Local notices from Hershey building area ads
Local ads report a mahogany player piano for 218 dollars with 24 rolls at Hirt and Feuler’s Hershey building. Birth announced for Will Fite and wife at 7 a m. Luxtone Beauty demos at Batterson Stores this week. Mrs Gimble of Galesburg visiting West Second Street. Free Luxtone Beauty treatments at Batterson Stores this week. Upright pianos sale at Hirt and Fesler with 33 off. Misses Facks and Grafe attend Wilton fair. Grace and Margaret Kelly return to Chicago. Mrs Emerson G Hoopes recovering after appendectomy at Hershey Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirt & Feuler's
Hershey
Will Fite
Climer Street
Hirt &. Fesler
Harshey
Minnie Facks
Grove, Street
Genevieyve Grafe
West Sixth Street
Wilton
Emerson G. Hoopes
Hershay Memorial Hospital
They Know All About Ms A Mourning China Dinner Service
A French writer notes Americans use a coal black china dinner service while in mourning reflecting cultural practices.
Post Office Holds Up Many Post Cards Here
Hundreds of postal cards are being held at the local post office for violation of regulations. Tinsel cards must be enclosed in sealed envelopes with a two-cent stamp. some glazed envelopes with a one-cent stamp are not being sent. When possible, cards are returned to senders. otherwise they go to the dead letter office in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. McNutt
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
Washington
Life's Tearfulness in a Plain Spoken Exchange
A terse dialogue centers on guilt and blame in marriage. One speaker asks if his actions caused his wife tears, replying that he did not cause more tears than leading actors and actresses in madness. The line suggests self justifications amid melodramatic or theatrical contexts.
Poindexter Speaks At Junction Chautauqua Program
Columbus Junction Iowa August 14 Senator Poindexter a long time senator gave a Lincoln lecture deemed among the best of the chautauqua program. Children’s exhibits directed by Miss Florence Curtis drew a large audience with gymnastics drills and marches. Dollie Randolph Orchestra Comique styled entertainment was the evening headliner. Stockholders met to elect directors as plans for next year begin amid weather and attendance concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Florence Curtis
Misa Curtin
Poindexter
Lincoln
Senate
Dollie Randolph
Church festival nets $242 at St Matthias event
Rev F J Leonard of St Matthias Catholic church announced the festival on the church lawn by the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary raised $242.65. A detailed financial report will be made following Sunday masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Leonard
St. Matthias Catholic Church
Confraternity of the Holy Rosary
Sunay
San Francisco hotel clerk arrested on embezzlement charge
William Helmstreet, a San Francisco hotel clerk, was arrested in McHenry county Illinois after fleeing last April with 490 dollars from a hotel safe. He is to be returned to California where he is wanted on embezzlement charges. Detectives will transport him back to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chicago
Ill
William Helmstreet
Lake, Pistakea
McHenry County
California
Helmstreet
Thomas Conlon
Muscatine Attends Wilton Fair for Muscatine Day
Crowds from Muscatine travel by special train and motor vehicles to Wilton Ia for Muscatine Day at the Wilton fair. Aviator Beachey performs as hundreds observe harness races and aviation displays, with crowds larger than yesterday and plans for a faster race program today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Muscatine
Beachey
Flying Boat Races Feature At Keokuk Regatta
Chicago and St Louis concerns enter flying craft for the Mississippi Valley Power Boat association regatta at Keokuk August 26 to 28 with a banquet likely August 28. Tony Jannus Hugh Robinson and Wechsler Armstrong Lillie firms discussed entries. The 65 mile lake provides ideal flying boat conditions sheltered by bluffs. Lucifer matches origin noted with safety match invention mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Keokuk
C. P. Hanley
Benoist Aircraft Company
St. Louis
Tony Jannus
Hugh Robinson
Wechler, Armstrong, Lillie Company
Chicago
Watermelon Day Plans Set for Conesville Event
Conesville schedules Watermelon Day for Thursday September 18 with a day of diversions and a baseball game as a feature. Local growers expect a three fourths crop and high quality melons despite rumors of a short harvest amid favorable weather anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Tha l
Cone
Writ of Error In Liquor Action Heard In Muscatine
Willig versus Chicago Rock Island and Pacific filed for writ of error to certify justice court proceedings to the district court. The case challenges a trial ruling on ale shipped from New York City to Muscatine under the Webb Kenyon bill and awaits district court action in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb-Kenyon
District Court
Muscatine
Willig
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific By. Company
Coster
New York City
Iowa
Lake Steamer Lake Port Grounds in Fog at Mud Lake
The steamer Lake Port, bound for government construction work at Superior, went aground in heavy fog at Frechettes Point Mud Lake yesterday and remains stuck today. Passengers for Duluth and Superior are reported to be in no danger.
