New State Hospital for Inebriates Located at Mount Pleasant
In Mt Pleasant the state board of control announced the new state hospital for inebriates will operate as a department of the existing hospital for the insane. Officials will notify county clerks and court clerks to handle trials and commitments for the institution which takes effect July 1. Thirty three percent fail in recent exams with 57 of 150 students not passing, prompting expectations of larger attendance at upcoming tests.
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Mt. Pleasant
State Board of Control
State Hospital For
Mount Pleasant
Hospital For
Superior Courte
Mary Hughes
Normal Institute
Mary and Her Book and the City News
A stream of brief city notices lists visits and movements of residents and visitors. J E Freeland of Columbus Junction and Dr Truesdale of Chicago were in town yesterday. J K Dunn and bride arrived from Wyman for a month in Tacoma Washington. Chas O Brown en route from Cedar Rapids, formerly of this city, stopped through. Lou Lecklinter of Laurettey Ind visited Lake James and headed to Ainsworth. Bert Dixon of Klein Kluthing Co will visit Widon for a week. Mrs Fred Smith will visit Trenton Mo. Father Jacobsemeier and J H Fuick were here on church and railway business respectively. Mrs J M Bratton and daughter plan travel to Vinton to visit relatives.
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J. E. Freeland
Columbus Junction
Dr. Truesdale
Chicago
Chas. O. Brown
Cedar Rapids
Misa Lou Lecklinter
Laurettey Ind
Lake James
Ainsworth
J.K. Dunn and
Bride
Wyman
Rock Island
Tacom
Washington
Bert Dixon
Klein Kluthing Co
Widon
Chas. Davis
Fred Smith
el Paso Flyer
Trenton
Miss Lizete Putton Visits Minneaplis Relatives
Miss Lizete Putton with Misses Carrie and Emma Hazlett of Alleghany Pa return from Minneapolis after a two week visit with relatives Miss Nettie Wallace and nephew Lloyd Alien arrive from Allegheny Pa Lloyd will stay for visit with grandparents John Beilel of Washington buys forty acre tract four miles northeast of city He may not take possession until spring Jefferson county citizens welcome him and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizete Putton
Carrie and
Emma Hazlett
Alleghany, Pa
Minneapolis
Lost and Found and Local Sales Notice
Lost small wrist bag between post and three blocks south with puree and meal ticket inside. Found door key at JOURNAL office. Wanted ten men for steady work at Swift's brick yard. For sale a good three burner gasoline stove. inquire at JOURNAL 43.12 ERCARM. Also Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as remedy for piles burns and skin eruptions at Stewart's drug store.
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Postonce
Journal Office
Bucklen
Stewart's
Low Summer Excursion Rates to St Paul and Minneapolis
The Iowa Central Railway offers very low summer excursion fares to St Paul and Minneapolis and Minnesota resorts with return by October 31. Also promoted are Spirit and Okoboji Lakes guides, with fishing and lodging options. tickets to Denver, Colorado Springs, Ogden and Salt Lake City at less than one fare round trip, with final limits noted.
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Tinois Central Railroad Company
Pass
Marr J, Jonson Co
St. Paul
Minn
J.P. Merry
Asst
Minneapolis
Lowa Central Railway
St. Paul and
Minneapolia
Winnesota
Lowa Central
Tilleep
Colorado and
Utah
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Grenwood Junction
Colorado
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Theologians Potat Debate at German Pub Table
A humorous dispute among university men in Germany centers on which field holds oldest origin. A law spokesman cites Adam and Eve’s expulsion as earliest. A medical graduate cites Adam’s rib surgery, while an electrician jokes about creation’s dawn. The theologian claims precedence for theology, noting that light came after darkness.
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Potat
Germany
Aclones
Joriaprodones
Adam
Rve
Ave
Borax Facts and Natural Sources
Borax, a common household salt, is sodium borate used in laundry and science. It is mined as a natural mineral from Tibet via India, sold as tineal, and often covered with a green soapy crust that must be removed before use.
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Tibet
India
Petrified Horse Tracks Sparked Geological Debate
In a humorous New York Weekly exchange a scientist and an old lady discuss fossil horse tracks. They note the tracks reflect different zoological and geological histories, while the lady quips that a petrified horse could not walk.
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Trofessor Searcher
Missouri
New York Weekly
Notoriety and quarrels echo through a musical night
Fragmented dialogue shows Mrs Greene and Miss Black mocked for being too prominent, while Mrs White pleads. Mr Snaggle mocks proper behavior as Mrs Snagle vows to resist an unhappy marriage amid money and contentment debates. A mother questions a daughter's suitor's savings and love.
Fraternal Gatherings and Biennial Meetings Listed
Special excursions and annual meetings are announced for the Young Peoples Christian Union and the United Presbyterian Church in Tacoma Washington, Knights of Pythias in San Francisco California, Grand Lodge Elks in Salt Lake City Utah, and the National Fraternal Congress in Denver Colorado with dates in July and August. For full information including rates and routes contact Monrenn Law assistant general passenger agent in Kurliogtoo Iowa and EB Fox agent.
