West Chester social notes and Chicago visit scenes
Mrs. Sheraden of West Chester shops in the city yesterday. Miss Maude Dooley of Eldon to be hosted by Miss Ethel White this week. Charles Eagle returned to Chicago after visiting his parents in this city. Charles works with the Kellogg telephone and electric light company in Chicago.
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Sheraden
West Chester
Maude Dooley
Eldon
Ethel White
Charles Eagle
Chicago
Henry Eagle
Charles
Kellogg Telephone and Electric Light
Quarterly Summary Shows Modest Improvement in 1903
County Recorder J. Cocklin notes 1903 ended with higher activity than the same period in 1902, though the year’s total Deeds and Mortgages remain below 1902. Last quarter recorded 210 deeds, 75 mortgages, 63 chattel mortgages, 26 releases, 40 miscellaneous totaling 414. 1902’s last quarter totaled 392 with a similar mix. The year’s total reached 1807 versus 2490 in 1902.
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County Recorder
J. Cocklin
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Testimonials Endorsement Notice
An advertisement offers a US$100 reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists J J Cheney & Co of Toledo as firm proprietors and cites endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin as Toledo druggists. Product price is 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills are praised as best.
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Hail
Toledo
Mall
Hall's
Library Trustees Report for Jane A Chilcote Library 1903
City records show 14168 books circulated in homes and 286 new titles purchased at 8435.07. Expenditures include magazines bound 26.15, reading room periodicals 37.15, coal and wood 130.50, roof and furnace repairs 60, telephone 11.25, electric light 138.45, insurance 858.50, printing 22.00, sprinkling 5.00, tablets 2.40, librarian salary 360.00. Receipts include tax 141?. year-end balances 523.55, 888.04 and 510.39 from taxes.
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Washington
Iowa
Jane A. Chilcote
Farmer Takes Small Stake In Confidence Game
A farm financier meets a confidence man and suggests a huge return on a small investment. The farmer, cautious yet curious, agrees to begin with a dime and reinvests profits as long as the deal pays, illustrating a wary, incremental approach to a get rich quick scheme.
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Roevel
Chicago Post
Educational dialogue from Highland Schoolmaster and students
A playful exchange features a Highland Schoolmaster addressing boys Donald Hamish and others. Hamish eagerly confirms seeing an elephant, then is dismissed with a jocular rebuke as the scene shifts to another location.
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Highland Schoolmaster
Norman
H. S
Donald
Hamish
John Bull
What Bothered Him in the Hereafter
A humorous exchange quotes Brother Williams and a companion debating life after death. Williams jokes that the afterlife would involve living, milk, and honey, admitting it gives him indigestion rather than delight.
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Brother Williams
Queer laws in Mexico on assault and incapacitation
The text describes Mexican legal practice where if a person is wounded by an assault the assailant remains jailed as long as the injured party is incapacitated from work. If incapacity lasts more than forty days the perpetrator receives twice that period in detention.
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Mexico
Denmark Praises Education System For High Literacy
Denmark takes pride in its education system as illiteracy falls below one percent of the population. The achievement highlights the country’s commitment to widespread schooling and literacy gains across all ages.
Emerson on all mankind loving a lover
The quote notes that while the common line is world loves a lover, Emerson framed it as All mankind love a lover, emphasizing a universal appeal. It reflects his slight textual variation and broad human affection toward romance.
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Emerson
Potato Growing Yields Compared to Cereals
An acre of potatoes yields far more food than an acre planted with wheat rye or peas under similar conditions. The remark notes that fire and sword are slower destruction compared to the babbler, attributed to Steele.
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Fire and Sword
Steele
Oysters at Crown Cafe and city visits noted
The page lists local happenings including Crown Cafe offering oysters in various styles. It notes Miss Mae Brookhart visiting friends, Mrs. Arnold Twiggs ill with appendicitis, several Crawfordsville residents visiting the city, and others traveling or on the sick list. It also records train schedule changes and local travel to Oska loosa Centerville and Chicago.
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Mae Brookhart
Arnold Twiggs
Stewart McDowell
Miss Ripley Stars in Macbeth at Graham Theater
Miss Ripley plays Lady Macbeth in John Griffith's scenic Macbeth at the Graham Friday. Patrons will recall her as lead in Puddenhead Wilson at the Graham two seasons ago. A very clever actress.
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Miss Ripley
Lady Macbeth
John Griffith
Low Rates to the Coast by Iowa Central January Sale
Iowa Central offers round trip tickets to Portland Oregon on January 7 8 and 9 1904 with return by January 31 at one fare. Travel routes via St Paul and northern lines returning through Ogden Denver or vice versa. Optional return through San Francisco and Los Angeles for a small extra. Inquiries to A B Outts, G J P T A, Minneapolis.
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Iowa Central
Portland
Ore
St. Paul
Northern
Ogden
Denver
San Franciso
Los Angeles
A. B. Outts
G.jp
T. A
Minneapolis
Minn
Johnson the baker offers thirty kinds of cakes
Thirty kinds of cakes seem like a good many and it is probable that there are not a dozen merchants in the city that can bake that many different kinds of cakes, but Johnson, the baker, can do it and you will find any kind of cake that you may want at Johnson's place of business. Miss Elsie Smith, who has been visiting relatives in Keota since Christmas, arrived in this city this morning to visit for a few days with Miss Mary McAtlin. Mrs. Stratton, a sister of Mr Har rison Greer, who has been here since the funeral of the late Mrs. Greer, left this morning on the Branch for her home in Newton.
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W. R. Mount
Iowa City
Johnson
A. N. McElwain
Muscatine
J. Guest
Stewart Hardware Co
Rock Island
Eldon
Mrs. Cade
West Chester
Mrs. Kennel
Keota
Miss Logham
Johnson Bakery
Wm. Smith
Buffalo
Alva Boileau
Libbie Davidson
Centerville
Anna Ferrick
Brighton
Cloyce Dougherty
West Side
Wilson Dougherty
Elsie Smith
Mary McAtlin
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Meltons
Cheviots
Mercer & Chilcote
Postoffice
Eaco Flour
Minnesota
California
M. Lombardo
G. H. Pratt
M. D
Cook & Sherman's Drug Store
Ing
A. Burrell
Margaret. J. Roberts
H. Scofield
A. Hi. Wallace
Cordelia A. Ross
Trustees
John Shields & Son
David A. Miller
Highland Park Addition
Win
Pital
Incidental Fund
Atlanta Constitution
Denmark
McCall Brothers
the News
Crown Cafe
Elizabeth Vesey
Crawfordsville
C. Gormly
Clyde Tobbins
IL. B. Schreckengast
P. J. Hanley
Wellman
Milwaukee
Bert Helscher
Eardley Bell, Jr
Marian Stewart
Lake Forrest
F. A. Baughman
Oskaloosa
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