Four charges against Claude Lumley in Melrose depot theft
Claude Lumley, 15, son of a Melrose hardware merchant, was arrested in Des Moines for breaking into the C. B. & Q. depot at Melrose and stealing $93.03. He confessed detailing how he accessed the safe. The report also notes multiple other Iowa incidents, accidents, deaths, and local events across several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Claude Lumley
Rock Island
Des Moines
Joe Donoghue
Lumley
J. M. Harrison
William Francis Scott
Wayne County
T. H. Hunnaker
Beth
Anaheim
Cal
Galva
Thomas Hogan
Richard Richards
Davenport
Iowa City
Iowa 1
N. G
Robinson
Muscatine
Steck
Washington
L. B. Richards
J. B. Bentley
Fort Madison
Mabel Woods
Robert Woods
Irwin
Shelby County
A. H. Hamilton
Wil- Mars Powell
Cedar Rapids
H. H. Sheppard
Mason City
Clearlake
Joe McCoy
Indianola
Warren County Fair Association
Elizabeth W. Sayles
Ottumwa
Glee Club
Central College
Pella
Northwest
Moulton
J. W. Dean
Yarmouth
A. J. Nelson
Lee County
Adair
J. M. Downey
Plymouth County Sunday School Association
Methodist Episcopal Church
le Mars
O E. Behymer
Iowa Wesleyan
Frankling College of
Indiana
Harvard
F. E. Pease
Harold Flint
M. E. Church
Council Bluffs
C. S. McElhinny
Fairfield
Presbyterian Church At
Mt. Zion
Stockport
Archie McGregor
East Thirty-first
Clinton Avenue
McGregor
Paint Durability and the Dutch Boy Painter Trademark
The article explains that durability in painting rests on pure paint and proper application. It notes that pure white lead and linseed oil are essential, and warns buyers about adulterated white lead. The Dutch Boy Painter trademark from National Lead Company safeguards buyers by guaranteeing genuine white lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Wational Lead Company
Trinity Bulaieg
New York
One on Johnny in a witty kitchen-table chat
The short dialogue scenes a balmy headed Johnny with little cash and a witty Dolly. He boasts of mimicking others and she retorts she expects someone to take her to supper, revealing playful banter and flirtatious tension.
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Johnny
Dolly
Sam
Had awful weeping eczema cured by Cuticura
Patient describes severe eczema starting over the ear with raw face and neck, failing to improve with three doctors. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the condition healed within three months. Testimonial from Miss Ann Pearsons of Northfield, Vermont, dated December 19, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ann Pearsons
Northfield
Mortgage Raising Plan Hints at Suburban Farm Tests
In a street dialogue Jones asks Smith if he will plant fancy crops on his suburban property this summer. Smith replies with hesitation that he plans to raise the mortgage as his agricultural effort.
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Jones
Smith
The Air He and She Debate a Matrimonial Song
The dialogue turns playful as He asks what air fits a married life and She suggests a millionaire worthy melody for their grand union. The exchange hints at humor about wealth and happiness in matrimony.
Wrigley’s Spearmint Promotes Real Mint Flavor
An advertising line touts WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT as offering a genuine crushed mint leaf flavor, promising a refreshing taste instead of imitation flavors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrigley's
Cromwell Seeks Wart Feature In Portrait Ask Don’t You Mean Warthog
The Life of the Protector notes Cromwell wishing to be depicted with a wart. A retort asks if he means a warthog, reflecting humorous banter about the royal beard and military iconography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Fleider
Eider
Heider Mfg. CO
Bold Front in New Russ Blue Sets at Grocers
A quirky note suggests yellow clothes are unsightly and promotes yellow garments kept alongside new Russ Blue sets available at grocers. It adds a casual aside that a man may hide trouble by adopting a bold front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Blue
A Few Remarks From Papa
An Atchison Globe item recounts a father rebuking his daughter for a broken romance. He offers a weekly allowance of a dollar to replace the suitor who spent little, asserts discipline over late nights and household duties, and warns the rocker on the porch will belong to him as accountability for the daughter’s choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Honey
Atchison Globe
Foot Ease Powder and Various Old-Time Advertisements
A collage of vintage ad lines and quips including Shake Into Your Shoes Alien's Foot-Ease promising foot cure for swollen aching feet, 25c samples, and warnings to avoid substitutes. Also features lines about Russ Blue travel gear, WRIGLEY'S Spearmint, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and miscellaneous witticisms reflecting period humor and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alien
Olmsted
LeRoy, N
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Iowa News
George L. Allen
Manchester
Mass
Frick
Hampton
Iowa
Mr. Allen
L. W. Hobbie
J. H. Miller
Avery
Rev. Danstran
Chicago
Lillian Parmenter
Perry High School
Dakota
Professor Noff
Interstate Schools of
Harlan
Associated Colleges
Clyde Penebaker
New London
Charles Ball
Lyman Smith
Olive Chapel
Knoxville
W. L. Porter
Eagle Grove
Brazil
Joseph
Kaat Fifth Street
R. R. McBride
Stucies
Illinois
Joe
Nellie Reynolds
Minnie Francis
Zell Roe
Colfax
Rock Island Road
B. L. Winchell
J. P. Donahue
Andrew Kincaid
Donnellson
Frank Bumgardner
Nora Springs
Rowley Mericle
Acme Gypsum
Fort Dodge
A. N. Boyd
Adair County
Macksburg
Zion Hill Cemetery
Joe Carter
George Shepard
Atlantic
Ed. J. Young
Pennell
Anita
George
Will Pellett
Judge Miller
Eczema
Cuticura
Yonkers Statesman
Wrigley
Mrs. Winslow
Pakke Wieleys
Dodds
Wrigley’s
Waza
Bien
Milwaukee
Piqkands, Brown & Company Dolby-Abbot
Wisconsin
Cheyenne
General Land Office
le Beau
Aberdeen
S.D
Iowa Central
Minneapolis and St. Louis Road
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minn
Atlantic City
N. J
Boston
Montreal
N. Y
Portland
Quebec
Toronto
PO Toronto
Niagara Falls
Canada
New England
New Jersey
W. S. Cookson
Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois
Resinol Chemical Company
Baltimore
Geo. A. Laney
Lake Cleo
Irotl
Sues &Co
Washington, D. C
Ww. N. U
Putnam
Sivareonl
Lees Beatlar
Aeg Anche Ieee Oon
Dyes Guise, ‘Titinetas
Memphis C. G. CO
Washington Ave
Memphis
Menicharit Thompson’s
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