Garvin Leaves for Presbyterian Mutual Benefit Work
Mr Wm Garvin departed Friday morning on a trip for the United Presbyterian Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. He was among the firm's top agents last year and earned a salary increase as a reward. Garvin visits from the Hotel Stevenson, staying a few days to promote company interests.
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Wm. Garvin
United Presbyterian Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co
Garvin
Burlington Hawkeye
Hotel Stevenson
Local guest visits as Wickhams host on East Main Street
T. Y. Wickham Sr of Ainsworth visited son Dr. BE T Wickham on East Main Street today. The Journal received an unsigned letter dated January 10 requesting publication after signing. The Supreme Court docket for January lists Iowa versus Hubbell QC. Super rehearing and probate matters in Hull cases with rehearing noted.
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T. Y. Wickham, Sr
Ainsworth
BE. T. Wickham
East Main Street
Supreme Court
State of Iowa
Hubbell
Margaret Hull
Horatio Hull
A. H. Hull
Discovery promises longer life from New Discovery
Editor O H Downey of Churubusco Indiana touts Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption as infallible for coughs colds and grip. He claims it prevents pneumonia and consumption with instant relief and certain cure Stewarts Pharmacy backs every 500 and 1.00 bottle and offers free trial bottles.
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O. H. Downey
Churubusco
Ind
Prisoners Sentenced After Break In at Rail Way Camp Commissary
District Court met again this afternoon and sentenced two colored men who pleaded guilty to breaking into the rail way camp commissary near Grace Hit. Attorney James Brookhart asked for leniency due to low wages and contractor losses. Judge Preston gave Chas Harris one year at Ft. Madison penitentiary and Walter Gardner, age 15, three months at Washington county jail.
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Grace Hit
James Brookhart
Preston
Chas Harris
Ft. Madison
Walter Gardner
Washington County
Local society notes and travel mentions in Washington
Busy day in Washington with Asa Reid visiting Sigourney and Miss Ida Reister visiting Brighton. Many townsfolk travel to Kansas City and Chicago for business, visits, and funerals, while Bakeries offer pastries and coffee cake tomorrow.
Weather forecast for Iowa with snow flurries
Special to The Evening Journal reports Iowa weather today and tomorrow. Partly cloudy tonight with likely snow flurries and warmer east portion. Wednesday will see a fall with cooler west portion.
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Washington, D. C
Dan
The
Evening Journal
Iowa
Insanity Commission Adjudges Man Insane Near Noble
Mr. Sanfooter of near Noble was judged insane by the insanity commissioners after an afternoon hearing. He has been mentally unbalanced for several months, though his condition is not regarded as serious. He was taken to Mt. Pleasant this morning by Sheriff J. W. Leeter.
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Sanfooter
Near
Noble
Mt. Pleaant
J. W.leeter
Miss Alice Fluke Hosts Bachelor Maids Club Evening
Miss Mollie Cherry hosted a farewell reception for the Rev and Mrs J B Logue at her North Marion avenue home. Sixty one members of the Second United Presbyterian church attended the social gathering with a dainty luncheon. Miss Cherry was assisted by Miss Mame Samon Miss Ruth Latta and Mrs Elizabeth Anderson.
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Mollie Cherry
Hev
J. BR. Logue
North Marion Avenue
Second United Presbyterian Church
Cherry
Misa Cherry
Mame Samaon
Ruth Latta
Elizabeth Anderson
Reeves Auctioneer Offers Top Prices For Used Goods
Reeves the state’s oldest and youngest auctioneer offers highest cash prices for second hand furniture. He has handled over 3000 sales and guarantees top service and best prices for goods entrusted to him.
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Reeves
Local News Brief from Hrigieston Passes Quick Bits
Harry Young traveled to Fairfield yesterday. Alex Clark visits his daughter in Rosewell New Mexico. Mr and Mrs C Risk leave for Fairfield for a short visit. One scarlet fever case reported, Miss Willis Day is mildly ill.
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Dot Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Mark Campbell
Haskins
M. G. Campbell
L. Snyder
Columbus Junction
William Skipton
Hugh Teeter
Washington Buggy Company
Oliver Gray
Vevay
Ind
Peoria
Lil
A. H. Patterson
East Wahington Street
Frank Stewart
West Chester
Dora Thompson
Alex Clark
Daughter
Mrs. Smith
Rosewell, New Mexico
Willis Day
Lost, Wants, Found Go For Sale Organ
A Mason & Hamlin organ is offered for sale after being lost or found. Inquire at the Journal office for details and price. Item referred to by number 78-4.
