Retail Grocers Elect Conclude Session in Council Bluffs
The State Retail Grocers Association closed its meeting in Council Bluffs with a formal banquet hosted by the Council Bluffs Packers and Butchers Association. Officers were elected: President A. M. Hough, Vice President B. T. Jackson, Secretary Ira B. Thomas, Treasurer W. A. Scruby. An Executive Committee includes H. Abt, H. Corrance, James Leslie, R. E. Niels, C. L. Wil, and E. M. Taylor. Resolutions urged smaller operators to oppose large buyers, condemned gas can parcels, and favored restrictions on gift and prize plans. The executive committee will choose the next meeting site.
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Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Pcers
Butchers Association
A. M. Hough
New
Ice
B. T. Jackson
Rapidscretary
Ira B. Thomas
Des Mtreasurer
W. A. Scruby
Des Inesecutive Committee
W. H. Abt
Tama
H. Corrance
Dune
James Leslie
Clinton
R. E. Niels
C. L. Wil
Sioux City
E. M. Taylor
Lev E
Mittee
Shercliffe Meeting Reported In Dennison Case
Thomas of Omaha conferred with Dennison witnesses in Des Moines on May 13 as preparations intensify for the trial to begin next week. Elmer E. Mas of Omaha, attorney for the Federation, attended the conference with Frank Shercliffe.
Wireless Telegraphy to Try Messing From Mitchellville
Des Moines reports the Marconi system used by a U S signal corps with equipment worth thousands of dollars. They plan to telegraph from Des Moines to Mitchellville within a week, offering public demonstrations on Tuesday evenings for youths interested in joining the corps. The display includes wireless telegraphy, heliograph units, and acetylene lanterns.
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Mitchellvilles Moines
Marconi
Desines
Signal Corps
United States ‘Rnment
State House
Deses
E Corps
Grand Avenue
M. Dombach
Mutual Tele- Sinenss Signal Corps
Signal Company Captain Helped by Three Sergeants
A captain of the signal company directs operations with complete understanding of the instruments and signaling code. He is ably assisted by Sergeants John Hastie J L Wykoff and C C Clifford in duties that include instruction and fortifications of communications.
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Signal Company
John Hastie
J. L. Wykoff
C. C. Clifford
Milwaukee pamphlet highlights Iowa lake resorts
The Milwaukee Road issued a Lake Lore pamphlet praising Iowa resorts including Okoboji Spirit Lake Clear Lake and Arnold’s Park with illustrations of Templars Point dining car views two Des Moines girls and scenes of McGregor rock walls and the Inn at Okoboji run by Mrs Will Jacquith. It describes Okoboji and nearby sights and notes lakes along the line with descriptive commentary.
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Milwaukee
Spirit Lake
Okoboji
Des Moines
Milwaukee Railroad
Iowa Lake
Clear Lake
Templars
Des Moines Men Win Capitol Regilding Contract
Des Moines capitol improvement commission awarded Bilz & De Foi of Des Moines the contract to regild the central dome and regild and paint the other four domes for 8348. Bids ranged to 25000. Work requires a written contract, otherwise the bid is void.
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Bilz & Defoi
Des Moines
Capitol Improvement Commission
State House
Bilz & de Foi
Terrible Tragedy As Home Team Loses Big Game
A dramatic Chicago Tribune narration describes a crowd reacting to a fatal misplay at a bar and three men on bases, framing the home team’s loss as a catastrophe. Strong emotions color the scene as spectators grapple with the impossible.
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Chicago Tribune
Girls Run Away to Join Circus Troupe
Four Ottumwa girls aged 15 to 17 ran away to join the W. P. Hall circus in Albia after leaving home last night. Police alerted Albia authorities and the girls were detained there this morning. Parents, after learning they would need to file charges for their return, declined to press and went to Albia to claim them.
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Ottumwa
Stella Walker
Nina Huddleston
Bessie Fisher
Maud Stines
Albia
W. Ps Hall
Killed by Kick of Horse Near Story County Farm
Nevada Iowa May 13 a two year old son of John Danielson a young farmer north of town was fatally injured when a horse kicked him The father held the horse in the yard as the child ran up behind the gentle seeming animal The horse struck knocked him down and stepped on him crushing life from the child Despite swift medical aid the boy died within hours The family mourns deeply as the sole child of the household.
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John Danielson
Story County
Nevada
Spring Catarrh and Hyomei Cure Claim
Changeable spring weather boosts catarrh cases and Hyomei is promoted as a guaranteed treatment. The ad touts a pocket inhaler delivering airborne remedies, promising quick relief and lasting cures. Complete outfit priced at $1.00 with extra bottles for 50 cents.
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Frank L. Shriner
Hyomei
Safe Young Vindicated in Iowa State Binder Suit
Des Moines reports Lafayette Young was found not liable in the State of Iowa civil case over alleged erroneous charges. The jury returned a complete verdict in favor of Young.
