Was He a Coward? A tale of fear and heroism
Dr Hargraves and his daughter May know Austen Parker through business at a safe deposit firm. Parker balks at diving to save a boy, later proves brave in a highway attack, and reveals a childhood water trauma that explains his fear rather than cowardice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hargraves
Austen Parker
Mr. Parker
Miss May
Harbor Hotel
Mr. Austen
Long Wharf
Dr. Hargraves
Parker
Marlborough's Battle Note Written After Blenheim Siege
A scrap of paper written by the Duke of Marlborough to his wife after the Battle of Blenheim is preserved at Blenheim House. He scribbled a dozen lines on a tavern bill back, describing the decisive clash as 30 000 killed or wounded and his cavalry pressing the French and Bavarian forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlborough
Blenheim
Blenheim House
Duke of Marlborough
Schwanbach
London
Moth Prevention Using Dried Tansy Bags
To keep out moths without the odor of moth balls, place half a dozen small muslin bags filled with dried crushed tansy leaves in the packing box. The moths will vanish and the space will stay odor free.
Medicine Company Sues Over Iowa Seed and Feed Law
Keokuk Iowa October 15 The K K K Medicine Company of Keokuk sues W B Barney state food and dairy commissioner asking to enjoin enforcement of the 1907 act to prevent fraud in sale of agricultural seeds and concentrated commercial feeding stuffs and to declare the act unconstitutional The suit claims medicinal preparations fall outside as food and penalties are unequal and fee of 100 dollars annual license is excessive and enforcement is not uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk, Ia
K. K. K. Medicine Company of
Keokuk
W. B. Barney
State Food and Dairy Commissioner
Iowa
United States
Deans Kidney Pills Praised by Mrs Schwabe
Terrible suffering ended after Mrs. Robert Schwabe of Allegan Michigan used Deans Kidney Pills. She describes rapid weight loss fatigue blurry sight and back pains before this cure and urges others to remember Deans. For sale by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schwabe
Allegan, Mich
Bright
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N, Y
Print labeled Shakespeare birthplace sparks puzzled laughs at inn
Two Englishmen at the Red Home inn in Stratford-on-Avon study a print showing a low tumbling building with an inscription The House in Which Shakespeare Was Born The men react with surprise and a waiter corroborates the caption The observer jokes about the birth place implying a manager instead of a son of a printer?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford-on-Avon
Shakespeare
Dorn
Mrs Mansfield Reelected Secretary of Iowa King's Daughters
Des Moines October 15 Mrs F J Mansfield of Burlington the current secretary and national council member was reelected unopposed as secretary by delegates of the Iowa branch of the international order of King's Daughters meeting at Central Presbyterian church. Dr Jennie McCowen of Davenport spoke on disease prevention and public health while officers were announced including E E Coleman recording secretary Lola Waite treasurer and Emma Quackenbush corresponding secretary all from Davenport Burlington and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
F. J. Mansfield
Burlington
National Council
Iowa
International Order of King’s Daughters
Central Presbyterian Church
Jennie McCowen
Davenport
Lola Waite
Emma Quackenbush
Murine Eye Remedy Advertised for Weak Watery Eyes
The ad promotes Murine Eye Remedy for red weak weary and watery eyes with soothing effects and pain relief. It lists liquid bottles priced at 25 50 and 1.00 and eye salve in tubes at 25c and 1.00. The offer includes free Hye Books and Advice by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Universal craze for Thais name mockingly cited at dinner
Henry Dixey mocks actresses naming themselves Thais comparing the trend to Anatole France and recalling a baptismal anecdote about Venus to humorously critique the fad. He argues no true reader would approve of the label, noting its vulgar ubiquity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Dixey
Mauguin’s
Thais McGinnis
Thais Endicott
Thais Schmidt
Universal
Anatole France
Venus
Diana
Body Found In Deep Railway Cut Near Malvern
A section hand in Council Bluffs identified the dead man as James Montgomery from letters in his clothing. He had about $60, wore a well kept suit, and may have been struck by a passing train. A coat matching his clothing was found nearby a day earlier. Nearby reports note Claude Masters' estate affairs and other local incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Malvern
James Montgomery
Clinton
Los Angeles
Cal
Claude Masters
Lee Wilson
O. H. Masters
Ottumwa
James O’brien
Adversity Lessons Bring Gratitude Says Judge
A judge reflects on gratitude from loss and risk in finance. He notes adversity teaches value and that those who loved and lost should appreciate what they still possess, citing a Wall Street trauma where ten thousand dollars vanished but twenty dollars remained hidden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
No Matches In The House Without Resinol Ointment
A Philadelphia man extols Resinol Ointment as essential as matches in his home noting its quick relief for bruises chafings cuts burns and irritation in children and adults alike. He says they could not be without either for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Rush Davenport
Philadelphia
Left To A Worse Fate In A Commerce Office
A man confronts a business owner in his office demanding $25 with a bag of dynamite. The would be robber threatens to drop it, but the owner and robber exchange quips about home life. The dynamiter, claiming to be married, leaves without violence as the scene ends.
