Death of John Nelson to be buried in Elm Grove Cemetery
Telegram from Des Moines confirms the death of John Nelson former city resident aged 44 will be brought here for interment in Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Kirkpatrick four sisters and a brother, services planned from John Kirkpatrick's home with date pending. John Nelson was a carpenter by trade and had lived in Des Moines while in poor health. Buy your pies at Johnson's bakery offering ten cent treats.
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Des Moines
John Nelson
Nelson
Mary Kirkpatrick
Mary Barrows
Minnie Corpman
Grace Hill
Lizzie Yount
Illnois
Allie Nelson
Linois
W. M. Nelson
Elm Grove
John Kirkpatrick
Elopement in Iowa Case Involving Kidnapped Girl
Oskaloosa farmer Michael Brennan hunted for his 15 year old daughter after she left with a large Black man named Jesse Kinney. They were traced to Burlington area and tickets found for Canton Illinois where authorities hoped to locate them. A later report said the couple married in Canton and were arrested.
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Michael Brennan
Oskaloosa
Brennan
Canton
Jesse Kinney
Burlington Journal
Will Black
Burlington
Ladies Social Notice Moves to Reverend Young Home
The Presbyterian ladies' social scheduled for next Friday at 2:30 PM at Frank Stewart residence will be held instead at the Rev. L D Young home. Strangers are urged to attend.
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Frank Stewart
L. D. Young
Board meeting called for Friday at City Hall
A meeting of the board of directors and all sub committees is set for Friday night the 16th at City Hall at eight o clock sharp.
Local Visitors and Church Services Noted Across Towns
Jan M and Mrs J H Wilson of Columbus Junction visit the Ritchey home. Special meetings are held at the M EB church with Rev T B Barker in charge. Mrs Sam Cocklin of Washington visits sister Mrs W A Harper. The Misses Pearl and Etta Fishburn visit uncle Jno Houston near Olds. Mrs Minnie Ewing returns to Washington after staying with brother W Bennett. Bh F Hough visits Washington today.
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J. H. Wilson
Columbus Junction
J. R. Ritchey
M. EB
T. 8. Barker
Sam Cocklin
Washington
W. A. Harper
Pearl
Etta Fishburn
Jno
Houston
Olds
Minnie Ewing
W. Bennett
F. Hough
Fuel Piles Shrink in Severe Cold Across State
Thoughtful individuals haul coal and wood indoors as frigid nights threaten exposed piles. Reports from several localities show wood dwindling by half in a single cold night and coal losing similarly when left out.
Improbable Schoolroom Funds Help Kansas Teacher
Maggie Thorp secured books for her classroom after district boards refused aid. She borrowed two teams of farmers and, with help from another farmer, funded a field trip in his corn field where the children earned $5.66 to pay for the books and busking earnings covered the rest.
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Kansas
Maggie Thorp
Early descriptions and spread of smallpox across worlds
The text notes Whases, a tenth century Arabian physician, as the first accurate describer of smallpox. It cites its presence in Chinese and Indian writings, calls it the bean disease in China, and mentions inoculation in the Sung dynasty around AD 1000–1127. It also states Chinese belief that the germ lies in the parents’ constitution, ready to emerge under favorable conditions.
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Whases
China
Kwang Wu
Far East
Remedy that stopped my sick headaches
Mrs. N A Webster of Winnie Virginia reports Dr King's New Life Pills wholly cured headaches after two years of suffering. They also cure constipation and biliousness. 25 cents at Stewart's drug store.
Regular Conclave of Bethlehem Commandery Meeting
Bethlehem Commandery holds its regular conclave Tuesday evening January 16 at 7 o'clock. The session opens in form with work following in the order of Temple. Refreshments to follow. Signed M. P. Miller BE. C.
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Bethlehem Commandery
M. P. Miller
BE. C
Three Thorpe brothers reunite in Jamaica after 30 years
Three Thorpe brothers aged together 274 years held a Jamaica reunion after a three decade separation. A line about propriety warns against maidens abroad at night without a chaperon. Philadelphia Press notes Chocolate Belairs at Johnson bakery tomorrow.
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Thorpe
Jamaica
Philadelphia Press
The
Johnson Bakery
Bice Takes Ownership Of Mt Union Clothing Store
Crawfordsville Jan 14 Special. S N Bice of Mt Union became sole owner of the 80 Carson & Co clothing store after a deal closed last night. Bice will move the stock to Mt Union.
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Crawfordsville
S. N. Bice
Mt Union
Carson & Co
Mr. Bice
Mt. Union
Seat Sale for Alla Mistake Opens Tomorrow at Carris Drug Store
The farce Alla Mistake begins performances tomorrow at the Carris drug store gallery. Balcony tickets cost 35e, parquet 5e, circle Me, with no waits. A continuous show with ten big specialties runs at the Graham this Saturday evening.
