Modern medicines rise through chemical research and use of substitutes
The article notes how chemistry has transformed medicine replacing herbal remedies with safer synthetic compounds, including substitutes for morphine and atrophine, and the pursuit of cures for diseases like leprosy, syphilis, and pneumonia. It cites the 606 discovery, the shift from chloral to barbital, and calls for continued medical advance despite some doctors pushing intoxicants. It also reports influenza death tolls in the UK and German front, church collaboration across faiths following Pope Benedict XV’s death, and critiques a youthful campaign candidate in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whrlich
Europe
Hirlich
Journal of the American Medical Association
January Bond Market Strength Signals Midwinter Investment Shift
In Springfield Massachusetts the Republican notes unusually low money rates and active bond trading mark January as notable for capital moving into high grade securities. The surge appears tied to idle funds from stagnation, not just reinvested dividends, suggesting no immediate industrial revival.
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Springfield
Mass
Sir Harry Lauder Seeks World Peace Through Kind Neighbors
The Sioux City talk shows Sir Harry Lauder praising daily kindness and hard work as paths to personal happiness and global harmony. He urges honest labor, opposes envy, and argues friendship over hostility to avert war, sharing his belief that peace grows from neighborly and international goodwill.
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Sioux City
Sir Harry Lauder
Sir Harry
Garden Wall
International Wall
Harry
Rotary
Kiwanis
France
Early Muscatine Resident Fares in 1853 54 Rail Work
Isaac Lane Usher, an early Muscatine resident who ran a hotel, shares letters preserved by the State Historical Society about rail road grading on the Calico Road near Tipton in 1853 54. He details contracts on the Lyons Iowa Central Railroad, pay rates, lodging costs, and the rough living conditions, including high town hotel occupancy and living standards in Tipton and Muscatine.
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Isaac Lane Asher
Muscatine
Tipton
State Historical Society
Usher
Lyons Iowa Central Railroad
Bae
Iowa
Pope Benedict XV Buried Today
Pope Benedict XV will be buried today as church rites proceed. The funeral marks the passing of the pontiff who served during the wartime era and led the Vatican in burial ceremonies.
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Benedict XV
Local couples wed as winter headlines jot regions
William McAreavy and Miss Irene Williams of Shellsburg wed this week. Cornell college edged Hamlin 18 to 16 at Mt. Vernon. Blackhawk county farmers shipped two carloads of corn to Armenian relief, each car 1600 bushels. Cedar Rapids beat State Teachers 19 to 7. Charles City endure frigid statewide cold with 28 below. Wright Construction lands Clinton county highway paving bid at 447716.44 with fifteen bidders. Camp Dodge to become Iowa National Guard training camp. Henry Hall of Vinton marks 93rd birthday. wife to 90 May 1. George Leper home in Anamosa burned. family escaped. Rural carrier Lester Lenhart dies from burns after car accident. Iowa prisoners feed cost set at 1.44 per day. O J Rogers home south of Central City burned. $10000 loss. Bellevue Co operative Creamery reports butter and ice cream sales. ice cream at 6000. MacMurray farm fire at Jesup wipes out cattle and hay. Delmar merchant Canty dies by suicide in basement. Edward Davis collides with freight train. car wrecked. 1921 bridges and culverts planned at 4699940 cost. primary road law changes allow funding from primary program.
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Blackhawke County
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Mercury
Wright Construction Company
Des Moines
Clinton County
Camp Dodge
Iowa National Guard
Washington
Henry F. Hall
Vinton
Hall
George Leper
Anamosa
the Board of Control
Bellevue Cooperative Creamery
MacMurray
Jesup
A. Canty
Delmar
Canty
Edward Davis
Grundy Center
Rock Island
Wilson’s League Falls from Favor as Nations Seek New Alignments
In the St Paul Pioneer Press appraisal, the League of Nations is described as dead and not taken seriously even by its strongest supporters. Nations move toward new Washington negotiations to meet the aims once pursued by the doomed league, and Wilson is praised for clinging to a pathetic illusion.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
League of Nations
Wilson
Washington
League
Henry Ford's sales and aluminum in ancient note
Henry Ford sells 100000 cars a month while rivals falter, due to top advertising by the best in the business. Aluminum is abundant and recently utilized, though tightly bonded with oxygen. it is common in rocks except limestones and sandstone.
