Fortieth Anniversary of a Sacred Vow and February Marriages
A long poem reflects on a forty year marriage pledge from 1866 to 1906 and looks toward spiritual renewal and eternal life. The piece shifts to a district court notice listing February 1906 marriage licenses issued to numerous individuals including George R. Henricks Emma Schrader Chancy D. Kline Laverne Miller Richard Williamson Jessie Scroggie John Oltman and many others.
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The
District Court
George R. Henricks
Emma M. Schrader
Iowa Speech Defends Integrity Against Corporate Attacks
Senator Gilliland denounces attacks on Iowa leaders amid race for governor and railroad statute debate. He cites George D. Perkins of Sioux City and others, arguing reformers slander trusted public servants and urging the people to side with upright officials over corporate influence. He asserts Iowans remain the masters of their state.
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Gilliland
Iowa
Senator Gilliland
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Allison
Good Farmers Leaving Iowa for Canada
From the Iowa Capital the piece notes hundreds of Iowa farmers are moving to Canada with their households, seeking cheap land and fresh start. It recalls 1882 Dakota migrations, warns of loneliness for those left behind, and affirms Iowa’s enduring wealth and growth despite departures.
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Iowa
Canada
Lowa
North Country
Dakotas
Newspaper Power Says Wannamaker Builds Town
John Wannamaker, former postmaster general and merchant, argues newspapers with overflowing ads influence town growth more than any agency. He says a well patronized paper attracts enterprise and people, and harming it harms the town and its people. A Meridian Mississippi tornado opens the season, killing 19, injuring 45, and causing $1,000,000 in property damage.
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John Wannamaker
Meridian
Mississippi
Resolutions of Respect for Willie Brown at Center Junction
Center Junction February 27 Peerless Rebekah Lodge No 562 expresses sympathy to the bereaved family of Willie Brown son of J F Brown and wife Jeanet. The lodge orders copies to be sent to the family and to be published in the Anamosa Eureka and The Monticello Express and to be spread on lodge minutes. Beulah Wright Ollie Rawson Lucy Robertson Committee.
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Center Junction
Rebekah Lodge
Willie Brown
J. F. Brown
Jeanet
Anamosa Eureka
The
Monticello Express
Beulah Wright
Ollie Rawson
Lucy Robertson
Interurban Project Makes Dyersville Terminal Certain
The Interurban line from Davenport through Tipton Monticello and Hopkinton to Dyersville is now a sure thing with Dyersville chosen as terminus. Promoters will decide on connections to Chicago Great Western and Illinois Central at Farley or Dyersville. Route surveys and right of way acquisition proceed after frost. A spur to Schuetzen Park could support county fair grounds and a baseball park.
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Dyersville
Davenport
Tipton
Monticello
Hopkinton
Dyerille
Chicago Great Western
Illinois Central
Farley
Simpson
Central Creamery
Millard Farm
Schermer Farm
Main Street
Vine
Pine
Schuetzen Park
Schuetzen Grounds
A Costly System In Iowa Primaries Debate
The Marion Register notes that Prouty spent about 40000 dollars and Hull over 20000 dollars to wage the Des Moines campaign under the primary system two years ago. It argues the claim that the system is the poor man's friend is contradicted by these sums.
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Marion Register
Iowa City Republican
Prouty
Hull
Des Moines
ISU Ames Offers Seed Corn Test For Farmers
The Agronomy department of Iowa State College will test farmers seed corn again this year. Send in samples at once by selecting one hundred average ears and taking two kernels from each ear two inches from each end. Mail to Agronomy Department ISU Ames Iowa. Tests are free and results returned, names kept confidential. Include name post office and county.
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Agronomy Department
Iowa State College
Ames
I. S. C. Ames
Iowa
Two Year Old Colts Sold In Anamosa Auction
Frank Ellison of Martello sold two year old twin colts at Anamosa yesterday to M. McAleer of Monticello for 300 dollars. McAleer resold them to T. A. King of the County Farm. They praised the colts as the best two year olds in Jones county. G. W. Eastwood buys the Matthiessen Himebaugh insurance book and will renew policies from Hazard building office. He aims to hold their business and attract new clients with fair treatment.
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Anamosa
Frank Ellison
Martello
M. McAleer
Monticello
McAleer
T. A. King
Jones County
G. W. Eastwood
A. Matthiessen
A. E. Himebaugh
Eastwood
Matthiessen & Himebaugh
District Court
A. FE. Himebaugh
John Gasel
Anna EK. Matthiessen
Marie
Prader
Mary L. Clark
James B. Clark
EJ. Lawler
Edward Lawler
Cape Colony enacts cigarette sale ban to minors
In Cape Colony South Africa a law forbids selling cigarettes to anyone under 16 years old. The measure targets youth access to tobacco and marks a tightening of public health rules in the region.
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Africa
Cape Colony
South Africa
Ragmen Organize Church At Wilmington Warehouse
Rev. Frank Robinson leads a ragman movement in Wilmington at Christ's Temple of the Willing Workers a former warehouse on Cady and Herald. About hundreds gather from Chester and Philadelphia for a Sunday service with mixed black and white attendees. Robinson cites Ebed melech as founder of ragman craft and urges salvation and protection for ragmen during the open air effort.
