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Newspaper
Dubuque Sunday Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1900
Page
5
A mixed column of local notices lists druggists and professionals, travel deals, social invites, picnic plans, and transportation offers. It mentions Milwaukee trips, rail fares, and summer outings, with names like Dr. Kennedy and W. H. Torbert among others.
An advertising insert argues wilful waste of health is wasteful, urging readers to use Head's Sarsaparita to purify blood, cure disease, and restore the whole system though the claim lacks medical proof.
Local items recount Mivs Marvin Hurd visiting Big Patch Wisconsin while L J Hart tours from San Antonio. Families from Primghar visit. Col Cody's Wild West show draws crowds. a dubious Diamond Dick figure stirs reactions near Buffalo Bill.
Local Dubuque jobbers and manufacturers organize a broad invitation campaign for the Nutwood Driving Park trotting meet on August 21 to 24. They publish a cordial invitation listing numerous Dubuque firms backing the effort and promise hospitality with reduced travel fares to attract visitors from three states. The campaign highlights city enterprise and will hang latch strings on doors to welcome guests.
The Modern Brotherhood of America unit Olive Branch No 264 announces its third annual picnic at Twin Springs on Sunday August 26. A Pull Military Band will perform and a grand concert is planned for afternoon and evening. The Great Western Railway will publish the time card later.
Illinois Central unveils a personally conducted excursion from Dubuque to Denver and Colorado Springs August 21 to 22 with a round trip fare of 28.85 and return by October 31. Modern Tourist Sleepers available at 2.56 per double berth. reservations due by August 16 via J Merry and J A Wheeler. Also promoted is a Grand Army excursion to Chicago August 25 to 29 with a fare good Aug 8 to Aug 30 and return by Sept 1.
Two men, Geo. Gliesel and J. R. Berringer, laborers for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway at Specht's Ferry, collapsed from heat yesterday afternoon. They were rushed to Finley hospital, remained unconscious for hours, then regained consciousness near 10 PM. Both are out of danger but will require several days of rest.
The Odebolt Chronicle relays Sioux City anger over alleged census inaccuracies. A local real estate syndicate wants a new count via a directory company offering to produce up to 50 000 names for a fee, while census supervisor Mr Hamilton supports a recount only if government enumerators conduct it, not a local padding effort.
Thirteen men were detained by police last night with five arrested for intoxication and eight detained as suspects. The group appeared to be crooks planning to ply their trade during the Wild West show and races, likely to be sent away until after the events. Two pocket-picking incidents were reported near show grounds and depot.
Louisville records for hot weather shattered as the mercury hit the 90 degree mark this August. Dr. Charles W. Parsons, a prominent physician in Louisville, noted the unprecedented heat and its ongoing persistence, signaling a historic heatwave.
The city reported the hottest day of the season with a 94 degree reading at the government station in Indianapolis on Aug 18. Three prostrations occurred and one death was recorded amid the extreme heat.
Lancaster Pa August 18 Prince and Geneva driven by Chascful Len trotted to a 2 19 half mile record on the Rothsville track breaking the previous world mark of 2 21 ½ set in 1899 at Waverly New Jersey by Maryland Boy and Clevoris.
In Mahoney City Pennsylvania on August 18 three men William Tom kiss George Tom kiss and Charles Imtis are trapped with sixty mules at the Lehigh Valley company Prim rose colliery. The mine has burned since last night and there are fears of suffocation.
Chicago faces a blistering heat wave with temperatures up to 95 degrees causing four deaths and fifteen prostrations. The weather bureau predicts the hot spell will continue at least until Wednesday. Local obituaries name Edward Colson Thomas Embrit Mrs Ida Fisher and Patrick O Malley.
The notice lists special excursion rates from Illinois and Denver to multiple western points, with one fare plus $2.00 and various sale dates in July and August. It notes return validity until October 31, stopovers under conditions, and hay fever tourist tickets with October 1 limits. The western Hay Fever Association in Marquette, Michigan offers a 4 percent rebate to members, via W A Roe of Des Moines.
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