective James Harrison watched Brock who described his revenge motive in detail before Brock was jailed in Osceola.
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Des Moines
C. W. Brock
New Virginia
Osceola
Brock
James Harrison
Harrison
Fight the Woodmen Claim at Charlton Bank
Charlton depositors of the defunct First National Bank have hired attorneys to contest an $860,000 claim by the Modern Woodmen of America on the bank assets. Witnesses from bank staff deny any Woodmen funds were on deposit, suggesting funds may have been diverted by Mr. Crocker, with ties to the bank’s head.
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Charlton Bank
Charlton
First National Bank of
Woodmen of America
Woodman
Itg
Igig
Crocker
Sioux Cityans Perish In Fierce Rooming-House Fire
Two burn to death and six injured in a South Sioux City blaze that leveled the Edward Streator rooming house on the night of the 7th. Dead include Edward Streator and Moritz Albertson. Dolly Hart and others suffered serious injuries. Bodies of the two victims not recovered.
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Sioux City
South Sioux City
Edward Streator
Moritz Albertson
Dolly Hart
Streator
Wiliam Tuckerist
Edward Stainer
Tubercular Milk Sold in Council Bluffs
Dr Hollingsworth reveals tuberculosis in cattle linked to infant milk as milk from tubercular cows and even pus were fed to a baby. He cautions that the public underestimates how widespread the disease is among cattle.
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Council Bluffs
Hollingsworth
Caltte
Arrest The Cashier Davenport Davenport bank cashier charged with false entries
Former Princeton savings bank cashier B S McCully has been arrested on charges of falsifying bank records. State Auditor Carroll removed him and named William Gruenwald receiver as the bank faces a shortage near 10060 dollars. McCully posted a 3004 dollar bond.
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Davenport
McCully
Princeton Savings Bank
Carroll
William Gruenwald
Byers Urges Reform In Cedar Rapids Address
Attorney General Byers spoke to about 1000 people at a Cedar Rapids Methodist church and urged reform, saying the state is enforcing the law while slower cities lag.
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Byers
Uurges
Cedar Rapids
Methodist Church
Banks Demand Tax Refunds From County Over Bonds
Three Des Moines banks Citizens National Valley National and Des Moines National filed petitions with the board of supervisors through Hager and Powell asking for refunds of taxes paid on government bonds. They argue that the Supreme Court ruling allowing savings banks to deduct bonds should apply to national banks, making past five years taxes on these bonds illegal and erroneous. They seek $13,816.20 $17,654.42 and $8,098.02 respectively plus interest.
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Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Citizens’ National
Valley National
Des Moines National
Hager & Powell
United States Supreme Court
Citizens’ National Bank
Valley -Naonal
Mrs Conger Sells Curios Auction Item From Pekin Loot
Des Moines reports telegram claiming Mrs J H Conger widow of the late US minister to China has sent to American galleries in New York a collection of oriental curios from Pekin loot. The sale includes a large bell from the Temple of Agriculture near the Pekin walls and many pieces bought freely from troops.
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Des Moines
Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles
J. OH. Conger
Tolows
Imperial
Temple of Agriculture
Birdsall Declines Re election to Congress in 1909
Rep Birdssall of Iowa confirms retirement plans ending his term March 8 1909 He will not seek re election and has informed GOP chair George Wright He cites desire to return to law practice and fair notice to other candidates without detailing full reasons
WOULD KILL BRIDE Boone John Byurns shoots at wife
A new month groom John Byurns fired four shots at his wife in their cottage but she blocked the attack and the bullets lodged in the walls. After inspection by the insane commissioners he was ordered to an asylum where jealousy, though unfounded, drove the act.
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Boone
John Byurns
Byurns
Lfe
Conductor George Goodwin Ends Life After Dismissal News
Clinton reports that conductor George Goodwin a veteran of thirty years on the Iowa line shot himself after learning of impending reinstatement following dismissal. The 60 year old popular railroad man waited overnight before deciding to act, dying at 6 am.
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Clinton
George Goodwin
Goodwin
Iowa
Ile
Iowa Division
Creditors May Lose Seventy Percent in Thornton Bank
Assignee W V Crapser says creditors of the Bank of Thornton will likely recover 30 percent, with plans to call a 10 percent dividend. Previous payments bring total disbursements to 20 percent of claims.
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Thornton
Bank of Thornton
W. V. Crapser
Crapser
Ottumwa Man Found Guilty in Assault Case
Ottumwa jurors convict Miles Morrow after sixteen hours of deliberation for assault with intent to murder. He stabbed Mary Judson, his paramour, on December 16, having previously killed Ben Farre in a quarrel over Judson. Morrow moved to Ottumwa three years ago from Mount Pleasant.
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Ottumwa
Miles Morrow
Morrow
Mary Judson
Mount Pleasant
Ben Farre
Judsox
Essentials of healthy homes promote trusted products
An advertisement emphasizes knowledge for happy homes and promoting health including a trusted laxative Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It claims world wide acceptance by the Well Informed of the World and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co product through leading druggists.
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California
How It Was Done. Mother and Son Arithmetic Aid
A humorous exchange shows a student explaining good arithmetic marks. The son says ten problems were given daily and he and a friend helped each other on five, then swapped help, illustrating a clever but cheeky study tactic highlighted in Harper's Bazar.
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Mother
Tommy
Mre Jones
Harper's Bazar
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warning
A warning against using catarrh treatments containing mercury warns of serious harm to the body and urges consulting a reputable physician. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a safe, genuine option and cautions against counterfeit formulations.
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Wall
Catarel Gare
Minufacturad Y Wa Chaney & Co
Toledo
Ideal letter carrier desires span and skill
William V. McManus, new president of the Letter Carriers Association of New York, joked about the ideal letter carrier. He recalled a Cincinnati suburbanite’s ad seeking “a man able to teach Spanish, water color painting, and the violin, and to look after the bull.”
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William V. McManus
Letter Carriers’ Association of New York
Cincinnati
Perfect Cure for Eczema by Cuticura Claims Sincerity
A testimonial from Alice L. Dowell of St Louis dated May 2 and 20 1907 describes severe infant eczema cured in three months using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment after doctors failed. The tale emphasizes relief from facial and hand sores and sleep disruption.
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Alice L. Dowell
Maston Ave
St Louis
Asset Struggles and Borrowing in a Humble Exchange
Washington Jafayette Johnson faces cloudy financial prospects yet clings to a cheerful spirit. He jokes about borrowing money from a friend and offers his handwriting as security, noting he has no cash left and doubts the value of his own note.
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Washington Jafayette Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Dea Ekening
Coffee vs Postum in Health Claims Advised by German Doctor
A German physician asserts coffee damages heart health and nutrition, recommending Postum as a safe, non injurious beverage. He notes personal and patient benefits from replacing coffee and mentions the Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan and the book The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Read
Wellville
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