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The Newark journal., 1908-07-24
The Modesty of Women

Naturally makes them shrink from the 1ndelicate questions. the obnoxious ex- amlnatlonS and unpleasant local treat ments, which some physicians consider essential in the treatment of diseases of women. Yet. if help can be had. it is better to submit to this ordeal than let the disease grow and spread. The trouble Is that so often the woman undergoes all the annoyance and shame for nothing. ThouS2 ndS \of women who have been cured BX Dr. Reree's Favoritc Prescrip- ton writ& in 2pQreciation Of the cure (which dispeASGS GSNx(tA the examinations and local treatmentSS There- -is 10 other medicine So sure- aud safe tQr -deiIcate women as "Favorite Prescriptions It cures debilitating drains, irregularity and female weakness. 1t always helps. It almost always cures. It is strictly rOn- alcoholic, non secret, all it's ingredients being printed on it's bottle-wrapper: con tains no deleterious or habit forming drugs, and every native medicinal root entering into its composition has the full endorsement of those most eminent in the several schools of medical practice, Some of these numerous and strongest of pro- fessional endorsements of it's ingredients. Nii oc Aoultu III d pdhpultb NIdJppru around the bottle, also in d booklet mailed tree on request, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y. These professional en- dorsements should have far more weight than any amount of the ordinary lay, or non-professional testimonials.
 The most intelligent women nowadays tr,sist on knowing what they take as med- icine instead of opening their mouths like lot of young birds and gulpng down whatever is offered them vFavorite Pre- scription is of KNOWN COMPOSITION. II makes weak women strong and sick women we'll
 Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent ire, on receipt of stamps to pay expense O mailing only. Send to Dr. R. V. Pierce Buffalo, N. Y., q one-cent stamps for pa per-covered, or 31 stamps for cloth-bound
 If sick consult the Doctor, free of charg by letter. All such communications ar held sacredly confidential.
 Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorat and regulate stomach, liver and bowels
The Newark journal., 1908-07-24

the same iob-put him out Of town. Next Sunday you watch Sam. Keep right opposite him. Then git your arm in action about a second sooner. Left side, you know, her right! Sally II be on the lockout. Don't stop to say any fool sings about the pleasure of seeing her home. Do it. And when Sam gifts his work in, laugh Laugh like a bull, And git Sally to laugh. 1 bet you two dollars and ten cents that Sam won't be in town the dayi"
 Like a campaign speech was the effect of this,
 Seffy objected no longer, He said he would do it all Perhaps this, too, got about At all events, before the next Sunday, the interest created by their rivalry was more than equal to the voice of the Gospel All the town ship would be at church!
 Sam would not be dislodged. He invented the most diabolical schemes for sequestrating Sally to himself dur ing the week which followed-into which guileless Sally often fell-and which seemed to proclaim her suitor to be himself Sam. you remember had access to Sally, but Seffy had not Seffy confessed that this looked sinis- ter. True, he remembered all that had passed between them. But once before he had been in error.
 So that Seffy, before the weeks end, began once more-and more strongly-to deprecate the necessity for this public demonstration of his status. His father demanded it as a diplomatic necessity, inasmuch as Sally still retained Sam on basis so much like his own as to make the sit uation extremely embarrassing to even Old Baumgartner, who had let it be known that he was the active coadju- tor of his son. To vanqush Seffy was to vanquish him. and he, if not Seffy himself, screwed Seffy's courage to the sticking point After this. Seffy weak ened no more, but proclaimed his pur- pose. It Was generally conceded that the one who failed now would have to leave town.
 So here was retiring little Seffy forced by circumstances into a public rivalry which he detested. and, ft may as well be onfessed-feared. It must. also. be explained that Saily.s course in maintaining these two strings to her bow Entil the breaking moment was not only universally commended but was the unsWerving custom of the vieinage for girls so fortunate as to have two strings. It was held likely to force one or the other to the point and this was the purpose of rustic coquetry, And sally's eoquetry was not only acknowledged; it was tol- erated, and, fear, encouraged. And, alas, it had been as sweet to her as yinous dissipation to men. But now it had made not only her own, but Seffy's position tremendously more difficult
The Newark journal., 1908-07-24
Go be continued.l
DEALS IN DUTCH PRODUCTS.
Store Where Only Wooden Shoes and
 Long Pipes Are Sold.

