Destructive cyclone near Grinnell Iowa shocks observers
Eyewitnesses recount a tornado that struck Grinnell and surrounding areas, killing many and destroying 50 to 60 buildings including Iowa College. The storm traveled about 145 miles by direct line with a probable 200 mile circuit, bringing water and electricity into play and lifting trains and engines before passing in under five minutes.
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Ofeewor Howig
Cghinnell
Iowa
Scientific American
Niagara
Grinnell
P. R.R
Iowa College
Boon
Henry County
Missouri
Kansas
Tattling on Neighbors Sparks Mild Gossip in Streetcar
Two women aboard a horse-car mock gossip as they discuss Miss Green’s family and a rumored story about Tilda Smith. The light exchange taunts tattling while noting a cough remedy and a mention of actresses in London.
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Boston Transcript
Miss Green
Cashmere
Sarah
Mis’ Jones
Mis’ Green
Tilda Smith
Peaked Hat
New Diamond Dyes Offer for Hat Colors
In a brief product note the Diamond Dyes advertise feathers ribbons and velvet can be dyed to match a new hat. A 4DY color pack costs 10 cents.
The Results of Necessity and Medical Remedies
Observations on ancient suffering from lack of medical knowledge contrast with modern cures driven by necessity. The piece cites Swayne's Ointment for skin diseases and Shiloh's Porous Plaster for pain, and references Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a river-like healing force moving through the country.
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Sean
Swayne
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Wells' Health Renewer advertisement claim
An old classified style ad notes Wells' Health Renewer for nervous debility and weakness of the generative functions. It lists price 31 and places the Ohio Depot and D. Park & Sons in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Ohio Depot
D. Park & Sons
Cincinnati
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