Aged Citizen B. M. Doolittle Dies in Washington
B M Doolittle Washington's elder resident passes away at 1:30 AM after long illness born August 30 1828 in New York survived by wife Elizabeth Smith six children and siblings funeral in North Washington residence with Rev G D Rogers then to Brighton and Fremont for interment all in Iowa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Doolittle
Washington
North Second Avenue
Mr. Doolittle
Bushnell Moore Doolittle
New York
Iowa
Mahaska County
Fremont
Elizabeth Smith
Margaret Doolittle
Ruth Triplet
Hattie Funk
Ottumwa
T. N. Doolittle
Ames
Laura Doolittle
Kirksville
Clyde Brown
Phoebe
S. M. Doolittle
Knoxville
John Morrison
Hedrick
Makaska County
Baptist Church
G. D. Rogers
Brighton
The Nineteenth Iowa Discharged at Camp Mc Clelland
Forty three years ago this afternoon at 2 o'clock the old Nineteenth Iowa fell in and marched to the paymaster at Camp Mc Clelland near Davenport Iowa. Each man was paid off in company according to rank and then headed for the depot or boat landing. Company K men waited until last, then the regiment dissolved, never to be together again. The next day they reached their homes where happiness met them at the gate. Few are left to tell the story.
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19Th Lowa
Camp McClelland
Davenport
Iowa
Louisa County
Local Shoppers and Visitors Reported in City
Mrs. Waite and daughter from near Wellman were shopping in the city. Mr. Erickson and Clarence Cox from Fairfield visited yesterday in an automobile. Homer Stephens returned this morning from Spirit Lake where he had been for several days.
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Mr. Erickson
Clarence Cox
Fairfield
Homer Stephens
Spirit
Henas
Simple Life Seen As Cure For Blues In Nation’s Strain
The essay argues neurasthenia or the blues stem from nervous overstrain in modern American life. Worry and overwork ruin sleep and strength, with women sharing the burden. Stimulants worsen the problem. cure lies in sane living: proper diet, exercise, rest, open-air sunshine, and a serene mind.
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Neurasthenia
The Varsity Letter and Its Ties to College Mascots
A reflection on varsity letters as symbols of college loyalty and identity. It notes Harvard, Yale, and Princeton marks like the H and Y and discusses unwritten rules about when such insignia may be worn. The piece contrasts display norms with taste and tradition among leading universities.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Flarvard
Small party at Mrs Steem de Laundry’s on the sixteenth
A brief note from the London Sketch reports a small musical gathering held at Mrs Steem de Laundry’s residence on the sixteenth day. The item mentions music and sociable occasion without further details.
Tenderfoot Observes Four Aces In Poker Deal Tale
A western traveler watches a poker game from saloons in the tale, noting a dealer slipping himself four aces from the bottom of the deck. The tenderfoot points out the alleged cheating, only to be told by the companion that the dealer and player are the same. Washington Star.
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Tenderfoot
Powers
Washington Star
Mme Parepa Rosa Star at Boston Peace Jubilee 1869
In Boston during the peace jubilee of 1869 Mme Parepa Rosa's voice rose clearly above a chorus of 12,000 singers and an orchestra of over 1,000 instruments. The hall housed about 40,000 listeners, delivering a remarkable vocal display.
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Boston
Mme. Parepa Rosa
The Pipe's Antiquity Across Continents and Eras
In Asia Africa and America pipes reach back into prehistoric times. In Europe pipes have endured since the Roman era or earlier. A learned antiquarian notes bronze smoking pipes are often found in Irish tumuli revealing ancient practice.
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Asia
Africa
America
Europe
Miss Favor Honored Guest at Mrs. Cook’s West Main Event
Miss Favor of Chicago was the guest of honor at an informal gathering hosted yesterday by Mrs. W. A. Cook on West Main Street. The home featured floral decorations and guests spent the afternoon doing fancy needlework. Mrs. Cook and Miss Anne Houdek served luncheon. Miss Favor is a college friend of the hostess.
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Miss Favor
Chicago
W. A. Cook
West Main Street
Mrs. Cook
Anne Houdek
Quiet Wilton wedding unites Miss Blanche Garard and William F Robinson
In Wilton at 8 last evening a quiet ceremony united Blanche Garard of Muscatine with William F Robinson of Muscatine. Rev D D Tallman of the Wilton Presbyterian church performed the rites. The couple will reside at 427 Mulberry avenue in Muscatine after visiting Davenport and Clinton relatives. Both are well known in Muscatine and friends extend best wishes.
