Discovery of Indian Grave at St Ansgar Stirs Interest
Des Moines Correspondence reports discovery of human bones in a cave near St Ansgar with a tin pail and a small opening, suggesting possible hid treasure. The piece notes local fascination and recounts legends of a vanished thief and $40,000 along the Cedar River. The state health board orders universal vaccination for all residents over one year, with enforcement by local boards, law officers, and schools.
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Des Moines
Iowa
As Ames B. Wise
Sabula
Og — .Tephens
J. N. Frum
A. Doty
Shelby
J. Qance
Slinnett
Martin Newton
John
Roy Brown
Charles Halidof
M. Wilcox
Hyran Eastor
Manchester
J. R. Turner
Wiota
B. Wragg
Creston
S. D. Brothers
Emerson
Fred McCullock
Hatwick
S.A. McCandiles
Belle Plaine
P. L. Higham
Clayton
John A. Alberts
Jefferson
Jim Ellis
Truro
A. L. Plummer
Ivy
A F. Corning
Nims Bros
John Cruise
Earlville
Ed. Corel
Samuel Way
James Fitzpatrick
Greeley
J. W. Rector
Oneida
F. S White
M. C. Davis
Cresota
J. S. Crawford
Atlantic
H. M. Brown & Son
L. S. Rockwell
Rockwell
C. R Taylor
Hamburg
Ostie
E. H Smith
Dubuque
C. L Gabrilkson
New Hampton
Barley
A. H. Corinne
Buckwhea
L. Hudler
Audubon
Timothy
John W. Cownie
South Amana
B. B. Peterson
Crescowean
John H. Alberts
William Angus
Straham
Redtop
H. H Connell
Whea
J. E. Branch
Elkader
Nathan Drake
Decorah
J. W. Miles
Miles
E. P. Cooper
Charlies Ashton
Guthrie Center
B.B. Clark
Red Oak
L. G. Clute
St. Ansgar
Thorsen
Gunderson
Anan
Osage
Cedar River
Otranto
State Board of Health
Boards of Health
Board of Health
John Y. Stone
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Arsists
Those Harem Beauties. Young Members of Union Pacific
A fragment from a wartime tale describes overheard chatter about harem beauties seen in Constantinople. The dialogue involves Colonel Havghan and auditors noting a attempted drowning of a sultan's wife and a censoring decision to let her drown.
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Union-Pacific
Constantinople
Havghan
Wasp
Victim of Circumstances Quips About Prison Stay
A rustic speaker tells a city missionary that he is a victim of circumstances after a night’s misdeed lands him in jail. He jokes that the policeman had a toothache and could not sleep, prompting the arrest.
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Indianapolis Journal
Quotations Highlight Contrasting Views on Miss Pinkley
A brief dialogue notes skepticism about Miss Pinkley's complexion with a punchline about beauty costing four dollars an ounce. The exchange references Miss Pinkley and an unnamed speaker, reflecting social gossip in a Detroit press item.
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Harry
Iowa Senate and House Actions Reported in Des Moines
The Iowa Legislature summaries note nominational confirmations by the Senate including state inspector of oils I. S. Merchant and other officials, bills on dairy products, tobacco sales to minors, and land redemption. Senate sessions in February cover suffrage petitions, education, road laws, taxes, and public notices. House actions include prohibition amendments, county drainage authority, and veterinary title restrictions.
