Iowa Troops Suffer in MacArthur Advance
In action near San Fernando Iowa forces under Colonel Lopez endured heavy fighting as 6 000 enemy engaged. The Fifty first Iowa, part of MacArthur’s force alongside Ninth Twelfth Thirty six Seventeenth and a cavalry troop faced deep mud and steady fire. Our losses included several killed and about 25 wounded with named casualties from Mount Pleasant Shenandoah Henderson and Clarinda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mexico
Angeles
Barry P. Branholts
Mount Pleasant
Lamont Williams
Shenandoah
Peter Harriff
Henderson
Mills County
Cheat
Statten
James J. Smant
Clarinds
MacArthur's advance prompts higher casualties in Philippines
Washington reports for Wednesday's fighting show General MacArthur's movement clearing rear areas of insurgents. Casualties include five killed and 29 wounded among volunteers led by Braden and Abernethy, with other officers injured. Insurgents reportedly suffered about 100 killed and 500 wounded as they retreated north toward Porac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Washington
Calvet
San Fernando
Braden
Abernethy
Williams
Iowa
Santa Rus
Wheaton and
Lisoum
Joss
Porac Une
Otis
Eleventh Cavalry
Philippines
Evan E. Young
Leutenant
South Dakota
Edward L. Glasgow
Kansas
Joseph J. Davidson
Fifty
Ernest BH. Agnew
Samuel C. Larson
Neutenant
Guy E. Logan
William A. Green
Twentieth
Kingss
James O. Roge
Fifty-first
Tred HK. Parks
Francis H. Lincoln
Ryenery C. West
First
South
Local and Personal News From Atlantic and Surroundings
Fragments from Atlantic Iowa recount visits and returns of residents: Misses Lella Amband Finn Everett, Mrs. L. L. Anderson, Dr. E. Hill party, Misa Pearl Swartz, Miss Edith Woodward, Mrs. H. L. Wilson, Mrs. L. M. Watson. Local travel via Omaha, Des Moines, Chicago. band concert, county politicking, and a fatal heat incident. Funeral for Mrs. Lucretia Bagley. numerous small-town movements and notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lella Amband Finn Everett
Nebraska
Colorado
L. Anderson
Mra
Ed Egan
Gon
John
Mary Egan
Atlantic
Glenwood
L. L. Tilden
George
Stuart
Charlie Watts
Des Moines
Joe Brown
Omaha
Audubon
H.L. Wilson
Grant School
Minneapolis
Veterans tickets for state fair distributed by county auditor
Auditor Shiffiett received a letter from G A Van Houten of the Iowa State Agricultural Society promising to send soldiers tickets for the state fair. Tickets go to Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish American War, Philippine War veterans, and to soldiers wives and widows. Veterans can obtain tickets at the county auditor’s office. Also notices a local ad for lightning rods and a death notice for Mrs. Lucretia Bagley noting her long Iowa residence and family. Catarrh cure ad ends with a generic testimonial push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Lackey
Washington
Iowa
Shiffiett
G. A. van Houten
Towa State Agricultural Society
Muscatine
W.A. Bagley
Atlantic
Old Soldiers' Reunion dates set for Cass county Fair
The Cass county Old Soldiers' Reunion approaches with events planned for August 22 to 25. The program includes addresses, band concerts, and gatherings led by Rev W Beck, Hon John Herbert, and other local figures in Anita Des Moines Massena Geiswold and Anita. Costs One Dollar. Elliott Corr y advertises sewing services and Beggs' Blood Purifier is pitched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Suesday
W Beck
John Herbert
Des Moines
A Pruitt
Anita
A Curative Panoply of Patent Remedies
A collage of medical product pitches touts several tonics syrups and salves for colds diarrhea and kidney issues. Claims include cures for croup piles and diarrhoea with items from Warner Beggs Dean’s Ointment and Chamberlain’s remedy. Endorsements cite F Parsons Co Vic Emmert Co H G Weber Co and A Sanders from Florida.
Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup cures cold in a day
An old advertisement claims Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup cures a cold in 24 hours if taken promptly. It asserts the product stops coughing and “paralyzing the throat” and leaves throat and lungs healthy, with pricing quoted at 25 end 50c by H. G. Weber & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
HG. Weber & Co
H. G. Weber &Co
Early 20th Century Patent Medicine Advertisements
A collection of medical ads touts kidney cure tonics, teething syrups, laxatives, and tonics. Notable brands include Votey's Kidney Cure, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, DeWitt's Little Early Risers, Kodal Dyspepsia Cure, Banner Salve, and English Spavin Liniment. Claims promise cures and relief for digestion, colic, constipation, ulcers, and horse ailments, with prices and retail notes.
Pike's Peak Masons Seal Crypt Records Ceremony
Cryptic Masonic ceremonies unfold atop Pike's Peak with crypt prepared to house records for posterity. Crowds arrive by sunrise trains from Manitou as initiatory services occur at the Cog depot amid wide public interest. An earlier incident reports an attempted hold up at Ogden where a station agent escaped after his dog diverted a gunman.
