Roosevelt on Wood A Man of Unity and Courage
In Scribner's Col Roosevelts praises Dr Leonard Wood for his courage in Miles campaigns against the Apaches. He notes Wood earned the Medal of Honor, led expeditions, and combined manly virtue with robust physical and mental endurance. Wood longed for leadership and adventure beyond medicine.
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Washington
Col. Roosevelt
Scribner's
Leonard Wood
Navy Department
Miles
Indiana
The Wicked Magpie and Other Entanglements in Fancy
A Boston Transcript piece muses on birds such as magpies jackdaws and ravens stealing shiny items and corrupt morals. The author links the saying like Sam Hill to sam hill origins and compares eccentric acts to sandhill cranes.
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Sam Hill
Samiel
Sam _ Hill
Sam Feithl
Boston Transcript
Newbury jeweler markets married men’s watches with alarm
A Newbury New York jeweler offers a stock of married men’s watches featuring a special alarm attachment. A wife can set the alarm to ring at the exact hour she wants him to head home, reminding him of her expectation.
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Newbury
N. Y
Dr King's New Discovery Fights The Grip
The ad touts Dr Kings New Discovery as protection against the Grip and claims it cures coughs and colds. It promises to heal inflamed membranes and kill germs with a money back guarantee and trial bottle offered at Traill & Cooling and C P Miller drug stores.
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Dr. King
F. H. Harteless and Kellogg & Sweep’s Austin Ads
Business personals list gents furnishings at F. H. Harteless and laundry services by A. H. Loomis and Harteless. Kellogg & Sweep’s market offers pork sausages shell oysters and seafood nearby. F. & H. Laundry promises first class work with low prices and home delivery. Cicero 227 connects to 308 North Park Avenue Austin.
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A. H. Loomis
North Park Avenue
A. H. Harteless
South Boulevard
Harteless
Austin
Kellogg & Sweep
Corner Park Avenue
Ontario Street
Cicero Telephone
Miller's Drug Store and nearby shops advertise home bakery bread
Miller's Drug Store promotes Home Bakery bread and its own Columbian Cough Syrup for coughs and colds. Miller's Cold Capsules are sold at 206 Lake Street. Roath's Feed Store offers cheaper horse brushes than the Fair on 5638 Ohio Street. A furnished house in Oak Park seeks a desirable tenant rent free until May 1, with Thos H Gale at 84 La Salle Street, Chicago.
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Miller's Drug Store
Miller’s
Lake Street
Roath’s
Ohio Street
Oak Park
Thos. H. Gale
la Salle Street
Chicago
The Eider Duck and Its Noted Down
The common eider duck of Atlantic and Arctic coasts measures about twenty six inches and is mainly white with black tail and eye stripes. Eiderdown from its nest lining provides warmth and elasticity. nests are built with twigs and lined with hatchling down gathered from the mother. The mother tends two nests, sometimes detaching down from her mate, with five or six eggs laid and five or six ducklings to follow in due time.
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Atlantic
Arctic
Philadelphia Times
Scandinavia
Mind Healer’s Clever Fee Gag Revealed in Satire
A joke from Leslie's Weekly recounts a young man visiting a mind healer who claims headaches vanish if you deny them. The healer charges five dollars, but the tale flips the idea by demanding payment with the same denial.
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Leslie
Doctor Quack Pun Sparks Dialect Debate
A Cleveland Leader quip weighs a joke about medical speech. The exchange questions the label quack by noting ducks carry larger beaks, reflecting a light wordplay on terms used for physicians.
Indians at the ranch spark tense frontier exchange
A rugged frontier dialogue quotes a rancher asking if Native people trouble him and another man replying that the Indians have nothing they want, reflecting hostile regional sentiment reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland
Austin Methodist Church Announces February Services
Kirst M EK pastor's Austin church lists Sunday 9:30 and 10:30 services with classes and sermons. Midweek prayer Wednesday 7:45 in church corner Ohio St and Central Ave. Special February Epworth League devotions led by Henry Date. February 12 memorial services for Edward Church with invitation to all in Austin.
