Glidden Tour Sees Nearly 100 Cars Depart from New York
About one hundred motor cars and support vehicles left New York for the Glidden tour of the American Automobile Association. The route covers ten states to Jacksonville Florida, ending October 26. The event aims to boost road building, with Georgia and Florida entrants well represented and Gov Hoke Smith among the competitors. A trophy from Anderson South Carolina awaits the best individual car with the fewest penalties.
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New York
New York Today
American Automobile Association
Jacksonville
Fla
South Atlantic States
Anderson
S. C
Southeast
Georgia
Florida
Gov Hoke Smith
South
Cure a Cold In One Day Laxative Quinine Tablets
Old time medicine ad touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets to cure a cold in one day. Promises refund if ineffective and features KE. W. GROVE’S signature on each box. Priced at 25 cents.
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KE. W. Grove
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Drugstore Guarantee
A druggist offers a refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days. The ad promises relief for common hemorrhoid symptoms with a money back guarantee.
Meritol White Liniment Exclusive Agents Ad
Meritol White Liniment offers universal relief as a pain killer and healer. Lemmon's Pharmacy is listed as exclusive agents claiming no better liniment exists at any price.
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Meritol
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Rug dealer ad offers carpets and rug making services
Bright new rugs made from assorted old carpet scraps and car pets. Buy old woolen ingrain carpet. Roy Minick Fairfield Rug Works advertises to save you money on rugs with guaranteed work and freight paid. Write or phone 325 Black. Agent.
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Black
Fairfield Rug Works
World Growing Better Through Help From Electric Bitters
Mrs W W Gould of Pittsfield New Hampshire says Electric Bitters cured her stomach and kidney troubles when other medicines failed. She recommends the tonic as a liver and kidney remedy and urges others to try it at 50 cents from Hons Pharmacy.
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W. W. Gould
Pittsfield
N. H
Wade
50Chon
Local Notes From Ainsworth October Dispatch
Ainsworth notes report H F Hites and wife and John Strain travelled to West Chester to install a furnace for J A Marsh hardware. Mr and Mrs Nate Crawford visited Washington. J A Rogers left for Alexis Illinois to attend his mother in law Mrs Caslin’s funeral. Caslin died after a brief illness from a stroke. Ralph Leffler married Flossie Brown October 11 1911 at Rock Island.
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Ainsworth
H. F. Hites
John Strain
West Chester
Hites
Strain
J. A. Marsh
Nate Crawford
Washington
J. A. Rogers
Alexis
J. H. Caslin
Rogers
Rural Route Two Item Hauler In Sand Transport
Howard Wagner hauls sand for Sam Cocklin on Rural Route No Two as plans for work move forward.
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Howard Wagner
Sam Cocklin
Sam
Gome
Local Happenings in Wellman and Surrounding Areas
Frank Snavely and wife have returned from Canada. Mrs. J. C. Fuller of Kansas City lectured on Conservation of Health at the Baptist church. Will Kirkpatrick of Dubuque visited his father. Jos Shrader and daughter plan a Illinois visit. A. N. McElwain and wife of Washington spent time with N. Messenger. Mrs. Geo. Hamilton of Chadron, Neb. visiting old friends. Mrs. C. C. Gardner attends W. F. M. S. branch meeting in Davenport. R. L. Patterson and K. L. Kirkpatrick elected W. H. M. S. delegates to Ottumwa convention. Sherman Henderson and wife visiting daughter in Aurora, Illinois. Leroy Tedford handles land business in Minnesota. O. FE S. meeting held. Ed Varney of Cedar Rapids here on business. Mrs. Newt Turnipseed visited daughter Mamie in Grinnell. Mrs. Fred Taylor visiting Deep River. Wm. Brown visiting Ohio relatives. C. M. Booth to hold public sale Oct 19 before moving to town. Mrs. Chris Ruegsegger and daughter at Hills and Kalona. Arthur Spear visiting Tama. Ed Wellman and family of Kalona visited Wellman Thursday. Bert Steninger attending land interests in Valier, Montana.
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Washington
N. Messenger's
Geo. Hamilton
Chadron
Neb
Hamilton’s
Surprise Valley
C. C. Gardner
Davenport
Mesdames R. L. Patterson
Kk. L. Kirkpatrick
Ottumwa
Sherman Henderson
Pulse
Aurora
Leroy Tedford
Minnesota
O. FE. S
Ed Varney
Cedar Rapids
Newt Turnipseed
Mamie
Iowa College
Prairie Center Social Notes Chronicle Local Visits
Prairie Center notes list visits by Mrs. McMillan to Jim Matthews and by the Schneider and Ruebsam families to Meyers and Ruebsam homes. Jim Matthews attended the United Presbyterian synod in Albia. Others visited Ben Nichols and Chas Ruebsam. Merle Robeson returned from Eureka after two weeks with Ruebsam households. Carl Schneider bought a new buggy.
