County Correspondence Notes Local Happenings
Reports from Des Moines Fairfield and Cunningham include Wm. Gifford at the Democratic convention Keosauqua visits by F. A. Classide and Mrs. Bell. Aunt Susan Trout remains ill and Miss Wade Smith has recovered enough to go out. Chas Knowles and family called from Fairfield Rollie Carter succeeds as local agent. Wilson Blair Bert Smith examined before the county superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Gifford
Des Moines
F. A. Classide
Keosauqua
Bell
Fairfield
Anderson
Susan Trout
Harvey Haney
Chas. Knowles
Joe Clark
Cunningham
Wade Smith
John Byers
Mary
Princeton
Rollie Carter
Messrs
D. P
Johnnie Wilson
Sam Blair
Bert Smith
Local social notes from Ollie and area residents
Lester Mann and family of Ollie visited over Sunday with Ira Miller. J O Boyd attended the horse sale at Cantril Tuesday. Gus Garber returned to Oskaloosa Monday after spending days with D W Garber. Tom Moss of Birmingham was on our streets Friday. Dr Pitt Morris and wife called here Monday. Mrs Tillson of Fairfield visited her daughter Mrs Chas Knowles this week. Mrs Geo James and son Homer of Ottumwa visiting Mrs Fells. Aunt Bell Rodabaugh of Cunningham visiting relatives here. Woolery on sick list. John Byers of Birmingham was a business caller Thursday. A Anderson purchased new buckle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Mann
Ollie
Ira Miller
J. O. Boyd
Cantril
F. A. Classide
Fairfield
Gus Garber
Oskaloosa
D. W. Garber
Tom Moss
Birmingham
Pitt Morris
Tillson
Chas
Local health and travel notes from Ottumwa area
The May 8 report lists illnesses in families including Charles McDonald with grip and catarrhal fever, Mrs Rob't Goodrich ill with possible typhoid, and Ww Metzler confined by poison ivy. Updates include Myrtle Coop visiting Washington, Charley Smith returning home from Eldon, Osie Perry aiding at the McDonald home, and Chas Bryson Jr called to Des Moines as a federal court witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McDonald
Dr. Bailey
Myrtle Coop
Washington
John Belville
N.B. Shultz
Charley Smith
Albert I. Hadley
Eldon
Rob’t Goodrich
Osie Perry
No. 16
Chas. McDonald
Metzler
J. W. Schafer
Near Yeo
John L. Gilbert
Margaret Shekleton
J. P. Prazey
Fairfield
Ted
Israel
T. W. Jones
Perlee Fuel Co
Ottumwa
Chas. Bryson, Jr
Des Moines
Dad Leasor Moves to Ww. W. Israel House
Dad Leasor relocates to the Ww. W. Israel house east of the railroad and sets up a bachelor's hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leasor
Ww. W. Israel House
Quiet village reports progress and travel plans
May brings calm in the village as Linn and Bates paint houses and Miss Barnes teaches the school. Crops look promising with corn nearly all planted and oats growing. rain improves pasture. Hurst builds a bridge on Brush Creek near Salina assisted by Sappenfield workers. Visits include Dallas Bates and Miss Mabel Johnson at Birmingham and Henry Gear departing for Germany to visit his home after six years at the Salina creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Linn
J. D. Bates
Miss Barnes
Hurst
Brush Creek
Salina
Wm. Sappenfield
Dallas Bates
Mabel Johnson
Birmingham
C. E. Ward
Coy
Henry Gear
Germany
Henry
Paris
Castoria For Infants and Children Signature Claim
Advertisement copy notes Castoria product for infants and children and its long standing brand with the familiar signature. It emphasizes trusted use and continual availability of the Castoria remedy for childhood ailments.
Conscience and Crime Clash in Lawyer Case
A dialogue from the Chicago Tribune features a law man scolding an embezzler who admits using nearly all stolen funds. The embezzler asks if cheating a lawyer would hurt less than stealing from employers, while defending his actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
The Hungry Half Hour Cheese Crackers Treat
A New York World suggestion for the pre bedtime snack. Spread butter on lunch crackers and top with grated Parmesan. Bake until just browned and serve. they keep several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
New York World
No Tobacco Heart Refusal Sparks Odd Exchange
A well dressed man refuses an old man asking for a chaw of tobacco. The exchange ends with the man insisting the old man misreads his heart, reflecting a humorous clash captured by Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
To Cure Constipation Forever Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation with price 10c or 25c and a refund offer if C C C fails. The copy highlights a guaranteed result and a money back promise.
Administrator's Final Notice in Iowa Probate
The State of Iowa Jefferson County notifies creditors and heirs of Jerry Lamberth deceased that on or before August 1, 1900 the final report of T. Horton as administrator will be filed in Jefferson County District Court seeking discharge. If there is no appearance by noon of the August Term 1900 in Fairfield, default will be entered and the court may grant the discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Lowa
Jefferson County
Jerry Lamberth
District Court
Iowa
T. Horton
Fairfield
State of Iowa
Edith M.lyon
Addison Lyon
Iown
W. H. Chandler
Liowa
A. P. Danburn
Charley J. Danburn
Ofice
Towa
James F. McBride
D. Jones
Estate of Addison Lyon Final Report Filed
Jefferson County Iowa notice announces W H Chandler as executor in Addison Lyon estate asking discharge. Final report submitted to Court of Jefferson County and will be held at Fairfield Iowa for proceedings involving Edith M Lyon and interested parties.
