Local business changes and civic notices in LeMars
Wallace Winslow sells abstract books to Miss Marie Clark. Gateway Nursery becomes new LeMars firm succeeding Fairmount nurseries. Seeman residence struck by lightning. chimney top and wallpaper damaged. John Robins released from asylum after treatment. Towa South Dakota bush league reorganized with four teams LeMars Sioux Falls Council Bluffs Sioux City. season opens May 21 at Sioux City, ends Sept 7. Northwest Iowa Veterans reunion at Spirit Lake June 9–11, 1903. Ernstenhoff farm break-in suspects Radden and Bhlera plead guilty to larceny. sentences eight months and five months respectively.
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LeMars
Marie Clark
Gateway Nursery Company
Fairmount Nurseries
John Robins
Grant Township
Cherokee “Insane Asylum
Towa-South Dakota “Bush
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Council Bluffs
Iowa Veterans’ Association
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Brownell
Wee
LeMars Sentinel
Wm. Radden
Ben
Eblers
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Radden
Bhlera
Jal
Cough Remedy Praised by Greenville Student in Law Study
Greatly alarmed by a four to five year cough student at law H P Burbage of Greenville D D tried Chamberlains Cough Remedy after seeing an advertisement He reports a remarkable change after two bottles and says he was permanently cured E F Cobb sells the remedy Mrs H Barrett notes a kidney remedy advertises Purity and strength for kidneys and Prisco 25 cents with March Bras Druggists.
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H. P. Burbage
Greenville
Mar. Burbage
Chamberlain
E. F. Cobb
Prisco
Goose hunting on the Mississippi river and its tributaries
The article describes goose hunting across the Mississippi region with sand-bar pits and wooden decoys. Hunters travel by boat from northern cities to reach wetlands, use steamer boats or shanty boats, and hunt from October through mid March, then return home by rail.
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United
Biare
Gyeit
Ayers
Cy Pnel
Maret
The Families of "Bad" Men in City Society
A New York Press writer observes that even brutal, lawbreaking men often cherish their families. He cites gamblers, protectors, and known criminals whose wives and children remain central, shielding them from exposure of their misdeeds while their public records grow darker.
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New York
Tom Gould
She” Allen
Jerome’s
Two Aged Sisters in New Hampshire Leave Mission Gifts
In a rural New Hampshire community, two elderly sisters endured lean times with neighborly help ensuring basic comforts. After their deaths within days of each other, the estate revealed a $13,000 bequest to foreign missions.
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New Hampshire
Howe
Sleep Guidelines for Swedish Children Raise Study Hours
A government appointed committee in Sweden studied children’s sleep needs to support study. The report to the education minister recommends 12 hours for four year olds, 11 for seven, 10 for under one year, 9 to 10 hours for ages 12 to 14, and 10 hours for ages 14 to 21, linking sleep deprivation to weakness and exhaustion.
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Sweden
Anacwla
Father and son in college at University of Pennsylvania
In an unusual scene at Penn, Ber net Medoff at 44 and his son Joseph Medoff at 95 attend the same university. The father pursues a three-year architecture course while the son studies arts and sciences. Russians by origin, the Medoffs are celebrated as a family pursuing education together.
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University of Pennsylvania
Bernet Medoff
Joseph Medoff
The Comprador: The Hidden Link in Chinese Trade
In long passages on Chinese commerce the comprador emerges as a central figure. A native employed by foreign firms, he manages payments, guarantees, and trust, earning a fixed salary plus a share of payments. He controls information, supervises employees, and often uses real estate ventures to augment wealth, shaping a unique, compradoric style of architecture and influence in the trade network.
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Lila Buok
China
Foreig
Ile
Hla
Break and Bonds of Borrowing in Society
A reflective essay discusses lending and interest, noting social stigma around money lending, the harsher reality of repayment, and the risk to friendships when loans arise. It cites the New York Times on habitual business custom and the lasting tension between borrower and lender in daily life.
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Custon
New York Times
Wall Street
Syell
High Death Rates in Ireland and Dublin Compare
Recent figures show Ireland’s death rate far exceeds that of other UK and continental countries. Dublin, with under 400,000 residents, posts 29.5 per thousand, higher than any US city over 100,000 except New Orleans and Memphis, which reach 28.9 and 25.1 respectively.
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Ireland
United Kingdom
Belfast
Waterford
Londonderry
Cork
Limerick
Dublin
United States
New Orleans
Memphis
Dowager Duchess of Abercorn Celebrates Long Life
Wonderfl Duchess is described as the most wonderful old lady in the peerage. She has just passed her ninetieth birthday. Her son is the current Duke of Abercorn. Six years ago she had 120 direct descendants and the number has grown since. She enjoyed fifty three years of marriage before her husband died in 1833. She holds the Order of Victoria and Albert.
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Duchess of
Sewing machine industry growth in United States
The text notes over twenty million dollars invested annually in sewing machine manufacture in the United States and more than twenty-one million dollars’ worth of machines produced each year. It cites the technical start of the industry on Sept 10 1846 when Elias Howe Jr patented a machine that evolved into the practical sewing machine.
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United States
Elias Howe, Jr
Better Lighting for Akron City Council Ties Lighting and Orders
Akron Iowa city council met with Mayor Wooton and four members. They approved last session minutes and granted $8.83 refund for poll tax from 1902. Four large gasoline arc lights to be installed on Reed street at First to Fourth streets. Cement sidewalks on Road street between First and Fourth streets. Special assessment of 8.55 against Jane Mills for sidewalk repairs. Various bills approved. meeting adjourned.
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Fields
Seamands
H. BH. Bradley
Reed Street
Akron
Iowa
Hirst
Fourth Streets
Jane Mills
J. F. Kennedy
Bolt
Moore-Bros
ABC
W. J. Page
Days Street
School Notes From Des Moines Meeting
School notes report visits by Anna Root to the High School and Freda Jans to the Grammar room. Mentions Mrs Cilley and Mrs Foster of Lochals, and a late Monday evening close noting only four weeks remain before summer. Government concerns about conditions and conduct referenced with a call for forward aid to the executive department at Des Moines.
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Freda Jans
Dr. Cilley
Mrs. Foster
Lochals
Suramer
Des Moines
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