Mrs Adaline Jacobs Dies at Letts Iowa After Heart Trouble
Mrs Adaline Jacobs wife of John Jacobs died suddenly at her Letts Iowa home on Tuesday about 5 pm from heart disease. She leaves six children two daughters Bessie and Cora and four sons Walter Erwin Ralph and Harry. Survived by husband two sisters and one brother. Funeral plans pending interment in Letts cemetery.
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Letts
Adaline Jacobs
John Jacobs
Mamma
Mrs. Jacobs
Louisa Johnson
Bessie
Cora
Walter
Erwin
Ralph
Harry
Harry Lee
Horace Brown
Missouri
Will Johnson
Jacobs
Muscatine
Adaline Johnson
German Sunday School Elects New Officers
Newly elected officers of the German M. E. Sunday school are Conrad Buechner superintendent Henry D. Lemkau vice superintendent Miss Marie C. Herwig secretary Miss Nellie Ahlschlager assistant secretary William Funck treasurer and librarians Carl Wicke and John Herwig selected at Monday evening’s meeting.
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M. E. Sunday School
Conrad Buechner
Henry D. Lemkau
Marie C. Herwig
Nellie Ahlschlager
William Funck
Carl Wicke
John Herwig
Proper Length of the Foot and Proportion in Stature
Anatomists say a well formed foot equals the forearm bone length from elbow to wrist. In tall individuals this measure seems long, but artists use it. Arms can be out of proportion to height, though rarely is an arm too long for the person’s stature.
Dust In Your Eyes Describes Ancient Tactics by Epaminondas
The piece recounts how Epaminondas used a dusty feint with 1,600 cavalry to blind the Spartans of Lacedemon in ancient Greece. The dust concealed a flank movement aimed at seizing the enemy’s rear heights, illustrating the origin of the phrase to throw dust in the eyes.
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Greece
Epaminondas
New York American
Markets Beyond the Wheat and Hog Prices Today
Chicago market report shows Wheat futures with May and December activity, Corn and Oats quotes across months, Pork Lard and Ribs prices, and live stock receipts. Includes Muscatine Produce Co. market data for butter eggs poultry and vegetables, plus retail items and a light humor note on a wedding gag.
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Chicago
Timothy
Muscatine Produce Co
Chicago Produce Market Report Sept 2 Butter and Eggs Steady
Butter in creameries and dairies holds at 18 to 22 1 2 cents per pound with steady demand. Eggs for firsts priced at 19 cents per dozen as trade remains steady in Chicago markets.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago Poultry Market Report Sept 2
Chicago market report lists poultry prices with firm quotes for turkeys at 16 cents, chickens from 10 to 1045 cents, and springs at 14 cents. The notice reflects Chicago, Illinois trading activity on September 2.
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Chicago
Chicago, Ill
New York Produce and Poultry Market Report
Butter steady with 13,736 receipts. Eggs steady at 13,816 with seconds 29 to 20 percent. Poultry alive steady with springs 16c fowls 12c turkeys 12c. dressed easier with springs 12 to 19c spring turkeys 20 to 26c and fowls 12 to 14c.
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New York
Peoria Corn Market Report
Peoria Illinois September 2 corn No 3 priced 79 to 79 4 cents.
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Peoria
Ill
Grain and feed price list from Corn-Market to Hay
Market prices listed for corn oats wheat and other feeds with retail and wholesale rates. Cracked corn per ewt shell corn per ewt popcorn per ewt and per peck brans shorts oil meal hay prices and local live stock market note shippers pay with a range for hay and choice heavy cattle.
Ladies Day Tomorrow At Maquoketa Game
Manager Kane offers free admission to ladies to attract a record crowd for a weekday game. The Janettes contribute support as the Maquoketa series concludes with a 3:30 p.m. kickoff for the final contest.
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Kane
Carroll’s thrift shapes his dressed-in-taste image
Mrs. Earle remarks that Carroll is well dressed despite likely limited funds. Mr. Earle concurs, saying he favors tasteful attire because he cannot afford wardrobe choices deemed in poor taste.
Office hours sign on New York top floor office
In an old John Street building New York an office on the top floor displays a door sign stating office hours twice a week from 11 to 12. The stairway from the pavement leads to the antiquated door marked by the tenant's name.
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John Street
New York
Dinner Bet Between Gumbolt and Friend Mentioned in Tribune
A Chicago Tribune excerpt records a toast about a dinner wager between Gumbolt and a companion. They dispute whether a drowning man’s lungs fill with water and agree the loser must pay for a dinner for three. The line hints at the wager’s humor and the dependent social setting.
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Gumbolt
Chicago Tribune
Punsters Face Fiery Punishment in Hellish Court
A satirical scene shows devils sentencing a batch of jokers. Satan orders them to the caldron, quipping that they "bubbled over with humor" to the end, a witty record from Lippincott's.
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Hades
Satan
Lippincott’s
A Troubled Man in a QuIP of Advice
A short, comic exchange from the St. Louis Republican shows a troubled man rejecting cautions about trouble. He insists trouble pursues him constantly from night to dawn, by telephone, at home, and even after death, while a companion mocks the notion of seeking trouble.
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St. Louis Republican
Quarrel Prompted by Family Rift Between Boys
A boy admits fighting with Carter boy after a warning to avoid quarrels. He explains he believed a feud was allowed because the Carter boy’s mother had fallen out with his guardian. The exchange hints at ongoing tensions and rule-bending notions of acceptable conduct.
Pleasant day to illustrate a rude expression
The Philadelphia Press quotes a sharp exchange as one speaker dismisses a phrase about duty as an odd or unpleasant notion. The dialogue survives as a brisk, ironic jab on language and obligation.
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Philadelphia Press
Blind Beggar Recalls Niagara Barrel Cataract Tale
A Philadelphia Record cartoon caption recalls a blind beggar describing how he lost his sight after going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, resulting in a cataract in one eye. The elderly benevolent lady reacts with sympathy as he explains the mishap.
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Niagara Falls
Philadelpha
Electric Bitters Promote Digestion Advertised by Havercamp
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia with liver and kidney troubles. It claims to help all such cases or no pay, priced at 50 cents, from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Havercamp
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