This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Des Moines Daily Leader
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
5
The annual grand council session in Council Bluffs opened with more than one hundred members, many arriving with spouses. Ten constitutional amendments were introduced and debated at length, and a decision was reached to leave the outcome of amendments to two representatives to the supreme council meeting in Columbus, Ohio, in August.
The Shorthorn cattle sale by W. B. Turner & Son at Adair on June 13 drew a small attendance due to busy season. Col Ralph Barclay of West Liberty handled the sale, delivering steady results with 29 head averaging about 15 dollars, including athletes and ranch stock from Guthrie to Casey.
The city reports Cheptauqua park in good shape and outlines June to August summer hours for merchants. It lists forecasts of storms, incorporations, street and park works, a locomotive repair wage dispute, memorial services, and upcoming aldermanic actions including licenses, alley openings, and police fire commission appointments.
A Kearney Nebraska woman credits Postum and Grape-Nuts Break fast with curing years of stomach pain headaches and heart discomfort after stopping coffee. She reports a tumor like pain vanished within weeks and full digestion restored over months. Now five years coffee free and in strong health. BeL eck, Michigan observer notes widespread coffee misinformation.
The Women's Exchange has relocated its operations to Breene's Candy Company on Walnut Street, signaling a new location for its activities and services.
Society notes report the Chauncey Depew club annual banquet at Mrs Fletcher Howard's Hast Grand avenue home with guest of honor Mrs L M Shaw of Walton DC. The event featured a six course dinner, varied greetings, and remarks praising Mrs Shaw's character. Other social items include invitations, recitals, and a Des Moines gas company dinner with a ship themed centerpiece.
An itemized city bill from Brackett & Maulsby shows groceries furnished April 4 to May 8 for the detention hospital totaling 1197.81. Meat, milk, potatoes, and numerous staples are listed with varied prices, plus additional records for Thompson & Lynch and others. The note ends with an unrelated call for a Maccabees picnic in Osceola.
William McKinley camp No. 100 along with James A. Garfield camp No. 102 welcomed seventy-five initiates at Woodmen Hall on Fourth Street. City and county officials attended, boosting total local Choppers membership to over five hundred with a goal above one thousand by September. An October 2 head camp convention will debate relocating the national headquarters, spurring local efforts to secure strong representation.
An advertisement touts checkbook annuities with two check books allowing withdrawals at stated times as if money in the bank. It promotes endowments trust certificates life policies paid-ups and extensions from the National Life Insurance Co of Vermont founded in 1850. R P Dart state agent 411 Crocker Bldg Des Moines Iowa urges readers to obtain annuity rates before buying.
The Women’s Relief corps leads a nationwide flag day observance with a special letter from national headquarters. Members are urged to display the flag at home and engage neighbors, with schools and businesses also taking part. This marks the 125th birthday of the Stars and Stripes since 1777.
The British Medical Institute opens a permanent local branch at 416 Walnut Street over Boggs Jewelry to offer three months of free medical services to all invalids who call before June 3. Consultation examination and minor surgeries are included with no charges through June 20, treating all diseases with a guaranteed cure. Special notices offer home treatment by mail if you send a stamp.
A lawn supper program closes with a serenade by the Des Moines Mandolin Club. A meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Beard will plan the second Jefferson picnic at Personal Mansion. Various local residents visit relatives and attend events including university visits and travel.
Remington Typewriter company announces extension of its Iron NC facilities to nearly double current production. New buildings will be erected and enhanced descripting facilities added to speed up expansion. The firm, the largest of its kind, shows strong national economic health amid rising demand and steady growth over years.
The Wells Fargo Express Company, under president Cal Dudley Evans, announces it will cover half the cost of YMCA membership for employees who join the Young Men's Christian Association. Local agent G M Steadman expects 30 percent to enroll, with six or eight of eighteen Des Moines staff likely to join. The plan aims to promote church-going and community ties across the workforce.
Democratic committeeman from the Second district, while in the city for roofing contract talks at Glenwood, anticipates Judge Wade of Iowa City accepting the congressional nomination. Hipwell predicts Wade would run well in Iowa and neighboring counties against Rumple, naming Gobble of Muscatine and Clinton as potential strong contenders, and expects harmony at the convention with a strong state ticket.
Fire destroyed the Novelty Rosenblatt & Co factory at Second and Oxford Streets in Philadelphia, injuring about a dozen people. The John Mottet public school nearby was damaged, three adjacent houses burned and nine more slightly damaged. Rumors of deaths were unfounded as firm officials confirmed all employees accounted for.
The Viatation school held commencement exercises at the Mirror theater last evening at 7 a clock. The graduating class included Nial Hazel Pearson and Miss Annie Pennal amid a crowded venue filled with friends. The program featured a dramatic cast with Titania and other roles, plus a valedictory noting thoughts on the flute.
Stavils, a wealthy Bohemian farmer living four miles north, shot his wife through a doorway after catching her with another man. He fired twice, striking her arm and back of the head, then fled and has not been seen since.
A dated warning claims impure water brings danger and dysentery with bowel troubles. It advertises Painkiller by Davis as a quick cure and warns buyers to avoid cheap imitations from Liesteraloonor. Sells large bottles for 28 and 49 cents.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.