Vinol touted by local druggists as strength maker
A Washington firm Dick & Sherman promotes Vinol cod liver oil as the best strength creator for convalescent patients. They claim Vinol strengthens digestive organs, creates appetite, aids sleep, builds red blood, and restores health using concentrated cod liver oil with reduced oil and added iron. Cook & Sherman guarantee refunds if customers do not benefit. They note being sole agents in Washington and that Vinol is now sold widely across the country.
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Dick & Sherman
Washington
Cook & Sherman
Local notes mention travel and services around city limits
Local brief highlights movers travelers and service ads. F Wabaitz heads to Columbus Junction Chas Griffith to San Diego then Havre Mrs A J Peterson and daughter return to Ainsworth George Peck and party plan Aberdeen trip for land scouting Mr and Mrs H Ross to Winfield to visit C Smith home Weave for sale 409 bushels Reid's Yellow Dent seed corn orders via Washington County Savings Bank or phone 649 Anderson and Denison Lawn mower sharpening service offered by Long and Kyle Amspoker and Mrs Finney visiting Springview Nebr Mrs Finney to Des Moines joining husband there for permanent relocation
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Reid
Washington County Savings Bank
Anderson & Denison
D. L. Amspoker
Mrrs
J. J. Finney
Springview
Nebr
The Gaelic Tongue Language Features and Word Order
A brief note explains Gaelic gender by noun class, with sun and star as feminine and sky and air as masculine. It notes oddities like female as masculine and manservant as feminine, and highlights Gaelic sentence structure puts verb first, noun before adjective, contrasting with English.
Banana Leaves Material for Wide Range of Uses
Banana leaves yield a spectrum from thin tissue to thick cardboard like paper and textiles. Bananas fiber known as manila hemp is shipped to the United States and Europe to be spun into cordage and woven into lace and handkerchiefs by South American and Asian women.
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United States
Europe
South America
Far East
Gas Pipe Heist Shuffle Baffles Kokomo
Lon Pickett a wealthy bachelor in Kokomo Indiana hid 1300 in gold inside gas pipe on his farm months ago He returned to recover the money but found the hole disturbed He suspects a witness to the burial may have stolen the treasure and is seeking clues or suspects in the mystery.
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Kokomo
Ind
Lon Pickett
Pickett
Mystery Coffin Found Along Pendleton Road
Edward Crossley a farmer near Pendleton Ind found a coffin of ordinary size with handles in the roadway when returning home after night. The incident occurred April 17 in the vicinity, and no further details about the coffin or its origin are provided.
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Pendleton
Ind
Edward Crossley
Foley's Honey and Tar Safe Under Pure Food Law
Announcement that Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. Recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults. Sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Wake Up and Build Lodge Membership Now
The Kentucky Workman urges fraternal lodges to wake dormant units and pursue missionary personal work to double membership. The Pennsylvania Workman recommends identification meetings to boost attendance with enjoyable evenings. It cautions against suspensions and urges reintegration of suspended members.
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Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Odd Fellows Rally Night Idea and Building News
A new rally night concept aims to push 75 percent attendance among lodge members in Missouri with older lodges struggling to reach full membership. Oakland California sees a nine story Odd Fellows building costing 250000 dollars. A Pennsylvania bequest to the Keystone State Orphans Home could total about 100000 dollars. Denver broke ground on a large new auditorium to host the sovereign grand lodge in 1908. The Arthur family of Glendale Indiana, all Odd Fellows, is featured. Homestead Pennsylvania starts a new encampment with 149 members. Buffalo hosts ten German language lodges with 1556 members at year end 1906, up 29. Virginia grand lodge considers electing officers on the first session day to curb electioneering. The Independent Odd Fellow notes prevention helps Investigating committees.
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Missouri
Oakland
Cal
Odd Fellows
James Dpd. Thompson
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Denver
Colorado Odd Fellow
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Talisman
Arthur
Order
Glendale
Ind
Homestead
P’a
Buffalo
Grand Lodge of
Virginia
Odd Fellow
Woodmen of the World Encourages Varied Camps Entertainment
The Sovereign Visitor urges monthly camp programs from dances to minstrel shows and mock trials to attract members. Highlights note Kentucky's 1907 start with over 8,000 in good standing, and reports on encampment delays and growth in Pennsylvania Ohio and the Buckeye region.
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Kentucky
Norfolk
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Buckeye
Eagles Fraternal Order reports growth and new club house
The Pittsburg aerie celebrates a fine new club house and a membership exceeding 1000. Reports indicate a prosperous year for the Fraternal Order of Eagles as officers are urged to attend and cooperate in community efforts.
Royal Neighbors Membership Totals by Jurisdiction
The largest jurisdiction is Illinois with 27000 members in good standing. Kansas reports about 12000 members in good standing and Nebraska exceeds 9000 members.
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Royal Neighbors
America
Order
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
Knights and Ladies of Honor operate in New York and beyond
The Knights and Ladies of Honor have conducted business in the United States since September 6, 1877. They report productive work across New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, highlighting their ongoing efforts in the region.
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Knights and Ladies of Honor
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
The Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster Abbey
A description of the Jerusalem chamber behind a recess in Westminster Abbey. It notes its history as a retreat for Abbot Litlington in 1386, its frescoed walls and cedar mantelpiece, and links to royal and scholarly deaths including Henry V, Isaac Newton, and Addison. it cites its role in Bible revisions and its place in the old palace.
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Westminster Abbey
Jericho
Jerusalem
United States
Palace of Westminster
Old Palace
Heaven
Paradise
Antioch Chambers
Litlington
Holy Land
Henry VIII
Charles I
Prince of Wales
Henrietta Maria
France
Henry V
Henry
St. Edward the Confessor
Addison
Henry VII
Edward the Confessor
Sir Isaac Newton
Scott's Worst Hour
The St James Gazette recalls Scott's moment of pure fear after a day with Joanna Baillie. He fled a hedge where a rough man searched for a weapon, only to discover the danger was misperceived. He escaped through a hedge gap and later suffered a finger splinter from the escape.
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Scott
Joanna Baillie
Hampsted
St. James
The Kaleidoscope and Its Endless Patterns
A mathematical note explains how a kaleidoscope with twelve colored glass pieces can yield ten changes per minute for ninety one years and forty nine days without repeating a figure. If the pieces rise to twenty, it would take 462,880,899,576 years to exhaust all possible patterns at ten changes per minute.
Tumors conquered by Lydia Pinkham's Compound
A vintage advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for tumors and female ailments. It includes testimonials from women in South Bend Boston and Iowa praising relief from fibroid and cystic growths and urging readers to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia
Pinkham
May Fry
W. Colfax Ave
South Bend
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. F. Hayes
Ruggles St
Boston
Mass
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia BE. Pinkham
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Southwest Corner Square
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Franklin St
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Woodmen OF the World
Perry Byers
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
M. M. Pink
Vandergrift, Pa
Malinda Akers
Basham
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The
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