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Ben Nichols
Harry Armstrong
Chas, Ruebsam
James Erwin
Illinois
A. L. Armstrong
Charley Hazen
Elmer Kephart
Mable
Robt. Kephart
Arthur Ruebsam
Merle Robeson
Eureka
Chas
Carl Schneider
Farm Notes Not Written for Farmers
Humorous farm column mocks late night pig sleepwalking and risky hoghouse habits while offering quirky fixes. Mentions Shiloh school telephone gain and local residents such as John McKune Amos Truax Tom Nicholson and Sigafoose. notes Eureka preacher Rev Carson holds meetings and urges attendance.
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Shiloh
John McKune
Washington
Mr. Carson
Eureka
Amos Truax
van Winkle
Oscar Gardner
Tom Nicholson
S. F. Sigafoose
Wilber Beenblosson
Farmers Demand U S Agricultural Reports Surge
Council Bluffs Iowa October 14 Farmers in this part of the state show strong interest in farm management and other agricultural data. Congressman W R Green reports his letters encouraging requests for United States agricultural reports have drawn thousands of replies. He estimates about 50 000 requests will be fulfilled.
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Council Bluffs
W. R. Green
United States
Funeral in Watervliet for George Parsons
Dr H M Gage of Fairfield and T D Foster of Ottumwa attended the Parsons College founder’s son George Parsons funeral in Watervliet Michigan. Parsons died at Memorial Hospital in Chicago after seeking heart treatment two weeks earlier. He was the last surviving son of founder Louis B Parsons.
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Fairfield
H. M. Gage
T. D. Foster
Ottumwa
Parsons College
George Parsons
Waterveliet
Mich
Parsons
Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Crawfordsville Social Notes Include Prominent Visitors
A large group including W. J. Wagner Clarence Moorehead Hugh E. Davis and many relatives departed for Washington this morning. Miss Blanche Laws of Galesburg Illinois and Anning Shaffer of Des Moines visited, with others stopping by for business and church reports. Reverend D L McBride returned from Winfield and spoke on recent conventions at the United Presbyterian church.
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Crawfordsville
W. J. Wagner
Clarence Moorehead
Hugh E. Davis
Marie
Bonnie Closson
Alice
Kate Williams
Jeanette Wooley
Florence McCleary
Bessie Maxwell
George Yeager
Robert DeLong
Doris
Frank Closson
Will Wooley
W. E. Walker
Oral Long
William Edgar
John Cannon
John McCleary
Sam VanSyce
Washington
Blanche Laws
Galesburg
Ill
Scott Rogers
Anning Shaffer
Des Moines
John Brown
Dale Glass
Winfield
J. H. Rhea
J. H. Crooks
H. D. Cherryholmes
Kansas City
D. L. McBride
Baltimore
New Wilmington
United Presbyterian Church
Adopting Caps and Gowns at Iowa City High
Iowa City high school seniors discussed adopting cap and gown attire at a school board meeting on October 14. Last year protests from female students and mothers halted the plan, but this year the finery may be avoided and all students garbed alike. The issue was referred to a committee.
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Towa City
Iowa City High School
Record Breaker Named Defendant Fined in Iowa Court
Mason City Iowa October 14 Judge Rankin presided over a case involving a man introducing a record long name Tom Condoglanan opoulos accused of drawing a knife on Charles Jewett. The court assessed a fine totaling 25 dollars to settle the matter.
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Mason City
W. S. Rankin
Woolsack
Tom Condoglananopoulos
Charles Jewett
Sensational Murder Trial Promises Shock in State
A revolver found in the office after an altercation with her husband over his relations with Miss Warner is expected to be a key exhibit. The case is billed as one of the most sensational murder trials ever held in the state, with questions over intent and self defense.
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Warner
Rev H H Fairall Celebrates Three Golden Anniversaries
Iowa City observed as Dr H H Fairall and Mrs Fairall mark their golden wedding anniversary at home. The editor celebrated his fiftieth year in the ministry last March his fiftieth since college graduation last July and yesterday his fiftieth year of marriage in the same year.
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Iowa City
H. H. Fairall
The
Iowa Methodist
Fairall
Couple Married Four Times in Iowa Courthouse
Des Moines reports H R Burtis of Algona and Mrs Nellie E Hastie of Warren County wed for the fourth time at 3 PM in Justice Convoy’s court. Burtis, 62, a wealthy farmer, and his bride, aged 63, have each been divorced three times prior.
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Des Moines
H. R. Burtis
Algona
Nellie E. Hastie
Warren County
Justice of the Peace
Burtis
Des Moines Knights of Columbus to raise 100000 for new club house
At a mass meeting in Des Moines council Knights of Columbus tentative plans were made to raise one hundred thousand dollars to erect a new club house.
