Eldon boys win tough home game 23 to 12
Eldon boys defeated their rivals at home despite disputed calls, finishing 23 to 12. The school notes also report a packed program from Section Seven with recitations and readings by students including Hattie Wenger Beatrice Smith and Henry Russell. The Davenport High school left the state debating league. Winfield Sigourney and others prepare for January debates while a German program entertained with Der Erlkonig and Unsere Stadt and praise for Miss Jamison.
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Halle
Hattie Wenger
Roland
Beatrice Smith
Henry Russell
Gladys Shoemak
Davenport High School
Sigourney
West Liberty
Winfield
Muscatine
Washington
Manchester
Miss Jamison
der Erlkoenig
Alma Beenblossom
Maerchen
Theodore Michels
Gladys Shoemaker
Helen Cowden
Clare Jay
Helen White
Helen Wylie
Opal Rickey
Jay Brown
Foul Play Suspected in Tennis Player Kreigh Collins Death
Chicago reports suggest Kreigh Collins may have died from bullet wounds before a streetcar ran over his body on the tracks. Police delay the coroner's inquest after two shots were heard shortly before the discovery.
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Kreigh Collins
Chicago
Collins
The November Heavens Moon Eclipse Sightings and Celestial Events
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin notes a total lunar eclipse on the 27th from 1:20 to 4:37 a m with totality 2:25 to 3:45. It lists Mars Mercury Venus Jupiter Saturn and Andromeda as monthly visitors and mentions Lepidid meteors on the 16th and 25th and Halley's comet moving toward Taurus.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Leo
Andromeda
Cheap Labor Hindrance in Adopting Modern Machinery in India
The article argues that cheap labor remains the main obstacle to introducing modern machinery in India. It discusses how low wages and abundant workforces reduce incentives for tech adoption and productivity gains.
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India
Cure a Cold in One Day Bromine Quinine Tablets
Claims to cure a cold in one day with laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists offer a refund if it fails. Box bears KE. W. Grove’s signature. Priced at 25 cents.
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KE. W. Grove
Neverville Man Wins Local Hero Medal in 1903
A local ceremony honors a resident for a heroic deed amid community pride. The recipient, identified as a longtime neighbor, receives acclaim from officials and residents for courage shown in a recent incident.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs Quickly
The ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy to cure coughs and strengthen lungs during colds. Available in a yellow package at Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
Master Hand: The Sugar Coating Virtuoso of the Devil
No greater practitioner in sugar coating is claimed than the devil himself, implying a master of glossy surfaces and deceptive sweetness in a theatrical or fable sense.
Foley's Urine Laxative promoted for constipation and liver relief
An advertisement touts Foley's Urine Laxative as a remedy to stimulate the liver and cleanse the system for a clear complexion. It cites Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. as sellers.
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Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co
Pointing the Way
A reflective line notes that admitting error can lead to wiser choices. The brief aphorism urges self awareness and humility as keys to better judgment. It emphasizes learning through acknowledging mistakes and adjusting behavior accordingly.
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Claim
There is no case on record of a cough or cold resulting in pneumonia or consumption after Foley's Honey and Tar has been taken. It will stop your cough and break up your cold quickly. Refuse any but the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package. Contains no opiates and is safe and sure. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
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Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy and
McElhinney Drug Co
Snowfall in Tropical Canton Shocks Tropical City
Canton in the tropics records occasional snowfall making it the coldest latitude location on earth. Locals report rare white flurries, unusual weather for the southern Chinese city.
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Canton
China
Bucklenns Arnica Salve Cures Burns and Scalds
A Nebo Kentucky grandmother, Mrs Maria Taylor, writes that Buck len s Arnica Salve cured her grandchild after a severe scald. The product claims infallible relief for burns, cuts, wounds, boils, eruptions, chilblains and chapped hands and promotes 25 cent sales at J E Lemmon's store.
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Maria Taylor
Nebo
Bucklen
J. E. Lemmon’s
Case against the swell head belief in brain growth
A medical journal debunks the idea that education increases brain cells and fibers. It notes that an enlarged cranium does not indicate brain gain and that mistaking a bald head for a high forehead is a common error.
Croup Cured and a Child’s Life Saved
Mrs. A. Coy Jr of San Antonio testifies that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy saved her three year old Andrew from a severe croup attack. The remedy has long been in use and is reputedly reliable, sold by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Andrew
F. L. Stolte and
Lemmon's
Secrets and Treachery in Johnson’s View of Disclosure
A quotation notes that telling one’s own secrets is folly yet harmless, while sharing secrets kept by others is treachery and folly, reflecting a moral stance on trust and disclosure.
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Johnson
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward
One hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh. F J Cheney Co of Toledo endorses the cure and affiliates Walding Kinnan Marvin declare honesty and financial reliability. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and claims to heal blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered free. price per bottle. sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Pass law case is dropped charity act by Love
Chicago November 18 The case against railroad employee Bernard Love who secured a pass for consumptive Charles J Lundbloom was dismissed by federal authorities who ruled Love acted out of charity Lundbloom was arrested on a train while heading to Denver and Love faced interstate commerce act charges Lundbloom was released and given transportation to Denver.
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Chicago
Bernard Love
Charles J. Lundbloom
Love
Lundbloom
Denver
Seventeen year locusts Sound Variations Across Regions
The seventeen year locusts, sometimes called Pharaohs locusts, produce sounds not from vocal chords but rapid vibrations of two thin films at the base of the abdomen. Notes vary by region with bass tones along the Ohio River and shrill tones in highland and mountain areas as observed by the Omaha World-Herald.
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Ohio River
Omaha World-Herald
Baby Minding in London Garden Schools
Instructions given to students at London garden schools explain how to mind babies borrowed for the program. The notes cover care routines, safety, and supervision during assignment periods.
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London Garden Schools
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
Guarantee offered that PAZO Ointment cures itching bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Ad claims price 50 cents.
Low round trip fares to Chicago in November and December
The Chicago Mil waukee St Paul Railway offers excursion tickets to Chicago at one and one half fares for the round trip during November and December to coincide with the National Farm Land Congress United States Land and Irrigation Exposition and International Live Stock Exposition. Complete ticket cost dates of sale return limits and details available from the local agent in Chicago.
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Chicago
National Farm Land Congress
United States Land and Irrigation Exposition
International Live Stock Exposition
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
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Ted Eggers
Horseshoer
N. Marion Ave
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