Canary Islanders as Natural Athletes in Early Training
The St Louis Republic recounts Canary Islander athletic training from infancy as a system cultivating swift defense and warfare skills. Stories include dodging stones, catching and throwing oranges with precision, illustrating superior physical prowess noted by Spanish chronicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Canary Islanders
Spain
America
Canaries
Islands
Seville
St. Louis Republic
What a Summer Cold May Do
A summer cold, if neglected, can develop into bronchitis or pneumonia. Do not neglect it. Take Foley's Honey and Tar promptly to loosen the cough, soothe inflamed air passages, and expel the cold from the system. Lemmon's Pharmacy, McElhinney Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmay, McElhinney Drug Co
CIPY Bus Line Phone Orders Promptly Attended
Call up the CIPY Bus Line for orders. leave directions with street and number. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to calls and deliver details.
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CIPY
Frank Rogers
Wellman Community Happenings and Local Notices
June events and visits across Wellman and nearby towns include Miss June Foster returning from Waterloo, Mrs Harrington visiting from North English, weddings at Washington and local farm sales. Residents travel to Des Moines and Iowa City for banking, education, and recreation while families host relatives and travelers during the summer period.
Local Guests Arrive in Ainsworth on Visits
Mrs Maude Bronson arrived from Wichita to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Josiah Harding. Miss Opal Sturdivan of Cedar Rapids came to visit friends G W Baxter and wife and daughter Deedie. Mrs H J Sands and three children traveled to Sigourney to visit her parents Mr and Mrs G A Carson. Miss Mae Pearson was a Washington visitor between trains. Miss Florence Porter shopped in Washington. Mrs C A McCreedy and daughter Helen came from Washington to visit Mr McCreedy’s parents, George McCreedy and wife.
Ode On Poets Burden By Walt Mason
A humorous verse by Walt Mason laments the poet’s heavy duties to praise royals and mourn deaths. The speaker imagines a bard forced to compose dirges and celebratory odes, facing early mornings, endless singing, and tedious tuneful tasks. Copyright 1910.
Visitors and travelers noted around Monmouth and Washington
Miss Carrie Colthurst returned home after a two week visit to Monmouth Indiana. Misses Deedie Baxter Nellie McConnell Edith Peterson Theresa Chihak Jessie Hunt attended normal in Washington. W A Goble and wife and Mrs W T Trotter Jr and party were Washington visitors. Several fishermen from Cone Lake near Conesville returned home after a few days away. Mrs W T Trotter Jr visited her mother Mrs George S Norton in Washington.
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Carrie Colthurst
Monmouth
Deedie Baxter
Nellie McConnell
Normal
Washington
W. B. Davis
W. A. Goble
Edith Peterson
Theresa Chihak
Jessie Hunt
W. T. Trotter, Jr
W. S. Smylie
J M. Utterback
D. Ross
Cone Lake
Conesville
George 8. Norton
West Chester Notes On Local Visits And Weddings
West Chester on June 20 reports Will Munro of Boston visiting his father D. R. Munro while Ralph Munro of Fairfield and Olive Munro attend. The Silmiar family moved into the Baptist parsonage. Will Holmes visits his mother Mrs. Chas Holmes. Will Munro and Wellie Woodard plan to marry in Manilla Iowa Wednesday at 8 pm. Olive Munro joins, Mrs. D R Munro attends. Marion Wells and Margaret Johnson to wed Hedrick Iowa Wednesday at 8 o clock. Miss Johnson formerly with McFarlane Co. store. Marion Wells is son of C R Wells who plans to move to Washington soon. Than Allender and wife visit Keota by auto. Al Augustine returns from Missouri with cattle. Swayne Beatty and Lee Martin spend Sunday with Chas Rhodebeck.
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Harvey Freel and Son
Muscatine
Everette Allen and Son
Burlington
Wellman
Cc. C. McReynolds
Streator
Ills
Mr. McReynolds
William Lewendder
George Moore
Jones
Keswick
B. M. Juckin
Lake Benton
Minn
John Sherratt
Winfield
M. C. Struble
Des Moines
J. C. Miller
Abe Miller
Iowa City
Susan
Lavanda Gardner
Mt. Pleasant
Frank Fraker
Gardner
C. M. Booth
Steve Perrin
Grace Hamilton
John Willson
Washington
Grace
Surprise Valley
Owen Dyer
Grant Griffith
J. B. King
John Steiner
Fred Schroeder
Nick
Marengo
Franc Moon
Fred Durian
Bruce Gardner
Morris Romine
Chicago
Will Rhodes
Keota
Lee McKinley
James Bidwell
Brighton
Edgar Glider
West Chester
Si Miller
W. P. Gardner
G. E. Cook
Ralph Snavely
Williamsburg
Ladora
Will Munro
Boston
D. R. Munro Ralph Munro
Fairfield
D. R. Munro
Mr.Silmiar
Baptist Parsonage
Wellie Woodard
Manilla
Iowa
Olive
Will
Hos
Marion Wells
Margaret Johnson
Hedrick
Miss Johnson
McFarlane Co
C. R. Wells
Wells
Allender
al Augustine
Missouri
Swayne P. Beatty
Lee Martin
Chas. Rhodebeck
Local Visitors Gather at Crawfordsville Social Roundup
June notes record Mr and Mrs T J Harvey of Washington spending time at the N L Long home. Miss Jennie Stevenson and Miss Alice Yard visit relatives. Mrs W G Robertson and daughter Margaret return to Kirkwood Illinois after two weeks here. Mrs Myrtle McCleary speaks on Africa mission at Presbyterian church marking seven years since her husband’s death in Africa.
