Woman leader touts Tanlac health boost after long illness
Mrs. Wheeler, president of the Parent-Teachers association and civic leader, credits Tanlac with restoring her health after a fall and a severe flu. She describes relief from appetite loss, stomach pain, heart pressure, headaches, and weight loss, and notes rapid improvement after starting the medicine. Tanlac is sold in Fairfield, Libertyville, Batavia, and Pleasant Plain.
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Hansas
Wheeler
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Hamilon
Woman’s Bee Hive Auxiliary
Maccabees
Tanlac
Fairfield
Jericho & Easton
Libertyville
A. B. Cleasby
Batavia
James H. Peters
Pleasant Plain
Fairfield Druggists advertise for sale and local notices
For Sale in Fairfield by Jericho and Easton Druggists. Town news reports a rain Sunday closing church meetings at the Christian church. Social events include M. E. Ladies' Aid social and a Coppock picnic. Various visits, moves, and small happenings noted among residents and visiting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Jericho & Easton Druggists
Christian Church
Emma Scott
Metzer
John Lindburg
Mary Ryman
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Christian Sunday School
Coppock
Lon Barr
Brookville
William Chichester
W. C. Harris
Ioka
Isalac Webb
J. R. Perkins
Rava
Stockport
G. Everett
Burlington
S. H. Galler
Kansas
Graham County
L. C. Ryman
Missouri
S. B
George Romack
Arbergast
Carl Davis
Davenport
P. B. Grafter
Fryer Brothers
J. P. Linburg
Ed Strand
Texas
C. S. Adams
Perry
the Review
C. L. Walker
Brighton
The
Grandma Oliver
Maud Phillips
Vera Chichester
Webb
Hedrick
W. K. Bottoff
Grace
Hamilton County
Charles
Samuel Smith
R. H. Myers
Theo. Kenyon
Mowery
Maggie Gilett
Goodell
Washburn
Falling Tree Kills Bentonsport Man
Floyd Stempel, a young married man living at Bentonsport, was found dead in the timber near that place after a head wound from a falling limb. He had been cutting wood with Clayton Randolph. Randolph left him to trim the trunk. Stempel served in the late war and is survived by his wife.
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Floyd Stempel
Bentonsport
Clayton Randolph
Mr. Randolph
Randolph
Stempel
Mr. Stempel
Geo. Stempel
Cantril
Vernon
Keosauqua
Iowa Plans 6400 Miles of Hard Surfaces Across State
Ames officials and county engineers gathered for three days to map 6400 miles of hard surfaced roads in Iowa. The plan aims to cut costs in materials and labor while extending over several years. Machinery men reportedly boycotted the conference amid tensions with the state highway commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Sheldon Mann
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Commission
Mt. Pleasant Doctor Named to Ford Hospital Posting
Dr. Wendell T. Garretson, a Henry County native and Iowa graduate, will join the Henry Ford $3,000,000 hospital project in Detroit. He trained in Edinborough under a famed ENT specialist, worked in Montreal, then served with British and American Red Cross forces in France during the war. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Garretson of Salem.
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Mt. Pleasant
Ford Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Wendell T. Garretson
Henry County
University of Iowa
Henry Ford
Detroit
Garretson
Scotland
Edinborough
Montreal
Canada
American Red Cross
France
O. A. Garretson
Salem
Middletown man explores Stoverdale cave chamber of demons
Middletown resident Rssan'endag Arndt describes a hazy ascent into the Stoverdale cave near Hummels town two miles west of Middletown. He reports entering a chamber of stalactites and a roaring river above a bottomless chasm before exiting through an old corn field five miles away. Arndt, 28, compares cave terrors to war experiences and says he will not seek further underground exploration.
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Middletown
Rssan'endag Arndt
Arndt
Swatara River
Earth
Paradise
Hummelstown
Young Arndt
Stoverdale Cave
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure For Catarrh
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. vows the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The notice, dated December 6, 1886, notes the medicine is taken internally and circulates by J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, with price 75 cents and a mention of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
J. Cheney & CO
Bank Robbers in Germany Use Charity Swindle
Cologne reports a new banking crime where robbers pose as collectors to fleece customers. Authorities note the scheme involves asking patrons for donations to a pretend charity as a cover for theft. Investigators warn the public to be wary of unusual requests for funds at banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Germany
Vault Heist in Belgium Nets Large Cash Stash
A man robbed a vault in Belgium after dismissing the clerks and directing owner Probst to open the vaults. He then locked Probst in his office and took about 370,000 marks and 75,000 Belgian francs before fleeing, with Probst alerting authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Probst
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Arthur Webb
Giles Smith
Ithis
Hove
Rama
R. W. Baxter
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Peoria Board of Trade
St. Louis Merchants’ Exchange
Washington
Washington Loan & Trust Building
Saya
Fairfield, Iowa
English Publishing Co
Evanston, Illinois
Civy
New Chicago Grocery
Thoma & Son, Inc
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