Slander Suit in Dubuque Shocks Neighborhood
Clara Barr sues Alice Garrity for 5000 dollars in Dubuque on alleged slander. The item lists multiple Iowa deaths, accidents, and local events including prominent figures John F. Burns, George Banger Jr., and Prof. James E. Walsh. It notes various local mishaps and civic notes from Dubuque to Anamosa and Belle Plaine.
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Clara Barr
Alice Garrity
Dubuque
John F. Burns
Waterloo
George Banger, Jr
LaPorte City
Ben Tanner
Miller
Yetta Howard
Cedar Rapids
Robert R. Volert
Sabula
Iowa
James E. Walsh
Chicago
Solomon Garrison
Coggan
W. 8. Garrison
Wyoming
Charles Filkins
Brookline
Davenport
Man in court defends sack of flour theft as aid to starving children
A provisional court hears a man charged with stealing a sack of flour. The prisoner insists the act was honest to feed his children, while the prosecuting lawyer and a bankrupt-turned-advocate are mocked for past deeds. The magistrate hides a chuckle as tension rises.
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London
Oriental Love Letter From An Idle Romantic Era
A humorous colonial era note shows an eager suitor pledging love to a native gentleman's daughter in florid prose. The Chicago News adds a jokey aside about Mr. Bonaparte of Baltimore remarking on the famed Waterloo spirit.
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Orient
Chicago
Bonaparte
Baltimore
Waterloo
Love and Golf Clash Over Mareia Van Zandt
Greyson wins a nine hole match against Bradbury by one stroke at Westerfeldt links as both men vie for Mareia Van Zandt. Scotty Ferguson, Greyson’s caddie, reveals he assisted by movingBradbury’s ball twice. Scotty justifies it as fair in love and war.
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Greyson
Bradbury
Mareia van Zandt
Westerfeldt
Scotty Ferguson
Vistpre
Scotty
Qickly
Agassiz
Golf Match Ends In Tie After Late Dramatics At Westerfeldt
The round sees Bradbury and Greyson trade leads across nine holes with halved frames and a costly fifth hole miscue by Greyson. Bradbury gains a brief edge on the eighth, but a tense final approach and a tied score of thirty nine each at the last green keep both players and their cadies watching intently for the outcome.
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Greyson
Scotty
Westerfeldt
Bradbury
Tradbury
Beall Woman Cured by Dr King’s New Discovery
Beall Mississippi resident T B Beall reports his wife suffered consumption last fall. After trying other remedies she used Dr King’s New Discovery and quickly improved, with four bottles curing her entirely. Trial bottles offered free by QO H Soetje, druggist. price 50 cents and one dollar. Philadelphia Inquirer notes a spirited clash between Colonel Watterson and Newport society, a battle of wits with the Colonel holding the advantageous position.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Colonel Watterson
Newport Society
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed by H A Tisdale
H A Tisdale of Samerton South Carolina endorses DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve claiming it cured his 20 year piles after other doctors failed. The product combines witch hazel with antiseptics and emollients to relieve and reportedly cure piles and skin conditions. Sold by all druggists.
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H. A. Tisdale
Sammerton
S C
DeWitt
Water famine grips East St. Louisa reports
The St. Paul Globe notes East St. Louisa suffers a water famine with questions whether drainage canals dried up or microbes expanded to thwart thirsty residents. The piece frames a local crisis and hints at public health concerns amid drought conditions.
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St. Paul
Electric Bitters Promise Quick Relief for Nervous ills
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for nervousness insomnia upset stomach and general debility. It claims to tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver and purify the blood, with a 50 cent price and a satisfaction guarantee by O H Soetje, druggist in Cincinnati. A satirical note at article end mocks Chicago's bathhouse politics.
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O. H. Soetje
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Praised By Governor Atkinson
Digests all classes of food and strengthens digestive organs. Kodol cures dyspepsia indigestion and stomach troubles and enriches blood. Gov. G W Atkinson of West Virginia says he used many bottles and found it effective. Sold by all druggists. Washington Times notes peace advices from Santo Domingo are unreliable.
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Armatrong
Delia
Tex
G. W. Atkinson
W. Va
Tour of Mexico by Illinois Central with Private Trains
Special Pullman vestibule trains will carry select clients from Chicago to Mexico and California via the Illinois Central and New Orleans routes. Tours run Feb 12 Chicago Feb 18 St Louis 1904 with Mardi Gras stopover. trains include dining and observation cars and a baggage car. Mardi Gras date Feb 16 in New Orleans.
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Havana
Illinois Central R. R
New Orleans
Southern Pacific
Louisiana
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
Cuba
Mexico
Panama
Central
South America
West Indies
Europe
Ilinois Central
Raymond & Whitcomb
California
Illinois Central
West Pullmans
Los Angeles
San Franscisco
Southren
Omaha
Cenic
New Orleans Welcomes Winter Tourists With Faster Trains
New Orleans offers winter tourist rates with double daily service and fast steam heated trains. Through sleeping cars buffet dining and meals enroute in dining cars are highlighted. An illustrated book on New Orleans is available on request.
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New Orleans
Great Southern Hotel Gulfport Mississippi Details
Gulfport Mississippi description of the Great Southern Hotel outlining 250 rooms with or without bath, steam heat electric light hot and cold running water and telephone in every room. Access via Memphis and Illinois Central line trains with through sleeping car and buffet library car.
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Great Southern
Gulfport
Miss
Mexican Gulf Coast
Memphis
Illinois Central
Dixie Flyer Route Connects St Louis Jacksonville and Chicago Nashville
The Dixie Flyer Sleeping Car lines run from St Louis to Jacksonville and from Chicago to Nashville, with through connections to Jacksonville en route. The route travels via Nashville Chattanooga and Atlanta, linking major northern and southern cities.
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St. Louis
Jacksonville
Chicago
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Central's Fast Pullman Limited Trains Health Resort Ads
Hot Springs Arkansas promotion along the Chicago to Hot Springs Sleeping Car route on the Central's fast Pullman vestibule Limited train offers health and pleasure resort details. Full particulars available from Central agents or the nearest Central representatives.
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Chicago
Hot Springs
Central
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for quick relief
A historical ad copy describes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for burns cuts sores eczema and piles with quick soothing effects. It emphasizes frequent accidents on streets and urges carrying the salve for reliable relief, referencing Soetje’s drug store.
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Bucklen
Soetje
General Sara Discovers Life Better Than Death
A London report describes General Sara of Macedonian forces remarking that living as a lion is far pleasanter than dying in battle, with daily discoveries noted as evidence of vigor and vitality.
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Los Angeles Times
Sarafoff
London
Discovery Daily
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promoted In Yoakum Texas Ad
In Texas Yoakum a dry goods firm led by J M Haller is mentioned. During a trip east he offers a friend in a palace car a Little Early Risers pill claiming it makes you rise early and feel good. The ad promotes these pills with the distinct dark brown taste and energizing effect.
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Lone Star State
Texas
Yoakum
J. M. Haller
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