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Frank Snavely
Colfax
Burlington
Crawfordsville
T. J. Harvey
Washington
N. L
W. G. Robertson
Margaret
Kirkwood
Ills
Myrtle McCleary
Presbyterian Church
Africa
Mrs. McCleary
Passengers Arrive in Washington for Visit
Mrs James Batterson and two children Mrs J A Moorehead and daughter Miss Nina the Misses Lois Cannon Florence McCleary Alice Williams Grace Fletcher Mrs John Shaffer W J Brown Howard Huston and Mr Boyd were passengers for Washington this morning. Mrs J B Gabeline and two children of Burlington arrived this morning for a visit with Mrs Dr Leage.
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James Batterson
J. A. Moorehead
Nina
Lois Cannon
Florence McCleary
Alice Williams
Grace Fletcher
John Shaffer
W. J. Brown
Howard Huston
Mr. Boyd
Washington
J. B. Gabeline
Burlington
Dr. Leage
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Mercury Free
Advertisement warns against mercury containing catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free. It notes internal use and availability through druggists with testimonials free and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Salt Weed Control Method for Flower Beds
To prevent weeds lay salt 1 to 2 inches deep over the bed. Keep it damp for a week to ten days to kill weeds and seeds. Afterward dampen soil, leave overnight, then scrape surface and dry before planting seeds to avoid further weed trouble.
The Judge's Joke at Court Session
Westminster Gazette reports a court scene where Sheriff Guy presides over a jury trial. The lord justice and clerk attempt decorum as a jest sparks audience laughter, prompting a firm silence from the macer who notes there is nothing to laugh at.
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Guy
Court of Session
Audienee
Macer
Westminster Gazette
Cleaning Marble With Simple Pastes and Powders
The article offers two recipes to remove stains from marble. First, mix two parts soda, one part pumice, and one part chalk into a paste with water, apply, wash with soap and water for a bright polish. Second, apply a paste of powdered pipeclay and fuller's earth with strong soap ice, dry, then wash. Reapply if stains persist and smoke discoloration can also be treated similarly.
How to Candy Pineapple Strips From Wan's Home Companion
Candied pineapple strips are prepared by peeling and slicing fruit into two inch by half inch by quarter inch pieces. Sugar is dissolved in the juice, the fruit is boiled briefly, then dried and rolled in sugar. The method suggests sun or warm closet drying and adds a few pieces per box for a tasty addition.
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Wowan
Companiou
I Ain't No Saint I Voted Repeaters in My Precinct
A reminiscence from a Chicago Tribune snippet features a ho bo confessing he voted a hundred repeaters in his precinct and was sent to penitentiary. A companion responds he did the same and ended up in a penitentiary as well, highlighting shared criminal pasts.
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Caesar
Chicago Tribune
Three Killed and Twenty Five Hurt in Parker Collision
An emigrant train on the Ontario and Western railroad northbound collided with a light engine southbound near Parker Station. Three passengers were killed and about twenty five injured, six seriously. The loaded coach train carried 371 emigrants from Norway Sweden Italy and Switzerland bound for western states. Passengers included John Johnson 70 from Sweden to Illinois Frank Gisler 18 from Switzerland to California and John Joseph Blank 40 from Switzerland to San Francisco.
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Norwich
N. Y
Ontario and Western Railroad
Chicago Limited
Parker
Norway
Sweden
Italy
Switzerland
John Johnson
Lynn Center
Frank Gisler
Sacramento
Cal
John Joseph Blank
San Francisco
Convict Given Permission To Visit Dying Daughter
Joseph C. Chapeck, serving 27 months in Leavenworth federal prison, was allowed to travel to Chicago to see his daughter who is said to be dying. The trip was authorized by Attorney General Wickersham.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Joseph C. Chapeck
Chicago
Chapeck
Wickersham
New Haven Baptist Church Social Planned Thursday
A church social is scheduled at the New Haven Baptist Church Thursday evening the 23rd. Everyone is invited to attend.
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New Haven Baptist Church
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Biff
Dr. Goforth
North Side Square
Fox & Dewey
The
Wells-Fargo Express Co
Ricci
Vitagraph
Posterland
Wwe
Wade & Canfield
Southwest Corner Square
J.D. Dayton
West Chester and Washington Co
McElhinney
North Side
Savage Athletics
Marke Desians
CopvricutTs &c
Pater
Munn & Co
Scientific American
All New
Adealere
MUNN
Broadway
New York
Washington, D. C
Spencer Bros
7Th Avenue
Isé
the County News
Walt
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Will Holmes
Chas. Holmes
Ton
Mrs. Lee McCleery
Church Social
Stein-Bloch
Studebaker Buggies
Surrey
Studebaker
Exmoei
Mason Transfer and Storage Co
Washington, Iowa
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