Derby Iowa School Building Sealed Bid Notice
Sealed bids for a four room brick school building at Derby Iowa are due by 1:00 p.m. Monday June 24 1902. Bid must include a 2 percent certified check payable to J M Grimes treasurer and bond for 50 percent of the contract price. Plans and specifications available after May 28 1902. Board may reject any or all bids. M T Grimes president Mrs Cora V Connor secretary J M Grimes treasurer. An electric fountain is to be a feature of the Des Moines Elks festival.
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Derby
Iowa
J. M. Grimes
M. T. Grimes
Cora V. Connor
Sec
Y. J
Physicians Praise Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin in Letters
A jumble of notices notes and testimonials. Mrs Maggie Hooper from Jeffersonville praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and requests publication. Other items mention Dem state convention in Des Moines and Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a LaFayette Alabama user report. Roosevelt family heads to Oyster Bay for summer aboard the Dolphin.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Pepsin Syrup Co
Monticello
Ill
Des Moines Miner Killed in Friday Explosion
Des Moines coal miner Peter Peterson was instantly killed in an explosion on Friday. The incident is reported from Des Moines with details limited to the fatal blast and identified victim. Rev J D Opral of Carroll County writes praising a medicinal syrup.
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Peter Peterson
Des Moines
Chamberlain Remedies Promoted For Stomach Ailments
An advertisement urges readers to buy Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowels issues in children and adults. It also touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as effective for bad taste and stomach disorder, with sale through D. Q. Storie, Chariton, Iowa. The note mentions University of Iowa commencement under a tent in Iowa City.
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D. Q. Storie
Chariton
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Chamberlain
H. J. Strickfaden
World Herald
Fair Haven
Wash
New Class of Maids Emerges for Apartment Hotels
The rise of apartment hotels creates demand for irregular domestic help. Agencies supply women who work days or a few times weekly, charging at least 1.50 a day with hours from 9 to 5. Some require higher pay to sew or attend afternoon teas. The new role offers higher earnings than traditional domestic service.
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New York Sun
Oldest Gospel and Romans Papyri Now in U S Museums
Egypt Exploration Fund presents 118 papyri to U S universities including a fragment of St John’s gospel dated around 200 with noted verses and a small portion of St Paul’s epistle to the Romans dated 316. Other older Matthew and Mark fragments remain in England.
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University of Pennsylvania
Harvard University
Egypt Exploration Fund
Universities of Our Land
St. Mary
Jesus
God
Jesus Christ
Spirit
Oxyrhynchus
Paul
Matthew
England
Oxford
British Museum
Mark
Royal orchestra duties praised as ancient court body
The London Chronicle notes the Royal band as an unaffected court body dating back four centuries. Sir Walter Parratt heads the music with 3 instrumentalists including Alfred Gibson as first violin. They wear blue velvet coats for royal performances and the harpist is the sole lady in the ensemble.
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London Chronicle
David
Saul
Walter Parratt
Alfred Gibson
A Standard For Rich Men
A Boston Transcript remark on Mr. Carnegie shaping a modern rule of moral responsibility for the wealthy. It argues fortunes should be measured by philanthropy and public spirit, not mere billions, or risk public prejudice.
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Carnegie
Boston Transcript
Damming on the Nile Transforms Lower Egypt and World Trade
The Nile dam completion near Assouan begins a major irrigation revolution for Upper and Lower Egypt. The project promises steady land use, boosted cotton output, and vast British capital in sugar refining, with bonds financed by land taxes and government revenues.
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Nile
Assouan
Egypt
Cairo
Nile Valley
The
Nicaragua Canal
England
Centrifugal Force in Automobiles Cited as Curiously Countered
Edward Emerson in Ainslees explains that racing cars counter centrifugal force by leaning inward and adjusting balance since tires and ground friction must counteract the outward force. He notes no countermeasures other than balance devices, as braking worsens slipping on slippery curves.
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Edward Emerson
Ainslee
Retired Indian Attendants Leave British Court on Pension
The late queen’s Indian staff are withdrawn from service and sent home with pensions. Many return to India amid claims they were arrogant to British domestics and caused anxiety at court. Munshi Hafiz Abdul Karin, a 15 year eminent figure, also departs with pension, after living on Frogmore demesne and Balmoral grounds.
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London
England
Hafiz Abdul Karin
India
Frogmore
Balmoral Grounds
Chloroform Restores Its Youth Horse Incident
The Diesbach family of Atchison used a pint of chloroform to euthanize an old horse. The animal reportedly revived after sniffing the fumes and ran away, prompting a wry Kansne City Journal note about animal humor.
