Local Residents Return From Midwest Visit
John Hopengardner is home from a few days visit in Chicago. John Matthews and son Harvey, B. F. Dixon and John Applegate were passengers for Titus this morning. Mrs C S Purvis of Truro Iowa arrived last night for a short visit with her son A L Purvis and wife on East Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hopengardner
Chicago
John Matthews
Harvey
B. F. Dixon
John Applegate
Titus
Sam Patton
John Fisher
Iowa City
Mrs. Harding
Burlington
Keota
Local News Roundup of City Travels and Delights
Local notes show residents traveling to Burlington Havre West Chester Keithsburg Crawfordsville Ottumwa and Talleyrand for short visits business and family gatherings. People include Ralph Rehmer W A Row Katherine Guzeman D D Norton Helen Cowden Charles Mrs James Coder and baby and Sam Patton with John Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Rehmer
Burlington
W. A. Row
Katherine
Havre
Charley Guzeman
West Chester
G. A. Smith
Keithsburg
Standard Land Co
W. SS. Russel
Ottumwa Seed Co
Marbourg & Helwick
Woman Describes Relief From Rheumatic Pain
Mrs. Sarah A. Cole of Dover Delaware recounts long rheumatic suffering and credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm with rapid relief after two years of trials. She notes it as a liniment that aids rest and sleep and claims many friends also benefited, with Cook & Sherman selling the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah A. Cole
S. New Street
Dover
Del
Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman
Company D Receives New U S Springfield Rifles
Captain John Steck of Company D announced yesterday the unit has been issued fifty new U S Springfield magazine rifles to replace the old 1898 model. The modern rifles use pointed bullets and new army belts bayonets and scabbards were also distributed, leaving Company D finely equipped for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steck
U. S
Cyrus Chapter No 13 Convocation Friday April 10 1908
Cyrus Chapter No 13 will meet in regular convocation Friday evening April 10 1908. A full attendance is desired George H. Kerr, H. P. J. W. Morton, Sec'y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Kerr
Washington Lodge Meeting Notice 1908
Washington Lodge No 26 calls a Friday evening meeting on April 10 1908 to perform first degree work with full attendance urged. J H Steck master workman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
Somnambulist Schoolteacher Reads and Writes in Dark
An English medical journal reports a 21-year-old teacher of typing and music at Birmingham Hospital who sleepwalks to the music room at night. She reads and writes by reading in darkness, composing notes on harmony, and even sending letters, including a German one. She recalls nothing when awake. She still walks in her sleep occasionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Russell
Birmingham Hospital
Rich Church Breakfast Prank Feeds City Needy
A joke at Second Presbyterian Church Pittsburg drew a hungry crowd to a supposed free breakfast for 150. Pastor S Edward Young began a collection with one dollar to feed ten men and soon raised enough to serve all and create a lasting Sunday morning breakfast effort called the Breakfast Brotherhood club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg
Eighth Street
Edward Young
Pastor Young
Praise for Speculation by Cornell Economist E W Kemmerer
Cornell economics professor E W Kemmerer argues that stock exchanges function like large insurance companies with society as members and speculators as managers. He cites risk and skill as warranting high pay and notes both dishonest manipulation and the stabilizing role of speculation in preventing price shocks and sudden market swings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Kemmerer
Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
New Geese Snared by Long Set Line on Passaic Banks
Wesley Jacobs a farmer of Hook Mountain near Towaco New Jersey shot at a flock of wild geese rising from a Passaic River inlet and brought down two. He then found a 500 foot long set line with fifty hooks, parts on land and bait swallowed by a goose. He pulled the line from a stump hole and recovered an otter and an eight pound German carp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Jacobs
Hook Mountain
Towaco
N. J
Passaic
Jacobs
One Advantage of New Style Cars
A pay as you enter car design fixes exits by placing grab handles on the front door sides. Women leaving must face the car’s direction, ending the old obstacle to graceful egress and pleasing lovers of beauty in art and nature.
Sculptor to Train Kentucky Horse for Custer Statue
Edward C. Potter of Greenwich Conn plans to train a Kentucky thoroughbred found in Wabash Ind as the model for General Custer's horse. He bought the animal from Edward Sholder and will teach it to pose for the statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Potter
Greenwich, Conn
Wabash
Ind
General Custer
Custer
Edward Sholder
Darwin Centenary Celebration Set for Cambridge
The Darwin centenary will be celebrated in Cambridge England during the fourth week of June. The council's report urging a university commemoration has been confirmed by the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Darwin
Cambridge
England
Council
Senate
Best cabinet photos and market news in Eldon diary
Local notes report cabinet photos at Freys for ten dollars a dozen and market items like fresh fish celery and oysters at Royal Meat Market. Our city sees many residents traveling for business to Ainsworth Crawfordsville Keota and Chicago while births illnesses and family movements mark daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Meat Market
Teddy Dalton
Letts
H. Shrader
Ainsworth
J.C. Woolm
W. L. Eichelberger
Winfield
William Hollingsworth
Dennis Brown
Regular meeting of the C. E. 8 Thursday April 9
The notice calls a regular meeting of the C. E. 8 for Thursday evening at 8 o clock Mrs Elizabeth Stewart grand worthy matron from Cedar Rapids will be present to inspect the chapter The event is dated in the local notice with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E
Elizabeth Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Grand Worthy
Reverend Coates Accepts Call to Hedrick Church
The Rev. 8. K. Coates, who preached at Eldon for four years, has accepted a call from the Christian congregation at Hedrick and will begin work next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. K. Coates
Eldon
Hedrick
Woman Restored to Health by Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Seven years of suffering ended for Mrs Sallie French of Pancunia Indiana by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring strength and health after doctors offered no relief. The article promotes the compound, invites letters for free confidential advice, and lists common female ailments treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancaunla
Ind
Ter
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J. H. Steck
W. M
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Rich Church
Frey
J. W Maxwell
Hlavre
J. Carris
John Jay
Marlbourg & Helwick
Kate Teas
Crawfordsville
Carrie
Fannie Winter
Hollingsworth Farm
Town
August Burgstrom
William Randall
C. A. Boice
Seal of Minnesota
Kelley
S.A. Chambers
Chapel
Emma Hazen
George Carson
M. J. Adams
Harry McCulley
Marion
Samuel Shrader
J. R. Maxwell
Esther Maxwell
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Lemmon’s Pharmacy and
McElhinney Drug Co
Thomas Craig
Kansas City
Colorado Springs
Denver
Steinway
Lyon & Healy
Adams Sr
Peck
South Dakota
Gan
Brown and Spink Counties
Chalmers’ Store
Foley
Foley’s
Petey & Company
Dr. King
Jisfactory
NDED
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Chichester
Jinianodsiyyot Inovuds
Yoomis
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