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Mason & Hamlin Organ
Journal
Elder Statesman Colonel Merricen Nearing End of Life
Ailing former interstate commerce commissioner Colonel Merricen, in his seventh year, remains under medical care at his home as doctors weigh necessary surgery but deem survival limited by age. Relatives and medical staff, including Dr Hewson and Lt van de Ellel, are involved.
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Waterson
Hiefen
HO Merricen
Interstate Commerce
Sanday
Dr Hewson
St Lau
van de Ellel
Merricen
Representative Warner Proposes £90,000 Statue for Major General Siegel
Washington January bill by Representative Warner of Ulineia proposes appropriating £90,000 for a statue of the late Major General Prane Siegel to be erected in this city.
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Washington
Warner
Ulineia
Prane Siegel
Imaginative Action and Army Dress Parade Fears
A Brooklyn youth recalls the terror of stepping into action and the dread of falling during inspection. He notes actors and Italian models endure stillness to keep a scene intact, while statuesque pressure torments those unaccustomed to the rigid pose on stage or battlefield.
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Manhattan
Saya
Brooklyn
Heaten
Italy
Brutus
Virginius
Movable Drops In Diamonds Exploding From Hidden Cavities
The article explains that certain diamonds explode when heated due to rapid expansion of volatile liquids and gases trapped near the center. Many stones remain unfinished with liquid droplets forming bubbles visible under magnification, and these cavities can hold high tension gases contributing to explosive effects.
Rainwater Opinion From New Orleans Man
A New Orleans resident tells the Washington Post that rainwater tastes best and is abundantly stored in yard cisterns. He notes winter rainfall is used and cistern water remains wholesome, though summer rain is less desirable, comparing northern latitudes.
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New Orleans
Washington Post
Domestic roles debate in a courtroom exchange
A judge engages a father and mother in dialogue about a daughter's education and domestic duties. The father asks if the daughter can manage a household including cooking nursing and mending, while the mother asserts the daughter’s education should not be consumed by such training.
Noah voices relief after Ararat voyage homecoming
Noah recalls locals jeering at the pier during the journey to Ararat but notes most spectators have vanished now that the homecoming is underway.
Sydney Smith’s witty quip about Lord Brougham
A witty remark attributed to Sydney Smith when Lord Brougham rode by in a carriage bearing a large B on its panel. Smith allegedly said there goes an eppringe with a B outside and a wasp within.
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Sydney Smith
Lord Brougham
Grain speculation fortune hinted by initials
In a Chicago News quip Miles asks how to know of a fortune in grain speculation. Giles replies by saying he placed one there, implying a playful inside joke about luck or placement.
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Miles
Chicago News
Ameri
Rock Island
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
el Paso
Colorado
Utah
Sion
Babies Immune to Seasickness Say Sailors
An American line steward quoted by the Philadelphia Record explains that babies never get seasick. He notes adults falter in rough weather while babies remain rosy and hungry, claiming infants are used to sea motion like a ship’s rocking.
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Philadelphia
Disease rash timelines for common illnesses
The text outlines rash appearance days for measles scarlet fever smallpox chicken pox and typhoid fever. Measles shows on day four starting at forehead face and neck spreading afterward as raised red spots. Scarlet fever begins on day two at the chest and neck then spreads. Smallpox eruptions appear on day three or four on face neck and wrists. Chicken pox has small blobs and typhoid fever rash rarely appears before day seven, with rose colored spots that fade on pressure.
Henty's Peninsular War Story Sparks Historical Question
G A Henty's tale shows two boys disguising themselves by iodine staining. A reader claims the event is set in 1808 but notes iodine's discovery in 1811, three years later, prompting letters from readers worldwide about accuracy.
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G. A. Henty
Candy store pun leads to love reversal in Chicago Tribune
A short dialogue playlet shows Tommy Lil Greenup and Lil debating affection with humor about whose papa runs a candy store. Dick Trotter becomes the preferred suitor as Lil mentions his father's candy shop in Chicago.
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Dick Trotter
Lil
Tommy
Dick's
Chicago Tribune
Marriage memory echoes in talk of Blanche de suigthe
Mr Younghusband recalls a past engagement involving Blanche de suigthe and Walter Wellington Beere. Mrs Y responds with embarrassment as the name triggers old memories.
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Mr. Younghusband
Blanche de Suigthe
Walter Wellington Beere
Mrs. Y
Walter
Mr. Y
Blanche
Feminine Egotism in a Chicago News quip
A witty Chicago News exchange shows a husband blaming his wife for his past choices during an argument about foolish luck. The wife retorts that the old adage still applies and calls him a fool for luck.
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Chicago News
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