Death of Joplin Red ends frail shadow of famed crook
John B. Curry known as Judson West and other aliases was found dead in room 54 at the Northwestern hotel in Des Moines. Officials cited natural causes with possible poisoning symptoms. West had a long criminal record, and his death follows past exploits linked to the Bennet case. A coroner and sheriff investigated, recovering his effects and an apparent suicide note from a “The Girl from Chile” letter-head. The article also notes a feature on Nature Studies in the Schools by the Iowa Agricultural College and State Horticultural Society, promoting observational science in education and offering free pamphlets from Ames.
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John B. Curry
Judson West
John West
Joplin Red
M. Mikel
Northwestern
Des Moines
Fraternity of
Crooks
United States
Rogues Gallery
Marshall Ricketts
Joe Bennet
Ames
City
Marshall
Nevada
Bennet
East Fifth Street
Chicago
West
Patrick’s Morgue
Chile
Doug
Joplin Missouri
Agricultural College
State Horticultural Society
State Agricultural College
Horticultural Society
Lowa
Towa Agricultural College
Iowa
Sioux City Journal
Carrie Lane Chapman Catt
Geo. B. Catt
New York
New York Dredging Company
Goop item from Keota wedding ends with prank envelope reveal
Keota groom Sam Keiser of Keiser Brothers wed in a ceremony where friends hid a jackass picture in the license envelope. The minister revealed the gag and the original paper saved the groom from embarrassment. The Sioux City Journal notes Geo B Catt helped name Carrie Chapman Catt and praises the couple’s supportive marriage.
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Keota
Sam Keiser
Keiser Brothers
Indianola Herald
Sigourney
Keiser
Karl’s Clover Root Tea Promises Health and Beauty
An advertisement claims Karl’s Clover Root Tea beautifies the face and complexion and assures perfect health. Sold by L. L. Bosworth, druggist, with money back if results are not satisfactory. price 25 and 50 cents.
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Karl
Ll. M. Bosworth
Lea
Shilohs Consumption Cure Ad Highlights Five Diseases
An advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as especially recommended for coughs colds whooping cough croup and consumption. It claims unmatched effectiveness and offers a money back guarantee. Bottles priced 25 50 and 100 cents.
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Shiloh
Dairy creamery inspectors urged to curb fraud and improve sanitation
The Iowa legislature considers a bill to replace a clerk with a deputy dairy commissioner and add three assistants at 1200 dollars each. Inspectors would verify butter fat tests and sanitary practices in creameries to assure farmers fair pay and better quality. Professor Curtiss cited Canada as a model, noting higher butter prices and state gains.
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Curtiss
Agriculcultural
Ames
Canada
Iowa
Lowa
Bicknell
Marshalltown
T R
Farm papers bulk offer boosts county readers
The Iowa Homestead and its Farmers Institute editions plus Poultry Farmer and Farmers Mutual Insurance Journal are offered bundled with the publisher's paper for 1.40 for one year. The appeal highlights practical, soil smelling farming experience authored by farmers. Each weekly and monthly edition aims to aid practical farming in the county.
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Iowa Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Poultry Farmer
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Journal
Special Farmers’ Institute
Land offer and land sale in Wells County North Dakota
J C Myers of Liscomb Iowa reports buying land in Wells County two years ago at five dollars an acre and declining a ten dollar offer with improvements noting it may rise in value. He invites buyers to compare land farther from the railroad for less than eighty five dollars and to visit. Karl's Clover Root Tea advertised as a guaranteed blood purifier and tissue builder sold for twenty five and fifty cents with money back if unsatisfactory.
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J.C. Myers
Liscomb
Wells County
North Dakota
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A. Ricamonon
Watt
Tilden
Loughran
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Odd Fellows Hall
Tuesaday
E. S. Proper
T. J. Miller
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Minnesota
Missouri
South Dakota
Bosworth’s Drug Store
the Undertaker
W. M. Greeley
Henry Wilson
A. S. Needham
Union National
Bankers’ National Bank
National City Bank
New
York
Valley National Bank
ROK Bessional
M’carthy & Lee
J. ¥. Martin
First National Bank
W. H. Wynn, JR
Attorney-At- Law
J. A. Fitchpatrick
Edward M. McCall
Fitchpatrick & McCall
Attorneys-At-Law
Opera Block
A. Richmond, M.D
Cc. S. Hutchison, M.sc
M.D
DRS
Richmond & Hutchison, Physicians and Surgeons
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W. B. Harriman
Hamilton Block
Thurston’s
Raraware
W. E. Winsett
Story County Bank
Hemstreet
M. Hemstreet
J. A. Campbell
Campbell
Real -Estatie
Busin
H. Kelso
D. D
Hamilton's
A. K. Banks
E. F. Posegate
End, F. Bell
Roland Iowa
L. R. Moris
Sale Stable
Main Street
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Ae Ay
Omaha World-Herald
Inquirer
the World-Herald
World-Herald
Goctaber Plain
Burt Kooser
Westerman
McLain
F. W. Eighmy
EK. FE
Soxsavers & Co
Tilden & Loughran
Weorip
Pat Age
Pairitse
W. Dudgeon
Canier Bros. & Herman
Bower & Longsdorf
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