Community notices and local society events in Osage area
A montage of small town items lists visits by clergymen and families, library plans, construction updates, and social gatherings. Notable items include Rev John Firth's St Louis trip, Shakespeare Club program notes, library funding talks with Andrew Carnegie, and the Home for the Aged contract. Also mentions a Swan township drainage completion, a Monroe branch derailment cleanup, and a Field s grove picnic with Rev J E Beard address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloo National B. Y. P. U
Spokane
Great West
Baptist Record
Geelhoed
Pella
Vander Zyl
John Firth
St. Louis
Ozark Mountains
Missouri
Dorothy Wormhoudt
New York State
Andrew Carnegie
East Garden Square
George Verley
Shakespeare Club
Ben Katz
Jay A. Lapham
Oskaloosa
Monroe
Newton
Union Sunday School of
Fiffield
Delia Rietveld
W. L. Eaton
Zoe Shurtz
Osage News
Old Man Recovers After Comic Dog Story Told
An elderly patient regains consciousness during a nurse and doctor exchange about powder dosages. He recalls a humorous tale of a Newfoundland dog sold for $25, later buying two puppies with the money. The doctor notes the man will likely recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Tord
Sacred Monkeys Return Home After Road Trip Tale
In Living Animals of the World the entellus monkey is described as gray above and nutty brown below, a nimble thief. City residents deported hundreds to distant lands, but the clever monkeys rode back, refusing to part with the carts. One city allowed killing the monkeys, another sued them for killing their deceased ancestors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Government wages low and cost of living rise
H. T. Newcomb presents data showing 1806 to 1904 food costs rose about 17 percent, equivalent to $1 in 1890 buying $1.17 in 1904. Private wages climbed, but public employment saw little or no pay rise to offset higher living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Newcomb
United States
Federal Bureau of Labor
Lke
Postal Service
Washington
Customs and
Internal Revenue Services
Ways of the Flying Fish Show Flight and Pursuit
Flying fish swim in shoals from a dozen to over a hundred, darting through the air for long distances before returning to water. Dolphins and larger seabirds may pursue or catch them while the fins may act as wings only when moist. Also advertises DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills with a 25 cent week treatment at local drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Langerak's Drug
Vander Linden’s Bazar
Seer Stomach Tastes and Dr Pierce Cure Ad
A vintage medical notice touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as cleansing the stomach of taint and purifying the blood. It claims to remove foul taste and breath, cure skin ulcers and eruptions, and alleviate bilious symptoms by cleansing digestive disorders and liver irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Brook trout breakfast trip to Colorado Springs
A brief note describes an early morning trek to catch brook trout with the Rock Island route as the preferred path. It mentions direct eastbound road access to Colorado Springs and Denver, with terminal points at Pueblo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pueblo
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Maines
Nye
Swan
Knoxville Express
Donaldson
Matt. Mullins
Billy
Knoxville
Tabernacle
Bill
Jerusha
J.D. Grass
Drew-Shelby
Crossett
Hepner-Scott
Dekker
Monroe Mirror
the Chronicle
Atta
G. G. Welsh
Colorado
Canons
Rocky Mountain Limited
J. M. Cox
Pella, Iowa
Cardy
Saya
Blanche E. Stephanon
S. 42Nd Ave
Chicago
College Pantatorium
Satur Larney
Wee John
Hollebrands
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