Des Moines Letter Reports Bank Deposits Rise and Reforms
The Des Moines auditor's statement on Iowa banks and trust companies shows deposits declined little between Aug 22 and Dec 3, with transfer of commercial business from Des Moines Savings Bank to Iowa National Bank offsetting most losses. The report notes a 2 percent reserve drop and a yearlong deposit increase of over 18 million dollars, with 696 savings and 269 state banks plus fourteen trust companies under supervision.
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Des Moines
Savings Banks and Trust Companies of
Iowa
Des Molney Savings Banc
Iowa National Bank
State
One Cause for Satisfaction on a Northern New York Rail Trip
A New York state senator recounts riding in a smoking car on a northern one track line two weeks earlier. A jewelry drummer sat ahead as a limited express halted for water and bumped the rear of the first train. The drummer was thrown headfirst into the seat ahead but suffered no broken bones and calmly remarked that they hadn’t been past them after the crash.
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New York
Thought Child Saved by Cuticura Remedies
A mother's account of a three month old suffering Cuban itch severe sores and sleepless nights ending after using Cuticura Remedies. She notes three applications dried the sores and a two week recovery, cost 75 cents, claiming the treatment saved her child's life and noting the boy is five. Also includes miscellaneous ads and stray lines about other cures.
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Stec
Ciu
Zana Miller
Union City
PF. D. No. 1
Branch Co
Mich
Fragmentary 19th Century Notices and Quotes
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions a reward, medical terms, a political quote about opponents, and a cleaning recipe for milk pans with Borax. The text includes references to diseases and remedies, a call for voting or action, and random lines about political figures and household instructions.
Bobbie Mamma Exchange Reflects Couple Witty Banter
Fragmentary exchange recalls a humorous line about marriage and scarcity of men. The dialogue hints at debates over spouse selection and sympathy in past romances. Context suggests a social column or letters page capturing playful remarks about family dynamics.
Wisdom as olive of heart and tongue in action
A brief proverb attributed to E Grymostone notes wisdom grows from heart, blooms in speech, and bears fruit in deeds, linking inner virtue to outward conduct and practical results.
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Grymostone
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Polk Wells
State Board of Parole
Wells Norves
Halls
Missouri
Wells
Harding
France
United States Supreme Court
Charles Thomas
Mabel Scofield
Thomas
Iowa Livestock
Federal
Prouty
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association of Town
Clifford Thorne
Washington
Thorne
Drake
Hill. Bell
Corydon
Drake University
B. B. Freeland
Corwith Bank
J. H. Standling
Minneapolis
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Qaelancholy
W. T. Chantland
Fort Dodge
Fifty-sixth
Iowa National Guard
Willard M. Flynn
Flynn
Cummins
George M. Parker
Chantland
Rankin
Hyatt
State Insane Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Physical Culture
James Hourihan
State Board of Control
Hourlhan
Miller
Democratic State Central Committee
National Committee
Lige Edwards
Charles Munson
Dutch
Decatur City
Linwood
United States
G. K. Bidwell
Edwards
McArthur
TP. Woods
Osthehville
Republican State Central Committee
Central Committee
Fair Maid
St. Vitus
Scott
Immajesty
Bears
Leerijse Af
de Sault Boysen
Seid
Lochelle
Teagizen
Orly
Fala Catarch
Sorghum
HIT
Bobbie
Papa
Brown
Plautus
Reliable Hide & War Co
Minn
Daxativs
J. W. Groves
Alifornia Fic Syrup Co
Regalar
Tous Borax
Weanth, Waellle Coast Borax Co
Ghiange
Wotton’, Caleinnny Tatanyantatsney
Washington, D.C
Advico Trad
Dermalow
Dighost Ret
Teanieue
Thompson
Guar
Carters
Ittle Iver
Atkinson
Race St
Philadelphia
W. N. U. Des Moines
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Hell
Pacullac Pos F
Avery
Agai Fisher Drug CO
Winzie Street
Ciicago
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Lyon & Healy
Washburn
Iocal Piano Denier
Chicago
Parker
Iver
Dideazes & Bair Iilling
Defiance
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha, Neb
State St
Ches Ebrough Mfg
New York City
Qougtas
Ani Rey
Yassator
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