Dan McCarthy Built His Saw Mill in Washington Township
Col Dan McCarthy recalls finishing his fifty second year in Washington township and his early quest for water to power a saw mill. He details scarce water, Squaw Creek's dryness, and finally securing a spring near Ontario to run the mill on Clear Creek. Amos Hearst praises Dan as a royal neighbor who helped locals find destinations.
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Washington Township
Dan McCarthy
Squaw Creek
Story County
Skunk
Amos Hearst
Dan
Mr. McCarthy
Ontario
New Philadelphia
A Woman's Highest Ambition Leads to Child Marriage Attempt
A 14 year old girl Nellie Scott and 17 year old Wade H. McReynolds from Martinsburg sought a marriage license in Ottumwa. The girl's mother, married at 14, accompanied them and revealed her own age, sparking surprise at the daughter's age. The mother envisions rapid familial milestones.
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Wade H. McReynolds
Nellie Scott
Martinsburg
Ottumwa
August predicted disasters warn of hot storms and insects
A long notice from John C Busby of Independence Iowa warns that August will bring a Venus influenced month with extreme heat storms hail and earthquakes. He cites celestial events and personal crisis reports while recounting a rattlesnake encounter and warnings of deadly insect stings and other hazards.
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John Busby
Independence
Iowa
Busby
Capital
Venus
Texas
Oklahoma
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Ioly Cross
Dubuque County
John C. Busby
Joe Steward
Touring Wather Nichols Posts European Progress
Post cards from Father Nichols’s friends trace his route through Germany and the Netherlands to Stratford on Avon July 21 then Edinburgh and Belfast by July 24. A Belfast card to J A Mills arrived in eight days ten hours, time adjusted. He nears home this month as his European tour concludes.
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Wather Nichols
Europe
Father Nichols
British Isles
Germany
Netherlands
Stratford-on-the- Avon
Edinburg
Belfast
Ireland
J. A. Mills
Representative
Kodol Promises Relief for Digestive Troubles
Advertises Kodol as a remedy for stomach upset and chronic dyspepsia. Claims early use prevents attacks and strengthens the stomach. Pent-up problems are cured quickly, with sale by C. A. Gamble.
New School Building Bond Election For Collins District
Collins district voters will vote soon on a bond issue to fund construction of a new school building. The proposal seeks funds for site procurement, construction, and related facilities under the district plan.
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Collins
Father cured from chronic diarrhoea by remedy
John H. Zirkle of Philippi West Virginia reports his father suffered years with diarrhoea and failed several attempts. After trying Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from the Philippi Republican advertisement one bottle cured him and he has remained well for eighteen months. He works as hard as a younger man at sixty. Sold by all druggists.
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John H. Zirkle
Philippi
W. Va
Chamberlain
Pineules for Backache Offer
Pineules advertised as easy to take little golden globules that act on the kidneys to purify the blood and invigorate the system. A 30 days trial is offered for $1.00, guaranteed, sold by Cc A. Gamble.
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Cc, A. Gamble
Old Ames Man Publishes Critique of Gold Standard
Dr. Joseph A. Diffenbacher of York Nebraska writes a breezy political book defending greenbacks and criticizing the gold standard. He, a Milford township native and dentist, argues against fixed gold prices and notes banks’ demand for public confidence in crises.
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Joseph A. Diffenbacher
York
Neb
W. B. Conkey & Co
Chicago
Joseph Diffenbacher
Ames
Milford Township
Story County
Dental Department
State University
Iowa City
Diffenbacher
Coin Harvey
John
Nebraska
Dakota
Denistry
Some Smart Men Can Learn Not To Use Gas Stoves
Two accidents warn against meddling with gasoline stoves. J A Snodgrass in Lewis burned by spilled wood alcohol while cleaning a generator, escaping serious harm by kicking the bottle from a window. G B Furnald in Sac City badly burned lifting a just-filled stove, flames catching his sleeve and burning his right hand. he rolled in grass to smother flames and will be out for weeks.
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Des Moines
Darby
Kansas City
South
Darkey
Katy
John Busby
Ames
Lewis
J. A. Snodgrass
Sac City
Furnald
DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Ad
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as the only original and superior option, promising cleansing cooling and soothing effects and noting sales by C A Gamble.
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DeWitt
C. A. Gamble
Chronic Diarrhoea Relived By Remedy Claim
Mr Edward Henry of United States Express Co Chicago reports using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to stop chronic diarrhoea on long train runs. He says the remedy cured many soldiers and is sold by all druggists.
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Edward
Henry
United States Express Co
Chicago
Quick
Rutherford
Hayes
William McKinley
Ohio
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J. C. Simpson
Sec
Bosworth Drug Store
Town Telephone
Mutual Telephone
Ames, Iowa
Canier Brothers & Herman
Union National Bank
Union Savings Bank
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W. M. Greeley
Pres
A. H. Munn
Towa
Story City
City Herald
the Herald
Intelligencer
Tone Bros
Tone
Allspice
Des Moines, Iowa
Getng South
Saoma
Sinai and
the Coast
Colorado
Ames and
Cedar Rapids
Carroll
St. Paul
Sioux City
J. W. Adams
John Allan
Photography
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