Cooley and Jones Harness Firm Grows in Ames
The Ames firm Cooley and Jones, formed after Geo McGinness sold his harness shop, expands under D B Cooley and G W Jones. They sell hand sewn home made harness with no factory goods, serving Iowa and beyond while praising skilled workers Toy and Brown and boasting strong local and interstate orders.
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D. B. Cooley
Milford
Geo. W. Jones
Cooley & Jones
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Nebraska
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Fat German vaudeville figure on ferryboat tale
A portly German in a Cortlandt Street ferryhouse entertains by ventriloquism and odd feats. He swallows cigar stubs, pulls spikes from his eyes, chews paper, and mimes conversation until the boat to Jersey City arrives, when he boards and vanishes.
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Chakey
K’vick
Chentlemens
Baber
Jersey City
New York
DeWitts Little Early Risers Sold For Dyspepsia Cure
A historic advertisement notes DeWitts Little Early Risers liver pills for dyspepsia and constipation. Sold by D D Bales.
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D. D. Bales
DeWitt
Identification of body believed missing man in Austin mystery
A body found in a mysterious box sold to Austin parties is identified by two Frenchmen as Joanes Prosper Chasel, who vanished from Salt Lake City in February 1893. The coroner doubts the identification and will not release the body without stronger evidence or another claimant.
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Austin
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Bas Marcel
Joanes Prosper Chasel
Salt Lake City
Bay State Convention Elects Reed Support for National Ticket
A large Boston meeting at Music Hall gathered 1,851 of 2,002 delegates to elect four delegates at large and alternates for the national convention in St Louis. The event underscored solid GOP backing for Hon. Thomas B Reed for president. Also notes Senate bond inquiry moves and state railway property assessments.
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Music Hall
St. Louis
Thomas B. Reed
United States
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