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Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Salt Lake City
Utah
Young People's Christian Union Society of the United Presbyterian Church
Tacoma
Washington
Portland
Seattle
Peoria
Farmington
Iowa Central
Young Peoples’ Cbriatian Union
Society of the United Presbyterian Church
Wash
Knights of Pythias
San Francisco
Cal
Salt Lake Ctty
National
Fraternal Congress
Denver
Col
Kurliogtoo
Lowa
Fox
Nightcaps for the club invite
A light domestic exchange shows a young wife presenting her husband with nightcaps bought in town. She recalls his plans to go to the club with Sparkles and says she saved him the trouble by providing them at home. The scene captures playful domestic nuances.
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Sparkles
Life and death case sparks at 3 a.m. stamp request
A sleepy druggist wakes to a man demanding a two cent stamp and claiming a life or death motive. The man insists Eve must mail a letter to his wife so she arrives before he can install a new mirror and repaper the parlor and hall, while noting some friends spent the evening with him, per the judge.
The Fairy God Mother and a Health Guide
A long, moralizing piece extols maternal health as the key to healthy children. It praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female weakness, offers patient testimonials from Mrs. Ella Reynolds and Mrs. Daisy Ltrd, and promotes the accompanying Common Sense Medical Adviser as free with stamps.
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Fairy Goldmother
Pierce
Ella Reynolds
Guffe, McLean Co
Gruesome Turkish Cemetery Superstitions In Trade
In Turkish cemeteries small creatures are sold for the birds to aid messages to the dead. Birds are believed to carry living prayers, and tombs are altered to appease them. In a lighter exchange Mrs Oldgirl asks Mrs Newed if her husband suits music, and is told he hears church music as a lullaby.
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Turkey
Mrs Oldgirl
Burlington Route Adverts Denver and Pacific Coast Service
Burlington offers 22 hours 50 minutes Washington to Denver and 25 hours 40 minutes return. It promotes Burlington No 1 as the finest train on the Q with 7:30 p.m. departures from Washington and 6:20 p.m. Denver arrivals. Highlights cheap rates to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and urges customers to go with the new standard gauge. EG Fox, Agent.
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Burlington
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Pacific Coast
Washington
To New York and Atlantic City Via The Wabash
Tickets will be sold from Chicago on July 17 31 and August 7 14 for 18 dollars round trip with a 12 day return limit including sale date. Printed matter with maps time card and fall information available. F A Palmer A G P A 97 Adams St Chicago 28 bu
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Chicago
F. A. Palmer
Adams St
Rich old father blocks elopement in witty exchange
In a brief New York Times exchange, Hewitt laments being kept from marrying his daughter while Jowett retorts that wealth and age do not equate wisdom. The dialogue portrays class tension and parental control typical of the era.
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Hewitt
Jowett
New York Times
Travel Excursions Offered by C R I P Line
A listing of special Colorado and Utah excursions and trips to Yellowstone, Clear Lake and Spirit Lake in Iowa, San Francisco, Lacona Washington, with July 1 start dates and varying end dates through September. Contact agent F Rouano at the office for details.
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Helen Blair
Burlington
Iowa
Oquawka
Keithburg
New Boston
Muscatine
Rock Island
Davenport
Washington Street
Colorado
Utah
Bickets
Yellowstone Park
Clear Lake
Spirit Lake
San Francisco
Lacona
Wash
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Lemmon & Lewis
Seth. Thomas
East Side
Grogeries
Kaye & Lytle
Telephone
East Side Square
Mali
Manutowerst Lightning Medicine Co
Illinois
B.C. Carris & Co
Matt J. Johnson
Dubuque, Ia
Igton, Iowa
Oe Telephone
Alneworth
Mra
Orr Stearns
Mt Avr
Eva Davis
Washington T
Gom
G Long
Philadelphia
McDonnell
Pleasant Plain
Nicholson Home
Maud McCreedy
Glyon Rowan
D. T. Hawkininson
J. Rosephart
The
Grace Nicholson
Edoa Godfrey
Lexington
Mra J . Love
Martha Walker
Anderson-Ewing
Mary and Her Book
Mary
Wade
Buffalo Express
Mr. Grumps
Washington Star
Jacobsemeier
Nichols
T H Fuick
Flick & Johnson
C. M
St. P
J. M. Bratton
Vinton
E. GC. Carris & GO
iWe
DM Brooks
Lnquireof
Swift
Burlington, Cedar Rapids
Iowa Central Railway
Mr. Snaggle
Sarah
Baltimore
Solbrig
Opera House
W. G. Young, Jr
Hurlington
Hartington
J. Young, Jr. WI
Peturinae
Helen Blaze
Keithsburg
W. A. Blase
W. W. Kinnear
Changeling
Dr. Pierce
Esplanade
Leavenworth
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Common Sense
People
M. M. Wardwell
Linswood, Leavenworth Co
Kans
N.Y
California
Windsor Grocery
Louisville
Nashville Railroad
Great Central Southern Trunk Line
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
United States
West Florida
U.S
Gulf Coast
R. J. Wemyss
New York
Atlantic City
N. W. RY
ST. Louis
Omahla
Union Depot
E. G. Fox
Washington, Iowa
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