Death Kills Man in Hay Load Accident near Keota Iowa
Keota Iowa Aug 7 a sudden death shocks a small farming community H O Funson about 45 leaves a family of children He fell from a hay load struck by ground and crushed skull after a jar caused by a Water pall slipping from a hand The team jumped but did not run Funson died instantly leaving a farm and a family. The article also includes camp letters from Camp Lacey and a testimonial about Dr King s New Discovery for lung diseases.
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Keota
Iowa
H O Funson
Funston
Washington County
Hitchcock
Mr. Funson
Town News Roundup From Lerington and Surrounding Areas
Lerington and nearby towns report a busy period with community notes. Lillian Filmer leaves for Utah to teach. Mrs. Lytie McCulley and son visit at T. B. Alles home. editor Jay Hishop returns to New Hampton. Des Moines visits planned for Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Moore. Freight lines reach Wellman. Frank Neal campaigns for county auditor. bridges and oat harvest details noted. Dr. W Griffith brings sheep from Chicago. families travel to Washington Albia Muscatine and Mandan ND for various reasons.
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Auguries
Lillian Filmer
Utah
Lytie McCulley
Kalona
T. B. Alles
Jay Hishop
New Hampton
Washington
Wellman
Mr. Livingston
Bride
Des Moines
Bishop Home
Frank Neal
Local items note travels and meetings in area
Local residents report Celia Beasty visiting Topeka to see relatives and friends. Maud Srexwell of near Lexington visits Denver. Montgomery and McKinney families attend J T Montgomery funeral at Linton. Pension board meets with Dr McCavvaughey and Gardner present. Chicago trip leaves Stewart absent. Board inspects Grace Hill crossing and road petition southwest of Dublin. Billy Curras sustains hand cut at Wells & McCulley market. crooking creek crossings yield narrow escapes but no accidents. creek now passable. Gorham takes over east side meat market. retains cutter Dave White to serve patrons. Fairfield and Burlington district camp meeting set near Birmingham Iowa from Aug 20 to 24 with W Carnes and Rev J D Marsh leading.
Hawkeye No 1 Initiation Event and Soldiers Reunion
Hawkeye No 1 reports a large class of candidates for initiation in two degrees Friday evening August. Grand Master William M Narvis of Muscatine will exemplify the work with assist.J W Millen and others. Old soldiers are notified of a Washington county reunion planning meeting Friday evening August 8 at J W Morton’s office inviting all veterans including Spanish War veterans to attend.
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Wm M. Narvis
Muscatine
J. W. Morton
Washington County
Secret to the sprightly step Dr. King's New Life Pills
An advertise style note touts Dr. King's New Life Pills promising improved digestion and mood with a cheerful testimonial. It claims 25 cents at Stewart's Pharmacy and notes local crossing actions as the county board meets and adjourns.
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Dr. King
Stewart's
Markets Record Mixed Prices Across Commodities
Chicago and East Buffalo market summaries show varied activity. Wheat and corn futures traded steady to lower amid mixed receipts. cattle and hog quotations ranged with several classes up or down. Grain and live stock markets reflect uneven demand and local price shifts across regions.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
G. Dunning & Stevens
Mission Merchants
Fast Buffalo
N. Y
Milwaukee Grain
Thurston to Star In At Cozy Corners Play This Season
The actress Adelaide Thurston will stage her new play At Cozy Corners this season. A favorable write up of Miss Thurston appeared in Munsey's Sporting Life. The road adaptation of Sporting Life, once a long running McVicker's hit, promises a stronger showing.
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Adelaide Thurston
Cozy Corners
Miss Thurston
Munsey’s
Sporting Life
McVicker's Theatre
The Girls of Kashmir In Harsh Economic Realities
A Philadelphia Inquirer piece describes Kashmir women sold to Punjab buyers for cash, with typical payments from 100 to 500 dollars and sometimes 1000 or 5000. Men earn about five cents daily, women about three, surviving on meager labor and coarse dress while lacking hope for improvement.
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Kashmir
Punjab
India
Philadelphia Inquirer
Arnica Salve Cures Severe Piles After Doctor Failure
F A Gulledge of Verbena Alabama endured two hospital stays and 24 tumors from piles. After doctors failed, Hucklen’s Arnica Salve was claimed to subdue inflammation and ease pain, with Stewart’s Pharmacy selling it for 25 cents. Ira Sproull and family returned from Lake Oxoboi.
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Ala
Hucklen
Stewart's
Ira Sproull
Lake Oxoboi
Har vard Exit Sparks Personal Exchange
A New York Press item notes Gerald leaves Yate to enter Harvard prompting a family exchange about blushing and reaction.
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Gerald
Geraldine
Yate
Harvard
New York Press
Notable Fashion at a Colonial Reception
Edmonia remarks that Mrs. Topnotch is impertinent for not being a Colonial Dame yet wore a more elegant frock than any Dame at the colonial reception. Eudocia questions the reasoning as Edmonia defends the attire in the Detroit Free Press excerpt.
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Edmonia
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Theodore Gray
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J. A
Camp Lacey
Sergt
J Kellogg
Oskatoona
Epiron Journal
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Co. C
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Stanley Miller
John A. Babcock
Dudley D Crone
Dell H. Duncan
Chance
Capt. Harvey
San
J. H. Johnston
Broughton
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Columbia Pharmacy
BE. Lemmon
Prop
Lerington
Br Gardner
Dan Munro
Mark
Adam Wombacher
Joe. W. Moore
Almeworth
H. G. Crawford
C. ©. Nichols
Mandao
N. D
Mra. Wm
Albia
W. Grifith
Mra
A. G. Spaulding and Son
Fred
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Jas. S. Hazen
Celia Beasty
Topeka
Maud Srexwell
Lexington
Po Maxwell
Denver
Mr. and
Wret G Montgomery
Frank McKinney
Rae and
Harold
Linton
J. T Montgomery
Pension Board
Dre. McCuvvaughey and
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Dr. Stewart
Kow. Carpenter
Board of Supervisors
Grace Hill
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Billy Curras
Wells & McCulley Market
Crooked Creek
Obas. Gorham
East Side
J. T Butler
East Aide
Free Methodist Camp Meeting
Fairfield
Burlington
Free Methodist Grove
Birmingham
W. Carnes
J D. Marsh
U. W
Hawkeye No 1
Jas O. Millen
Milwaukee
Oxford
Oxfords
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Chicago Grain and Produce
Cloge
London
the Girls OF
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Jewelry Store
A. Hise
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