Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Reader
Norristown Georgia woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her female troubles after a painful medical history. She notes dramatic improvement after the first bottle and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice at Lynn Mass, describing the remedy as a standard treatment for decades that has helped thousands.
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Lydia Bellukhan
Lona V. Genre
Norristown
Lydia
Minkhinn
Pinkham
Hart Y 500000 Hew Arrivals in Canada in 1007
A damaged reminiscence piece discusses Canadian immigration fortunes and American expatriates. It quotes letters praising Canada’s climate, farming prospects, and government support while contrasting with U.S. conditions. The tone notes large numbers, regional mobility, and the idea of forging new homesteads.
Brave Deed Of Volunteer In Waterloo Era
Ahned fragment recounts a brave act by a volunteer aiding Duke of Wellington during the Waterloo campaign. A stranger carried a pencil note to a committee office under battle smoke and the deed remains remembered as a selfless, unrewarded act of courage. The piece ends with an odd aside about annual perfume and flower production figures.
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Waterloo
Wet- Vingten
Ealing
Encrys
Sucessful Ie
Leone
Stade
Advert for Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna
An old advertisement touts the Well-known Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna as ethical benign laxatives. It claims World approval and physician endorsement and markets the products as genuine health aids sold by leading druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senna
California Vig Syrup Co
Seaty
Meaningless OCR fragment on employment and perception
Fragmentary text describes employers seeking diverse workers and customers, with garbled names and quotes. It hints at social dynamics and urban shop talk but provides no coherent event, person, or place details to confirm a specific news item. The piece reads as a stray archival OCR fragment.
Catarrh Cure Promised By Popular Patent Medicine
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy that acts on blood and glands, claiming it cures catarrh and is prescribed by leading physicians. Included are testimonials and price notes, with other product mentions and household tips interwoven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Hogiack
Amd
Yat Lonica
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. Sehd
O. Sehd Bs Drigelals
Price
Vukefult
Woman Credits Grape-Nuts For Restored Health After Food Addiction
A letter from a Battle Creek woman describes recovering health after six years of poor diet and costly treatment. She credits Grape-Nuts with stabilizing her condition, reports losing weight, and urges others to try the product, asking readers to share the message.
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Clint
Battle Creek
Mich
Supreme Court Rules Savings Banks Liable for Notes
The Baltic Supreme Court ruled that savings banks in Iowa can be responsible for commercial paper they sell to other banks, even if forged, clarifying that the relevant statute must be read with another provision that imposes liabilities. The decision, in the Iowa National Bank of Destoines versus Corning Savings Bank case, addresses bank accountability and has statewide implications.
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Baltic Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Iowa
Iowa National Bank of
LaRue
Corning Bank
Rescue and Assault Claim Creston Man
Creston resident Will iam Parmalee was detained on a charge of attempted murder after police found his wife, Mrs Parmalee, seated in a chair with chalk marks on the door and Parmalee asleep holding a rifle. Officers entered at 8 AM after a light drew them to the home and the woman fainted when relieved.
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Creston
William Parmalee
Parma- Jec
Jim” Brenton
Des Moines
The
Humane Society
Brenton
Trian
Young man shoots doctor in Marshalltown
Edward Nuckolls shot Dr H W Emeny a renowned osteopath from Eldora early Thursday as Emeny tried to enter Nuckolls home. Wounded in the breast Emeny was taken to an emergency hospital with uncertain outcome. Emeny is famed for a long custody feud involving Des Moines attorney Frank W Crockett and his wife Fannie Wisnar Crockett.
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W. Emeny
Marshalltown
H. W. Emeny
Eldora
Edward Nuckolls
Emeny
Nuckolls
Emeny i
Frank W. Crockett
Des Moines
Fannie Wisnar-Crockett
Yaara
Woman Commits Suicide at Maurice Home
Mrs. William Van Beynum wife of Orange City merchant, aged sixty, hanged herself at her Maurice residence on Wednesday. Alone at home she tied a rope to a rafter, stood on a box, and jumped, dying within minutes. Despondency over health reportedly caused the act.