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Poe
Senate
Gov. Jackson
I. S. Merchant
Cedar Rapids
B. Metzger
Davenport
W. E. Oblenness
Des Moines
W. K. Boardman
Nevada
George E. Delavan
Estherville
Twenty-fourth General Assembly
Conway
Andrews
Des Mores
House
General Assembly
Finn
Iowa
Congress
United States
Polk
Des MoIass
Senate Committee On Highways
Subcommittee On
Senator Palmers
Carpentier
Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Cooper
Montgomery
Committee On Claims
John le Brown
Board of Drainage
Messrs. Byers. Funk
St. John
State Board of Control
State Board of Charities
Polk County
Committee On Agriculture
State Agriculture Society
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Health
Industrial and Statistical Snapshot of 1893 1895 Data
A compilation of historical statistics notes labor strike costs in England at 150 million dollars and Merrimac river activity. It records 1893 anthracite coal at 45 081 060 tons, Argentina wheat surplus 56 million bushels, and US Canada 1895 fire losses totaling 156 445 875 dollars. West Virginia coal output 5 million tons and Baltimore shipbuilding decline from 61 to 35 vessels.
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England
Merrimac
Germany
Beerbohm
Europe
America
Canada
Russia
India
Argentine
Australasia
United States
West Vinersta
Great Britain
West Virginia
China
Baltimore
Surprised Acquaintances Name Mixup in Iowa Story
An obituary tale from Iowa notes a man named Fred Carlson of Sioux City who vanished to Sweden last spring. A Chicago administrator had misapplied $1 800 from an estate to a Carlson brother and sister. The Sioux City Fred Carlson has reappeared after recovering the $1 800, clarifying a prior suicide case confusion with a Chicago man named Fred Carlson who killed himself after recent western travel.
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Fred Carlson
Chicago
Sioux City
Sweden
Carlson
West
Land Swindle in Sioux City Boom Exposed
During Sioux City's boom a large land swindle was uncovered. A farm was bought and subdivided into small lots deeded to participants while mortgages were given as payment. Eastern capitalists backed the property and thousands of dollars were realized. Investigations show the lands overvalued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Keokuk Mail Reports Fatal Farmhouse Fire
A farmhouse about 15 miles from Keokuk burned. Occupant known as the Old Man Holmes died in the fire. Only a few charred bones remained. He was about 60, with few known details of his life. Supposed children lived in Pennsylvania and Kansas.
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Keokuk
Holmes
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Davenport Doctor’s Bigamous Life Uncovered in States
Advices from Cincinnati reveal Dr. Charles Morey known there as George Clay has a wife and child, with a Davenport wife he left. Mrs. Morey No. 2 sues for divorce, detailing a tangled family pattern surrounding the fortune teller and faith healer who eloped with his stepdaughter.
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Davenport
Cincinnati
Charles Morey
George Clay
Morey No. 2
Fire at Des Moines Dry Goods Store Damages Local Brick Building
Fire at C. E. Risser & Bros. east side dry goods store in Des Moines caused heavy damage. Stock valued at 60,000 with 45,000 in fire and water loss. 35,000 insured. The three story brick building owned by E. A. Ray of Corydon sustained 10,000 damage and was fully insured. Fire started in the attic in an unknown manner.
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C. E. Risser & Bros
Des Moines
E. A. Ray
Corydon
Burlington Insurance Assignment Ends Business in Burlington
The Burlington Insurance company assigned its business in Burlington to W. E. Blake to wind up affairs. The firm handled about $28,000,000 in business and collected roughly $250,000 in annual premiums with margins around 195 on every 100 invested. Texas operations proved disastrous.
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Burlington Insurance Company
Burlington
W. E. Blake
Texas
Embezzlement Charge In Ottumwa Overseer Case
Patrick Brady, longtime Ottumwa overseer of the poor since 1885, is charged with embezzling by charging the county and collecting payment for transporting paupers and goods for poor who never existed. The county is alleged to have been defrauded of 1300 dollars in the past year.
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Patrick Brady
Ottumwa
Vaccination Drives At Iowa Soldiers Home In Marshalltown
Following an order from Col. John H. Keatley the Iowa soldiers home in Marshalltown vaccinated nearly all members and staff under surgeon Dr. Harris. The home now counts 403 members, about twenty more than last winter.
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John H. Keatley
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Harris
Death in Railway Wreck Surfaces Local Tragedy
Creston telegram reports D. W. Scott killed in a railway wreck near Poca tello. This mournful loss follows the burial of his wife in Creston just six weeks earlier, who died in a crash on the same line.
