Puts Creed Above Wealth In Iowa City Obituary Note
Davenport woman Mrs Lucinda Ganson refused a 30 000 bequest from Charles Simpson of the Ganson family after his Sacramento Virginia death. The will required her to become Catholic. if she refused the money would go to a Catholic orphanage in Sacramento. She said she cannot change her religion for money.
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Davenport
Lucinda Ganson
Charles Simpson
Ganson
Sacramento
Ganon
Prominent Iowan Dead in Boone
Frank Champlin, president of Boone City Bank and a noted Mason, died suddenly from a bronchial hemorrhage while in his flower garden. He collapsed and died minutes after reaching the house in the arms of his daughter. He would have turned 75 next week. A pioneer railroad man, Champlin once served as chief conductor of the National Order of Railway Conductors and leaves a large fortune.
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Boone
Frank Champlin
Champlin
National Order of Railway
Floods Threaten Across Mississippi River Corridor
Des Moines reports the Mississippi River is out of its banks from Clinton to Davenport with near danger levels at Burlington and Keokuk. Thousands of acres inundated and property losses run into hundreds of thousands as Muscatine and Clinton face critical conditions. A further foot rise could flood more streets.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
Clinton
Davenport
Burlington
Keokuk
Muscatine
Pig Resembles Elephant In Fort Dodge Tale
A pig owned by William Lynch has an elephant like head including trunk and ears though the body is normal. It is one of eight in the litter and attracted local interest in Fort Dodge.
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Fort Dodge
William Lynch
Cottonwood farmer Charles C McChord dies by self inflicted gunshot
Charles C McChord a wealthy Cottonwood farmer died from a self inflicted gunshot his health had failed for years He was 66 and left a wife five children and several siblings Retrieved from local notice and obituaries in the Cottonwood area.
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Cottonwood
Charles C. McChord
Scar Cottonwood
Lightning injures Nashua teacher in town incident
Reports list multiple Iowa stories including Agnes Ernwine struck by lightning in Nashua and John Hawkins killed by a Northwestern fast mail train in Council Bluffs. Also notes bank president James Morgan dies, and various civic notices from Des Moines, Ida Grove, Sioux City, Onawa, Manchester, and Iowa City.
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Nashua
Agnes Ernwine
Iowa Falls
St. Paul
Des Moines
Minnesota
Council Bluffs
John Hawkins
Vail
Northwestern
Neola
James Morgan
Farmers’ and Merchants’ State Bank
Young
State House
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Ida Grove
Mary Gray
Cherokee
Evening bloomers and their twilight beauty
The article discusses evening bloomers flowers that open at night to attract moths and insects. It notes their pale colors, strong fragrance, and rapid opening in some cases, and suggests growing a dedicated night-blooming collection in a back garden for visibility and study. The white datura is highlighted as a top example.
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Coubtless
Ohio
Yellow bedrooms and decorative ideas for a cool look
The guide advises pale yellow walls for a fresh summer feel with green foliage and a white ceiling lowered to the picture molding. Pair the yellow wallpaper with green stained furniture or white enamel, and use pale green textiles, a white bed frame, and a braided green rug for a cohesive color scheme.
Bran baths urged for women with poor circulation
Readers are advised that weak blood circulation in women can be helped by bran baths. A quantity of ordinary bran is added to a tepid bath and rubbed into the skin, causing mild chafing that fosters a healthy glow.
Believe Cough Remedy Mix Touts Strong Relief
A home remedy claims lemon juice mixed thick with sugar quickly relieves a tickling cough. The note urges mixing to form a paste and using for soothing effect.
Made New Strength From Pink Pills in Ill Girl’s Recovery
Miss E B Midendorf recovered after fourteen weeks with typhoid fever using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reported faster strength gains after two boxes, and credits the tonic with restoring color to her cheeks, vigor to muscles, and nerves. The pills are marketed as a blood builder and strength giver for debility, overwork, and the change of life, available at all druggists.
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Dr. Williams
E. B. Midendorf
Park Street
Quincy
Ill
Williams
Admirals Seek Faster War Wireless Methods
The Boston Globe notes that during wartime admirals aim to revise transoceanic wireless methods to cut cable reliance, seeking quicker, more secure communication in conflict.