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Sioux Falls
Henry
Ford
Limestone
Sandstone
Eighth Grade Examinations Set for County High Schools
The state tests for eighth grade pupils from rural schools will be held at county high schools on Thursday and Friday February 2 and 3. Nellie V. Morey, County Superintendent.
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Nellie V. Morey
Tanlac Pills Promise Satisfaction and Veteran Pension Note
An advertisement touts Tanlac Vegetable Pills with a positive guarantee for satisfaction. It claims W. W. Stickford and W. W. Buckford promote the product, while noting 109 Mexican War veterans remain on the U S pension roll today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Stickford
United States
Misreading the Bible and the Jewish Question
The Dearborn Independent argues Christians misread scripture to claim Jewish world rule. It states the Old Testament is largely Israelite, not Jewish, cites biblical figures as Israelites, and warns Christians to read the Bible carefully to address the perceived Jewish Question without endorsing antisemitic myth.
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Dearborn
Israel
Christ
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Moses
Joshua
Gideon
Samuel
Esther
Mordecai
Galilee
Judea
Judas
St. Paul
Ben-jamin
Judah
President Howard Speech Urges Self Reliance in Farming
Cedar Rapids Republicans urge Farm Bureau head President Howard to address the farmers congress warning against relying on government relief for price drops. He argues for individual industry and thrift, saying laws should be fair to farmers as to bankers and railroads, not a government nurse. A retail anecdote illustrates market forecasting and limits of legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Howard
Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers’ Congress
Silly Prejudice Against Wealth
Dr Frank Crane argues wealth is power and a duty of individuals and nations to pursue riches. He says riches are ethical when not used selfishly or for wrongful ends, likening wealth to health and strength as a measure of national vigor.
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Frank Crane
Farmers Study Tax Burden Across Counties
The Argus Leader notes farmers in county after county form committees to study taxes and locate the burden. Reports consistently blame school costs and local government, not the state machine, with Sioux Falls showing 444 cents of every tax dollar to the state and the remainder to local entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux
Falls
Kenyon praised for Newberry vote in Iowa editorial
Washington Democrat lauds Kenyon for voting against the Michigan man in the Newberry case saying he chose what he believed was right and earns credit to Iowa and the country. It criticizes Cummins as a loyal political ally and predicts a grim fate if he opposed Newberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenyon
Newberry
Michigan
Iowa
Cummins
Wright Drives Cousin Home After Four Week Visit
Whitman Wright drove his cousin Lee Giles home Saturday night after a four weeks visit, as reported by the Kansas City Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Arkansas
Whitman Wright
Lee Giles
President Harding Drafts Messages in Pencil Habit
President Harding composes his messages to Congress in pencil a practice learned from his newspaper years. The habit reflects his early career shaping his presidential communications and handwriting.
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Harding
Congress
State of mind and farming optimism in hard times
The Breeders Gazette warns against self pity as a disease that worsens depression and hinders recovery. It urges farmers to consider the broader economic strain on manufacturing and banking, noting many engineers and workers face layoffs. The piece calls for sane thinking, patience, and steadiness rather than impulsive reactions.
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Gazette
The
Farmora
Distros
Veterans relief program nears efficient repatriation goals
The Omaha World Herald notes broad public support for aiding veterans amid past neglect and profiteering concerns. It acknowledges delays and red tape hindering compensation while praising steps to improve the relief system and speed up government funding actions for veteran care.
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Omaha World-Herald
The Middleman in Farm and Factory Trade
The piece defends middlemen who connect producers with consumers, noting their essential role in distributing farm, factory, and mine goods. It acknowledges some excesses but cautions against sweeping condemnation of the many who provide valuable service and the few who deserve criticism.
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Wayne, Nob
Herald
Prosperity Seen Rising After Soft Times
The Minneapolis Journal argues prosperity comes from the whole economy to the individual and warns soft times were unsafe. It claims better balanced industry conditions and a sounder outlook are coming, with authorities agreeing the worst is over.
