Bargain Books Offer Early Christmas Purchases
A local ad lists discounted titles with prices for a busy holiday season. Notable works include The Call of The Wild, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Donovan Pasha, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, The Master Christian and more priced between 1.50 and 1.60, highlighting a curated selection of classics and popular reads.
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Iar
Eben Holden
Castle Craneycrow
Alice of
Old Vincennes
Navarre
Ind
Janice Meredith
Master Christian
Hound of the
Blennerhassett
Donovan Pasha
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
Hon
Peter Sterling
Brewster's Millions
Williams and Anderson Real Estate Offerings
For sale listings include the Henry Jones property priced at 950 dollars and two additional lots in Loughs addition at 100 dollars each. Inquiries directed to Amenzo Brown at 416 William St, Rome, New York. The ad promotes courteous service and emphasizes free viewing.
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Henry Jones
Lough
Amenzo Brown
William St
Rome
N. Y
Engraving Offer From Johnson & Co
A local notice states Johnson & Co offers free engraving services to customers. The brief ad emphasizes no charge for any engraving work performed.
Landor Prose and the Craft of Writing
A compact reflection on Landor distinctions between poetry and prose with quotes from Symons noting Landor’s deliberate prose career. It contrasts poetic amusement with prose study and hints at Landor’s published Imaginary Conversations and his lasting influence in literature. The piece also recounts John Paul Jones the Bonhomme Richard and Serapis incident and the British promotion of Jones prompting a witty reply about meeting the admiral.
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Landor
Arthur Symons
Atlantic
Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
George
Striking Coincidence Behind Nellie’s Visitor
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, Mrs Gotatm-Let recalls a newspaper story about selling a gold mine for half a million. She notes that the timing coincides with the arrival of a young visitor named Smoothley who has begun frequenting Nellie.
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Gotsum—Maria
Smoothley
Nellie
Gotatm
Chicago Tribune
Had Hard Luck Fat Man Skeleton Life Story
A Detroit Free Press interview quotes a circus freak who recalls starting as the fat man, then marrying, and finally becoming the living skeleton, reflecting a lifelong circus oddity.
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Detroit Free Press
The Retort Courteous Exchange
In a clipped dialogue, Mies Oldway rebuffs numerous marriage offers while Gayboy, absent minded, remarks on her prudence. Meggen dorfer Biatter presents a sharp, witty back and forth reflecting social constraints and flirtatious urban life.
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Mies Oldway
Gayboy
Meggendorfer Biatter
A Little Different in a Father’s Question
A fragmentary reminiscence contrasts a father’s inquiry about admiration with a child’s reflection on imagination. The excerpt presents a dialogic moment about perception and identity, hinting at deeper themes of self and parental influence.
Des Moines Capital Bargain Offer for 1907 Annual Subscriptions
The Des Moines Capital announces a week long bargain December 21 to 28 to secure a full year of the Daily Capital for $2, down from $3, by mail or at post offices. Old subscribers must clear arrears and pay $2 for 1907. encourage gifting to friends. The paper promises AP leased wire news, two color printing, and strong market reports. Also advertised: State Register and Farmer and Vindicator and Republican combinations at $1.76 through January 1, 1908.
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Des Moines
Young
Towa
Associated Press
Lews
Homeseekers' Excursions Travel Deals Announced
The Minneapolis & Bt. Laws KR, R. will offer round trip excursion tickets every Tuesday to Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Canadian Northwest with one fare plus $2.00 and stopover privileges. Monthly first and third Tuesdays extend to the South and West. For rates contact agents or A. B. Ours, GSP. &T. A., Minnepolis, Minn.
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Minneapolis & Bt
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northwest
A. B Ours
GSP
T. A
Minnew Polls
Minn
Illinois Central Excursion Rates and Destinations
Illinois Central offers tourist and homeseekers excursion fares for destinations nationwide and beyond. Ticket sales begin November 1906 with various on sale dates including October 19 and Tuesdays through December, featuring One and One-Third Fare, One Fare Plus $2, and less than one fare options to numerous states and international points. See H J Phelps in Dubuque for specifics.
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Indiana
Ohio
Council Bluffs
Reunion
Army of the Tennesse
Montana
Utah
Idaho
British Columbia
Alberta
Washington
Oregon
Arizona
California
Aate
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Chattanooga
Tenn
National Military Park
Shiloh
Battlefield
Illinois Central
H. J. Phelps
Dubuque
Iowa
Spalding Chumiéa Nuptials Highlight Sioux City Society
Miss Ella Marie Spalding daughter of Mr and Mrs James Spalding wed Miles Preston Chumlea of Omaha at St Thomas Episcopal church in Sioux City in a wedding that drew prominent local families. A large reception followed at the Spalding home with green and white decor and many out of town guests attended. The newlyweds planned an extended western trip before settling in Omaha after December 16.
