Richwoods Sunday School Reorganizes in Germanville
The Richwoods Sunday school in Germanville re organized on April 24 with Ellen Park as superintendent John Corey as assistant superintendent Anna Greber as secretary Clarence Croy as assistant secretary and Warren Corey as librarian. War talk runs high locally as farmers prepare corn planting this week. Peter Dierse senior is ill Gertrude Akers shows improvement and Clara Messer teaches at Pleasant Grove this spring.
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Richwoods Sunday School
Ellen Park
John Corey
Anna Greber
Clarence Croy
Warren Corey
Peter Dierse
Gertrude Akers
Clara Messer
Pleasant Grove
Grain-O coffee substitute promises restful sleep
Many cannot drink coffee at night and Grain-O offers a non stimulant option that nourishes and cheers like coffee. Suitable for nervous persons, youths and children, Grain-O is made from pure grains and tastes like the best coffee. Get a package from your grocer today. 15 and 25c.
Christian Science Church Services and Schedule
Sunday school at 9 30 a m church services at 10 30 a m Bible study Thursday at 2 30 pm room two doors east of Leggett House upstairs all are invited
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Leggett House
Tooth Nail and Hair Brushes at Geo D Clarke's
A local newspaper notice highlights availability of tooth, nail and hair brushes at Geo D Clarke's store. The item list appears in an advertisement promoting grooming supplies.
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Geo. D. Clarke
Death of Stephen Hutton At Des Moines Township
Stephen Hutton died suddenly from neuralgia of the heart at his home near Krum on Tuesday night. He was 66 years 2 months and 2 days old, born in Ohio February 24, 1832, and lived much of his life in Des Moines township as a farmer. He left a wife and seven married children. The funeral was held at his residence on Wednesday at two o'clock, with Rev. James Glotfelty officiating.
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Stephen Hutton
Krum
Mr. Hutton
Ohio
Iowa
California
Libertyville
Des Moines
The Best Salve for All Skin Ailments
An old advertisement offers a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chaps chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold by J. D. McDowell at 25 cents per box.
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J. D. McDowell
Ball and Young Advertises Low Flour and Feed Prices
A local ad promotes Ball and Young offering the lowest prices on flour and animal feed. The notice emphasizes value and everyday savings for shoppers and farmers alike.
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Ball & Young
Local News Roundup from Libertyville Highlights Social Visits
May 4 report notes visits from Tell McClain and wife near Fairfield to Israel Trout, and John Welday with Ralph Clinkenbeard, Gust Anderson, Oscar Swanson to Des Moines to see soldiers. Obituary for Stephen A. Hutton, pioneer resident, aged sixty nine. Also attendance at Rev Springer birthday party and prices on cameras at Geo D Clarke.
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Libertyville
Tell McClain
Fairfield
Israel Trout
John Welday
Ralph
Mace Clinkenbeard
Lester
Gust Anderson
Oscar Swanson
Des Moines
Soldier Boys
Joseph Huffman
Batavia
J. H. Wagoner
Logan Williams
William Countryman
Port Arthur
Commodore Dewey
C. Springer
Rev. Springer
Obituaries listing deaths by date and cause 1897
A compiled obituary list records numerous 1897 deaths by date, age, and cause including Katherine Emry Anna R Harking Raymond C Allerdice Elizabeth Westenhaver Huldah A Barnes Joseph Crish Infant Dickenson Cora O Alston Nora Alston David W Farrier James B Goodenow Annie W Fillip Carl Bryan DeSpain John H Wolf Samuel A Work Della Blanche Thompson Ethel I Thompson George Thompson Charles M Thompson Hudson Lawson Nelson Potts Wm R McCartney Ida Jane Reed Clifford Elmore Ethel M Ball Martha McWhirter Pacific Bruey with causes such as stomach trouble pneumonia diphtheria cholera infantum and old age.
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Katherine Emry
Anna R. Harking
Raymond C. Allerdice
Elizabeth Westenhaver
Huldah A. Barnes
Joseph Crish
Dickenson
Cora O. Alston
Nora Alston
David W. Farrier
James 8. Goodenow
Carpenter
Annie W. Fillip
Carl Bryan DeSpain
John H. Wolf
Samuel A. Work
Farmer
Della Blanche Thompson
Ethel I. Thompson
George ©. Thompson
Charles M. Thompson
Hudson Lawson
Nelson Potts
Wm. R. McCartney
Ida Jane Reed
Clifford Elmore
Ethel M. Ball
Martha McWhirter
Pacific Bruey
Grain-O coffee substitute marketed as healthy drink
Grain-O is presented as a delicious nourishing beverage to replace coffee. It is claimed to aid digestion strengthen nerves and is suitable for children and adults. Sold by grocers, it costs about one fourth the price of coffee, 15 or 25 cents.