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Diesbach
Atchison
Kansne
New Bicycles and Bicycle Services Offered Locally
Local shop announces sales of new bicycles and subdries and supplies. They offer custom bicycle builds, frame modifications, frame repairs, wheel enamel work, and tire supply. The shop touts BACYCLE with magazine self oiling bearings and central crank bearings, claiming 27 percent lighter operation.
Judge Deemer Lectures on Cecil Rhodes at Sidney Courthouse
Walton and Co reports Judge Deemer of the state supreme court delivered a lecture on Cecil Rhodes at the Sidney courthouse Thursday night. The article also notes editorials and local notices including medical remedies and a tragic suicide case in Muscatine.
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Deemer
State Supreme Court
Cecil Rhodes
Sidney
From Park River to Grafton Auto Line Planned
A Boston Transcript quote recalls harsh North Dakota travel and notes a new company is incorporated to operate an automobile line from Park River to Grafton, signaling modern progress in the remote region.
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North Dakota
Boston Transcript
Grafton
Park River
Montana
Well Built Christian Described by Theodore L. Cuyler
Theodore L. Cuyler portrays a well built Christian as harmonized in all parts not shaming any one, avoiding inconsistencies, and resisting double standards. He condemns selective temperance and hyped revival zeal without sincere steady spiritual conversation.
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Theodore L. Cuyler
Nova Zembla
Chicken Picking Cyclones
A New York Herald item describes a German inventor with a compact cyclone device that plucks feathers from chickens on demand. The machine uses multiple electric fans spinning at about 5000 rpm to strip a rooster or other fowl after a quick touch of a button.
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Shanghai
New York Herald
Matrimony Investment Boom Bursts in Servia
A London Financial News excerpt notes societies offering marriage bonuses in Servia spurred rapid marriage rates. Funds operated on an assessment basis, but many who received a bonus stopped contributions, pushing remaining subscribers to higher obligations. Liquidation has begun as the boom likely overcorrects to a slump.
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Servia
London Financial News
Cod Swallows Baited Small Fish at Half Moon Bay
An angler at Half Moon Bay caught a small fish and let it swim near the end of the ring while rolling a cigarette. A 12 pound cod then swallowed the little fish and was landed by the fisherman.
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Half Moon Bay
Los Angeles
Traveling Man Praises Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin Use
A traveling man told us he uses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in his family and needs no other remedy as it keeps the household free from constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach troubles. A Mystic Toilers lodge was organized at Waterloo last week.
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Dr. Caldwell
D. Q. Storie
Waterloo
A Real Friend Promotes Kodol Relief in Dyspepsia Case
W. T. Sturdevant of Merry Oaks N C recounts fifteen years of dyspepsia and indigestion and credits Kedol with immediate relief. He says he can eat almost anything, digestion is improved, and he recommends Kedol over dieting as a cure. The ad urges Kodol to aid digestion by assimilating food without the stomach’s aid.
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W. T. Sturdevant
Merry Oaks
N. C
Foley's Honey and Tar Relief for Asthma Sufferer
Otterville Iowa resident Daniel Bante writes that after years of asthma and ineffective cures from doctors in New York and elsewhere Foley's Honey and Tar gave him immediate relief. He urges others to try it and notes it is sold by D Q Storie.
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OC. D. Warner
Geo. Chipp
Everr
Michael Gearheart
Detroit
Mich
C. R. Kirk
Daniel Bante
Otterville
Iowa
New York
Foley
D. Q. Storie
A Kansas Minister Praises Tar Syrup Cure
Reverend L. S. Coulton of Circleville endorses Dr. Warner Your White Wine of Tar Syrup as a speedy cure for throat and lung diseases. The product is advertised as effective and is sold by Chas R. Kirk.
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Rev
J. D. Opral
Miami Station
Carroll Co
C. R. Kirk
Kansas
L. S. Coulton
Circleville
Warner
Chas, R. Kirk
Infallible cure for rheumatism advertised for sale
A 1907 advertisement touts the infallible cure for rheumatism by the T. Rheumatic Cure Co of Huntington Indiana. The bottle promises a five week treatment and a guaranteed cure in all stages and conditions, with testimonials available on request.
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T. Rheumatic Cure Co
Huntington
Ind
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Prop
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Missouri Valley
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Septemer
Putnam
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Foleys
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Kansas Hospital For the Deaf and Dumb
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Colorado
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Tennesse
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LaFayette
Ala
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Harry Delchert
Muscatine
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