Boston readers enjoy afternoon social rounds and music
The article catalogs several local social events including Miss Fannie Harwood hosting Rose club girls at her West Washington home, Mr and Mrs Harry Ward entertaining Snouffer Hughes & company clerks on East Main, and a Cedar Rapids guest. It notes Miss Hanna Wichers hosting twenty five guests for an afternoon with vocal solos and luncheon, plus Rev and Mrs W C Fisher hosting fifty and 150 attendees at their home for afternoon and evening gatherings.
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Fannie Harwood
Rose Club
West Washington Street
Harry Ward
Snouffer Hughes & Company
East Main Street
Ethel Barger
Cedar Rapids
John Horneck
Chicago
City
Hanna Wichers
River
W. C. Fisher
South
Washington
Mrs. Fisher
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Newton O'Loughlin
O'Loughling
Mrs. O'Loughlin
Lends Enchantment in Distance Inspires Admiration
A brief aphorism notes that distance itself fosters admiration, suggesting perspective shapes value and appeal. The reflection emphasizes how separation can magnify curiosity and wonder about distant things or people.
How to Polish Hardwood Floors
A domestic guide from Harper's Bazar describes making a beeswax turpentine polish with ammonia warmed over a kettle. It suggests applying with flannel and cooling. For polishing efficiency the piece jokes that children can be made to dance in stockings for a lark, or an adult with brussels carpet wrapped around a brick.
How to Clean White Felt Hats
A simple method cleans white felt hats by making a paste of powdered magnesia and water. Rub the paste onto the felt with a clean toothbrush, let it dry fully, then brush out the magnesia. If still dirty, repeat the process.
Textile Mills Across New England Enter Short Time Wave
About 100000 workers affected as cotton and textile mills in New England cut hours this summer. Holyoke mills close then run four days a week. Knight interests in Massachusetts and Rhodesland also operate four days. Fall River’s 5000 Borden operatives work alternate weeks. Woolen mills show heavy idle capacity with 40 to 50 percent unused machinery across several companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Holyoke
Knight Interests
Massachusetts
Rhodesland
Borden
Fall River
United States
American Woolen Company
Hair From Deceased Chinese Savaged for Export to America
Hong Kong authorities uncover an alleged hair exporting scheme that robs paupers of hair from exhumed corpses and ships it to the United States for making rats puffs and switches. Officials say they have arrested several dealers and will try them, with a charity burial institution confirming extensive grave hair thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
America
Canton
Painted Candy Ban Quietly Extends Into July
A Washington note reports the current stock of candy in hand of confectioners remains sufficient but no longer offers painted varieties past July. The brief implies a limited supply of decorative sweets during the summer period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Milwaukee Woman
Milwaukee resident Lydia E authorizes sharing her success with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims relief from femate trouble back pain and tumor fears after other doctors advised surgery. Pinkham's company promotes widespread letters and offers free advice from Ms Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E
Pinkham
Lydia
Lydia FE
Mars
Euana Luss
First St
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Lydia Kk. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ms. Pinkham
Government bans shellac coated candies to protect consumers
The food bureau prohibits gums used in candy coatings. Coatings prepared in alcohol solutions conceal inferiorities and allow long stockpiling, while shellac varnish and similar gums yield unsafe flavors. The ruling stops such practices to protect buyers from substandard confections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Bureau
Rockefeller’s Birthday Observed in New York
July 8 marked the seventy first anniversary of John D. Rockefeller’s birth with a holiday mood at No 26 Broadway. Although the King attended only in spirit, his benevolent influence prompted several office boys to receive half holiday days without sacrificing their grandmothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
John D. Rockefeller
Peach crop good both kinds bumper season expected
Peach fruit in Delaware and New Jersey is plentiful and priced well as Eastern growers benefit from shortages in central and western states. Atlantic City and Asbury Park report a strong peach crop this summer, while the line about seaside resorts refers to summer girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Delaware
Jersey
Atlantic City
Asbury Park
Apple crop outlook varies by region in 1900s report
Reports from fruit commission men indicate a short apple crop in the central west including Missouri Arkansas and Ohio while Washington Oregon and New England expect bumper production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fruit Commission
West
Missouri
Arkansas
Ohio
Washington
Oregon
New England
Merrimac and Monitor Miniature Battle at Asbury Park Carnival
