Jury Cases and Sentences Highlight Busy Court Session
Judge Willcockson presided despite illness and sentenced Hert Conklin to 50 dollars plus costs for receiving stolen property. Albert V. Karous was found guilty of petty larceny for taking rail castings and fined 50 dollars with costs. Court adjournment expected after a long term with sermons and revival meetings noted in the evening.
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Willcockson
Hert Conklin
Hanley
Jewey
Conklin
Mr. Hanley
Mr. Conklin
Albert
Karous
Judy Willcockson
Grmeys
Jon
Revival at Westchester Receives Address by Rev Griffith
On Thursday afternoon the Rev. R my Griffith spoke to about thirty five attendees on personal work and urged efforts to reach unsaved individuals. The Christian audience aimed to put the message into practice locally.
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Rmy Griffith
Prac
Moments of humor and domestic wit across old papers
A collage of brief clippings features playful misprints on cat breeds and names, a Washington Post quip about unpleasant questions, a dinner mishap in a kitchen scene, a teacher asking about the first man, a Chicago Tribune jab about weight gain in nickels, and a pun from Youth's Companion, ending with a wife coaxing her husband for a new hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gobsa Golde
Washington Post
A Real Tonic Merital Tonic Digestive Ad Display
A Real Tonic Merital Tonic Digestive composed of hydrastis gentian pepsin senna India root and other valuable ingredients. It tones up the system aids digestion improves appetite and cleanses the system of impurities. A trial will convince you of its unusual merit. Get a bottle today and see how quickly it will make you just as good as new. Lemmon's Pharmacy exclusive local agents Washington Iowa.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Washington
Iowa
Columbia University to present religious lectures series
Columbia University faculty will host lectures to help students keep religious beliefs amid scientific study. An unnamed donor funds the program with a large endowment. Dr. Charles R. Brown will deliver the first lecture criticizing San Francisco political corruption.
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New York
Columbia University
Charles R. Brown
San Francisco
They hiss mother at Norfolk church in Stehr inquest
In Norfolk Nebraska tensions rose at St James Lutheran as Mrs Henry Stehr carried her deceased son Kurt Stehr past a crowd. The inquest testimony suggested stepfather Henry Stehr faced murder charges with the coroner’s jury faulting parental neglect for the boy’s freezing death. The pastor condemned lack of maternal love and prayed God would guide the family.
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Sioux City
Town
Henry Stehr
Kurt Stehr
St. James Lutheran Church
Norfolk
Nebr
Stehr
August Braum
Otto Bergselder
Disturbing the Peace In Smoking Car Brawl
Two Mt Pleasant men were arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace after a Tuesday night clash in the No 11 smoking car between New London and Mt Pleasant. They broke a window pane while intoxicated and were separated by authorities. Detective Irwin of the Burlington railroad filed the information.
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Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Mt.Pleasant
Irwin
Burlington Railroad
New London
Death Near for Gen A J Baker III in Centerville
Centerville Iowa January 27 Gen A J Baker III is seriously ill at his home and death is expected at any time Family members have been summoned to his bedside Baker served as attorney general of Iowa and Missouri and played a prominent role in early state history
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Centerville
Iowa
A. J. Baker
Missouri
Man Found Dead in Chicago Sewer Pipe
A man believed to be Fred Schink of Aurora Illinois was found dead in a large sewer pipe on the pavement at West Michigan Street and Gas Ave today. The body likely lay there for months and police cannot determine the manner of death from its condition.
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Chicago
Fred ,Schink
Aurora
Lil
West Michigan Street
Gas Ale
Colton settles $9000 suit over Rock Island wreck
Mrs. F. M. Colton agreed to settle her $20,000 death claim against the Rock Island railway for $9,000 after a Green Mountain wreck. The district court suit was withdrawn. Also noted is C. A. McWilliams moving from Farmington to Eldon to lead the Eldon Hardware and Furniture Co. hardware department.
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F. M. Colton
Rock Island Railway Company
Green Mountain
Columbus Gazette
Town Notes and Moves Mentioned in Weekly Gazettes
Harold practices dentistry in Farmington. Mrs F M Colton and Greta visit Keota from les Moines. A. Trussey family prepare to move to Los Angeles to start a large poultry business with Rev Hugh E Smith. KE A Hulse family to be missed. Mrs Mary Shearer to Washington for winter with son Frank.
