West Union Firemen to Compete for 8100 Prize
The West Union Firemen travel to Wankon on September 14 to take part in the County Vair Firemen's Tournament. They seek the $100 prize along with several smaller specials, and past strong showings suggest they will win their share. The text also discusses county bridge numbering and includes miscellaneous notes on dairy practices and monetary concepts.
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West Union
Wankon
Prt
Vair
Decormh
Union
Split Quarters Threaten Waterloo Banks
Two Waterloo banks faced counterfeit coins and light weight silver quarters. A piece claimed genuine silver resisted acid tests but weighed far less, revealed as hollowed and sinwed in two thin shells. Five pieces were fused, suggesting a method to test shaving of gold coins and evade detection.
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Waterloo
Bank safeguards with electric burglar alarm
Fayette County National Bank adopts electric burglar alarms installed by Ft. Madison electrician Mr. Wetherer. Hidden buttons trigger bells in nearby store to alert workers and a built in night bell rings if anyone approaches the vault, aiming to summon help quickly.
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Fayette County National Bank
Wetherer
Ft. Madison
Iowa
Dubuque Men Kill Eleven Foot Rattlesnake
Two Dubuque residents in Swiss Valley shot a rattlesnake found coiled on a brush pile. Ward killed the snake by shooting its head and neck, the serpent stretched about two city blocks away before collapsing. The snake measured eleven feet long without its head and neck piece, and yielded a string of nineteen rattles.
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Dubuque
Swiss Valley
Ward
Tess
Villey
Utp
Chara Knuz Tripped by Strange Appetite Tale
A Dubuque Telegraph account hints at a fantastical medical case involving a girl unnamed in Council Bluffs. Reports suggest she suffers a recurring gulping sensation and throat discomfort after meals. Doctors plan a weeklong fasting trial followed by a meat offering to coax the “sized” to respond. The tale recalls an old school incident where she allegedly swallowed something tied to cabbage.
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Dubuque
School For Deaf and Dumb
Council Briefs
Honest Hardware Sale Slashes Prices Across All Goods
Vendor announces discounts from 20 to 60 percent on hardware items, claiming to offer lower prices than competitors. He states the motive is fair profit and friendship with customers, inviting trade with his stock of goods.
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Thoma. Elgin,owa
George Neuenschwander
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