Drainage meeting and county notes in Iowa in February
The Iowa State Drainage Association held its first annual meeting in Des Moines on February 6, with talks by Gov Gue and Prof Knepp on tiling and its benefits. Reports list officers, upcoming meetings, and a despatch of other local items including paving contracts, school teaching institutes, and various civic and judicial notes across multiple towns.
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State Drainage Association
Des Moines
Gue
Knepp
Clarkson
Mersis
A. Bishop
Pilcher Electric Light Company
Council Bluffs
Arthur
Herbert 8 Fairall
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Floods Submerge Cities As Missouri River Recedes
A Pittsburg dispatch notes the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers receding with the Monongahela at 32 feet and the Allegheny at 33 feet 10 inches. Flooded districts affect 6,000 buildings and 25,000 residents while 15,000 workers lose mills and factories. Warnings of looting and gas outages accompany relief efforts as other dispatches report repairs, rescues, and ongoing investigations amid widespread damage and displacement.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Monongahela
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Northern
Chester Park
Maud S
Kittison
Covington
Frankfort
Kansas
John Pennington
Pennington
Modern Resurrection Prompts Detroit Health Revival Tale
A Detroit man, William A. Crombie, recounts a near death Bright's disease episode and a dramatic recovery after using Warner's Safe Cure. He describes symptoms from fatigue and swelling to collapse and revival, urging early kidney-disease awareness and treatment. The piece notes local interest and calls for vigilance against kidney illness.
Younger brothers recall prison escape and rescue
In a Globe-Democrat dispatch dated January 29, the Younger brothers describe their confinement on the ground floor during a fire. Sheriff Holcomb and Deputy Hall are praised for saving them, while the guard units and warden are thanked for their support.
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Globe-Democrat Shipwatter, Mixw
Company K
National Guard
Cole
Holcomb
Bob
Mrad
Jim
Deputy Hall
Guar’s
George
Wall
Chandler
Warnings on Courage and Heart in Everyday Choices
A reflective local note suggests that people often say no in moments of emotion or jest but may mean yes in other contexts. The piece compares a woman's refusal for love with a man's hesitation to accept an offer, implying meanings lie beyond the surface.
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Sheridan
Badeau
Hannibal
Winchester
Cedar Creek
Washington
National Army
National Line
National Cavalry
Early
Newmarket
Mend
Lincoln
Cedar Run
Cedar Greek
Frankfort
Kansas
Central Branch
John Hennington
Jeamergton
Rece
Sly Atgrhargstl
Eennington
Pearl St
New York
Isaac Thoelebrated
Ohn L. Thompson
Sona de Oa
Troy
Allen’s Lang Balsam Praised by Tennessee Merchant
A Tenn merchant Mr T N Humphrey says Allen’s Lang Balsam is the best remedy for severe coughs and colds now on sale and that he has induced many to try it with positive results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Humphrey
Tenn
Allen
Hartford Boy's Dead Sure Bets
A Hartford boy profits from a safety match device by pinning the igniter to his clothes and trying to light matches only on the box. He earns about thirty cents daily and the tale serves as a caution on clever schemes and prudent caution. An old aphorism about experience and fools is noted, followed by a health notice on croup warning mothers to use Chamberlain remedies promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Wartford Herald
Messenger
Chamberlain
Fragmented Claims and Patent Medicines in a Patchy Article
A jumble of quotes and advertisements appears, noting social views on gender, a Latin German French school controversy in Iowa, and multiple patent medicines. It references Piso's Remedy for Catarrh, Brown's Iron Bitters, Mother Swan's Worm Syrup, Rough on Rats, Buc haPaiba, and Reuga on rats among other items, with scattered promotional phrases and locality mentions.
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Lewisville, Inc
Cain
Denver
Caswell, RD & Co
Proprietors
New York
Mother Swan
Million Bottles Offer Healing Remedy at 25 Cents Each
A vivid pitch touts a long manufactured remedy sold by the millions. The copy claims it cures colds coughs bronchitis and consumption with a safe coefficient for the cure. It envisions a vast row of bottles and a chorus praising the treatment for five decades.
Advice Of Friends Should Be Judiciously Considered
The statement urges weighing friends counsel with care rather than bowing to their dictates. It warns against blindly following others even when opinions feel confident, stressing personal judgment and prudent restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Brown's Bronchial Traches Tested for Sore Throat Coughs
Cure for sore throat and coughs backed by thorough testing maintains its good reputation.
