The Nancy B. Love on the Nancy B.
On the Ohio River voyage Branscome, Harsh riverboat manager, falls for Blanche Montague Ingenue in the Branscome stock company A gambler and jealousy threaten but Branscome defends Blanche and confesses a mistaken wife rumor The boat Nancy B is named for Branscome's mother Nancy Black not his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Rivers
Branscome
Miss Montague
Blanche Blake
Cupid
Nancy B
Burrowes
Blanche
Vicksburg
Blanche Montague
Branscombe
Brangcome
Ohio
Nancy Black
Burglar Trapped by Early Rising Harlem Musicians
A burglary in Harlem ends in comic capture as the thief hides by a piano but is unable to escape when a sequence of family piano lessons begins. The daughter, then another daughter, and finally a violin teacher occupy the instrument, forcing the intruder to plead for arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
New York Press
Do Customers Count Pills Before Leaving Drug Store
Observers note many patrons count pills at drug stores while a clerk calls counting rare. If a prescription requires four daily doses for five days and only eighteen pills appear, customers complain of being short two doses and demand satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Irish Pronunciation Mirrors Early English Speech Say and Clane
The London Chronicle notes Irish pronunciations of sea and clean align with Chaucer and Milton rather than true Irish speech. It argues many so called Irish forms are historical English imports and reflect the educated English of Queen Elizabeth’s era rather than distinct Irish speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaucer
Spenser
Milton
Dryden
England
Goolde (Gold), Afeard
Childre
Swoorde
Hoom
Bess
London Chronicle
Books as lifelong echoes in a scholar’s mind
A collage of quotes extols books as vital vessels of knowledge and wisdom. Carlyle, Bacon, Milton, Adams, Thackeray, and Lubbock celebrate books as tests, nourishment, lifeblood, and gates to broader life. Access to books is praised as a cherished modern privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Bacon
Milton
T. Adams
Thackeray
Lubbock
Rector's Wife Introduces New Curate to Village
A village grocer comments on the new curate, noting some fluency and joking that the cleric’s father was an auctioneer. The exchange captures a modest reception in a local setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Nickel Plate rail special to Niagara Falls set
A rail offer lists $12.25 to Niagara Falls and back on Nickel Plate Road with June dates and a July 14 ticket return option. Three through daily vestibuled trains provide dining service from 25 cents to 1.00 per meal. Contact John Y. Calahan for details at Chicago offices. A brief in Kansas City Times notes a Oklahoma woman accusing her husband of stealing $1,800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Ripley, Oklahoma
Fourth of July Nickel Plate Round Trip Tickets Offered
The notice states one fare for the round trip plus twenty five cents from Chicago on July 1 2 8 and 4 to any Nickel Plate road point with return by July 5. Tickets available at Chicago Depot La Salle and Van Buren streets city ticket offices 111 Adams st and Auditorium Annex. The St Joe Gazette remarks on free silver as a theory versus practice in economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
Chicago Depot
la Salle and
van Buren Streets
Adams St
Auditorium Annex
Nickel Plate travel deal to Chautauqua Lake from Chicago
Advertises 14 dollars for round trip Chautauqua Lake New York from Chicago via Nickel Plate with return by August 8. Mentions no excess fare on Nickel Plate trains three daily services vestibuled sleeping cars and dining car meals 38 to 1 plus 50 cent midday luncheon. Provides agent contact John Y Calahan 115 Adams street room 298 Chicago Mil for details and Chicago ticket offices. Also notes a Brooklyn Standard Union item about Mr Burbank and an onion question.
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Chautauqua Lake
N. Y
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
John Y. Calahan
Adams Street
Mil
Adams Stand
Chicago Depot
la Salle and
van Buren Sts
Electric Bitters Touted By Harper Man As Cure
Geo W Hoffman of Harper Washington declares a seven year struggle with stomach and liver trouble ended with Eletric Bitters. He recommends the remedy to all and says he would not be without them. Sold 50c a bottle under guarantee by O H Soetje druggist. Washington Times notes Kipling’s claim about automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo . W. Hoffman
Harper, Wash
O. H. Soetje Druggist
Shallenberger
Bright
Kodol Dyspepsia Care Promises Full Digestion Benefits
Advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Care enables digestion of all food regardless of stomach condition and delivers nutrients to blood and tissues. It asserts it cures Indigestion Dyspepsia Belching Sour Stomach Weak Heart and similar issues. Sold by O H Soetje Chicago News: future letters from ex Minister Bowen to Secretary Taft will not start with My Dear Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Soetje
Chicago
Bowen
Taft
Bill
Thedford
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Asbury Park Excursion for N E A Meeting
The Nickel Plate line offers a summer trip to Asbury Park New Jersey for the National Education Association meeting July 8 to 7 inclusive. Round trip 21.35 with June 29 30 and July 1 2 sale dates and return by August 31. Passengers may tour New York Delaware Water Gap Mohawk Valley or Hudson river routes with optional day line boat ride.
