Iowa Land For Sale In Louisa County Ad List
160 acres near Muscatine and 111 acre farms with improvements offered at 50 per acre. 103 acres near town priced 40 per acre. 820 acres of rich bottom land with no waste, some tile drains. 160 acres in corn with potential 70 bushels per acre. Rural delivery, telephone, main road access, several barns and outbuildings. Writer asserts quality land and good markets, invites inquiries and addresses.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Louisa County
Brimfield
Bees Kill Pups in Rockdale Hive Incident
Samuel D. Kayser of Rockdale loses several pups after four beehives are knocked over by playful dogs. Bees swarm and kill the animals within an hour. The unrelated notes mention a sea storm exchange about heaven and a king of Abyssinia ordering five electric motors from Switzerland for a railway.
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Samuel D. Kayser
Rockdale
Abyssinia
Switzerland
Djibouti
Harrar
Burglary thwarted by water flooded rock and thick vaults
A report describes Philadelphia mint vault protection with rock flooded by water veins and steel doors. Gold vaults are seven inches thick, silver guarded by one inch of steel. The piece also notes Germany adopting American baggage checks on railways, ending individual baggage identification on older German systems.
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Philadelphia Mint
Germany
Lord Avebury Teaches Stars Names to Neighbors
While Lord Avebury showed the night sky through his telescope to neighbors and servants, an onlooker quipped that clever people discern star sizes and distances but are puzzled by how one can name the stars.
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Lord Avebury
Sir John
Beauties Seek Cure for Skin Eruptions with Arnica Salve
A medical advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cosmetic miracle preventing skin eruptions and blemishes. It claims eczema, salt rheum, chapped hands, cracked lips and piles are cured, with a price of 25 cents at Wm Rob inson Co's drug store.
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Wm. Robinson & Co
Bronchitis Cure Claim From Danville Woman
Mrs. Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois says she suffered bronchitis for twenty years with no relief until using Foley's Honey and Tar which she calls a sure cure. The product contains no opiates and is sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
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Minerva Smith
Danville
Iil
Foley
Wm. Robinson & Co
One Minute Cough Cure Claims Quick Relief
Corn busking soon starts mothers fear winter and croup danger. Cough Cure liquifies mucus eases inflammation and removes danger. It is promoted as safe and immediate for coughs colds grip bronchitis and lung trouble. Testimony from F.5. McMahon Hampton Ga praises voice recovery before a contest.
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Acta
McMahon
Hampton
Wm. Robinson & Co
Fire destroys Boston clothing house with overlooked policy
A Boston clothing house burned recently exposing a $4,000 policy overlooked by the insured. The proprietor initially denied the policy but records showed prematurity paid, confirming entitlement to the sum. The episode boosts the insurer's confidence and could strengthen the firm’s credit among insurance men.
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Boston
Fim
Srm
Cruelty to Goldfish Leads to Fine in Court
An English case reports a naturalist fined ten dollars after an SPCA officer found dead goldfish in a glass globe with stagnant water. A museum professor testified the fish would suffer and die in such conditions, influencing the judge’s verdict. The piece also recounts a democratic district leader’s death after a farewell serenade.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
England
Museum of Natural History
New Style of Wedding Splut and Odd Speech Anecdotes
A Harper Sentinel report describes a double wedding with brides in dove colored silk and grooms in dark blue broad cloth attire. The piece contrasts a farmer’s tale about genius from a street corner fundraiser and a Kansas City Journal remark on prairie boys in sailor pants, reflecting dated wit and local color.
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Harper Sentinel
Harper
The
Sentinel
Continental Congress
Kansas City Journal
Sousa backs Steeplechase amid Sabbath contention
John Philip Sousa listened to the history of the Steeplechase in Atlantic City where authorities fined a manager for a Sunday show last year. He recalled a country girl story about raspberries that grew all day yesterday, highlighting Sabbath sensitivities.
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John Philip Sousa
Atlantic City
Sousa
Magnificent Time Joke Echoes in Senate Tale
In Tennessee Senator Carmack recounts a morning interaction where a convivial man bragged of a marvelous night out. The quip hinges on the idea that the man could not recall events after nine, yet claimed a magnificent time because the policeman related the night to the judge the next morning.
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Tennessee
Senator Carmack
Parasitic fig tops Rome monument column
Investigators report parasitic plants thriving on Rome monuments. A wild fig tree grew atop the white marble column at Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, threatening a top ornament. It was removed and repairs underway as crowds watched the uprooting. the column stands as the sole survivor of Constantine’s first church in Rome.
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Rome
Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore
Constantine
Accurate Delay on Railways Revealed in Anecdote
A New England traveler praises punctuality only to learn the train is not today’s eleven o’clock but yesterday’s. The southern rail delay tale frames a dry wit about schedules and expectations, with the conductor calmly correcting the misconception.
