Derby Iowa proposes four room brick school building
Sealed bids to June 24 1902 1 PM for erecting a four room brick school in Derby Iowa. Bid must include a 2 percent certified check to J M Grimes treasurer and a 50 percent contract bond. Plans available May 28 and board may reject any bid. M T Grimes president Mrs Cora V Connor secretary J M Grimes treasurer.
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Derby
Iowa
J. M. Grimes
M. T. Grimes
Cora V. Connor
Sec
Y. J
Medicine claims a clear voice and sore throat relief
A letter touts White Wine of Tar Syrup as faster cold and throat relief and a clearer voice. The sender Rev J D Craic from Miami Station Carroll Co Mo says the remedy helps him speak with a distinctive voice. It is sold by OC R Kirk. A farmer attack note follows describing a hammer strike and tying a victim as an example of knocking.
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Rev
J. D. Craic
Miami Station
Carroll Co
OC. R. Kirk
Chamberlain remedies touted for stomach and bowels
Advertisement style note urges readers to buy Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for family use and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach and bowel relief. Mentions Druggist D Q Storie Chariton and sales pricing. Also references a humorous line about a wife and bargains.
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D. Q. Storie
Chariton
Liberty township School Report for May 1902
Report from Liberty township District No. 9 covering May 1902 shows 20 teaching days, 25 pupils enrolled, total attendance 812 days, and average daily attendance 15.6. Students never absent or tardy include Edith Vawter and Bessie Harris, Oscar Foxas. Alpha and Frankie Welch never tardy or absent. Absent or tardy listed include Dahone, Ada Leigh ter, Loriene Leigh ter, Bonnie Harris, Vernon Harris, Flossie Nisewender, Orbin Nisewender, Olive Davidson, Mary Killen, Orvi Clouse, Vern Clouse, May Parr. Visitors were Tressie and Jessie Brown, Bessie Welch, Goldie Harris, Dewey Ruble, Rose Wilson, and the teacher.
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Liberty Township
Edith Vawter
Bessie Harris
Oscar Foxas
Alpha
Frankie Welch
Dahone
Ada
Loriene Leighter
Bonnie
Vernon Harris
Flossie
Orbin Nisewender
Olive Davidson
Mary Killen
Orvi
Vern Clouse May Parr
Tressie
Jessie Brown
Bessie Welch
Goldie Harris
Dewey Ruble
Rose Wilson
Kidney Cure Praised by Oakville Resident
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana reports ten years bedridden with kidney disease finding relief after Foley's Kidney Cure. He says the medicine, recommended by physicians, was a Godsend and notes it is sold by D Q Storie. He ends with a quip about tough lamb and the good die young.
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C. D. Warner
Geo. Chipp
Everr
Michael Gearheart
Detroit
Mich
R. Kirk
R. A. Gray
J. P. Oakville, Ind
Foley
D. Q. Storie
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Advertised Cure
A testimonial from 8 R Meredith of Willow Grove Delaware claims DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cures piles and various skin wounds and ailments. The ad asserts consensus that the salve yields for piles and warns to accept no counter tests while listing other dubious claims about William Bryan.
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de Witt
R. Meredith
Willow Grove
Del
Ancessary
DeWitt
Salem man credits Foley's Kidney Cure relief
The letter from Robert R. Watts of Salem Missouri says five years of kidney disease and wasting were cured by Foley's Kidney Cure after trying doctors and remedies. He notes relief followed by complete healing and reports another rib injury case where bones are knitting.
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Robert R. Watts
Salem
Foley
D. Q. Storie
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Local Resident
Local resident D. Scott Currin of Loganton Pennsylvania hails One Minute Cough Cure as an immediate safe remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. Mothers testify to its benefits for children noting its pleasant taste and quick relief for grip bronchitis and other coughs.
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D. Scott Currin
Loganton
When a Man Grows Old He Throws Away His Cane
A short ad style blurb notes that men shed a cane as they age and promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for biliousness. It claims cleansing of the stomach and regulation of the liver and bowels with a quick permanent cure, sold by D. Q. Storie, druggist. It ends with a moral line about training children not to feel like animals.
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D. Q. Storie
DeWitts Little Early Risers Boost Spring Health
Spring fever signals biliousness and sluggish bowels. DeWitt's Little Early Risers claim to stimulate the liver and cleanse the system. Testimonials from R M Everly and Ch R Kirk praise safe, non gripe pills that have helped for years.
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DeWitt
R. M. Everly
Moundsville
W.va
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promotes Stomach Order
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is advertised to keep the stomach in order and the breath pure and sweet. It is sold by D. Q. Storie. The item mentions a campaign orator in Omaha named Winter described as the warmest member on the platform.
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Omaha
Winter
Real Friend Praises Kodol For Digestive Relief
W T Sturdevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina describes fifteen years of dyspepsia and indigestion. After trying many doctors and medicines a friend advised Kodol which gave immediate relief and improved digestion. He recommends Kodol and warns against dieting to cure stomach trouble.
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W. T. Sturdevant
Merry Oaks
N. C
Connell's Barber Shop Adjoins Patriot Office
A first class barber shop on West Side Square offers three barbers five days a week and four on Saturdays located conveniently under the Patriot office.
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Patriot Office
Hats Off At Sermon Time To Remove Hats In Church
Reading Pennsylvania clergyman Rev. Dr. Richard Harcourt asks women to remove hats during sermons. He cites manners and focus on the sermon, comparing to theater etiquette and noting biblical caution among some sects. He argues hat removal eases viewing and listening. He praises hatless pews as proper for church work. The piece also covers a London review on Kruger and wartime costs.
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Richard Harcourt
Reading
New York Sun
Uniform American life rouses foreign critique
Sydney Brooks argues in the New York Commercial Advertiser that Americans are seen as uniform due to universal education. He notes a lack of variety in English life, with many towns echoing big cities and many people resembling city folk in miniature across the country.
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America
Sydney Brooks
New York
United States
Epitaphs and quoted verses from Hartford and Scotland
W E Curtis cites Robert W Patton of Chicago who found a Hartford tombstone inscribed Drowned in the glory of his years He left his wife to drown herself in tears A Grand Island Neb friend found a Scottish verse The earth goes on The earth glisteneth like gold The earth gives to the earth sooner than it wold The earth builds on the earth castles and towers The earth aaya to the earth all shall be ours from Troy Times
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Grand Island
Neb
Scotland
Troy
Tangier Modernizes as Christian Presence Grows
In Tangier the city embraces modernization with telephones and electric lights while Christians multiply. Moors call the growing foreign influence unclean as the port handles most of the sultanate’s trade with the outside world.
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Tangier
Morocco
Grant’s Last Request To Government for West Point Son
Dr Shrady recalls on April 3 1885 Ex President Grant autographed a steel plate engraving for a doctor in The Saturday Evening Post The scene showed Grant choosing a pen to sign a letter requesting a future president appoint his grandson Ulysses to West Point The letter helped Ulysses Grant gain admission to the Military Academy and the moment is seen as a poignant historic benediction.
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Shrady
Grant
Saturday Evening Post
United States
Ulysses
West Point
Military Academy
McKinley
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