Golden Medical Discovery Promoted as Stomach and Liver Tonic
An ad extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as the best remedy for foul breath and stomach torpor, claiming it cures many ailments by toning the stomach and liver without alcohol. It cites testimonials from Thomas W. Springer and Lucile Deval, praises Pleasant Pellets for constipation, and urges readers to obtain the booklet by mail order.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Thomas W. Springer
Main Street
BR. V. Pierce
Lucile Deval
St. Charles Ave
New Orleans
What She Did Love
A witty exchange shows a young woman denying love while admitting strong affection for candy. The man cites 65 pounds of 60 cent candy bought over the year as proof, but she explains her love for candy, not him, in a lighthearted note from the New York World republished by The Tribune.
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New York World
Kansas
Santa Claus
Ron
Tragic Des Moines Street Car Tragedy Claims Claire Leonard
Claire Leonard aged 10 died at Mercy hospital after injuries from a street car accident on the trestle between the army post and South Ninth. He was caught by an iron rod under the car, dragged along the rails, and later succumbed to internal injuries. His death follows that of his six year old brother from diphtheria.
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Army Post
Des Moines
Claire Leonard
F. L. Leonard
Church Lane
Park Avenue
Mercy Hospital
South Ninth Street
Hanawalt
Des
Leonard
Davis
Minnesota Woman Dies En Route Home at Columbus Junction
Mrs. J P Jensen of Ellendale Minnesota died at Gilbert house Columbus Junction at 5 am after four months seeking health in western Kansas. She was 36, mother of eight, oldest fifteen, traveled with husband and was to return north with her remains.
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Minnesota
Columbus Junction
J. P. Jensen
Ellendale
Minn
Gilbert
Kansas
Washington Iowa Men Seek Anti Discrimination Oil Law
A group of Washington business men plan to organize an independent Iowa oil company and urge a law banning price cuts across sections. They seek a Kansas like anti discriminatory statute to stop cross region undercutting and have asked Governor Cummins to back such a measure.
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Iowa
Washington
Standard
Kansas
Good Roads Meeting Elects Permanent Highway Group
A court house gathering formed a permanent highway improvement body with J. P. Manatrey as president and J. L. Knight as secretary. The group invites all township trustees to the next meeting on the second Saturday in January at 10 o'clock to discuss implementing the drag system.
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Court House
J. P. Manatrey
J. L. Knight
Fight in Muscatine livery barn ends in capture
In Muscatine Iowa today Jack Smith, a Black man, cut Fred Bowman with a weapon during a fight in the Bowman livery barn. Smith fled but was pursued by a posse and captured seven miles from the city. Bowman is expected to recover. Smith is jailed.
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Muscatine
Dee
Fred Bowman
Bowman
Jack Smith
Smith
He Became a Good Indian In Sioux City
John Southwind a Winnebago Indian was found dead near a riverbank in Sioux City after a night of heavy whisky drinking. Local authorities reported no signs of foul play and the incident was treated as a probable self inflicted death.
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Sioux City
John Southwind
Telephone War Begins in Council Bluffs Dispute
In Council Bluffs Iowa Bell and independent telephone firms race to win street rights for pole lines. Each has filed 100 plus permit applications and claims the other blocks construction. Bell has an injunction seeking to bar the rival on a street it already uses, while independence aims for a direct long distance route.
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Bell
Council Blufffs
Council Bluffs
City Electrician
The
Elderly Eldora woman dies suddenly at bookstore
Mrs. Orpha Norris wife of Frank A Norris a prominent Eldora businessman collapsed and died while helping Christmas shoppers at a local book store. She had recently undergone major surgery and there is believed to be overtaxing of strength. She was a leader in the Women’s club and a devoted mother leaving grown children.
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Eldora
Orpha Norris
Frank A. Norris
Norris
Women’s Club
Chamberlain's Pain Balm advertised for sprains and burns
An old advertisement extols Chamberlains Pain Balm for sprains bruises burns and similar injuries. It claims instant relief and faster healing about one third the usual time and antiseptic protection against blood poisoning. Sold by Frank S Shriner druggist in December.
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Chamberlain
Frank S. Shriner
Grain Market Sets Record In Small Iowa Town
Peterson Iowa reports over 150 grain loads marketed daily for a month in a town under 600 residents. Elevators are full with only one not buying, car shortages persist, and more than 200000 bushels of grain and corn are stored. New corn arrives graded No 4 now, expected No 3 after drying.
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Peterson
Peculiar View of Wealth by Creston Minister in Sioux City
Rev K Eittreim of Creston Iowa argues wealth is a divine tool with a plan. He says God allowsRockefeller and other magnates to amass fortunes and will trigger a change of heart that directs their fortunes to church causes. He claims concentrated wealth could fund greater religious work than a century of church effort.