Hand Care Removes Years of Sore Cracking
John W Hasty of Spaldfingham New Hampshire describes severe hand sores that bled and kept him from work. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for a week his hands healed completely and stayed free of soreness. He notes neighbors also saw improvement on a child's sore hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hasty
History of Red Cross Seal and early tuberculosis stamps
The piece traces charity stamps from 1862 Boston soldiers relief to Red Cross Christmas seals. It notes 1907 Delaware Anti Tuberculosis Society revenue efforts, 1908 national TB stamp campaign raising 135000, and 1909 total of 250000. The 1910 slogan is A Million for Tuberculosis From Red Cross Seals in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Boston
Delaware Anti
Buttermilk Eyed By Col Loaksby In Lively Banter
A witty exchange between Col Loaksby and Miss Plumper questions whether daily buttermilk could prolong life. The humorous dialogue hints at domestic life and playful speculation in a biased opinion style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Loaksby
Folding bed limits for Miss Passay in boarding house
Miss Passay complains a boarding house offers only a room with a folding bed which she detests. Miss Pert quips that finding a man under a folding bed is unlikely. This brief exchange appears in the Catholic Standard and Times.
Burling ton Sail Special draws large crowd in Hamburg
Big crowds gathered in Hamburg Iowa for the Burling ton Sail Special on its fifth day of a school excursion itinerary. In Osceola Iowa Oliver Delt a Civil War veteran, aged about seventy, committed suicide by taking carbolic acid amid a period of despondency.
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Hamburg
Osceola
Qosceola
Oliver Delt
Cheney and Co. Endorsement Letter in Toledo Trade Notice
The document shows F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo endorsed by Walding Kinkar Marvin as honest and able to meet obligations. Also advertising Hala Catarrh Cure and Latta's Family Pills with testimonials and retail prices. A remark about polite conduct toward a girl is included in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledoo
F. J. Cheney
Walding
Drusetets
Lati
Allen's Foot-lense Ad Promotes Foot Comfort
An antiseptic foot powder claims to cure tired aching feet ease bunions and prevent rubbing when breaking in new shoes. The ad urges use for dancing and fits of shoe tightness and offers a 2 cent price with a free sample mailed from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Money Drives the Mare Yet Destination Unclear
A compact provincial remark notes that money fuels progress but its final aim remains uncertain. The author uses ranching imagery to suggest financial efforts may not guarantee clear outcomes.
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Coppsright
Associated Literary Press
Safe Deposit Company
Medicine Company
Mansfield
Iowa King's Daughters
Berwick
Ben Ness
Charles Edmon
Dolliver
Cedar Falls
Ft. Dodge
Keokuk, Ja
Fifty-fourth Iowa Infantry
Woodman Hall
Adjt
Guy E. Logan
Frank LeBron
Dynamiter
Bell
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia IE. Pinkham
S. J. Barber
Lydia
Pinkham
Beneft
J. Bare, Scott
J. F. Wivges
V Pinkham
Lydia I. Pinkham
BH. S. Uayvns
Washington St
Mauss
George May
Lydia EB. Jpinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
W. K. Housh
Lydia J. Pinkham
W. K. Ilousi
Eastview Ave
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lydia Vs. Dinkham
Tmunttuom
Prine
Dred Prive
Choi Wattle
Chiwele
Anawerd Choa
Prive
Amiavors
Prige
Bachiandold
Nebraska
Minneapolis
Segerstrom
Jo. Quer Pianos
Blala
America
Pelebars
Andy Tenens
Nesure
Segerstrom Piano Mfg. CO
Minneapolis, Minn
WNW
Douglas
W.l.douglas
Arso
U.S
Douglas Bhoea
Mark Order Ontalow
W. L. Douglas
Spark Street
Rockton
Mass
Hall
N. W. Little & Fur Co
Minn
J. Pierce
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne County
Colorado
Macphee
Alworth
Duluth
Mion
Minnesota
Lancaster
Kittaon County
A. P. T. Suffel
Hallock
Wisconsin
River Land Co
Gootrich
Taylor County
Wia
Cascarelli
Chas
H. Halpern
7Th St
New York
N.Y
Rey
Breo
Witegerald Roof
Putnam
Monroe
Quincy
Spolein Medical CO
Goshen, Indiana
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