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Cady and
Herald Streets
Wilmington
Del
Washington Star
Frank Robinson
Chester
Philadelphia
Mr. Robinson
Ebed-melech
Man Found In Street Says He Wants To Go Home
Grimes, driving home from a club at two a m, finds a man sprawled on the sidewalk. The stranger says he lives in Honolulu and wishes to be there. A street department foreman arrives, orders water from a fire plug, and Grimes resolves to avoid taking a drunk home again.
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Grimes
Kansas City Star
Honolulu
Customary Knock sparks talk of marriage in humor digest
Refined Harold teases his grandmother by playing keep store and offering ham though she refuses saying she does not like ham. Maudie Lucy Welton to marry Widower Skimp raises questions from Chicago Tribune chatter about Mayme and a husband.
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Harold
Lippincott’s Magazine
Maudie
Lucy Welton
Mayme
Chicago Tribune
Reflections of a Bachelor in The New York Press
A breezy opinion piece notes that gossip about wild neighbors undervalues the challenges of large families. It suggests romance can misread signals, and even smart business can frighten others away. It ends with a simile about marriage and pursuit.
Laughing Through Hard Times in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Record quotes a plea to keep laughter alive amid harsh conditions. It urges readers to choose humor over despair, arguing a merry heart helps others and fosters warmth even in tough circumstances.
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Toom
Philadelphia Record
For Sale or Rent and Railway Rates Advertisement
Low rates west and northwest daily until April 7. George Scroggie offers two farms in Clay township near Onslow for sale or rent on easy terms with possession March 1, 1907. Also 80 acres near Monticello for sale or rent to a responsible tenant. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway advertises low domestic and long distance rates with liberal stopovers and tourist sleepers. Also multiple medical and patent remedies promoted by local druggists. Rockefeller rumored to be at Battle Creek.
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Clay Township
Onslow
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
California
Northwest
KF. A. Miller
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Battle Creek
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
T. A. Miller
De Witt's Little Early Risers Promote Health
The best safeguard against headache, constipation and liver troubles is De Witt's Little Early Risers. Keep a vial in the house and take a dose at bedtime when needed for cleansing without gripping. Sold by O. H. Soetje, druggist.
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de Witt
O. H. Soetje
Digestive aids and tonics in a midwestern ad roundup
A collection of brief notices and testimonials promoting remedies and health products. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure promises relief from indigestion, De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve claims authenticity, Dr King's New Discovery extols lung relief, and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea plus Electric Bitters are recommended. Multiple ads credit O H Soetje as the distributor.
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Jake Moore
Atlanta Georgia
O. H. Soetje
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Wyoming Journal
Chancy D. Kline
Laverne F. Miller
Richard T. Williamson
Jessie FE
Scroggie
John G. Oltman
Margaret Mulvehill
Wilmer Glick
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Rose Dobaan
James A. Miell
Myrtle Wood
John Blizek
Frances Kostichek
Ludwig C. Stadtmueller
Etta Mary Brockens
William Siebels Wu
Anna Zimmerman
Loren Ryan
Dlea
Rosella Russell
Ira Seeger
Amelia Plomasen
Gerd Behnkenwin
Tren Rieke Oo
William Tomg See
Nellie Holmes
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Tillie May Wosoba
Martin Nowachek
Tillie Riches
John G. Binggeli
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Pauline Balsiger
Ae Lewis H. Burmahl
Ida Reynery
Cedar Rapids
Republican
Delaware
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the New York Press
George Scroggie
J. D. Hullinger
Clinton Iowa
W. H. Brown
Pittsfield
Tollister
Levicid
Sam. Kendall
Philipsburg
Kan
Bucklen
QC. H. Soetje
Fred Puleston
Eilers & Bolton
Mirick & Inglis
Monticello Bank
Town
Ek, BE. Reed
Torney
Burrichter's Drygoods
Remury
James Remley
Remley
Herrick & Bauder
Oflice
Monticello State Bank
J. W. Doxsee
Lovell Block
Jones
A. M. Maurior
D. D
Feice
Drake University
M. E. Church Directory
Epworth
W.E. van Buren
Lovell
Kellum
A. Kempf
J. A. Voorhees
Ke, G
R. P. Smith
William Gavin
Cascade
A. D
James Gavin
J. W. Coxsee
Blow
State OF Iowa
George W. Durrow
Said
George W. Darrow
J. H. Rambey
J. W. Doxser
O.’H. Soetje
Philadelphia Ledger
FE. C. de Witt & Co
Ora A. Stephens
Port Williams
Dr. King
O. H. Soteje
Atlanta Journal
Texas
Mary H. Walters
St. Clair St
Columbus
Hollister
H. Boetje
Rocky Mountain
Los Angeles Times
George Washington
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Hey Vonk
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H.C. Bohlken’s
J. E. Bateman
W. First St
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Cincinnati
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Vicksburg
Gulfport
Miss
Hammond
Gullfport
Mexican Gulf Coast
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West Indies
Europe
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Cuba
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Prince Arthur
Havans
Dunlan Lterature
Hot Springs
Ark
Florida
Memphis
Jacksonville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Omaha
H. Hanson
PF. F. M
G. Hatch
G. BP
Strub & Eilers
the New Butchers
Shallenberger
Dr. Shallenberger
Dia
W. E. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Chicago, Ilinois
Drexel State Bank
Eagle Drug Store
Prop
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East
Parlay Vesvee
Ges
Calmar Freight
Oxford Freight
Marion
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