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Des Moines
Council
Knights of Columbus
W. D. Ewing Dies in Colorado Springs
Milan Shields and friends learn of the death of W. D. Ewing at Colorado Springs Colorado. He is survived by his wife and one daughter. Mrs. Ewing is sister to Dr. Anderson and to Mrs. Milan Shields and Mrs. J. G. Maxwell of Crawfordsville. Dr. Anderson is visiting Colorado. Ewing had been seriously ill for some time.
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Milan Shields
W. D. Ewing
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ewing
Anderson
J. G. Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Colorado
Mr. Ewing
Women Born to Command Marry Anyway
A quotable remark notes that women who feel born to command still end up marrying, reflecting on social expectations and marriage roles.
Rush Murder Trial Opens in Hampton Case
A jury was impaneled in Hampton Iowa for the Rush murder trial. Mrs Aleta Rush stands accused of killing her husband on August 4 at the Sheffield telegraph office above the railway station. The couple's strained marriage followed alleged indiscreet relations between Rush and Miss Warner, a Sheffield telegraph operator.
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Hampton
Rush
Aleta Rush
Sheffield
Iowa
Editors to Meet in Clarinda for Southern Iowa Association
Clarinda Iowa hosts the fall meeting of the Southern Iowa Editorial association on Thursday and Friday October 19 20 1911. The group first organized in Clarinda twenty five years ago and after a 25 year lapse returns for this session.
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Clarinda
Southern Iowa Editorial Association
Mosquito Exterminator Sells No Netting Deal
A brief exchange shows an agent trying to sell a bottle titled Mosquito Exterminator to Mr. Jackson who refuses, stating he is a manufacturer of mosquito netting.
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Mr. Jackson
Midnight Oil Proves Overwork Not Virtue
Edward Everett Hale argues that midnight oil mostly signals overwork or failing to complete duties before nightfall, not a moral advantage.
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Edward Everett Hale
East Main party honors Miss Sitler. Berdo wedding trip begins
Mrs. John McLaughlin hosted a dinner for young ladies to honor Miss Ruth Sitler of Sigourney. Boyd B. Berdo hosted a farewell banquet at Harvey & Warfel, as he and his bride left for a Wyoming home. Rose club hosted a prenuptial china shower for Miss Lena Maxwell before her October 2 wedding to Dr. Leroy Tripp of Sioux City.
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John McLaughlin
East Main Street
Ruth Sitler
Sigourney
Boyd B. Berdo
Berdo
Harvey & Warfel
Mr. Berdo
Wyoming
James Cunningham
Berdon
Caughey W. Southwell
Rose Club
Howard McCleery
Joe McElhinney
Will Harwood
Willis Trotter
Ainsworth
Claire Dewey
Lola Wells Hughes
Ruth Winter
Fannie Harwood
Vera Rogers
Dora Clapper
East Washington Street
Lena Maxwell
Leroy Tripp
Sioux City
Maxwell
J. T. Anderson
Ruth Anderson
Primitive Medicines in Early Medical Practice
Early practitioners had limited remedies with Victor Hugo's manuscript noting use of ammonia and caustic and phosphorus in various combinations.
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Victor Hugo
Keep Plants Dust Free With Weekly Bath Sprays
Dust harms plant life as leaves breathe. Regularly rinse plants, at least weekly, by placing them in the bathtub on their side and lightly spraying with a bath spray to remove dust. If the room is very dusty, increase frequency.
Music and Manners Quote from Confucius Student
Tsu Kung, a pupil of Confucius, asserts that hearing a country’s music reveals its manners and customs as good or bad. The remark frames music as a social mirror reflecting national character and culture.
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Tsu Kung
Confucius
Local Market Prices and Commodities Report
Market notes list cash price lines for port oysters, corn meal, shorts, and bran. Includes per hundred rates and a few entries with uncertain words, reflecting an economy snapshot with domestic foodstuffs and animal feed data.
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Cee Sc
Casity Ocean Cs
Ean
ERT
Ns Coccudeebee
Lee Shaw
Fuller Family Quarrel Noted in Local Ledger
A fragment records a heated exchange between Mr Fuller and Mrs Fuller over conduct and appearance, describing insults about noses and looseness. The terse notes capture a domestic dispute with names and a tense tone.
Sale of Household Goods at 615 D. Macon Auction
There will be a sale of household goods Saturday October 14 at the northeast corner of the square 615 D. F. Macon acting as auctioneer.
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N.E. Cor
D. F. Macon
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Roy Minick
the County News
Wellman
Prairie Center
Knight Wagner
Carson
OWA
Parsons Col
State News
Nave
Walt
Jay
Parker
Walt Mason
George Matthews Adama
J. A. Harwood & Son
McElhinney
Nyal
Chicago, WI
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Dee
Reister & Son
Cob
Vevenp
John A. Babcock Commission
U. S. Yards
Illinos
Exch’ge
R.mings
Mr. Fuller
Mrs. Fuller
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