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Kirst M. EK
Church of Austin
A. M. White
Library Hall
Ohio Street
Central Avenue
Henry Date
Epworth League
Date
Edward Church
Austin
Congregational Church Announces Communion Day Events
First Congregational Church at Waller avenue and Midway Park Austin ML led by Rev W L Demorest lists services at 10 30 morning and 5 evening with baptism reception of members and communion Sermon Nearness to God Sunday school at 12 15 vesper with Cook County Association reps Parents and children urged to attend Music highlighted Church social Friday night invites all members to make communion and fellowship day highly attended
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First Congregation
Waller Avenue
Midway Park
Austin
W. L. Demorest
Ontario Street
Cook County
Anglican Service Schedule at 5131 Ohio Street
Early communion at 7 30 am and morning service at 10 30 with Sunday School at noon. Evening service at 7 30. Rev L Mitchell rector located on 5131 Ohio Street.
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Waller Avenue
Ohio Street
Meeting at Christian Mission Oak Park February 5
There will be a meeting next Lord's day afternoon February 5 at the Christian Mission in Oak Park Preaching at 4 p m by George A Campbell pastor of the church at Austin Services are held in Avenue hall No 115 North Oak Park avenue near Lake street entrance at side of building Rooms are pleasant and nicely furnished Special invitation to Christian Church members in the community and a cordial welcome to all Come and meet with us for worship.
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Christian Mission
Oak Park
George A. Campbell
Church At
Austin
Avenue Hall
North
Oak Park Avenue
Lake Street
Christian Church
Dr Hillis Preaches in Oak Park Before Brooklyn Move
Dr Hillis of Central Church Chicago will preach at the First Congregational Church in Oak Park on Sunday evening February 5 before taking a new pastorate at Plymouth Church Brooklyn. The message will welcome parishioners and share news of his upcoming assignment.
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Hillis
Central Church
Chicago
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Oak Park
First Congregational Church
School Report Highlights January Students and Encouragement
Grant Works. Peter Downey visits schools and offers encouragement. January school report lists top students by year with scores from Jeannie Sellar to Jiny Scherrer. J. A. Shannon signs the report.
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Peter Downey
Jeannie Sellar
Gertrude Collins
Willie Bosch
Benjamin Nelson
Arthur Haslam
Albert Demaree
Louisa Rulan
Henry Rulan
Harry Warr
Lucile Emry
Perry Ellis
Harry Schumaker
Willie Dickley
Tim Dooling
Marcus Page
Frances Bradley
Sarah Edmunston
May Schumaker
Ruby Warr
Hans Rulan
Edith Cornelius
Holidays at Cairo Warn Visitors Before New Year
A Cairo correspondent urges tourists to visit before the holidays as hotels fill up after New Year and prices rise, causing widespread grumbling among travelers.
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Cairo
Egypt
Priceless Dog Story Sparks Auction Talk
A dog show is mocked for a $12,000 value while a speaker recalls a wife’s dog worth far more in personal terms. The tale hinges on a rescued stray whose lineage and a $100,000 inheritance frame the exchange.
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BUY
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N. Park Ave
Telephone Cleero
oSee Carvin
Watimates Tae and
Loa Pru
S. Willow Ave
Austin, Ill
Case & Paddock
Dearborn Street
Hugh Gair
Lake St
Magee
T. &, Irving
Lay Street
River Forest
Roosevelt ON Wood
Nature
Eve
L Longman
Aesop
Sam Hall
Business Personals
Gents
F. H. Harteless
O. J. Roath
HAY and Grain
Qak Park
Cleveland Leader
Peaceful
Austin Methodist Church
Congregational Church
Austin Episcopal
DR Hillis
Cicero
LA Salle
H. H. Rearden
the Temple
North Oak Park Avenue
ARK
E. Lindberg
Marlon
Steineverger
A. Steinberger
W. N. Smith’s
Hardeware
Insley Bros
Waller Ave
Cornelia St
North Park Ave
Frank Bratt
Jones
Binghamton
O. J.roath
Darling's
Ohio ST
Chas. Loheit
Dearborn St
77Th St
Harlem
N. Fark Avenue
Abbot Block
N. Park Avg
Bell
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