Roosevelt Endorsed by Republican State Convention for 1904
The convention strongl y backs Roosevelt for 1904 while Iowa weather stories recall the wet 1902 season. A divorce suit filed by a New York woman Worm is noted with scorn. Joan Crockett of Eldora is named for clerk of the supreme court. Rock Island merger fees total 120000 dollars, the largest such payment in state history.
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Worm
New York
Joan Crockett
Eldora
Supreme Court
Iowa
The
Times
Rock Island Railroad
Moville Mail and Eldora Herald Quote Local Phrase Fads
The Moville Mail reports a young Moville woman asking a companion Where in till are you going and the Eldora Herald cites a favorite expression Now wouldn't that rattle your slats among local girls. The items illustrate regional slang trends among lowny youth.
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Moville Mail
T-Il
Eldora Herald
Boonesboro fire, Duncombe death, and Iowa time debate
A disastrous fire in the fifth ward of Boone, residents suffer heavy losses including Mr. Holmes of the pottery plant. John F. Duncombe of Fort Dodge dies after a long political career. Sioux City attorneys question whether Iowa maidt law respects solar time over standard time, with saloon hours at issue.
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Boone
Boonesboro
Holmes
Pottery Plant
Sioux City
Iowa
Ames criticized for early patient transfers to asylum
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues Ames acted hastily in sending patients to the inebriate asylum. It contends the third district was not modest at the late state convention, nominating three of nine candidates. Clerks and officials Allison and Henderson also reside in the third.
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Tar Times-Republican
Ketchum
Marshall County
Story County
Williams
Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Supreme Court
Allison
Henderson
Smith Delivers Strong Speech as Temporary Chairman
Congress man Smith gave a forceful address as temporary chairman of the late republican state convention in Iowa. Though not a polished orator, he spoke with weight and solid material, making it one of the strongest speeches of its kind in years.
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Smith
Iowa
Murder in Des Moines prompts grim city history talk
Des Moines reports a murder on Tuesday night as Isaac Finklestein was attacked near his home on East Walnut Street. The crime occurred after he campaigned against gambling houses, with few clues and a tree near the alley the suspected scene. The piece links the act to local corruption fears and cites past city history.
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Des Moines
Isaac Finklestein
East Walnut Street
Max Captin
Haddock
Sioux City
Finklestein
Al Adams On Women In U D M E A Spotlight
The Humboldt Independent highlights women members of the Upper Des Moines Editorial Association. It notes past female secretaries and presidents and praises Erma B. Foster as a bright future leader. mentions Miss Ella Graham Miss Jennie Keith Miss Minna Murrey and others. It also includes a Beulah Wyoming letter from Mrs. Henry Wilson about life, climate, and work, plus a Beulah clipping on F L Cook harvests.
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Humboldt Independent
Des Moines
Edith Train
Fort Dodge
Minna Murrey
Nashua Reporter
Ella Graham
Titania Topic
Jennie G. Keith
Goldfield Chronicle
Cambridge Dispatch
Woolstock Record
Jennie
Wright County
Carrie M. Ogilvie
Lon
Erma B. Foster
Fort Deage
Bessie Crary
The
Boone News
the Times
Henry Wilson
Beulah
Wyoming
Deo
Spearfish
West
Iowa
Times
Harry
Minnesota State Fair grows into northwest exposition
The Minnesota State Fair attracts exhibitors from many northwestern states, with national livestock shows drawing distant attendees. The fair runs September 1 through 6 with reduced rail rates for Western Passenger Association lines and others.
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Minnesota
Western Passenger Association
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Soo Lines
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Advertised Repeatedly
A telegraph note hints that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin has been advertised several times and neglected to be tried. The ad asserts one ounce of the syrup is as beneficial as a three week vacation and suggests asking a druggist or someone who has used it. It is sold by L. M. Bosworth.
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Buckley
Beardshear
Minneapolis
N. BE. A
Dr. Caldwell
L. M. Bosworth
Panama Physician Hails Chamberlains Remedy Cure
In a Panama Colombia letter Dr Charle H Utter reports treating a sixteen year old dysentery patient with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After eight hours improvement followed by full recovery in one week. Also note Cream of Wheat 95 cents at Kooser and Paint brushes at Loughran Bauers.
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Panama
Colombia
Chamberlain
Chas. H. Utter
J. B. Kooser & Co
Weather Summary for Iowa Hay Crop Progress August 1902
Des Moines reports a warm clear week with favorable winds aiding haying harvesting and threshing. Statewide work continued with excellent crop progress. threshing yields higher quality grain than anticipated and corn growth shows strong promise in well tilled fields. Potatoes and timothy cut. apples abundant but expected fall crop reduced. early apples plentiful overall.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A Cure For Cholera Infantum
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio recalls a neighbor's infant saved from cholera infantum after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She reports recovery in two days and continued health nearly a year later and notes her repeated successful recommendations.
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Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
Meals for a Day department invites home cooks
The Chicago Record-Herald runs a daily Meals for a Day section with breakfast, luncheon and dinner menus plus recipes. A household editor curates items and cash prizes reward the best submissions, inviting housewives to participate in the competition.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Record-Herald
Des Moines Daily and Sunday News advertising rates
Advertisement lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday issues and shorter terms, plus promotions for departments for women and children. It also notes paint and varnish offerings from local merchants and a farm produce price quote from J. B. Kooser & Co.
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Des Moines
Sunday News
Associated Press
Daily Market
Iowa
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Jj. Jacobs
Prop
Ames, Ia
Ames Times
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John F. Duncombe
Commonwealth of Iowa
Nor
AL Adams
Beulah, Wyoming
F. L. Cook
Northwestern
Young
Osition
Kentucky
Perry
Loughran & Bauers
Boone County
Palo Alto County
Winnebago County
Calhoun County
South Dakota
Brown County
Spink County
North Dakota
Burleigh County
Dickey County
Canada
Assiniboia
Sherbourne County
Dayton & Wiggins Real Estate Agents
McIntire
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