Dowling Social Notes from Sunday Guests and Visits
Sunday visitors included Sam Leverton and wife and Geo Fetterman and family dining with James Hite and wife. Local residents attended visits and social calls across Bowling Green and Weston with many names listed as guests or visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Leverton
Geo. Fetterman
James Hite
Kate
Mary Grolla
Flora Grolla
Clear
Bowling Green
Geo. DeVerun
Tronville
Thos. Frusher
Ed. Frusher
Albert Kazmaier
Valma Taylor
Weston
Milan Jamison
Wallace Shoemaker
Gee. Frying
W. Shoemaker
Deshler
J. D. Tyler
Paine, Mich
Piper
Haskins
Shoger
Thrush
Thompson
Mr. Harbaugh
Tontogapy
Mr. Landers
Z. Waltz
Frank Keil
Kidney pills touted as cure for disease warnings
An old advertisement claims nature warns about kidney disorders and promotes Down's Kidney Pills as a remedy. It features Frederick Herfordt of Toledo, Ohio recounting kidney symptoms and praising the product sold by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, priced 60 cents. Also notes German printed Perryburg cards sold in sets.
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Don
Bright
Frederick Herfordt
Nebraska Ave
Toledo
Ohio
Down
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean
Sulphur Springs Grocer Praises Davis Tablets
A. EB Davis of Sulphur Springs Texas writes that Down's Registers relieved and strengthened the bowels from a habitual irregularity and have kept him regular since. The testimonial highlights the product’s effect on digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis, Grocer
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Sales Agents Wanted for Picture and Frame Company
Advertisement seeks a permanent local agent for a large American house. Earn $36 weekly or 400 percent profit with free samples and catalog. No experience required. Instructs on selling goods and earning a permanent, honorable position. Write FRANK W. WILLIAMS CO. 214 W L Taylor St, Chicago.
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America
Frank W. Williams
Taylor St
Chi
WANTED SALESMAN Stark Trees sales offer in Louisiana Missouri
Wanted salesmen earn big cash weekly for selling Stark Trees. Easy to sell with 83 year record behind them. We supply free order-getting outfit. Write for liberal salesmen offer from Stark Bios NunseRoes & Onenarps Co Louisiana Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark Bio S. NunseRoes & Onenarps Co
Lousiana
Missouri
Double Entry as He Knew It
Jim Saunders, an oyster dealer, quarrels with a doctor about his honesty. Saunders explains double entry bookkeeping as his customers receive oysters and are charged if they fail to pay, with the doctor questioning the concept.
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Jim Saunders
Jim
Jin
Orschera
Dew Ponds Of The Ancients
A historical note explains prehistoric dew ponds formed by hollowing earth, layering straw and clay, and strewing stones. Heat storage within the earth and cooling surface cause nightly condensation, gradually filling the pond even without rain.
Insurance Gambling on British Vessels Sparks Government Action
A widespread practice of insuring ships by owners lacking any real stake has drawn government resolve to curb it. The London Board of Trade backs the crackdown and has called a conference of shipowners, underwriters, and related parties to explore feasible remedies and press for enforcement.
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London Board of Trade
Pondblp
Razorback hogs amuse wary traveler on rustic ride
A traveler notes nervousness at long-legged hogs roaming freely. A fence-sitting native defends them, saying none have harmed anyone nearby, joking that the hogs must be safety razor backs.
Government tests noise free buoy for echo navigation
The U S government experiments in San Francisco Bay deploy a safety buoy designed to reflect sound without making any noise. The corrugated sheet steel device, built with three angled wings of 82 feet square, aims to echo ships whistles across the water to aid navigation in poor weather.
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United States
San Francisco Bay
AveRnel
San Franciscn Bay
Henicia
Unlucky Salt Spill Beliefs From Ancient Rome
A short note explains the old superstition about spilling salt being unlucky and the remedy of tossing salt over the right shoulder. It traces the custom to ancient Romans who used salt in purification rites, believed spills omen, and linked right side luck to the remedy.
All Germicides Not Good and Tests Warn of False Security
Professor Hewlett exposes widespread failures of germicides sold commercially and warns the public to demand a bacteriologist report or medical endorsement with any disinfectant. He says many products lack germicidal action and may give a false sense of security, endangering health.
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Prof
Hewlett
Maine Sexton for Sixty Six Years
Obed W. Russell resigns after 66 years as sexton of Union Church in Phillips Maine. He never took payment and tolled the bell for generations greeting Phillips families. He answered many late calls tolling the bell in all weather as the church’s faithful guide and final knell.
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Maine
W. Russell
Union Church
Phillips
Russell
Mr. Russell
Pure Iron at Last
A German chemist, Dr. H Kreusler, reports isolating chemically pure iron by a mix of chemical and electrical steps. The metal differs greatly from impure iron and closely resembles platinum in properties.
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H. Kreusler
Krewsler
Slaughter of Vermont Deer Sparks Hunt Feats
Vermont deer season closure shortens to one week yet Boston papers report about two thousand deer killed by hunters. Past open weeks averaged 700 with Vermont law permitting one deer per hunter.
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Vermont
Boston
By Being Fired Frat Bounce Catches a Word
A quirky exchange recounts a firing and a misused word. Weill and Ramage discuss the moment, noting the speaker grabbed the term during a shaky moment and exposed himself in the process. The dialogue hints at embarrassment and a lesson learned from the incident.
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Ruggles
Weill
Ramage
The Lost Chord by Horace Seymore Keller
A narrator recounts an absurd comic tale of music and a disruptive cornetist in a crowded New York apartment. After escalating disturbances and a dramatic finale, the musician is silenced and peace returns to the tenement.
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Horace Seymore Keller
Murphy
New York
Ah-Ha
Ah-Hat Tam
Anon
Bull
Scott
Pep
Ray
Monkey Attacks Girls as Montclair Monkey Jocko Appears
In Montclair Heights a pet monkey named Jocko frightened Stella Bruggeman and May Wood after leaping from a tree. Jack Ebbels chased the creature while it pelleted him with chestnuts. The monkey pressed on Miss Wood and Bruggeman before a resident identified the animal’s owner, ending the episode.
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Stella Bruggeman
M May Wood
Montclair
N. J
Jack Hbbels
New State Normal School
Montclair Heights
New York World
Miss Bruggeman
Jack Ebbels
Ebbels
Milas Bruggeman
Miss Wood
Jocko
Mins Wood
Sand Sink Found Far Beneath Sahara Surface
Scientists report sand layers in the Sahara extend far deeper than typical, with material discovered at about 200 feet below the surface while average depth remains around 30 feet. The finding challenges previous assumptions about desert sediment distribution.
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Sahara
Toledo urban and interurban railways schedule details
timetable fragment for Toledo Dayton Limited and South Bound services from Maumee Bowling Green and Toledo with stop list and departure times. It notes Cura stop sequence and times for various stations, plus first and last cars for north and south bounds.
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Toledo Urban & Interurban Railway
Toledo Dayton Limited
Cura
Toledo
Maumee
Bowling Green
Portage
Cygnet
North Baltimore
Mortimer
Windsay
Bluffton
Lima
Wapakoneta
Sidney
Piqua
Troy
Tippecanoe
Dayton
Maumee South
South
Wik Pom
Mirst
Taumee
Eagle Junction
Bowling Fireen
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