Hair restoration and perfumed hairstyle by Carboline
An ad notes Carboline as a deodorized petroleum extract for hair renewal and scent, praised for comfort in theatre use. Ely's Dream Balm is cited for relief of catarrh hay fever and cold in head with trials by Dr W E Backman and Easton druggists endorsing the product. Price 50 cents.
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Ely
W. E. Backman
W. E. Hamman
Draggist
Easton
Daily Argus
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Iowa News Ries
Supreme Branch
Broadway
Main Street
Oakland Avenue
Fairfield “Edger
Poe
New Hereles
John
Davidson
Thomas C. Goff
B. M. Madison
Bourlington
Bu:lington
Keokuk
Wapello
Ft. Madison
P.J. Cowan
Hardin County
Orville
D. Acker
Lowa
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Adair
Fort Janettes
E. Baker
Buena Vista
Storm Lake
C. 3. Connor
Ia Ia
H. J. Bell
Theem
Ays
Mississippi
Mt. Pleasant &, Missouri
Paps
Es .McPherson
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Persia Station
Atree
Perry
Thomas Shar
Waterloo
Gees
Association of
James J. Gilbert
Burlington
Topeka
Iowa
Benton County
County
Taion
van Herne
Holmes
Abbie Sharp
Abbie Gardner
Spirit Lake
Pottawattamie County
Wll
Cedar Rapids
Albia
Electric Light Company of
William Ellisi
Monroe
Creston
Burlington Insurance Company
Iowa Fire Insurance Company
Oskaloosa
Afton
First National Bank of DeWitt
Capital
Newell Post Office
Battle Creek
Ottumwa
Monroe County
Dubuque
Spratt
Vining
Western Trunk Zone Association
Hawder
Chicago
Omaha
Midgley
Southwestern Association
San Francisco
Mission and
Gkewart
Vicksburg Road
Jesse James Juniore
Minneapolis
Johnny Nolan
St. Mary’s Academy
Notre Dame
Ind
E. T. Barnum
Detroit
Germany
H. H. Warner
Rochester
N. Y
United States
Canada
Egypt
Baker Pasha
Trinkitat
Baltimore & Ohio
Cairo
Gordon
Soudan
Saukim
Evellyn Wood
Sinkat
Tokar
Hewett
Saukin
Korosko
Kansas City
Ith
Wallack
Frank James
Charles Ford
Gov. Crittenden
Dick Liddle
Gallatin
James
Missouri
Krekel
United States Court
Mussel Shoals
Arkansas
Geo. B. Loring
Texas Investment Company
England
Double Mountain
Brazos River
Mill, Iron and
Continental Cattle Companies
Continental Land and Cattle Company
Standard Oil Works
Long Island City
Utah
de Kalb
Columbus Spratt
James Mitchell
Mitchell
Frank Brown
France
China
Granville
Waddington
Court of St. James
Chris Waddington
Bradlaugh
House of Commons
Henry Lebouchere
Thomas Burths
Northcote
Labouchere
Austria
Vienna
Theiss
Domrad
Cracow
Reichrath
Ream
Suakim
Khartoum
Earl Granville
Tonquin
Namdinh
Sontay
Dedoc
Bacninh
Detroit Free Press
William A. Crombie
Birmingham
Michigan Avenue
Earth
Bright
Warner
Crombie
Whitehead & Mitchell
Legion
J. P. Allen
St. Paul, Minn
Williams
C. H. Ward & Co
Yostetter
Warren
Gem Brown
W. D. Wilson
Ottawa
Ill
Carter
Rome
Sam
Jaqug
Geeman
Herness
Kilert
Winchell's
E. Ferrett
Accyr
Pearl Street, N.Y
StaRta
Txax—Dr
Hayfever
Owego
USA
Macves Ati Nonn & Op
H. Hallett
Ieee of Awerntca
H. O. Woodruff & Co
Pustsamme Co
St. Lowa
P. O. Box G
Bae _ AM
Oko Sans, Sons
Col. L
Orney
Washington, D. C
Ad. J.D Brown
Mgr
Boodt
Jio
W. Zivetan
Lee
Genthes & K
Nuy
Catafree
SaLzan
Lacrosse
Nassau
York
New Fork
JONES
Jones OF
Binghamton
Binghamton, N
Gsmarita
E. F. Slips Nervine
the Great
Richmond Med. Co
Prop
St. Joseph
Lord, Stoutenburgh & Co
Johnson & Co
Boston
Mass
Henry
N. U. Des Moines
Barnes
Chambers, Bering, Quinlan CO
Decatur, Ills
Chambers
Bering
Quinla
Ciena
Bert Hl
Cecatur
Mls
Ncke
Uncle Sam
Mmert Proprietary CO
Chicago, Illinois
Excelsior
St.louis
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