Local residents make travel and theater plans as season opens
Mrs Nellie Gaston heads to Chicago for an indeterminate stay. Miss Kate Marbourg improves after a late night, Jim Bickford leaves for Palo Alto to work, Scott Clapper visits Ames, Mrs Jennie Bailey returns from Greeley, Mrs Joe Saunders and children plan to reside in Palo Alto, S C Lewis visits Ainsworth, The Little Outcast Co performs in Graham tonight marking the season opener, Hubenthal and Simmerman families plan to move to Cedar Rapids, Milwaukee work ends for now.
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Scott Clapper
Ames
Marion Clapper
Jennie Bailey
Greeley
Colo
Joe Saunders
Palo Alto
Calif
Little Outcast Co
Graham
Hubenthal
Simmerman
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
Court of Honor Sets Officer Election for September Meeting
Notice to members announces the annual election of officers at the first regular September meeting next Friday and urges any in arrears to pay September dues for reinstatement. Other members should check their accounts at Washington National Bank, 627 KE, 2nd St. Recorders of H.
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Court of Honor
Washington National Bank
Death Near Ainsworth Infant
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Haven, living about two and a half miles north of Ainsworth, died overnight after being fretful. The baby, about three months old, was found dead at about 5 AM. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 AM at the residence.
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Ainsworth
Specia
Presbyterian Church Preparatory Services Announced
Preparatory service at the Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening at 7 30 and Saturday afternoon at 2 30 all members urged to attend. The Little Outcast tonight.
Wrecks on the Rail blamed on sun kinks and heat
Railroad men explain most track wrecks are due to sun kinks caused by heat expansion. Even with daily track walks, rails buckle outward on hot days, despite extensive preventive measures like anticreepers. A few incidents still occur, prompting ongoing testing and vigilance.
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New York Times
Vacation Refusal as Red Flag for Employee Theft
A detective warns that bookkeepers and cashiers who refuse vacations are prime suspects of embezzlement. He notes multiple cases where long periods without leave preceded discoveries of sustained tapping of the till, as these workers fear substitutes would reveal their fraud.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Buttermilk Health Notes Cited For Digestive Ailments
Acidity gives buttermilk laxative properties and possible liver effects. It benefits diabetics and patients with gastric ulcer and stomach cancer. Described as highly digestible and suitable as both food and beverage. Right age matters. kept cold can spoil benefits if consumed too cold.
Had Two Wives Amusing Bigamy Tale From Inter Ocean
The Inter Ocean reports Prof. Charles H. Frye of that city is under bigamy charges but may be cleared if his first marriage is annulled without prosecution. Frye long held positions in Iowa and South Dakota, including Washington county posts, a high school principalship, county superintendent, later practiced law, and became a circuit judge before a second marriage led to arrest.
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Inter Ocean
Charles H. Frye
Professor Frye
Washington County
Washington
Iowa
Frye
Wapello
Wake Nea
Goddard
South Dakota
Kingman Leader-Courier Rites for Newspaper Debt Ritual
A humorous old time set piece explains a secret rite to receive the editor and gain admission by rapping, presenting a ten dollar bill, and asking a coy question. It notes the editor’s approving reply and provides a mock path to discharge an obligation.
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Kingman San
Leader-Courier
Great Eastern Billiard Table Aboard a Ship
The captain recalls how the Great Eastern carried a billiard table on a swinging deck to steady play in rough seas. Though the deck failed to stabilize, remarkable shots were made and the table remained a popular aboard the liner for years.
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Great Eastern
Curious cases of plural mistaken forms in English
The London Graphic notes how words like cerise pease sherry chaise Chinese and corpse produced false singulars from supposed plurals. It points out that cherry pea rich riches and related terms illustrate a common language misstep.
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London Graphic
Quotations on Noble Thought From Rochefoucauld
A reflective excerpt discusses how a lofty mind forms noble fancies and presents them in favorable light. It emphasizes tailoring ideas to others tastes while discarding useless or disagreeable thoughts to maintain integrity and appeal.
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Rochefoucauld
The Worst Doctor Bill Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a patient asking for the worst, and the doctor replying that the bill will likely reach about $100. The dialogue highlights comic miscommunication over charges.
Ingratiude Draws Shouts From Crowd and Bougeart
Citizens debate gratitude and benevolence as Bougeart voices concern with many benefactors. The exchange airs frustration and curiosity about gratitude levels.
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Bougeart
Incitement Case Ties Mexicans to Mining Camps Plan
Collis Humbert a Frenchman Leonardo Villareal and Bruno Trevino three suspects arrested at Mowry and Patagonia Mining camps by Immigration Inspector Murphy and Rangers Olds and Clark. They are accused of organizing a Mexican miner force to attack Neogales Sonora seize the custom house and the rurales arsenal. Letters show plans directed by Mexican revolutionist leaders in St Louis with forty combines and imminent action once arms are obtained.
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Tucson
A. T
Collis Humbert
Leonardo Villareal
Bruno Trevino
Mowry
Patagonia
Murphy
Olds and Clark
Neogales
Sonora
St. Louis
Windan invention speeds pearl extraction from clams
Bloomington Minnesota Sept 5 A. C. Windan a Winona chammer and pearl buyer unveils a clam processing device. The double can dumps clam meat and liquor while a dasher like arrangement frees pearls which pass through a mesh into a lower space. He offers the device freely to the industry and does not seek a patent.
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Bloomington
A. C. Windan
Windana
Canteen Feature Restoration Recommended by Army General
Brigadier General William McCaskey urges restoring the canteen at post exchanges in his annual report. He contends the current law infringes on soldiers personal rights and should be repealed.
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Washington
William McCaskey
Young thief builds private lab with stolen college supplies
Eli Wilcox, aged youth arrested for stealing laboratory supplies from the Agricultural college in Lansing, allegedly furnished a laboratory in his St Johns cellar. The facility was described as well equipped.
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Lansing, Mich
Eli Wilcox
Agricultural College
St. Johns
Public debt declines in early September 1906 report
The September 5 1906 monthly statement from Washington shows the public debt excluding the treasury at the close of September 1 1906 standing at a certain amount, marking a decrease from the prior figure of 3 488 pounds 18 shillings.
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Washington
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East Side Jeweler
Nellie Gaston
Chicago
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Jim Bickford
S. C. Lewis
Roann, Ind
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Room
High School
Embria
Prescription Store
J. Ee. Lemmon
Prop
Ainecers
J. Smith
Oskaloosa
Jos. Sueppe
St. James Church
Pleasant Plains
James Baird
Ottumwa
Hilliards At Sea
Coats
Chinchillas
Washington, Iowa
Arizona
Public Debt Statement
Cash Grocery
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