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Newspaper
Des Moines Daily Leader
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1902
Page
35
A letter from Paris claims Via Mariani improves brightness and all faculties, aiding in carrying out planned projects and asks for thanks. It praises Bartholds Unequalled In treatment of La Grippe chills fever and wasting diseases, saying it tones the system and fortifies against disease.
A Philadelphia editor portrays Senator Quay preparing for his final political clash. He backs Judge Pennypacker for governor to bury his machine with him, crushing Elkin's revolt while risking his legacy. Pennypacker is a clean candidate who could topple Quay’s grip, ending a era of machine politics in Pennsylvania.
An advertisement claims a home cure restores vitality and strengthens male organs using a Dr. Knapp method. It offers a free prescription and supplies by writing to 234 Hult Building Detroit Michigan with testimonials praising rapid improvements and renewed vigor.
Warm weather tips for infant feeding and teething advise boiling water to avoid impurities and limit milk while increasing water or gruel. For babies age one to two, daily water intake rises. avoid ice and keep feedings lighter during heat. Do not force meals. rest aids digestion and gradual weight gain continues as weather moderates.
The Baltimore based Sister Helen Joseph of St. Francis' convent is described as the oldest nun in the world and possibly the oldest living woman in America. She joined the church in 1807 and became a nun around 1830, marking nearly seventy years in the order. She recalls seeing Madison and Dolly Madison in 1812 and witnessed key events in Washington during the War of 1812.
Al Miller narrates a sensational Rock Island line trip from Council Bluffs to Des Moines. The east-bound train allegedly covered 144 miles in 144 minutes minus 15 minutes stops, averaging near 70 mph despite long grades. Narrator describes fearless passengers, a wine bottle mishap, and a wild ride with Conductor Fox, Harry Bentley, and others aboard.
Described as a permanent cure with no operation or hypodermic needle, the Miller treatment requires patient visits to the Des Moines office for fitting. After one day, patients can return home and use external treatment day and night while continuing work, with a promise that strangulation risk is removed.Send for circular and information. PROFF. MILLER, Des Moines Iowa Rooms 6607 Town Loen and Toost Building.
An engineer recalls pushing a train at high speed toward Des Moines, detailing a near flawless run with a fiery start and a leaping pace of over seventy miles per hour. The narrative covers a late departure, engine prep, and careful management of air brakes, with the train passing checkpoints amid rain and curves.
Webster City reader M Boughton found a smooth dark bone fragment along the Boone River. Professor A A Weaver sent it to state experts in Ames who identified it as a petrified section from a sturgeon backbone, indicating large prehistoric fish once inhabited the Boone vicinity.
Kansas City June 28 Two young boys before Judge Tutige Wofford faced judgment not for theft but for parental neglect. The judge declared that some fathers must be whipped for failing to raise their children, lamenting that reform schools fix little and that the public must intervene when homes fail. Sammy Payne, 12, sobbed as he promised to go home with his father, while a younger boy John Lausity spoke of running away, with the judge urging accountability and safer, responsible parenting.
A readable fragment describes a fashionable veil embroidery trend. It highlights embroidering a favorite flower along the border of a veil with chiffon or gauze fabrics and notes the border appears at the top rather than the bottom as a trim touch. The write up mentions dainty effects and different weave patterns, including solid embroidery for patterned fabrics.
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