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Newspaper
Dubuque Sunday Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1900
Page
5
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Cook With Gas. F M Nopkins camyér Lorimier house. W H Torbert druggist 766 Main 81 Dr Wm Bray 10th and Iowa. Te 104 AM D Goble dentist Ninth and Main streets. Dr Hoffman 8th and Locust. Tel 95 Co A Lorenz Co Fashionable Tailors 265 Sixth street. Storm Lush made to order. Call at Jit 858 Seventh street. Cleaver McCarten plumbers and steam heaters Lincoln block el 390. Get your boy solid kangaroo calf shoes 1.00 Rolf's Shoe Store Fourteenth and Clay. Cook Stores reduced prices from now till Xmas J Y Ris Bro CM Moyer Co Real Estate Loung Fire and Life Ins Security Building. Attend Dubuque Zither club dance Saengerbund hall New Year’s eve Aly Rifles Lindenberg’s Mrsom Paisley returned from New York August Rat visiting Worthington Mr Pred Sarles Monticello visiting. Charles Donaha left Old Re Li reliably to New Orleans Jardinieros cheap at Althauser's.
Community briefs mention travel and visitors Mrs George Richardson on the Central to San Francisco and Miss Loretta McCoy returning from Cinlena. Althauser advertises Holiday Goods with discounts as windows fill with tea pots carvers and lamps. School holiday closings St Josephs Academy and St Patricks boys school. A Jess Carney case scheduled before Judge O'Donnell. Page's Climax Salve promoted for burns and pain relief.
Mes. J. OH. Burton travels from St. Paul to stay with her mother Mrs. Mary SK. Jaeger through the helidays. The court reports the Bowker warrant subject premises vacated and nuisance abated as noted by Sheriff Contin. Moffat's Life Pills advertised for torpid liver with coated tongue and bad taste in the mouth, guaranteed to cure or money refunded.
The Franklin school pupils will stage a Christmas program Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Proceeds from the event will be used to buy a piano for the school.
A large stock of patent con densing coffee pots arrived. Save orders at Sullivan and Stumpffer or Mettel Bros. Also note artist Kavanaugh's water colors on display at Schreiner and Stoltz billiard hall. Lameness signals rheumatism. Hood's Sarsaparilla recommended. Iron Molders Union Local No. 863 to hold second annual ball at Woodmen Hall on Tuesday evening December 18, 1900, with Chewing’s orchestra.
IF J Vogel and Joseph Needham return from a three week trip for Continental Insurance Co. Charity drives gather winter clothing and food as cold days move people to help the less fortunate. French mixed Candy at Carey’s 1 and 10c Store. Encyclopedias offered at one fourth value. Mrs. Wilhelmina Platz dies at 1433 Washington St. Typhoid fever at Finley hospital. 1900-1901 club to host dancing parties at Bank and Insurance building. N L Reynoldson leaves for Seattle. farewell banquet by Harmony Lodge. A B Chase Piano marketed by G B Grosvenor Co Dubuque.
An old advertisement touts Ayer’s Hair Vigor claiming it restores natural hair color to gray hairs and stops hair loss. It also promises longer, thicker hair growth and a return to a darker, richer shade.
Business in Dubuque surges as shoppers flood stores for Christmas gifts. Local merchants including A R Knights Thompson Dry Goods James Levi F Vogel Bennison Sullivan Stampfer and Roshek Bros report record or near record sales with expectations of continued strong demand in fair weather. The Bee Hive also notes robust results across departments and predicts a record holiday rush.
A fragment urges timely use of a consumer remedy Pike's Toothache Drops claimed to cure in one minute, reflecting a period style of advertising language and product quick relief claims. The text mentions family welfare and immediate effect without broader context.
A bustling promotional note announces a Grand Holiday Sale at the Boston Store starting Monday. It touts heavy discounts on handkerchiefs and linen items, with prices slashed for early shoppers, plus a large sale on books and toys and an invitation to all to attend.
Advertises treatment at ten dollars monthly down from three hundred twenty five dollars. Located in Dubuque his office handles chronic diseases and female ailments daily drawing a large practice. Call suite 404 Fourth Floor Security Building for visits. Also notes a Mosaic Lodge meeting and a lunch tribute to M Schmitt, with will probate in Judge Matthews court.
In a morning notice the Herald reports the decedent leaves his entire estate to his wife with the exception of $2000 set aside for his stepson John Macle. The document confirms the bequest details and directs estate administrators accordingly.
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