Religious Dramas Draw Large Theaters and Parsifal Engages
The article notes rising interest in religious stage works by the better class of theatergoers and lists titles such as The Eternal City John the Baptist Sign of the Cross Mary of Magdala Ben Hur and The Shepherd King. It highlights Wagner's Parsifal as a major religious drama and describes the Graham opera house engagement with timing changes and seating rules. Miss Helen Wilson leaves for Belmont Tenn to enter Belmont College, escorted to Chicago by her mother.
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Eternal City
John the Baptist
Mary of
Europe
Richard Wagner
Baireuth
Graham Opera House
Helen Wilson
Belmont
Tenn
Belmont College
Chicago
C. J. Wilson
Mrs Frank Critz Visits Riverside Son’s Home
Mrs Franks Critz of Riverside visited yesterday at the home of her son Charles Critz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Critz
Riverside
Chas. Critz
Glycerine enhances Dr. Pierce medicines for coughs
Advertisement claims glycerine in Golden Medical Discovery boosts medicinal roots like Black Cherry bark and Golden Seal. It promises demulcent, nutritive, antiseptic effects and helps chronic coughs. It cites Prof Finley Ellingwood and notes no alcohol in the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Finley Ellingwood
M. D
Bennett Med. College
Chicago
R. V. Fiscon
Buffalo
N. Y
F S White Addresses Farmers at Park and Club Meetings
F S White, agricultural commissioner for the Rock Island lines, spoke to farmers in Central Park and at the Commercial club in the evening about the Rock Island horticultural exhibit car. He explained the car’s purpose, offered practical farming advice, and urged attention to crops and soils to boost yields and railroad freight and passenger business.
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Rock Island
White
Commercial Club
Local News Highlights From City and Surroundings
Horace Steele arrived by auto from Riverside yesterday. J. A. Cunningham and Ralph Livingston were passengers for Ottumwa last evening. Mrs. E W Spessard returned to Ainsworth after a day in the city. Mr. and Mrs. David Shames and children visited from Brighton for a few days. Miss Rose Kohlickek of Richmond and others registered at the Rest Room yesterday. Miss Maude Kelley of Washington stayed with J. D. Kratz, a local lineman, Sunday. The Rock Island railroad sets November 1 for winter uniforms. inspections will follow to ensure compliance. Wm. Chariton moved from Q to Rock Island, visiting his sister in Muscatine, en route to Toronto from Mexico, where he owns land. he is a noted Canadian figure and former English parliament member.
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Horace Steele
Riverside
J. A. Cunningham
Ralph Livingston
Ottumwa
E.w.spessard
Ainsworth
David Shames
Brighton
Rose Kohlickek
Richmond
C. V. Hulse
Keota
H. W. van Dyke
Winfield
Wm. Chariton
The
Rock Island
Wyman
Toronto
Canada
Mexico
Muscatine
Mr. Chariton
Women Cigarette Smokers Debate Rights and Manners
A New York society woman launches a crusade for women smokers arguing cigarettes are harmless after twenty five. The piece notes views on gender norms, etiquette, and changing customs with examples from Europe and U S restaurants, asserting equal rights for both genders to smoke.
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New York
Domestic housekeeping hints from a 19th century home
A woman uses honeycomb material spreads, cream White madras draperies, ball fringe trimming, and light washing routines. Relates how rugs are relocated weekly for cleaning and a tray service eases chores. Also notes a family with mourning attire prompts light cotton dresses for the maid.
A Photography Hint for Amateur Shooters at Seaside Resorts
A fixed focus camera should place principal objects in good light and at a distance that renders them well without stopping down the lens. Foreground detail should not be prominent, as diffusion or softness harms the picture. With luck and sound judgment, beginners can return excellent photos from holidays for lasting reminiscences.
Salt enhances tenderness and flavor in vegetables
A study notes that vegetables boiled in pure water become tasteless and inferior, while salted water brings out delicate flavors in cauliflower cabbage potatoes peas beans and other vegetables. It adds that salt raises boiling temperature and is used to drive pests from plants grown above ground.
Pretty Toy Flywheel From Feathers And Whale Bone
A Philadelphia Ledger account explains making a feather flying toy powered by a whale bone bow. Eight stiff wing feathers form two screws, one right handed and one left handed, mounted on a cork and bow spindle. Winding the bow string around the spindle launches the toy into the air.