Albany, N. "A man here has a store which is the only one of it's kind in the country. In it he sells just two things-wooden shoes and long Dutch pipes. He has kept the store for years and has never enlarged his stock be- yond these two items.
 The proprietor is a Hollander him. self, as his name-Van Wart-would indicate. He imports his pipes and his wooden shoes direct from the old country.
 It must not be thought that there are enough wooden shoes worn in this country to maintain Mynheer Van Wart in afIiuence Most of his sales are of small shoes which can be used for ornamental purposes, or at least alleged ornamental purposes.
 He ships boxes and boxes of tiny wooden shoes to women who gild them and make them into dinner fa- vors. Others are made up as candy boxes. Others are filled with flowers for mncheons or dinners.
 A limited number really find their way to the feet Of some imported cit izens who know the advantage of hav- Ing an inch of dry, warm wood be- tween their soles and the wet ground Wooden shoes are especially suited Tor gardeners. although they might be worn to advantage by anybody work Ing In cold damp or sloppy places.
 While the pipe end of the business IS also largely patronized by people Who are looking for odd trinkets and oy collectors who want few long ciays on their pipe racks, there are a good many smokers scattered over the country who really put such pipes to lne use Tor which they were intended.
The Newark journal., 1908-07-24
VIII. The White Signal Which Might as We'll Have Been Black.

No suitor in German-Pennsylyania. though 1t be in Maryland, has entirely established his right to the maiden of his choice. either before the public or in her sight or his own, until he has escorted her offhand from church on a Sunday night. And this he must ac- complish at the church door, out of sometimes-a savage rivalry ehalleng- ing disaster
The Newark journal., 1908-07-24
SWALLOW FILLS CELLAR.
All Records in Absorption Line Broken
 on Staten Island.

New York-A cellar full of water IS the record for one swallow. It was not very big swallow, either, and Tar from the kind that Park Row bar tenders are accustomed to. Everybody on Staten island is talking about this one swallow.
 James De Hart lives in a cottage on North street. Port Richmond. Not long ago he had tight tin roof put on, and had new leaders placed all around the caves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-24
TO CROSS ATLANTIC IN AIR.
Aeronauts Plan to Sail to Europe in
Bio Balloon,

indianapolis, Dec. GA balloon trip
that will attract the attention of aero
nauts and scientific men in all parts
of the world is being arranged by Carl
G. Fisher of this city and George l..
Bumbaugh a professional aeronaut and
balloon manufacturer of Springfield.
ILL., The proposed fight will be across
the Atlantic ocean from some point on
the eastern coast of America to Eu-
rope.
The plan is to make the trip in gil
gantc balloon, attached to which will
be twenty smallO. supply balloons, the
gas from which may be fed into the
large balloon as the leakage makes
necessary. Instead of basket to carry
the passengers specially built boat
will be used.
AS preliminary step Fisher and
Bumbaugil made an ascension yester-
day afternoon from the gas plant at
Fall Creek and Northwestern avenue,
this city, for the purpose of expert
menting with the small gas bags. The
Columbia, 4O,0O0-foot balloon, and
two supply balloons, each of 1000 feet
capacity, We're used in the experiment
4and maneuvering. The aeronauts made
a trip of twenty-five miles and say the
test of the small balloons proved sue
cessful.
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LISCOMB.

