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Newspaper
Holiday Number
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
8
Stelle and Mrs Stelle will read the State Teachers Assn at Maines. Hiss Loomis and Miss Wells will read the State Teachers Ass'n. Mireman Enaley can now look after his centre-side for a few days. No unruly meteors have appeared recently.
The 15 member Senior class rode a large bob-sled down to H. G. Watson's near Dean Monday night for a festive trip. They enjoyed a taffy pull with a slick time. Some put taffy on faces hair and each other while some used taffy for the fair.
A farmer refuses to hear a tale of a son lost in the Civil War. An aged man, claiming service with Grant, recalls the boy’s sacrifice and the farmer pleads that the fallen soldier never disgraced the uniform. A confrontation ends with the farmer striking the visitor in anger.
A garbled OCR passage mixes proverbs about sin, guilt, glass houses, and scripture with scattered phrases about divorce statistics and brimstone. The readable parts hint at a moral or religious editorial tone but yield no clear event or person.
TR Beall of Beall Miss reports his wife suffered with consumption last fall. After trying many remedies she used Dr King’s New Discovery. Improvement began at once and four bottles cured her. Price 50 cents to 1 dollar. Trial bottles free through WI Berry Druggist.
The city election heats up with a mayoral fight led by Police Judge Silvara, who may run. A police manual project and a Polk County Republican club meeting at the Coldstone Hotel are noted. Coroner’s jury finds street car accident unclear in responsibility. Levee plans for flood protection mis eedges. Des Moines author C W Pinkerton’s new book is discussed. Capital City Commercial College graduation totals 108, a record class.
Col Childer’s 60th birthday affair ends in a bold theft of his Victoria Cross during a banquet. A gentleman felon steals it as a bet, then returns it after hours of intrigue, revealing a lesson on distraction and misdirection at Col. Childers’ London home.
Congressional energy on an anti trust bill mirrors the President's recommendations with new measures from Senator Nelson of Minnesota. Proposals include constitutional amendment per New England talks and Sherman law changes with penalties. Immigration debate advances, with literacy and urban slum exclusion eyed. opponents warn of labor and growth impacts. Senator Junn pushes to admit three territories, while Beidler seal bill aims to limit pelagic hunting to protect Alaska herd. Mrs Gen U Grant dies at 76 in Pyam, noted for moral strength and civil era significance.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for nervousness sleeplessness stomach upset and general system ills. It claims quick relief by toning the stomach regulating kidneys and bowels stimulating the liver and clearing the blood. Priced at 50 cents with money back guarantee if not satisfied from W F Berry Druggist.
A jumble of lines touts various offers and opinions. It includes a boast about a theater professional, a note on necessity and invention, an ad promise from Phoenix meat market, a coupon about cake, and a recommendation for Chamberlain's Pain Balm with a sale notice by W. B. Berry.
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