Three Weeks Eastbound Trip Noted by Local Residents
Phil J. Mackey returns from a three week tour of the east visiting Buffalo New York City Boston and Saratoga. Miss Neal Andrew of Davenport passes through en route to What Cheer for a short visit with relatives. Mrs F L Emory and daughter travel from South Haven Michigan to Webster Iowa. Mr and Mrs J H Lingo visit with Dr A M Lingo then return to Lone Tree. Dr A Seaton of Clarence was in town and returns home. Presbyterian church Christian Endeavor meets at Rev J N Elliott's Iowa avenue home for a regular business session. John Hartman former local now Wanella resident attends Labor Day celebrations and joins Cigarmaker's union.
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Phil J. Mackey
East
Buffalo
New York City
Boston
Saratoga
Neal Andrew
Davenport
What Cheer
F. L. Emory
South Haven
Mich
Webster
Iowa
J. H. Lingo
A. M. Lingo
Lone Tree
A. Seaton
Clarence
City
Christian Engeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
J. N. Elliott
Iowa Avenue
John Hartman
Wanella
Cigarmaker’s Union
Poland
Sandowin
Siberia
Ostrov
Cracow
Austria
Russia
Grodno
Warsaw
Trials and Troubles of the Iceman
A veteran ice man recalls daily clashes with customers over ice loads and scales. He recounts a quarrelsome, witty morning on his route as he faces flippant and demanding shoppers, while neighbors sing the old tune mocking his job.
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Gazaboo
Chain Gang
Just to Clean Out Defiance Starch Sale
A local sale offers Defiance starch at 8 cents per 16 oz package with a 3 for 20 cent deal. The seller identified is Geo. W. Reuling, promoting a bargain on cold water starch.
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Defiance
Geo. W
Iron Maiden Relic of Fifteenth Century Torture
The iron maiden described as a wooden and iron coffined device with interior spikes was used to impale prisoners during the fifteenth century. It is linked to Nuremberg and cited in historic accounts for plots against rulers, parricide, religious unbelief, and murder.
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Nuremberg
His First Taste of Discipline
Admiral Jowett recalls a cadet appointment aboard the Independence when his civility clashed with strict naval order. The executive officer commands silence and a six word vocabulary, teaching a stern early lesson in obedience and the day’s duty.
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Admiral Jowett
Oxford dessert hall bookkeeping shows precise English habits
An American student describes Oxford college dessert halls where scouts record each item in detail from a table of imported fruits and sweets. He notes two scouts with account books, penny items, and a penny charge to keep names on the books, a system the Butler explains as traditional and unchanged.
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Oxford
Gale
Florida
Tangier
New England
Levant
Italy
France
Higgins
America
Exile, Nihilists, and a Cracow Explosive Mystery
An English traveler recounts autocratic Russia and Poland, meeting a Polish exile and nihilist Grodno. Grodno's mysterious package and a Cracow police station blast alter their fates, leaving the narrator fearing his own peril and escape.
Market for Local Shells Offered at Highest Price
Notice to shellers by Leo H. Hirsch & Co seeking all local shells at the highest market price. Announcement urges participation from suppliers and outlines immediate purchase offer.
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Leo. H. Hirsch & Co
Cure for Asthma and My Fever
Mrs Mary Zachery of Pleasant Hill La says Schiffmanns Asthma Cure is a permanent asthma remedy with no return after seven years. A Hay Fever sufferer reports fourteen years of symptoms ended by the remedy. Mrs Frank Guilfoyle of Philadelphia endorses its value for bronchial affections. Sold by druggists 50 cents and 1 dollar. send 2 cent stamp for free sample from Dr R Schiffmann Box 890 St Paul Minn.
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Schiffmann
Mary Zachery
Pleasant Hill
Frank Guilfoyle
Ridge Avenue
Roxboro
Philadelphia
R. Schiffmann
St. Paul
Minn
Journal Want Ads Offer Time Saving Opportunities
The Journal urges readers to browse its want ads as a quick source for varied opportunities. It argues business people, farmers, and professionals can save time by using the advertisements to locate needed items and services efficiently.
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Journal
Widows and Knights Wage Quick Marriages in 13th Century Britain
A fragment from Gentlemen's Magazine recounts 1206 negotiations where William de Landa offered 50 marks and a palfrey to wed Joan, widow of Thomas de Aresey, with the sheriff instructed to seal the marriage if Joan agreed. The tale links Crusader fame to a swift, transactional match.
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John
William de Landa
Joan
Thomas de Aresey
William
Setzin
Acre
Gentlemens Magazine
Bask in Sunshine for Health and Happiness
The article argues that basking in sunlight benefits health and mood more than indoors life. It compares human instincts to animals loving sun, urges exploiting sunny mornings to boost well being, and warns against chasing less beneficial, yellow substitutes with red spots.
Lehigh Valley Line Offers Dining Cars and Niagara Falls Stopovers
The description promotes a two track stone ballasted Lehigh Valley railroad line with magnificent trains and dining cars a la carte. Through tickets to New York or Philadelphia allow stop-overs at Niagara Falls.
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New York
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Niagara Falls
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Dragction
Camberlin, Kixvpt & Co
Gallagher
and Barrett
Company OF
Tossing Austins
Clark Sisters
Fannie Trumbull
Anna Heids
Opera House Cigar Stand
Chamberlin, Kinnt & Co
William Owen
J. W. McConnell
Sheridan
the School For
Opera House
Qoook
Iceman
David Harum
Muscatine Business College
Third Street
Court Square
Lawn Avenue
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The
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