Lost registered letters found after derailment on The Overland Limited
Five registered letters from Schuyler disappeared on The Overland Limited train No 2 on Friday November 5. The pouch catcher failed to catch the pouch and it split under the wheels. letters were scattered along the track until found by a car cleaner resting on the tracks under the dining car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler
Omaha
Postoffice
L. A. Thompson
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific
Willie and the new crutch and Johnny Knowles
Willie had a tumble as a baby and uses a crutch for life. He praises a new crutch and imagines Johnny Knowles envying him. Dr. S. F. Spohn, head of Spohn Medical Co., was elected mayor of Goshen Indiana by a strong majority. He had long served as County Superintendent of Schools.
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Willie
Johnny Knowles
S. F. Spohn
Spohn Medical Co
Spohn
Goshen
Ind
One Single Thought of Wedded Bliss
The piece recalls the old tale of marital happiness and explains that in many cases the single thought behind a couple’s closeness is a wish to be single again, offered as a brief, reflective opinion.
Resinol Ointment Praised by London User
John B. Dain of London England says Resinol Ointment is the best healing salve he has found after two years of use and would not give it up. He urges others to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Dain
London
Eng
What the Name Means Pony Coat Question
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press explores the meaning of a pony coat through a dialogue where a parent explains it as something to work hard at to keep the family in peace. The line reflects the era's dialect and folk wisdom about labor and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Debut of the Green-Eyed Adam I Couldn’t Believe My Eyes
The fragment hints at a dramatic debut or encounter titled Green-Eyed Adam. A speaker confronts disbelief at sighting a beloved or rival, suggesting tension and rivalry in a confidential dramatic exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
RUSS BLUE Promises Whiter Clothes for Laundresses
Advertising copy touts RUSS BLUE as making clothes whiter than snow and pleasing laundresses. The slogan notes it is sold by all grocers and hints at industry competition with a proverb about change and effort.
City Booms Ahead with Public and Private Improvements
Des Moines officials report over three million dollars in public and private improvements this year, with private work near four million when undercounted permits are considered. Street works total about one million, and 609 building permits issued in eleven months net fees of 780.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Heer Ae
Iowa Dairy Industry Grows in 1908 09
Iowa dairy report shows 542 creameries and skim stations produced 101,907,316 pounds of butter from 413 million pounds of milk and 279 million pounds of cream. Home consumption reaches 10,380,497 pounds with 90 million shipped out of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
State Department
Wright
Died at tuberculosis home at thirteen in Des Moines
Rather Weber aged 13 died at a tuberculosis home in South Des Moines. The body was shipped to Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weber
Des Moines
Mechanicsburg
Corn Exposition March Dedicated to Iowa Corn Show
J. W. Rinabarger, a Still College junior, eloped from Des Moines to Newton and wed Miss Jessie M. Wright of Adel. T. Fred Henry, bandmaster, composed The Corn Exposition, a new march for the corn show at the Coliseum from November 29 to December 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Rinabarger
Still College of Osteopathy
Des Moines
Newton
Jessie M. Wright
Adel
T. Fred Henry
Boy Burns Face in Home Fire Incident
tenyearold Raymond Billsat injured while playing with matches during parental absence. he set fire to a bundle of clothes and carried it to the yard to save the house, suffering painful burns to the face and neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Billsat
Blood Poisoning Fatal for William Walker at 76
William Walker aged 76 died at his son's home from blood poisoning. The body was sent to Bedford, Iowa for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walker
Bedford
Iowa Reports Failures in 1499 Corn Seed Across State
Doctor Chappel, head of Iowa weather and crop service, receives reports showing high worthless seed germ rate in 1499 corn. Southern and central farmers face risk using 1909 crop seeds for 1910 yields amid seed quality concerns. In Des Moines, residents resist an Anti-Tuberculosis league camp at Park and Oakdale, planning steps to remove it. Northwestern cuts freight rates again from Des Moines to South Dakota and Minnesota, effective December 15, lowering costs 13 to 30 cents per hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Doctor Chappel
Lowa Weather and Crop Service
Des Moines Anti-Tuberculosis League
Des Moines
Park Avenue
Oakdale Avenue
Park Avenue School House
Northwest
Northwestern
South Dakota
Minnesota
Department acquires Herbert Quick manuscript Virginia of the Air Lanes
The historical department secures the original manuscript of Herbert Quick s Virginia of the Air Lanes. The acquisition supports building a department of books by authors and their original manuscripts whenever available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Historical Department
Herbert Quick
Virginia
Air Lanes
Adix Manufacturing Incorporators File in Boone
Articles of incorporation for Adix Manufacturing Company of Boone filed with Secretary of State Hayward. Capital stock set at $25,000. Incoporators listed as C. O. Hanson T. A. Hanson and Francis Adix.
