Sibley Rejects Congressional Run and Scott Public Building Plan
Washington January special reports Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania declines another bid for Congress citing winter travel and duty in Wellington. Senator Scott proposes bonds to fund town public buildings for every community of 5000+. Frye notes concerns as Spooner amends the bill while Kean acts as a watchful Senate guardian over bills.
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Washington
Joseph C. Sibley
Pennsylvania
Congress
Lake Champlain
Florida
Egypt
Palestine
Southland
Wellington
Sibley
Sam
Joe Sibley
Scott
Committee On
United States
Frye
Spooner
Wisconsin
Kean
Senate
Senator Kean
New Jersey
UR W. Dunn
Rhymelet Parade Of Verse And Odd Ballads
A quirky collection of humorous poems and doggerel fragments captures playful rhymes about named characters and playful misadventures. From Liew Ellyn to Duluth anecdotes, the verses weave silly plots, misused sayings, and comic twists that mirror a lighthearted old newspaper feature.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Proves Essential for Heals
Mrs. Grant Shy of Springfield Illinois praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a necessary housekeeping item. The ointment is advertised to cure cuts wounds burns and all skin eruptions with a guarantee by 4 Illinois Stewart Druggist priced at 25 cents.
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Grant Shy
Reynolds
Springfield
Stewart
Tate property auction in South Washington set for January 22
One ten room house, barn and outbuildings on five lots known as the Tate property in South Washington will be sold at auction Monday January 22 at 1 30 p m at the northeast corner of the square. The property is in first class condition with possession given immediately. Terms announced day of sale. W W Orr T W Hendrickson Auct.
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Tate
Washington
W. W. Orr
T. W. Hendrickson
Hair Work Offered for Combings and Switches
Advertisement invites requests for hairwork including switches made from combings or cut hair and switches cleaned. Call Mrs. James Warnock at 110 North ith Ave for service.
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James Warnock
North Ith Ave
Notice to buyers of farms and town properties
Real estate notice offers farms of 1 to 320 acres near town priced 55 to 135 with loans at 6 percent. Desirable town properties available at reasonable prices. Also 32 farms of 40 acres each offered. Office of B. B. Ragan at Hotel Colenso. 82 cod lit.
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B. Ragan
Hotel Colenso
Hyomei Inhaler Promised Cure For Catarrh
An advertisement extols Hyomei as the simple guaranteed cure for catarrh. It claims inhalation reaches nose and throat to kill germs and heal mucous membranes with permanent results. The pitch notes a CPT outfit at $1.00 and extra bottle pricing, via Columbia Pharmacy.
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Cpt
Columbia Pharm
Vinci cod liver oil promises cure for weak lungs
In Washington a local druggist advertises Vinci a concentrated cod liver oil preparation that avoids digestion problems of traditional oils. It claims to strengthen digestion increase appetite build red blood and cure chronic coughs colds and weak lungs with a money back guarantee.
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Washington
London
Cook & Sherman
Vinci
Iowa Rhodes Scholar Discovers Rare Books for State History
Jacob Van Der Zee, Iowa's Rhodes scholar and former State University of Iowa student, found in a London book stall several rare editions he donated to the State Historical Society of Iowa. The collection includes a three volume 1805 1806 edition of Franklin's works, an eighteenth century Life of William Penn, an Early Increase Mather edition, and a volume on explorations in America marking Baltimore as a frontier limit.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Jacob van der Zee
State University of Iowa
London
State Historical Society of Iowa
Franklin
William Penn
Increase Mather
America
Baltimore
Moral Uplifting Tale Of Bill Smith In Missouri
A Black man named Bill Smith in a Missouri town is accused of stealing a pocketbook containing $40 after finding it. He is tried and jailed for two years, then released and learns shoemaking. A former acquaintance asks how prison changed him and Bill replies they taught him honesty by working in a shoe shop.
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Bill Smith
Missouri
Bill
Visit prompts child to love father more than he does
A visitor tells a boy to love his father as much as he loves him. The child claims greater affection, but reveals the father only loves him when he is good. The Philadelphia Press quotes the exchange as a humorous line.
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Tommy
Govod
Philadelphia Press
Arabian Horse Butter Story Surfaces
A traveler with iconoclastic ideas recounts how the Arabian horse is used to churn butter. Milk is placed in a sheepskin bag tied to the saddle and the horse trotted until the milk becomes smooth butter, a description of desert ingenuity and surprising animal use.
Eye for an Eye in the House Breach
A fragmented congressman quips to the speaker about trying to gain attention in the chamber. The speaker orders him to sit, insisting the attempts occurred when focus was needed. The garbled text ends with stray letters and incomplete lines.
Borrowed Smiles and a Baseball Question in Philadelphia Press
In a short interior exchange, Tommy asks his father about a United States history book and whether Christy Mathewson pitched for the Chicago team last year. The Philadelphia Press notes the child’s curiosity and the parent’s curiosity about baseball history.
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Tommy
United States
Johnny Jones
Christie Mathewson
Dhe
Chicagos
Philadelphia Press
Quandary Over Choosing a Candidate
A conscientious man acknowledges uncertainty about which candidate to vote for and whether he can mark his ballot correctly. The Washington Star quotes his hesitancy framed as a voter dilemma.
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Washington Star
In memory of our fathers
A memorial line laments a father lost to a hospital surgery as a surgeon sought experience. The note lists missing body parts and reflects on medical mishap and grief.
Hair and Razor Gags at Hobson & Gove Barber Shop
A humorous scene unfolds as barbers trade quips about scalp treatments and cosmetic potions while a French poodle is shaved. The piece ends with Methodist souvenir postal cards noted at Hobson & Gove, underscoring a local shop's quirky flair.
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Methodist
Hobson & Gove
A Modern Miracle of Recovery from Coughs
Mrs Mollie Holt of this place was wast ed by coughing up pus from her lungs and given up by doctors. At urgent request Dr King s New Discovery produced rapid improvement that led to a full recovery. Trial bottle free. 50c and 1.00 at J A Stewart s Druggist.
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Mollie Holt
J. ©. R. Hooper
Godford Tenn
J. A. Stewart's
TLome Sweet Llome: Payne's Song From Clari The Maid Of Milan
The tune TLome Sweet Llome originated as a song in the opera Clari the Maid of Milan brought out in 1823. The opera failed but the one song became instantly popular selling over 100000 copies in its first year and continuing in various forms thereafter. Payne adapted the Sicilian folk melody to the lyrics.
Death of Captain Theury F. Webb Aged 60 on Lake Michigan
Captain Theury F. Webb a veteran steamboat owner on Lake Michigan died suddenly at his Neah ta wanta summer home from apoplexy. He was one of Cassopolis most prominent residents and claimed Cassopolis as his home and voted there.
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Traverse City
Mich
Theury
Webb
Lake Michigan
Neahtawanta
Ile
Cassopolis
Mainspring of Life Mainspring of Life
The stomach is the mainspring of life and Miona aids digestion restoring torpid glands and stimulating secretions. It relieves symptoms like headaches backaches nervousness and general debility caused by poor digestion. Columbia Pharmacy offers a 50 cent Mi o na tablet guarantee promising a refund if it fails to cure.
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Columbia
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