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Creston
D. W. Scott
Pocatello
Scott
Bank Receiver Reports Heavy Liabilities in Cass County
The Cass county bank receiver lists liabilities of 505000 dollars and assets of 100000 dollars. A roundup of brief items covers editor C C Heacock’s arrest in Keokuk, the Creston barn fire, slot machine prosecutions, robberies, deaths, resignations, and local incidents across Iowa.
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Cass County Bank
C. C. Heacock
Brighton Enterprise
Keokuk
Jake Crouse
Creston
Weaver
District Court
Fort Dodge
Grand Jury
E. E. Thomas
Chatsworth
J. C. Armentrout
Keokuk Medical College
Union County
Sioux City
National Bank of
Security National Bank
Fred Kelsall
Maquoketa
J. J. Murphy
Iowa
Marshalltown
Jim Sellers
Davenport
Uriah Roraback
I. A. Loos
State University
Iowa City
J. M. Phelps
Central University
J. Martin
Belleplaine
H. C. Sanford
William Harrah
Newton
Keosanqua
Alfred Poll
Murray
Towa
Des Moines
G. G. Wright
Culinary Tips From Old To Modern Kitchens
A collage of recipe notes and cooking hints from era publications detailing jelly roll style cakes lemon cream calf s head salad and mincing meat pies. Includes instructions for laplanders hickory nut layer cake mince meat winter pea soup and techniques from Ohio Farmer and Farm and Fireside.
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Ohio
Boston
Orange Judd
Melting colored hangings for refined home decor
An essay from Good Housekeeping extols harmonious draperies and soft palettes. It urges unity of color in rooms, praising melt ing colors like old blues terra cotta browns and creamy yellows, and highlights curtains transoms mantels and pictures as part of a home’s beauty and calm.
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East
Feathered Baths and Dust Choices Across Birds
Birds show diverse bathing habits from water only to water and dust. Wild ducks seek fresh pools despite saltwater feeding, sparrows bathe in both media, partridges favor dry loam, and many birds enjoy burnt ashes. The Philadelphia Ledger notes birds’ preference for clean bathing and ash-derived dust.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Poor Roads Crippling Farmers Loads and Riches
Farmers discuss road conditions and the need for better system of arter ial county roads linking Rochester to villages. Improved roads save costs for farmers, with drainage and regular maintenance emphasized. Potato yields from Salzer’s varieties highlighted, with mail offer for free potato catalog and radish seeds.
Milk handling for cream and butter quality
Instructions on immediate straining and resting of milk to maximize cream yield. Tests compare two milk streams from the same cow, half an hour apart. Advises milking with cleanliness, using shells for straining, and gentle handling of sore teats.
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Farm Journal
Important Considerations Involved in the Good Roads Question
An Amherst College president argues that better roads are not just comfort but large scale economic assets. He notes wheat transport distances and land value differences illustrate how road quality impacts wealth, labor efficiency, and food costs.
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Merrill E. Gates
Amherst College
Temporary Mending Fix for Greenhouse Breaks
A reader proposes a quick repair using two large metal buttons and a short copper wire to secure a break in a greenhouse panel or similar structure. The method aims to hold the break together temporarily until a permanent fix can be applied.
Repairing a broken button with wire and glass
An instruction from Elder's Wife in American Gardening explains removing a pointed fragment where cracks meet, breaking off a small bit, placing a button face down on the wire ends through opposite holes and the glass opening, adding the second button face up, and twisting the wire to press the pieces together for a secure hold.
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Elder
River outing sparks boy's cautious remark
The passage describes Rissell along the Columbia River with friends as age concerns and curiosity rise. He observes the water and, in a wary comment to his father, notes that the boat seems to have come a long way to walk in this water.
