Local notices and opinions mix with ad copy in 1886 column
The piece lists names and moves of local residents in Keosauqua and Des Moines plus a long medical quack ad for Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It attacks hypocrisy and theft with religious references, includes a lawyer oath signature from 1886, and ends with a disclaimer about not referencing W. B. Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Ucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F.J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Local Store Sells Summer Goods at Last Year Prices
The shop announces it has purchased all Summer Goods in advance and is now offering them at last year's prices or lower on some items, inviting customers to take advantage before stock changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Nincompoop
P. S
W. B. Murray
Dunn’s
Bradstreet
P.O
Social notices from Fairfield crowd extends travels and meetings
Mr and Mrs J A Beck plan to leave for Okoboji with twenty six young ladies for the summer. Various locals visit relatives attend funerals and handle church duties. The Ladies Improvement Association elects officers and committees and reports 425 in treasury as it plans park beautification with a meeting scheduled for May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Beck
Okoboji
Ladies’ Improvement Association
J. P. Manatrey
Wice
J. N. Smith
C. C. Risk
R. J. Wilson
R. B. Louden
T. F. Higley
H. C. Alston
T. B. Short
J. V. Bean
L.J. Marcy
L.j.hershberger
L. T. Gobble
W. C. Ball
Frank Fourt
Alex. Easton
G. W. Dahlman
Pioneer Cure chocolate tablets offer hope for multiple ailments
Faith backed with cash. Don’t give up. Mull's Pioneer Cure claims six years and a million friends. Each box includes a separate remedy for Kidney and Bladder, Impure Blood and Liver, Stomach and Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Female Complaints. Doctors prescribe them. Save doctor's bill by buying directly from your druggist. Ask your druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mull
Adaption of Quo Vadis at the Opera House Thursday
Claude Fisk presents a famous story staged by a fourteen member company at the opera house upcoming Thursday May seventeenth. The troupe features expert actors in demanding roles with costumes by Delscachi of New York. The dramatized Quo Vadis promises authentic details of the beloved tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Fisk
Opera House
Delscachi
New York
Woman's Peril Ends With Electric Bitters Cure
Mrs. I. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a dire stomach trouble and yellow jaundice as gall stones formed. After doctors failed to help she was saved by Electric Bitters, a stomach liver and kidney remedy. It cured dyspepsia and loss of appetite and sold for 50 cents by Geo D Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Hunt
Lime Ridge
Wis
Geo. D. Clarke
Rock Island Line Fares To West and Southwest
May 1 and 15, June 5 and 19, 1900 offer one fare with $2.00 round trip. Good for 21 days from sale. Covers all points west southwest north northwest with stopover on the going trip. M. O. Gay, Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island By
M. O. Gay
Dr King’s New Life Pills Boost Stomach and Liver Power
Discover how Dr King’s New Life Pills claim to enhance strength and mental clarity. A 25 cent box is advertised to revitalize health and ambition, sold by Geo. D. Clarke, a local druggist.
Climate and Crop Service Weekly Report May 14
The week ended May 14 was warmer than average with daily temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal and intense sun causing rapid moisture evaporation. Corn planting continues, largely favorable with germination fair and cultivation underway. oats spring wheat barley and grass prosper. Fruit prospects good with light frost damage. Republican State Convention in Des Moines named delegates. resolutions criticized currency policy and endorsed McKinley and Republican leadership. Jefferson county felt underrepresented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ellerick
Keosauqua
Warren Beckwith
Mt. Pleasant
Republican Party of
Iowa
Republican Party
Republic
McKinley
Republican Congress
Henderson
Senate
House
Des Moines
Jefferson County
A Fast Bicycle Rider and Bucklen’s Amica Salve Ad
A bicycle rider faces cuts sprains and bruises and uses Bucklen's Amica Salve to ease pain and speed healing. The product claims to cure chafing chapped hands sore lips burns ulcers and piles with a guaranteed effect. Sold by Geo. D. Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Amica
Geo. D. Clarke
Special Home Seeker Excursions by Rock Island Railway
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway announces special home seeker excursions on January 16 February 6 and 20 March 6 and 20 and April 3 and 17 in 1900 to Arkansas Kansas Colorado Indian and Oklahoma Territories Northwestern Iowa Southwestern Missouri Nebraska and other states. One fare and $2.00 for the round trip. For particulars contact agent M. O. Gay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Arkansas
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
M. O. Gay
Grain-O Beverage Ad Endorsed By User Letter
A testimonial promotes Grain-O as a pure grain drink that substitutes coffee. The letter states it strengthened the system and was suitable for children, urging readers to buy from grocers and follow directions for a healthful table beverage costing 11 5c and 25c.
To Cure Constipation Forever Candy Cathartic Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic with a 10 cent price. It promises relief from constipation and offers a druggist refund if C C C fails to cure.
The Fair Offers Hats Shirts Pants and Hats Sale
The advertisement lists straw hats at 95e and 1.25 to 1.98, red handkerchiefs with fast color, regular 50c working shirts, 90 quality black and white double front shirts, dress shirts in many styles from 39c, and dress pants in new patterns and variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Horace Greeley’s Island Retreat and Farm Sparks Ink
The piece recalls Greeley’s ties to Iona Island near Peekskill, once owned by Grant and Hasbrouck. It notes a vineyard and farm operations there, suggesting Greeley drew farming ideas for What I Know of Farming. Hasbrouck praises Greeley as witty and wise, a memorable inner-circle figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greeley
New York
Tona Island
Hudson
Peekskill
Lippincott
Iona Island
Messrs
Grant & Hasbrouck
Greeley
Hasbrouck
Horace Greeley and the Iona Island Parasol Prank
Horace Greeley enjoys country trips with his wife Mrs. Greeley and Hasbrouck. A playful incident on Iona Island ends with a wrecked parasol and a quip about obeying orders to his wife. Another encounter on Peekskill hotel piazza features a goat-fed reader and Greeley’s calm rebuttal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Printing House Square
Hudson
Iona Island
Tribune
Mrs. Greeley
Hasbrouck
Mr. Greeley
Horace
Peekskill
Greeley
Tribunes
The
Piazza
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Washington
Prof. Knight
Parsons College
A. D
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Notary Public
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Bradshaw & ‘Phoma
Margaret Lannem
White Elm
Howard Hatch
Lincoln, Neb
Grace Wildman
Ethel Miller
A. W. Maxwell
Seymour
Frank L. Miller
Rock Island
Mary Robb
Girard
Elizabeth Jones
A. L. Peterson
Algona
Mrs
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Orin Kellogg
Red Oak
M. L. Julian
Chicago
Chas. D. Fullen
Baker
Ottumwa
A. H. Karnes
Marysville, Mo
C. W. Wade
D. E. Jenkins
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Corning
Margaret McCrackin
Kate M. Jones
Oskaloosa
D. G. Higley
C. G. Lewis
Cora Ball
J. E. Roth
Geo Ball
Joe Ball
Stever
Charles George
John Stever
J. Q. Boner
Butte City
Mont
E. J. Teeter
Mr. Boner
Senator Clark
Montana
J. F. Magill
St. Louis
General Assembly of the
E.S. Jenks
Davenport
C. F. George
Climate and Crop Service
Philadelphia
Leslie M. Shaw
Denison
George W. French
J. B. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Rockford Sox
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