Nebulous Northeast Iowa notes mix in a curious era
A patchwork of local items critics at the Hawkeye region share notes on editors, marriages, upcoming literary works, maple sap yields, library funding, and public administration. It mentions J F Diff tapping sap, J B Kaye and a Winnebago maid in a Wile role, Measles quarantines, and a uniform county bookkeeping bill with public examiners. It recalls a 1850 Pleasant Valley Cotillion invite list and early Northwest settlement memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Kaye
Catmar
Oncota
Afaiy Winnebago
Knye Hins
Poytville Review
Fitton
Mitchell County
Leas
Board of Supervisors
Great Northwest
Ollige
Toluowa
James Thomas
Pleasant Valley
May‘Alene
Geo W. Haye
Thomas J. Iurean
Wm. T. Manor
Bam Vance
Thomas Hymer
John Robin
Thos.j, Green
T Enno
Echoes of Youth Fading from the Bright Lamps
A nostalgic lament recalls James Thomas and others who once brightened social scenes. It traces where former companions now live in distant towns or California, noting how many are gone or aged, their once vibrant lives now reduced to wintered memories and fading shadows.
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Jlongavety
James Thomas
Nena Vista
Mr. Hays
Waukon
Sam Vance
Yankton
Tom Tymer
Potosi
John Roblin
Court Martial Loudly Prompts Punishment at Soldiers Home
James Orr, a sergeant commanding the home gun squad at Marshaltown Iowa Soldiers Home, faced a full court martial for defamatory remarks about President McKinley. Orders detail charges of language unbecoming a soldier, with Orr allowed to present witnesses.
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Marshaltown
Vince
Waa
James CC. Orr
William McKinley
Orr
Horton
Marstalltowin
Lowa
James
Wild No. Ti
William NcKinley
Calted States
McKinley
C. C. Horton
Utah Electric Rail Line Planned Between Ogden and Provo
A London backed Utah American and Foreign Development company proposes an eighty-two mile electric railway cutting through mineral rich districts from Ogden to Provo through East Lake City. Power plant to be between Salt Lake City and Provo, handling 20,000 horsepower with steam rail extensions expected.
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Utah
Utah American and Foreign Development Company of
London
Ogden
East Lake City
Provo
Provo Canyon
Salt Lake City
Auction In Church Cellars
A London church, St Marie Woolnoth, sits atop a spacious underground vault built to house Metropolitan railway tracks. Steel arches and iron pillars support the ceiling while stairways and elevators provide access to the church above.
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St. Marie Woolnoth
London
Metropolitan Railway
Global edible oils trade links India Belgium and France
The article notes a vast trade in groundnut oil known as arachide oil used as butter substitute and for soap making. France consumes over a million hundredweights annually, with Belgium also importing large quantities. Arachide oil competes with cotton oil when prices rise, and Wuyepo shows significant demand for the product.
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Midible Otte
Dgyat
Soudan
India
Oyst
France
Belgium
Wuyepo
Finest Altar in America Unveiled at St Augustine Brooklyn
At St Augustine’s Church Brooklyn an ornate altar, claimed as the handsomest in the United States, was consecrated with Mgr Martinelli and church dignitaries in attendance. The white Italian and Vermont marble centerpiece spans seventy feet, features a central thirty three foot minaret, side altars, and niches with statues of St Paul Augustine Monica and Ambrose. The reredos depicts four biblical scenes including Christ Raising the Widow's Son and David and Goliath, culminating in a central panel of ten figures welcoming the afflicted.
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Datinatad
Brooklyn
Dignitarios
St. Augustine’s
Church
United States
Mgr. Martinelli
Apostolic Delagate
St. Paul
St. Augustine
St Monica
Ambrose
Christ
Moses
David
Goliath
Kind of Pipe to Smoke Warns Against Dangers
An excerpt from the London Telegraph warns smokers about pipe materials and designs. It advises avoiding amber substitutes like cellulose, warns against ebonite stems, and discourages pipes with unusual constructions that may absorb or deliver nicotine dangerously. It favors bone or real amber stems and wool pipes.
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London Telegraph
Egg Drive From Streatham Parish Feeds Hospitals
Pastor of St John’s Streatham organized an egg drive among poor parishioners who keep poultry. Congregation donated over 5,000 new-laid eggs, 4,972 were packed in the charnel for medical charities, and after evening service they were dispatched to hospitals for patients.
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Necata Charcin
St. John’s Church
Streatham
England
Ehatecel
Color of the Esen Eye Color as Character Trait
The text describes eye color meanings, noting light blue eyes show cheerfulness and constancy, while blue eyes with a green tint are less indicative. Greenish tints hint at wisdom and courage, pale blue or steel hues suggest deceit, and dark blue or violet reflect affection and purity with a note on intellect.