Dec. PA new piano was installed
in the Christian church Monday. The
Sunday school is congratulating itself
on the handsome Christmas present so
generously provided by Its many
friends.
Cards are out announcing the ap-
preaching marriage. of Miss Minnie
Melick, to O. j. Johnson, of Radcliffe,
which will take place at the Melick
home, one mile east Of town, on the
eve of the new year, Dec 81, at 6
o'clock.
S. Dickerson and family visited rel
atives in Marshalltonvn Saturday and
Sunday.
Elias Bueghly transacted business at
the county seat Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Allie Biersborn Hitch of Brain
ard, Mimi, arrived Tuesday evening,
for an extended visit with home folks
Roy LeFever, with an uncle and
aunt, Claude LeFever and wife, went
to Boone Wednesday for a weeks visit
with his grandparents.
Mrs. j. E. Powers who has been crit
ically i'll for some weeks with typhoid
fever, is recovering and is able to sit
up for short time, which is good
news to her many friends.
DR.. Hepler, of Cedar Rapids, Nerl
Mershon and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Hauser, of Marshalltown, will spend
Christmas with DR.. Mershon's family
in this village.
Jacob Galloway is visiting relatives
in Ohio for a few weeks.
Clarence Weatherly with his father,
George Weatherly, and son Clifton. are
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Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers OF this
paper On account of his wide expe-
Renee as Editor Author and Manufac-
lurer. he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave. Chicago. ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A wealthy farmer solved the farm
help problem by building very pretty
cottage houses for his men to live In.
AS an experiment, about two years ago
he selected very attractive spot in
the orchard Just few yards back
from the main road. and without con-
sulting any one built cottage like the
one. illustrated.
1t is small, but large enough for the
purpose. 1t contains very pleasant
living room, splendid dining room
and a kitchen downstairs, and they
are well arranged both for looks and
convenience. and very neat stairway
makes connection with the cellar,
kitchen, living room and upstairs and
does it without eating very much into
the space required for the rooms.
For some reason farmers have never
paid much attention to the houses
built for help, and the universal howl
from all parts of the country is that
good men will not work on farms.
When you look into some Of the
houses they are expected to live in
you can very readily see why. 1t
costs very little more to build house
like this, planned with conveniences
and made attractive both outside and
in, than to put up an awkward look
Ing shack that any self-respecting
woman would be ashamed to live in.
If woman is disconnected the man is
almost absolutely certain to look for
another job before very long.
When the farmer In question got
this beautiful little cottage finished
he happened to meet the very man
he wanted to hire and drove with him
to see it. Under pretense of engaging
him to fix up the garden around the
new house and plant it with flowers,
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,er way of making machinery do the
work instead Of depending so much on
hand labor.
The projections for the wide win.
dows in the dining room and living
room are built up with the framework
and the labor is very little more. OF
course you cannot add an extra foot to
any part of room without it costing
something, but it is quite possible to
put on extensions of this kind that
are worth dozen times their extra
cost. 1t marks the difference be-
tween well-planned. well-built dwell
ing and the slipshod affairs that are
altogether too common.
A little house like this, containing
five rooms, with the steep roof, neat
gable ends and fashionable front
porch. is an ornament to village lot
as we'll as the farm. 1t contains q
great deal Of convenience in proper
ton to it's size, and there are no small.
uncomfortable little rooms such az
we find in most small low-cost houses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-24
AUDIENCE ESCAPES FIRE.
New York Theater Ruined as Last Act
Closed,

New York, Dec. 23.-Two minutes be-
fore the time for the fall of the final
curtain on Three Twins" in the Her
aid Square theater last night the house
caught fire, and in less than half an
hour was in ruins. BY an extraordi-
nary combination of circumstances
there was nothing in the nature of a
panic, and so far as could be ascer-
tanned no lives have been lost. At the
same time the excitement was such
that it threatened to reach perilous
proportions until the ready action OF
the management of the house and the
policemen in the vicinity got into play
before the arrival of the engines.
Many persons already had left their
seats and others were starting for the
doors when there was a smell Of smoke
and aspurt of flame showed on the un-
der side of the balcony just above those
who occupied the rear seats of the au-
ditOrium
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the guests of relatives in Minnesota for
a month.
Mrs. Ella Scott went to Elyslan,
Mimi. Wednesday,. to visit her par
ents during the holidays.
Mrs Harry Thurber gave a linen
shower at her home Wednesday after
noon in honor of her sister, Miss Min
ME Melick.
Mrs. Van Slyke is very i'll at the
home of her son, William Van Slyke,
with whom she has made her home
since the death Of her husband some
years ago. Mrs. Van Slyke is IS years
old and one Of the pioneer settlers of
the county.
Prof. L. o. Shook went to Greedy,
Col, Friday, where he will visit with
his mother during the vacation of
Two weeks.
Mrs. Nelson Fields, of Marshalltown,
returned home Wednesday after short
visit in Liscomb with relatives.
Mr.. Frank Oviatt was in town We'd
nesday on business.
T.. L. Burkhart was at the county
seat Wednesday in attendance at the
marriage of his sister in-laW, Miss
Cora Galloway
DR.. c. l.. Meade Of Mason City, spent
Christmas with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. J. L. Meade, north of town.
S. Dickerson and wife were Owasa
visitors Wednesday,.
Miss Elsie Melick. who is teaching
her first term of school near Mel
bourne. will pass the holiday season
at home.
At the Christmas church Sunday,
the following Sunday school officers
were elected for the coming year: Su-
perintendent, D. D. Bueghly; secretary,
Roy LeFever; treasurer, Minnie Me-
lick: organist, Hazel Adams; chorister.
Ida Bixby.
Mrs. Abbie Thurber Smith and son
of Iowa City, are guests of Mrs.
Smiths parents. AL Thurber and wife.
Miss Rose Lincoln is visiting at
Green Mountain with her mother. and
friend, Miss Sadie Jones.
Mrs Charles Elliott visited her
mother in-law. Mrs. Dorcas Elliott.
here for week, going Saturday to
western Iowa for a visit with other
relatives before returning to her home
In Nebraska.
Santa Claus is billed to make bus
mess call at both Of the churches
Thursday evening. His advance agents
are preparing for him q royal welcome.
Mrs. Biersborns new residence on
State street. is enclosed and the work
is progressing rapidly. The building is
modern in every detail and adds much
to the locality 1t adorns.
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Second Floor Plan.

