Best Selling Books and Likely Authors of the Era
A critique of current best selling books and the authors likely to dominate future lists. It names Kipling Howells Churchill Booth Turkington Wiggin Johnston Atherton and McCutcheon among others, noting publishing prospects and reader demand shaping fame in the American literary market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meredith
Thomas Hrd
Rucad Kiphnes
J M Barne
Henry James
William Dean Howells
Duluth
Jesse
Kipling
Mr Howells
Rev
United States
Duthors
Winston Caucenil
Churchill
MIKARO'S EXPENSES IN A STRAFT SOVEREIGN AGE
The article details the emperor's vast state expenditures drawn from the national treasury with a personal wealth allocation of 3,000,000 dollars and a 3600,000 yearly salary as ruler. It notes payrolls for thousands of officials and a 70 dollar monthly wage for a washerwoman, while palace life features lavish meals and grand banquets. The empress governs court etiquette, guiding ministers' wives on hosting and saving costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahiska Palace
How to Buy Life Insurance for a Young Earner
A cautious guide on selecting life insurance by asking key questions about income, dependents, and temperament. It advises tailoring plans to individual needs, from a modest salary with dependents to a higher earner supporting family, and stresses clear understanding of premiums and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yay Fhellés
The Gawky Stage of a Girl in Transition
A personal monologue portrays a girl in puberty lamenting broken self image and pressure of coming of age. She bristles at judgment from peers and family as she contends with body changes mood shifts and the desire to fit into social expectations. She fears becoming a spectacle while hoping to find a meaningful path beyond adolescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ares
Ike
Medley of Advice on Wealth and Humility
Fragmented verse warns against pride in wealth and status. It urges caution with lands, chattels, and cash, noting fortunes rise and fall. Read as a dated moral verse reflecting prudence and social caution in a reader’s notebook.
Wigwam Murder Trial Nears At Next Court Term
Spencer, In Jan 2 Conrad Wigman will be tried for murder at the next term of court here in the case arising from a fatal shooting near Graettinger last spring. Detectives traced a note demanding 1000 in cash and 20 bills by April first. Deeter, wounded, later died. Wigman was arrested on $1000 bonds as investigators found a tablet bearing the name Spies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Conrad Wigman
Graettinger
Glaettinger
Bs Stacker
Wigman
H N
Deeter
Dester
Local Druggist Ad Promises Catarrh Cure
A vintage notice offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure with Halls Catarrh Cure or CHONLY. It includes endorsements of business integrity by Walding Kinnan and Mlarvin A, and promotes Halls Catarrh Cure taken internally for mucous membranes.
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Toledo
FT |Cheney
Walding Kinnan & Mlarvin
Aged Owa Pioneer Harry Bagley Dies at 82
Meehwmicswile Ga Jan 2 The death of Harry Bagley aged 82 removes a pioneer of Iowa and a direct descendant of Mary Talton who came to America in 1620. Born in Windsor County Vermont in 1822 he moved to Knox County Ohio then to Muscatine and finally Mechanicsville. He and Melona Weeks wed in 1846 and raised four children Charles HL Alonzo E Frank A and Miss A Feichild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bugles
Bagley
Mary Tulton
America
New England
Windsor County
Vermont
Mechanicsville
Charles HL
Alonzo E
Franke A
Mis A . Feichild
Winterset May Vote Tax Road Proposal
Wallace Hubbard of the St Joseph Albany and Des Moines railroad met Winterset business leaders Thursday evening to urge a 3 percent tax in aid of the proposed road. Blueprints and specifications were shown, bids invited, and promoters pledged trains on a Des Moines to St Joseph line once built. Voters likely to approve the tax if a bond guarantees completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Joseph, Albany Des Moines
Winterset
Wallace Hubbard
St Joseph Albany & Des Moinés Railroad
Stanpg
Jihat
Wallace
St Joseph
Des Moines
Banker Back to Face Music in Dedham Bank Failure
John G Caton, president of the Dedham Savings Bank, returned to Dedham to confront any indictments and settle claims from 21 former account holders. Friends say loose management caused the collapse, with Caton owning part of the bank’s capital stock and offering to raise funds to cover the shortfall. depositors are not expected to lose money.
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Caton
Love and treachery amid Japanese siege saga
Hayada loves O Mio San in wartime Japan while Colonel Togo schemes for wealth through betrayal. A covert plot unravels as Hayada exposes Togo, aids a Chinese defense, and dies heroically. O Mio sacrifices herself to save him, earning posthumous honors.
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Hayada
Milo San
Japan
Mio
Ore
Toby
Yatsuna Togo
Hayads
Togo
O Mio
Jum
Ping Lung Hayazda
Togs
Togos
Tithor
Hayady
Hayda
Gree
Ome
Shute
Omin
Myusband
Toso
Healy
Hayadis
Tian
Tom
Genesil
Mike
Hojada
Ping Kang
Clark University President Demonstrates Dance in Speech
Topeksz Kansas January 2 Dr G Stanley Hall president of Clark University Worcester Mass shocked Kanga teachers by performing a two step to illustrate his claim that mind and body are harmonized through rhythm. He urged restoring dancing from its corrupt environment calling rhythm the basis of art and God. He said he would not hire a teacher who cannot dance.