There and Back: Senator Sawyer and a Connecticut Caller
The anecdote portrays Senator Sawyer defending his Wisconsin authority during the Garfield era. A visit from a national committee man prompts a sharp, humorous dismissal. Sawyer orders the man onto a 5 o'clock train to New York and urges him to tell Jewell that nothing to report exists, while inquiring who oversees Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawyer
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Marshall Jewell
Connecticut
Republican National Committee
New York
Jewell
Chicago
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Offers Free Sample
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney, liver, and bladder troubles. It promises a free sample bottle by mail and a booklet, and urges readers to mention the newspaper when requesting the offer from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Swamp Root
Desperate Pilgrim Fumbles for Barber in Algiers
A Pittsburgh man visiting Detroit recounts his comic misadventures asking locals for a barber. Language barriers with French and English lead to a humorous pantomime shave before another passerby offers clear help. He finally finds a barber shop and continues his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Pittsburg
Detroit
Monsieur
Detroit Free Press
Stock Exhausted at Prestigious Store Gag
A young man at a grand department store flirts with a shopgirl and asks to see family ties. She replies the store only sells everything, then offers family jars due to high demand. He balks at the jars and leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Straw berry fishing in Chile described as social test
The New York Sun recounts a Chilean tradition where a large bowl of mixed Bordeaux wine cherry liqueur and rum holds a strawberry. Guests use two handles to tilt the bowl and attempt to suck the berry from the liquid, causing laughter as the fruit and drink are swallowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
New York Sun
Prendle Narrates Lincoln’s Courage and a Threat at the Steps
Thomas F. Prendle, long time doorkeeper at the executive mansion, recalls accompanying President Lincoln on walks and protecting him when a suspicious man lurked at the navy department stairs. Lincoln calmly noted he had received a letter warning of a man matching the stranger’s description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Prendle
Executive Mansion
Lincoln
Prendle
Navy Department
Leslie
Cedars More Than Two Millennia Old in Alpine Pavements
The author notes cedars on moraine and glacier pavements age far beyond 2000 years. Samples from Starr King ridge show trunks under 3 feet diameter reaching centuries, while a 10 foot diameter tree implies many centuries. Dry rot limited full counting but suggests most glacier pavement cedars exceed 90 centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dome
Starr King
Tenaya
Muir Quotation Echoes On Endurance and Mortality
A line from John Muir in Atlantic remarks on life and death, suggesting beings endure long after death as slowly as granite. The reflective passage contrasts persistence with final vanishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Muir
Atlantic
Inevitable Ties in a Fractured Marriage
A Detroit Journal passage depicts a distraught woman crying that her husband, once valued as priceless, is now deemed worthless. The excerpt contrasts tender sentiment with a modern material frame of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Journal
Tony's Easy Job Described by Aunt in Chicago Tribune
Aunt Hepzibah Linehpin recalls Tony the letter describing his work with a club of rich men where his job is to carry a bag of sticks while the men play a game. The note suggests the activity resembles a paid social position among aspirational circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Hepzibah Linehpin
Chicago Tribune
Fable Tells of Jokes and Gifts for a Husband
A witticism from the Indianapolis Press about a husband who would pay $1000 to hear his wife sing and another thousand to the deaf again. The tale warns that guessing a spouse's joke irritates him, a humor piece aimed at ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Press
She Sets a Good Example. Woman Restraint Praised
A Memphis Appeal note cites a lady setting a model standard by avoiding spitting on sidewalks and streetcars, implying men can follow suit. The remark underscores public civility and orderly behavior in urban life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Truth and insult at medical congress
The presiding officer declares one physician is not a gentleman while a reader challenges the remark then a woman in the hall reveals she is that doctor. She adds that Dr Blank is no lady, prompting a stunned reaction from the audience.
Poultry Disease Remedy Promoted Amid Devastation Claims
An American Poultry Mixture is advertised as a cure for cholera roup and gapes in fowl flocks, claiming rapid spread of the disease and huge losses. The pitch promises refunds and endorsements from leading breeders, urging purchase by sending $1.00 for a sample box to American Mfg. Co. Terre Haute Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Mfg. Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Moro Polygamy and Household Structure
An excerpt notes that among Moros polygamy involves each wife having a separate house and an array of enslaved women for service. Wives may own slaves, but husbands often purchase them, with women slaves fetching higher prices and straining the husband’s finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
White and Black tensions stir in mall scene
Miss Miami Brown accuses white bystanders of insulting a Black woman while Mr. Erastus Pinkley condemns the behavior. They describe whites singing Black songs and performing cake walks, then threatening with razors as the scene heats up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Miami Brown
Erastus Pinkley
Royal Rover Prospectus for 1900 Stallions at Fairfield Iowa
The seller lists Royal Rover 9060 a bay draft stallion foaled May 28 1892, weighing 2000 pounds, stood for breeding at Fairfield Iowa with insurance terms of fifteen dollars to insure a mare with foal. Royal Rover previously owned by George Bean and purchased from Alexander Gilbraith is described with lineage to Mount Royal Sunflower Prince of Wales and Glenglee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Colvin
Henry 8. W. Tier
Carleton A. Nebrone
Tun
Royal Rover
George Bean
Balquham Mains
Piteaple
Mount Royal
Sunflower
Prince of Wales
Kate
Glenglee
Edzardus
Cain on Money Trusts and Imperialism Offered at Tribune
Readers are urged to obtain Cain's book Money Trusts and Imperialism from The Tribune office describing it as a vital educational work for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain
Tribune
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic Patent Medicine Claim
An advertisement touts CASCARETS as a natural cure for various ailments by cleansing the bowels. It promises easy movements, claims a low 10 cent start cost, and warns against imitations with a C C C stamp on each tablet.
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Graig Golvin
J. D. Jones
I. D. Jones
Charlton Bros
W.A. Charlton, Keever
Cordova
Standard Oil CO
Hiner
Panama
The
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta, GA
Ayer
United States
J. C. Ayer Lowell
Mass
Gladesdale
Fair Grounds
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