National Mothers Congress to Meet in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts the national congress of mothers May 21 to 26 with hundreds of child study specialists. Iowa organizer Mrs Isaac Lea Hillis leads local preparations. 500 to 6,000 Iowa delegates expected, plus 300 to 500 from outside.
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Des Moines
National Congress of Mothers
Mothers’ Congress
Theodore W. Birney
Washington
Phoebe Karst
California
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Congress
Nebraska
H. H. Heller
Omaha
Roger B. McMullin
Evanston
Arkansas
H. Cooper
Little Rock
Maine
Edward Osgood
Portland
Georgia
William Keene
Atlanta
New York
D. O. Mears
Albany
Florida
Teresa Smith
Tallahassee
North Carolina
Robert Cotton
Falkland
Missouri
Mary H. Weeks
Kansas City
Utah
Mary C. May
Salt Lake City
Michigan
Harriet Marsh
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Frederick Schoff
Philadelphia
Virginia
Kate Barrett
Washington, D. C
Connecticut
Frances Sheldon Bolton
New Haven
Iowa
Isaac Lea Hillis
Los Angeles
Mary Ledyard
Hillis
Oscar Chrisman
Kansas State Normal
Leamus Connor
Mich
Henry Sabin
M. W. O'Shea
University of Michigan
Mary Roberts Smith
Leland Stanford University
Francis W. Parker
Chicago
Martha P. Falconer
Florence Kelley
Consumers’ League
Mississippi Valley
Women’s Press Club
Farmers threaten own threshing work over price trusts
Farmers near Fort Dodge protest the new threshers unions proposing uniform rates. A Webster county meeting discussed fighting the trust and recommended 1% cents per bushel for oats and three cents for wheat in field work. If threshers refuse these terms farmers may buy their own machines, fearing statewide price increases.
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Fort Dodge
Boone County
Webster County
Bankrupt Law Ruling on Offsets in Grand Mound Case
Judge James in Clinton rules that credits given within four months before bankruptcy cannot be offset against later payments when the creditor has extended more credits after partial payments. E A Christiansen of Grand Mound is the bankrupt, with the claimant a wholesale merchant holding an open account. The decision, the first of its kind in Judge Shiras' district, is considered important and the claimant plans an appeal.
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James
Clinton
E. A. Christiansen
Grand Mound
Judge Shiras
Indicted for delaying U.S. mail on a passenger train
A federal grand jury in Des Moines charges Henry B. Miller and C. H. Cleary of Lucas county with delaying the United States mail by boarding the Chicago Burlington & Quincy mail train. They halted the locomotive twice to remove the pair, causing a total delay of about 15 minutes.
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Federal Grand Jury
Southern District of Iowa
Des Moines
Henry B. Miller
C. H. Cleary
Lucas County
United States Mail
Burlington & Quincy
Sioux City Woman Awarded 6000 Damages in Liquor Case
Mrs Louise Maivre files against saloon owners John Arensdorf and John Manderschied after her husband became intoxicated from their liquor. He froze in a snow bank, resulting in amputation of fingers and toes and disability preventing him from working as a tailor.
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Louise Maivre
Sioux City
John Arensdorf
John Manderschied
Maivre
Shortage Made Good in Appanoose County
J W Hays attorney for United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co Baltimore received two drafts for 1927 22 and 300 sent from Chicago to Appanoose county and the odd fellows lodge in Centerville for shortage of J C Bevington as deputy county clerk and treasurer of the lodge. This is the surety company on Bevington bonds.
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J. W. Hays
Centerville
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
Baltimore
Chicago
Appanoose County
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
J.C. Bevington
Rural Free Delivery Established in Iowa Regions
Rural free delivery service begins in Zwingle Jackson county and Dubuque Dubuque county with specified route lengths miles and 52 miles covering 37 and 78 square miles serving 650 and 1 350 people. James J. Lee and T B. Lee named regular and substitute carriers. Leniel Delay William B. King and W J. Gregory named substitutes.
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Iowa
Zwingle
Jackson County
James J. Lee
T. B. Lee
Dubuque
Dubuque County
Leniel Delay
William B. King
W. J. Gregory
Genuine letter from W H Kinkade on homesteading in Assiniboia
A reader letter by W H Kinkade of Alameda Assiniboia Western Canada is printed with replies confirming its authenticity. It outlines homesteading costs and processes land prices three dollars per acre, coal costs, timing for settlers, and cautions that success requires labor and thrift. It also notes a proposed England US alliance and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a health aid.
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W. H. Kinkade
Alameda
Assiniboia
Homestead
England
United States
Grain-O substitutes coffee in a grain drink
Advertises Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with a rich mocha like color. Claims suitability for both children and adults and notes it is easy on the stomach. Priced at 15 and 25 cents per package and sold by all grocers.
