Academy Board Forges Plans for New Hull School Buildings
At the academy board meeting, Prof. Cook and Miss McCollum were reappointed, Prof. Chase to pursue study eastward, and efforts were outlined to secure new buildings and endowment funds. Rev. Bruce travels to Chicago to discuss College and Education Society relations. a fundraising position will be filled. Outlook is hopeful with strong local support for Hull and northwest Iowa education.
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Academy
Cook
Hull
Northwest
Bruce
Chicago
College and Education Society
Tull Academy
Ifull
Lowa
Carlyle Harris Murdered and Judicial Doubts Rise
The piece argues against capital punishment citing Sarris case and doubts about guilt. It questions the use of the death penalty on circumstantial evidence and suggests that years in prison could reveal innocence, while condemning a man to death. It condemns taking retribution through state execution.
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Harris
Sarris
Orange City to pursue new court house this summer
The Alton Democrat reports Orange City plans to build a new county court house this summer to quiet gossip about moving the county seat. The project should cost at least 50000 dollars and require substantial contributions from beneficiaries to deter future talk for decades.
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Orange City
Alton
Sioux County
Remarkable Feats Amid Odd Newspaper Jests
A playful exchange lists bizarre scenes including a mute wagert maker speaking at last, a blind carpenter reaching for a plane and seeing, and a dead beat paying a back subscription after climbing stairs. The note ends by noting a bed bug listening to a bet tick and a famed dead beat walking up stairs to settle dues.
Why not open a pugilistic training school
A reader muses on starting a boxing school, noting sparring can be awkward even in a minor Friday scrap. The writer suggests spectators crave some science in the sport and calls for disciplined display of technique.
INDEX Office Visit For Horse Ills
A brief note directs a visit to the INDEX office to address horse ailments. The item implies administrative steps or public guidance on veterinary or animal health concerns linked to the INDEX office.
Local notes and town items from Rock Valley
Rock Valley items report Mrs D W Rhines slowly recovering from a stroke, Mulhall block work by Abel and Redmond, and a thriving saloon scene with rising traffic. A new dry goods firm is planned, Rev C L McCracken’s barn move improves street appeal, and a Klien son falls from a bridge fracturing a thigh. Also notes Thayer’s Fifth Street house nearing occupancy and Emma Dean Anderson’s India lecture tour.
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Rock Valley
D. W. Rhines
Mulhall Block
Abel
Redmond
Warren Block
C. L. McCracken
A. J. Dunham
Jonas Klien
J.C. Thayer
Fifth Street
Fred McKellar
Croup and Cough Cure Sold by Shiloh’s Killheffer
A brief advertisement touts Shilohs Cure as an immediate relief for croup whooping cough and bronchitis. The claim is attributed to Killheffer, promoting quick soothing effects.
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Croup
Shiloh
Killheffer
Outdoor photography offered by J L Weinert studio
Tam advertises outdoor photography in Sheldon Iowa inviting orders at J L Weinert's Photo Studio. The Womans Relief Corps plans a May Queen voting contest, with full details promised next week. The note humorously comments on a frigid May Queen event and the crowd's reception.
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Tam
J.L. Weinert
Sheldon
Womans Relief Corps
Canton
S. I
Remarkable Cubeb Cough Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Cubed Cough Cure as an established remedy based on scientific principles. It claims instant relief from coughing, delivers infant relief, and purports to cure throat and lung ailments including croup and whooping cough with bottles priced at 5 and 60 cents.
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Andervm & Werkman
Sibley Notes On Local Life And Transport Changes
Farmers plant corn as the land rings with the corn planter sound. Mr T R Maloney visited his farm last Saturday while Mrs Evers tended Ocheyedan. Mrs Jones's children suffer scarlet fever and Mr Richardson's son is ill with La Grippe. Miss Beaumont of Ocheyedan stayed in the city over the weekend. The Iowa Land Company reports selling most farms. The Y P S C E meets weekly at Gross school house and remains lively. Swiss Bell Ringers performed last Saturday. Ilomer Aartin left for New York after seven years here. The Chicago and Milwaukee Road upgrades the Iowa and Dakota division with a fast train and vestibuled cars.
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Sibley
T. R. Maloney
Gross School
Ilomer Aartin
New York
Chicago and
Milwaukee Road
Iowa
Dakota
Pasture for rent and ring reward offer notice
Rock Valley resident C W Carter offers a 220 acre pasture on Rock River for rent or cattle at two dollars fifty cents per head. Engage at once. A gold ring is offered to the owner upon proving property and paying for this notice.
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C. W. Carter
Rock Valley
Rock River
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