Local Social Roundup Reflects Regional Visits and Travel
Miss Mary Coffman arrived from Keota Dr Shinn of Letts spent yesterday at the R G Vincent home and left for home Robert Richardson and family arrived from Keota and spent the evening here Mrs Richardson and children left for a trip through Kansas Rev and Mrs Thorn returned from Marengo where they spent Sunday Mrs Sam Berry went to Oskaloosa last evening called by the illness of her mother Mrs McNalty Dr Black of Keota visited the city last evening and left for Wyman to spend the day with Rev and Mrs Black
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Shinn
Letts
R. G. Vincent
Robert Richardson
Keota
Mrs. Richardson
Kansas
Rev
Mrs. Thorn
Marengo
Sam Berry
Oskaloosa
McNalty
Dr. Black
Wyman
Mrs. Black
Pins For Insect Collectors Spark Debate On Materials
A taxidermist warns collectors to choose pins carefully for insect displays. Brass pins risk tin coating flaws causing oxidation and damage to specimens. Black varnished and nickel pins also oxidize or crack. new solid silver, bronze, wicker and aluminium alloy pins are being tried for better preservation.
The Nose as a Mirror of Character in Rhinology
The article surveys nose types from Greek to Ethiopian, linking shapes to traits. It notes thick or flat noses with material instincts, turned up noses to vanity, wide nostrils to strength, small nostrils to weakness, and cites Napoleon preferring large noses for intelligence. It mentions eagle and cogitative noses and cites Homer Wesley and Shakespeare as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Wesley
Shakespeare
How Islands Get Forests
Darwin learned forests arise on remote islands via plant dispersal. He planted a toadrush seed from a woodcock earth sample and saw germination. Newton sent a wounded partridge leg with earth, yielding eighty two plants from the clod kept for three years before planting.
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Pacific
Atlantic
Darwin
Newton
Tomorrow Is Sunday Or Will Be The Debate
A grammarian challenge prompts a Reading Railroad anecdote about train brakemen announcing next stations. The story notes the misuse of future tense for a place that always remains, citing the shift from will be to simply naming the next stop Allentown, Reading, etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading Railroad Company
Allentown
Reading
Doctors urge gradual meat reduction after age forty
Physicians say most people over forty eat more meat than is healthy. It advises not to quit abruptly but slowly cut back, replacing with a balanced menu to maintain sustenance and health.
Tea as Medicine Then and Now in London Taste
The London Tatler advertised Bohea tea and coconuts as a famous chemical quintessence. It claimed the volatile salt and spirit of both formed the highest restorative known to food or physic.
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London Tatler
Portrait Gift Sparks Porter Laughs At Exhibition
An artist hands his latest painting to a porter with instructions to be careful the work is nearly dry. The porter replies that the risk is harmless since his clothes are old and of no consequence.
A Cautious Youth Attempts to Lead Large Dog
A very small boy tries to guide a St. Bernard along the road. When asked his plan the youth says he first wants to see where the dog wants to go, speaking in halting terms.
Flying the Kite
Cartoon dialogue notes financial strains with a wry take on living on ten thousand dollars a year. The quip suggests that even that amount may not prevent debt, reflecting satirical tone appropriate to Tom Watson's Magazine.
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Hudson
Tom Watson
Cursed Bridge Legend At Goldbrook In Suffolk
Local lore preserves a tale from Hoxne near Kye Suffolk about King Edmund who hid in an oak and died near a bridge over Goldbrook. An inscription once cursed wedding parties passing the bridge a bridal party now avoids the span, preferring a longer route.
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Hoxne
Kye
Suffolk
Edmund
Goldbrook
St. Edmunda
Goldbrook Bridge
London Standard
Under the Midnight Sun in Hammerfest and the North Cape
Jean Murray writes in Four Track News about Hammerfest as the bleak yet luminous northern town. The traveler, reaching the North cape, experiences a transcendent view of the Arctic sea and northern light, leaving him with a profound reverence for life and the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammerfest
Europe
Jean Murray
Norway
North Cape
Arctic
Lfe
Blue
It Is Good Enough For Me Namesake Con games Man
A bill collector entices a man and questions his name asking if it is Goodenough. The man replies it is not his name though he says it is Good enough. The collector declares the bill against him and hands a slip, the man insists it is his name yet denies it.
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Goodenough
The Renter's Advantages
A dialogue from the Chicago News contrasts a husband seeking home ownership through economizing with a wife who worries about fitting carpentry tasks in a rented property. The exchange highlights tensions between renting and owning.
