Burlington Officials Tour Narrow Gauge Lines
Burlington officials led by Darius Miller and T S Eustis visited the Narrow Gauge routes from Burlington to Washington and Oskaloosa. They were told the system would be widened to standard gauge by September 1, and the trip may influence timing for the expansion and new equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurlington Eyelem
City
Burlington
Washington
Oskaloosa
Darius Miller
T. S. Eustis
Burlington Aystem
Chicago
Thos Miller
Hobt Law
Moore Law
Trafic
Jack Sheehas
Arthur Goodspeed
Moore
Ed Fox
Eustis
Local Notes From Marshall and Eureka Area
April 2 reports visitors and local chatter in Marshall and Eureka. Hughes visited a choola on the route. progress on a telephone line is slow. Charley Myers spoke at Eureka. J P Bingaman preached. Rolla Bradford and others sick or improving. John Tucker bought a new buggy. Rocky Mountain Tea noted for a girl’s brightness. A handwriting case at a downtown bank highlights signature recognition issues. New York Post is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Mise Hughes
Journal
Charley Myers
Myers
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Upworth
Eureka
Rolla Bradford
Walter Brown
Bie
Couch
John Tucker
Ben Hill
New York Post
The Boys We Teach And The Work They Need
The piece argues that boys labeled as bad are eager for meaningful activities. It urges giving them real projects using tools and materials, such as sleds, carts, and boats, rather than confinement in books or traditional schooling. Do not give up on them.
Cars Should Charge by Weight Says Fat Man in Banter
A dialogue from Catholic Standard and Times shows Mr. Skinnay irritated by being crowded by a jovial heavyset man. The exchange humorously debates charging cars by weight, with the fat man suggesting such a system would deter stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Skinnay
Catholic Standard and Times
Money's power for good when rightly used
A brief reflection on money's role in human bonds. It asserts money fosters friendship only through beneficial use, echoing George MacDonald's view that wealth serves others when guided by divine purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George MacDonald
Local News Briefs From County Towns Apr 25
Reports include Mrs Votruba injured in a Tuesday night accident caused by wind entangling the wheel. Dr Welle attended. she is conscious and improving. Local families report illness. a rainstorm ends town wind damage and a planned well project. John Wingler to Cedar Rapids. John Welterr drills deep well. The King Perkins company engages for a play of Under Two Flags with Ouida's dramatization by Obie Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Perkins
Ouida
H. J. Warrington
Green Bay
Wis
Ohio House
Senate
Pittsburg
Cairo
Walker William Baker
Kenosha
Pennsylvania
J. E. W. Dissett
Indianapolis
Hotchkiss School
Lakeville
Conn
Hubert Williams
Henry Hill
Northwest
Menneapolis
Alton Railroad
Bloomington
Meat Trust
May Lovesay
Jeffersonville
Ind
Ecuador
Theodore Walser
New Brighton
8. S
Frances Rigsby
R. M. Rigsby
Rigsby Printing Company
Kansas City
F. L. Baldwin
Mindanao Dattos
Manila
J. M. Graham
Clifton
Kan
State Asylum For the
Rock Island
L. R. Hamberlin
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
Richmond
Weather Affects Business and Market Variations Noted
April 24. A weekly review reports versatile weather causing erratic price changes and uneven business across regions. Railroads tied to crop prospects, pig iron, lumber, cotton goods, wool, footwear, leather markets show varied activity with some price shifts and rising wheat blamed partly on market manipulation. U S weekly failures total 212, Canada 18, compared with last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
G. Dun & Coca Weekly Review of Trade
Wixverd
Segent
Boston
United States
Canada
Matrimonial Quick Change in Four Days Ends in Divorce
Milwaukee April 26. A Kenosha county farmer James Rh Minor married a Chicago girl under a matrimonial bureau. The bride, 18, returned the ring and sought divorce after a brief honeymoon in Chicago and Wisconsin. Minor filed for divorce in Ranney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
James Rh. Minor
Kenosha County
Ranney
Minor
Chicago
Carrie Hansen
Kenosha
Waukegan
Help Yourself and Your Wife With Favorite Prescription
A promotional piece extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as cures for uterine disease and female weakness. It includes testimonials from husbands praising relief, sleep, and healthier babies, and urges free letter consultations from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Mae
Albert H. Fulte
Altamont, Grundy Co
Tenn
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
R. V. Pierce
N.Y
Invalids’ Hotel Ont Eee Institute
A Watchmaker Praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy
Chas M. Cramer of Colombo Ceylon lauds Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs colds and hoarseness noting two years since City Dispensary recommended it. He says it quickly cures chest colds and is especially effective for children often needing only one bottle. He urges others to try the medicine and reports widespread satisfaction. Available at Stewarts Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Chas M. Cramer
Colombo
Ceylon
Gome
Egie
Stewarts Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
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Kevosna
For Children
Mercer & Chilcote
Graham
Wakren MC
ODER
Carris Drug Store
MarsHall
Minn
F. W. Brindley
J. H. Stewart
John W. Robinson
Terre Haute
Tad
Asem Inlaw
Mrs Bank
Columbia
Thymos
Columbia Pharmacy
Bowland
Shields
Mesdames
al Sharpe
Jobo Shalla
F Saur
Grandma Griever
China Bockhorst
Mr. Skola
Wil Kern
Koa
J. T Butler
Todd Suart
J. T. Butler
East Side Square
Tel
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Kiladelphia
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
Association
Louisville
Indianapolia
Corrigan
Wiggins Ferry
Wiggins’ Ferry Company
Aurora Literary
Allie Welle
Everett Stewart
Katherine Buxbaum
Viaude McCreedy
Trio Dream
Grace Romig
Edythe Palmer
Dorothy Morrow
Tena
Mr. &. B. Fricke
Petersburg
Menard Co
Boxee
Tey
Sillsbury
J. A. Conningham's Sons
Cohen
Bobbinet
Lace
Mattings
Ney
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