Peruna la grippe praised by Sisters of St Francis
A letter from the Sisters of St Francis at St Vincent's Orphan Asylum in Columbus Ohio lauding Peruna as an excellent remedy for la grippe catarrh coughs colds and bronchitis The note requests Dr Hartman’s latest book Winter Catarrh and directs to The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Columbus Ohio
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Sisters of St. Francis
Hartman
St. Vincent's Orruan Asylum
East Main St
Col. Rose Ave
Columbus
Ohio
B. Hartman
St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum
Fast Rail and Steamship Link to Havana from St Louis
40 hours between St Louis and Port Tampa via Mobile and Ohio to Metcode Plant System. Direct Port Tampa connection with Plant Steamship Line for Havana. Ads list Harris, Rudolph, Posey contacts and a literary quip from L A W Bulletin.
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St. Louis
Port Tampa
Carnival Travel Deals for Mobile and New Orleans
Advertises low rail rates via the Mobile and Ohio Railroad for Mardi Gras Carnival travel to Mobile and New Orleans on February 13 and 14, 1899. Provides contact addresses in St Louis Chicago and Mobile for ticketing and guidance.
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South
Mobile
New Orleans
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
F. L. Harris
Otive J
St. Louis
Chas. Rudolph
Marquette Bldg
Chicago
E. E. Posey
Ala
Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Claim Ad
An old Chicago Daily News advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds with a money back refund. It also mentions Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike's Toothache Drops as fast acting remedies praised by actors vocalists and public speakers.
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Hale
Pike
Iowa Business Improves Across Sectors in 1897 Report
Des Moines reports state wide gains in manufacturing and mercantile sectors with many firms doubling output and hiring. Banking deposits rise while interest rates fall. Gov. Shaw heads to New York for Manufacturers Club dinner to discuss money policy.
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Shaw Yoing
New York
Internal Revenue Devision
Des Moines
Merriam
Towa
Barber Charged With Theft Linked To Horse Stealing
A. F. Pignot opened a barber shop in Algona and cut hair at reduced prices. Sheriff Christensen traced him to Sioux City as a horse thief suspect and arrested him. Pignot, a single man who recently married a Britt woman, faces upheaval as she leaves Algona. The note also recalls Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis’s Iowa roots before taking Beecher’s Brooklyn pulpit.
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A. F. Pignot
Algona
Chrisensen
Woodbury County
Pignoi
Sioux City
Britt
Newell Dwight Hillis
Beecher
Brooklyn
N. Y
Magnolia
Harrison County
Grinnell College
Iowa
Central Church
Chicago
Swing
Death by hanging shocks Maxwell community
John Oxley, a respected Maxwell resident aged about 65, died by hanging himself in his barn. No enemies were known, and neighbors note his recent religious unsettledness. He leaves a widow and two married sons.
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John Oxley
Maxwell
Oxley
James H. Rothrock Dies at 70 in Cedar Rapids
James H. Rothrock died in Cedar Rapids from heart degeneration at age seventy. He arrived in Iowa in 1860 and was elected to the Iowa House in 1861 before resigning to serve as lieutenant colonel of the Thirty-fifth Iowa. After a notable army career he returned to law, later serving nine years on the district bench and becoming supreme judge appointed by Gov Kirkwood in 1876, serving until 1896.
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Supreme Court
Des Moines
Younker Bros
Frankel Company
Walnut Street
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Remley
West Des Moines
Cooper
Shaw
James H. Rothrock
Cedar Rapids
Rothrock
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Kirkwood
Bartender Charles Walker Dies From Alcohol Poisoning
Charles Walker a longtime Council Bluffs bartender died of heart failure attributed to alcohol poisoning after rapidly consuming whisky. He drank a total of eleven whiskies with a single beer before dying. George Delong paid for six of the drinks at the bar.
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Charles Walker
Council Bluffs
Walker
George Delong
Burglars Blow Open Capitol Safe in Iowa City Heist
Burglars broke into the old state capitol in Iowa City now occupied by the secretary of the state university of Iowa and used dynamite to blow open the safe. The resulting fire was extinguished. over 500 dollars in state and private funds disappeared with the criminals fleeing and remaining at large. The building sustained no injuries.
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Helen J Elliot
Ottumwa
Iowa State Board of Educational Examiners
State Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
State Normal School
Algona
Towa City
State Capitol
Iowa City
The
State University of Iowa
Steiner Brothers Farm Shooting Claims Man in Pleasant Valley
A quarrel at the Steiner brothers farm in Pleasant Valley ended when Samuel Steiner shot John Steiner while Andrew Hunsberger restrained the victim. John Steiner died instantly. Samuel Steiner surrendered and is jailed in West Union.
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John
Samuel Steiner
Pleasant Valley
Andrew Hunsberger
John Steiner
West Union
Bank Robbery at Inwood Nets $2000 After Safe Blasts
Burglars dynamited the Farmers' bank at Inwood to crack the safe and stole all on hand, about $2000. The robbery, suspected to be the work of professionals, ended with the trio fleeing on a hand car along the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line.
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Farmers’ Bank
Inwood
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Poison Rumor Ties Minard Death to Testimony In Dodgeville
Burlington police suspect Jud Minard was poisoned after taking a whisky in a saloon to silence him about a store robbery by the Robinsons in Dodgeville. The suspects allegedly warned Minard they would kill him if he betrayed them.
