Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Endorsed by Watertown Family
Promoted rheumatism cure claims with testimonials from Mr T S Wagar and family in Watertown New York. Describes joint pain relief after four boxes and notes broader benefits for bloodlessness indigestion influenza headaches backaches and female ailments. Mentions price 50 cents per box six for 2 50 and guarantee against opiates.
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Dr. Williams
Mr. Wagar
Mrs. Atwood
Gill Street
Watertown
Tregard Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Industrial Output and Labor Figures Across Britain and Beyond
The piece notes 877 057 in mining employment across Great Britain and Ireland with 5 487 females. It reports US ship launches totaling 927 merchant vessels over 100 tons and 170 885 tons for warships, plus a 1904 cotton and fabrics trade context in Austria and Germany and Dixie as a price maker amid southern exports.
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Great Britain
Ireland
United States
Louisiana
Texas Petroleum
Alabama
Carolina
Dixie
Austria
Germany
What He Is. First Speculator What are You In The Street
A terse exchange contrasts two speculators in a street debate. The first asks if he is a bull or bear, the second answers neither, claiming to be an ass revealing a pointed, humorous reflection on life.
Stabs Wife and Kills Self in Des Moines Tragedy
Clarence Reeves, a Des Moines man, stabbed his wife of six months with a knife, tried to persuade her to die with him, then killed himself by drinking carbolic acid. Jealousy fueled constant quarrels, leaving a young wife wounded and a man dead.
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Self
Des Moines
Clarence Reeves
Explosion at Guttenberg Steam Flour Mills Kills Two
A deadly blast at Guttenberg steam flour mills killed Ben Walker and Joe Baumgartner who worked in the engine room. The mill wreckage is total with no nearby buildings damaged, leaving both men’s families in mourning.
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Guttenberg
Ben Walker
Joe Baumgartner
Uit
Famous Suit Is Settled in Council Bluffs
Mrs. Anna Karrer drops a $20,000 alienation suit after receiving $900 from August Olderoy his wife and two daughters Rose and Minnie. The plaintiff alleges they caused her husband to flee with bank robbery convictions. he is serving 12 years at Fort Madison.
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Council Bluffs
Anna Karrer
August Olderoy
Rose
Minnie
Treynor Savings Bank
Fort Madison
Karrer
Death of Crown Prince in Belgium heir announced
Brussels reports the death of the Count of Flanders brother of King Leopold and heir to the throne. Death followed inflammation of the respiratory organs. Born 1837, the late prince’s heir is Prince Albert of Flanders born April 8 1875 and married October 2 1900 to Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria.
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Count of
Flanders
Belgium
Brussels
Count of Flanders
Leopold
Albert of Flanders
Count
Albert
Elizabeth of
Bavaria
Blackmailers Foiled In Armour Letters Case
Forty thousand dollars was the price set by a former Armour & Co. employee for stolen letters. J Ogden Armour refused to pay. Two men were jailed on conspiracy and extortion charges after a sting at the Auatorium Annex. Moritz Rosenthal booked McSwain and Cole for the false demand.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Beef Trust
J. Ogden Armour
Moritz Rosenthal
Armour
William S. McSwain
Oakley Boulevard
Auatorium Annex
Lavin
Harrison Street
McSwain
Wilbur Cole
Cottage Grove Avenue
World News Snippets From Across Regions
A collage notes varied items: Thibet blue poppy acclimatization failure in England, Canada backs salary for parliamentary opposition leader, Austrian banknotes feature a famous prima donna, Yorkshires ad seeking a poor clerk bride, Mulhausen offers free baths and medical care, English poachers wear khaki, Lucerne buys old guillotine for $200 and rents it, Oxford loses multiple civic officials in 11 months, Paris raises a motorist corps, Italian firm aided by Russia seeks a sunken 1854 56 Balaklava vessel with rumored gold.
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England
Canada
Austria-Hungary
Yorkshire Post
Mulhausen
Lucerne
Schaffhausen
Oxford
Hundreds of Miners Idle in Iowa Coal District
More than 600 miners idle near Oskaloosa in the Hocking coal district as output falls from 2000 tons daily. The dispute centers on Iowa Central railway charges for transporting workers to and from the mines. Local impact minimal, not affecting statewide conditions.
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Oskaloosa
Hocking
Iowa Central Railway
Life Term for Train Wrecking in Homestead
Eric von Kutzelben, alleged German baron, condemned to life imprisonment for wrecking a Rock Island train at Homestead last spring to see what would happen. Insanity plea rejected after brief deliberation. jury found him guilty as several lives were lost in the deliberate act.
