Multiple incidents of crime and death across Iowa and nearby
The report recounts robberies at Hastings depot and Martinsville post office, fatal weather and accident deaths including a man struck by lightning near Farragut, and numerous local events from Iowa counties to Washington reporting legislative actions and new fashions in parasols.
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Hastings
Keokuk
Plymouth County
Martinsville
Ottumwa
Otis Day
M. B. Sanders
Nevada
Story County
Sweet Water Bridge
Texas
Frank May
Cascade
Dubuque County
Nature's Remedy: Kidney-Wort Sold in Liquid Form
The Globe-Democrat notes many city residents suffer liver bowel or kidney diseases and promotes Kidney-Wort as a natural remedy now available in liquid form at any drugstore. It appeals to readers to obtain the product without home preparation.
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Globe-Democrat
Hart Coal Co Incorporation Filed in Webster County
The Hart Coal Co of Webster county filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State. Capital stock 25000 in $100 shares. Principal place of business Fort Dodge. At Iowa City on May 4 John Herring a 12 year old boy attempted suicide by rope from lattice work in the yard. Rumors say he had been treated harshly by relatives. he was cut down in time.
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McCoid & West
Atorneys
Fairfield
Iowa
United Counsel
Jefferson County
Anamosa
Rufusaman
Butler County
Carpenters of
Dubuque
Carter, Saunders & Co
Dixon
Chicago
Rothsteine
Scott County
Rose Clemant
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Lanegan
Cresco
Independence Insane Asylum
Hennessy
Rome
Willie Coulter
Coulter
Lavinia Johnson
Keokuk
Col. Geo. C. Thompson
A. J. Wilkinson
Col. Thompson
Kentucky
Miss McDowell
Virginia
Lavinia
Col. Wm. Thompson
Washington
Ransom
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Potomac River
Kellogg
War
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Senate
Brown
McDill
United States
Thomas Norris
Ute Commission
Kelloge
Sherman
Bayard
Committee On Printing
Mell
Hoar
Committee On Elections
Hart Coal Co
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
John Herring
B. L. Pratt
Galesburg, Il
Omaha
Jay Gould
Tom Scott
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Jordan Meeting House
Buckinghamshire
England
Philadelphia
Missouri
Jefferson City
Algiers
Col. Flatter
Sahara
Pobequin
Palmer and Sullivan
Acamboro
Mexico
Sackerdon
Martin
Jones
City of
Fires and crimes sweep U S and Canada in May reports
The week review lists fires from Boston to Buffalo and Chicago with losses from 25 000 to 200 000 including mills and factories. It notes drownings suicides murders and a run of accidents while reporting on telegraph leases rail troop requests and political resignations in Canada and the U S.
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Canada
England
Manitoba
Niagara Falls
Bath Iland
Dublin dispatch and a tale of reverse readings
A Dublin dispatch reports a bailiff shot after a wake with four men arrested near Castle Bar under the coercion act and mentions Dublin political wrangling over Dillon. In a separate thread a North Medway school story follows Kitty Columbo aiding two invalid boys with reverse sentence puzzles, ending with a cheerfully-told afternoon.
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Dublin
Lord Dundales
Castle Bar
Ballymore Land League
Mrs. Earl
Edward
Hapgood
Davy
Mamma
Kitty Columbo
Kitty
Fayal
Christopher Columbus
North Medway
George
Newton Hapgood
Farmer Confirms Sheep Is In After Dinner Ambition
A farmer boasting after dinner asks his boy if all the sheep were driven in. The boy replies he saw one jump the bars, and the farmer realizes he only has one sheep.
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Rube
Edward Earl
Cain
Kitty
Abel
Mary Hayes
Kitty Columbo
Advertising Cheats in Providence Ad Finds Plain Pitch
A Providence Advertiser note condemns article ads that segue into promotions for Hop Bitters. The piece argues against tricks and urges readers to try the product based on its merits, claiming those who know its value will stay loyal.
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Providence Advertiser
Moon as a fairy boat and starry daisies
A playful poem imagines the moon as a lovely boat sailing a sea of deep blue, with a prince bringing treasures and moonbeams as oars. Stars become daisy faces that smile at the child narrator, blending wonder with classic nursery images.
Precocity as Sign of Biological Inferiority
M. Delaunay argues precocity signals biological inferiority in a report to the French Society of Biology. He notes lower species mature faster yet are precocious, while humans mature late. among races and in women vs men, youths show earlier weight gain and academic lead to age twelve. He links precocity to slower development of the brain and to inverse relation with evolutionary advancement.
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M. D. Delaunay
Societe de Biologie
France
M. Delaunay
Michigan Central Names Reelect Officers
All the old officers of the Michigan Central railroad have been re elected. The board confirmed continuity in leadership with no changes announced.
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The
Michigan Central Railroad
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