December Recital by Ficademy Orchestra Promises High Talent
The Ficademy Academy orchestra will present a December recital after Saturday practices led by Miss Lena Maxwell. The ensemble includes Lena Maxwell, Clara Wallace, Hannah Hicher, Victor Sandy, Howard McCall, Donald McLaughlin, Malcolm Dowell, Wanda Beatty, Margaret Row, Belle Jay, Aaron Staford, Elmo Friend, Bruce Good, Frank Chilcote, and Hazel Meek. A strong literary program, an extemporaneous debate, and a top quartet highlight the event, with the Rev. S. E. Greer delivering the chapel talk at 2 PM.
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Academy
Lena Maxwell
Clara Wallace
Hannah Hicher
Victor Sandy
Howard McCall
Donald McLaughlin
Malcolm Dowell
Wanda Beatty
Margaret Row
Belle Jay
Aaron Stafford
Telephone worker suffers rib injuries in pole accident
R. D. Collins of the Washington Telephone company is laid up with a sore chest after falling from a pole near West Chester yesterday. He tore or displaced several ribs but can move about and will miss heavy work for some time. The pole swung under pressure, dropping him onto a wood stake in the road. He is thankful the injuries are not worse.
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R. D. Collins
Washington Telephone Company
Mr. Collins
West Chester
The Girl That’s All the Candy at the Graham Tonight
Amusements notice for a musical drama at the Graham featuring 30 performers, 14 chorus girls and 14 principals with elaborate scenery costumes and electrical effects costing about ten thousand dollars to stage. It promises a mix of drama comedy music and laughs with money-back satisfaction. Bargain tickets range from 25 to 75 cents. An illustrated lecture Behind Prison Bars at Joliet is also listed for May 17 and 18.
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the Graham Tonight
Joliet
Graham Noy
Riot at Coldren Opera House After Iowa City Football Victory
About a thousand students and townspeople swarmed the Coldren opera house after a football win over Ames. The crowd traded eggs rocks and bricks, clashed with police, and caused widespread destruction as banners and megaphone announcements sparked the disorder.
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Ames
Iowa City
Coldren Opera House
Printers Celebrate Speed With Caxton Bible
The Caxton memorial Bible was wholly printed and bound in 12 hours in 1877, marking a surge in printing speed. Only 100 copies were produced.
Mi o na claims cure for long standing stomach trouble
Mrs. Mina Henderson of 283 Pavone St Benton Harbor Michigan says Mi o na cured her chronic digestive disorder after many remedies failed. The advertisement lists multiple conditions treated by Mi o na including belching gas heartburn and nervous dyspepsia with a price of fifty cents per large box from Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington and local dealers.
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Mina Henderson
Miona
Pavone St
Benton Harbor
Mich
Lemmon
Ifty
Washington
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Exiled Man Finds Health With New Discovery
Wim Upchurch of Glen Oak Oklahoma left home seeking Mountain air to cure a two year lung ailment. After six months death seemed near but six bottles of Dr King's New Discovery restored his health. The medicine fights coughs colds hoarseness grip bronchitis hemorrhages asthma croup whooping cough with trial bottles free.
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Wim. Upchurch
Glen Oak
Okla
Dr. King
J. E. Lemmon
A Question of Bait From a Street Beggar
A New York Sun anecdote recalls a beggar on a city step debating how many pennies to place in his hat. He explains two theories: few scattered coins to prompt generosity or many coins to inspire others by example, noting success varies and trying both approaches.
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New York Sun
Wisdom and folly shape evolution through time
The passage contrasts wisdom and folly, noting evolution tempered by folly. It reflects on how fear once restrained progress, whereas today boldness drives security, credited to those who rushed in despite danger. Puck comments on the paradox of wisdom being timid and folly being bold across a thousand years.
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Puck
A Religious Author Endorses Foley's Kidney Remedy
Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman of Salisbury North Carolina, author of several books, describes years of kidney trouble and a severe winter attack. He credits Foley's Kidney Remedy with relieving pain, normalizing urine, and urges others to use it. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McMihinney Drug Co.
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Joseph H. Fesperman
Salisbury
N. C
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
McMihinney Prag Co
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Will Ridduon
Fox
G&g
Dewey
Anseo
Frey
South Dakota
George Peck
Nicola & Harmon
North Side Square
Anderson & Wilson
Elmo Friend
Bruce Good
Frank Chilcote
Hazel Meek
S. E. Greer
Covenanter Church
Boston Traveler
Washington National Bank
Opera House
Engineering
Jesse James
Clinton Street
Iowa Avenue
Dubuque
Clinton
Rothschild’s
Hyome
Wiseacres
Windsor
C. 8S
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