That Freak and the Two Heads at Breakfast
A father teases his daughter at breakfast about a young man she knows saying he has two heads. The daughter answers with indignation, asking what he means that she should apply for a job in a dime museum.
Novel Proposition on Iron Tonic From Vegetables
A proposal by M. Gabriel Viand, a chemist, suggests yielding iron tonics from vegetables by feeding plants with iron manures. The idea wonders whether a large amount of iron could be absorbed this way.
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M. Gabrial Viand
Reach
Laundr y Syndicates and Chinese Operators in Chicago
The Springfield Republican recounts money in Chicago laundries, noting a Chinese laundryman who earned and saved large sums, buying many laundries and renting at high rates. It describes tight syndicate control of South Main and State streets, with rival groups, rapid application pressures for openings, and cautious competition among operators.
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Mao Chinamin
RLO
Hin Poukats
Springfeld Republican
Chicago
China
State Street
Massachusetts
South Main
State
Contemplating A Trip Abroad Rates From Agencies
Are you planning travel overseas contact Ausagents of the B CLR and N Ry for fare rates across eras and sailing lists from Trans Atlantic lines or write J Monrox G P T A Codn Rapids Ie for details.
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Monrox
Codn Rapids
By CoRR and Cedar Rapids Advertisement Notes
Local advert listing varied products and remedies including Sailor's Cure, Shiloh remedies for dyspepsia catarrh and consumption, Clover Root Tea, Elgin Roller Mills ground grain, and Karl's Clover Root Tea. Promises of savings, mail orders, and subscription offers for wood. multiple sellers such as W H Finke and J Monron referenced.
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Elgin Roller Mills
Cedar Rapids Route high grade playing cards sale
For sale by all agents of the Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway. Extra quality cards with special finish offered at 15 cents per pack, two for 25 cents, and $1.50 per dot. Bend stamps, coin or money order accepted. Cards shipped postage paid by J. Morton, G. P and T. A. Cedar Rapids, Ia.
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By Corr. & N. Ry
Uwedis
J. Monron
T. A
Cedar Rapids
Bend
B.C
Morton
RAN
Cedar Rapide
Towa
Farmers Get Half Price Des Moines Daily News Offer
The Des Moines Daily News offers farmers a one year subscription for $1.00 or half price due to low farm product prices. Farmers largely accept the deal. Address THE NEWS Des Moines Town.
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Des Moines
the News
Karl's Clover Root Ten Relief
Dreadfully nervous narrator reports relief after using Karl's Clover Root Ten. Claim includes quieting nerves and strengthening the nervous system. notes constipation and kidney and bowel trouble improved as colon cleansing occurred. testimonial from Mrs. S. A. Sweet of Hartford Connecticut. sold by W. H. Finke.
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Karl
Wy Il Finke
Gotts
A. Sweet
Startford, Conn
W. H Finke
Free seed offer hooks readers in weekly dispatch
The Weekly Dispatch of Ste Pant Minnesota promotes a remarkable free seed offer with a sample copy. It touts freshness from May & Company and advertises a nine-offer bundle of vegetables and flowers at a low annual subscription, inviting readers to trap the deal.
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Princes
Bringham
England
Inva
Weekly Dispatch
Ste Pant
Minnesota
Ste Weekly
Pola
Sovda
May & Company
Paul Minn
Are You Matte Miserable by Indigestion Cure Ad
An ad-promotional snippet touts Shilohs Vitalizer as a positive cure for ailments described as indigestion constipation dizziness loss of appetite and yellow skin. It notes a sale by W H Finke with an address at 14.
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Shiloh
W. H. Finke
Shiloh's Cure Promoted By W Hy Finke Ad
An old advertisement touts Shiloh's Cure as a remedy for neglected coughs and dangerous conditions. Attributed to W Hy Finke AB, the copy urges readers to stop coughing at once.
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Shiloh
W. Hy Finke
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Goed South
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T.M. Medary
Hawkeye
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Bopp
Chay
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Stoehr's
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Watchmakers
Alliance
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Tan
W Ff. Finke
Polit Oian
W. A. Binke
Lottie
Bhilob
J. Morton
Cedar Rapids, Ta
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Mrondvey
Pillsbury’s Best
Isbury's Best
Sciah
Capper & Shaffer
California
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Southern Pacife Co
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Frantiaco
Florida
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St. Louis
Mnes
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Braingham
Albany
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Merry
Manchester
Otle
Henpa
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