Great Bar Gains Prompt Z. H. Held Case
Burlington Kansas man Z H Held is accused of circulating notices and full description circulars, centered on Great Bar gains. The matter involves distribution of promotional material and potential regulatory questions.
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Z. H. Held
Burlington, Kansas
To Cure Constipation Forever Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic
Advertisement claims Cascarets Candy Cathartic cure constipation with 10c or 2c sizes and promises a refund if C C C fails.
Warned by News in Brief April 27 1896
Central west Bessemer pig iron producers agree to bank furnaces for thirty days across May June and July. William R Sexton famous billiards star dies in New York from heart disease. Ex convict Joseph McMahon gets 14 year sentence in Chicago for murder of Kittie Den. Brothers John and James Roddy hanged at Somerset for Farmer Berkey murder, protest innocence. The only African American U S congress member at the time is named White.
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Bessemer
Central West
William R. Sexton
Trainor’s
New York
Joseph McMahon
Baker
Chicago
Kittie den
John
James Roddy
Somerset
David Berkey
United States Congress
Inventor Sees Soap From Grasshoppers and Trout Exports
A Spanish inventor claims a fatty substance from grasshoppers yields the finest soap yet made. English brook trout from New Zealand rivers are exported back to England in cold storage. Le Petit Congolais, Congo Free State’s first newspaper, appeared end of February. Lord Charles Beresford summoned to police court for not muzzling his dog. Iowa Republicans call state convention in Dubuque on Sept 1. Cuba’s area about 42 000 square miles excluding Isle of Pines.
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New Zealand
England
le Petit Congolais
Congo Free State
Charles Beresford
M. P
Iowa Republican State Committee
Dubuque
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Havana
Mrs Helen Gould Gives 100000 To Aid War Effort
Miss Helen Gould confirms she has tendered the United States government one hundred thousand dollars to help prosecute the war. The report outlines philanthropic support in the national struggle.
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Helen Gould
United States
India
London
Chicago
Secretary Alger asks 84 million for war fund expansion
The secretary of war requests 84 000 090 dollars in addition to the 50 000 000 previously appropriated. The German government orders part of the East Asiatic squadron to Manila. An accident injures Theodore Annen at a Wisconsin mill with a serious abdominal wound. Nun Nicer wins the 1 000 guineas at Newmarket. London milk supply would require 20 000 to 30 000 more cows. The Spanish king’s civil list totals 1 400 000 with 600 000 to royal family others. John Y McKane is released after five years in Sing Sing. Oregon arrives at Rio de Janeiro. Grant commissioned colonel of the 14th New York. Yale renamed from Paris at New York. Japan declares neutrality in Hispano–American conflict. Populist convention in Mount Vernon nominates Jasper Hughes. Powder magazine explosion attempt at Tampa. Chile and Peru name queen regent of Spain as arbitrator.
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Alger
Congress
Manila
Philipione Islands
East Asiatic
Theodore Annen
Pamperin
Oconto
Wis
Nun Nicer
Sir J. Blundell Maple
Newmarket
London
Spain
John Y. McKane
Coney Island
Sing Sing
United States
Oregon
Rio Janeiro
Governor Black
Frederick Dent Grant
Fourteenth
New York Regiment
Paris
New York
Yale
Japan
Riot Turmoil Strikes Village of Bognia Cavello Italy
A broad riot erupted in the Italian village of Bognia Cavello. Three police officers were wounded and three rioters were killed during the unrest. The other sentences are stray facts not tied to a single event.
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Bognia Cavello
Italy
Mining and Politics In the Transvaal President Kruger Story
The National Review recounts a tale of President Kruger who, when his young relatives sought office, refused saying the high offices are in firm hands and the clerks are too stupid for them. He thus dismisses their requests with a sharp, humorous judgment.
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Kruger
Transvaal
National Review
Crankleigh Distinguished Leader in Great Society
Timkins asks about the solemn man while Simkins identifies Crankleigh as a notable society figure in Chicago. The exchange notes a focus on suppression by the Society and hints at a broader public interest theme.
