Last Rites for Judge Woolson Held at Mt. Pleasant
The funeral for Judge Woolson was held at the Methodist church with attendees from Des Moines Burlington Keokuk Fairfield and Fort Madison. The cortege included special train cars attorneys and federal officers. Dr C L Stafford led services with Rev O W Rogers and Rev W H Heppe assisting. Interment followed in Forest Home family lot.
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Woolson
Mt. Pleasant
Des Moines
C. L. Stafford
Iowa Wesleyan University
O. W. Rogers
Congregational Church
W. H. Heppe
Methodist Church
Forest Home
Judge Withrow
Sof ®Th
Gov. Newbold
L. A. Palmer
Geo van Beek
R. S. Galer
Jas
Iowa Pays Railroad Costs for 51st Regiment Return
The state of Iowa paid the C R J P Railway Co 31097 for transporting the 51st Iowa from San Francisco to Council Bluffs. Withheld 258 for two meals due to a Union Pacific delay. funds to cover this come from the Union Pacific sub contract with Rock Island. Additional advances covered bills to bring soldiers home including 7400 for other expenses. Meals totaled 3941.66 and Pullman charges 2550. The text questions funding future regiments if more are deployed.
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State of
Iowa
C., R. J. & P. Railway Co
Rock Island Road
San Francisco
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Local Wedding Unites Chas G Taylor and Hattie Jones
Last Thursday evening at the home of Charles Knowles in Libertyville, Chas G Taylor and Mrs Hattie Jones tied the knot. Taylor, a respected business man, and Jones, a longtime resident, will reside at West Broadway.
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Charles Knowles
Libertyville
Chas. G. Taylor
Hattie Jones
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
West Broadway
No-To-Bac Promises Easy Tobacco Cessation
Quitting tobacco is made easy and permanent with No-To-Bac the wonder-worker that makes weak men strong. Available from druggists for 50c or 81 and backed by a cure guarantee. Booklet and sample free. Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Lehigh Valley Village Confesses Bible Truths and Odd Anecdotes
A Sunday school tale has Willie misplacing Christ's birthplace as Mauch Chunk and Georgie naming Bethlehem. Two men discuss a grand building built from others’ pain, then a satire on Sir Algernon West and Lord Randolph Churchill in Recollections. A Memphis Scimitar joke ends with a wedding kiss omitted by the parson.
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Christ
Willie
Mauch Chunk
Georgie
Beth-le-hem
Lehigh Valley Road
Sir Algernon West
Lord Orford
Norwich Bible Society
Sir Algernon
Lord Randolph Churchill
Exchequer
Treasury
Lord Randolph
New York Press Ragtime Wedding Mirth and Mismatched Views
A miscellany voice notes wedding wit and social trivia. It jests about romance and divorce costs while musing on gender and sports enthusiasm. A final line advertises prescriptions at D. G. Higley for readers.
Fontanes Eulogizes Washington At Paris Temple Of Mars
Marquis de Fontanes delivers a formal panegyric on George Washington from the Temple of Mars, praising the American hero as a father of liberty. The oration extols Washington's balance of vigor and virtue, urges Franco American unity, and envisions peaceful union following victory.
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Louis de Fontanes
Paris
Washington
Napoleon
Marquis de Fontanes
America
Washington’s Legacy Honored in France and America
A speaker praises George Washington’s enduring virtue and leadership, calling for reverent mourning over his death. He contrasts Revolutionary ideals with tyranny, notes universal respect across nations, and links Washington to other great generals as shared immortality through glory and virtue.
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Conde
Turenne
Catinat
Washington
America
Carolina
Virginia
France
French Republic
Oth
Bailey's Laxative Tablets Offer Quick Constipation Relief
Medical advert promotes Bailey's Laxative Tablets as cures for constipation sick headache biliousness and liver troubles. Active Cascara Sagrada claims actual cures with chocolate coated tablets in ten cent and twenty five cent packages. Genuine only with W J Bailey Chicago signature on wrapper and sold by Bradshaw Thoma.
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Bailey
W. J. Bailey
Chicago
Bradshaw & Thoma
Des Moines Leader Praised for Fearless Editorial Policy
The Des Moines Leader is praised for fearless and honest editorials and thorough coverage. The paper claims to provide impartial, complete news for readers desiring intelligent touch with events at home and abroad.
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Lowa
Des Moines
Grain O Nourishing Drink Promoted as Coffee Substitute
A vintage ad extols Grain O as a healthy coffee substitute sold by grocers. It claims to aid digestion and nerves, is non stimulant, suitable for children and adults, and costs about the same as coffee at 25 cents per package.
Unprecedented club offer for farmers with five papers
The Iowa Homestead joins our paper in a club offer. The Poultry Farmer The Farmers Mutual Insurance Journal and Special Farmers Institute editions accompany it for a low price. Five publications for one year at $1.50. Strong endorsements of western agricultural literature.
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Iowa Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Poultry Parmer
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Journal
West
Homestead
Grand last Thursday evening showcase
A company of high class artists performed before a well attended audience at the Grand last Thursday. The cake walk by the Ament tots, the youngest four years old, was the special attraction. The vitascope pictures were very good though not flawless. Everyone expressed themselves fully satisfied.
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Ament Tots
Raven food advertised as cure for poultry diseases
The notice promotes Raven food as a remedy for chicken cholera, roup, gapes and other poultry illnesses. It claims to regulate bowels and digestion, promote bone and muscle growth, and yield larger, healthier birds. Sold by W. A. Warwick,Harness Shop, Fairfield Iowa with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Raven
W. A. Warwick
Fairfield
Iowa
For Sale A 120 Acre Cedar Township Farm With Timber
A 120 acre farm with good improvements and 30 acres of timber is for sale. Inquiries should be directed to Mrs. Agnes Flyon of Airfield Town for details and arrangements.
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Cedar Township
Agnes Flyon
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C. A. Woelhaf
Memphis Scimitar
New York Press
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Musical Department
Rok
Piz
Regin
Junkin & Baker
Ade
Hammon
the Tailor
Ament
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Ball & Young
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