Des Moines Letters on Davenport Orphanage Chapel and State Affairs
Special correspondence from Des Moines Iowa covers William Larrabee funding a $2800 pipe organ for Davenport orphans home chapel, new hospital reports rules, Galveston storm relief, coal market pressures, and portraits of Iowa leaders and veterans. It notes Dr Hall C Simpson going to the Philippines, and Grinnell College naming a new president, Frank A Saunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inshne
Reunion
Dr. Simpson
Philippines
Iowa Coliese
Des Moines
William Larrabee
Board of Control
Davenport
Galveston
Shaw
Iowa
Dodge
Council Bluffs
Fourth Infantry
Union Pacific Railway
Peter A. Dey
Iowa City
Chicago
Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Iowa College
Grinnell
George A. Gates
Frank A. Saunders
Yale University
William R. Harper
University of Chicago
F. W. Bicknell
Burglars J H McCabe and Murray Sentenced in State Center Case
J H McCabe and T J Murray were sentenced by Judge Caswell in Marshall county district court to ten years each in the Fort Madison penitentiary after pleading guilty to safe blowing and burglary. The pair, with two others, attempted to blow the safe at the Nason Whitehill general store in State Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McCable
T. J. Murray
Caswell
Marshall County
Fort Madison
McCabe
Murray
Nason & Whitehill
State Center
Old Soldiers of Lee County Hold Annual Reunion
The Old Soldiers' association of Lee County met in Fort Madison and adjourned to meet there again next year. Capt. Peter Okell and August Scherefe of Fort Madison were reelected president and secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Soldiers’ Association of
Lee County
Fort Madison
Peter Okell
August Scherefe
Ft. Madison
Death by Own Action At Sioux City
Peter Isaacs of Lexington Nebraska was found dead in a Bee hotel room in Sioux City. Evidence indicated suicide by strychnine poisoning and a coroner's jury returned a verdict of suicide.
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Peter Isaacs
Lexington
Neb
Bee Hotel
Sioux City
Chicago and Northwestern Moves Key Iowa Division Offices
The headquarters of the superintendent master mechanic chief train dispatcher and the freight forces for the Iowa and Minnesota division have been moved from Belle Plaine to Mason City, preserving leadership and operations in the new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa and Minnesota
Chicago & Northwestern Road
Belle Plaine
Mason City
Monument planned for hero Andrew G Anderson
Knights of Pythias in Sioux City appeal to Iowa lodges for funds to build a monument for the late Andrew G. Anderson who saved 23 people in the Floydir river flood on May 18 1892 and perished helping others. He is buried at Logan Park Cemetery and the dedication is proposed for May 18 1901. His widow and three children received support from the order until self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Sioux City
Iowa
Andrew G. Anderson
Floydir
Logan Park
Pythian Lodges
Anderson
Buckets Shops Fall After Exchange Ban
The Chicago board of trade action halted Western Union from supplying market quotations to bucket shops in Sioux City. All bucket shops closed except Knittel Grain, which is insolvent and under trustee wind up. Albert L. Lowe, owner, died suddenly of heart disease. creditors face a hopeless prospect of recovery as investigations reveal losses in the failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of Trade
Western Union Telegraph Company
Sioux City
Knittel Grain Company
Albert L. Lowe
Vandalism and Fire Damages Independence High School
Work of tramps blamed for vandalism and incendiarism at Independence High School. Books torn and pictures torn down, a basement fire partially destroying the building. Loss about 2000 dollars, fully insured. School to remain closed for six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Fort Dodge Pioneer C Dimler Dies at Home
C Dimler longtime Fort Dodge resident dies at his home after over a year of illness from stomach trouble. He lived in Fort Dodge for more than 30 years and was widely known and respected in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville M. Dodge
New York City
Iowa
Crocker
Iowa Brigade
Keokuk
Des Moines
State House
Adjt
M. H. Byers
Byers
Glenwood
N. B. Baker
C. Dimler
Fort Dodge
Mr. Dimler
Soldier Buried in Waucoma After Philippine Service
Funeral for Claude D. Gaskie officiated by Rev. Parker in Waucoma. After a year of garrison duty in the Philippines he died aboard the hospital ship Relief in Japan from dysentery. Interred in Eden cemetery with large turnout of mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Waucoma
Claude D. Gaskie
Philippines
Relief
Japan
Eden Cemetery
Ticket Window Inquiry at Union Station
A lean man shuffles to the Union passenger station ticket window and asks boldly for long distance tickets to Kentucky while an old lady with a sunbonnet demands a ticket to Platte county. The scene features humorous confusion and a relieved, welcoming clerk.