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Philadelphia Ledger
A Grain of Musk and the Scale of Matter
The article discusses the enduring duration of a grain of perfume musk and its particles diffusing through a room for twenty years. It then compares this divisibility to a blood drop containing a million red globules and to spider thread, noting extreme subdivision into smaller units.
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Egypt
Chicago News
Discovery of Neptune by Leverrier and Adams
Two astronomers, one in Cambridge and one in Paris, independently predicted a hidden mass caused by Uranus disturbances. Their calculations pointed to a spot in the heavens where a planet should lie, and when observed the planet Neptune was found. Leverrier and Adams announced the discovery on September 23, 1846.
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Cambridge
Paris
Uranus
Neptune
Leverrier
Adams
Riddle Jokes From a Print Column
A collection of quick punchlines and playful Q A puzzles. A man gives coins to sons then time is a quarter to 2. A quip about collecting fares from policemen on street cars. Prisoners resemble gas when escaping. Houses with stories. A heavy step as a burden. Rail tracks connect Philadelphia to New York without moving.
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Philadelphia
New York
The Clever Yankee in Yankeetown
A poem about a man in Yankeetown famed for using an ax to fell a tree and, with renewed effort, splitting another tree after the first was down, highlighting industrious, resilient character in a concise vignette.
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Yankeetown
Public Administrator's Sale Near Washington Details
Frank Macon auctioneer will sell at administrator's sale near Washington on Tuesday September 22 starting at 10 o'clock a.m. to include four head of horses two wagons tools and household goods plus cattle hogs corn hay and farming implements with time payments to be announced. W. H. Quinn as administrator and J. T. Matthews as clerk. 15 16 19.
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Frank Macon
Administrator's Sale
Washington
Sound
W. H. Quinn
Adm
J. T. Matthews
Frey’s Studio and Local News Highlights
Frey’s Studio advertises photography in a local page featuring Dr. Sexton at 56-tf sf Dr. Sexton’s studio and a call to good photos. Local items include W J Little traveling to Nebraska for a land deal, Ralph Humble joining a Missouri show company band, and H Fetters shipping sixty cattle to Chicago averaging 1600 pounds. The county board opened its regular session and M R McCall Jr. returned from Moline. Henry visited, and a jury call for M Crawford and Seymour Martin was made before dismissal.
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Ralph Humble
Missouri
Board of Supervisors
R. T. McCall, Jr
Moline
Death of Mrs Ola Beard in Caldwell Kansas
C H Wilson received a telegram yesterday advising him of the death of his sister in law Mrs Ola Beard at Caldwell Kansas on September 14 She was a daughter of W T Beard and sister of the late Mrs C H Wilson and Mrs Cynthia Carpenter Ill for a long time The family will be remembered by many Washington people
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Europe
C. H. Wilson
Ola Beard
Caldwell
Kansas
W. T. Beard
Cynthia Carpenter
Washington
Everson Property for Sale Near City Library
For sale. The Everson property adjoining the City Library comprises lot seven, block nine, and lot one, block twenty-six in Highland Park. To close the estate of Mrs. E. E. Everson contact A. Anderson, Executor, for price and terms.
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Everson
City Library
Highland Park
E. E. Everson
Tf A. Anderson
When Trifles Become Troubles
If any person suspects that their kidneys are deranged they should take Foley's Kidney Remedy at once and not risk having Bright's disease or diabetes. Delay gives the disease a stronger foothold and you should not delay taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Foley
Bright
Lemmon’'s
Hawkeye Lodge to Plan Fortieth Anniversary
Members of Hawkeye lodge No 1 are asked to attend Wednesday evening to arrange the fortieth anniversary of the order. N. H. Jones serves as Recorder.
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Hawkeye Lodge No 1
N. H. Jones
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Hay’s Aiearth
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Druggista
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Co
Parsifal
F. S. White
Rock Island Road
Burlington Evening Gazette
Conundrums
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
Frey
Dr. Sexton
W. J. Little
Nebraska
J. H. Fetters
W. A. Whiting
M. Crawford
Seymour Martin
West Chester
U. W
J. H. Warner Company
Fort Madison, Iowa
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Reclamation Service
United States
D. Clem Deaver
Landseekers' Information Bureau
Q Building
Omaha, Neb
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