Laundryman Preference Sparks Gentle Dispute
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Record features a laundyman and a patron debating laundry quality. The man claims mixed messages about “rare” shirts and the waiter jokes about overdoing it, highlighting playful city humor.
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Pepprey
Philadelphia
Passenger confronts tense car scene in Indianapolis Press
In a quoted exchange a red faced passenger claims friendship to the others while a cornered, slim passenger responds he had not considered it, yet if he is with them he feels sorry for them. Indianapolis Press reports the moment of friction.
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Indianapolis Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad In Toledo Notice
Frank J. Cheney owner of F. J. Cheney Co. swears firm pays $100 for every catarrh case incurable by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Document dated December 6, 1886. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as blood and mucous membrane remedy with mail order offer and Hall's Family Pills mentioned.
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Onto
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cueney & Co
Toled County
Caid Firmi
Hall
Geeason
I. Eal
Wea
G EY & CO
Dryasters
Easter Sermon Sparks Dawson City Fashion Clash
Mrs Nugget of Dawson City describes an Easter church scene she found ostentatious. She laments Mrs Placer's new bonnet, which she calls overdecorated with strings of drience.
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Mrs. Nugget
Dawson City
Mr. Nugre
Grain-O Made Her Fat and Strong in Massachusetts
A Westfield resident writes from November 27 1899 praising Grain-O from Genesee Pure Food Co Le Roy NY for three months of use. She details weight gain from 103 pounds to 120 pounds and says it gave her a strong appetite and better health.
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Westfield
Mass
Genesee Pure Food Co
le Roy
Geo. R. Brown
Brave youth boasts with humorous reply
An honest young man praised for heroism is complimented by a lady who wishes to have seen the feat. He blushes and points to his feet, saying with a dash of humor, Here they be, mum.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Cures Aches For New Shoes
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures corns itching swollen hot callous sore and sweats feet All druggists and shoe stores sell 23c Sample sent free Address B Olmsted Le Roy NY
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Allen
N B. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Judge Quips About Cemetery Visit in Vacation Question
Teaspot asks Mr. Cavil about summer vacation. He recalls his wife taking him to the cemetery to view her first husband’s grave, prompting the judge’s light remark.
Shriners at Washington Ticket Sale Notice
On May 19 20 and 21 the Big Four and C O will sell round trip excursion tickets to Washington at one fare for round trip. For maps and rates address J C Tucker G N A 234 Clark St Chicago.
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The
Shriners
Washington
Big Four
J. C. Tucker
Clark St
Chicago
To Win Undying Fame in a Fenceless Park
A Pittsburgh Times note imagines a future where a fenceless baseball park will grant lasting fame to a boy who will be shifted to an earthly paradise. The remark evokes enduring fame through sports setting and urban reform dreams.
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Pittsburgh Times
Coughing Leads to Consumption and Free Sample Offer
An old quack remedy advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as preventing consumption. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle and notes large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents, warning that delays are dangerous.
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Kemp
Bridle dialogue and dye ad mix in scattered notes
A collage of gossip lines from the Philadelphia Record with a Putnam Fairness Dyes sales pitch. It includes a domestic quarrel line about Bridget and a trivial remark about dyeing goods by boiling. Also mentions a girl riding a white bicycle and a brief Danville Commercial note.
Cure for Consumption Promoted by Indiana Advertiser
An advertisement from Trinity Springs Indiana dated February promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption as a remedy for coughs and colds, claiming no equal. The excerpt targets readers seeking relief from respiratory ailments.
Hen-pecked Husband Finds Small Solace
A brief humorous note from the Chicago Democrat remarks that a hen-pecked husband gains quiet solace in being spared nagging by others as his wife dominates conversations.
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Chicago Democrat
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
An old Atchison Globe ad-style item promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds with a money refund if it fails. The note adds a general moral caution about politeness provoking rudeness in others.
Carter's Ink declared best in world sales
The note praises Carter's Ink as the best made and claims it has the largest sales of any ink globally while remaining affordable for the poorest readers.
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Carter
Debt payers seek freedom to borrow again
Quote from N. Y. Press notes that people often settle debts merely to regain the ability to borrow in the future. The remark highlights a view on debt behavior.
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N. Y
Sailor comment and beauty ads in Chicago papers
A sailor notes the sea washes in dirty weather. Advertisements promote Glenn's Sulphur Soap to improve complexions and Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye for 50 cents. The Chicago Democrat notes the phrase all liars are not horse jockeys.
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Chicago Daily News
Glenn
Hill
Chicago Democrat
Lydia Pinkham Remedy Praised By Wisconsin Woman
Miss Matilda Jensen of Ogdensburg Wisconsin writes to thank Mas Prxxnam for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier claiming three bottles each cured chronic sideache chills nervousness dizziness after prior failures and expresses deep gratitude.
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Pinkham
Lydia FE
Maby Gomes
Aptos
Cal
Mas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Matilda Jensen
Ogdensburg
Wis
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