City Briefs Highlight Local Trades and Travel Deals
Local notices mention W. H. Torbert and Dr. Kay's Renovator at various downtown addresses, rail fare offers to Chicago and Waterloo, and multiple One fare and round trip specials via Illinois Central and Great Western lines. Upcoming reunions, retreats, and social events populate the page with standard urban notices and advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Hopkins
Lorimier House
Ee Wm. Bray
10Th
Iowa
J. R. Pick
Hoffman
Hale
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Kay
Dudley Buck, Jr
Stout Auditorium
Great Western Railway
Alnols Central
A. R. Swift
John S. Mullany
Ed Blake
Ruete's
Tliinois Central
Dr. Kay
Ixiunsas
Will Summerville
Chicago Great Western
Robert Mullany
Page
Ashe
Martin
Cedar Rapids
Gemler & Shears
J. I. Merry
Hood
Mary van Winkle
Atlanta
Rose O’farrell
South Side Athletic Club
Mary Sc. Winters
Key West
Waterloo
Chicago Great Western Railway
Ross
Main Street
Dubuque
Shooting Park
Kansas City
Rockdale
Sisters of the Visitation
Father Ryan
S. J
St. Louis
F. B. Ross
E. B. Ross
Towa
the Echo
Prof
Smart
Susie Rooney
Julien
Nutwood
Joseph Winders
Swiss Valley
Western Undertaker
Martha
Weather summary from 1897 station report
The entry notes cloudy and clear conditions with temperatures around 82 to 73 degrees and a mean near 206. Precipitation and daily observations are listed, referencing a BovV Observatory report from 1897 with scattered data on high and low temperatures and atmospheric conditions.
A Queen's Masterpiece Unveiled in Sealed Apron Discovery
A London bound American buyer, Mr Meyers, acquired antique garments including a dress linked to Mary Queen of Scots. While examining the fabric the inner lining revealed an apron with gold and silver threads sewn between layers, hidden during her imprisonment awaiting execution. Subsequent searches have pursued further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mary
Queen of Scots
Meyers
London
Reducing the Force in St Louis Sheriff Orders Cuts
Sheriff Pohlman begins reducing deputy force to 500 as clerk-ordered by the police board. Furloughs extend until July 2 when full duty resumes. posse totals 1,226 men and 75 officers. Inquiry continues into deaths of Thomas Rine and Burckhardt, strikers, June 10 before the posse barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Pohlman
Board of Police Commissioners
Posse
Thomas, Rine and Burckhardt
France Penalizes Early Feeding Without Written Medical Prescription
A notice states that in France it is a penal offense to provide any solid food to babies under one year unless prescribed in writing by a qualified medical professional. The rule emphasizes official medical authorization for early feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
United States
Stringent new laws limit nursing aids feeding bottles
The passage notes that nurses are prohibited from using feeding bottles with rubber tubes for their patients, among other strict regulations recently enacted.
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Oe Cee
Roy Anie Presta
Wilging
Cishiler
Wm. L. Bradley
Geo.b. Burch
W. H. Day
Ad. Glover
A. Rumpf
Geo. W. Koluel
Deming
City Briefs
W. H. Torbert
Main St
Ruete's Drug Store
Bemis
Couler Avenue
Spahn & Haudenshield
Jefferson House
Clay
6Th and
6Th Street
R. Lorenz
Riveraside Park
Engle Point
Kimble Park
Ainsworth’s Springs
J. A. Wheeler
Silinoly Central
Wheel
Grand Army
Paddy” Florbst
Washington
Ceur
Avay
Server
Iver Bulletin
A. m. Ra
Bru
Puul Cecaveceasaedh
Hed Wirt Co Csceeeasdd
Reads Landing
Eee la Crosse Ea Sceeenedas
Vrdrle du Chien
Dubuqug Se Saeeeee
le Chattea
Ceeeeeeseo
Davenport
Seeseedd
Des Moines FQ Wase
Keokuk We Seeseees AG
St Louis Teeeeeenesdo
Memphig Ae Ceeenesdd
New Orleans
Soux City Eeeeeee
Europe
C. H. Meyer & CO
Dutregre
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Etruria
New York
Reginald Thos. Tower
Sir Claude MacDonald
Pekin
D. McCarthy
Bank and Insurance
Missouri
Vermont
Dubuque’ Institute of Osteopathy
DRS. Kerr & Cole
Bank and Ins
Davidson Bros
Davidson
BROS
Bn Ut
Chicgo-Rockford Hosiery Co
Kenosha
Wis
Hopkins
D. Davidson
Marshal Field & Co
State Street
Leah Wellragh
KEY City Gas
Dorn
Piace
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