102nd Birthday Isucker Ruth Morris Fights Back
Des Moines on August 1 reports Mrs Ruth McPherson Morris who survived a severe pneumonia siege and will celebrate her 102nd birthday next Saturday. Her granddaughter Mrs Anna Edworthy hosts a reception at 1325 East Capital Avenue as congratulates pour in from across the country. She marks the day with a cake bearing candles equal to her age.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ruth McPherson Morris
Anna Edworthy
East Capital Avenue
Foley's Kidney Remedy Claim for Kidney and Bladder Cure
Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises Foley's Kidney Remedy promising to cure any kidney or bladder trouble within medical reach, stating no medicine can do more. The notice presents a bold health claim and promotes product availability at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Foley
Lemmon
Accident Near Wilton Injures Woman in Shoulder
In Wilton Iowa Mrs Annie Polly living with Mr and Mrs William King three miles north was accidentally shot in the shoulder shortly after 6 pm last Saturday evening. Frank King, 15, son of William King, owns a deaf dog and was firing his rifle to test its range when the incident occurred.
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Wilton
Iowa
Annie Polly
Wm. King
Frank King
King
Woman Wounded by Accidental Shooting In Yard
A stray bullet struck Mrs Polly in her yard during an accidental firing. Dr L C Winters treated her promptly and reports she is resting comfortably. The bullet has not been located as of now and the dog reacted to the report.
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Polly
L. C. Winters
Dyeing And Dry Cleaning Pantorium Ad
Dyeing and dry cleaning of ladies or gents clothing at Shella Barger's pantatorium. Phone 342. 54-5b.
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Shellabarger
Muscatine Saloons to reopen after mulct approval
Muscatine Iowa August 19 the board of supervisors granted a mulct petition allowing saloons to reopen. Saloons had been closed since January 1 by the Law Enforcement league for not operating under the mulct law after a revival led by Rev William A Sunday. No saloons have operated since. The petition had failed once but now passed and openings are expected within weeks.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Law Enforcement League
William A. Sunday
Foley's Kidney Remedy Boon to Elderly People
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a boon for elderly people with kidney or bladder trouble. It claims the remedy stimulates urinary organs, corrects irregularities and tones the whole system, urging immediate use from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
One Point of Resemblance In Old Humorous Vignettes
A collage of comic anecdotes from Harper's Weekly and Bohemian. Includes a Texas actor McCullough mocked for improvised costumes, a street boy and Reverend Brooks kittens yarn, Effie asking if God guides writing, Beaver Bill losing his wife after Cherry Creek flood, and Pat the Irish laborer trading wit with a priest.
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John McCullough
Texas
Ingomar
McCullough
Sothern
Cherry Creek
Denver
Beaver Bill
Bill
Prayer of Socrates: A Plight for Good Not Gold or Power
A classical supplication to the Olympian gods asking for no wealth or tyrannical power but for what is truly good for the whole and best for the individual. The speaker admits folly and blindness, entrusting wisdom to the divine.
A Stranger to It and A Boy With a Future
A Louisville dental patient with a grim toothache seeks urgent relief from a noted dentist. Another tale features Farmer Jeames who plans to become a millionaire by thrift but is outsmarted by a country youth who refuses to work after supper.
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Louisville
Farmer Jeames
Jeames
Barnum Surprise Stuns England Dinner Guests
A report recalls P T Barnum visiting England when George Augustus Sala hosted a public dinner. Barnum entered with a beaming greeting, shook hands with the chairman, and remarked on the surprise. Sala whispered that Barnum himself arranged the driver, a detail that amused the gathering.
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Barnum
P. T. Barnum
England
George Augustus Sala
Mr. Barnum
Mr. Sala
Two Scots in London Read the Soap Request
Two Lanarkshire men visit London and find their hotel washstand lacks soap. A fast-talking spokesman orders soap in broad Scots, prompting the bemused attendant to ask if it means any foreign language. He then returns with soap and two glasses.