A miniature Monitor vs Merrimac sham battle will headline the July aquatic carnival in Asbury Park New Jersey tonight. The event is directed by Charles Crowell who witnessed the Hampton Roads engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
Charles Crowell
Hampton Roads
Farms For Sale In Prairie City Iowa
Several farms of 80 120 and 160 acres lie in the Prairie City area praised for rich soils. Prospective buyers are invited to visit D L Graham in Prairie City Iowa for details and viewing. The ad blends with a golf origin vignette recalling shepherds and early greens in Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Prairie City
D. L. Graham
Lowa
The June Weather Report and July Start
A weather summary notes June temperatures from 43 to 95 degrees and 1.40 inches of rain, with sixteen clear days, two cloudy, twelve partly cloudy. For the first week of July the high reached 92.5 and the low 59 with two clear and five partly cloudy days and no rain. The article continues with a five week weather story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Cook
Forest Waste Into Bricks And Gas Studied
A specialist in industrial chemistry reports sawdust mixed with coal-slag spent dye-wood turf and peat can form bricks of artificial stone. Dry distillation yields gas wood alcohol and acetic acid, a flourishing industry in western New York state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets Claim Quick Indigestion Relief
An advertisement touts Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets as instant relief for indigestion and belching. It claims to purge intestinal gases, cleanse and strengthen the stomach, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold for 50 cents by Shruggists and Lemmon’s pharmacy with samples from Booths Mi-o-na.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon
Mi-o-na
Buffalo
Joseph Grondine
Fountain Street
Fall River
Mass
Booth
Tried to Blow Up Court House in Madison County
Four men are under suspicion after an attempted dynamite blast targeted the Madison County court house in Winterset Iowa. The blast shattered the north wing windows but caused limited structural damage. the marshal W D Eldridge reported his barn carriage house and buggy were wrecked. County Attorney Leo C Percival said arrests may follow within hours and described the act as spite work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winterset
Iowa
Madison County Court House
W. D. Eldridge
Court House
Leo C. Percival
Ed Howe Now Endorses Prohibition in Atchison
The Chicago Tribune reports Ed Howe of the Atchison Globe admits a shift in view on prohibition. After years opposing the law, Howe notes enforcement success and reduced drunkenness since saloons closed, citing Chief Sullivan's observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Ed Howe
Atchison, Kan
Globe
Howe
Atchison
The
Sullivan
Duncan C. Milner
Iowa Silo Created By Experiment Station Featured
Two years ago the Iowa Experiment Station invented the Iowa silo built of hollow tile. It is as permanent as cement and cheaper than stave silos while lasting longer. Thirteen silos exist in the state with cost and silage performance tracked. Bulletin 117, detailing costs and construction steps, is free from Director C. F. Curtiss in Ames Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
Iowa Experiment Station
Iowa
C. F. Curtiss
Ames
Towa
Sweet Pea Seed Contest Winners at Cook & Sherman
The Cook and Sherman seed distribution results are announced. Paul Reiger of San Francisco donated many packages of sweet pea seed. Miss Eva Dodd won the first bouquet, while Mrs Rev S E Greer took the largest bouquet and the one with the greatest color variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook & Sherman
Paul Reiger
San Francisco
Berger
Cyrus Chapter Regular Convocation Friday July 8
Royal Arch Masons hold regular convocation of Cyrus Chapter this Friday evening at 7 30. Several petitions to be acted upon. Important companions be there on time. meeting will not detain you over 20 minutes. D Glasgow HH P
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus
D. Glasgow HH
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Cured Catarrh
We offer One Hundred Dollars to ward for any cage of ho the cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo. We know F J Cheney for 15 years and believe him honest and able to meet obligations. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Walls Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
KF. J. Cheney & C
Foledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Toledo
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H. F. Steck
Iowa City-Republican
John G. Griffith
University of Idaho
Griffith
Ann DeSellem
Iowa City
George Eckerman
Charles Devel
Helen Fulton
Lucile Miller
Mildred McLaughlin
D. H. McLaughlin
Hugh McCleery
S. A. White
Dr. McLaughlin
George H. Paul
Lola Wells Hughes
Jessie Stewart
Mary French
Kate Montgomery
Monarch
Windsor Grocery Telephone
Rockefellers
Merrimac and Monitor
Scotland
W. G. Simpson
St. Andrew's
Shepherd
Hanna O
Hyome
Phe Lowa Silo
Royal Arch Masons
the Royal Market
P. O
R. Stuart & Son
Nicola
Harmon
McElhinney
North Side
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