Local Closing Out Sale Highlights At Bowmans Vienna
List of items and notices from Bowmans and Vienna store including half price underwear and winter coat reductions. Local residents visit merchants in the city, while Dr George Warren of Pontiac ill at his mother's home. Several travel and church related notes plus casual social and business visits are reported.
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George Warren
Pontiac, IL
Caleb Warren
H. N. Shaw
Winterset
A. J. Bowman
Benjamin Franklin Boyhood Wharf Lesson From Dungsters Tale
Daddy tells Evelyn and Jack a Boston boyhood tale of Benjamin Franklin leading peers to steal stones to build a communal wharf for fishing. The workmen discover the missing stones, Franklin admits the wrong, and his father upholds the lesson that good ends do not justify wrongdoing. The boys later undo the act by returning the stones.
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Daddy
Evelyn
Jack
Benjamin Franklin
England
Franklin
Boston
Alhers
Ben
Benjamin
Local church groups announce winter meetings and init
The Homesteaders plan an officer initiation on Tuesday January 10. The Young Ladies Guild of St James parish begins with 28 members at their first meeting tonight. A mid week Baptist church meeting Wednesday at 7 30 outlines officer plans for church cooperation. Mrs Chas Long and Mrs CC M Alexander host Baptist ladies Thursday at 2 30 at Mrs Alexander's home.
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Young Ladies’ Guild of
St. James Parish
Baptist Church
Chas. Long
CC. M. Alexander
Washington Loan and Building Association Elects Officers
The stockholders met at city hall for an annual meeting. Reports by the secretary and treasurer showed the association in good condition. Elected officers: President J. M. Denny, Vice President S. W. Brookhart, Treasurer A. E B. Cunningham, Secretary C. H. Wilson, Attorney H. M. Eicher, Directors A. B. Cunningham for one year and L. H. Wallace, F. Lo. Wilson, J. C. Purvis for two years.
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Washington Loan and Building Association
J. M. Denny
S. W. Brookhart
A. E B. Cunningham
C. H. Wilson
H. M. Eicher
A. B. Cunningham
French Proverb Note on Honor and Envy
A historical proverb observes that objects once scorned may rise to honor while those envied may descend into contempt, reflecting a moral inversion over time.
Borrowed Smiles and Village Wisdom Jokes Mix
A collection of light anecdotes from Tit Bits Sacred Heart Review and Chicago News. A parson’s hair request leads to a wedding of humor with a note to his wife. A country school tale shows sheep math confusions. A census quip mocks population growth and chair demand. A mother’s nickel joke ends with a workman’s attempt to explain a phenomenon.
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Chicago News
Phenomenon in a Bull on Thistles Whistling
A dialog imagines a country scene with thistles a field of a lark and a bull. The twist shows that a bull sitting on thistles whistling like a lark would be a phenomenon. Tit Bits hints at a paradoxical observation.
Cure for Liver Trouble and Gall Stones
Delmar Junction Iowa resident Sarah A Scott reports years of liver trouble and gall stones improved after a Chicago specialist visit. After months of treatment she says she is entirely cured and invites others to write for details of her case.
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Shallenberger
Chicago
Sarah A. Scott
Delmar Junction
Iowa
The Overamused Children Advice
The passage argues that children should be raised with simple quiet living to stay strong and healthy. It warns that overindulgence leads to unhappiness and constant craving for excitement, resulting in discontent as they grow.
Foley's Honey and Tar Relieves Coughs and Colds
Lafhrippe notes Foley's Honey and Tar provides quick relief and expels the cold from the system. It contains no opiates and is safe and sure. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. offer it.
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Foley
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug. Co
Preacher Questions Wealth in Wry Sunday Collection
A London preacher delivers a neat rebuke in a sermon preface about a small church offering. He notes he asked where the poor were then wonders where the rich have gone as the collection is counted.
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London
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertisement claims a single day cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Box bears E. W. Grove’s signature and is priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Most Complete Prayer Acknowledged by Gratitude Quote
Short aphorism notes that a single grateful thought toward heaven is the most complete prayer as attributed to Lessing. The passage emphasizes inward reverence over formal acts.
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Lessing
Reformer Proclaims Purity Fight Against White Slavery
A Rev Albert Godley of Indianapolis spoke at a church gathering on Bible purity and the white slave traffic. He urged strong moral standards, cited Bible passages, and noted international treaty efforts and recent state laws to curb the trade. The audience listened intently and gave a generous offering.
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Albert Godley
The
Baptist Church
Columbus Junction
Albert Godsley
Indianapolis
Ind
Ir. Godley
Godley
Europe
General Assembly
Warning to Married Men From The New York Evening Telegram
A Telegram hint suggests married men are mistaken for burglars and shot when entering home. It proposes inventing a case to avoid coming home until daylight, arguing better to arrive late and half-shot than risk being shot entering the flat earlier.
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New York Evening Telegram
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Atchison Bros
J. A. Work & Co
Oscar H. Davis
Eugene Smith
Winfield
Bowman's
S. R. Wallace
Ainsworth
Vienna
Cora Porter
Fairfield
A. C. Brookhart
Borth
John Wildman
G. H. Sawyer
Syracuse
N. Y
Miss Hope Ott
Malcom
Lord Pierces
H. H. Payne
Mose DeMarce
Eldon
Keller & Phillips
Frank Wells
Iowa City
Pioneer Knitting Works
American Tonight
Jean Huysmans
New Post Office
Bowman's Grocery
James Hawthorne
Crawfordsville
C. E. Wolverton
John Shields & Son
A. J. Johnson
Brighton
S. W. Huston
City
AB. Hightshoe
D. F. Macon
Dexter
Sterling White
Etha Dawson
Des Moines
Mr. Brown
Burlington
Frank Haag
Sheldon, Iowa
Chas. Cruz
J. L. Rees
Wyman
Haskins
R. J. Moorman
Gintwin
Asa Jones
B. J. Jones
Cedar Rapids
Bowman’s
Marion Crawford
J. B. Randle
Crawford
Margaret Crawford
C. W. Evans
Libertyville
D. J. Evans
American Pearl Button Company
W. R. Wallace
Joe Utterback
Laura Graham
Ed Bowman
Ezra Gardner
Edna
Lexington
Amy Edworthy
Snouffer, Hughes & Company
Col
D. J. Palmer
Marguerite McGugin
Montezuma
Esther McGugin
Harrie Horne
Rock Island
Rose Goldner
Keota
D. J. Norton, Jr
Eliza Hayden
Sherr Welch
George Hawkins
Goldfield
Delta
O. J. Simons
Julia
Helen Genkins
Franklin, Iowa
George Schneider
Odd Fellows Lodge
Mr. Schneider
Mutual Pilate Glass Insurance Company
Washington
Sol Rich & Company
A. Anderson
Charles Needham
Dan Wenger
Bunk Ward
Richland
Frank Stewart
D. C. Thompson
Kansas City
B. M. Johnston
Merle Proudfit
Trenton
Button Oxford
J. A. Harwood
Ito
I Benjamin Franklin
Moriarty
John Little
Anna Thompson
Eva Sage
Jacob Lohrer
Mary Sexton
Ethel Crawford
Rowena
Emma Lohrer
Rebecca
R. C. Varney
Sentinel
Nelson Sage
ENING
City Hall
Willie
Boston Transcript
Enon
Foaghines
Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Pres
Second United Presbyterian Church
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