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Lanarkshire
London
Sure Thing Lottery Gift Test of Luck
A poor man sold a foreign lottery ticket to Pierpont Morgan. Morgan bought it at double face value and the ticket won a big prize. Morgan offered $1,000 a year for life, but the man preferred a lump sum of $3,000. He doubted his longevity, saying Luck might not stay with Morgan, and he might not live twelve months.
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Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
His Last Request In Kentucky Desperado Execution Scene
A celebrated desperado faced public execution in Kentucky. Joe Blackburn, a rising politician, was among the spectators and, before the sheriff fitted the noose, offered the condemned man his respectful final request.
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Kentucky
Joe Blackburn
Time for Self Culture Through Earnest Purpose
A short excerpt urges laboring men to seize spare moments for self culture. By following one’s calling with industry and economy, a portion of the day can be commanded for study. An hour daily on a subject yields surprising knowledge gains.
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William Ellery Channing
Not the King Aged Canadian Farmer Meets Hotel Crier
An elderly farmer from a remote Canadian county visits Toronto for the first time. A hotel crier asks, King Edward, prompting the farmer to reply with his own name, Sir Thomas Cox of Eramosa, revealing a humorous clash of royal hotel names and local identity.
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Canada
Toronto
King Edward
Thomas Cox
Eramosa
Dear Seats and a Pass From Sarah Bernhardt
In London the actress Sarah Bernhardt visited a bookseller and bought many books. She asked in French, then wrote on a page inside a Scott bound in tree calf, tore out the leaf, and handed it to the bookseller. It was a pass for two to her performance that evening.
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Sarah Bernhardt
London
Scott
Sarah
Memorial Ode for Frankie Grayson Opens Obituary Note
In memory of Frankie R. Grayson, Edith Adams writes a farewell poem. The piece laments the loss and places Frankie's departure on a heavenly shore, expressing faith and longing. The surrounding column lists local notices, Chautauqua attendance, and various itineraries and meetings at state fairs with names, towns, and events.
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Frankie R. Grayson
Edith Adams
Mrs Benton Thompson and Son Return Home After Visit
Mrs Benton Thompson and her son were passengers returning to Ainsworth last evening following a brief visit at a distant location. The report notes their safe arrival and thanks to the hospitality received during the visit.
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Harrison
J. F. Frain
Wyman
J. C. Mayer
Keota
John C. Giffen
Keola
Gypsy Smith
Chautauqua
J. J. Gardenier
A. L. Graham
Howard White
W. O. Ralston
West Chester
Benton Thompson and Son
Ainsworth
Mrs Chas E Smith Endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills
Mrs Chas E Smith of West Franklin Maine says she uses Dr Kings New Life Pills as a family laxative because they are effective and gentle. The painless purifiers are sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy 25ce.
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Chas. E. Smith
Weat Franklin, Maine
Dr. King
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
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Blackburn
Phillips Brooks
Effie
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Pat
Socrates
J. A. Harwood
the Good Shoe Store
Frankie
Fox & Dewey
Sexton
E. M. Bolding
Eldon
J. PF
Kurtz
Mayer
Dudley Crone
Ralph Cobb
Wayne Critz
Knoxville
Mae Harley
J. B. Patterson
Roy
Hopkinton
Ruby Hulse
Max Keller
College Extension Department
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Iowa Commission of the National Corn Exposition
Farmers
James Wilson
H. E. Deemer
Davis
Minnesota
Geneva
Fair Grounds
P. G. Holden
A. Maas
Johnson County
Stella
Ida Cavender
Will Craig
Martinsburg
Crawfordsville
Burlington
LaFayette McConnell
Lua Pollock
Rogers, Ark
J. B. Dillon
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Richland
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Geo. H. Paul
Rock Island
Corpus Christi
Kansas City
R. A. Bruce
S. M. Brinton
L. ©. Johnson
Brighton
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