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Union
St. Joseph
Kentucky
Platte County
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Claims Daily Bowel Action
A vintage classified style note promotes Lane's Family Medicine asserting daily bowel movement, gentle liver and kidney action, headache cure, priced at 25 and Boe. It reads like a period patent medicine fragment with bold health claims and old currency.
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Lane
Near Enough Tommy Dialogue Improves Fractured Word Play
The Philadelphia Press shares a humorous exchange where a boy asks about the meaning of disagree and his father explains it as two people thinking alike versus one. The joke highlights wordplay around agreement and disagreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Philadelphia Press
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Sold for 25 cents.
A Clever Turn Hat Remark By Mrs Flypp
A brief quip in the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Mrs Flypp wearing a summer hat turned backward as a playful fall hat. The remark highlights a fashionable moment and social flair observed by bystanders.
Paris Exposition Hosts Large International Exhibit
A prominent display at the Paris exposition draws attention to a major country exhibit while touting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a guaranteed cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and nervousness. Theads urge trials with promise of a full system toning effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
British officer in Australia seeks 73 cavalry mounts
A British officer collecting mounts in Australia received a note from a breeder offering 73 horses for cavalry artillery and infantry. The breeder adds a specialty in the hors du combat or officer's war horse, as soldiers call him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
N. Y. Sun
Excursion to California by rail from Chicago and St Louis
A travel notice offers an economical California excursion leaving Wednesdays from Chicago and St Louis with joining at Denver. The route goes via the Rio Grande system with a Salt Lake City stop and Ogden coastward. A special agent guides each party. sleeping cars are described as comfortable and clean. Send 6 cents for a 72 page illustrated book.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
Rio Grande
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Specia
California
F. E. Bell
Clark Street
De Luxe Edition of A Message to Garcia Offered
The New York Central Passenger Department announces a third half million edition of A Message to Garcia bound in cloth and boards with portraits of Rowan Garcia and Hubbard. The edition includes eight pages of press extracts and commentary, plus sketches on educational and Cuban topics. A limited cloth edition is 50 cents. illuminated paper copies available free by stamp or 100 copies for 50 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Meto Garcia
J. Hubbard
Andrew S. Rowan
Garcia
Calixto Garcia
Elbert Hubbard
Cu Educational Association
George H. Daniels
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Grand Central Station
New York
Pleasantly Locating the Distress in Paris Message
A humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal notes Mrs. Riffraff’s trip to Paris. The couple reports no language trouble, but locals struggled to converse with them in French.
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Paris
Grain-O: new grain drink as coffee substitute
Ask your grocer today to show you a package of GRAIN-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. Price 15c and 25c per package. All grocers.
Carter's Ink Sparks Brand Comparison
A brief note compares Carter's Ink unfavorably to better writing fluids, stating it costs no more than poor ink and is not fit for writing.
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Carter
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
Advertising copy touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional cure priced at 75 cents. Endorsing statements claim effectiveness for coughs and colds. The text notes a testimonial fromGeorge Macdonald and a neighbor’s remark from Trinity Springs Indiana dated February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gona F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Advertisements and health tonics from a 19th century paper
The page features faded ad copy urging readers to ignore a cough and buy Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike's Toothache Drops claiming rapid relief. The tone mirrors a bustling newspaper market for patent medicines and remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Pike
Yucatan Gum Endorsed For Clean Teeth Bright Smiles
An old advertising snippet touts White's Yucatan Gum as a way to keep teeth clean bright and sound. It notes it is sold by confectioners and reflects period marketing language with brief product claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Larrabee
the Board of Control
Davenport Orphans’ Home
State Board of Control
Texas
Des Moines Mutual Telephone Company
Bell Company
Supreme Court
Thrilling Story
E. H. Conger
Conger
Mary Pierce
Peking
Mrs. Conger
Baron von Ketteler
Mary
Wong
Edwin
Miss Pierce
Myers
Veterans’ Reunion
Acon
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Omaha
Atchison Globe
Hall
Price
George Maconald
Washington Democrat
Boston Watchman
Putnam Fareless
St. Jacobs Oil
Edo
Akele
Sterling Remedy Co
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