Local Notices and Visiting Names From The City
Otto Patterson of Lexington was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Edith Norton-Fenrich of New York City is visiting the Dwight Norton home and relatives. Anna Miller returned home at Perlee after attending the funeral of Mary Tondro yesterday.
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Otto Patterson
Lexington
Edith Norton-Fenrich
New York City
Dwight Norton
Anna Miller
Perlee
Mary Tondre Yesterdy
Wood Sawing Services Available Now
Frank McClean announces readiness to saw wood at any time and promises prompt attention to orders. Telephone number 54. 66-e0d-6t listed for contact.
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Frank McClean
Iowa State Fair Ends With About 20000 Surplus
Des Moines reports that despite hostile newspapers, sparse railroad excursion rates, rain and a damaging fire, the Iowa state fair closed with a surplus near $20,000 over expenses. If weather and cooperation had been ideal the surplus might have reached about $75,000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Reunion Brings Addison McKittrick Back After Twenty Seven Years
Addison McKittrick arrived yesterday morning from Columbus Ohio and will visit at the home of his cousin J A Woodburn west of the city. Mr Woodburn had not seen him since he left Ohio about twenty seven years ago and the reunion is a very happy one.
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Addison McKittrick
Columbus
Ohio
J. A. Woodburn
Mr. Woodburn
Mr. McKittrick
Crop Bulletin Notes Warm Week Amid Death Toll Rising
Des Moines reports a hot week with 3 to 5 degrees above normal and heavy showers midweek. Rain aided crops with threshing delayed but soil in good plowing condition. Corn progress strong. most advanced fields likely safe by September 25. frostless nights needed to finish ripening by October 1. One more man killed at Davenport on railroad girders. Six killed to date in the series.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Central
South Central
Girders claim another victim during Labor Day event in Davenport
Frank Glasgow of Gardiner Indiana was killed and John Kunkenkel of Grandsville Illinois severely injured when struck by a passing train on the Brady street girder while attending Davenport Labor Day celebration. City council had ordered removal of the danger, but no action had been taken. Six men killed and twelve injured on the girders to date.
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Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island Road
Frank Glasgow
Gardiner
John Kunkenkel
Grandsville
Lll
Brady Street
Kunkenkel
Peculiar death in Creston as boy dies under anesthesia
In Lorimer Ar thur M Henderson a young man is fatally crushed by a pile driver. His father, seeking to spare the mother, takes him to a hospital and tells doctors the boy is healthy. Chloroform anesthesia is given and the boy dies of heart failure. The mother knew of the boy's heart trouble but did not reveal it to the father.
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Creston
Iowa
Lorimer
Arthur M. Henderson
Enrolment at Ames College Surpasses Last Year
Ames Iowa September 3 Ames college authorities report that total enrollment and classification exceed last year by 80 though exact figures are withheld. The year begins with first chapel exercises yesterday where President Storms gave the annual address. Recitations began Monday with prospects of higher attendance.
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Ames
Iowa
Storms
Unknown man survives mob attack after Columbus Junction shooting
In Muscatine Iowa on September 3 a mob attempted to lynch an unknown black man who was shot in the breast and severely mauled. He had opened fire injuring Connar and Jack Beebe of Coneville, who Sustained non life threatening wounds. Senator Carpenter intervened to restrain the mob and save the man.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Columbus Junction
Connar
Jack Beebe
Coneville
Beebe
Senator Carpenter
Train Collision Kills Fireman in Iowa Incident
A northbound Iowa Central passenger train struck an open switch at New Sharon at midnight. Fireman Gannon of Marshalltown was killed. Engineer Clark of Marshalltown was seriously injured. Several passengers suffered bruises.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Iowa Central
New Sharon
Gannon
Clark
Trial Catarrh Remedy Mailed Free On Request
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin offers free mailed trials of his catarrh remedy. The tests show the science behind the treatment and druggists carry Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy, with J H Stewart as a seller.
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Shoop
Racine
Wis
J. H. Stewart
Borrowed Smiles and the Five Vowels Lesson
A school scene recalls a master’s vowel lesson claiming five vowels A E I O U, then a student jokes about using only I. The exchange shifts to a joke about Samson and his thousand victims. The bystander adds a closing quip.
Mrs Oldboy Seeks Day of Chivalry in Alley Sloper Jest
Cartoon dialogue pits Mrs Oldboy and Mr O in a witty exchange about chivalry. Ally Sloper style humor frames the banter, reflecting comic strip social satire of manners and gender roles. The brief quip plays on antique ideals versus modern manners.
Strange stranger spotted in alley prompts wary locals
Comic strip dialogue captures a cautious exchange between a wary resident and an observant officer. The old gent notes an odd smell while the intelligent cop sketches a foreign looking man with fierce whiskers seen near a pillar moments earlier.
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Sloper
Yorker and Magistrate Exchange Witty Wedding Day Remark
Yorker admits drinking more beer than is good but explains the excess was to forget his wedding day rather than celebrate it. The magistrate questions the need to get drunk for such an occasion. Ally Sloper contributes the humorous exchange.
Golfer bemused by Scottish turf joke
A visitor in Scotland tries golf for the first time and asks what he struck. The caddie replies bluntly that he hit Scotland itself with a mighty stroke. This vignette accompanies Tit-Bits humor.
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Scotland
Lemonade Stand Twins Cause Little Legal Tie
A warm July day features twins Robert and Donald selling lemonade on a corner. Robert charges five cents per glass while Donald asks five cents for two glasses, explaining his price difference via a puppy incident. In a separate vignette, the judge's daughter attempts to call him by telephone, learning the calling process with curiosity and a touch of grammar pride.
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Donald
Robert
Minnehaha on the September American Boy cover
The September issue features the front cover picture of Minnehaha and concludes editor Tad and Tomlinson’s The Camp Fire of Mad Anthony. Off the Reservation continues three chapters, a new John Trowbridge serial starts, and Hazy and For the Flag end. Also in short form Capturing an Outlaw Benjamin West spell large bear tale The Banishment of Solomon.
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Tad
Tomlinson
Mad Anthony
Edward 8. Ellis
John T. Trowbridge
Benjamin West
Siskiyou Mountains
Solomon
Outwitting the Sioux and Buffalo Bill in a German issue
A nature and boys’ monthly feature list highlights Outwitting the Sioux in a game of skill, an interview with Buffalo Bill, and articles like The Boy on His Muscle and Keeping Tabs on the World. Departments cover stamps, coins, curios, photography, mechanics, and honors with no illustrations. The catalog promises value for boys and costs over $1.00 yearly from The Spy Publishing Co.
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Buffalo Bill
Legion of Honor
Order of
Spysue Publiing Co
Detroit
Mir
Mrs Riley and Mrs Bryson to Attend National W R C Convention
Mrs R A Riley and Mrs John Bryson, of this city, will attend the national convention of the W R C at Saratoga September 9 to 14.
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R. A. Riley
John Bryson
Saratoga
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Frank L. Wilson & Co. Best Shoe Repairing
Ed. V. Price & Company
Antee
Dougherty Bros
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
Frey
J.j.mckeone
the Crop Bulletin
Lad
Papa
Boston Post
Axminster
New York
Labor
the Gas Light Co
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
The
Vienna
J.A. Harwood
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