Golden Wedding of Iowa Governors Featured in Clermont Portrait
Freeman R Conaway notes the Larrabee couple William and Ann as Iowa’s first golden wedding. The Ames Intelligencer recounts their lives from Clermont farm to landmark home, highlighting public service, philanthropy, family, and devotion to community.
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Iowa
Freeman
R. Conaway
Ames Intelligencer
Own
William Larrabee
Francis Marion
Drake
Guy
Cummins
Prank D
Jackson
Lesle
M. Shaw
Carroll
Garet ‘Dra - Mere
William, Larraes
Ann
Clermont
Montack
Larrabee
Fam
Mrs. Larrabee
Qunsan
New England
Ife
Larre Bee
Turkey River
Gly. Ing
Iittle
Union Sunday School
Charles
Frederic
Willian
William
Pehalty
Monkauk
Christiane
Larrabes
Garrabes
Etna
Didi
William Larrabee, JR
Gov. Larrabee
Fayette Colinty
CURED BABY BOY OF SEVERE ECZEMA
A Chicago mother recounts her infant son’s severe eczema and how Restinol Ointment and Soap cured him after other remedies failed. She claims the first application relieves itching and irritation, with rapid relief for burns, rashes, and poison ivy, and notes Resinol products are sold at drug stores nationwide.
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F. Cox
Chicago
Anya
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
GrabbEd Him She Old Brown Comment on Age Sparks Urgency
A fragmented exchange centers on a claim that age differences would deter or spark a marriage. The speaker, identified as She Old Brown, notes a man named Charlie is startled by the idea, while someone remarks he would marry if twenty five years younger. The dialogue conveys social tension and surprise.
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Ledyard
Clermont
Fayette Cony
Lail
Turkey Rise
Larralice
New Enelong
Old Brown
Charlie
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Mrs Dome’s Health
A Chicago resident, Mrs. Dome, suffered back pain, rheumatic pains, and suppressed kidneys with severe suffering preventing straightening. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, she recovered, noting her health and kidney function improved dramatically. The ad promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure and lists FosterMilburn as the supplier in Buffalo New York.
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Dome
Eumze
Ifde N
Chicago
Doan
Illusive social rift over wealth and pride noted
A clipped dialogue hints at Mr Flo growing distant after Mr Fiub wealth transfer. The speaker laments social rigidity among show girls and performers, calling the mood unbearably haughty while acknowledging lingering warmth in some performances.
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Flo
Contagious Diseases Cure Advertised by Spohns Medical Co
A blurred vintage ad touts a cholera remedy labeled as a best chicken cholera cure with “SEQHN'S DIATEMPHR” and claims high sales, bottle guarantees, and a book by Spohn’s Medical Co Goshen Indiana. It references John W Gates and a staged simile, ending with a grim note on death.
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Spohm’ Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
SOBA
Fragmented OCR notes on commentary and names
Garbled phrases from an OCR page show scattered words like Black Sat Accent and Honr with incomplete quotes. The readable bits include references to names such as Blackie and various stray fragments, without coherent context or identifiable event.
Bargain Of M D Hillis In Cosmos Tale
The Cosmopolitan recounts New York preacher M D Hillis of First Presbyterian Danville Ill seeking a physician to bill him for services. The doctor offers a pact to spare Hillis debt by pledging to avoid hell if Hillis keeps him out of Kenyan, a humorous barter about faith and finances.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
New York
Firet Presbyterian
Dyantod
Baden
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Up-to-Date, Andy Mose and the Preacher Question
A fragment from Success Magazine presents a plantation context with a character named Andy Mose being asked about religious affiliations. He responds with evasive phrasing about preaching and touching the subject barely, highlighting miscommunication and cultural tension in a brief dialogue.
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Andy' Mose
Success Magazine
Recognition of Duty to Dodge It
A man makes a strenuous effort to recognize his duty so that others will be in a position to dodge it.
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William the Fliat
A Jowa
Wael
Wins Larrabee, Jr
Mrs. Larrabos
Gald
John- W
Gates
M.‘D
Ano'o
Iversad
Universal
Portland
Adame'street
Carter
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