Free Exhibition At Chautauqua Grounds
The Mason Transfer and Storage Co will showcase Kelly Engines Farm Machinery buggies harness and other gear at the Chautauqua grounds. See engines churns separators washing machines and feed grinders in operation to prove cost effectiveness. Studebaker buggies wagons and farm trucks will also be displayed for inspection. The display is free and educational at the Washington Chautauqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
Chautauqua
Kelly
Studebaker
Washington Chautauqua
Mrs Chas E Smith Endorses Dr King's New Life Pills
Mrs Chas E Smith of West Franklin Maine says she uses Dr King's New Life Pills as family laxative medicine because they work without fuss. The painless purifiers are sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Thanking Friends for Support After Mother's Death
The family of Mrs. Margaret K. Ritchey expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during her illness and after her death. They note the thoughtful acts brought comfort during their loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret K. Ritchey
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Relief for Elderly
Many elderly people suffer kidney or bladder troubles that are painful and dangerous. Foley's Kidney Remedy is claimed to stimulate urinary organs correct irregularities and tone the whole system. Start now at Lemmon's Pharmacy for vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Weather improves crop prospects and farm work progress
Des Moines reports a favorable week for field work with cooler nights and below normal average temperatures. Rain was scarce in eastern districts while southern to north central areas saw heavy showers, aiding corn, potatoes, and pastures. Winter wheat yields are very good, oats remain poor but better than last year, and fall plowing has begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
North Central
Senator Allison's Will Filed In Dubuque Iowa
The will estimates the estate at 100000 with annual incomes and bequests to Mrs. Brayton the widow of James and siblings. Legacies include 1200 to Mrs Brayton for life, 750 to James’s widow, 1500 to four relatives, 1000 to four nephews, 1000 each to Dubuque Library Finley Hospital and YMCA. Upon Brayton and Cornelia Allison’s deaths two fifths go to James’s children and three fifths to Mathew’s. Judge Lacey named executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa
Allison
C. J. Brayton
James
Brayton
Mathew
Dubuque Public Library
Finley Hospital
Cornelia Allison
James Allison
Mathew Allison
Lacey
Washington
Nicola & Harmon Book Store Clocked Out Early for Chautauqua
Notice states Nicola and Harmon book store will close every evening at 6 PM during Chautauqua. Also advertises fresh salted peanuts and almonds at the Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicola & Harmon Book
Chautauqua
Vienna
Volcano as a Gas Range on Mount Pelee Edge
Mrs. Edmund Otis Hovey, wife of an American Museum of Natural History curator, camped atop Mount Pelee to cook over the crater vents. She is the first woman to sleep on the mountain since 1902. The Hoveys traveled from Martinique and noted the cone’s collapse and the volcano’s decreasing activity as restoration efforts proceed on the eastern flank. They also visited St Vincent and St Pierre, describing ruins and fresh natural growth over fallen walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Otis Hovey
Geological Department
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Martinique
Mount Pelee
Hovey
Dr. Hovey
St. Vincent
la Sourriere
Pelee
St. Pierre
Strange Family Compact In Chicago Suburb
Lake Forest society was startled as Henry Gordon Strong and Mrs. Margaret Hubard Strong filed a record of a compact not for separation but for financial arrangements. The agreement forgives dower rights and fixes annual payments of 4000, 4500, then 5000 dollars, continuing after death of Mr. Strong until Mrs. Strong’s death, with payments contingent on estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Forest Society
Chicago
Henry Gordon Strong
Margaret Hubbard Strong
Strong
Henry Strong
Chicago Union League
Onwentsia
Arithmet ic Too Yankee protest over arithmetic examples
John B Hoodcamp of Austin Texas a Confederate Veterans filed a protest with Governor Campbell against a state text book boards adoption of an elementary arithmetic containing examples that name Federal leaders The camp calls the items an attempt to indoctrinate southern youth by asking age calculations tied to Grant Sherman and Sheridan and pivotal Civil War events
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Hoodcamp
Confederate Veterans
Austin
Tex
Campbell
State
South
Grant
Vicksburg, Miss
Vicksburg
William T. Sherman
Georgia
Sheridan
Winchester
Cedar Creek
Safety Valve For Vesuvius Idea Explored In August Popular Mechanics
An Italian scientist proposes boring a tunnel at Vesuvius base to divert lava into the sea during coma phases, then channeling lava into molds to cast blocks for Naples streets and quays, aiming to control eruptions and produce usable material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
Naples
Russian Marine Enterprise Seeks Northeast Passage Route
An expedition under the Russian Ministry of Marine is being equipped to discover a northeast passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The project aims to find a viable sea route with potential commercial and strategic value for Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Marine
Pacific Oceans
Credit Poor Doctor Won’t Come Association Forms
