Iowa cities weigh Bertillon system for criminals
Cedar Rapids reports that several Iowa cities including Sioux City Clinton Dubuque and Council Bluffs are considering adopting the Bertillon system to identify criminals. The plan, already in use in major centers, faces cost concerns yet promises notable benefits for public safety.
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Iowa
R Rapids
Sioux City
Clinton
Burh
Des
du- Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids
Corn outlook unchanged with frost risk delaying harvest
Bureau reports corn will not be safe until September 20. Weather notes in Maines Ta indicate no frost last night but frost may come tonight in northern areas. Estherville reports 48 degrees, suggesting crop damage limited but possible in western Nebraska with anticipated serious results.
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Maines
Estherville
Neb
Nebraska
Bride Embraces Nontraditional Vows In Mixed Ceremony
Pastor Samuel Wilson of Street Methodist Episcopal recalls an unconventional wedding moment when Mary pledged to John from richer to poorer but mixed the order, revealing a memorable ceremony. The anecdote highlights the couple's surprising vows and the pastor’s reflections on service form and personal experience.
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Samuel Wilson
Street Methodist Episcopal
Mary
John
Are You Engaged? God People Should Remember
A brief note on marriage aftermath warns that after joining in wedlock, many couples face frequent quarrels and tests of patience. It urges reflection on commitment and harmony in domestic life.
Electric Bitters Prove Effective for Dyspepsia
S A Brown of Bennettsville S C testifies his wife suffered from dyspepsia and a torpid liver until Eletric Bitters restored her health and strength. Frank S Shriner, a druggist, sells and guarantees them at 50c a bottle. Sept.
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S. A. Brown
Bennettsville
S. C
Frank S. Shriner
State Census Nears Finish as Counties Counted
Des Moines reports the 1905 state census nearly complete with totals available for most counties and towns. Only the six western counties Wapello Washington Wayne Winnebago Winneshiek Woodbury Worth remain unfinished along with Tama county footings recently completed showing a 1318 loss since 1900.
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Des Moines
Wapello
Washington
Wayne
Winnebago
Winneshiek
Woodbury
Worth
Tama County
Got Off Cheap
A humorous note promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a quick pleasant cure for headache and constipation. The ad claims the remedy restores health and mentions Frank S. Shriner's drug store as the place to buy it with a 25 cent price and a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
Thieves Plague Rome Area Circa September
In the Rome Iowa area a gang of thieves has plagued farmers over the past two weeks. Reports say several chickens and other items have been stolen. It is unclear if local thieves or outsiders are responsible.
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Rome
Lame Back Cured After 15 Years Says Gillam Man
John G. Bisher of Gillam Indiana reports complete recovery from a fifteen year lame back using Chamberlains Pain Balm. The liniment also eases sprains and bruises and is sold by Frank S Shriner. September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
John G. Bisher
Gillam
Ind
Frank S. Shriner
Fine Farms in Canada Map Peace River Country
The passage highlights Peace River country in northwestern Canada around latitude 58 as a fine farming region. It notes wheat oats and barley grow well and stock feeding lasts about six weeks in winter. It cites the Japan current and chinook winds moderating extreme northern conditions.
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Canada
Peace River
Japan
Pacific
Moorhead and Wilson Bride Shine at Fairfield Ceremony
Mary Louise Wilson wed Prof. Jas P Moorhead in a large Jefferson County celebration at the bride’s parents home. Rev Pearse Pinch officiated with Amalia Schmidt-Goble singing Love's Coronation. The couple will reside near East Briggs street after a Lake Okoboji honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Welch
Helen Bean
Elizabeth Farmer
Chicago
Fred Hunt
Helen Wilson
Pearse Pinch
Congregational Church
James F. Wilson, Jr
Jefferson County
Moorhead
Prof. Moorhead
Parsons College
Boston Conservatory of Music
Germany
Fairfield
East Briggs Street
Season's Attractions at the Grand Opera House
Manager Thoma has booked a season of acts at the Grand Opera House with titles and acts including A Little Outcast by Hickman Bessey Co. Yon Yonson Mahara's Minstrels Peck's Bad Boy and Uncle Tom's Cabin by various troupes. The roster features The Lyman Twins The Holy City In Old Virginia Way Down East and other dramatic and musical offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Thoma
Julia Gray
Heber-Edson Co
Cripple Creek
Old Virginia
Margaret Ralph
Quick Handling of Mails on Rock Island Fast Trains
A new device for discharging mails from high speed trains is in daily use on a Rock Island fast mail train in Iowa after seven years of search and tests. Post Office officials led by Captain E L West report enthusiastic results as trains run from fifteen to seventy two miles per hour. The crane discharges mails without hazard to mails or bystanders, a problem long considered difficult.
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Rock Island
Iowa
E. L. West
Railway Mail Service
Chicago
Burr Delivering Device Passed Overcoming Objections
In May 1903 a department tested eighteen devices and rejected them for impracticability. The Burr Delivering Device, automatic and air operated, was reviewed and objections overcome. It delivers mail from car to receiving box and can catch or deliver with a standard crane. Rock Island reports pilot use at Anita, Adair, Casey, Stewart and Dexter Iowa, with future nationwide time savings expected.
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E. J. Ryan
Boston
B. J. Bradley
New York
O. T. Holloaway
Cincinnati
Capt
E. L. West
Chicago
S. M. Gaines
Ft. Worth
Thos. P. Graham
Washington, D. C
J. H. Crew
Washington
D. C
Rock Island
Post Office Department
Colorado
Anita
Adair
Casey
Stewart
Dexter
Iowa
Obituary of Jean Gilbert Mahon of Fairfield and Jefferson County
Jean Gilbert Mahon, born September 14, 1830 in County Antrim Ireland, died September 3 1905 aged 75 years eleven days. She married John Mahon in Fairfield in 1854 and lived in Jefferson County since. Nine children were born, eight survive with eldest Jeannie predeceasing her. A devout wife and mother, honored by a large funeral gathering. Rev Alexander Corkey conducted the services.
