Iowa headlines mixed with crime and tragedy spread mapwide
Iowa State News reports a wide range of local incidents from a frozen Mississippi in Dubuque to fatal accidents and suicides across several towns including Ottumwa Creston and Bloomfield. It notes arrests robberies farm reports and investigations plus a looming trial and a notable church incident in Cresco.
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Mississippi
Dubuque
Ottumwa
G. F. Phillips
New Hampton
A. J. Hobart
Iowa
George Wilcut
Hornick
John Mertz
Augusta
Lewis Batten
Abraham de Vaulte
Bloomfield
Scranton
Cresco
John Cummings
Vinton
Daily Call
Miss Mae Smith
Peoria
Francis Murphy
Cedar Rapids
Hattie Richardson
Frank Fencils
Henry Werb
John Fink
al Grant
Joe Strong
Council Bluffs
Reform School
F. C. Henderson
Leeds Improvement and Land Company
Sioux City
American Loan and Trust Company
Leeds Company
American Company
Webster City
Rose Shade
B. F. Carr
John Slatterly
Fort Dodge
Father Lenham
Corpus Christie Church
Slatterly
J. B. Palmer
John Slater
Threether
Terry
Ken
Fancy and the pleasures of winter travel across the U S
The piece extols winter fancy as happiness and promotes travel by the Missouri Pacific System to warm destinations like Hot Springs San Antonio and California. It cites historical seekers of youth and highlights the comforts speed and safety of modern train travel ending with praise for the railway line and the author F. P. Baker.
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America
Ponce de Leon
Florida
de Soto
Hot Springs
Alelah
Fancy
San Antonio
Mexico
Egypt
New World
Castile
Arragon
California
F. P. Baker
Mother blacksnake teaches six young in forest display
In Latrobe Pa the narrator Thomas Kuhn observes a mother blacksnake eight feet apart between two saplings swinging like a rope while six babies jump the rope. She later shares a frog with the brood then they hunt frogs themselves. The old snake reaches twelve feet four inches.
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Pennsylvania
Thomas Kuhn
Marshall’s Mills
Blacksnake
An Observing Child and a Daring Question
A city singer with a five year old daughter who has never had a nurse cares for her child at home. In a parlor a visitor leaves, and Katharine asks her mother how long another person’s minutes last. The mother replies with a thoughtful pause before explaining.
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Fort Dodge
Buena Vista
Storm Lake
Lahore
George Mount
James G. Green
Irvington
Webster City
John Stewart
Perry
G. L. Goodwin
Springfield
Kyle Jordan
Dubuque
Sioux City
Anamosa
Katie Wilkinson
Horatio F. Dale
Code Revision Commission
Farm Mutuals
Isaac Dickerson
Cass County Bank
Council Bluffs
Dickerson
Glenwood
J. C. Vetzer
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Iowa
Hatcher
Dunn
Healy
Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Iowa
District Court
Co. G. Walker
Kansas City
Little Katharine
Iowa Patent Office Report Des Moines Dec 7 Iowa inventors receive patents
Iowa inventors are granted patents including J F Blackmore for fence wire holders, G E Sweeney for hinge setting tool, and G H Herman Jr for an automatic wagon brake. The report notes free information on obtaining valuing and selling patents and offers printed patent drawings and specs for 36 cents.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. F. Blackmore
S. W. Pangle
Council Bluffs
G. E. Sweeney
Ewart
G. H. Herman, Jr
Colesburg
U. S
Thomas G
J. Ralph Orwig
Women Shape Seattle School Board Result
The Seattle election on Saturday brought a woman majority among the five school directors. Campaigning women helped mobilize voters, with estimates of women casting about 2,000 of 8,200 total votes, suggesting a strong female influence and lower male turnout.
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Seattle
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Pilgrim Holiday Number Preview
A description of an illustrated literary issue featuring sketches prose poetry and artwork. It promises originality and entertainment and offers a mail subscription free to any address for six cents postage to Geo H Heafford Publisher 415 Old Colony Building Chicago Illinois.
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Geo. H. Heafford
Old Colony Building
Chicago
She Thought of St Maud You Are Frightfully Extravagant
A witty exchange from the New York World features Marie boasting of buying silk stockings as a sign of thrift versus extravagance. The dialogue riffs on planning and spending with a humorous edge.
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St. Maud
Marie
New York World
Pattison & Co Brokers Offer Grain Investment Plans
Investment notice from Pattison and Co an Omaha Chicago broker promising high bank referenced earnings. Claims a small sum can be multiplied through grain investments with a responsible firm of large experience. Provides room W Omsha Building Chicago for particulars.
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Oes
Pattison & Co
Akers and Brokers
Omsha Building
Chicago
Better Late Than Never at the breakfast table
A humorous exchange about the morning paper. Willie explains Freddie Jenkins took it and promised to return it tomorrow, illustrating a domestic moment of tardy news delivery.
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Willie
Freddie Jenkins
The Old Kind Filibust Quip From Key West
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quips about a “filibust” as two men discuss plans to go on a bust in Key West, illustrating a wit-filled 19th century style brief.
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Key West
Pittsburg
Des Moines Daily News Subscription Offer
Until January 1 1896 subscriptions are received for one year at one dollar. The News promises full legislative reports accurate markets and all the news. Address The News Des Moines Iowa.
