Des Moines Readies National Army Tournament Revolt
Des Moines to host a six day national military tournament September 20 to 25 with 6000 troops from multiple states. Cavalry infantry engineers signal corps and artillery will perform demonstrations at the state fair grounds before 20,000 spectators, including aircraft flights and bridging drills.
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Des Moines
United States Army
Wyoming
Colorado
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansan
Miss Apari
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Signal Corps
State Capitol
Taft
General Bell
State Fair Grounds
Fort Leavenworth
Fifteenth Infantry
The Grass Widow Term in Halstead Marriage Register
The word grass widow appears in Halstead Wasex England marriage records as early as 1654. It is said to derive from grate widow, evolving during times when church authorities granted divorces. A grace widow, the woman empowered to separate, supposedly influenced the term’s meaning and spelling.
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Asoul
Halstead
Wasex
England
Euripides and Goldsmith Quips on Verse Craft
A brisk exchange recalls Euripides claiming three days for three verses and another poet boasting a hundred in that time. Euripides replies those would last only three days. The note adds Goldsmith took seven years to forge Deserted Village and deemed four lines a day good work.
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Euripides
Cyclist Thrown Through Glass Screen After Collision
A Blairgowrie youth cycling home from the golf course rode out of a narrow lane into the main road and struck a passing motor car. He was hurled through the car's glass screen and landed on the road beyond, escaping with only minor injuries.
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Blairgowrie
Scotland
Tea with Children and Other Antiquated Cues
A collection of mid Victorian tea notes, medical quips, and burial customs. It cites BE V Lucas on tea prices in Kew gardens, Dr Abernethy on kidney care, and Foley’s Kidney Remedy. It also tells of Mrs Holstein’s buried clothing, praises Electric Bitters as a health tonic, and extols Dr Kings New Life Pills for multiple ailments.
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The
London Chronicle
BE. V. Lucas
Arthur Cecil
Kew
Abernethy
John Holstein
Addington
H. Williame
Doan’s Kidney Pills Backed by Emmetsburg Resident
Albert M. Fish of Emmetsburg Iowa testifies Doan’s Kidney Pills relieve backache and kidney sluggishness. He recalls using them for ten years after attacks of pain and urges others to buy at Thule Pfiffner’s drug store. Other family members also report relief. Sold by S. H. Williams and all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan’s.
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Bright
Doan
Albert M. Fish
Emmetsburg
Teo
Thule & Pfifftner
Dean
Estherville
S. H. Williams
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo New York
United States
Learn to Distinguish Colors and Color Blindness
The article notes colorblind individuals can learn to name ordinary colors through study. A Southern railway conductor was fired for color blindness but, after five weeks studying colored wool and plants, passed a strict color exam without errors. Dr. Brawley also overcame color blindness using a similar color study method.
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Southern Railway
Brawley
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Tle
Howet County
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Astherville
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Byron M. Cooney
Washington, D.C
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New York
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D. C
K. B. Lohir
E. Wilson
Nancols & Howard's Hardware
P. H. Paulsen
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Phis
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Foley
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Palle
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Peas
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