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Adix Manufacturing Company
Boone
Hayward
C. O. Hanson
T. A. Hanson
Francis Adix
Railroads Offer Free Baggage Car Hauls to Corn Exposition
The Northwestern and Great Western railroads will haul corn exhibits to Des Moines in baggage cars. They offer to move exhibits from any point in town at no charge or at reduced cost as part of the corn exposition efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Great Western
Des Moines
Towa
Unhappy Woman Ends Life in Cyanide Note
A woman known as Mrs. Viola Jenkins killed herself with cyanide potassium after leaving a brief explanation note. Neighbors reported her as Mrs. Viola Jenkins and she died almost instantly. In Des Moines, Drake Medical School alumni banquet at the Savery hotel boosted plans for a new hospital within the coming year.
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Viola Jenkins
Drake Medical School
Savery Hotel
Des Moines
Inmates Examined For Pellagra In Iowa Institutions
Examinations will be conducted in all Iowa state institutions to check inmates for the new disease pellagra per Dr B L Elker of Leon and the state board of health. Nye spent Thanksgiving at Toledo with family. Deputy clerks issued licenses approving twenty seven marriages on Thanksgiving Day.
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Iowa
B. L. Elker
Leon
State Board of Health
Nye
Toledo
C. C. Nye
Carroll
Joseph Maher
Militia Captain Resigns From Company E
Gen Logan received the resignation notice of Captain John C Bradbury of Company E Fifty fourth regiment stationed at Oskaloosa.
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Logan
John C. Bradbury
Company E
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Oskaloosa
Freated at Last by Dean's Kidney Pills Says Mrs Ivie
Mrs Rachel Ivie of Henrietta Texas credits Dean's Kidney Pills with ending fifteen years of kidney trouble. She describes back pain weakness and irregular secretions improving to enable her to work like an average woman at nearly eighty. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
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Rachel Ivie
Henrietta
Texas
Dean
Dean’s
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Hamlet Actor Appeals for Pocket Money Between Shaves
A provincial actor begs ten cents from the manager for a shave. He has played Hamlet for four days and his beard is growing. The manager suggests switching to Othello to cover the need.
Country Neglecting the Children on Tuberculosis
An Stockholm study shows 1.61 percent of tuberculous children. Extrapolated to U.S. schools, 273,700 children aged eight to fifteen would be affected. Only 11 open air TB schools run nationwide with 9 more proposed. even with expansion, less than 0.4 percent of affected children would have treatment.
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Stockholm
Sweden
United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Prodigal Campaign Advice From Connecticut Reminiscences
George F. Parker recounts Grover Cleveland era politics with a tale about a wealthy man seeking the New York Democratic nomination. William C. Whitney counsels that after spending about 200000 dollars on a preliminary canvass the candidate will be driven to continue funding the race.
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Grover Cleveland
George F. Parker
New York
William C. Whitney
Darky on Trial for Bigamy in Crim inal Court
A Walker County Messenger correspondent recounts a recent criminal court case where a Black defendant named Crum was found guilty of bigamy. Judge McReynolds coolly offered the minimum sentence, prompting Crum to plead for mercy and a longer penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darky
Walker County Messenger
McReynolds
Crum
Jedge
Atlanta Constitution
United States Exports Big to Britain Far Surpassing Others
Foreign Trade of United States shows Great Britain buys more from the U S than France Germany and Holland combined in 1904 with an import value of 620 million dollars. The July report from Canada's Department of Trade and Commerce notes Britain as the top partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Holland
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Coffee Substitute Postum Praised In Patient Letter
A Memphis wife reports her husband, once an invalid, improved after stopping coffee and using Postum. He gained thirty five pounds and his stomach and heart troubles disappeared after about a year. She notes boiling Postum fifteen minutes improves taste and urges others to switch. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville and claims genuine readers send similar notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Wellville
Wizard Oil Promises Quick Cold Relief and Chest Inflammation Aid
Ad copy describes Wizard Oil as a remedy that rapidly draws out chest inflammation and breaks up a lung cold. It warns of discomfort from a boy’s whipping and contrasts with aging weariness as a social aside.
Quotation and Advertisements Fragment
A collage of aphorisms and ads includes Publius Syrus quotes and lines promoting cleaning products Benny Davis Painkiller a Minnesota fur company and a remark on women's knowledge The item reads like a historical newspaper fragment with generic slogans and brand mentions across varied topics.
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Queer Place
New Orleans
Colon
Pr. Detchon
Blackie
Mra
Winslow
City Hall
Supt. W. O. Riddell
G. A. Wrightman
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
Wrightman
Rinabarger A
Benedict
Publius Syrus
C. Kingsley
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Benny Davis
Uncle Sam
Dr. M
Omah
Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Mayer
Mayer Work
Marke Weskengien
Comet
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Wrigley
Wrig Tee Pepsin Gumfia
Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Boys Shoes
Rene Paicufacturery
Eaisenk
Gpohn Medical
Basteriologiaia
Wuifcohn Gense Fur Co
Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis
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