Manchester paving contract upheld by expert report
M. Ford of Manchester won mandamus to force city to levy assessment for Liberty Street paving using brick from No 1 Purington block. Engineer Newton’s report endorses brick quality, finding most bricks sound with one defective piece, and cites superior abrasion results and standard tests. The report supports Ford’s claim the paving met contract standards and reflects well on Manchester’s workmanship.
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M. Ford
Liberty Street
Manchester
Purington Block
Ford
Platt
Engineer Newton
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
District Court of
Iowa
Delaware County
Equity
City
Association Rattler Crest
Iowa City
N. E. M. A. Rattler
United States
Galesburg
Rattler
N. E. M.A. Rattler
New 68-Hour Train Links Chicago to Los Angeles
Northwestern and Union Pacific announce a through electric-lighted train on the Chicago Union Pacific North Western line via Salt Lake Route. The schedule runs 68 hours from Wells Street Chicago at 6:00 PM daily to Los Angeles arriving 12:45 PM third day. Through cars include dining room, drawing rooms, and Booklovers Library with stopovers possible.
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Northwestern
Union Pacific
Chicago
Los Angeles
North-Western
Salt Lake
L. A
Pullman
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Cheyenne
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nevada
California
San Eradino
Riverside
Pomona
Salt Lake Road
Southern California
San Joaquin Valley
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Overland Limited
Mildred Holland Stuns Manchester In The Triumph of an Empress
Mildred Holland impressed a receptive Manchester audience with her Catherine the Great impersonation in The Triumph of an Empress. A capable supporting cast and solid staging complemented the performance, drawing enthusiastic response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Holland
Moen
Manchester
Catherine the
Russia
Electric Bitters Restored C F Collier’s Kidney Health
A Cherokee Indiana man with severe kidney disease credits Electric Bitters with a full recovery after backache headache and depression. He states the tonic cured him and recommends it for weak kidneys liver or stomach. Price is 50 cents guaranteed by Joseph Emmert, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Collier
Cherokee
Joseph Emmert
Mrs. Austin's Buckwheat Flour Praised by Advertiser
A brief promotional note extols Mrs. Austin's buckwheat flour as the best, urging readers to request it from grocers. The fragment hints at a 2 7 reference likely a page or section marker.
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Austin
Roosevelt Waltz Climbing Dance Floors In Local Ballrooms
The Roosevelt waltz is praised by dancing masters as superior to the minuet and poised to dominate the coming season. Dancers perform a side by side start with a unique salute and sequence including a gavotte step and schottische as the couple returns to a traditional waltz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Dancing Masters
National for December themed around municipal railways and politics
The December National highlights Chicago street railway debates, accusing banks newspapers and city leaders of undermining municipal ownership. It reviews Joe Mitchell Chapple portraits from Washington and Frank Putnam essays on elections and home life, plus future East Asia tensions and allied fates. It also notes strong short stories, poems, and illustrations by M. J. Blumenthal.
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Chicago
Dunne
Joe Mitchell
Chapple
Washington
Frank Putnam
Far East
Japan
Great Britain
China
Britain
Asia
M. J. Blumenthal
December Highlights in Human Life Include Notable Pieces
The issue features Alfred Henry Lewis on The Confessions of a Newspaper Man and Robert H. Murray on Helen Gould and Her Charities. John G. Radcliffe profiles Secretary Taft The Man, while a society secretary covers Dinners and Debutantes at Washington.
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Alfred Henry Lewis
Helen Gould
Robert H. Murray
Taft
John G. Radcliffe
Washington
This Date in History Highlights List
A compact historical roll of events from 1154 to 1904 includes Henry II landing in England, Mary Stewart’s birth, Covenanters executed in Edinburgh, Delaware ratifying the U S Constitution, Germany’s first railway opening ceremonies, Santa Ana becoming Mexico’s president, the Battle of Prairie Grove, the Baltimore plenary council closing, Thomas B Reed’s death, the fifty-eighth Congress opening, and Cassie L Chadwick’s arrest.
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Henry II
England
France
Mary Stewart
James V
Edinburgh
Delaware
United States
Nuremburg
Germany
Santa Ana
Mexico
Battle
Prairie Grove
Arkansas
Baltimore
Thomas B. Reed
Cassie L. Chadwick
Dying of Famine Compared to Consumption Suffering
A reader recalls consumption as a long torture from onset to end. William Myers of Cearfoss Maryland cites his recovery after using Dr King's New Discovery, praising its relief for coughs and throat illnesses and claiming it prevents pneumonia. Available at 50 cents and 1.00, with a trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Myers
Cearfoss
Early Laws on Slavery in the Illinois Territory and Aftermath
The article cites Prof N Dwight Harris on 19th century Illinois law describing indentured servitude for enslaved people, with male terms to 88 years and women to 82. It details long bound periods, slave hiring for salt mines, kidnap and sale, and the ritual outfit of a servant, including punishment by whipping for indifference as authorized by county justices.
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Rome
Minois
N. Dwight Harris
Jufjan Edwards
Rose
Antony
Maria
Jesse
Flower
Bucklen’s Amica Salve Proves Effective for Sores
Hope Texas resident D L Gregory says Bucklen’s Amica Salve quickly cured a bad sore and is safe for sore eyes. Ad notes the product costs 25 cents at Joseph Emmert’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
O. K
D. L. Gregory
Hope
Texas
Joseph Emmert
New Life Pills Promised Cure for Bowel Ailments
An advertisement flags Dr King’s New Life Pills as a sure cure for bowel and stomach issues including pain in the bowels headache biliousness and costiveness. Sold by Joseph Emmert's drug store for 250 with a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Clairvoyant Madam Brunswick Extends Stay at 80 Chicago Street
Dixon's well known medium will remain one week more at 80 Chicago street. Madam Brunswick continues to draw public interest with her clairvoyant readings and sessions in town.
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Brunswick
Dixon
Chicago Street
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Squah
Holland
N. H
Miss Holland
Grand Opera House
H. A. Rotzler
E. Wagner & Bro
Galena
Kuehner Bros
Schoeffel & Brockhausen
Galena ST
Lowes
Conover
Cable
Kingsbury
Wellington
Hazelton
Chickering
Kimball
Schiller
the Cable Co. Brane
Opp
New York House
Albertson & Stemm
Hollister & Barret
Stephenson St
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