Iowa Voters Reelect Most Republican Congressmen
In Story county Iowa reelects ten of eleven Republicans. Odell carries New York by thirteen thousand. Obituary notes Jane W. MacFarran born 1825 in Scotland died 1902 near Gilbert Iowa aged 77. Funeral by Rev Seccombe at Cumberland Presbyterian church Gilbert.
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United States
Iowa
Story County
New York
Odell
Congressional Committee
House
Illinois
Thos. Hedge
M. J. Wade
B. P. Birdsall
G. N. Haugen
R. G. Cousins
John F. Lacey
J. A. T. Hull
W. P. Hepburn
W. J. Smith
J. P. Conner
Lot Thomas
Jane W. MacFarran
Dumfries
Wigtonshire
Scotland
Gilbert
Mariaville
Schenectady County
J. A. McFarlan
Neil
Westfield
Sarah Elizabeth
W. H. Nelson
Ames
Parl
Scott
Sedalia
Missouri
Arizona
Mamie
C. B. Clark
Ogden
Reformed Presbyterian Church
A. A. Baker
Congregational Church
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Bold Express Robbery Stuns Midwestern Bank Route
An express robbery on a Des Moines to Irwin route occurred between Des Moines Iowa and Ames. a Bank of Irwin package was rifled with the mucilage tampered to open it. Bank officials and express agents suspect the theft happened after delivery, somewhere en route, with nine people involved before the cash was found missing at Irwin.
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Des Moines Win
Bank of Irwin
Des Moines National Bank
Carroll
Ames
Pack Express Company Special Agents
Main
Irwin
Express
Irwin Bank
Election notes add small shocks and oddities
A quiet election yielded few surprises while local names such as Dave Henderson and Shaws Iowa friends appear. References to Des Moines justice, Finkelstein murders, and Ames sportsmen hint at regional concerns and humor amid routine coverage. Burglary involving Clinton Advertiser owner A. Fay closes fragment.
Robberies and jealousy spark panic across states
A Missoula Flathead Indian was robbed of twenty thousand dollars in cash and diamonds. Fay the editor recalls the point in a remark about value. A Coleman Wisconsin man killed his wife and then shot himself over jealousy, a fatal bid for control.
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Fay
Missoula
Montana
Coleman, Wis
Man finds woman under bed in Lincoln in late report
A Lincoln man retired to bed and discovered a woman hiding under his bed. The event is described as a surprising incident connected to a man under the bed who has attracted interest from many women over the years.
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Lincoln
Neb
Iowa Experiment Station tests apple storage keeping qualities
The horticultural department at Iowa State College stores one hundred barrels of standard Iowa apples to compare keeping qualities and ideal storage temperatures. Varieties include Wealthy Wolf River Fameuse McMahon Jonathan Domino Ben Davis Seek No Farther Janet Roman Stem Northern Spy Willow Twig White Pippin. Trials use 3 to 10 barrels per variety, packed by a commercial packer under station direction.
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Horticultural Department of the
Iowa Experiment Station
Iowa
Wealthy
Wolf River
Fameuse
McMahon
Jonathan
Domino
Ben Davis
Janet
Corning
Adams County
Ames
Northwest
Eastward rice varieties fail to raise long keeping types
A fragment notes trouble growing long keeping rice in the east. The report mentions unsuccessful attempts to raise these varieties and suggests weather or soil conditions may be factors affecting yields.
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East
Oddities and quirks of public figures noted in playful list
A humorous column item catalogues habits of notable figures including Marcus Hanna William Jennings Bryan Theodore Roosevelt J Pierpont Morgan Secretary Shaw General Miles Russell Sage Ex Minister Wu Chauncey Depew Tom Johnson Quay Hobson Secretary Root Carrie Chapman Catt and Dr Mary Walker. It jests about breakfast coffee attire foot habits and daily routines with light tone.
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Marcus Hanna
William Jennings Bryan
President Roosevelt
J. Pierpont Morgan
Shaw
Miles
Russell Sage
Chauncey Depew
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Senator Quay
Hobson
Root
Carrie Chapman Catt
Mary Walker
Arnica Salve Cures Fever Sore After 13 Mile Trip
Walton Furnace Vermont resident Wm Spirey traveled 13 miles to obtain Bucklen arnica salve which completely healed a severe fever sore on his leg. The product also claims to cure bruises felons ulcers eruptions boils burns corns and piles. Available for 25 cents guaranteed by L M Bosworth druggist.
