Beloved Mrs Simmons Passes After Illness
Jessie McWilliams Simmons died in San Jose California on April 22 1905 aged 31 years 4 months. She was wife mother and sister and left behind a surviving son. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery beside two young children. Her death marked by a quiet homegoing after a year of declining health.
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W.A. Schwimley
Evergreen’ Cemetery
Jessie &. McWilliams
C. W. Fancher
Des Moines
Iowa
San Jose
California
O. G. Simmons
Decessed
TPs Bava TPs Bava fled you will find this store
Bava fled you and is described as seeking a store location. Local reports note confusion and an urgent search by officials to locate the individual and ensure safety. No injuries are mentioned and no further details are provided.
Quick Meal Stove Promises Clean Modern Cooking
A vintage pitch extols the Quick Meal Stove as a cleaner, faster way to cook with no soot or smoke. It stresses a husband’s duty to his wife and claims the stove reduces kitchen mess while improving daily meals and comfort.
Furniture store shares selling strategy
The article notes a policy of pricing slow selling furniture to move stock and swap in items that will sell. It claims this approach is the store’s secret to success.
Strange Clippings Reflect Iowa Opinion Pieces
A miscellany of editorial notes mocks public figures like Senator Dolliver and Gov Cummins, critiques political ambition, and laments social issues. The column mentions Audubon county care costs, a tramp printer named Dixie Dunbar, price shifts in meat and strawberries, and a farmer governor debate amid regional political chatter.
Blue and Gray plan national reunion on May 11 12
Prominent Civil War survivors in the east push to establish an annual Blue and Grey national reunion with a grand gathering in Washington DC. The proposed Blue and Grey Day spans May 11 and 12, chosen for a patriotic celebration between Memorial days.
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Washington
D. C
Wainwright Advocates Hot-Water Remedy Trial
Lemon City Florida resident Mr. CG B Wainwright writes manufacturers claiming Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy works faster when taken in water as hot as can be drunk. He says the hot-water method doubles rapidity and reaches the “tight spot instantly.” For sale by All-Drugygists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. B. Wainwright
Lemon City
Fla
Anita High School notes and graduation candidates
The Anita Iowa school column reports on Mother's Day observance at South Primary, student achievements, and a strong graduation class of 1905. It notes scholarships from Coe College and Drake University for top seniors, plus a state inspector's praise and suggestions for improved laboratories and library facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madagascar
Lenora Johnson
Anita Deeming
Arthur N. Hansen
Anna K. Haist
Chester A. Crandall
Bessie G. Jenkins
Harold P. Ziegler
Edna L. Marsh
John C. Stone
Coe College At
Cedar Rapids
Drake University
College of Liberal Arts
Normal College
Iowa City
Towa
H. W. Cannock
Anita
Chehock
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Called Best by Harlan Merchant
Geo L Chubb of Harlan Michigan endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine he has used. He claims it cures a cough or cold faster than any other treatment and should be kept in the house for instant use. Sold by local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. L. Chubb
Harlan, Mich
ALE Iruggists
Was He Qualified
A customer questions a hotel porter about strength speed and courage. The clerk touts the porter as the strongest and most intelligent in the state. The patron asks the porter to retrieve a trunk from room 107 and bring it down, implying trust in his bravery and ability.
Christian Church Special Train to San Francisco
A vestibule car train will depart Des Moines on August 9 at 12 15 PM carrying a large Christian Church party to San Francisco. For details on the cost and arrangements contact MS M Lucas Des Moines or farm division agent Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Des Moines
Francisco
Cah
The
Christ Friends
M Lucas
Jnc
Farmer
Cedar? Rapids
Lowa
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John P. Dolliver
Ohio
Dolliver
Audubon County
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Dixie” Dunbar
A McPherson
Red Oak
Ace Companies
Tre Wavello Republica
Cummins
B. F. Clayton
Indianola
Gov. Cummins
Wm. B. Allison
United States
Town
Union
Britt News
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Freight
Grady
Cyr
Chéhock
Danoth
Frederick
Bolten
Chamberlain
Christian Church
San Francisco
Cal
Homer Kirkham
Gagde
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