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Spalding
Chumiéa
Bijoux City Journal
Sioux City
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Ella Marie Spalding
James David Spalding
Miles Preston Chumlea
Omaha
Spaldings
Ufe
Fighth and
Jones Streets
George Avery
Lloyd Scruggs
Rufus Harris
Neb
Fred J. White
Eatherville
Frank Kirk
Walter Bonnell
James H. Bolton
Leah Irvine
Chumlea
Minneapolis
Nintah
M. F. Rohrer
J. A. Ellett
Nate Denny
Robert Theinhardt
Hyomei cure claim and farm papers offer
An advertisement warns against dosing the stomach for catarrh and promotes Hyomei as a targeted remedy. It guarantees cure with a purchase from F. B. Shadle & Co and notes the Hyomel outfit price and occasional refills. Also touts Iowa State Register and Winchester and Republican newspapers with a bundled subscription deal through January 1, 1908.
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Shadle & Co
Iowa State Register and Farmer
Winchester and Republican
Improved Farm for Sale in Cedar Rapids Area
Improved farm for sale with good improvements and a fine grove. For full description price and terms address the owner H. Be BornRock Cedar Rapids Iowa. Bhett.
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H. BE. BornRock
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bhett
Obvious Fix for City Streets and Patent Medicine Transparency
A quirky suggestion proposes collecting empty whiskey bottles to pave a business block, while the J Ayer Company of Lowell Massachusetts offers full public formulas for its medicines including Ayer s Cherry Pectoral and Sarsaparilla. The firm claims no secret recipes and aims to inform consumers about every medicine they take.
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Estharyilie
Iowa Falla Sentinel Gaya
J. ©. Ayer
Lowell
Masa
Ayer
The Designer for November Fashion Features
The Designer for November offers winter apparel designs for women and youths plus articles on mourning wear riding habits and fashionable furs. It includes Outdoor Baby in Winter, Leather Treatment for the Library, three Thanksgiving stories and verse, sewing millinery lace work knitting, home made Christmas gift designs, and curated departments on etiquette floriculture and women’s activities.
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Mother's
Old Soldiers Excursion to Southern Battle Fields
Old soldiers plan a two destination excursion to battlefields at Vicksburg and Andersonville with observances in Chattanooga and Shiloh on November dates. Rock Island Lines offers low rate travel of one cent per mile with through tourist cars from Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Ratherville on November 7 and 9. For rates and reservations contact Rock Island Lines or Division Passenger Agent Jno G Farmer in Dubuque Iowa.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Andersonville
Chattanocoga
Tenn
Shiloh Hattle
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Ratherville
Obiongo
Illinois Central
Rock Island Lines
Jno
G. Farmer
Oudur Rapids
Lowa
Novia
Magazine Club Offers with Windgreator and Republican
Readers are urged to subscribe to the Vindicator and Republican along with magazine bundles at reduced prices. Offers include Cosmopolitan with multiple titles at discounted rates, plus free balance of the year for early subscribers. Discounts apply when combined with this paper. The ad cites child injury relief with Dr Thomas Electric Oil and promotes a yearlong package of Weekly Iowa State Register and Farmer.
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Windgreator
Republican
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Cosmopolitan
Harper's Bazaar
Woman's Home Companion
Womans Home Companion
Vindicator
Au Vindicator
Iowa State Register
Farmer
Register
Freight and passenger train notices at Chicago division
Passenger No 619 Pyastourer No 607 Freight No 675 GOING SOUTH Arrive 10:00 am 6:11 pm 7:40 pm Freight No 606 Forea City Division Arrive times listed Passenger No 717 Freight No 771 6:80 pm GOING EAST Ramenger No 718 Mis Freight No 772 Ball except Sunday Freight trains not carry passengers without tickets L M ALLEN General Forewaner Agent Chicago IL
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Pyastourer
Forea
iBall
Bunday
L. M. Allen
Foansriler
Hioago
Ill
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DES Moines Capital
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Colon
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Missippi
Florida
Porto Rico
Texas
Mexico
Iowa State Dairy Association
Albert Lea
Navy
Wisconsin
South Dakota
The
Register and Farmer
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Mra
Nancy M. Hanson
Hamburg
Batherothe
St. Pat
Chicago
Lently
Pedia
Karieas City
Dee Method
Twin Cities
Apt's
Thy
Storm Lake Pass
San
Des Moines Pass
Bates
A. B. Cutts
Minneanolia
Rane UH
AT. Louis
Memphis
Peoria
Josep Mansab
Eqtherville, Iowa
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FT. Worth
ST. Paul
Séyanad
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Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
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