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Spirey
Walton Furnace
Bucklen
L. M. Bosworth
Very Low Rates to International Live Stock Exposition
Excursion tickets sold December 1 to 3 with return limit until December 8. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Railway for travel to Chicago International Live Stock Exposition via the North Western Line.
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Chicago
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Record ore unload at Ashland docks sets speed mark
Seventy five tons per minute were loaded yesterday on the James H Hoyt at Ashland Wisconsin. The 6000 tons per hour rate broke records with 5202 tons in one hour and eight minutes. Supt Sampson supervised as docks and locomotives handled vast ore quantities for rapid loading and unloading. The Northwestern line touts large capacity docks and cars, with one new building planned to raise capacity nearly fifty percent and create the largest ore dock on the Lakes.
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Chicago & Northwestern
Ashland
Wis
James H. Hoyt
Northwestern
Hoyt
Escanaba
Lake Superior
Typhoid Report Sparks Debate Over College Sanitation
Miss Gurina Anderson from Ames fell ill with typhoid after attending school. The Story City correspondent argues for sanitary measures at the institution, but the college says the patient rented two rooms in Cameron house and was not an inmate.
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Gurina Anderson
Ames
Story City
Story City Cor
Customer request for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin sending bottles
In Corning Ohio on November 5 1900 Mrs SaArnad McCracken writes from Taylorville Illinois praising Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin after using two and a half bottles. She asks for three or four bottles and the cost to ship to Corning Perry County Ohio, sold by L M Bosworth.
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Pepsin Syrup Co
Monticello
Lil
Taylorville
Ill
Dr. Caldwell
Corning
Perry County
Ohio
SaArnad McCracken
Startling Claim About Dr King’s New Life Pills
D. H. Turner of Dempseytown Pa. writes that everyone would buy if they knew the pill’s benefits. Two weeks’ use made him a new man. Claims include relief for constipation stomach and liver troubles. Sold for 25 cents at L M Bosworth’s drug store.
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Dr. King
D. H. Turner
Dempseytown
L. M. Bosworth
Firebugs Reported In Barn Blaze Tale Sparks Dismissive Laughs
A Philadelphia Telegraph item is cited as a joke by a city couple on a porch. A young woman wonders if fireflies ignite baymows, recalling a newspaper headline about firebugs setting a barn aflame.
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Denmark
Holland
Philadelphia Telegraph
Following Good Preaching and the Soldier Supper Joke
A comic exchange from a London Tit mentions a vicar scolding a cook about brothers and sisters after a sermon, with the cook revealing the soldier guest was his brother. The Toledo Ree recounts a Macbeth moment where Macduff mishears "Lay on, Macduff" as reciting grammar and the clash begins.
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Mary
London
Macduff
Macbeth
Toledo Ree
Bauer and Kester Wed in Quiet Center Point Ceremony
Arthur Bauer and Maude Kester were married at the bride’s parents’ home in Center Point Iowa with Rev Morris officiating. The couple traveled to Cedar Rapids and Ames the same day and now reside on Duff Street. The Times offers congratulations.
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Arthur Bauer
Maude Kester
Center Point
Morris
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Bauer
Loughran & Bauer
Duff Street
the Times
The Youth's Companion Christmas Packet Gift
The Youth's Companion offers a Christmas gift option priced at 1.75 for a year’s subscription. The packet includes the Christmas number, a 1903 calendar lithographed in twelve colors with gold, and a subscription certificate for 52 issues in 1908 sent to a chosen address. Address orders to Tax Youth's COMPANION at 144 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Companion
Tax Youth’s Companion
Berkeley Street
Boston
Mass
Saint Paul Man Praises Chamberlain Stomach Tablets
H. T. McIntyre of St. Paul Minnesota reports a troubled stomach improved by Chamberlain s stomach and liver tablets and says they do more good than anything he has taken. For sale by all druggists.
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H. T. McIntyre
St.Paul
Minn
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