Local Gossip Notes At The Fair And Visits In Malvern
Local notices detail arrivals at Rev Thorn home in Malvern Mrs W L Clapp and two children from Malvern Ill guesting. Matthew Gillespie returns from Laporte City Iowa. Marie Jericho visits city to begin deaconess work at local Methodist church. Clarence Griffith and Vivian Griffith from Columbus Junction return home. Mrs B G Buffington of Columbus Junction shopping in city. Floy Owen and Mabel Owen visit West Chester. Mrs James Ward and grandson Harry Ward travel to Des Moines to stay with Mrs George Colcord. Darbyshire Drug Co advertises new 50 cent books and k odaks. drayage offered by W Haight.
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W. L. Clapp
Malvern, Ill
W. G. Thorn
James Ward
Harry Ward
Des Moines
George Colcord
New Woman and the Lion at Star Theatre tonight
The Star Theatre presents Made to make you laugh with The New Woman and the Lion this evening. Local society notes report visits and travels to Des Moines for state Republican convention and various towngoing residents.
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Star Theatre Tonight
S. W. Livingston
Des Moines
Keokuk River Trip Delights Washington Presbyterians
Nearly eighty Washington residents enjoyed a United Presbyterian excursion to Keokuk despite a low river stage causing a slow trip. The W. W. steamer returned to Burlington about four hours late after viewing government works and a storm near the return route. Special trains from Monmouth and Keota carried passengers, and the group praised a delightful river ride with ample meals and music.
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Washington
United Presbyterian
Keokuk
Burlington
W. W
United Presbyterian Church
Hill
Monmouth
Keota
Civil Service Examinations Held Across Nation Today
The Federal Civil Service Commission conducts exams for mechanicians and laboratory assistants in major cities. Salaries range from 720 to 1800 dollars per year.
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Washington
Federal Civil Service Commission
Watches for sale at Bradley's Jewelry Store
A listing from Bradley's Jewelry Store offers several American made watches. Options include 15 jewel 18 size gold-filled hunting case valued at $18.00, 20-year, and 7 jewel 18 size variants with nickel or hunting cases priced from $6.50 to $13.50, with stated worth up to $100. Come and inspect.
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Bradley
Storis
Meritol White Liniment Ad at Lemmon’s Pharmacy
An old advertisement touts Meritol White Liniment as a great pain killer for rheumatism neuralgia sciatica lumbar back strains and deep seated muscular pains with Lemmon's Pharmacy listed as sole agents.
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Meritol White Liniment Lemmon's Pharmacy
Reporter Sent to Church Meeting Fails to Find News
New Western paper reporter sent to cover a church meeting found the event uneventful. The gathering ended in a fist fight between the minister and the deacon, with no church business conducted.
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Saturday Evening Post
Death rate in American coal mines shows gradual decline
Bureau of Mines figures report 2,517 miners killed in 1911 vs 2,854 in 1910, a drop of 337. Directors note ongoing work with inspectors and operators to improve safety, while acknowledging the sector remains economically weak and needing legislative changes.
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United States Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Congress
Bureau of Mines
Joseph A. Holmes
United States
Baltimore Sidelights at Convention Spotlight on Jessie Simpson
At the Baltimore convention Miss Jessie Simpson stood out as Clark campaign manager in St. Louis. She previously helped Jacob Watters in Texas anti prohibition fights and has a history of responsible positions. The piece also notes Tom Taggart’s jittery reaction to a laundry mix up and a police anecdote from the halls.
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Clark
Tom Taggart
Baltimore
Jessie Simpson
St. Louis
Miss Simpson
Jacob Watters
United States
Texas
White House
Indiana
T. T
Tom
First Aerial Coach Demonstrated in Etampens France
The first aerial coach built in Etampens France, a standard aeroplane with a four passenger limousine body, flew about half an hour carrying four bags of sand as weight substitutes for passengers. It promised great comfort and a wide view for future travelers with minimal motion felt.
