Gertrude Desborough Finds True Love After Fortune Falls
Gertrude Desborough daughter of coal oil millionaire Merton Desborough faces suitors Lionel Wayne and Hugh Winslow as a family fortune collapses. She chooses Hugh Winslow after testing his love against wealth, and her father reveals the ruin was a calculated test to prove her suitors.
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Getrude Desborough
Merton
Desborough
Lionel
Wayne
Hugh Winslow
Gertrude
Winslow
Merton Desborough
Gertie
Gertrude Tn
Lionel Wayne
California
Desboroughs
Mr. Desborough
Incense Burning and Domestic Expectations in Florida Times-Union
A Florida Times-Union column observes men seek incense from the world akin to what wives receive in gowns and hats, noting the clash between domestic life and public business and the unequal distribution of public favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Times-Union
The Tragic Clown Despair On a Sea Voyage
A traveling correspondent recalls a lifeless clown from an Australian circus aboard a Java to Singapore ship. The man laments a fifty year decline from cheer to chronic gloom saying he must remain a clown until death. The tale contrasts purpose and unfulfilled potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Singapore
Suffragette and Married Man Exchange Wages View
A brief dialogue notes a suffragette arguing for equal wages for women and a married man countering based on his experience. The exchange reflects early 20th century debates on pay equality and gender roles.
Waterproofing Canvas with Bees Wax Technique
Canvas can be made water resistant by applying finely shaved bees wax and then melting it into the fabric with a hot flatiron.
Pardon Petition Gathers Support for Hunter Case
Mt Ayr Iowa September reports prominent residents signing a petition seeking clemency for Matt Hunter serving 25 years at Anamosa for the Homer Holland murder. Hunter, five years into the term, has sister Anna Hunter circulating petitions amid rumors of refused work and possible mental decline.
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Mt. Ayr
Matt Hunter
Anamosa
Homer Holland
Drake
Iowa
Anna Hunter
Hunter
Holland
Farmer cultivates milk-fed field pumpkin in district fair
Falls township farmer William Gilner is growing a field variety pumpkin fed with milk. He started by cutting the growing pumpkin and placing the end in a pail, daily adding fresh milk. The pumpkin absorbs the milk and is reported to be growing rapidly for the district fair exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
William Gilner
Falls Township
Moore Bros Form Elevator Chain in Northern Iowa
Hampton A A Moore, long a prominent Iowa grain dealer now returned from Denver, closes a deal to control multiple elevators in northern Iowa. The Moore Bros outfit will include nine sites at Hampton Chapin Alexander Union Kanawha Corwith Algona and two at St Benedict with near one hundred thousand dollars involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Iowa
Hampton
A. A. Moore
Iowa
Denver
Colo
Moore Bros
Chapin
Alexander
Union
Kanawha
Corwith
Algona
St. Benedict
Woman Fined Under Mason City Swearing Ordinance
Emma Gaffrey became the first offender under Mason City anti-swearing rules. She pleaded guilty before the mayor, was fined three dollars and costs. The ordinance took effect during Dr. Carlton’s police tenure.
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Mason City
Emma Gaffrey
Gaffrey
Carlton
Workman Caught in Ditch Cave Injures Two Ribs
Ames resident Will McCarthy a ditcher on the sewer extension was trapped in a cave-in and sustained multiple injuries including two broken ribs.
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Ames
Will’ McCarthy
Minister Yonker Retires From Congregational Church
Governor Reverend G. D. Yonker, pastor of the Congregational church, has retired from the ministry according to a church announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gover
G. D. Yonker
Congregational Church
Clap Lid on at Newton
About fifty men and boys in Newton have learned it to their sorrow with twenty already before the mayor and thirty more awaiting their turn in the near future.
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Newton
Death as Result of Dream Separator Incident
Peter Guldberg was fatally injured while working around a dream separator when his hand was caught between the large cogs. Gangrene followed and he died after enduring great agony. He leaves a wife and ten children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latimer
Peter Guldberg
Estherville Couple Wed In Home Nuptials
A pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr and Mrs Co E Nourte in Estherville uniting their daughter Lannie and E M Houts a railroad man of the city in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Co. E. Nourte
Lannie
E. M. Houts
Body of Edward Keasey Buried in Colfax
The body of Edward Keasey, who died in Denver of typhoid fever at age 46, arrived in Colfax for burial. He lived near Ira and was visiting relatives in the west when he passed away.