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Maurice
Wm.Van Beynum
Orange City
New Mayor Orders Slot Machines Shut in Rock Rapids
Rock Rapids New Mayor Bradley orders immediate shutdown of all slot machines and bans gambling in saloons to restore order. Saloons warned to operate legally or face trouble as machine owners comply. Farmers Cereal Co reports yearly prosperity with a 27 percent dividend, 17 percent surplus and 10 percent to members. Aberdeen Sabbath-Observance Club planned to aid law enforcement against Sabbath breaking. Probate notes include resignations and appointments in local schools and government. Aged 64, Henry Shearer of Ida Grove passes after long county residency. survived by wife and four sons. Infant fatally scalded by boiling coffee in Dubuque area incident.
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Bradley
Rock Rapids
Henry Shearer
Ida Grove
I. N. Shearer
Alot Finlay
Shearer
Cedar Rapids Adopts Commission Plan as Gambling Dens Ordered Closed
The Cedar Rapids city government shifts to a commission system on Monday with John M. Redmond named city attorney. Mayor Carmody delivers inaugural address vowing to close all gambling dens by 6 PM Tuesday, April 7, 1908, across the city and Linn County.
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Samblers
Coder Rapids
Commission Plan of Government
John. M. Redmond
Carmody
Cit Mits
Linn County
Farm fire wipes out Ainsworth dairy buildings near Fort Dodge
Ainsworth dairy farm near Fort Dodge suffered a devastating arson like blaze that destroyed barns outbuildings and contents including seventy tons of hay three thousand bushels of oats grasa and clover seed seed corn and all farm implements. Neighbors aided by pumping water from two wind mills saved the residence with blankets but the dairy barns were lost. Loss value around 26000 with 15000 insured.
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Tferole
Charles Ainsworth
Fort Dodge
Fire bugs shock Clayta region with barn burnings
Fires ravage the Pat Moyna farm near Elkader incinerating barns outbuildings and farm equipment. The Durnt district name and growing terror in Coe Creek and Lodomillo townships follow incendiary fires over years. Authorities pursued criminals and two men were sent to prison for incendiary acts. a crackdown is underway.
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Clayta
Pat Foyna
Elkader
Coe ‘Creek
Lodomillo
Moyna Ives
Wreck and several headlines from Iowa region
Wreck at the junction of the Illinois Central and Des Moines Short Line at Iowa Falls slows traffic for hours. Freight cars derailed. no injuries reported. Also Rock Rapids creamery project, Mason City post office delays, Jim Brenton arrested for cruelty, Kline divorce case, Sibley teachers institute, Cedar Falls superintendent reelected, Hancock county senatorial bid, and other brief items.
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Town Falls
Illinois Central
Des Moines
Iowa Falls
Central
Colds and Cures in Early Spring Street Car Rides
A historical note on spring colds tied to riding streetcars, urging wrap and heat precautions, plus anecdotes praising Peruna for catarrh and cold relief. It includes consumer testimonials from M J Neutach and Mrs E Long, promoting Peruna as effective for coughs, eye strain, and related ailments.
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M.J. Neutach
Building Material Trades Council
Washington St
Chicago
Peruna
Women In the Postal Service Sign of Growth
The article notes a shift in Washington and nationwide hiring, with women entering the postal service for the first time in 1862. By 1862 there were eight women in the end letter office, and nationwide 27,400 women are employed in roles such as Stamp delivery or money orders, earning salaries from 400 to 1700 dollars annually.
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Washington
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Iterselp
Farmers Cereal Company
Sloan
William A McCandress
Dan Manley
George S. Jeffrey
J. P. Olson
Chris Dahl
John Carlson
W. J. Wray
Emil Jenson
James Mar UN
W. G. Phipps
Mason City
Aberdeen
BH. V. Harrtaugh
Independence
S. D
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We Lyon
Valley Japet
Atate
Herman
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Tlopes
Kline
Horace A. Kline
Manson
Rockwell City
Rline
Sibley
Teachers' Institute
A. ¥. Storm
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Elliott
Sheldon
Wilson
Rock Rayplis
Fuller
Storm Lake
Smith
Council Bluffs
Kelly
D. M. Kelly
Cedar Falls
Hmanunill
John Waramull
Britt
Hancock County
Gale
J. H. Stevens
Hammittia
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Dmurder
Frank Benson
Iowa Central
Byron H. Boody
E. Long
Atwood, Colorado
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Miss Gaddie
Uncle Allen
Uncle Allen Sparks
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