Busy North Iowa Social Roundup Spanning Visits and Illness
Miss Arvilla Morrigan from Grandy Center visits to brighten summer with her aunt. Several local residents travel to Estherville and Spirit Lake for shopping and Fourth of July events. Illnesses include Mrs. Fred Goodge and Margaret West, with a few recoveries noted. Community gatherings feature Ladies Aid meetings, a school board session at Maple Hill, and a burial service for Grandpa Merriott in Matherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvilla Morrigan
Grandy Center
Harvey Miner
Ruth
Marion Clapper
Estherville
Tom West
Ceylon
Porcharsky
Peters
Swan Lake
Mesdames I. N
Gilbert Sweet
Ed Miller
Will West
Bradley
the Woods
Barney Noll
Charles Fouts
Margaret Maneice
Gen. West
Huntington
Margaret West
Larry Taylor
Robert Woods
Will Weat
Taylor Morton
Spirit Lake
Sweet
Fd Miller
Grandpa Merriott
Matherville
Pearl Davis
Fred Goodge
W. T. Clapper
Montana
Chas. Rosenberger
Ladies Aid Society of
Grover
Rosenberger
Moultzen
Deliver Ladies’ Aid
Pickell Family Attends Funeral in Superior
Mr and Mrs A H Pickell traveled to Superior on Saturday for the funeral of Mrs Pickells father. Other local movements include Prof Miller visiting Estherville, Bert Clark and his mother making a trip there by auto, and Mrs W Courtney visiting her parents in the southern part of the state. Sam Caylor returned from Montana with two carloads of charges. Rev and Mrs McCoy drove to Estherville Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Pickell
Superior
Chautauqua Preparations and Reichs Idaho Visit
Attendees prepare for a seven day chautauqua event. Mr Reich hosts his sister visiting from Idaho, adding a personal note to the community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Reich
Idaho
Physical Endurance Sets Limits for Athletes Across Sports
The Boston Globe notes athletes peak early in physical endurance sports such as marathon running boxing wrestling and rowing. Endurance wanes after early triumphs, with few repeat champions. While baseball players endure longer, pitchers often burn out, and most athletes face a natural decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manny
Boston Globe
Kidney Diseases Are Curable With Early Treatment
Mr. Perry A. Pitman of Dale Texas reports four months bedridden with kidney bladder trouble and gall stones cured by one bottle of Poleys Kidney Remedy. Also an agent advertisement promises earnings of six to ten dollars daily selling a new invention, with letters to Geo Finn Co Leeds Sioux City Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry A. Pitman
Dale
Texas
Poley
Williams
Geo. Finn Co
Leeds
Sioux City
Towa
Laughing in Berlin Ended in Fines and Warrants
A Berlin ironworker served a week in prison for laughing at a merrymaker chased by a stout policeman. A man who tried to board a moving train broke his leg and was fined after hospital care. A passenger tripped a woman and was fined for calling her a hen. Singer Claire Waldoff defied a warning and performed with police present. no prosecution followed.
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Germany
Berlin
Claire Waldorf
Claire Waldoff
London
Curbing the Kickers In St Louis Club Policy
A St Louis country club enforces a rule that members must pay for desired acquisitions. A member complained about the cream and later charged for Two Jersey cows totaling 100 dollars. The practice, while creating a prosperous club, makes members cautious about new purchases and fewer acquisitions occur. The New York Shave highlights cross Atlantic differences in grooming habits. In London five minutes suffice, while New York allows twenty, with the barber lingering to inspect a wart before shaving.
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St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New York
New Yorker
Lfe
London
Tuk
Atlantic
True Eloquence and Its Inward Source
A compact quotation argues that true eloquence cannot be created by labor or learning nor by forced emotion or declamation. It arises naturally from the subject and occasion like a fountain bursting forth from the earth or volcanic fire, spontaneous and original.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Just Once Griggs Investment Plot Mentioned
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a scheme where one party aims to exploit Griggs by enticing him into a hopeless investment. The dialogue suggests the conspirator plans to end any future dealings after this single luring maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griggs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Clever impersonator Smith takes off any star, says Variety Life
Relieved speaker urges meeting Smith, calling him an awfully clever imitator who can mimic anyone, a talent Variety Life notes with a wry wish for his presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabber
Smith
Tottie
Graft tale in New York reveals officeholder fee
A Cincinnati Times Star correspondent details New York graft in which a corporation paid a yearly retaining fee to a political officeholder to avoid reform pressure. The intermediary negotiated a payment rise from 10 000 to 15 000 dollars, but the officeholder demanded 500 dollars a year. The scheme persisted until after he left office, causing him distress and health decline when reminded of the prior sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati Times- Star
Éfe
Falk for President Campaign in Missouri
A Missouri Democratic league meeting in St Louis launched an active drive for former Governor I W Falk to be nominated for president. The group aims to instruct the Missouri delegation to vote for Falk at the national convention. Lon Sanders presides. W J Cochran is secretary of the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booms Falk
St. Louis
I. W. Falk
Missouri Democratic League
Missouri Democratic
Lon Sanders
W. J. Cochran
League
General Potts Now in Command in Central Division
Brigadier General Ramsay D. Potts assumed temporary command of the newly created central division of the United States army. Headquarters are in Chicago and the territory extends from the Rocky Mountains to Lake Michigan and the Canadian boundary to the Gulf of Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ramsay D. Potts
Central Division
United States Army
Rocky Mountains
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Foley Kidney Pills Heal and Support Urinary System
Foley Kidney Pills are described as composed of ingredients chosen to correct and heal the kidneys bladder and urinary passages. The formula is claimed to be antiseptic antidiuretic and a uric acid solvent. 8. H. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. Williams
Relief for Hay Fever with Foley's Honey and Tar
The letter from KE M Stewart of 1034 Wolfram St Chicago endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for quick hay fever relief during hot months. Williams of Des Moines notes the Register and Leader subscription offer until January 1, 1912 for $1.90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
KE. M. Stewart
Wolfram St
Chicago
Stewart
H. Williams
Des Moines Register and Leader
Honest Medicines Versus Fakes in Taft Amendment Debate
A Taft administration proposal to amend the Pure Food and Drug law is contrasted with Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound and Foley Kidney Pills as trusted, well-made medicines. The piece lauds these Foley products for coughs, colds, throat and chest ailments, noting their long-standing role and medical recognition. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Foley
Williams
Happiest Girl In Lincoln Sees Health Return
A Lincoln girl writes she suffered chronic constipation and stomach trouble until taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She reports improvement within three days and credits the medicine for her recovery. Advertisement notes other supplies at the Vindicator and Republican office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Chamberlain
Lincoln
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Armstrong
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