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BE. A. Trussey
Los Angeles
California
Rev
Hugh E. Smith
Jed
Burlington
KE. A. Hulse
Keota Kagie
Mary Shearer
Washington
Frank
Columbus Gazette
ZEMO skin treatment promoted by McElhinney Drug Co
The McElhinney Drug Co advertises ZEMO and ZEMO soap for irritated or itching skin and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It claims ZEMO cures eczema pimples dandruff and other skin eruptions and notes ZEMO soap as economical and effective for skin or scalp conditions. The note also references Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as aiding nature and sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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McElhinney Drug Co
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Uncle Josh Higgins at Graham Tonight
Amusements note the rural drama Uncle Josh Higgins at Graham tonight as one of the most interesting and original works. Crisp dialogue fine character drawing and strong human interest make it a charming and impressive comedy drama. Popular prices 10 20 and 30 cents.
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Josh Higgins
The
Graham Tonight
Bohumir Kryl to Perform in Graham Concert
Bohumir Kryl, praised at a chautauqua last summer, returns to Graham on February 18 with his concert company. The engagement is billed as exceptional and organizers urge local patrons to attend to support quality entertainments.
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Bohumir Kryl
Chautauqua
Graham
Chair with pneumatic cushions and inflatable valves described
A drawing shows a chair section with pneumatic cushions forming a soft seat and back. Spacing members secure cushions to the frame and a spring mounted unit keeps the front in shape. Cushions include valves and bipples to re inflate after leakage.
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Scientific American
Cooked Chicken in Creamy Egg Gravy with Biscuits
A plump fowl is cleaned and simmered until tender, skimmed of fat, then finished with cream or rich milk. The sauce is thickened with a beaten yolk and parsley, served over chicken and split hot cream of tartar biscuits in a platter hollow, and poured over at once.
Potato Chowder Method From a Historic Recipe
A historic recipe describes frying diced salt pork with a thinly sliced onion, not browning the onion, then adding very thin potato slices and hot water. Boil until potatoes are tender enough to mash with no fork, using the rendered fat and onion scraps in the mixture for flavor.
Thickened chowder with optional potato and onion
Instructions suggest thickening chowder with a cup of rich milk and seasoning to taste. Serve with biscuit. The dish can be made with cold mashed potatoes or cold boiled potatoes and a cold boiled onion, with a lump of butter added and pork omitted if desired.
Ancient Fruit Rich Tea Bread Recipe
A historic cake recipe lists three eggs two cupfuls of sugar one cupful of butter milk molasses spices and raisins currants citron five cupfuls of flour plus soda cloves cinnamon nutmeg and fruit. Cream butter and sugar beat eggs stir in molasses and flour then milk and spices fold in flour soda and fruit bake slowly to yield two loaves and long shelf life.
Kidney Bean Succotash Old Time Family Recipe
Soak kidney beans overnight then simmer slowly with fat salt pork in modest water until soft. Just before serving add a can of corn and mix. serve warm. Variations use frotifina beans with corn added.
New England Clam Chowder Recipe Steps
Fry salt pork cut small. Cut five quious and fry with pork about ten minutes. Boil eight potatoes with pork fifteen minutes. Boil soft parts ten minutes, then add hard parts and crackers. Pour in one half cup milk and sprinkle pepper. Let batter stand ten minutes on back of stove.
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New England
Meritos Chocolate Gramages Pill Advertisement
A colonial era style ad touts Meritos Chocolate Gramages as a stomach and liver pill that voids griping and delivers results. The product is described as purely vegetable, reliable, certain, and effective with Lemmon's Pharmacy named as exclusive agents.
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Méritos
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Little in Him
Bizarre dialogue reveals a character unsure of another's worth with a tastily mundane aside about apple pie and coffee. The fragment hints at casual daily life rather than a larger event or conflict.
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Skribble
Todgy
Dr King’s New Discovery praised by Fayetteville pair
A. D McDonald of Fayetteville writes that Dr King’s New Discovery saved his sister and him from frightful coughs and suspected consumption. The letter extols the medicine for sore lungs and bronchial troubles with a trial bottle offered free and a $1.00 price. Lemon’s Pharmacy guarantees the remedy.
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Lemmon's
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