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Topeksz
Kas
G. Stanley Hal
Clark University
Worcester Mass
Slin
Jail and fines for strikers in Elwood company case
Three McBeth Ryane Glass employees of Elwood were sentenced to thirty days in jail for contempt of the federal court. Eight others must pay fines ranging from 35 to 25 dollars for violating an injunction restraining intimidation of workers lured to take their places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Stirling
McBeth- Ryane Glass Company
Elwood
Stockholders Meetings Across Davenport Banks and Loans
Multiple Davenport institutions announce annual stockholders meetings to elect directors for the new year. Includes Merchants and Mechanics Loan, Building and Savings. Union Savings Bank. Citizens National Bank. First National Bank. Davenport Savings Bank. Dates span Jan 1903 to Jan 1908 with varied election hours and locations.
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First National Bank of
Davenport
Anthony Burdic
Hoehn
Davenport Trust Company director election notice
Members of the Davenport Trust Company in Davenport will elect nine directors for the ensuing year at the office on Second and Main streets. Polls open Monday January 4, 1805 1995 from 2 to 4 o'clock pm. John F Bow and Henry C Struck serve as President and Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport Savings Bank
Davenport
Burdick
Henry C
Cashler
Davenport Trust Company
Ofice
Second and
Man Streets
John F Bow
Henry C Struck
German Savings Bank to elect two directors in January 1905
Members of the German Savings Bank will vote for two directors for the ensuing year at the bank office on Monday January 9 1905 at 10 oclock. Jens Lorenzon Chas N Voss president vice president and cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Savings Bank
Ensmas
Jens Lorenzon
Chas N Voss
Bank Directors Election Notice Davenport Iowa 1908
Voters of the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank Davenport Iowa choose eight directors for the coming year at the bank office 218 Harrison Street on Monday January 3 1908 Polls open 2 to 4 PM Claus Stoltenberg Julius C gr President Mier
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Farmers’ & Mechanics Savings Bank
Davenport
Harrison Street
Claus Stoltenberg
Julius C Gr
Mier
Rhyme about Oshkosh girl mischief joke
A playful verse centers on a girl from Oshkosh and a mistaken name. The speaker insists Oshkosh is not a joke and declares personal connection to the town, ending with a light self reference.
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Oshkosh
Jos
Josh
Wisconsin teachers elect officers amid fiery ballot
The Wisconsin State Teachers' Association elected officers led by President Charles McLenegan Milwaukee and First Vice President Mary Bradford Stevens Point. Second Vice President B Tobey Chippewa Falls with Secretary Wiss Ratherne Williams Milwaukee and Treasurer C G Whittenders Whitewater. Executive Committee member C G Shutts Whitewater. McLenegan credited a pre election speech criticizing old versus new schools, warning against policy-driven curricula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwernes
Wes
Wisconsin State Teachers’ Associaton
Charles McLenegan
Milwaukee
Wiss Ratherne Willams
Milwatker
Mary Bradford
Stevens Point
S B Tobey
Chippewa Falls
F B Dell
Jackson County
G Whittenders
Whitewater
Museems
G Shutts
Wiitewater
McLenezan
Bishop Spilding
Pabst
Cary
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Tri-City Star Republican and Tribune
BR. B Lindsay
Rock Island
Meime
Buford Block
Agenus
Seveteenth Street
E. Tanesin
Moline
Seventeenth Street
Fourth Avenue
BF. Wuilet
Aty
Mikaro
Gawsy Age
Dioces
Sister
Johnny
Sally
Nobasy
Jake
Kemp
Mentera Everrwther
Boon
OWA
Hary Bagby
Mechanicswille
Mary Chilton
Sard
Pag Yang
Promalion
Tage
Fago
Ada
Joye
Alne
Lin
Safoto
Tose
Hazeadi
Charpsegn
Honghors
Inuighiing
Snewe
Joe
Tohig
Hywinda
Tim
Ping Yang
Realis
Henry Waldorf
Pranela
the Valley Magazine
Kansas
Ull i
Iowa Plumbing & Heating CO
441 West
Stockholders’ Meetings
the Merchants and Mechanics’ Loan, Building & Savings Association
Davenport Town
Main Street
Joseph Ochs
The
Union Savings Bank
F H Bartemeyer
WM Hecer
Citizens National Bank of Davenport
Bb Suesday
Ballueff
Cashitt
Sready
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
Agant
Chicago
Wisconsin
Charles E .MoecLenegan
Shoop
C. L. Lindholm Verchant Taitor
Ferry
Cnst
Chas
Frey Guccamor
Heeler & Haliigany
Ravengort
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