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Sioux City
Eittreim
Creston
Rockefeller
Business Man Bergman Dies by Suicide in Barn
Elkader Iowa December 23 Henry Bergman a partner in Bergman Bros and a leading figure in McGregor committed suicide by hanging in a barn yesterday. Despondency from ill health cited as cause. He leaves a wife and three young children.
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Elkader, Ia
Henry Bergman
Bergman Bros
McGregor
Threatened to Kill Girl in Iowa City
John Thompson was bound over in $500 bonds to keep the peace after Miss Ivy Emmons alleged he threatened to shoot her and Matt Kirkpatrick. Jealousy over her association with Kirkpatrick led Thompson to produce a gun and vow to kill them if observed together again. He was ordered to leave the city by Sunday morning and planned to enlist in Des Moines.
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Iowa City
John Thompson
Ivy Emmons
Thompson
Miss Emmons
Matt Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Woman Commits Self Harm in Burlington Revival Frenzy
Mrs Tetman Wusse of 1545 Bodeman Street Burlington cut her throat and slit her wrist in a religious frenzy yesterday. She was found by her husband praying, then on the bed with a razor in hand. She soon died at the hospital after being injured during the Sunday revival attendance.
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Burlington
Tetman Wusse
Bodeman Street
Ice Heavy Damage Follows Clear Lake Shoreline Freeze
Ice on Clear Lake in Clear Lake Iowa causes major damage to docks boats and boathouses. Wave forces up cement walks and undermines foundations. Electric line along the lakeshore is shifted making rail traffic unusable for blocks.
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Clear Lake
Mason City
Notorious Jurist Crafford Spends Christmas in Jail
Osceola Iowa December 25 Dr Crafford of Mount Ayr lies in the county jail awaiting transfer to the penitentiary. He was accused of murdering a young girl, tried in Osceola, appealed to the supreme court, and bondsmen surrendered him to authorities for safe keeping during the holiday.
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Osceola
Crofford
Mount Ayr
Supreme Court
Crafford
Burlingtons first closed Sunday a success
Burlington Iowa reports a successful first closed Sunday with Mayors Saunders and Caster reporting cooperation in closing saloons. Saloon keepers express approval of the day of rest and compliance appears strong in Burlington and West Burlington.
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Burlington
West
Saunders
Caster
Boy Stabbed to Death in Burlington Butcher Shop
In Burlington Massachusetts on Christmas Eve 15 year old Pally Fret tag was killed in a butcher shop during a scuffle with 20 year old Otto Shaumberg. Shaumberg seized a meat knife and claimed to be an Indian before the weapon struck the boy in the heart. Shaumberg is jailed.
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Burlington
Pally Frettag
Otto Shaumberg
Shaumberg
Shaumberry
Child's Scalds Prove Fatal in Sheldon Iowa
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Veach a local baker, died after scalding from a tub of hot water. While the mother washed she briefly left the tub unplugged allowing hot water to pour over the child’s face. Death occurred about twelve hours later.
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Sheldon
Fred Veach
Argo newspaper sold to Frank Stillman of Washington DC
The Argo of West Union Iowa has been sold to Frank Stillman of Washington DC. Stillman formerly owned the paper about fifteen years ago. For now the Argo will be managed by Fred Fallows, Stillman’s brother in law.
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Frank Stillman
West
Union
Argo
Washington, DC
Mr. Stillman
Fred Fallows
Stillman
A Fearful Fate and a Piles Cure Claim
The piece quotes Harry Colson of Masonville Iowa praising Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles. It also notes the salve is effective for cuts burns and injuries and lists 25 cents at Pranks Shriner druggist in December.
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Harry Colson
Masonville
Shriner
Girl Dies in Runaway Near Ottumwa
Olive Ross fifteen year old daughter of Sant Ross a notable Pleasant Home farmer near Ottumwa Iowa died instantly when she leaped from a buggy during a runaway last night her neck broken in the tragedy uncertainties remain about the incident details but the victim is identified and mourned by locals.
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Ottumwa
Olive Ross
Sant Ross
Pleasant Home
Here
Witty Fragments on Life and Manners from Atchison Globe
A collection of aphorisms and humorous observations on jealousy, honesty, patience, family affairs, parenting, Santa Claus, toys, hair and church, farm animals, and everyday behavior. The items mix social satire with practical wisdom and gentle irony.
