Woman's Heroism On the Civil War Battlefield
A Civil War era feature extols women’s bravery and the founding of the Woman’s Relief Corps. An anecdote about Mrs. James Houseweart describes illness improved after using Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, with claims of restoration and repeated success. Pills priced 50 cents per box or two for $2.50, available from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion
James House
Houseweart
Dr. Wil Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
New Mother-in-Law Story From Cleveland
A Cleveland man’s vacation ending in a comic mother-in-law tale. The story describes a mishap at sea where the mother-in-law was carried aboard in a large canvas bag filled with coal as a weight, prompting the stuttering son-in-law to remark he could not blame himself for carrying his wife’s mother and her fuel.
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Cleveland
Eveland Plain Dealer
Des Moines Troops Home on 30 Day Furloughs
Soldiers of the Fifty-second Iowa volunteer regiment rest at home with 30 day furloughs and full pay. They will muster out at Camp McKinley in October, receive rations allowance, and state transport costs are borne by Iowa. Health has improved though fevers appear. hospitals care for about 80 men. Governor Shaw and state officials oversee care and promotions upon merit.
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Des Moines
Fifty-second Iowa Volunteers
War Department
United States
Camp McKinley
Shaw
Adjt
Byers
Cottage Hospital
Ladies of the Sanitary Commission
Hyde Park Sanitarium
Red Cross Society
Gov. Shaw
R. A. Patchin
J. T
Crayke Priestley
Jacksonville
Col. Egbert
Davenport
Powers
Reinbeck
Iowa
Washington
Senator Allison
Spain
Delta Weeks
Fifty-first
San Francisco
Army
Division
Miss Weeks
State Board of Control
Frank C. Hoyt
Hospital For the
Clarinda
Lake Geneva
Wis
Board of Control
Max E. Witte
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Witte
Omaha Exposition
Clay, Robinson & Co
Iowa Agricultural College
Iowa College
America
Canada
Peculiar Accidents and Local News Items
A survey of brief incidents from 1898 Iowa includes three youths hurt imitating a wild west act in Cumberland. a winter sewing school organized by Burlington circles for poor children. a Webster City thief stealing $460 from a drug store safe. society girls handling fares for a peace carnival netting about $500. Marshalltown funds for a Claus Hanson monument. Ames to host a second annual plowing contest around October. Michael Burns missing from Greeley with a $50 reward. a deadly rail collision near Fredericksburg. Leon hosts a homestead by the Yeomen. Dr. Garfield of Algona dies at 78. Des Moines court overturns a marriage-after-seduction law as unconstitutional. Cronnin dies in Des Moines. two light batteries discharged at Des Moines. Willett Howard of Jasper County dies of cancer. Henry Batteram drowns in the Mississippi. fire at Bridgewater destroys multiple buildings. six-year-old Horace Manatt dies in Brooklyn. Lot and wife Thomas celebrate silver wedding. H N Renshaw's print shop burns in Washington.
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J. N. Medberry
Webster City
Burlington
Marshalltown
Claus Hanson
Company H
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
Michael Burns
Greeley
Delaware County
Fredericksburg
L. K. Garfield
Algona
Kossuth
Council Bluffs
Iowa Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association
P. C. Devol
H. A. Cole
Clarinda
National Butter and Creamery Association
Sioux Falls
Bishop
Des Moines
J. W. Cronnin
Iowa Volunteers
Cottage Hospital
Camp McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Howell
Willett Howard
Jasper County
Monroe
Henry Batteram
Mississippi
Eagle Point
Bridgewater
Horace Manatt
James Manatt
Brooklyn
Lot Thomas
Storm Lake
H. N. Renshaw
Washington
Iowa State Corn Prospects Amid Summer Drought
Reports show conflicting views on corn conditions with mid-summer drought reducing potential yields. Despite lower prospects, overall plant burden is heavier than at the same date last year.
Coroner Rules Heat Fatal for Lars Backgaard Near Council Bluffs
A coroner's jury found Lars Backgaard smothered to death in the dust on a public highway near Council Bluffs. He rode home in the heat. a mile from town he fainted, fell from his horse, and lay face down as ten inches of fine dust covered him.
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Lars Backgaard
Backgaard
Council Bluffs
Mrs Norris Dies En Route From Florida to Iowa
Mrs. Capt. A C Norris died in St. Louis while returning to Grinnell from Jacksonville Florida where she had visited her husband Capt A C Norris of company K Fiftieth Iowa. She was 29 and left two children aged seven and three. She was accompanied by Kieth Blow, a member of the company.
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A. C. Norris
St. Louis
Grinnell
Jacksonville
Fla
Capt
Company K
Fiftieth Iowa
Kieth Blow
Iowa Mayors Call for State Convention in Marshalltown
Mayor MacVicar of Des Moines and four fellow Iowa mayors urge a state convention to form an Iowa Municipal league auxiliary to the League of American Municipalities. The meeting is set for October 12 and 13 in Marshalltown.
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MacVicar
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Municipal League
League of American Municipalities
Marshalltown
Swallowed a Needle and Died Omitted in Patent Bitters Notice
An 19th century public notice touts Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters claiming to transform nervous weak patients into healthy ones and aid dyspepsia and constipation, contrasting the needle incident with the Bitters effects.
Sleep talking as a wedding hazard noted in quip
The exchange jokes that the best reason a man who talks in his sleep should not marry is that he talks in his sleep. Clarence asks for more reasons and Mr Callipers answers with the same quip.
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Clarence
Mr. Callipers
Puck
Bia and Eva Ask About Heaven in Oswego Fragment
Fragment of a dialogue where Eva asks if they will go to heaven and be with a parent. The text includes a childlike question to a mother figure about afterlife and a mention of Oswego. The readable parts suggest a personal, familial exchange.
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Eva
Caekoe
Ashington
Oswego Deen
To Cure Cold in One Day Claim
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee. Sells for 25 cents.
Fragmented quotes and advice from old newspapers
A collage of dated adage quotes and aphorisms from various papers, including mock testimonials and wry observations about punctuation, punctuality, and fashion. The snippet references Atchison Globe and Chicago Daily News style lines with playful lines about cures and flowers.
Hall's Catarrh Care Advertises Internally
An old advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Care claims internal relief with a price of 75 cents. The note includes a proverb about riding behind others and a reflective quote about mirrors from the Chicago Daily News.
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Hall
Chicago Daily News
Beckwith Baby Born as Lincoln Family's First Great Grandchild
Mt. Pleasant announces the birth of the Beckwith infant, the first great grandchild of President Lincoln. Robert Lincoln's stern heart is seen softening toward his granddaughter, though he has never forgiven his daughter for marrying without paternal permission.
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Beckwith
Mt. Pleasant
President Lincoln
Robert Lincoln
Ex-State Senator Bruce Convicted of Criminal Libel
Bruce, formerly a state senator, was convicted at Storm Lake of criminal libel against District Judge Hessell of Rock Rapids. He had opposed Hessell's elevation to the bench and published signed articles in Iowa papers attacking the judge's integrity.
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Bruce
Storm Lake
Hessell
Rock Rapids
Iowa
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