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Jean Gilbert
County Antrim
Ireland
Fairfield
John Mahon
Jefferson County
Jeannie
Farewell to Martha Louise Mathews Wells
Martha Louise Mathews Wells born January 20 1832 in Johnston Pennsylvania died September 2 1905 aged 73 years 8 months and 12 days. She moved to Iowa in 1853 married A T Wells in Johnstown Pennsylvania 1860 later lived in Fairfield with four children three surviving eldest Netty preceded her in death. She endured years at home with patience and was mourned by her family funeral conducted by Rev Alexander Corkey at the home yesterday afternoon.
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Martha Louise Mathews
Johnston
Iowa
A T. Wells
Johnstown
Chicago
Fairfield
Netty
I O O F Home Burns at Mason City
A fire destroyed the Iowa Odd Fellows Home in Mason City causing about 65000 in losses with only 25000 insured. Forty five children and thirteen aged residents were saved by the fire drill and will be housed in Mason City as trustees plan immediate rebuilding and fundraising.
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Mason City
Iowa Odds Fellows
Lowa
Fortunes and Features in September Magazines
The September issue lineup highlights Will Levington Comfort's The Fortress, McClure's strong features on Commercial piracy, Lungren grand canyon color plates, and essays by Tarbell and White. Woman's Home Companion begins The Silver Pin serial. other fiction includes Anne O Hagan and Fannie B Rice. Harper's Bazar offers gowns and The Doctor chapters. The Smart Set adds Mollie Seawell novelette Chateau of Montplasir. Ass ess Publishing Co.
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Will Levington Comfort
Lippincott
McClure’s
McClures
Miss Tarbell
Kansas
Lungren
Colorado
William Allen White
Bright Angel Trail
Eugene Wood
George Randolph Chester
Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
Jean Webster
Arthur Train
Norvell Harrison
The
Woman’s Home Companion
A. Wilson Barrett
Anne O'Hagan
Fannie B. Rice
Max Nordau
Crowell Publishing Company
Springfield
Ohio
Garrett P. Serviss
Mr. Serviss
Loeb
Chateau of Montplasir
Assess Publishing Company
New York
Great Sporting News Journal Page From Chicago Record Herald
A description highlights The Sunday Chicago Record Herald special sporting section. It covers baseball, racing, bowling, cycling with four illustrated pages and thorough sporting news.
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Chicago Record- Herald
The Farmer's Foes and Climate Woes
An old farmer’s maxim recalls three constant adversaries weeds insects and erratic weather. Weeds threaten fertility if not controlled and climate strangeness compounds rural hardship.
Plague of insect life and climate perils haunt crops
The text notes that insects threaten every crop a farmer plants and that frosts in June and early September, floods, droughts, cyclones, hail, heat extremes, and other conditions create a boundless set of uncontrollable risks for agriculture.
Witty Fragments on Weather and Life Observations
A collection of humorous, aphoristic lines about weather, breakfast, school, vacation, and animals. The quips joke about weather forecasters spouses, mosquitoes, dogs and boys, coal piles, ripe acquaintance, and a wasp exaggerating its importance.
Finding Money and Health in a Cough Cure Tale
A Sandy Level man credits Dr King's New Discovery for a chest ailment caused by smoke and coal dust, saying it cured him after other remedies failed. Marketed as the greatest cough and lung medicine, the product is sold at Shriner's drug store with trial bottles available.
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W. C. Barber
Sandy Level
Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
Redemption Notice of Jefferson County Lands Held by Snook
The State of Iowa Jefferson County notifies Mamie McDonald estate and Robert S. McDonald that Lots 4 and 5, Block 2, Snooks addition to Per lee Iowa were sold for delinquent taxes to H. E. Snook on December 1 1902 and a tax deed will be issued if redemption is not completed within 90 days from service.
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Mamie McDonald
Robert S. McDonald
Jefferson County
Iowa
H. E. Snook
Snook
Snook’s Addition To Perlee, Towa, and That Said H. E. Snook
Probate of Will in Jefferson County Iowa
Notice is given that the Last Will and Testament of Oris B. Leasor, deceased, is on file with the clerk of the District Court of Jefferson County. A proof and final hearing are set for Monday Sept 25 1905 at 2 o clock p m. in the September Term 1905. E E Lucas clerk signs and seals the document.
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State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Oris B. Leasor
District Court
E. E. Lucas
Administrator's Final Notice in Crile Estate
Ednad S Crile administratrix of George C Crile deceased asks for final report approval and distribution order. Claimants must appear by Sept 25 1905 at District Court Fairfield Jefferson County Iowa or default will be entered. I D Jones attorney for Edna S Crile administratrix. 25 4t
Final report of administrator in Lame estate filed
The state of Lown Jefferson County to heirs at law and all interested in the estate of Ann Lame deceased. The final report of Joseph E. Steele administrator will be on file in Iowa for approval and distribution. If you fail to appear by noon of the first day of the September Term 1905 in Fairfield Iowa a default will be entered and judgment rendered.
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State of Iowa
Jefferson County
Winona Crile
George C. Crile
District Court
Ednad S. Crile
Fairfield
Iowa
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H. A. Mohler
Mlion
John B. DeMotte
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Seminary Girls
I. O. O. F. Home Burns
Jefferson Coun
I. D. Jones
Edna S. Crile
Joseph E. Steele
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