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Carris
Parquet
Graham
Caraway Seed Cookies Featured at John son Bakery
Mr. Fred Anderson, injured by a fall at the Washington Illuminating building a week ago, managed to take a few steps today and is recovering nicely.
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Fred Anderson
Washington Illuminating
Cream puffs and notices in Crawfordsville society
Russell Allen of Crawfordsville called on local merchants. A license to wed was issued to Palmer E Babcock and Eunice C White. Several residents, visitors, and officials appear in society notes plus a transfer valued at 2400 and funeral arrangements for George C Anderson with details on trains and locations.
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Palmer E Babcock
Eunice C. White
Sam Cocklin
W. A. Harper
Crawfordsville
Br. F. Hough
M. Ewing
Robert Wilson
Kansas City
J. B. Crooks
North Second Avenue
W. C. Nelson
J. Grimm
Mr. Grimm
George C. Anderson
James Laughead
Kanakas Battle Giant Shark In Honolulu Harbor
A Philadelphia Times report recalls three muscular Kanakas who swam from a banana barge to attack a sleeping shark beneath a lighter near Honolulu. They struck with knives, stabbed the reef shark thrice, and left it dead as bystanders watched.
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Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian
Honolulu
Philadelphia Times
The Hague Name Origin From Count’s Hedge Grove
A historic note explains The Hague's name derived from the Dutch phrase The Count's Hedge or Count's Grove. The area, once the hunting grounds of Holland counts, saw a 1240 palace built and a village grow, eventually becoming the city now known as The Hague.
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The
Hague
Holland
Our Bones Built Up In Arches
The skeleton is arranged in axis aligned segments forming arches from skull to foot. Professor Owen notes the skull continues the backbone and each of its four parts includes an upper neural and lower hemal arch. Similar arches pervade the human skeleton, explaining strength and lightness.
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Owen
Fremont Feels Severe Coal Shortage This Winter
In Fremont Nebraska on January 14 the coal shortage worsens with farmers burning corn for fuel as anthracite sells for 15 dollars a ton and coal remains unavailable at any price.
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Fremont, Neb
Jan
Fremont
Union painters demand eight hour day in Bay City
Bay City expects union painters to begin an eight hour day from April 6 with a 30 cent hourly raise. Last year the scale was 2 dollars for nine hours.
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Bay City
Mich
Wigg-Many a Woman Discovers Marriage Error
A Philadelphia Record note reports women discovering they married the wrong man and men joking that marriage can alter a suitor. The column reflects early 20th century social humor about marriage and relationships.
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Philadelphia Record
Society and Companionship in Social Life
The piece argues daily rational exchange with a friend is the supreme social good. It laments modern social life as performative and spectacular, lacking genuine conversational intercourse. True meeting hinges on sharing ideas and exchanging views, yet gatherings often foster mere presence without meaningful exchange.
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Emerson
Swift Was a Dance at School
The piece notes that even great writers like Swift showed dullness in boyhood. It cites praise from the London Standard about Swift’s early schooling at Dublin University, where scholars called him a blockhead and he struggled to obtain his degree on the first try.
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Swift
Dublin University
London Standard
What Is The Framing Department In Congress
A Detroit Free Press joke captures Mr McBride showing his wife the workings of the national congress. She asks where the framing department is and asks what framing means as she recalls laws being framed in Washington.
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McBride
Our
National Congress
The
Detroit Free Press
Washington
Reduced Rates for Iowa State Stock and Grain Courses
Reduced rates to special courses in Stock and Grain Judging and Dairying at the Iowa State liege ay Sth to 17th granted by all roads on the certificate plan. Return tickets at one third usual rate after full fare receipts. Stock judging begins January with sessions on cattle and general agricultural topics. Board near the college listed at 83.50 to 4.00 per week.
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Iowa State Liege Ay
Weaving of a Lifetime Is Ruined by a False Duty
An old saying warns that neglecting present duty breaks a thread in life. The lie or betrayal now will reveal its flaw when the long fabric of one’s life is unrolled.
Worry Less and Trust Action for Colds and Pneumonia
Editorial advises not to worry about uncontrollable causes and to act when possible. If a cold may lead to pneumonia, use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and minimize anxiety about the outcome. Sold at Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman.
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Chamberlain’s
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Homeseekers Excursion Ticket Sale Promote Cheap Round Trips
Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays each month with a single fare plus two dollars for round trips. Cheap round trips to Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska and winter tourist points. Tourist cars twice weekly to the Pacific via Denver and Scenic route. Contact E G Fox Washington Morrell Law Burlington City Bus Line Frank Rogers for orders.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Chicago
Lil
National League of
Northwest
Southwest
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Smith Premier Typewriter
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