Rock Island System Announces Special Fares in Iowa
The Rock Island System lists rates from all points in Iowa at 50 cents, except where one third is added for certain trips. For full information call the ticket agent.
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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1903
Page
7
The Rock Island System lists rates from all points in Iowa at 50 cents, except where one third is added for certain trips. For full information call the ticket agent.
Washington bureaus commission Lt Reynolds and Lt Parker to begin constructing a large national warfare map. Centered on Des Moines the chart will show features valuable in war planning, with initial diagrams detailing the area from Des Moines to Iowa City.
A Breckenridge Colorado memorial notes the July 22 1905 passing of Mrs Edward Craig. It describes her as fallen asleep not dead, with angels guarding her dust and her spirit at peace with God. The verse laments farewell while affirming divine rest. Mrs George B Watson signs the piece.
A life insurance style pitch promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at twenty five cents as a life saving summer precaution. It claims the medicine never fails and urges readers to buy now from druggists.
Oxford and Windham Lutheran churches announce a missionary picnic on August 29 all day at McKray's Grove, one half mile south of Windham and four miles north of Amish. Committee heads are William Amelon and Frank Kline. German and English services will be led by Rev. Dreyer and an expected Springfield missionary. Sumperfield brass band plays all day. bring dinner, enjoy free hot coffee.
An excerpt recounts John Leech’s sketching tour where a waxwork exhibitor identifies a lean figure as King George IV, prompting Leech’s surprise. The piece also reflects on gender humor, noting women’s desire for acceptance and a purported lack of benevolence, followed by commentary on noise and civility from the Philadelphia Ledger.
A guaranteed cure for piles promises relief from itching bleeding or protracting symptoms. The Paris Medicine Co offers Pazo Ointment with a refund if it fails to cure any case within 6 to 14 days. First application brings ease and rest and the price is 50 cents. Send 50 cents in stamps to St Louis Missouri for delivery post-paid.
The notice demands that all stops starts and irregularities in delivery be reported directly to the office. It states reports to carriers are often overlooked by the messenger, so all business must be transacted at the office.
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