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Ian
Boston Globe
Dr Caldwell’s es grup Pepsin remedy ad traits
When digestion worsens with stomach pain head ache backache and bowels out of order this ad promotes Dr Caldwell’s es grup Pepsin as safe pleasant superior to pills or cathartic waters. Available at 50c and 1 00 money back if it fails.
Twelve Phonographs And One Sewing Machine Aid Workforce
A Chicago News item notes that thirteen devices, one sewing machine and twelve phonographs, will perform the work of twelve women, highlighting a novel labor efficiency.
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Icago News
Headache Relief Praise for Dr. Pusheck's Kuro
Robert Gold of Clayton Washington says the medicine Dr. Pusheck's Kuro cured his chronic headaches completely. He reports telling many in Clayton about its effectiveness and endorses the product.
Misfortune Teaches a Man His True Friends
Town Topics notes that adversity reveals who stands by a man, proving loyal friends while leaving him lonely as he faces hardship.
Allen's Foot-Ease cure for hot sore feet
An advertisement notes Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for hot sweating calloused feet. The copy mentions a trial offer and an address in Roy, New York, with pricing and substitute options.
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Allen
Eute
Roy
N. Y
Sworn Off on Peanuts
A philadelphian recounts a humorous tale of a henpecked husband who gives up peanuts to keep peace at home. His wife accuses him of drinking after finding a clipping about peanuts sobering a person, but he insists he has given up the snack.
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Yvell
Wilbert Thompson
Mull
Thompson
Ele
Mr. Thompson
W. H. Thompson
Main St
Peoria
Fil
Moderate wealth defined by magazine writer
A Chicago Record-Herald note quotes a magazine writer defining moderate wealth as annual income between 2000 and 10000 dollars. It questions how many people fall into straitened circumstances under that definition.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Discovery of a scientific name spawns airs of importance
The Chicago Tribune notes that identifying a scientific name and a couple of lazy habits has let several individuals assume grand airs while idling.
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Chicago Tribune
Agricultural Colonies Open for Settlement Along Kansas City Southern
Lockesburg Colony in Sevier County Arkansas about 30 000 acres and Loring Colony in Sabine Parish Louisiana about 24 000 acres are open for settlement Lands priced from 7 to 15 dollars per acre with easy terms for settlers Lockesburg suitable for general farming stock raising and fruit Loring region strong for corn and cotton both in healthy country with good water Write for books and Current Events Magazine to G P T A Kansas City Southern Ry Kansas City Mo
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Lockesburg
Sevier
Arkansas
Loring
Sabine Parish
Louisiana
G. Warner
K. C
Kansas
Cy Mess F
EB. Roesler
Agt
Kansas City
Man Finds Grave Quick In Darkness, Says Chicago Record
A Chicago Record item notes a man who quickly discovers a grave in the dark. The brief cites quick search outcomes and a stark image of danger and fate.
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Chicago
Erald
Reduced Rates to Buffalo for B P C Annual Meeting
The Nickel Plate Road offers low travel rates to Buffalo New York for the B P C Elke annual meeting July 11 to 13 with long limit and stopovers at Chautauqua Lake. Full information from the agent J Y Calahan General Agent 111 Adams St Chicago Tl.
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Buffalo
N. Y
B. P. C. Elke
Chautauqua Lake
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
Matrimony has cured many an old selfishness
A brief aphorism from the Chicago Daily News notes matrimony has cured many a long standing selfish habit. The item reflects a humorous social observation rather than a feature.
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Chicago Daily Ews
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Ed Williams
Sioux Falls
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Jefferson
S. C
Morris Levich
Frank Ammerman
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S. G. Harger
Randolph
Erie Railroad
Onawa
Monona
Waukon
Hocking
Jones
No. 1
John W. Parmelee
Iowa City
Iowa Association of Health Officers
Stanton
Augustant Synod
Iowa University
Fairbanks
Opportunity
N. O
Picayune
Kansas City Southern Railway
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Ryipies
New York
Rasey
Bears
Castoria
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Lane Territory
M. V. Rickands
Washington, D. C
CHAS
ASE
Chemical
St. Louis
M. A. Haya
Dearborn Street
A. W. McCormick & Sons
Walnut St
Cincinnati
NTS Fitzgerald & CO
Washington, D.C
Rae
Merriment
Lll
Mull’s Grape Tonic Co
3Rd Ave
Rock Island
Iil
Mull’s
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