owner of such house gets the man
he wants, while the owner Of a poor
house gets the man he don't want and
loses him as soon as he can do better
elsewhere.
One great Improvement In this
house is the form of triple window
used in the larger rooms, which admits
so much light and air when you want
1T and looks much better than any
other window that has ever been built
for small low-cost house. Such win
dow frames may be bought ready to
nail right into the framework and
really cost less than some others that
require more hand work. It is anoth-
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a credit to good deal more expensive
dwelling. There was copper tank in
the top of the bathroom which was
connected with the cistern by a force
pump placed in the cellar where it
could not freeze or be likely to get out
of order.
Without saying anything to the boss
he brought his wife over the next
morning, which was just what the
owner of the premises expected, and
he made it convenient to happen along
that way, while she was there, to con-
suit with the man about leyeling the
ground and laying it out to the best
advantage. OF course he was very
much surprised to find Mrs. Man there,
but he improved the opportunity to
ask her opinion about the window
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-24
LEGRYA,NrIo.

Dec. PA number of the college
students have gone home to spend the
holidays.
Miss Carrie Anderson and sister
We're the guests Of Mrs. Bertha Arnold
last week.
Mrs HaIwbecker and Miss Gillian
We're in Marshalltown Monday.
The college musical students gave a
recital last Saturday evening. 1t was
very much enjoyed by all present.
MT. John Hanson, of Potter. was the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Gertrude
Hanson, Tuesday.
Miss Lucille Wagner, of Gilman, is
spending the holidays with her par
ents.
Mrs Anna Herbert and daughter
Elna, and Mrs. Mote We're in Marshall
town Monday.
Mrs. Anna Bowen is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Hanson have
gone to Marshalltown to spend Christ
mas with Mrs. Hanson's people. From
there they expect to go to Barnes City,
where Mr.. Hanson will hold a series
of special meetings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-24

shades and few minor details, when
she laughingly told him that she would
like to live In just such house her
self. After that negotiations with the
man he wanted were easy.
saw him about year afterwaT /
and he said that woman could not be
driven out of the little house. She
made the remark to one of the neigh
bors that she had never had the use
of a regular bathroom before and she
never would live without one again.
Now, the fact is this house cost
about 500 more than one of the plain,
awkward affairs that most farmers
build for their married help. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-24
Mrs. McRaney's Experience.

Mrs. M. McRaney, Prentiss, Miss,
writes: Il was confined to my bed for
three months with kidney and bladder
trouble, and was treated by two physi-
clans but failed to get relief. No hui
man tongue can tell how 1 suffered, and
I had given uo hope of ever getting
well until began taking Foley's Kid
ney Remedy. After taking two bottles
I felt like a new person, and feel it my
duty to tell suffering women what
Foley's Kidney Remedy did for me-"
Mcbride & Will Drug company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-24
Spinner Statue to Be Erected.