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Binder
Des Moines
Iowa
Lafayette Young
Parsons College to receive Carnegie library gift
A letter read at vesper services from T D Foster in Great Britain reports Andrew Carnegie offers Parsons College a $15,000 library building gift with an additional $2,000 from Foster. The college plans to raise $3,000 more toward a $20,000 project as architect plans proceed. Foster and Cate discuss the voyage and a potential new building program for the college.
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Parsons
College Chapel
T. D._ Foster
Great Britain
Andrew Carnegie
Parsons College
E College
Foster
Willis
Negie
Cate
Parsons College Concert Brings World Musicians to Fairfield
The annual commencement concert at the Parsons college conservatory will be in the opera house on May 29. Performers include Mrs. Gob ble a noted midwest singer and teacher, Theo Spiering violin virtuoso and founder of the Spijering String Quartet, and W. E. Leeboeck Austrian pianist and composer. Leeboeck will perform his own works and is expected to be a crowd favorite. Seats go on sale Monday May 2.
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Parsons College Conservatory of Music
Opera House
Fairfield
Gobble
Middle West
Theo. Spiering
Spijering
W. E. E. Leeboeck
Gefists
Jeeboeck
Paderewski
Rosenthal
Read Advertisements To Support Your Local Newspaper
A short promotional note urges readers to influence merchants to advertise by mentioning they saw the ad in the newspaper. It argues that advertising succeeds when customers visit stores and ask for advertised goods, reinforcing that merchants control the sale. The message encourages reader support of ads through direct engagement with advertisers.
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Atlantic Telegraph
Fling Out Your Sunshine
A quotable exhortation from Success urges turning life into sunshine and hope. It emphasizes small acts of kindness to workers like newsboys, bootblacks, conductors, and elevator attendants, noting smiles cost nothing and enrich the giver as well as recipients.
Supposition Versus Fact in Salary Dispute
A young man demands a higher salary, arguing his role built the business. The boss counters that any position can be filled, even after death. The young man retorts that death is only a supposition, whereupon the employer says discharge is a hard fact.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Merchant
Geo. L. Chubb of Harlan Michigan commends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine he has used and asserts it cures a cough or cold quicker than any other treatment It should be kept in the home for immediate use and a cold can be cured faster when treated promptly For sale by Frank S Shriner May.
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Chamberlain
Geo. L. Chubb
Harlan, Mich
Frank S. Shriner
May
Sign of Bad Weather Foretold by Weather Signs
A compact list of old weather omens notes distant sounds foretelling rain. If the sun draws water it signals rain, while a sweating pitcher and boiling teakettle imply rain. Cob webs thick on grass supposedly indicate fair weather, presenting mixed traditional cues.
Man Whose Wandering News Watching Sparks Remark
A terse remark notes that a man who travels to hear the news remains singularly married, highlighting a playful observation about dedication to information and domestic life.
Pirates in Java Sea Escape Plan Turned Rescue
Engineers on a tramp steamer tell of a piracy encounter in 1892 near Borneo. After a mutinous tugboat voyage and a failed escape by entering a fire box, they survive when a wounded pirate opens the door, and they later land the rescued man on Great Natuna island, disguising him as a rogue crew.
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Jim Mulford
Java
Borneo
Hongkong
Anambas
Hobson
Great Natuna Island
Centralization of Capital and Its Rural Impact
A Dry Goods Reporter commentary warns that consolidating capital into a few large dealers threatens farms and small merchants. It contrasts 160 acre farms with looming monopolies, arguing mail order dominance harms local businesses and national republican stability. It urges support for many small merchants and modest farms to sustain communities.
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Chicago
Doctor's Wife Squelched by Telephone Warning
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recounts a doctor whose wife blocked calls at home late one night. She dissuaded a caller from contacting him, and offered household remedies paregoric and laudanum for a baby patient. The caller was told to speak quietly when a man is in the room.
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Chicago Tribune
Benefit of a Rural Life Banner Text
A Nashville Banner note extols rural life as wholesome air and a remedy for city ills. It argues crowding in cities harms the poor and farms could improve health and morals. Magazines promoting rural love foster appreciation for nature and preservation of country beauty.
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Nashville, Tenn
Banner
Woman at piano detests Wagner music in out of tune likening
A Chicago Tribune quote captures a caller asking if the pianist likes Wagner. The young woman responds she hates it but plays because the instrument is dreadfully out of tune, and other music would reveal the discord.
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Chicago Tribune
Miles Standish and a Milwaukee sparkin tale
A quirky 17th century style tale features Miles Standish attempting courtship with Priscilla in a parlor scene. Yohn Alden counsels Priscilla while Standish schemes and ends up tangled in failed advances, reflecting rustic humor and social manners of the era.
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Norsk
Maester Longfaller
Priscilla
Miles
Milwaukee
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