Iowa in Brief: depot, deaths, politics, and fires
The Chicago and Great Western will build a new passenger depot at Marshalltown, costing Iowa about 100000. Samuel McDowell was crushed by falling timber near Bedford. he is 75 and expected to recover. Casper Schader of Lenox died by laudanum after a New Year’s bout. Creston fire losses mount to about 150000 with rebuilds planned. Marshalltown mayoral politics, rail joint-rate talk, and legislative lobbying loom as Iowa gears for a busy session.
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Chicago & Great Western
Marshalltown
Iowa
Samuel McDowell
Bedford
Casper Schader
Lenox
Creston
George ‘Lerrell
Hinton
Medrick
Ninton
Terrill
Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Iowathand Army of the Republic
Licycele Company
Des Moines
Tathrop-Rhodes Company
Histock
Chattel
Jackson
L. 3. Raymond
Hampton
Soldiers
N. A. Merrill
Legisute
Raymond
John J. Luke
Ed A. Dawson
Waverly
Luka
Peta
The
State University
Bremer County
William Behrens
Fort Dodge
Port Dodge
Deer Creek
Behrens
Albert Lea
Misneu
Douglas
Peru
England's Cathedrals Seen In Small Towns Rated Highly
A Springfield Republican writer praises England's cathedrals as compelling sights found in small towns. He notes restoration benefits, cites Peterborough's facade, and admires Salisbury Canterbury Ely and York while acknowledging flaws like smoky atmospheres and partially finished towers. The piece ends by recalling a Springfield woman's tearful reaction at Westminster Abbey.
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England
Springfield Republican
York
Lincoln
Peterborough
Ely
Salisbury
Canterbury
Wellaigh
Durham
Litchfield
Sansbury
Springfield
Westminster Abbey
Gladstone's Considerate Note to Journalists
A reporter recounts following Mr. Gladstone by train to capture his last utterances. The orator, aware of dangers, promised to jot down his concluding words at the next station and send them, a graceful act that endeared him to journalists.
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Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Popular Form of Policy and Endowment Insurance
A historical note explains endowment or investment insurance as popular among women, paid to the beneficiary if the insured survives the term ten to twenty years. If the insured dies before expiration, the endowment runs and the policy is paid to the named beneficiary. Premiums are yearly during the term. longer terms lower the rate, while ordinary life policies pay on death with yearly premiums, generally cheaper than other forms except term insurance.
Laughs Shape Characters by Vowel Sound, Says Authority
A quoted authority links laughs to vowels with vivid categories. A laughs openly, F laughs melancholy, I signals timidity, O shows generosity, U marks miserliness. The speaker concedes some truth amid exaggeration.
Largest Sponge Shipment Described From the Mediterranean
A report notes the largest sponge sent to market came from the Mediterranean. It measured ten feet in circumference and diameter, remarkable for its size and origin.
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Mediterranean
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R. S. T. Brothers
Malvern, Iowa
Theo. W. Ivohy
Las
Glenwood, Iowa
New Carrier Mark
Woodrow
Glenwood
F. M. Shriver
Towa
Dyar Blocks
Fred K. Meyers
H. Harlan
Gaspipe, &c
Offica
Firat Pirett
Houng
Opera House Pharmacy
S. W. Cor. Square
Charles Minner
Mills County National Bank OF
Capital
Tates
Europe
M. Borersavon
Woopzury J
Willliama Gee
Mickerwart A. C. Banin
Mickelwald
I. Buffington
A. C. Babln
Scientific American Agency For
Mat Munn &Co
America
Uyja
Broadway
Jackson Siedical CO
Ea Ts Pas Uus
Tackson Medical CO
Chicago
Jackson Medical CO
Clark ST
Imperial
N. B
Skillicorn & Co
C. H. Towslee
Packer
Anchor Brand
South Side Square
Lowa
Harcourt
Bros
Nurserymien
Locke Pox
FT. Dodge
Carson and Malvern, Owa
Wharin, Prest
B. Barnes
Vice Prest
J. (. Taylor
Cashier
Mills County Savings Bank
Malvern
J. E. Wickham & CO
IGWA
Mills County Abstract Books
Kaffir Kola
South Africa
United States
Kaffir Kola Extract Co
State Street
George Goyer
Iinton
Goyer
Ila
Dawson
Walter Scott
Polices
Wilitv
G. le Tanid
William J. Allison
General Assembly
State Central Committee
Lemars
Plymouth County
Boyle
Republcan
State Agricultural Society
John A. Evans
P. L. Fowler
West Liberty
W. W. Fields
Odeboit
2. L. Fowler
Osceola
G. D. Ellison
J. C. Frasier
Bloomfield
Lt. Packard
Harlan
W. J. Wragg
Yankee
W. I. Harriman
R. J. Johnson
Humboldt
Des Moines Dispatch
Gladstone’s. Heart
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