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Colfax
Edward Keasey
Denver
Colo
Mr. Keasey
Ira
West
Dedication Planned for Ansel Briggs Monument at Andrew
Jackson County Historical Society prepares for the September 22 ceremony honoring Ansel Briggs Iowa s first governor. State officials and leading citizens will attend with transport from the depot to Andrew for a dinner and return after events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansel Briggs
Andrew
Jackson County Historical Society
Iowa
Great Snake Slaughter near Hampsion
Frank Kane and his brother Harry gathered forty rattlesnakes in a deserted field while picking blackberries. An overturned stump yielded twelve more. Rattlesnakes carried rattles averaging ten to fourteen segments. A bounty of 50 cents is paid per rattlesnake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kane
Harry
Norwegians Meet at Dunbar Reunion and Picnic
The Norwegian Old Settlers association of Marshall county held its annual reunion near Dunbar. Principal addresses were delivered by Ole O Lien Rev O Qualen B L Wick and D J Vinje. H G Binden of Dunbar serves as association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar
Marshalltown
Norwegian Old Settlers’ Association of
Marshall County
Ole O. Lien
O. Qualen
B. L. Wick
Cedar Rapids
D. J. Vinje
Nevada
H. G. Binden
Picnic Parade At Methodist Church Grounds
A unique picnic organized by the Sunday school of the Methodist church featured a procession of four hayracks pulled by a traction engine led by a brass band. A roast ox feast at noon followed by an afternoon of sports marked the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Methodist Church
Builds Modern Silo At Mason City In 200 Ton Ensilage Project
Charles Howell is erecting a modern silo under M. L. King of the state agricultural school engineering department. The concrete and steel structure will stand thirty feet high and eighteen feet in diameter, with capacity for 200 tons of ensilage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Charles Howell
M. L. King
The
State Agricultural School
Woman shoots husband by mistake in Iowa City
Mrs. Bert Loan fired at a target on a tree with a .22 revolver handed by her husband, hitting him in the right shoulder. He stood behind the tree as she fired. the bullet remains imbedded and he is reported in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubby
Iowa City
Bert Loan
Loan
Three Hundred Acres of Pickles
Marshalltown pickle firm Marshall Vinegar plans to plant 800 acres of cucumbers next season to ensure sufficient supply for its pickle output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Marshall Vinegar Company
Longtime Arlington Woman Dies at Soldier's Home
Mrs. Martha A. Boyd of Arlington Indiana died at the Soldier's Home in Marshalltown after a sixty two year marriage. Her widower Alexander Boyd aged 89 survives. She lived to be more than 90.
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Soldier's Home
Marshalltown
Martha A. Boyd
Arlington
Alexander Boyd
Train Kills Unknown Boy in Dunlap
An unidentified boy about 17 was struck and killed by a train in Dunlap. He weighed around 140 pounds, stood about 6 feet 4 inches tall, with a light complexion and brown hair. He wore a black coat a blue shirt and blue overalls.
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Dunlap
Harry Jackson of Ames Dies at 22
Harry Jackson a 22 year old student at Iowa State College died at his parents home in Ames after surgery following a siege of pneumonia. The death notice records the age and place of death and cites the operation as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Jackson
Ames
Iowa State College
Former Iowan Secures Government Examiner Post
Roy K. Waterbury, formerly of Marshalltown, Iowa, has been appointed as examiner of accounts under the Interstate Commerce Commission in St. Paul. The move places a former local youth in a federal government accounting role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
St. Paul
Roy K. Waterbury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Man Falls 25 Feet From Willow Creek Bridge Fatally
Danny O Brin k fell twenty five feet from the Willow Creek bridge suffering multiple fractures and internal injuries indicating a fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Danny O'Brink
Willow Creek
Portugal's Young King Dom Manuel Shaped by Sailor Roots
The 19 year old king of Portugal Dom Manuel is described as active and witty with broad studies from philosophy to naval construction. Raised in palace seclusion though educated in science and languages he plans to visit England in November and shares a close bond with Queen Amelia. He loves tennis fencing riding and is artistic as a musician and painter. He keeps two dogs Box a Danish boarhound and Tagus a terrier.
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Lisbon
Dom Manuel
Portugal
United Kingdom
Amelia
University of
Coimbra
Box
Tagus
Town Library Now a Pantry in Bancroft House
Boston report notes J F Bancroft the Tyngsboro town historian highlights a historic house on the New England state line between Dunstable and Tyngsboro. The former library site now serves as a pantry rooted in old times with Cromwell lineage, including a doorstep stone marker.
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Boston
New England
J. F. Bancroft
Tyngsboro
Dunstable
Woburn
Canada
John Cromwell
Bancroft
Pure white lead paint as armor for houses
The article extols white lead and linseed paint as invulnerable protection for exterior wood, arguing unpainted wood rapidly degrades under weather. It cites National Lead Company and its Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a guarantee of pure white lead before application, promising certainty for building owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
Women in Postal Service Through Early History
The article notes women served in postal roles long before modern times. It cites 1648 appointments in France and a master general of the mails in Europe during the Thirty Years War. In America Elizabeth Harvey led Portsmouth New Hampshire letters early in the 1600s, and Lydia Hill headed Salem Massachusetts post office about fifty years later.
