Electric Bitters Tested To Cure Malaria Claims
A regional pharmacy advertises Electric Bitters as a remedy for malaria and related ailments. It cites customer testimonial from Wim. A. Fretwell of Lacama North Carolina praising a three bottle cure and notes benefits for stomach liver and kidney troubles plus fever and typhoid prevention. The product is guaranteed by J. K. Lemmon Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Wim. A. Fretwell
Lacama
N. C
J. K. Lemmon
Lemmon’s Pharma
New Tuberculosis Cure Based on Medicine
An ad touts Eckman’s Alterative as a cure or partial cure for consumption, citing a patient case from Rochester New York. It claims doctors fail with tuberculosis and urges readers to obtain the product through Washington shops or local druggists and to request the booklet of cured cases.
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Eckman
Bxekman
Savannah St
Rochester
N. Y
Stt. Mary's Hospital
Edna Finzer
Beckmaan
Washington
McElhinney Drug Co
North Side Pharmacy
Bfekman Laboratory
Phila
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Proberbly a Sanitary Grocery tale about a bad breakfast
A comic parable about a boarder who laments a poor ham at breakfast. He prays to the Lord for decent tea or quality food, warning readers that shopping at the Sanitary Grocery prevents a dark brown taste in the mouth.
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Washington
Santary Grocery
Keota Chautauqua Session Declared a Success
The Keota Chau tauqua closed its Sunday session with strong attendance and praise for the W. R. C. The Iowa Temperance Chautauqua association supplied the talent for August 23 to 28 including Capt. Charles Stanley and Col John Sobieski. The Mendely Quartette and Dr. Burleigh drew crowds, with Rickets siblings highly praised. The event ends with acclaim for Gardner Hall and temperance talks, plus band concerts by the Ladies and Koncert bands.
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Keota
Anguet
Keota Chautauqua
Chautauqua
Iowa Temperance Chautauqua Association
Charles Stanley
John Sobieski
Poland
Stanley
Sobieski
Ife
Meneley Quartette
L. W. Burleigh
C. W. Meneley
Chas. J. Hall
Interparliamentary Union drafts world peace resolutions
The American delegation at Brussels's Interparliamentary Union presented resolutions for permanent world peace. Rep Richard Bartholdt of Missouri chairs the U S group. Proposals urge signatory governments to back the Hague and London conferences and create an international prize court and arbitral judiciary. The plan also asks nations to form committees to report before the 1915 Hague conference on a world federation and an international judiciary. The resolutions have backing from the U S State Department.
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Brussels
Interparliamentary Union
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
United States
American State Department
Baby Naming Debate in London Strands Pique Roosevelt
A Strand reader asks about naming a baby Theodore Roosevelt prompting discussion on the suitability of the name in London society. A Piccadilly correspondent questions stance on the Egyptian question revealing broader imperial era debates and public sentiment.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Circus Act Fatal to Youth
Charles Liebe sixteen dies during a circus style acrobatic attempt at home using a belt attached to an iron ring. His mother discovered the youth lifeless with the belt tightly wrapped around his neck during the failed stunt.
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New York
Charles Liebe
Bold Pennsylvania Burglars Target Mount Oliver Chief Home
Mount Oliver police chief's residence was broken into while he guarded local homes. Burglars stole a good watch silverware and diamond rings from a china closet and similar thefts occurred in two nearby houses. The report notes the burglary during a late night in Pittsburgh area.
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Pennsylvania
Mount Oliver
Pittsburg
Time’s Consolation and the Value of Time
A reflective aphorism on time as the vital currency of life. It contrasts joy and pain with time’s passing, invoking Humboldt to emphasize time’s central role in human experience. The piece meditates on how absence of time alters joy and pain.
Judicial Wisdom of Philip of Macedon in Passing Sentence
Plutarch notes Philip of Macedon sentences two rogues with swift banishment and pursuit ordered by royal authority. One rogue must depart Macedonia at once with all speed while the other is tasked to追 catch him.
