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Newspaper
Des Moines Daily Leader
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1901
Page
9
Secretary Wilson advocates Iowa farmers use animal power and pasture grasses to build soil organic matter while integrating sugar beets in a four to five year cycle. By product from beet factories can feed livestock and improve farm fertility, reducing fertilizer needs.
In its narrative on early transcontinental rail travel the piece recalls Union Pacific names such as The Overland Flyer and The Golden Gate Special giving way to The Overland Limited. The daily superb train runs year round from Chicago and Missouri River points to California and Oregon. J W Turtle J P A 401 Walnut Street Des Moines Iowa.
New York dispatch reports Union Pacific annual results. Net income 22.17 million on 43.1 million gross, with 11.2 percent revenue growth and rising expenses. Board plans to secure traffic share by acquiring Southern Pacific and Northern Pacific stock, transferring Northern Pacific title to Oregon Short Line.
A renewed effort seeks legal permission from abutting property owners for a freight switch track from West Flest Street to West Fifth Street via the first alley south of Court Avenue. Judge C C Cole and the Brown Hurley Hardware firm previously sought rights to switch freight at night only, with cars kept clear from 6 am to 6 pm, but residents near perishables opposed the plan due to smoke dust and higher insurance. The new request aims to secure authorization for the construction with similar understandings.
An advertisement touts Golden Specific as a hidden remedy to cure habitual drinking. It asserts the product can be mixed into food or beverages and used by spouses to covertly treat drunkards, including a testimonial from Mrs. Harry Burnside claiming success and urging readers to order a free package from Dr. J. W. Haines in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The text specifies that the switch will be made within the same hours using an electric motor car operated by the Des Moines City Railway. It notes the method and the company responsible for the operation.
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul representatives in Des Moines discussing a ground site near the Des Moines Union to build a new freight house next spring. They seek western ground near West Seventh and West Ninth streets to relieve crowded conditions at West Second and Depot.
Minneapolis and St Louis announces track reconstruction from Fort Dodge to Angus with 375000 spent in Fort Dodge for freight yard expansions. A new line will connect near Burnside, lowering grades and using eighty pound rail with gravel ballast. Also plans to reopen Angus coal mines and extend Illinois Central into Des Moines and Kansas City.
A list of morning and evening religious services across Highland Park and Des Moines area churches. Addresses, pastors, and sermon topics are noted for First Methodist, East Side Presbyterian, Avenue Baptist, University Place Church of Christ, Church of Good Shepherd, St. John’s Lutheran, University Avenue Reformed, Plymouth Congregational, Memorial United Brethren, Calvary Baptist, North Des Moines M E, University Church, and other local congregations along with times and themes such as The Morning Cometh, The Time Element, The Old and the New, and Closing the Year Well.
Washington December 24 The postmaster general said a ruling had not been made about prepaid subscriptions being the only legitimate ones He noted rumors stem from a third assistant postmaster general muddled guidance In New York Chicago and elsewhere publishers say no interference with legitimate subscriptions has occurred and the false reports are intended to embarrass reform efforts
In Crawfordsville Indiana a Christmas box sent to farmer Charles Campbell contained the body of a woman. The box held severed limbs and torso and was displayed in the Campbell barn as crowds gathered. Health officers ordered the body removed for investigation.
The article argues heart trouble rises with worry and excitement in American life but largely stems from poor digestion. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, effective remedy, citing testimonials from Lydia Bartram and others and noting a 59 cent price with a free stomach trouble booklet.
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