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Minneapolis
Campaign expenses and the primary system criticized
The piece argues that efforts to curb campaign spending miss the root cause the primary system itself. It claims statewide campaigns incur enormous, indispensable costs and that campaign managers evade laws while keeping them technically intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Prominent Figures Quit Public Stations for Pay
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald notes that leaders such as Thomas B. Reed W J Bryan and Congressman Good resign from public posts when financial rewards fail to meet their needs. It critiques chautauqua circuit hype and contrasts it with the lure of high salaries from the moving picture industry.
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Dubuque
Enforce Prohibition Yet Face Broad Law Violations
The Minneapolis Journal notes that enforcement failures extend beyond prohibition to other laws. No city achieves perfect enforcement as crime persists, including theft and murder, and stricter enforcement is urged for all statutes while acknowledging limits.
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Minneapolis Journal
Dirt farmer on the Federal Reserve Board sparks questions
The Omaha Bee questions why a dirt farmer is deemed essential to the Fed Board while noting Hitchcock's past amendments in Wall Street's interests. The piece also recalls Woodrow Wilson's eight years in the presidency without appointing such a figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Bee
Federal Reserve Board
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock
Wall Street
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Government Regulation Raises New York World Critique
The piece denounces increasing bureaucracy started under Roosevelt as restraintless and views American citizens as the most government-ridden outside bolshevist Russia, noting every state legislature session extends the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Roosevelt
Bolshevist
Russia
Pope Benedict XV Dies Quietly in Rome
Sioux City Journal recalls the death of Benedict XV, noting his modest rise to papal power and tireless wartime effort to end World War I. He urged peace, appealed to leaders including Wilson, denounced naval attacks, and sought moral reforms while promoting restraint and humanity.
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Sioux City
Benedict
Vatican
Rome
Benedict XV
Pius X
Sacred College
Rom
Pope Benedict
Wilson
Paris
Cardinal Logue
Benadiet XV
Sociaism
Monticello High School Declamatory Contest Winners
At the opera house last Monday evening Monticello High School crowned winners across Oratorical Dramatic Humorous and Girls Glee Club sections. Mabel Brazelton led overall while Merle Dolscher Janet Young and Thelma Gregory earned top placements in their classes. Brazelton will represent the school at the sub district contest in Monticello March 10.
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Opera House
Merle Dolscher
Mabel Bragzelton
Ted Koop
Isle Arduser
Madel Lambert
Thelma Gregory
Janet Young
Mabel Braselton
Paul J. Shelley
Adolph Johnson
Monticallo
J. G. Winkhouse
Lenox College of
Stopkinton
Monticallo High School
Glee Club
Morariso
Alphonz
Czibulla Iva
Glea Club
Pere Case
Ae Blanche McLaughlin
Florence Noble Bablink
Tzara Bancroft
Sorene Thelma Greg
Mabel Lantbert
Eeeeeeee Lena Maruge
Sally Ann
Sepr Mesa Upesesiereese
Katharina Schneidar
Butcher's
TiHot Girls
Gloe Club
Mabel Brazelton
Monticello
January 1887 Monticello events recorded by The Monticello Express
A January 1887 record from The Monticello Express lists local happenings in Monticello and surrounding towns. Notable items include deaths such as John Clark and Miss Clara Huntington, births to Mr. and Mrs. J N Smith and Mr. and Mrs. D E Pond, and anniversaries for Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Garrison and Mr. and Mrs. T A King. The note mentions work injuries to William Weir, brooms manufactured by Samuel Campbell and George Garlock, and a school note about a field calculation.
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Thales
Monticello
J.N. Smith
Center Junction
D. EE
Pond
Joshua Garrison
Belleville
Canada
Jennie van Valkenburg
William Weir
van Horn
T. A. King
Albert Kohout
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Germany
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Chicago
Kansas
Ste .Marry Lauder
Neighborhood News
William ‘McAreavy
Coggan
Irene, Williams
Shellsburg
Cornell
Hamlin University
Mt. Vernon
Lester Lenhart
Zwingle
Lenhart
State Highway Commission
Tanlac
W.W. Buckford
Cliss
Merle Delseher
Chiss
Lisle Ardusor
Brazoelton
Thio
Marlo Whrlanan
Tommy
Skale
Monticello State Bank
Monticello, Iowa
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
Mrs
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
Legal
Eclipse
Winekly Shavings
Splin RE
Jie
Harny
Rodman
Mgr
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