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Win Blanchard
Wilton
Blanche Garard
Muscatine
William F. Robinson
D. D. Tallman
Presbyterian Church of
Mulberry Avenue
Mr. Robinson
W. R.robinson
East Fifth Street
Miss Garard
Kate Garard
Washington
Iowa
Jurors Drawn for September Court Term
The petit jury for the September term was drawn listing 24 jurors with hometowns including Richmond Brighton Ainsworth Riverside Wellman Crawfordsville Dutch Creek and Washington. The term begins September 1st but jurors are not called until September 7th.
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Godfrey Sommers
Richmond
O. P. Brinton
Brighton
W. Lins
Ainsworth
G. G. Graff
Washington
F. M. Barnoske
John Maliska
Riverside
W. T. Marr
W. E. Paul
C. E. Anderson
Crawfordsville
Howard
Woodmen Invite Picnic and Initiation Trip
The Woodmen lodge invites all members to attend a Kalona picnic Thursday and then move to Wellman for initiatory work in the evening. Gather at Woodman hall Saturday evening to plan Thursday's program. Speakers will be Clifford Thorne of this city and Cap Miller of Sigourney with band music and games at Kalona.
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Woodman Lodge
Kalona
Wellman
Woodman Hall
Clifford Thorne
Cap Miller
Sigourney
Local notices of travel and social visits
J. Wilson left this morning for Burlington on a brief business trip. Miss Lillian Wells of Haskins spent today in the city with friends. James A. Ferguson and wife from Crawfordsville visited last night at the home of Mr and Mrs G W Alexander on South Iown avenue. Washington County Savings bank decorates its front with brass signs as both notification and ornament.
It Can't Be Beat by Experience and Electric Bitters
C M Harden of Silver City NC praises Electric Bitters as the best medicine for stomach liver and kidney troubles. He reports it cures weakness lame back chills and malaria and endorses Lemmon's Pharmacy guarantee and 50 cent price.
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C. M. Harden
Silver City
North Carolina
Fat Man and India Rubber Freak Use Dark Showbiz Gag
A terse exchange shows Fat Man asking if a performer left show business for good and India Rubber Freak replying with a grim joke about money in spectacle and danger as he accepts potential peril in the act.
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India
The Star Melodrama The Villain The Heirloom Scene
The line up of a melodrama titled The Star Melodrama presents stark images of empty hills and valleys. The Villain appears gloomily in contrast with an empty house as the scene unfolds in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch note.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Succotash Origin Story From Narragansett Roots
Succotash a dish borrowed from the Narragansett Indians who called it sickquatash in their language, reflecting an ancestral name for the dish and its ingredients.
Franklin’s Diplomacy at Lyme Oyster Feast
In Lyme Connecticut a Franklin milestone recalls 1776 when Washington passed through. A visiting Franklin, traveling toward Boston, dined on oysters after his horse refused to eat, with townsfolk gathering to witness the scene. The tale comes from Katharine Abbott’s Old Paths and Legends of the New England Border.
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Franklin
Old Lyme
Conn
Washington
Lyme
Cambridge
Boston
New England
Katharine M. Abbott
Post Road
Philadelphia
Poston
Pauline Lucca and the Emperor Share Tea Moment
The Emperor William I admired Pauline Lucca, life court singer in Berlin since 1863. A maid in the wings briefly left a cup of tea with an old officer, then Lucca dashed to the wings and found the emperor holding the cup for her, who smilingly handed it back as she praised the tea as sweetest ever.
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Pauline Lucca
William I
Mme
Berlin
Mme. Lucca
Emperor William
Westminster Gazette
Chas Vincent and Claire Booth Return From Brighton Camp
Chas Vincent and Claire Booth returned last evening from Brighton where they spent several days enjoying camp life. the quiet excursion marked a relaxing end to their seaside visit.
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Chas. Vincent
Claire Booth
Brighton
Rev I W Williams Testifies on Kidney Remedy
Huntington West Virginia clergyman Rev I W Williams testifies that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble, stating the product will do all that is claimed. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes the testimonial as proof of the remedy's effectiveness.
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I. W. Williams
Huntington
W. Va
Foley
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Arkansas
Lombardo
Frank Rogers
State of
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Margaret S. Smylie
William Davidson
Plairtff
Alvin J. Davidson
William S. Davidson
Marshal Davidson
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Lyman Davidson
Mary Ann Davidson
Marshall Davidson
District Court
Wiliam Davidson
A.D
Marsh W. Bailey
Rutledge
D. A. Ghalmers
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