The Gen. Herkimer Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
has brought to their town, Herkimer,
N. Y, from Washington the long-neg-
lected statue of Gen. Francis e. Spin
ner, treasurer of the United States
from 1861 to 1876, and it will be-
erected and unveiled early in the COM
ing fall. For the last ten years this
statue had been stored in the base.
ment Of the Corcoran art gallery, in
Washington, and every effort to have
it erected on site near the treasury
building has been defeated. The statue
is said to be an expression of the graf
itude of the women of the country to
Gen. Spinner for his services in bring
ing about the employment of women
as clerks in the departments at Wash.
ingtOn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-24
NORTH STAR.

Dec. 24.-The school at No. is hav
ing a vacation this week.
Mrs. G. E. Clapsaddle visited with
Mrs. c. A. Rolston Monday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs John Scheibel and
Cynthia McKibben were Marshalltown
visitors Saturday.
Mrs. d. B. Elliott and sister, Mrs
w. c. O'Bryon, of Conrad, were shop
ping in Marshalltown Wednesday
Thomas johnson held very success
full sale Friday. Good prices resulted.
Mrs. r. A. McKibben and Cynthia,
and Lester, visited Sunday in Iiscomb
with MIR. and Mrs. Frank Lhamon.
The following were Marshalltown
shoppers Monday; Messrs. and Mes
DANES Bert Scheibel, R. A. McKibben.
G. l.. Rails and Miss Pearl Rails.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Head, of Mar
shalltown, arrived Saturday evening
and visited until Sunday evening. with
Pardon Head and family
Tuesday, in honor of their mother
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rosen-
cranz, of st. Edwards, Neb., Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Rosencranz entertained at
a goose dinner, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Ell
lott and Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Schultz.
Only five members Of the North Star
Aid society braved the threatening
weather and bad roads and attended
the regular meeting of the society at
the home of Mrs. Art Gould Thursday
afternoon The hostess served dainty
refreshments.
Mrs. L. C. Goodman and little son,
Marvin, of st. Edwards, Neb, arrived
Saturday and visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Rosencranz until Monday, when
they went to Marengo, to visit rela-
tives
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scheibel visited
Saturday evening at the R. A. McKib-
ben home. Friday evening Fred Jensen,
Ed McKibben and Miss Emma Johnson
were there.
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. %, Mrs.
R. A. McKibben and Misses Pearl Rails
and Bertha Lewis attended a shower
given by Mrs. Harry Thurber for her
sister. Miss Minnie Melick.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Pardon Head, daughter, Anna, Mrs.
Bert Scheibel, Mrs. G. L. Rails and
Miss Pearl Rails attended the inter
society social afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Harry Thurber near Liscomb.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Rosencranz and
daughter, Hazel, arrived Saturday from
ST. Edwards, Neb., for a three weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs Horace Ros-
encranz, daughter and mother, and also
with Mrs. Rosencranz's brother, Mr..
Dan Chadwick, and friends.
School closed at Conrad Friday for a
two weeks vacation and Misses Susie
Anderson, Mary Head, Roxey Weeks,
Ruth and Fay Bristley, Messrs. Arthur
ana Elmer Schultz, and Raymond Win
dish who are attending school there end
Miss Kitty Weeks who is teacher in the
primary department, are home for their
vacation Bash Elliott who is attending
school at Liscomb. is also home for a
two weeks vacation.
Mrs. j. L. Rails entertained the G. w.
b. M, of the Christian church at Lis
comb, Saturday at birthday party.
Each member brought or sent as many
pennies as they were years old. There
were fifteen members present and about
$50 was collected. The hostess assisted
by her daughter in-law, Mrs. q. L..
Rails, and Mrs. H. M. Green served de-
licious refreshments. Altogether a most
enjoyable afternoon was spent.
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currant bushes, rhubarb roots and
few other easy-growing staples that
every good farm garden contains, he
got the man very much interested In
the little house.
After the farmer drove away the
man went through the house and in
spected it carefully from the cellar
to the roof He found the neatest,
prettiest little house he had ever seen.
1t was nicely finished, we'll painted
and neatly papered with good paper
having colors that matched properly
and looked well together. He found
two light comfortable bedrooms and
he found bathroom that would be