Arrive Depert aym. 1. Pool Express deily 6:00pm
Train notice notes times for Pool Express and Mason City Mail with limited routes. Mentions cupon tickets and service between Peoria and St Louis. Describes excursions via The Tawa Central Rearway and travel rates of one fare plus two dollars for round trip on specified dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Richardson
Gen. Pass
Agt
Chicago
Pool Express
Deily
Mason City Mail
Peoria
Minn
City
Tawa Central
S Ofebergimonta
Strikes A Rich Find
F. J. Green of Lancaster New Hampshire credits Electric Bitters with curing years of indigestion and nervous debility. He says his wife also stayed in excellent health using the tonic. The ad touts Electric Bitters as a grand restorative for weak women and a universal family remedy. Only 50c, satisfaction guaranteed by Le Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Green
Lancaster
N. H
le Allen
Iowa Central Railway sites lure manufacturers with inducements
Cities along the Iowa Central Railway offer material assistance to attract manufacturing and other industries. The passenger department maintains a list of favorable locations and inducements. Geor ge Batey of the railroad urges manufacturers seeking new locations to contact the company at Marshalltown Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central Railway
Batey
Marehalltown
Iowa
The Conscience Fund in U S History Comment
An article recounts the conscience fund's rise from a single donor after the Civil War to a modern balance above two hundred thousand dollars. It notes the 1861 gift of bonds after Sumter and builds on the idea that restitution and patriotic duty shaped public generosity during emergencies to aid the government.
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N. E. Arm-ies
New York
Great Britain
Coonscience Fund
Yorksian
Sumter
Treasury Department
United States
Conscience Fund
Sam
Home Notes on Household Cleaning Recipes
Practical tips for cleaning and refreshing a home. Includes washing windows with kerosene solution, brightening mirrors, polishing glassware with chalk, reviving mahogany with vinegar and linseed oil, drying lemon peel as kindling, drying and perfuming a room, reviving black satin ribbon with ale, and stiffening it after ironing. Also advises tepid water with 1 percent carbolic acid or thymene for sponging bureau drawers and sideboards.
Husband’s confession sparks scrapbook blaze and photos display
A husband finds his wife in tears over an old scrapbook of poems he wrote to another. He burns the scrapbook in the basement furnace while she reveals photos of former beaux on the mantel. She invites two of them to dinner the next Sunday.
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St. Louis Mirror
Aquarium misidentification causes broker confusion
In New York a caller seeking a stock order asked for Mr Fish but received muddled answers. The operator clarified the head of the firm, prompting more confusion until the caller exclaimed "The Aquarium" in frustration.
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New York
The Coming Race Humorous Exchange Cited
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes an English doctor predicting humanity’s development into a legless race. The joke asks how a race could lack legs and then quips about steamboat races, suggesting political campaigns would boom as everyone goes on the stump.
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Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Intelligence and the Suffrage Debate
A brief exchange questions grounds for woman suffrage. Symonds challenges Belcher to justify objections, citing a claim that many women share the same views with “beard” misheard term. The dialogue reflects early 20th century suffrage discourse in a Boston Transcript context.
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Symonds
Belcher
Tve
Boston
Hadley Hixon Debate Sparks Monkey Question
Chicago News notes a quirky exchange about belief and biology as Hixon questions a remark on monkeys and mice, hinting at broader curiosity in local discourse.
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Fem
Chicago News
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for rheumatism back kidney liver and urinary issues. It claims relief from scalding pain frequency of urination and nighttime urination and offers free sample bottles and a book by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
Worm remedies and cough cures promote health
Advertisement style notes claim Mother's Worm Syrup expels intestinal worms at 25 cents with money back guarantee. Dr Beavhee's German Syrup advertised to arrest early consumption and heal lungs. One Minute Cough Cure praised by J Q Hood and J P Buckner for rapid relief for coughs and breathing problems.
Local Ward Re nominations and City Race Results
At Wednesday ward meetings incumbents were renominated in three wards. Thursday primary re nominated W 11 Miles for Mayor N G Harlow for Treasurer and T H McGeorge for Clerk with no opposition. Marshal race was won by Arth DeHaven over Will Hege by 25 votes. Frank Faust and son visited from Fort Wayne as guests of M Herzog.
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Miles
N. G. Harlow
T. H. McGeorge
Marshal
Arth DeHaven
Will Hege
DeHaven
Home Treatment for Chronic Diseases Promoted at 1112 Girard
Public notice touts a 34 year old home and office treatment using inhalation for asthma bronchitis consumption catarrh rheumatism neuraglia headaches and nervous debility. It claims testimonials from cured patients and offers home or office treatment with proof of results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard Street
Causes of stomach troubles warned by Chicago doctors
Eminent physicians at the Chicago Medical Society symposium warn that too hasty eating at business lunches endangers the nation. They note rising gastric ulcers in men and women and urge public awareness and regulation of lunch habits. Advertisement for Cadwell's Syrup Pepsin and Herb Laxative Compound promises health benefits with 50c and $1.00 bottles. Lee Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Medicial Society
E. W. Andrews
Dr. Cadwell
Lee Allen
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Praised by Illinois Agent
J B Holly of Macomb Illinois reports his wife found perfect relief from chronic stomach trouble after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He says she could not eat normally before and several physicians remedies failed. The ad claims the product will digest any food without dieting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Alcorn
Merideth
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
J. Pe. Buckner
J.B. Holly
Macomb
Ill
J. P. Buckner
Batesville Man Describes Cold Cure By Foley’s Honey and Tar
A Batesville Indiana man recounts a three month severe cold that resisted druggist and physician remedies until Foley’s Honey and Tar cured him. He warns against substitutes and endorses the product.
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A. J. Nus‘pom
Batesville, Ind
Foley
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Arthur Miller
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