Des Moines Rate Hearings Put Rail Lines On Trial
The Des Moines committee pressed five railroad cases before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Testimony targeted higher lumber transport rates to Des Moines versus Omaha and other points. Railroads named were Kansas City Southern, Chicago Great Western, St. Louis Southwestern, Missouri Pacific, and Wabash. Minneapolis & St. Louis testimony indicated a potential tariff revision. The commission denied the southern rule for under 100 pound shipments, keeping the 25 cent minimum. a large judgment against James Burns in 1892 remains under new motions. Des Moines explores an interurban link with Winterset and Creston, needing about 460,000 dollars in local stock.
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Des Moines
Greater
Omaha
Kansas City & Southern
Chicago Great Western
St. Louis Southwestern
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Washington
N. T. Guernsey
Greater Des
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company
Greater Des Moines Committee
Wylie
Merchants
Minneapolis and St. Paul
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Northwestern
J.M. Tittemore
Tiltemore
Yowa’s Railroad Commission
Iowa
Western Classification
Minnesota
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Young Men's Christian Association activity in Iowa
A report outlines bustling Y M C A work across Iowa with 31 student associations serving 7,000 men at Iowa Colleges. About 2,400 members include 800 on committees and 2,100 in Bible study, while institutes and conferences in multiple towns push leadership and religious education efforts.
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Iowa
Young Men's Christian Association
Association
State College
Ames
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Atlantic
Okumwva
Fort Madison
Clifton
Oskaloosa
Wight Associatins
Fred &. Smith
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Geo.j. Fisher
International Committee
Job and the devil tale told in plantation dialect
An Atlanta Constitution reprints a preacher Brother Dickey’s humorous retelling of the Job story in dialect. The tale centers on Job’s sufferings and the devil’s challenge, with comical relief through exaggerated biles and a hurricane blown in as punishment.
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Brother Dickey
Job
Atlanta
Cured Her Children with Cuticura Remedies
A Montreal mother reports that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured eczema on her three girls and healed a baby’s neck folds that bled. She used the products four to five times with complete relief, noting the next morning improvement. May 21, 1907.
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Mme
Napoleon Duceppe
Duluth St
Montreal
Que
Smoking Prompts Mrs Goodsole's Nagging Reminder
A speaker chides a boy about smoking while the boy jokes that it affects him physically. The exchange captures a domestic moment highlighting concern for health and the humor used to deflect the criticism.
Where It Belongs in a Playroom Hiss Debate
A brief quip on theater etiquette features a playwright being hissed by a friend who bought no ticket. The friend retorts that if he had paid, he would have left to swear at himself, illustrating tensions over audience behavior. In another ad note, Allen's Foot-Ease promises cure for sore feet for 26 cents with a free trial offer. A separate item recounts Gov Hughes comparing his contentment to a Venice visitor, and a note on a young lady writing to her intimate friend about enjoying the Grand Canal.
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Success Magazine
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Gov. Hughes
West End
Woman’s Republican Club of
New York
Venice
Grand Canal
Garfield Tea and other patent remedies advertised
An assortment of satirical lines and product pitches appears, including Garfield Tea Co. Brooklyn ads for digestive aids and laxatives. Also features tobacco humor and a Pazo Ointment hemorrhoid remedy promise with refund guarantee.
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Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Damage Done by Rats in Rural America
Milwaukee grain merchant J H Van Burden warns farmers that national losses from rats reach 100 million dollars annually. He estimates a rat population around 150 million, with about one third in large cities. feeding a rat costs roughly 50 cents per year. The quote reflects urgent calls for labor and productive activity.
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Agricultural Department
J. H. van Burden
Milwaukee
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Pottawattamie
James F. Burns
James Doyle
Supreme Court
Burns
Doyle
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Ottumwa Brick & Construction Company
Smith MacPherson
Brick Company
Rock Island
Burlington
United States
Dickey
Diffe
H. R. Haweis
Lydia B. Pinkham
Sallie French
Ind
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sanita Durable
Alabastine Co
Grand RapPies
Mim
New York City
Putnam
Monroe Drug Company
Quincy
Illinois
Merry Widow Gems
Long Hite
Merry Wilow
Jerome H. Remick & CO
West 41St St
Popular Mae
Orlth
Re Island
Frisco C. & E. L
John Sebastian
Rock Island-Frisey Lines
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
R.R
LaSalle Station
Chicago
Frisco Buitling
St. Louis
Chesebrough Mfg
York City
Glas
Brockton
Mase
J. Bennett
el Paso
Tex
Cardui
Cardus
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