Washington Academy Enrolls for Fall Term with Six Courses
The Washington Academy opens its fall term on August 31 offering six courses including classical and scientific streams for college prep, didactic for teaching, shorthand and commercial for business life, plus a four year music option. Enrollment begins Monday with recitations starting September 1. catalogues available.
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Washington Academy
Daugherty
Grmce M. Smith
Dade Bee Shearer
W. R. Lytle
Estelle D. Fogel
Anna Dawson
Tattie Moore Mitchell
Structer
Drake University
Luce
School of Music
Cora A. Ball
Florence Parrish
Golenso Hotel Shoe Shining Parlors Featured
Dave Keltner proprietor runs shoe shining parlors at the Golenso Hotel. Good work noted in a brief item describing service quality and location.
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Golenso Hotel
Dave Keltner
Washington barber shop offers first class service with new fittings
In Washington the Globe Barber Shop advertises a five year lease on space in the Washington National Bank building with new furniture and a promise of quality work. Proprietor Mart White invites patrons to visit the shop to see the updated setup and service. Also noted are summer excursion rates from Brighton to several western destinations, and new iron park seats arriving for installation.
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Washington
Washington National Bank
le Ar
WEHS
Iowa Central Railway
Brighton
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colo
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Deadwood
Ead City
Hot Springs
Oyster
Iowa Central
Cutts
Minneapolis
Minnescotso
Chautauqua Grounds
Logan
Linois
Washington County
Peoria
Burlington
Me. Jewett
Lincoln
Lawsuits Against Rock Island After Buffalo Train Wreck
Two civil actions filed in Muscatine district court seek damages from the Rock Island road over the February 9 Buffalo wreck that killed Laura M. Croft and crippled Mrs. Laura M. Croft. Mrs. Croft seeks 25000 dollars for injuries and suffering. S. H. Croft seeks 30750 dollars for grief, funeral costs, medical and nursing care, and loss of his wife’s service.
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H. Croft
Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island Road
Buffalo
Muscatine
Laura M. Croft
S. H. Croft
Prescription Department Accuracy Impresses Customers
The article describes how pharmacists precisely measure each ingredient in prescriptions and verify quantities to ensure correct preparation, inviting readers to observe the process and build confidence in the medicines they receive.
Harrie Horne Return From Davenport Visit
Mr and Mrs Harrie Horne returned home Saturday after a visit to Davenport.
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Mrs. Harrie Horne
Davenport
Florence Parrish a piano student and teacher in St Joseph
Florence Parrish a graduate of St Joseph High School Missouri specializes in piano and teaches there. She studied at the Academy School of Music last June. Also notes on Mrs Mitchell and a sea voyage promise plus several local notices about Illinois Picnic and railroad appointments.
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Miss Fogel
Parsons College
Ames Agricultural College
Anna Dawson
Miss Lawson
Greggs School of Shorthand
Academy
Miss Parrish
St. Joseph
Mitchell
R. O. Daugherty
Prin
Woman's Presbyterial Convention Opens Tomorrow
The Woman's Presbyterial convention of the Covenanter church starts tomorrow at 1 30 PM and runs to Wednesday noon. The Christian Endeavor convention begins Wednesday afternoon with Rev Clark of Chicago scheduled to speak that evening. A Thursday morning business meeting concludes events followed by a Thursday afternoon picnic for delegates at Keck's grove west of town.
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The
Covenanter Church
Mr. Clark
Chicago
Christan Endeavor Society
Keck's Grove
West
False report about Mrs McCleary ill circulated
A recent false cable claimed Mrs W. McCleary was gravely ill in Africa. The Crawfords ville family says no word has been received. The last letter from Mrs McCleary, dated June 21, stated she was well.
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Africa
W. McCleary
McCleary
Crawfordsville
Boy Cured of Colic by Home Remedy The Story
Four year old boy with colic and stomach cramps worsened after morphine. After half a teaspoonful of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy the child slept within half an hour and recovered. Wilkins of Shell Lake Wisconsin reports the cure. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman.
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Chamberlain
F. L. Wilkins
Shell Lake
Wis
Wilkins
Shell Lake Lumber Co
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Trainmen Receive Wage Increases and Schedule Changes
A general notice to the passenger and freight trainmen division announces wage increases effective the first of the month. Freight conductors and brakemen gain 15 percent while passenger conductors and brakemen receive 12 percent. Committees from Valley Junction and Eldon attended a Chicago conference where schedule adjustments, including double headers, were discussed. William B. Curtis notes Iowa State Agricultural College as a leading institution with 1322 regular students and about 500 in short courses, up from 547 five years earlier. The engineering and agriculture departments house the majority of students.
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Valley Junction
Eldon
Chicago
William BE. Curtis
Iowa State Agricultural College
T B Vogt News Dealer at Columbia Pharmacy Circulating Library
T B Vogt of the Columbia Pharmacy operates a circulating library offering the latest books as soon as they hit the market. Members pay a fee and may keep a chosen book or return it for ten cents to borrow another, with hundreds of titles available including The Mississippi of the Pasture The Call of the Wild and The One Woman.
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T. B. Vogt
Columbia Pharmacy
James Lane
Allen
Thomas Dixon, Jr
Jack London
Purnipville Station People Counted In Deepo Joke
A passenger asks the name of the stop and the population at Purnipville. A gaunt native answers that you can count them yourself, saying they are all at the deepo, a quip reflecting local humor.
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Purnipville
Deepo
Chicago ‘Tribune
Quick and Certain Cure for Diarrhoea
A seasonal appeal praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the fastest safest treatment. The ad claims two doses cure ordinary attacks and even severe cases, noting no time loss. Available at Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman.
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Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Dr King s New Life Pills promise relief from pain
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a gentle thorough remedy for dizziness backache liver trouble and constipation. Sold by Stewart s Drug Store with a 25 cent guarantee.
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Dr. King
Stewart
Scranton Coal Ad by Shields and Son
Scranton Coal firm John Shields & Son urges customers to contract for hard coal now, claiming Scranton offers the best quality and inviting immediate contact.
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Scranton
John Shields & Son
Nickel Plate Shows Arrive with First Class Performances
Harris nickel plate shows arrived yesterday and offered matinee and evening performances to draw crowds. Local writer Wally Register from Mobile, Alabama says the acts are first class in every respect.
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Harris
Wally Register
Mobile
Ala
Iowa Land Co Incentives for Sale of Property in Iowa
The Iowa Land Co advertises railroad rate land excursions with stopovers both ways and the option to travel one road there and another back. It highlights rich soil good artesian water nutritious grasses and social advantages. The firm invites property listings for exchange and sale of desirable tracts in Iowa.
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Iowa
Iowa Land Co
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Gorner
Postoftice
Kaye & Lytle Telephone
East Side Square
Lytle
Monmouth College
Ile
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Steck
Edgerton
China
H. F. Steck’s
West Side Jeweler
Mart White
Globe Barber Shop
Mumber
J. BK. Lemmon
Florence Parrishs
Illinois
Smith & Dows
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Dows
Warren Cowles
Rock Island
St. Joe
Woman's Presbyterial Convention
Christain
North
Missouri
Scranton Coal
Crail’s
New York
Washington, Towa
Big Chief
McGall Bros
McCall Bros
Peon Oil and Supply Co. Ltd
J. S. Wilbert
O.solbric & CO
Opera House
Harwood
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