Peruna touted by North Dakota woman for cure
Miss Bessie Kellogg of Valley City tells how three weeks on Peruna eased severe monthly pains and two months later she had none. The letter calls catarrh of female organs the common cause and praises Peruna as a specific, urging other women to try it and seek Dr Hartman’s free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Kelley
Young Woman's Club
Valley City
North Dakota
First Street
Peruna
Bessie Kellog
Peruma
United States
Christopher Fliedmann
Amsterdam
N. Y
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Brill Depot
Drug and Chemical
C. Sc
Sterling Rebedy CO
Chicago
New York
Seed corn selection advice from Iowa station
The Iowa experiment station advises careful seed corn selection to improve germination and yield. Choose ears uniform in color with well filled butt and tip, 9 to 11 inches long, at least seven inches in circumference, many kernel rows, and no reversion to flint. Store seed where it cannot freeze thaw and protect it from harsh weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Experiment Station
James Atkinson
Corn Belt
Flying timber pierces engineer in Illinois Central accident
Frank Bender, an engineer on the Illinois Central railroad, was impaled by a four-foot splinter of a box car molding when the engine cab failed to clear a side track. The injury pierced his left breast, the engine collided with a freight train after he jerked the throttle open, and he sustained burns to the arms though the splinter was removed and recovery was possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bender
Ilinois Central
Fort Dodge
Bender
Pioneer Dubuque Miner Dies After Long Poorhouse Stay
Reuben Jarrett once among Dubuque’s richest men, arrived in 1836 and mined a lead worth about $100,000. He later moved to St. Louis, bought and ran a steamboat for pleasure, spent his fortune, and spent years in the poorhouse before his death at age 90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Jarrett
Dubuque
St. Louis
Maniac Captured After Terrorizing Fort Dodge Area
A large, powerful man terrorized a Fort Dodge neighborhood spree, striking matches in a schoolhouse before resisting arrest. His identity is unknown and authorities believe a previous head injury caused his madness. He was captured after desperate resistance and remains in custody for further questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Messinger in Cedar Falls
Mr and Mrs J F Messinger celebrated their golden wedding at their Cedar Falls home. About 100 relatives and friends attended. They were married in Bremer county and have lived in the area all their married life. All seven children are living and were present except one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Messinger
Cedar Falls
Bremer County
Algona Investor Buys 440000 Acres From Northern Pacific
A. D. Clarke, a noted Algona capitalist, completes a major real estate deal by purchasing 440000 acres of land from the Northern Pacific railroad. The tract lies in North Dakota across the river from Bismarck in alternate sections granted to the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Clarke
Algona
Northern Pacific Railroad
North Dakota
Bismarck
Geologists Probe Rich DuBuque Mineral Region
A Chicago field geology class led by Prof. George reports two weeks of surveying near DuBuque. They call the area the most interesting field visited, noting abundant geological specimens and mines for galena and zinc ore only beginning to be explored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
George
Chicago
Dubuque
Iowa State College Enrollments Rise and Campus Expands
The fall term opens with larger expected attendance after the 1920s campus expansion. New boarding houses and a planned clubhouse for instructors accompany reorganized veterinary studies, expanded dairy and animal husbandry programs, upgraded hospital facilities, and a confident outlook for a strong football season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Confession of Louis Busse in Wife Murder
Louis Busse's signed confession states he killed his wife in a fit of anger in Allison Iowa Butler County on June 18 1901. He describes striking with a chair severing her throat and attempting to burn the body with kerosene and the document was sworn before the county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Busse
Allison
Busse
State of
Iowa
Butler County
Propelling device could power all four wheels
Oscar Goodrich of Sioux City has devised a tumbling rod mechanism that transfers motive power to the front wheels, enabling four wheel drive. The Standard Oil company shows interest, and the system claims simple yet effective operation without loss or trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Goodrich
Sioux City
Standard Oil Company
Goodrich
Tragic Death of Esther Morrow Attributed to Criminal Intercourse
Esther Morrow ten year old daughter of Scott Morrow living in Kansas died suddenly at her former home near Douds Iowa A post mortem found death caused by criminal intercourse The girl had recently returned to Iowa from Kansas traveling alone in a road wagon with a man living at Douds and they were together on the road for two weeks The coroner's jury made no recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Scott Morrow
Kansas
Douds
Iowa
County Auditor Indicted for Back Tax Proceedings Failure
Hardin county grand jury returned an indictment against County Auditor C. E. Welch for failing to publish in the county official papers all the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors. The case marks the start of suits arising from delinquent tax collections and has generated wide county interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Grand Jury
C. E. Welch
Board of Supervisors
Man Sues Burlington Electric for 10000 Damages
John F Morrell an electric line man sues Burlington Electric Light Co for 10000 alleging criminal carelessness after a near fatal electrocution on July 20. He was badly burned and hung in wires above the ground for some time before rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Morrell
Burlington Electric Light Company
Drowning of 12-year-old at Cedar Rapids river sandbar
Katie Wood, daughter of Fred A. Wood secretary of the Iowa State Volunteer Firemen's association, drowned while wading on a sandbar in Cedar Rapids. Eight children were present as the sand caved under their weight into deep water. Floyd Stivers saved two young boys in a third rescue attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie
Fred A. Wood
Iowa State Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Stivers
Oil samples gathered near Frederika for analysis
George Kohlman procured oil samples from a well near Frederika believed valuable. The well, dug years ago, is 42 feet deep. A tub of water from the well ignited when a match was dropped. A competent chemist will analyze the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kohlman
Frederika
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W. L. Douglas
L. Douwgia
Hia
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Fast Colter
Oniaieg
Lacaba
Brockton, Mass
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
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University OF Notre Dame
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Indiana
St. Edward’s Hall
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York
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Mall
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Paul
Willes
Walker
Smai Aan Payments
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Binb
Pia Ave
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London
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