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Rissell
Columia
Len
Papa
Deafness Cure Claim Promoted By Catarrh Remedy
An advertisement asserts Deafness from Eustachian tube inflammation can be cured by a catarrh remedy. It offers one hundred dollars for a proven case cured by the product and invites requests for circulars from F. J. Caner & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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F. J. Caner & Co
Toledo
Dr. Pierce
F. A. Orr
Shouting about future life runs into empty pockets
Uncle Mose notes that the loudest talk about future plans often comes from those who never show up to invest, pointing out the contradiction between grand boasts and actual participation or funding. The Indianapolis Journal quotes this remark as a humorous reflection on commitment.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Excursion Tickets to South
On March 8 and April 9, 1994, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers a single round trip fare to principal southbound points. Excursion rates cover Alabama Georgia West Florida and Mississippi. Tickets valid to return within twenty days and sold at St Louis Evansville Louisville and Cincinnati. Through cars from these cities to principal southern points. Write to C P Armory General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky if tickets are unavailable at your station.
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Louisville & Nashville Rairoad Ball
Alabama
Georgia
West Florida
C. P. Armory
Louisville
Uncle Eben Reflects on Effort and Assurance
In Weslington Star an elderly speaker says it is hard to set a good example and that effort yields no guaranteed returns, noting the harsh mood and uncertain outcomes amid community prudence.
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Hrr
Hahd
Eben
Weslington
Local snippets spark curiosity from Atchison to Boston
A collage of clipped lines highlights odd local quips and adage fragments. The Atchison Globe cites a woman carrying a banner amid cold feet, while Ram's Horn critiques procrastination. Hale’s Honey and Tar, Pike’s Toothache Drops, and cautions about language appear among scattershot notes.
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Asorth Atchison
Hale
Pike
Groves and Henry Exchange Debt Talk
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript shows Uncle Groves insisting he trusts Henry is out of debt while Henry replies he has nothing left but debt, highlighting financial strain in a clipped dialogue.
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Uncle Groves
Henry
Dr Boxsies Cure For Threat To Lungs
Fragmentary ad notes a supposed remedy by A P Hoxsie for croup and lung troubles. It asks readers to send 50 cents to a listed address, with unclear product details and contact.
An Unlovely Man Faces Question of Kindness
A judge remarks on a man’s conduct asking if he follows the golden rule. The reply suggests he does so only at a safe distance. The exchange frames a critique of personal ethics in a legal or courtroom context.
Fungus Spores Linger in Seeds and How to Kill Them
Fungus spores in seeds cause winter survival of diseases such as bean anthracnose and possibly watermelon rot. Soaking seeds for one hour in a solution of three ounces copper carbonate in one quart of ammonia, diluted with four and a half gallons of water, may kill the spores. This method resembles treatments used for oats and wheat before sowing at experiment stations and on farms.
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Industrial and Statistical
Iowa State News
Pecpa
Rochester
Fairport
Pittsford
N. Y
Monroe County
Abr. Hahn
Wisconsin
Salzer
New Yorker
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Eli
Prac
Howard T
N. Y. Tribune
Uncle Mose
Boston Bulletin
Ram
Rae Mee
New
Minnesota
S& BU
Kestocry
City Star
Trey
Brown
Washington
Record
Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Taro
Ee el Il
Atchison G
Sam Hamilton
Eureka Springs
Ark
Bradfield Regulator
Atlanta
ACIP
Wiese
California Fig Syrup Co
Walter Baker & CO
Wong's
Dorchester, Mass
Colchester
HALM
GEO. R
HAL M
20Th St
New York
W.L. Douglas
Jan
NEW York Standard
Sen Fref
NEW York Standard Watch Company
John Street
Prameth
Snr
Saret Pacu
Tia Deore Raturoapd Company
Ree
Hopewell Clarke
Ely
Tame Tarry
Montclair
Saactee AN Mevanes
Rumely CO
Laporte
M. i. McVicker's Theater
BIG Money Maker
Pitth Ave
Ry Uns
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