Meteor Sets River Speed Record On Illinois Run
Wilde’s Meteor motor boat roared 109 miles down the Illinois River from Havana to Alton in four hours forty minutes, with Beards town and La Grange passes, as Sparks in Kitty II chases the same crossing and Roosevelt receives the message.
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Wn Wilde
Etcor
Iliis River
Busse
Havana
Meteor
Peoria
Wilde
Grand Island
Browning
Beardstown
Metser
la Grange
Roosevelt
Sparks
Kitty
Kerr
Sen
C. F. Sparks
Mr. West
Alton
Mi-o-na Promises Stomach Health and Refund Guarantee
Advertises Mi-o-na tablets to strengthen the stomach and boost gastric juice, claiming indigestion and related symptoms can be cured. Lemmon's Pharmacy offers an unconditional refund guarantee on every 50 cent box if the medicine does not meet its claimed benefits.
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Washington
Lemmon
Bread Scoring Card From Farmers Institute
Official score card lists grading categories for bread: flavor 35, crumb 10, lightness 15, grain and texture 20, crust 10, shape and size 10. Flavor must be nutty crumb creamy in color and moist grain fine texture smooth crust dark brown as it extends into the crumb.
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Farmers’ Institute
Great Stock Overcoats At Honest Prices
A storefront advertises long and medium length overcoats in Kerseys Meltons unfinished Worsteds in black blue and mixed patterns. Prices range from $10 to $25 with a strong line at $18.00 offering multiple styles and fits.
Optimistic Club Formed In Chicago To Restore Confidence
The Chicago Tribune reports the new Optimist Club of America branch organized in the Auditorium Annex. President Roosevelt named an honorary member. 100 Chicago men filed for membership. The group aims to spread optimistic thought and restore financial confidence nationwide with the motto Be an Optimist and Smile.
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Chicago
Optimist Club of America
Chicago Tribune
Roosevelt
Salt Lake City
John C. Cutler
Utah
William J. Robinson
New York
W. H. Colvin
Elliott T. Monett
N. S. Hart
Charless. Deneen
John J. Mitchell
A. F. Lester
E. Andrews
Charles F. Quincy
Frank MacMartin
Mel M. Jamieson
St. Louis
Kansas City
Detroit
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Memphis
New Orleans
Boston
Washington
Bread Baking Specifications for Loaf Size and Temperature
The instructions describe color depth for inch depth bread. A 9 inch loaf length and 4 inch thickness is baked in separate pans for crump surround. Flavor develops through long slow baking with an oven preheated to its highest temperature then gradually reduced. A standard loaf requires at least one hour and twenty minutes.
Small house for rent noted in local news
Local news item lists Wilber Miller as arranging a small house for rent. Various city visitors and listings appear, including Miss Olive Huston’s return to Wyman and several social mentions. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is advertised as a new laxative with a money back guarantee.
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Wilber Miller
Olive Huston
Wyman
W. P. Gardner
Wellman
Foley
Frey's
N. F. Owen
Haskins
Cookies and people move through Vienna as city visits noted
Local notes list residents and visitors including J. G. Miller, Rev. A. S. Smith, Arthur Henss, Jake Wenger, John Wenger, A. Share, Nellie Stevenson, Margaret Twinam, Grace Fitzgerald, Ott Cavin, Daisy McFarland, Mary Jones, Kate Solomon, Dan Anderson, and evangelist G H Jones. Travels include Crawfordsville, West Chester, Sigourney, Keola, Ainsworth, Columbus Junction, Fredonia, Winfield, Titus, and Oskaloosa.
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Arthur Henss
Jake
John Wenger
Wayland
A. Share and Wife
Crawfordsville
Nellie Stevenson
Keola
Vienna
Ott Cavin
Columbus Junction
Daisy McFarland
Mary Jones
Kate Solomon
Fredonia
Winfield
Dan Anderson
Frank
Titus
G. H. Jones
Oskaloosa
A. M. E. Church
Dr Shoop Cough Cure Promoted For Cough Relief
An advertising note extols Dr Shoops Cough Cure as safe for all ages including babies. It credits a lung healing shrub with green leaves and stems as the remedy and claims to ease coughing and heal bronchi membranes without opium or harsh drugs. The shrub is called The Sacred Herb by Spaniards.
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Shoop
J. H. Stewart
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted As Blood Remedy
Cure claims to reach blood and mucous surfaces internally and past the so called seat of catarrh. It is described as a regular prescription from a top physician, with testimonials offered and a 75 cent price, sold by druggists in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
P.j.cheney & G Co
Toledo
Ohio
Foley's Honey and Tar product claim and warning
An advertisement asserts that millions have benefited from Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles and warns to avoid any but the genuine yellow packaged product which contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It notes the product is sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Foley's
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Washington Brick and Tile CO
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Hart Schaffner
Marx
Union OF Smilers
A. J. Droz
Keota
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A. ©. Dewey
L. L. Teas
Hugh Crayne
West Chester
J. G. Miller
Rev. A. S. Smith
Sigourney
Margaret Twinam
Mrs. W. ©. Ralston
Grace Fitzgerald
Ainsworth
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