Worse Than Expected Ottawa Man Lapses Into Slovenliness
A Kansas City Journal report describes an Ottawa man whose aging obesity and untidiness worsen with time. The anecdote recalls him arriving downtown with egg on his chin, a humorous exchange with a lawyer who teases him about yesterday’s breakfast.
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Ottawa
John
Kansas City Journal
Calling Him Down in the Chicken Yard
Cartoon caption notes Tomwalker speaking of fowls and poultry breeds in a Chicago Tribune panel. He mentions Black Spanish and Cochin Chine as preferred breeds and cheekily references Secretary Wilson on American fleas.
Sleepy Clerk Deflects Late Night Excuse
An exchange from the Philadelphia Press shows a sleepy clerk telling his employer he would have been late if he had not decided not to go to bed at all. The witty remark highlights workplace irony and eccentric humor of everyday life.
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Philadelphia Press
Mabel Sits Idle While Family Works At Home
A short verse from the Chicago Record Herald notes that everyone in the house works except Mabel who sits reading novels. Mother does the housework though she is often unable, and the siblings carry on with chores.
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Mabel
Chicago Record-Herald
Sows your son's business Booming in Kansas City Times
A compact Kansas City Times snippet notes a person’s son is thriving, now playing a bass drum in a band. No further context or names are provided.
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Kansas City Times
Trying Him Out at Dinner With Willie’s Family
A brief exchange unfolds as Mr Newbeau asks Willie about joining his sister for dinner next Sunday. Willie confirms the invitation and recalls that his parents encouraged the sister to assess his table manners. Philadelphia.
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Willie
Mr. Newbeau
Philadelphia
From Bad to Worse in Columbus Dispatch
A dramatic exchange unfolds with a witty couple as she asks for relief from pursuit and he offers a surprising solution through marriage, captured in a terse newspaper-style quote from the Columbus Dispatch.
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Columbus Dispatch
She Knew Him Mrs Crimsonbeak Edge on Razor
A Yonkers Statesman item quotes Mrs. Crimsonbeak asking John where he is going. He replies he is headed to have an edge put on his razor and jokes about not getting an edge on himself.
Night Watchman Dream Mislaid in Cleveland Leader Quip
A brief Cleveland Leader quip imagines a night watchman wishing to sleep through the night to save lodging costs. The line frames a humorous take on lodging burdens and nightly duties. The source presents a witty, standalone sentiment rather than a full feature.
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Cleveland Leader
Cement Users to Meet in Ames for 1906 Convention
The Iowa Association of Cement Users Executive Committee announces the 1906 convention to be held February 8 and 9 at the Town State College Ames Iowa. About two hundred members from cement industry sectors will attend with exhibits planned in Engineering Hall and papers on farm uses, sidewalk work, waterproofing, testing and more. Reduced rail rates and enhanced hotel service will aid attendance. contact Secretary Ira A. Williams for details.
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Ames
Iowa Association of Cement Users
Iowa
Town State College
Ames Hotels
Ira A. Williams
Towa
Ended. Love affair ends with no marriage in Houston Post
A terse exchange hints at the end of a love affair with no marriage. The Houston Post records the conclusion as a simple and final separation.
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Houston Post
Strange Kiss Sparks Town Topies Gossip
In Town Topies, Madge laments a stolen kiss that made her scream and turn pale while Dolly asserts the girl used face makeup. The snippet reveals casual gossip and character hints without formal context.
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Madge
Dolly
A Certain Cure for Croup
A doctor recommends Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the dependable cure for croup in children with immediate relief promised. Patient testifies to prompt relief in severe cases. For sale by Frank S Shriner, druggist. Dec.
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M. F. Compton
Market
Texas
Frank S. Shriner
Farm land offering near Fairfield with good improvements
199 acres located miles northwest of Fairfield with strong improvements. John B. Stewart, Rural Route 1, Fairfield, advertises the property as quality farmland suitable for productive use.
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Fairfield
John B. Stewart
Rail timetable fragment for west and east bound trains
A partial schedule lists west bound trains including Daly Avs service at 3:19 pm and 3:00 am Golden State Ltd and Freight runs. East bound services show Daily trams at 1 45 and 2 55 pm plus Golden State Ltd at 4 44 am with freight daily except Sunday.
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Denver Express
Omaha Express
Des Moines
Chicago Express
Chicago
Burlington and
Peoria
Daly Avs
Calif
Bee
Golden State Ltd
Golden State Limited
el Paso
Points West
Dadlwo
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Wilson Hot Blast
Simmons Hardware Co
ST. Louis, MO
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Toledo
Ohio
Common Sense
R. V.pierce
Medical Association
U. S
Bradshaw
Jericho
Tribune
Ayer
Kkna
Whitman
Sioux Falls
Dak
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
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