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Timkins
Simkins
Crankleigh
Society For the Suppression of
Chicago News
Destructive Cyclone Sweeps Iowa and Dakota States
A fatal tornado swept western Iowa and South Dakota causing one death near Richland Union County South Dakota when a timber struck John P. Johnson. The cyclone damaged farms and stations from Elk Point to Maurice and across to Archer Primghar Hartley Curlew with multiple injuries and widespread destruction.
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Iowa
South Dakota
Des Moines
Dakota
Dixon County
Neb
Missouri River
Elk Point
S. D
Richland
Union County
John P. Johnson
Big Sioux River
Akron
Maurice
Sioux City
Ashton
O’brien
Sioux County
Whiting
Mason City
Archer
Primghar
Hartley
Curlew
Powder Plant Explosions Kill Six In New Jersey
A series of blasts rocked the Atlantic Powder company's Dover works in Morris county. At least six workmen were killed and four others were seriously injured with no survivors yet recovered. The dead include Alfred Rarick William Stumpf Casper Ray David Scheer William Haycock and Elias Abers. The plant lay seven miles from Dover in a remote area and all ten buildings were destroyed.
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Casper Ray
David Scheer
William Haycock
Elias Abers
Dover
Robbers Hit Westbound Southern Pacific Train
Four masked men seized Southern Pacific passenger train No 20 at Comstock Texas during midnight. They detached the express car and engines, wrecked the through safe, and took the entire $20,000 in cash. Passengers unharmed. robbers fled south toward the Mexican border.
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el Paso
Tex
Southern Pacific
Comstock
Spanish Boats Fire on Landing Attempts off Herradura
Madrid reports Captain General Blanco says an American ironclad and three smaller vessels tried to land troops at Herradura at 6 30 p m Saturday. Troops fired and ships answered with cannonade before boats withdrew at 8 p m. The dispatch mirrors a Friday night incident near Cabanas involving the New York. In Indiana, Frank Bozier, Ramsey’s Station student, was found dead by hanging near a woods, unclear motive.
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Madrid
Blanco
Herradura
New York
Cabanas
Cabanas Bay
Corydon, Ind
Frank Bozier
Ramsey’s Station
Normal Institute
Frederick Dent Grant Commissioned Colonel of Fourteenth Regiment
Albany May 2 Governor Black commissions Frederick Dent Grant as colonel of the Fourteenth regiment.
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Fred Grant
Albany
N. Y
Black
Frederick Dent Grant
Chicago Markets Report May 2 Grain and Livestock Quotations
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show wheat at May 1.20 end July 0.945, corn May 0.3314, July 0.83, oats May 0.31, July 0.25, September 0.23, park and live stock with hogs 3.10 to 4.20, cattle 3.75 to 5.35, sheep 3.60 to 5.50. Detroit cash and May prices listed for wheat oats rye barley and corn.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Illinois
Texas
West
Furniture designs promise timeless beauty for parlor rooms
A local shop announces new furniture lines, claiming daily designer innovations. A carload of parlor goods and couches will arrive this week, with a pledge that the pieces will age gracefully and remain stylish.
Updegraff Business Lines On Supplying Customers
A. Updegraff and associate outline readiness to supply customers with needed goods and materials. They emphasize reliable delivery and steady stock, aiming to expand local commerce and satisfy persistent demand.
Local Machine Shop Advertises Precision Engines
General machine and repair work offered with experienced die work. Manufacturer of gasoline and steam engines highlighted. Well drill outfits a specialty advertised for industry and prospectors.
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Savings Bank
Moline
Roger Bros
Beatty
J. F. Wilson, JR
South Side Square
First National Bank
Studebaker
Hayes Corn
McCormick
Ward Lamson
Fairfield, Iowa
Germanville
Ity
Christian Science Services
James Glotfelty
Bucklen
Katie Manning
Anna
Stephen A. Hutton
Geo. D. Clarke’s
Penn Township
Liberty Township
Cedar Township
Kansas Farms
THE
Tribune
Torita
Chusan Islands
Boston and Montana Company
Butte, Mont
Board of Trustees
Mount Vernon
Ind
Jasper Hughes
Knight & Wall
Tampa
Fla
Chili
Peru
Norway
Philadelphia
Belgium
Heckley County
Brazil
Alaska
Cyclone
Chicago Grain and Produce
Milwaukee Grain
Northern
Detroit
Junkin & Baker
Copnef Grocery
Tures
A. Updegraff
L. C. Phillips
Southwest Corner Square
Criner’s
Machine & Novelty Works
Washington Street
Fitross
Library
Chas. L. Criner
Prop
Taupin and Mignon
Glasgow Road
Taupin
France
H. D. Blough & Sons
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