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America
Braine le Comte
France
Europe
Alexandrine de Rue
German Empire
Netherlands
Burgundy
Lorraine
Elizabeth Harvey
Portsmouth
Lydia Hill
Salem
Maga
Government homesteads open lands for settlement
One and one half million acres of farming and grazing land were opened for settlement in the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Indian Reservation from October 1 to 28. East daily through trains direct to Pierre and Aberdeen, S D, the registration points, via the Chicago and North Western Railway. Write for pamphlets with maps and details to W B Kniskern P T M CNW Ry Chicago IL.
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Cheyenne River
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
Pierre
Aberdeen
S. C
Chicago & North Western Ry
W. B. Kniskern
N. W. Ry
Chicago
Standing Rock
South Dakota
Pierre Land District
Pierre Board of Trade
Pierre, S. D
Road opens to Mount Rainier vehicles and riders
Engineer Hugone Ricksecker celebrates Independence Day by opening a government road in Mount Rainier National Park. Autos and wagons can now travel from tidewater to Narada Falls with comfort. the grade tops four percent. Nearly twenty autos, all loaded, used the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Rainier
United States
Hugone Ricksecker
Mount Rainer National Park
Tidewater
Narada Falls
Snow Line
Paradise Valley
Ricksecker
No Short Haul for Him on the Old Railroad
A Billville man, refused passage by a conductor, declares he will stay aboard the train to see where the road ends. He offers one more dollar, insisting he has never ridden a railroad that refused him. The exchange reflects a stubborn resolve amid the halted journey.
Time on Venus Defies Usual Measure
The text notes Venus lacks a day month or year because its rotation always faces the sun and it has no moon. Its axial tilt is perpendicular to the orbit, which is nearly circular, making conventional time units hard to define for inhabitants.
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Venua
Venus
Not Qualified for the Job in a Boy’s Mocking Moment
A father advises his son to respect a broadly informed new teacher. The boy derisively dismisses the teacher, claiming he knows nothing and cannot identify who is pitching in the league. The exchange captures a clash of perceived expertise and youth’s skepticism.
Prominent Voices End Coffee Use After Postum Trial
A North Carolina public school superintendent cites his mother's long coffee trouble and heart fatigue improving after switching to Postum. The family reported fewer headaches and better health, with the mother becoming hearty again, and others noting personal benefit. The letter promotes Postum as a healthier alternative with ongoing testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Postum
Wellville
Phys
Nime
Free Lands in Wyoming for Homeseekers
Government lands in Wyoming offered free of cost with a booklet explaining 320 acres and irrigation projects plus scientific dry farming methods. Homeseekers’ gates and direct train service from Chicago. W 13. Kniskern P. T. M. Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Homeseekers
Chicago
Kniskern, P. T. M
Fishing Tale Sparks Skepticism Over Luck
A man claims two catches yesterday, one three and a half inches and another two inches. Bystanders doubt his luck and joke he didn’t get a bite after he passes.
Allen's Foot-Dash Offers Relief for Ailing Feet
Mrs Matilda Holbert of Providence Rhode Island praises Allen's Foot-Dash for lasting relief from sore and tired feet. She asserts she would not have endured so long without it. Sold by all druggists with daily availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Matilda Holbert
Providence, R. I
Half Done First Lady Your Husband Fainted Quote
A fragmentary quip frames a caustic exchange about a first lady and a fainted husband. The dialogue hints at public scrutiny and theatrical flair surrounding a political couple. The staccato line suggests satirical commentary on performance and reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denar
Good for Sore Eyes Salve and Other Advertised Items
An array of old advertisements notes PE'ETITS EYE SALVE claimed to cure eye diseases, with Howard Bros. Buffalo N Y listed as distributors. Paris rose exhibits feature 69 new varieties. Other lines tout cigars, women gaining rights, soothing syrup for children, and a Dutch wind-cullahon bottle with varied claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
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W. G. Chapman
Emery
Clinton Courant
Faes
Dows
Farmers’ Insurance Assessment
Logan
Harrison County Farmers’ Insurance Company
Thomas Chatburn
J. ©. Jones
C. W. Hunt
S. R. Parks
Sidney Pitt
Jacob Probasco
Wilson Doty
J. O. Silsby
C. L. Strong
Adam Lantz
England
King of
Free Lands
Chicago & North Western Railway
Paris
Lewis
Mia
Winaslow
Carters
Cartershile
Gite
Cascarets
Western
Adama
U.S
Tess Care Lion Cabbauges
Florida Keys
Chas
Ghase
Marida Keys Sponge & Fruit Co
Hoyal Insurance Building
Chicaga, I
Parker
Sleason & Hales
Dru
W. N. U. Chicago
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