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Susnar Pice
Para
Colo
Pike's Peak
Cog Road
Manitou
Ogden
Fort Donan
E. ‘Groom
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Local remedies and potions advertised by Vic Emmert Co
An assembled advertisement row extols Foley's Kidney Cure and Chamberlains Home Dandruff remedies, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, Grain-O coffee substitute, Banner Salve, and One Minute Cough Cure. It touts testimonials from W B Conklin and Geo C Hickock and urges purchasing through Vic Emmert Co and F Parsons Co. The text warns of counterfeit products and promotes health claims for skin, kidney, and chest ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Lit
Geo
C, Hickock
Curtiss
Vic. Emmert &Co
F. Parson & Co
Grain-U and Dr Thoms Electric Oil Advertisements
In a period style ad a health drink Grain-U billed as a coffee substitute from pure grains sells for 15 and 25 cents. Dr Thoms Electric Oil promises instant burn and cut relief while Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claims to quickly heal stomach issues and curb indigestion praised by Emmert & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aod
Fir Grain
Dr. Thoms
Medicina
Vie Emmert & Co
Diarrhoea Balsam and Cough Cure Advertisements
An OCR fragment advertises Beges Diarrhoes Balsam as a safe remedy for colic and diarrhea, asserts Banner Salve as a sure treatment, and cites Vic Emmert & Co. Parson & r. W. M. Gallagher of Bryan Pa. praising One Minute Cough Cure. Mentions Dr Fowler’s Exact of Wild Strawberry as a summer remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Vic Emmert & Co
F. Parson & Co
Beges
Parson & R
W. M. Gallagher
Bryan, Pa
Beggs Cough Syrup Promises Cough Relief
An old advertisement explains Beggs Cough Syrup as a top cough remedy offering relief to the public. It markets DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a purifier that expels poisonous accumulations, regulates digestion, and cleanses the blood without griping or sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Vic Emmert & Co
Sheriff Sale of Whitney’s Fourth Addition Property
A general execution issued from Cass County Justice Court directs J P Hm Sheriff to sell lot numbers seven eight and nine in block 146 Whitney’s fourth addition to Atlantic Iowa to satisfy a May 24 1899 judgment in Mary J Allen vs M B Parmely et al for 30.45 plus 3.04 attorney fees and costs. Sale set for September 9 1899 at 10 in front of Atlantic Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice's Court
District Court
Cass County
Iowa
Justice Court
Mary J. Allen Aglaintiff
M B Parmely
M Parmely
Mary Parmely
Whitney
Atlantic
Cage County
Court House
J.P. Hm
Said County
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Lopez
Kentons
Topeka
Stanley
Metcalf
B.J. Hardy
Salina
H. B.orwig
Burton J. Mitchell
Fort Scott
J. Q. Teift
Aguinaldo
Lntervention
Wasaineron
General Otis
Manila
Charles Bondywine
Company A
Bondywine
Boldtera
Tanconn
Fusion County
Frank 4D. Enger
Joseph Grove
San Francisco
Blythe
Davenport
Nora Springa
Pythian Grand Lodge
Mason City
Sioux City
Eoux Cery
Bill Murphy
Patsy Magner
Yankton
Magner
Tommy White
My Place
Frank Watson
L. M. Watson
Chicago
Upper Chestnut Street
H. F. Leonard
Maine
Leonard
Pottawattamie County
Walnut
Burnea’s Hall
Alanson Miller
Vert Ford
Sherif
Oren Copeland
Ft. Collins
Indianola
W. B. Ramesy
Bea
W. H. Swartz
Webster Strep Depot
Cass Street
Ralph
Blair
Lucretia Bagley
Rev. Reed
Presbyterian Church
Guthrie Center
Charles Bagley
Aydubon
HS. Rattenberg
Barramonte
Iona
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ceo L Dobson
Walter J Smith
Council Bluffs
Anes Rey
Ramsey
H Byers
Harlan
LM Shaw
Jon Josiah Given
Jas McCabe
Oliver Mills
Lewis
Findley
M Murray
Massena
Baughman
Geiswold
B McDermott
M Briggs
Bucklee
Racuel E
Corry
Hickory Street
Thomas Rhoads
Centerfield, C
DeWit
Vic Eumert & Co
Lackanto
Elston, Mo
F. Parsons & Co
Dean
A. Sanders
Concanut Grove
Fla
Chamberlain
H. G. Weber & Co
Earth
Votey
Lowa
Pike’s Peak
Bill Nowra
Green Bay Lumber Co
R. Wasson
W. B. Conklin
Bowersville
Ohio
H. G. Weber& Co
Gavve
Vic Emlmert & Co
Vice Emmert
Vic
Emmert Lo
Melvin E Quint
Locust St
C. B. Hess
Levi Downg
Chestnut Street
Nichols
Postoffice
Doe
United States
Europe
Atlantic Iron Works
Atlantic Iron
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