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New England
Change in Elmira Park church leadership
After Rev. Thomas K. Beecher died, trustees chose Rev. Annie Ford Eastman as pastor at Park Church Elmira. An admirer recalls a sermon, noting a critic who preferred a man on Sundays, despite praising the preacher six days earlier.
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Thomas K. Beecher
Park Church
Elmira
Annie Ford Eastman
Strange Coincidence of Baptism Wedding and Funeral in One House
In Waehring near Vienna a single house saw three simultaneous events. A funeral for iron moulder Albert Hruitzek occupied the family's mood. Below, carpenter Anton Schutz and his bride celebrated their wedding. In the basement, the Cihak family prepared for the baptism of infant Gabriel, all at the same moment.
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Waehring
Vienna
Albert Hruitzek
Anton Schutz
Cihak
Fant
Gabriel
Bethel Primitive Methodist chapel notes old laws
Burnley Lancashire church marks anniversary with souvenir booklet. An 1834 minute bans young men and women walking arm in arm in public and prohibits girl choristers from wearing bows in bonnets.
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Bethel Primitive Methodist
Burney
Lancashire
Pupils Listed by Grade and Attendance at High School
A roster of students by grade and name across grades 1 to 8 and 8 and 4. The list includes Florence Archer Edna Hayward Fiora Bowman Edna Johnson Harold Cady Clyde Littlefie Emily Chichester Stella Martin Verr Clark Faye Surpney Ray Clark and many others, totaling multiple classes from Grades 1 through 8 with names such as Hugh Bowman Carrie Church Seth Cobb and Florence Stansbury. The record appears to document pupil placement and absence status, noting no absences or tardiness.
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Florence Archer
Edna Hayward
Fiora Bowman
Edna Johnson
Harold Cady Clyde
Littlefie
Emily Chichester Stella Martin Verr Clark Faye Surpney
Ray Clark
Margaret Weeks
Mildred Foster
Bessie Saylor Bennie Fuchs
Susie Yerby
Lizzie Fuchs
Della Clute
Della Cowley
Out Of Deaths Jaws From Stomach Liver Trouble
A Durham North Carolina resident praises Dr King s New Life Pills claiming they saved his life and restored health after years of severe stomach and liver issues. The ad notes pills sold at Wm Robinson Co drugstore and announces Brimfield office hours changes from Oct 1 through March 1 1901 with 7 30 pm closing time on weekdays and 8 00 pm on Saturdays.
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P. Muse
Durham
N. C
Dr. King
Wm Robinson & Co
Brimfield
D. B. Strans
Watch The Kidneys
Dr Abernethy warns that kidney impairment endangers life while Foley's Kidney Care promotes healthy kidneys by Wm Robinson & Co.
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Abernethy
Foley
Wm Robinson & Co
Word to Travelers Promotes Diarrhoea Remedy
A brief travel advisory urging readers to carry Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to prevent travel related stomach issues. Sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
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Wm. Robinson & Co
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J. J. Cook
Columbus City
Elmwood
Stella A. Patterson
Magnetopath
Main St
America
Forcot
Jacob Kuntzman
New York Democracy
Kuntzman
William Gould Brokaw
New York Society
Great Neck
Japan
Brokaw
South Africa
Uncle Allen Sparks
Salvation Army
Dixie
Union Station
Congregational Church
British Isles
Klondike
Custom House
Member Bros
Brimfield Public
C. A. Stone
Ella Hall
Etta McDonnell
Mina Miller
Mable Foster
Hugh Bowman
Carrie Church
Seth Cobb Teressa, Fussner
Herbert Davis
Frances Moore
Chalmer Forney
Florence Stansbury
Chiff Goudy
Norma Yoakum
Burt Hayward
Clara McFarren
Frank Mercer
Darrel Hamilton
Zelma Slater
Leo Keefer
Fern Streicher
John Streicher
Margaret Root Morris Stansbury
Faye Forney
Ray Goudy
Clara Lindley
James Murphy
Nellie Rook
Rudolph Savage
Nellie Culbertson
Raymond Miller
Ethel Ibeck
Dean Carson
Mildred Pacey
Helen Wright
Lara Hamilton
Sate Stansbury
Mary Marvin
Mildred Wright
Eva Streicher
Eiva Hindle
Nellie Humason
Evelyn Memler
Grace Hamilton
Lydia Streicher
Anos Craban
Pearl Catton
Jennie Saylor Lillie Smith Curtis Cady
Philip Smith
Buell Rook
Raymond Kingdon Verne Archer
Willie Murdock
Harry Cobb
Glenn Ford
Charlie Passner
Hubert Chichester
Mary Knapp
Violet Sherman Madaline Burt Millie Littlefield Russel Hindle
Elsie Cobb
Alma Dungan Leland Pacey
Willis Kingdon
Perry Reek
Ruth Hayes
Fred Reek
Ethel Member
Kenneth Yoakum
Leland Plummer
Elizabeth Pacey
Margie Winne Zelda Miller
Allie Sherman Maud Marvin Raym
D Plummer
Minnie Winne
Virginia Murdock
Buela Catton
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