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Newspaper
Telegraph Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
12
The author recalls a shy freshman who becomes life lively and social after a year then settles into a balanced view of study and fun. He notes many similar cases in college and urges recognizing and correcting mistakes while knowing when to stop. The piece extols self awareness and measured living.
The piece notes the 1808 invention of steel pens by Wise in England and traces pen origins from quills in the fifth century to split reeds, contrasted with a medical forecast about croup in dry winter weather and a Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sales pitch. It also mentions Sunday Island as the world’s tallest mountain rising 2,000 feet in five miles of water.
Advertiser touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the fastest cure for a settled cold. Claims it clears the system naturally and healthily and is sold by all dealers.
Iowa sportsmen celebrate the licensing program as 73 750 hunting licenses mailed statewide with estimates suggesting about 80 000 will be issued. Net revenue exceeding 80 000 annually will fund the fish and game protection fund and support stocking lakes and streams, propagating fish, and introducing new game birds like the Hungarian pheasant. The public calls for a state fish and game commission to oversee these funds and programs.
J G Ratcliff of Waukon visits Dubuque to see friends. Miss Tierney enters Mercy Hospital training in Iowa City. Dubuquers attend a Peosta dance. Lawrence Reilly of New Mellory on business in Dubuque. Supt W B Causey of Chicago Western visits city. C Langworthy travels to Alabama on business. Miss Anna Flannigan leaves for Iowa City. Keith Deming ill at Amherst College. Mrs H Blish heads to San Antonio to visit relatives. Miss Katherine Schuckert returns from Beloit Kansas. Miss M Lyon ill at Mercy Hospital improving. Mr Leo Byrnes returns to Galena after visit. Frank Schroeder to Los Angeles for employment. Miss D Benn fully recovered. Jake Rosenthal to Chicago to book acts for New Bijou opening. Mrs E Craig returns from Chicago. Mrs Z Merrill and daughter Mary arrive from Republic WA to spend winter with Mrs L F Rogers. Allen Wallis in New York on business, attends Pennsylvania football game.
A Rexall Mucu Tone health ad asserts catarrh causes debility and claims the remedy can relieve catarrh, improve appetite and weight, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after a trial. It lists two bottle sizes and several local drug stores selling the product.
A detailed note explains that the British House of Commons has a special vat of 800 gallons of Scotch, distilled for the 670 members. The supply is maintained above a minimum level and is replenished two or three times per session.
The Leach Co of Cincinnati promotes a home remedy claiming a mixture of two ounces glycerine a half-ounce Virgin Oil of Pine and eight ounces whiskey can break a cold within a day. A teaspoonful every four hours is advised for throat and bronchial irritation.
A compact catalog note highlights a piano information encyclopedia bound in boards and priced at a dollar. The item promises illustrated content and accessible format for readers seeking reference material in music.
A publisher offers a free 150 page piano encyclopedia by Wing & Son to music lovers and prospective buyers. The ad notes prepaid freight, no deposit, and 30 day trials to any U S home, praising American honesty and high quality pianos.
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