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Jenberger
Philip of
Macedon
Macedonia
Plutarch
Iowa City Wedding Sees Griffith DeSellem United in Cedar Rapids
John G. Griffith of Iowa City and Miss Ann DeSellem of Cedar Rapids were married at the bride’s sister Mrs. Leslie Storey home. Rev. D W Wylie officiated. The couple planned a Canada trip then a move to Moscow Idaho where Griffith will coach and teach five years. They will report Sept 19.
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Iowa City Press
John G. Griffith
Iowa City
Ann DeSellem
Athens
Leslie Storey
Cedar Rapids
D. W. Wylie
Chas
Hollywood
Cal
Simpson
Idaho
Griffith
George B. DeSellem
Helen Anderson
Rose Club
East Washington Street
Lola Wells Hughes
Cedar Falls
Priscilla Club Meeting Postponed to Next Regular Session
The Priscilla Club announces its meeting has been postponed and will be held at the next regular meeting date.
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Chicago
Washington
Priscilla Club
Patent grants to Iowa residents listed in Washington report
The Patent Report notes multiple grants to Iowa citizens including W. H. Abbott and H. G. Baker from Harlan for a pipe pusher. Ehlers of Minden for a loader. R. Gilmore of Dubuque for a step ladder attachment. M. Hardsoeg of Ottumwa for an earth auger and a drill and drill shank. Hi Herrick and E Plowe of Davenport for postage stamp feeding and affixing mechanism. Unckstep of Des Moines for railway ile. G Jackson of Newton for a baling press. McComber of Marshalltown for train door. Winger and Johnston of Newton for washing machine gearing.
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Washington
D. C
Messrs. Davis & Davis
W. H. Abbott
H. G. Baker
Harlan
Ehlers
Minden
R. Gilmore
Dubuque
M. Hardsoeg
Ottumwa
Hi. Herrick
E. Plowe
Davenport
BR. Unckstep
Des Moines
Ile
Methodist Sunday School Honors Longtime Leader W Neal
Yesterday morning after the session the Meth odist Sunday school presented W Neal its former superintendent with a fine alligator traveling bag. Neal served as superintendent for seventeen years and recently retired. Rev U S Smith delivered the presentation speech noting the school’s desire to keep a grip on him as he takes up new duties out of town. Neal thanked the group, saying retirement would aid the work and expressing gratitude for their support.
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Methodist Sunday School
SW. Neal
Neal
U.S. Smith
Matinee quips spark stage banter over matrimony
The excerpt jokes that matrimony robs the stage while Reno counters that performers recover with time. The wry exchange reflects backstage humor about love and show business.
Vacation Breaks End as Churches Prepare for Fall
Regular preaching resumed at First and Second United Presbyterian and Methodist churches after vacations. Rev W C Fisher and wife visited Ohio and Pennsylvania and attended a Bible conference in Winona Lake Indiana. Other churches held no services yesterday while pastors recover and plan return next Sunday.
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Second United Presbyterian and Methodist
W. C Fisher
East
S. I. Greer
Covenanter Church
Nhiiello
Iowa
Roosevelt Receives Welcoming Roaring Denver Crowd
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Denver from Cheyenne for the United Spanish War Veterans encampment. He received a large Colorado welcome, joined by vets from across the nation, spoke at a public meeting, addressed the veterans, and attended a cowboy luncheon and a round-up dinner at El Jebel temple.
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Denver
Colo
Roosevelt
Dener
Cheyenne
Colorado
United Spanish War Veterans
San Juan Hill
Denver Press Club
el Jebel Temple
School Notice Enroll Pupils For Afternoon Sessions
High school pupils may enroll for afternoon sessions on Wednesday Thursday or Friday this week. Enroll options offered in the 662 area.
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Lake Avenue
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London
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Helen Wilson
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Oklahoma
Marguerite Marbourg
Aurora
Ethel Huston
Struthers
Ohio
Nineteenth Century Club
Marsh Bailey
West Main Street
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Pueblo
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