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Lake Port
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Superior
Mud Lake
Duluth
New York Stock List Last Sale Snapshot
A fragmented list of stock names and last sale figures featuring Amalgamated American Beet Sugar American Cotton Oil American Smelting & Refining American Sugar Refining Anaconda Mining Go Atchison Atlantic Coast Baltimore & Ohio Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & North Western Colorado Fuel & Transportation Consolidated Electric Great Northern Illinois Central Interborough Metropolitan International Harvester Louisville & Nashville Missouri Pacific New York Central Northern Pacific Pennsylvania People's Gas Pullman Reading Rock Island Southern Pacific Union Pacific United States Steel Wabash Western Union among others, with sporadic price data and incomplete OCR markings indicating market quotes and percentage changes. The scan shows numerous ticker snippets, partial company names, and inconsistent numerals across railroads and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Uuppes
American Beet
American Cotton Oil
American Smelting & Refining
American Sugar Refining
American del
Teh
Wee Ever
Anaconda
Ee Tone Atchison
Wlohe Stark Atlantic Coast
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & North Western
Yes
Chicago, Mil, & St. Aul
Solorado Fuel & Tran
Solorado & Southern
Delawardé & Hudson
Denver
Rio Grande
Satanae
Senaral Electric
Great Northern Prd
Great Northern
Ike
Illinois Central
Interborough-Met
Ss. E
Eseys International Worvester
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri Pacific
Wigsouri
Kansas
Texas
Lehigh Valley
United States Steel
GMS
United States Steel Pd
Wabash
Western Union
Rule for Candles and Table Arrangements
An old rule about placing candles on a table is discussed with suggestions for varied arrangements. The text notes different patterns such as one candle per guest, circles, ovals, or oblong layouts around a floral centerpiece.
Untitled Reflections on Love and Time
A fragmentary verse-like meditation urges swift to love and cherish those traveling life’s dark journey. It speaks of illness, short time, and the need to delight hearts before departure. The text cites emotional urgency and farewell sentiment with irregular punctuation.
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Amlal
Surviving Superstitions Across Time and Realms
A compact look at long held beliefs from ancient Rome to colonial Florida and Brazil. Notable tales link dog howls to emperors death, Ponce de Leon’s quests for youth, De Soto’s gold city search, Sebastian’s claimed return, and Nero’s mother facing prophecies she refused. The piece traces how fear, fate, and royal danger shaped folklore across cultures.
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Maximus
Ponce de Leon
Florida
de Soto
Brazil
Don Sebastian
Africa
New Illawarra Dairy Cattle Breed Debuts
A new Illawarra dairy cattle breed has been developed in New South Wales by crossing Shorthorns Longhorns Devons and Ayrshires. The breed is popular in the Illawarra district for dairying though little known in America. The text also notes a religious reflection on sacrifice from a periodical.
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Illawarra
New South Wales
America
Bride Refuses Consent to Unwanted Match
A girl compelled by her parents into a marriage with an elderly man tells the clergyman she does not consent, saying she has never been asked for her opinion before. The scene captures her blunt response as the service proceeds.
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Gear
Covers For Books From Old Fabrics And Tapestries
Old brocades and tapestries serve as temporary book covers for telephone books and dictionaries. The scraps can also be fittings for work tables cushions and needle books and rival leather equipment in beauty and utility.
Warning to Bores from a Frat House Telegraph Drill
A fragment suggests a scene where a caller’s tapping on a desk signals a message from a telegraph wire. The implied meaning is that the addressed fellow should leave, with emphasis on a fixed interpretation understood within the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bores
Day of Judgment Quoted As Comfort For Ungodly
A learned source contends the day of judgment may comfort those who have neglected the hereafter. The exchange notes this declaration as a reflection on belief and moral restraint.
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Mythcal
To the Overmodest. A cryptic note to a fellow Iengfellow
A terse postal style line addresses a reader as an overmodest fellow and hints at hidden value in words. The wording suggests a personal message rather than a public notice.
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Iengfellow
For Sale Household Goods and Odds and Ends
Classified item lists household goods including rugs tables and chairs for sale by J. J. McNulty at 50 dollars, contact 728-W. Also contains fragmentary editorial observations on European hotels and a note on a New York carpenter who saved money his wife managed, plus a brief misquoted motor accident remark from a daily paper.
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New York
Disturbance at the Hotel Prompts Dim Lighting Charge
A hotel clerk notes a light sleeper and the manager approves a dimming charge. A judge comments on the unusual demand as the exchange highlights tension over sleep and lighting in a lodging setting.
Reading the Newspaper Card: A Prompt for Journalists
A compact memo on how reporters should approach a story by first reading aloud, thinking deeply, and letting curiosity guide the note taking before drafting a summary or headline. Emphasizes preparation and critical thinking.
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Jos, Ellwoods
Price & Teaple Players
Apollos
Steinway
Fischer
Concord
Needham
Kingsbury
Schaal & Co
Hirt & Fesler
Muscatine, Iowa
Batterson Stores
Ady
Mra
C. H. Gimble
Galesburg
Vineis
George E. Throop
West Second Street
Batterson
Grace and
Margaret Kelly
P. J. Murphy
Iowa Avenue
Haynes & Bast
C. F. Cadle
Bast
Ind
Senator Poindexter
Junction
Wilton's
Hanley
Chicago and St. Louis
Vitagraphs
Pathe
Crane Wilbur
Dietrigs Court
the District Court
New Millinery Firm
M. A. Chaney
B. E. Lilly’s Suit
Nellie Lucas
McColm’s
Chaney & Lucas
Leyson Millinery
Nero
Thoroughbred Middle
J. J. McNulty
Europe
Mra. B
Tatler
Richter
E. J. Zeidler
The
Mira Hershey Lumber Co
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