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Burlington
Jud Minard
Robinsons
Minard
Dodgeville
Shall Porto Rico Be a State
Public men debate action on Porto Rico’s status as nearly a million speak a foreign tongue. The piece notes historical uniqueness and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for malaria fever and ague, claiming it purges poisons and builds resistance.
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Porto Rico
Strange little things that alter life in Detroit gossip
The quote recounts a man recalling how a young woman he fancied had shown seriousness about marriage until a playful, careless moment in the avenue where he bowed and vanished through a coal hole. The anecdote hints at surprising twists in daily life and social perception.
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Jones
Detroit Free Press
Balsam Promoted For Grippe Relief At Drugstores
A remedy called erp 8 Balsam is recommended for grippe cases especially for throat and chest ailments. It should be kept at hand to use at first symptoms to prevent pneumonia by keeping the cough loose. All druggists sell the Balsam.
Rumor Claims Abuse Then Averts St Louis Nine Reference
A neighbor rumor suggests alleged abuse by a husband last night. Mrs. Poplar denies the claim while noting the husband struck at her but she escaped. The exchange ends with a cryptic line about his past while playing with the St. Louis nine last season.
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Olive
Poplar
St. Louis Nine
Chicago Evening News
Grain-O: A Nonstimulating Coffee Substitute
Advertisement touts Grain-O as a grain based drink that tastes like coffee but does not stimulate sleep disrupting caffeine. It claims suitability for nervous persons young people and children and invites readers to buy a package from grocers with a price of 15 and 2c per package.
Worth-It's Polite Rule On Jewelry Etiquette
A humorous note from Jewelers' Weekly quotes a quip about giving jewelry only to an engaged partner. The gag suggests many other girls would claim the act, highlighting social expectations around courtship and gifts.
Coffee seed prices and seed catalogue offer
Salzer Seed Co advertises German Coffee Berry and Java Coffee packages at 15c per lb and 15c per kg for a cutout deal. Buy three packages for 30c and receive a free catalogue. Offer directed to John Lzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Salzer
John Lzer Seed CO
la Crosse
Wis
New Leaf Delayed Until Spring Says Chicago Post
A witty exchange quoted by the Chicago Post notes there will be no new leaves until spring, reflecting a playful take on seasonal change and timing. The dialogue features a speaker Jal and a responder John discussing plans and renewal.
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Lean’t
Chicago Post
Fully Equipped Cars Leave via Wisconsin Central Line
Train service offers Bilesing Dining and Cafe Parlor Cars departing from iene dai for St Paul Minneapolis Ashland and Duluth. Complete information is available from the nearest ticket agent. Jas. C. Pond General Passenger Agent Milwaukee Wis.
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Iene Dai
Wisconsin Central Eet
St Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Duluth
Jas. C. Pond
Gen’l. Pass
Milwaukee
Wis
Who Was Hobson Hero of the Merry Amack
A brief historical note from the Indianapolis Journal asks who Hobson was and labels him a hero of the merry amack, describing him as a figure from an era generation yet unborn and part of a pounders lineage.
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Hobson
Pounders
Indianapolis Journal
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowels Health
A vintage ad touts Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement support for health. It asserts gentle action on liver and kidneys and relief from headaches with a price of 25 and 0c.
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Lane
Poet and Wife Quip on Keeping the Wolf from the Door
A Somerville Journal dialogue features a worried poet admitting difficulty in fending off poverty while his wife suggests he read aloud a rejected poem on the doorstep. The exchange captures a stark domestic moment with humor.
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Somerville Journal
Cough Remedies Advertised With Testimonials
An assortment of old advertisements extols Kemp's Balsam Piso's Cure St Jacobs Oil and other remedies. Promises quick cures for coughs neuralgia rheumatism and sprains with sample bottles and price hints. The quotes celebrate medical tonics and claim universal effectiveness across various ailments.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
A vintage advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by I J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional cure for catarrh. It claims the remedy works through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 to prove failure. pills labeled Hall's Family Pills are also recommended.
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Hall
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cheney & Co
Polished Attitudes and Life Truths Recounted
A Cleveland Leader quote collection contrasts surface polish with authenticity. It cautions against self serving charity and urges steady effort paired with strategy while valuing true neighborly love over ostentatious virtue.
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Cleveland
Louisville Air Line inaugurates seasonal route to Jacksonville
The Louisville Air Line opens a season long route to Jacksonville Florida via Southern Railway Queen Crescent and Florida and Centraleninsular lines passing through Louisville Lexington Chattanooga Atlanta Macon. The service offers Florida trips via Asheville North Carolina as a year round resort and invites correspondence for information. R Aae General Passenger Agent St Louis Mo.
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Louisville
The Man Who Always Says What He Means
A concise profile notes a person whose direct speech and clarity make him more numerous in appearance than his popularity would suggest. He is identified by his habit of literal expression and unvarnished statements.
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Chicago Daily News
Woman's health advice pushes back the blues
A period piece promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. The letter from Mrs. F S Bennett of Westphalia Kansas praises the treatment after long menstrual illness and ulceration of the womb. The piece argues women should seek medical understanding over willpower for nervous and depressive symptoms.
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Lynn
Mass
Lydia EB
Pinkham
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Atlanta, Ga
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