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Etampens
France
Capital of the World's Railroads
The article notes that global railroad capital totals 45.009 billion dollars. It highlights rail investment as a leading economic indicator and frames the figure as the world’s rail network value.
New Waltz Like Skating Approved by Teachers
The United Professional Teachers of Dancing approve the Skaters Waits by J R Schackne of Toledo and announce other new dances The Stately by Anthony Gilaconia and The Espanola Waltz by RE Ford The dances were demonstrated at a state hall in Indianapolis and described as a skating style waltz with a four bar section.
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United Professional Teachers of Dancing
Indianapolis
Ind
J. R. Schackne
Toledo
Anthony J. Gilaconia
Springfield
Mass
RE. BH. Ford
Chicago
State Hall
Indy
Farming with dynamite at Crookston experiment station
Em Angstr representative of a powder company reports an experiment at the Northwestern experiment station in Crookston Massachusetts. Two acres will be dynamited and seeded to flax alongside a non dynamited field to test if blasting releases soil nutrients to depths previously inaccessible. Charges in three foot deep holes are set at fifteen foot intervals.
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Em. R. Angst
Northwestern
Crookston
Mass
Crookston School of Agriculture
C. G. Selvig
Rose Pastor Stokes Nominated for Stamford School Board
Rose Pastor Stokes the Socialist leader will be nominated for Stamford Connecticut school committee at the July convention. She has consented to run and plans a vigorous campaign focused on using public schools as social centers as a defining plank.
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Rose Pastor Stokes
Stamford
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Laporte City
Iowa
Davenport
Democrat
Marie Jericho
The
Washington Academy
Clarence and
Vivian Griffith
Columbus Junction
J. A. Jones
B. G. Buffington
Darbyshire Drug Co
Mabel Owen
A. A. Rynearson
West Chester
Eastman
Miss May Cocklin
Ainsworth
D. D. Stephens
Fred Neiswanger
Haight
John Gibson
Maxwell, Iowa
Mr. Gibson
Mary Gibson
Mutual Fire and
W. M. Sutherland
Minnie Wolffe
Seymour Martin
Martins
Nate Jones
W. G. Knox
Pittsburgh
Jennie Wilson
Mercer, Pa
Elizabeth Bell
K. A. Harnell
Minneapolis, Minn
Henry Stichter
Fairfield
C. J. Fulton
Donald Weber
C. L. Weber
Kim Grove
Weber
City Water Works
I. N. Daniels
Evanston
M. FE. Church
D. W. Brown
Muscatine
George McDaniels
McDaniels
Charles Benz
Anna Miller
Vienna
Baptist Church
T. Wi Rickey
Crawfordsville
J. Cocklin
M. A. Hardin
Will Harwood
Claire Dewey
A. EK. Atchison
Iowa City
Iowa Retail Shoe Dealers
L. B. Nicola
Norfolk, Nebr
J. B.crooks
Guy Mintle
Nellie Ross
Grinnell
Miss Ross
Palo Alto
Calif
Howard Ross
Otto P. Dede
Oskaloosa
Ethel Porter
New York City
Hephzibah House
Anna Scott
Luella Shaw
Congress Hotel
Kate Burris
Mrs
A. T. Burris
Carson Anderson
Iowa Avenue
the Fair
Josephine Smith
Kansas City
John McCartney
George Welch
Omaha, Nebr
George Chambers
Winfield, Iowa
Maquoketa, Iowa
D. Steffy
Paul Jugenheimer
Lee Wareham
Morris Wickes
Eldon
Jackson Roberts
Ida Roberts
Colorado Springs
W. W. Wilson
R. C. Gibson
St. James, Minn
Mobile
Alabama
ROYAL
Stuart
the Royal
Royal Market Mutual
Sugless
Civil Service Examinations
R’s
J. A. Harwood & Son
South Side
Belvedere
Ing
Powder Company
Omuuteer, Hughes & of
Gio Rian
Evening Journal
Fishers of
Colorado
J. E. Kunathh
Burlington Ints
J. Francis
West Adams Street
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