Local and Personal Notices at The Fair and Nearby
A sprawling local page notes visitors and activities in Keota Ainsworth and Bloomfield including Ruth Simpson of Ainsworth and the Hunter-Stephen wedding with Mr and Mrs W A Stephen of Keota. Ads for Bradley's jewelry store 2112 list watches and a Queen Mary bracelet. A fire loss at Mrs Mary A Crawford's South Marion barn is settled with W C Kirchbeck and J W Morton of Newark New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Stephen
Keota
Bradley
Will Helscher
Manton Hebner
W. T. Shearer
Manton
W. C. Kirchbeck
The
American Insurance Company
Newark
N. J
J. W. Morton
Mary A. Crawford
South Marion Avenue
Flossie Cuts Her Hair and Chooses to Be a Boy
In a domestic tale Flossie declares she wants to be a boy, steals scissors, and cuts her curls. Her family contends with the girl's reversal, buying boyish clothes as Flossie faces the stares of peers. The story closes with doubt about her future gender preference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie
Daddy
Jack
Evelyn
Filos_sie
Fred
Floss
Uncle Fred
Mary
Papa
Cure a Cold In One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad
Patent medicine claim promises a cure for a cold in one day with laxative bromide quinine. Druggists refund money if it fails. E W Grove’s signature appears on each box. Price listed as 25e.
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E. W. Grove
Hand beaten silver napkin rings for boarding school use
Napkin rings designed for boys and girls at boarding school come in an oval shape about three and a half inches in diameter. Initials can be added for a price. The rings are also sold to hold a baby's bib.
Cough Syrup Claim Promises Quick Sleep Relief
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as stopping coughing at once and easing throat irritation. It claims to prevent colds from developing into bronchitis or pneumonia and recommends keeping a bottle in the house as a refuge substitute sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Meri tal Pile Remedy Show at Lemmon's Pharmacy
Lemmon's Pharmacy invites sufferers of piles to visit and try Meri tal Pile Remedy. The store offers a positive guarantee on this preparation and promotes it as one of their best products.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Hams The sweetest mildest best smoked hams
A Washington advertisement promotes hams and bacon claimed as sweet mild and best in quality for household use and holiday meals.
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Washington
Masked holdup hits Rock Island train near Memphis
Six masked men robbed the west bound Rock Island Arkansas and Oklahoma Express No. 43 between Memphis and Hurlbert Arkansas last night. The bandits looted passengers and escaped before lawmen arrived. Officials investigated the derailment and reviewed watchman reports.
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Rock Island
Dowager Empress Escapes Pekin With Young Emperor
Special to Evening Journal reports the dowager empress of China fled Pekin yesterday with the young emperor. The pair left on a track together, and a trail of their movements has been lost. Yuan.
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Pekin
Dowager Empress
China
Yuan
Guilty Verdict in Jacobson Case and Sentences Handed Down
The state of Iowa found Dave Jacobson guilty as charged and he received a ten year reformatory term at Anamosa. Thomas Martin pleaded guilty and drew the same ten year sentence. Both men had robbed J A Marsh hardware in Ainsworth and were captured at Fairfield. Sheriff McCarty transported them to Anamosa this morning.
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State of
Iowa
Dave Jacobson
Jacobson
Willcockson
Anamosa
Thomas Martin
Martin
J. A
Adolph Wolirab
Charles Atkinson
W. H. Randall
Elmer Hamilton
Dan Sexton
W. J. Brooks, Jr
J. F. Moore
Floyd Maxwell
Boyd Hicks
F. A. Bristow
J. E. Booth
S. H. Henderson
WV. M. Keeley
Charles Moffett
Dan Hamilton
Sigourney
P. J. Hanley
Foley Kidney Pills Ad in Arkansas Notice
J. E. Parker of 2021 North St Fort Smith Arkansas says kidney medicines did not help until Foley Kidney Pills. He asserts quick and permanent benefit for kidney trouble and urges starting use now with sales by all druggists.
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J. E. Parker
North St. Ft Smith
Ark
British baronet works as New York janitor
A Dayton Journal item notes a British baronet living in New York and serving as a janitor while his autocratic tendencies persist, illustrating a clash between title and role.
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New York
Dayton Journal
Chamberlain's Liniment Promoted for Side and Chest Pain
Advice recommends applying Chamberlain's Liniment on a damp flannel to the seat of pain and binding it there. The ad claims it is the best remedy for pains in the side or chest. Lemmon's Pharmacy is the seller.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruth Simpson
Ainsworth
Vienna
J. R. Newton
Bloomfield
R. L. Stephens
Beulah Hoge and Baby
Ed Coffman
W.S. Hanlon
L. D. Hanlon
May McNamara
Ruth Wolf
West Chester
Vera Wolf
Lady’s Gold Watch
Elgin Movement
Bradley's Jewelry Store
Samuel Thompson
Will Walker
M. B. Jones
Wyman
Conesville
Alf Chilcote
Wapello
Charles Weldin
the Fair
William Thomas Lewis
Thomas Lewis
East Fourth Street
Lewis
Elm Grove Cemetery
H. Bell Carriage and Harness Shop
George Reames
Marian
Haskins
North English
Edith Chesney
W. B. Adcock
George Johnson
Macomb
Kewanee
W. J. Southwell
A. W. McCulley
Canada
W. A. Bernd
Sand Point
Idaho
Lincoln Hughes
Douds
Hughes
J. W. Guild
Chicago
Chas. K. Needham
C. A. Dewey
Lorene Humphrey
Fairfield
Leet Bros
Keller & Phillip’s
Howard Motts
Davenport
J. F. Simpson
Iowa City
Chal Ford
Join Minick
the Heights
J. D. Smith
Miss Esta
City
George McCutcheon
Muscatine
Riverside
Jean Huysmans
Post Office
Mystic Workers of the World
Woodman Hall
Joe McKelhinney
Louis Baird
Mabel Stevenson
Carson Anderson
Monmouth
Ill
McCall Bros
Washington, Iowa
Fates
CIA
R. Stuart & Son
Mutual
Memphis
the Evening Journal
Arkansas
Lahoma Express
Hurlbert
Rob
Bers
Sha Kai
Thomas
Carl Schurz
Leums and
Mattings
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