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Chicago News
Buckilen's Arnica Salve Proved Effective For Sores
A testimonial notes Buckilen's Arnica Salve quickly cured a bad sore and helped sore eyes. L. Gregory of Hope Texas endorses it, stating it is effective for cuts burns fever sores and boils. Available for 25 cents at Stewart's drug store.
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Buckilen
L. Gregory
Hope
Tex
Stewart's
Nickel Plate route to Niagara Falls limited excursion
Fare is 12.25 for a round trip via Nickel Plate Road with travel June 18 19 and 20 and return by June 24 or creditable July 14. Vestibuled sleeping cars three through daily trains no excess fare. Meals in Nickel Plate dining cars. American Club Meal Plan 35 to 81 cents or à la carte. Write John Y. Calahan Chicago for details. Passenger stations at Chicago Van Buren La Salle elevated loop and Adams St offices. 91-2tn June20.
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Niagara Falls
Nickel Plate Road
Adams St
Chicago, Ill
Chicago
van Buren and
la Salle Sts
Auditorium Annex
Asbury Park
N.J
New York City
Dea Ticket
Chicago City Ticket
Adams
la Salle and
van Buren Sts
Fon
Vacation excursion rates set by railroads for 1905 season
The Iowa Central and other lines announce low round trip fares to summer resorts and the Pacific coast. Rates include Brighton, St Paul Minneapolis, Duluth, Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo, Salt Lake City Ogden, Portland for the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and Hot Springs Arkansas. Tickets go on sale after June 1st with various limits and extensions. For full details contact A B Cutts G P & A. July
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Pacific Coast
Iowa Central
Brighton
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Staly
Portland
Ore
California
Hot Springs Ark
A.B. Cutts
G. P
Asbury Park Excursion for National Educational Association Meet
The Nickel Plate Route offers a summer trip to Asbury Park New Jersey for the National Educational Association annual meeting July 3 to 7. Round trip fare 21 35 from Chicago with stopovers at Lake points Niagara Falls and New York City. Sale June 29 30 July 1 2, return by August 31. Meals in dining cars. day boat ride on the Hudson possible.
California Excursions From Rock Island Iron Route
Starting April 10, the Rock Island outfits excursions to Los Angeles San Francisco and California points at a low fare of 55.65 round trip. Travel via any regular route and return by any other or the same route. Passengers board at Washington and keep the car until arrival.
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California
Rock Island
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Washington
Notice to contact H. W. Russel Agent in California
A terse notice directs readers at the destination in sunny California to contact H. W. Russel as agent by phone, mail, wire, or inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunny
California
H. W. Russel
Homeseekers Rates on Iowa Central Ry to Western States
The notice lists first and third Tuesday departures from Iowa Central Railway to Nebraska Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas New Mexico Colorado and other states. Stopovers permitted tickets valid twenty one days for rates and schedule inquire via Spears or A B Cutts G T A Minneapolis Minnesota
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Iowa Central Ry
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Spears
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Unusually Low Western Summer Rail Fares Offered
Burlington announces deep round trip cuts to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and western states for June through September 1905 with half fares and extended return options. Pacific Northwest California Yellowstone Cody Black Hills and Utah routes listed with various date windows and return limits. Descriptive literature available from J E Kunath agent.
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Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Utah
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Vancouver
Billings
Scenic Rockies
St. Paul
California
The
Northwest
Yellowstone Park
Park
Gardiner
Monida
Scenic Colorado
Cody
Big Horn Basin
Black Hills
South Dakota
Deadwood
Hot Springs
Lead
Custer
S. D
Sheridan
Wyo
Burlington
J. E. Kunath
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Baby
Vienna
Bradfield Regulator Co
Mary Coffman
Binion
Everine Hennedy CO
East Side Hardware Store
Mann & Lemley
da. C. S. Harper
Osteopath
Klein Klothing Ko
Lyman County
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway
Dakota
F. A. Miller
MTL Hout
Seattle, Tacoma
Islands
Pagtaka Wit
Geed Fanoukgh
Mandel Brothers
America
Com. Muriry
Chiago
J. A. McCall
Chichester
Alwayereiia
Reture Mall
Ghoe
Colenso
Nathan Lynx
N. J
National Educational Association
West Shore
Lackawanna Road
Peat Lake Points
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware Water Gap
Mohawk Valley
Hudson River
Albany
Chicago Depot
la Salle St
Auditorium
John Y. Calahan
Chamberlain's
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Rockies
L’neblo
Eanet System
H.W. Russel
Agt
Washington, Iowa
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