Milwaukee Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham Soup For Health
Milwaukee reader shares a testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female troubles and back pain after doctors warned of a tumor and possible operation. The letter, from Mrs. Ema Inix of First Street, Milwaukee, notes hope for others to try the remedy and seeks medical advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ema Inix
First&t
Rs. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Force of Habit Vacation Weight Drop
Hodge-Hefty reports a strenuous vacation. He weighed 200 pounds at the start and 149 on return, a dramatic drop. Dodge jokes of romance ending. Hodge explains the girl stayed, drawn by bargains and reduced prices.
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Hodge
Dodge
Mrs Smith's Housekeeping in Review
Mrs Growells implores her husband to defend his claim of perfection at home as he asserts he remains perfectly comfortable there every day of the year in a Boston Herald item about domestic duties and marital roles.
Afternoon Refreshments for a Girls Club and Receiving Line
A reader asks for inexpensive afternoon refreshments for eight girls aged 11 to 12. Suggestions include coffee or chocolate with whipped cream, individual charlottes or salad, candied cantaloupes with vanilla ice cream, and a flower centerpiece. Also offers names for a sewing club and notes on serving style and a wedding receiving line with the bridal party.
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Thimble Club
Busy Bee's
Needle Club
Selagors
Olga
Engagement Ring Dilemma and Fashion Notes Preview
Readers discuss proper etiquette for wedding announcements and engagement ring selection. The column surveys whether a couple should shop together or separately, then shifts to winter fashion trends with details on coats, embroidery, taffeta, gray accessories, oxidized jewelry, and gown trims.
Dresses For Girls From Six To Sixteen Years
Patterns for girls dresses in multiple age ranges. Details describe materials, colors, trims, and construction features for six to sixteen year olds, including bodices, skirts, yokes, sleeves, and embroidery. Materials lists accompany each design segment.
Delegates named hold convention in Chicago
Iowa selects twenty four delegates to the National Farm Land congress meeting in Chicago for a five day session starting November 16. O. J. Gibson and J. W. Topping are among the named delegates with Charles A. Walsh serving as secretary. The congress aims to educate on land development, reclamation and settlement across the United States, with high level officials among its members.
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Des Moines
St. Louis
Taft
Carroll
Iowa
National Farm Land Congress
Chicago
O. J. Gibson
Red Chick
Winfield Smouse
Washington
A. F. N. Hambleton
Oskaloosa
I. B. Rogers
Britt
J. W. Topping
Burlingtom
M. V. Bolton
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Secor
Forest City
William Stewart
Mount Pleasant
P. A. Fisher
Fairfield
T. Meredith
BE. L. Roth
Ottumwa
Julius Kunz
Wesley
B. T. Nix
Aston
Frank Sheldon
Mount Ayr
Frank FE. Jones
Corning
J. W. Reed
da Grove
H. P. Snover
Fattle Creek
John H. Riley
Waterloo
J. A. Mooney
Waverly
L. Berry
Bloomfield
A. Walker
Maittan
B. R. Vail
Bonaparte
John Ledgerwood
Leon
W. C. Brown
Clarion
Charles A. Walsh
Democratic Central Committee
Congress
United States
Interior
Agriculture
Waukon Phone Plant Burns in Storm
Waukon Iowa October 26 During a storm the electric light and telephone lines crossed as lightning sparked fires in the central office in the business district. Operator Miss Lou Gluck fell and called for help as the fire alarm rang. Flames were quickly checked but the exchange was ruined and lines out for days. A newer larger office and exchange nearby will minimize the business interruption.
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Waukon
Phone Central
Lou Gluck
Exchange
Dr Cleminson on Trial for Wife Murder in Chicago
Chicago on October 26 Dr Haldan Cleminson was placed on trial before Judge McSurely for the murder of his wife on May 30. He claimed a burglar chloroformed them but a physician later admitted fabricating the tale to shield his children from stigma. Also reported Prince Ito of Japan was assassinated in Harbin and Monroe Iowa dedicated a new mausoleum costing $18,000 in Silent City Cemetery with 1,500 in attendance.
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McSurely
Chicago
Haldan C (Leminson
Cleminson
Monroe
Iowa
Silent City
McKinley Interests Stand Firm on Fare Ultimatum
Des Moines reports that street railway interests served notice that if the seven for a quarter fare arrangement is an ultimatum from the only negotiations are off. John Digby, 72, shot and killed himself at his Altoona home amid despondency over health.
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McKinley
Des Moines
John MacVicar
Anly
John Digby
Altoona
Joh B. Digby
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Guert
Mary
Reliance
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Waukon’phone
Prince Ito
Toklo
Harbin
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Cudanhy—-Maher
Omaha
the Wizard of Horticulture
Luther Burbank
Mr. Burbank
Stark Trees
Stark Bros
Louisiana
Japan
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Resinol Chemical Company
Baltimore, MD
W. C. Starbuck
Jamaica Plains
ORG
Des Moines Directory
Bale Ties
Das Moines
Bale Tie Co., Sth and
Vine Sis
Ha and
Suibsun
Expourt
Mary T. Goldman
Batiae Notory
Ryt
Goldman
Diquid
Allan
Thompson
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