New Grading and Bank Rules Highlight State Notes
Des Moines reports two major rulings on building and loan stock clarifying two classes of fully paid or installments and withdrawal after six months. The Anamosa penitentiary adopts a new four grade system with distinct privileges for first to third grades. State Historical Society plans closer work with State University for original investigations. State University commencement under President MacLean features new chairs and a $50,000 endowment by A Whitney Carr for needy students.
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State Historical Society
State University
Des Moines
Executive Council
Anamosa
The
Iowa City
Loos
Shambaugh and Wilcox
George E. MacLean
Maclean
L. G. Weld
A. Whitney Carr
Jordan
N.Y
Carr
Clinton to Dubuque Rail Line Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation for the Clinton Dubuque and Northwestern railroad outline a line from Clinton to Dubuque via Maquoketa and Farley. Stockholders include Charles G. Gates and H W Heaman. officers list Heaman president Gates VP and Boynton secretary treasurer. The project expects construction this season and operation with Chicago and Northwestern, linking to Dubuque.
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Clinton, Dubuque & Northwestern
Clinton
Charles G. Gates
Chicago
H. W. Heaman
W. Boynton
Maquoketa
Farley
Davenport
John W. Gates
American Steel and Wire Company
Chicago & Northwestern
Dubuque
Long fight ends as McNamara weds Miss McAllister in Sioux City
W C McNamara of Sioux City marries Miss Mary McAllister of Dakota City Neb after a sensational courtship marked by parental opposition and habeas corpus custody battles. The ceremony was held by Justice Ferris in Sioux City amid secrecy to avoid interference. McNamara is president of the Eastern Nebraska Gulf railroad.
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Mary McAllister
Dakota City, Neb
W. C. McNamara
Sioux City
Dakota City
Neb
Justice of the Peace
McNamara
The
Eastern Nebraska & Gulf Railroad
Fort Dodge Man Sues Over Alleged wrongful Quarantine
Charles Anderson a Swede sues Fort Dodge as defendant in a damage suit claiming illegal confinement in the pesthouse during a smallpox scare. He says a rash prompted entry to a physician's office, where police were phoned to shoot him if he moved, leading to detention and illness.
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Fort Dodge
Charles Anderson
Anderson
Advertising limits on tobacco prizes to Iowa makers
The Internal Revenue collector will notify Iowa tobacco manufacturers that they may not include offers orders or certificates for gifts or prizes in packages to purchasers. The order excludes legitimate advertising circulars that do not increase package weight.
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T’atterson
Iowa
Art in Architecture: TenRoom Home Cost 2200
The article outlines a ten room house to be erected for 2200 dollars with rubble stone foundation, brick above ground, 7% foot basement, wire nails and cement, stone chimney caps, fitted gutters and first and second story heights, and detailed interior specs including joists, studs, pine trim, plastering, Cedar shingles, and gas piping. A. W. Kintz.
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A. W. Kintz
Lightning risk of trees in Lippe forests and oak vulnerability
German forestry survey across Lippe district reports oak as the most lightning prone tree, beach the least struck, with 275 trees hit in three years across 250000 acres. Oak 58 percent, fir 21 percent, pine 7 percent, beach 2 percent.
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Lippe
Teach
Beach
Beverage consumption costs in the United States 1899
The American Grocer estimates for the year ending June 30 1899 place total beverage cost at 1 146 897 822 dollars. Alcoholic drinks account for 973 589 050 dollars coffee 104 695 154 tea 33 613 588 cocoa 5 000 000. Per capita expenditure near 15 dollars for 76 011 000 people. Also notes over 100 stokers needed to feed a fast Atlantic liner.
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United States
When Humor Ceased
A fragmentary line notes humor fading in a relationship and a sharp exchange about love and marriage. The text shifts to a dialogue fragment with a flirtatious or playful tone about peach blossoms and ice cream, followed by an unrelated attributor.
An Amusing Exchange on Trifles Across Papers
A playful line from the Chicago Daily News quotes the janitor philosopher as saying a stolen kiss can lead to a married life sentence or hard labor. The note appears in Annoyed by Trifles and Town Topics with a dog that barks and a poor fellow troubled by trifles.
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Chicago Daily News
A Feminine Batter and a Nanny Goat Laugh Line
In a Philadelphia Press piece a teacher asks about a buttress and a child jokingly calls it a nanny goat. The snippet contrasts classroom chatter with a later ad style line from Kemp's Balsam promising to stop coughs with free samples and standard sale sizes.
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Little Willie
Philadelphia Press
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad
A wartime style ad urges women to use Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound during pregnancy and menopause. It cites Mrs Pinkham offering free advice from Lynn Massachusetts and invites readers to write for guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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