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Des Moines Daily News
the News
Des Moines
Iowa
Married couple quip on changing expenses over beefsteak
A light moment from the Oakland Times shows Mrs Darley lamenting less candy since marriage and her husband replying he now buys beefsteak. The playful exchange highlights shifting household budgets and frugal chores in a domestic vignette.
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Darley
Oakland Times
Business Chance A Good Income Fruit Tree Sales
Stark Nurseries of Louisiana Missouri and Rockport Illinois offer a paid sales opportunity selling fruit trees with commissions. No experience required and training provided.
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Stark Nurseries
Louisiana
Rockport, Ll
Wisconsin Drunkards Given Treatment Under New Law
The Voice notes 137 Wisconsin drunkards have received treatment under a recent law, costing about $17,000 to the public. It argues it would be cheaper to close gin mills and stop creating drunkards.
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Wisconsin
Voice
Des Moines Daily News Offer at One Dollar Year
An early year subscription offer for the Des Moines Daily News priced at one dollar per year if subscribed before January 1, 1896. The item promotes a limited-time rate for readers.
Bronson Howard's New Comedy Lacks Defined Title
The completed work by Bronson Howard remains untitled after six months. The manuscript currently labels the piece as "A Play" with no official title assigned.
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Bronson Howard
Baby Teething Remedy and Thermometer Satire
A satirical note contrasts old baby teething remedy with a plea for a new thermometer to lower coal prices by dropping mercury. The quip highlights consumer goods and prices in a playful editorial tone.
Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Cure Claim
Promises rapid relief from fits with a free first day and a trial bottle offered by Dr Kline. Includes mailing address 931 Arch St and claims successful results after initial day use.
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Kline
USA
Arch St
Puila
Shark near Annapolis finds trouser leg in stomach
A shark caught near Annapolis Maryland recently contained one leg of a pair of trousers in its stomach, a curious find that sparked local interest.
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Annapolis, Md
Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve Ad Promises Refund
An old advertisement proclaims Hanson's Magic Corn Salve warranted to cure or money refunded. It urges readers to ask their druggist for the remedy, priced at 14 cents.
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Hanson
Des Moines Daily News Ad For Cleaning Ornaments
Cleaning plaster of Paris ornaments with wet starch then brushing off after they dry. A brief note from Des Moines Daily News mentions a one year period priced at $1. Also a statistic states Texas has 30 960 772 acres of unimproved land.
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Paris
Texas
Florida Monon Route unveils fast train Chicago to Jacksonville
The Monon Route introduces a new service from Chicago to Jacksonville with a 35% hour trip via Pullman vestibule sleepers and coaches. Depart Chicago 8 32 p m daily, reach Jacksonville 8 20 am second day, linking to Central and Southern Florida lines. FRANK J. REED, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. Time cards and pamphlets available from L E Sesan N W Pass Agt Minneapolis.
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Florida
Monon
Chicago
Jacksonville
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Frank J. Reed
Clark St
L. E. Ses- A
N. W. Pass. Agt
Minneapolis
Four Boys Buried A Dog In Canal Funeral
Washington Star recounts a touching funeral procession by four boys aged about 2 to 10 who mourn their pet dog. The oldest pulled a band wagon carrying a bundle while the others wore black calico. After placing the dog into the canal they embraced and walked home in grief.
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Washington Star
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted by Cheney Company
A testimonial advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It claims a physician endorsement, nonquack status, and a combination of tonics and blood purifiers. Sent for testimonials. price Tic. Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Family Pills 26c.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Price
Coffee Rolla Procedure for Sweet Rolls
Recipe instructions for making coffee rolla rolls with twelve flour cups one cup sugar half cup butter or lard one yeast one nutmeg three eggs three large cups warm milk overnight rising knead shape into long rolls second rise bake thirty minutes glaze with milk and brown sugar return to oven brief final bake.
Disastrous Failure and Healing Stomach Bitters
The article claims severe energy failure due to digestive and assimilative suspension affecting liver and kidneys. It promotes Hostetter's Stool Bitters as a remedy to restore stomach liver and bowel activity and to conquer malaria and kidney troubles.
Noisy Neighbor Disputes Over Piano Practice
A quoted exchange contrasts irritation with Professor Strumberg's extended piano playing and admiration for his authority in music theory. The dialogue notes annoyance with practice hours despite respect for theory.
Farming By Irrigation In Grand Valley
The Grand Valley in Western Colorado is promoted as highly fertile and irrigation rich. The Grand River provides a reliable water supply, offering farmers immunity from drought and a strong incentive to visit the region before choosing a location.
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Grand Valley
Colorado
Grand River
Time Is Money Conductor Beat Rates Studied
A study notes that some conductors beat time as a rhythmic tool while others face charges of beating or improper conduct. The report contrasts disciplined tempo with allegations of misuse in orchestral or public performance settings.
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Patent Office Report
the Pilgrim
Coffee
Linderholm
Chesterville
Great Rock Island
Horras
Novocate
CoLogization Co
John Linderholm
Mgr
Rialte Bidg
Hil
Antwerp
W. R. Wiliams
Ameriich
Ills
United States
Cain
Hindereor
India
Parker
Attys
Hegeman
G. Clark Co
New Haven
San Francisoqo
Cal
Louisville
New York
Crospy Frisian Fur Co
Bracket Big
Rochester
N.Y
W.N. U
ST. Jacobs
House of Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester, Mass
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