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Asbury Park N. J
National Eduational Association
Nickel Plate Road
West Shore
Lackawanna Road
Chautauqua Ake Points
Niagara Falls
New York City
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware Water Gap
Mohawk Valley
Hudson River
Albany
Chicago
la Salle St
van Buren
la Salle Streets
Adams Street
Auditorium Annex
John Y. Calahan
Piles sufferer praises Bucklin’s Arnica Salve cure
Harry Colson of Massonville Indiana says Bucklin's Arnica Salve is the best cure for blind and protruding piles. He adds it also heals cuts burns and injuries. Available for 25 cents at O. H. Soetje's druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Colson
Massonvile
Bucklin
O. H. Soetje
Notice of Real Estate Ownership Suit in Jones County
Plaintiff Miles Cook seeks to quiet title to the south half of the southwest quarter of section 30 and the north half of the northwest quarter of section 31 in township 83 north range 1 west, against multiple heirs and unknown claimants. The case, filed in 1905, cites prior tax deeds and court orders, and warns defendants to appear by September 25, 1905, else default judgment will be issued. The notice is published in the Monticello Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Cook
Hamilton Freeman
Agnes Freeman
Martha Ringer
K. F. Ringer
Casander Brown
Olver Brown
Carline Miller
A. §. Miller
Jane Tedford
Henry Tedford
Eliza Lamb
George Lamb
Eliza Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Mary Lovink
Freeman Reed
C. M. Reed
H. C. Freeman
Ann Freeman
District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Elihu Warren
Benjamin Freeman
Towa
Lovink Freeman
H. ©. Freeman
Sald Hamilton Freeman
Anid Benjamin Freeman
G. P. Terrell
Eliza Freeman
Mary L. Freeman
Louise FE. Rorick
Amanda Cook
Nathaniel Cook
Eliza Cook
Abraham Cook
Amande Cook
J. O. Ellison
Monticello Express
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Strength
An early strength tonic claims to enrich red blood and boost vigor. The Hollister product advertises health benefits and increased activity for 35 cents per tablet, with a promotional tone typical of period medical ads.
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Hollister
Nickel Plate car rates from Chicago to Buffalo and east
Fare details show $12.25 to Buffalo and return via Nickel Plate from Chicago on July 8 9 10 with August 4 deadline by deposit ing ticket. Stopovers at chau tauqua points. Also low rates to Ft Wayne Cleveland Erie and other eastern points. Three daily trains first class cars and an America club meal plan priced 85c to $1 with a la carte service. No excess fare on Nickel Plate. Write John Y Calahan at 118 Adams St Chicago for details.
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Niagara Falls
Nickel Plate Road
Adams St
Chicago Jt
Chicago
van Buren and
la Salle Streets
Adams Street
Auditorium Annex
Chautauqua
Ft. Wayne
Cleveland
Erie
America Club
John Y. Calahan
Chicago, Il
la Salle Sts
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed by Governor Atkinson
Digests all classes of food tones and strengthens the stomach and digestive organs. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure rebuilds worn out tissues and aids indigestion. Gov G W Atkinson of West Virginia says he has used it and found it effective for ailing stomachs and recommends it to friends. Sold by O H Seotje.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Atkinson
W. Va
O. H. Seotje
One Minute Cough Cure Sold by O H Soetje
Coughs, croup and whooping cough items promoted as children’s favorite One Minute Cough Cure. Claims no opiate, harmless and cures. Sold by O. H. Soetje.
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O. H. Soetje
Through Sleepers to Denver for Epworth League Meet
The Illinois Central offers through Tourist Sleepers to Denver for the International Epworth League Convention July 5 to 9. Depart Delaware July 3 at 8 47 AM with round trip excursion rate 22 40 and double berth one way 2 50. Tickets limited to July 14 for return with option to extend to August 8 on deposit and 50 cent fee. Apply to J F Merry at Dubuque Iowa for reservations and Colorado materials.
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Denver
Ilinois Central
Omaha
Delaware
J. F. Merry
Dubuque
Iowa
Colorado
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Love On
Colins. Collins
T. C. McClure
St. Joe Gazette
Brooklyn Standard Union
Mr. Burbank
Washington Times
Kipling
de Witt
the State of Town
H Miller
A. Kempf
Prop
Eagle Drug Store
H. C. Bohlken
Chas. H. Fletcher
Meey
C. H. Soetje
California
Geo. C. Chambers
Pass
Equitable Bidg
Des Moines
The
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon
MoyMoury
Buffalo, N. Y
Lovell
Monticello
Dr. Shallenberger
W. E. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Illinois
Drexel State Bank
Thedfords
Denver, Colo
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