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Marengo
Eric von Kutzelben
Rock Island
Homestead
Notable Iowa Cemeteries and City Officials in Brief
Muscatine Rev. Byron C Preston begins pastorate at First Congregational church Osage native. Carroll L A Newcomb and wife vanish from Hoffman house sparking mourning rites. Joliet ex mayor Royal E Barber dies at 83 on 51st wedding anniversary. Muscatine William Ladewig 26 dies after a personal crisis. Iowa City education board bans high school football amid petition defeat. Anity T P Davis reputedly Cass county’s wealth dies in Massena township. Sioux City Gay Dolliver elected Morningside College instructor. Sioux City suspects Barton and Burns arrested with 110 in silver linked to bank burglaries. Des Moines Lydia A Legg oldest woman physician dies at 79. Marshalltown Randall McLeod likely fatally injured in football clash. Walker John Sanders disappears. suspected drowning in Wapsipincon River. Brayton J P Bendixon returns home from Kansas with mental illness. Sioux City gambling house row leads to indictments against Carney Carmody. Cedar Falls Maj William Cullen Bryant dies at 64 after winter in Florida. Charles City George Barnhart dies at 84 in Greene. Tabor state bank opens with 25000 cash on hand to meet potential run.
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Iowa City
Board of Education of
Anity
T. P. Davis
Cass County
Massent Township
Unity
Sioux City
Gay Dolliver
Senator Dolliver
Morningside College
Fred Barton
John Burns
South Dakota
Des Moines
Lydia A. Legg
Iowa
Lydia C. Campbell
Marshalltown
Randall McLeod
Hampton
Marshalltown High School
Walker
John Sanders
Sanders
Wapsiphcon
Brayton
J. P. Bendixon
Kansas
Jimmy” Carney
Pat Carmody
John Carmody
Carraher
Cedar Falls
Fernandina
Fla
William Cullen Bryant
Charles City
George Barnhart
Greene
Barnhart
Tabor
State Bank
Coming Congress to Get Annual Message on December 5
Washington reports the president will send the annual message to Congress on December 5. The first session day focuses on routine business as the Senate plans to adjourn briefly for the death of Senator Platt. The House will organize and assign seats for members.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Platt
Connecticut
House
Japan presents plan for Korea protectorate
Marquis Ito briefed the emperor for a Japanese program to govern Korea including political status for residents, open ports, and control of Korea’s foreign relations. If not accepted, complications are expected and Korea may be compelled to submit.
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Seoul
Korea
Marquis Ito
Japan
Abduction Ends in Slaying Near Lookout Kentucky
In Lookout Kentucky a married man Elbert Bartley abducted 15 year old Cosby girl from Lookout to Tom's Creek Virginia, forced his wife to flee, shot the girl in a rage, was captured then shot dead by an officer. The Cosby girl survives.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Navy
Lookout
Kentucky
Elbert Bartley
Tom’s Creek
Cosby
Bartley
Liberty
British Marine Triumphs In Three Round Boxing Exhibition
New York reports a three round boxing exhibition at Tom Sharkey's gym between William E. Cockayne of the Drake and Jack Reine of the Iowa. Cockayne, the British marine, prevailed easily in a bout said to weigh 157 pounds versus 154 for Reine.
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New York
William E. Cockayne
Drake
Jack Reine
Iowa
Tom Sharkey
Tales of the Tots humor brief about a pupil
A Sunday school teacher asks a new pupil if he knows he has a soul. The boy taps his chest and says it can feel his heart tick, turning the exchange into a playful moment about belief and self-awareness.
Needle humor and a cross eyed needle quip
A mother answers a child's needle threading joke while another child notes a missed weekly outing. Juana decries her mother’s deception day as she stays home on a Wednesday.
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Juana
The Baby Takes All They Can And Do Nothing
A schoolteacher asks who gets all they can and do nothing in return. After a pause a girl answers with confidence that the baby fits the description, citing home experience as her basis.
Old Time Tradesmen and Their Noted Fortunes
A playful overview notes that a shoemaker serves as wholesaler, a baker can raise the dough, a butcher keeps both ends meet, a batter stays ahead, a huckster profits from green goods, a carriage maker pushes sales, a hairdresser thrives with combination locks, a newspaper man keeps his paper on the street, and an electrician stays aware of current topics.
Postum Coffee Alternative Praised by Texan Family
A Texan note extols Postum Food Coffee as a healthier substitute for traditional coffee. The author credits it with aiding nursing, curing biliousness, and improving family wellbeing from baby to head of household. The letter cites relatives benefiting and recommends reading The Road to Wellville.
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Texas
Potie
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Painful Periods and Lydia Pinkham Medicine Claims
Excerpt promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for painful and irregular menstruation. It cites testimonials from Nellie Holmes of Buffalo and Tillie Hart of Larimore praising relief after using the product. The ad urges women to write for advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Holmes
N. Davision Street
Buffalo
N. Y
E. Pink
Tillie Hart
Larimore
N. D
Laie Pinkham
Lydia
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