Atlanta physicians form an association to require a report on a caller’s credit before a doctor responds to a medical call. The group aims to ensure payment or proof of ability to cover charges prior to dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
White City at Townsley’s Park Returns for Chautauqua Season
Many campers gather at the White City grounds for the annual Chautauqua, bringing tents and plans for ten days of lectures, concerts, and activities. The program opens with a concert by the Rounds Orchestra and a speech by Vice President D H McLaughlin, with Miss Blanche Guthrie on site for local notices. Sunday schedule includes Bible hour, history talks on Thomas Hutchins, kid and boys and girls clubs, a Washington Band concert, and a lecture on The Modern Sunday School Movement by Rev Matt R Sawyer. Mascot the educated horse appears Thursday afternoon for entertainment and conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsley's Park
Washington
White City
Litole Rein
The
Rounds Orchestra
D. H. McLaughlin
Journal
Blanche Guthrie
Doctor Lloyd
St. Luke
Miss Noyes
Professor Schroeder
Mabe
Wilcox
lThomas Hutchins
the Tory
Matt R. Sawyer
Washington Band
Seriously Burned In Fire At Lone Tree Restaurant
Henry Brown brother of Charles Brown auctioneer of Washington was seriously burned at 5 30 am when kerosene on hot coals caused an explosion at his Lone Tree restaurant. The blaze caused about 1000 dollars damage. He suffered extensive burns to both hands and the right side of his body but eyesight remained intact. He rolled in the grass to extinguish flames and is not expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Henry Brown
Charles Brown
Washington
Mr. Brown
Mrs Samuel Logan Hurt in East Washington Accident
Mrs Samuel Logan was severely hurt this morning at her home in east Washington. While standing on a chair near a chicken fence her foot slipped and she fell against the fence. A picket bruised her chest and doctors fear possible permanent effects are not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Logan
East
Washington
Pleasant social at East Washington lawn gathering
Young people of First United Presbyterian church enjoyed a lawn social at Miss Ella Daw son’s home on East Washington with games and refreshments. Mr and Mrs Herman D Treimer of Des Moines were honored guests at a party by Misses Dade and Edith Shanafelt, featuring music and fortune telling. A G T club picnic at Sunset Park for the Treimers drew about twenty, with a bountiful repast and unanimous reports of an excellent time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian Church
Ella Dawson
Washington Street
Herman D. Treimer
Des Moines
Dade
Edith Shanafelt
Shanafelt
Washington
G. T. Club
Treimer
Anna Eagle
Bessie Darbyshire
Beatrice Smith
Sunset Park
Land of Graves and the Egyptian Death Cults
A London Saturday Review passage portrays ancient Egypt as a vast graveyard where life centers on death. It describes pyramids built by slave labor, mortuary art, tomb chambers, and temples as vestibules to the afterlife, with mortuary devotion shaping all crafts and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Moses
Nile
London Saturday Review
Secretary Plans Long Distance Relay Race in Iowa
Secretary J A Goodell of the Y M C A at Marshalltown Iowa outlines a long distance boys relay race for early fall. Potential routes include Waterloo Marshalltown Ottumwa Marshalltown via Oskaloosa and Keokuk Marshalltown via Burlington and Cedar Rapids. The plan would field enough competitors so no runner covers more than a half mile. Officials expect a record breaking amateur relay time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Goodell
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Keokuk
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Parrot School Opens in Paris District for Bird Marketing
A new Paris school in Grand Montrouge trains parrots by phonograph to extol products. Managers teach several birds to cry praises, planning to hang the trained parrots in cages on prominent boulevard locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Montrouge
Paris
Bakeries and travel notes at the Vienna and Cotter
Lewis Patterson departed for Sigourney on business and Tom Arthur left for Cotter representing Wilson Heating Co. The Vienna serves as headquarters for Chautauqua bakery supplies offering every kind of product bakers make, including green apple and fresh blackberry pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Patterson
Sigourney
Vienna
Tom Arthur
Cotter
Wilson Heating Co
Chautauqua
Cattle shipments to Chicago move via Milwaukee line
Lee Shuman delivered five cars of cattle to Chicago over the Milwaukee road while W A Phillips sent two cars of stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Shuman
Chicago
Milwaukee
W. A. Phillips
Cake machine at work in Vienna bakery
Evening report describes the new cake machine operating in Vienna bakery with jumbles cookies and assorted confections in varying colors and styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
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Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
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Arkansas
Lombardo
Chautauqua Grounds
Mr. and
Mrs
D. R. Ritchey
Senator Allison
Fox & Dewey
Finestland Best
North Side Shoe Store
Strange Family Compact
Russian Marine Enterprise
the Land OF Graves
Steck
Steck’s
Alex Stephen
Keota
E. G. Wilson
Nettie Anderson
Miss Verne
Ainsworth
Mame
Dade Shearer
Lake Okoboji
Don Guthrie
Hecklinger
Dean
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