Corning Woman Charged with Murder in Infant Death
Mrs Hoxsie wife of Corning Gazette editor is arrested on information filed by Dr Glover. The coroner's jury verdict binds her over to the grand jury with a $1000 bond. In Iowa City two Des Moines and Shelby women pledge and earn funds for the state university YWCA by shining shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Hoxsie
Iowa City
Maude St. John
Des Moines
Helen Clapp
Shelby
Young Woman’s Christian Association
The
State University
State University of Iowa
Major Blaze Ravages Baxter Commerce District
A large fire swept Baxter Jasper county destroying 22 buildings nearly emptying the business portion. Principal losses include O'Brien Brothers Mowry & Co J F Klisse J W Bisby A Gauch C H Overstreet Baxter hotel and City bank and other shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Jasper County
O’brien Brothers
Mowry & Co
J. F. Klisse
J. W. Bisby
A. Gauch
C. H. Overstreet
Baxter Hotel and City Bank
Bank Robbery at Blairsburg Shocks Town
Three robbers blown open the safe at the State bank in Blairsburg with dynamite. They secured $6,000 in securities and some cash. One robber was shot and captured, giving the name Edward Gillcoin. The other two escaped. Entry was gained by battering the front door with sledge hammers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsburg
Edward Gillcoin
Potato Crop Yields in Iowa and Nation 1897 Update
Final report shows Iowa potato yield at 10,440,000 bushels in 1897, 16,700,000 in 1896, and 22,550,000 in 1895, indicating 1897 output is less than half of two years earlier. U S potato crop for 1897 totals are 71,000,000 bushels less than 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
Time for Resumption in Sioux City Masonic Building Sale
The Young Men’s Christian Association building in Sioux City, a premier western property, sold under execution to mortgagee F. N. Goddard of New York for $31,000. A one year redemption period is allowed, during which efforts will be made to raise the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
Sioux City
West
F. N. Goddard
New York
Rong Group
Sam Gamble Kills Attacker at Lost Creek Camp
Sam Gamble shot and killed Fred Kelley at Lost Creek mining camp near Oskaloosa while defending his wife from a murderous attack. Gamble surrendered to authorities immediately after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Gamble
Fred Kelley
Lost Creek
Oskaloosa
Gamble
Kelley
Women of Iowa Temperance Union Elect Officers in Grinnell
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Iowa elected officers in Grinnell with Mrs. Ella B. Harford as president and Mrs. Flora J. McAchran recording secretary, Mrs. Cassie R. Hoyt corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Nannie Home treasurer. The Iowa Odd Fellows postponed the I O O F orphans home location decision at Davenport until the next grand lodge meeting, the most important issue before the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Temperance Union
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of
Iowa
Grinnell
Ella B. Harford
Indianola
Flora J. McAchran
Bloomfield
Cassie R. Hoyt
Green Mountain
Nannie Home
Des Moines
Grand Lodge of Iowa Odd Fellows
Davenport
Grand Lodge
Tragic Accidents and Local Tales From Iowa Towns
A night time hole appears on G M Pike farm near Waterloo. Earl Barker an 11 year old weighs 250 pounds. Des Moines bricklayer Cole Noel dies in Adel. Chapman of Fulton Ill killed in Davenport. Thomas Vaughn falls 40 feet from Marshalltown courthouse roof. Frank Segrin returns from Alaska after ten years. A B Bulechek Solon merchant dies of heart failure. W C Penicks barn burns at Chariton loss shows 1000 dollars. Adams county swindle gang targets wolf scalp bounties from Dakota. P M Doxie dies in Independence after leg wound from burglars. Morton Allen dies from swallowing filling in tooth. Nora Springs post office robbed of 150 dollars and stamps worth 200. Philip Beck of Burlington dies. Mrs Sarah Albert Woods Perry dies in Philadelphia. Night Watchman P M Doxsir shot while attempting to arrest burglars in Independence. Illinois syndicate seeks thousands of acres south of Clear Lake to farm and build a town. Second dividend declared for First National Griswold total 60 percent on claims of 51597 80. Mrs Mary L Day dies in Denmark while missionary to Indians. John C Lemon of Colfax commits suicide due to ill health. R I Burleson dies in Webster City prominent dry goods magnate. Jerry Manning found dead in Chicago House Dubuque. 360 in clothes. Clyde Ogle suffocates while boring a well near Greenfield. E I Andrews Manchester assigns assets 62460 liabilities 3500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prnef
G. M. Pike
Waterloo
Earl Barker
Burr Oak
Cole Noel
Des Moines
Adel
Id Chapman
Fulton
Davenport
Marshalltown
Thomas Vaughn
Frank Segrin
Madrid
Alaska
A. B. Bulechek
Solon
W. C. Penicks
Chariton
Adams County
Dakota
P. M. Doxie
Independence
Morton Allen
Sioux City
Nora Springs
Philip M. Beck
Burlington
Sarah Albert Woods Perry
Bishop Perry
Iowa
Philadelphia
P. M. Doxsir
W. H. Littell
Illinois
Clear Lake
First National
Griswold
Mary L. Day
Keokuk
Denmark
John C. Lemon
Colfax
R. I. Burleson
Burleson Dry Goods Company
Webster City
Jerry Manning
Chicago
Dubuque
Clyde Ogle
Mount Ayr
Greenfield
E. I. Andrews
Manchester
Supreme Court Decides Estate Case Involving Widow and Bank
The Supreme Court affirms a decree in a peculiar estate dispute where Jane Ann Dunn sued Portsmouth Savings Bank for title to lands in Council Bluffs. It notes Dunn was widow to Stephen Dunn, who abandoned her and later died, and rejects claims of estoppel and falsified death advertisement, upholding the quiet title decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Jane Ann Dunn
Portsmouth Savings Bank
Stephen Dunn
Council Bluffs
Dunn
Carson
Mary Carson Dunn
Mary
Plaintiff
Stephen
St. Joe
Stacyville Man Who Never Rode A Train Plans First Trip
Sanford Foster of Stacyville has never been inside a railroad coach or ridden a train in his 64 years. Conductor F J Jenness reports the man’s nephew shared the tale as Illinois Central builds into Stacyville. Foster, father to nine sons and one daughter with several grandchildren, has long resisted riding the cars despite family efforts. He plans a celebratory first trip once the line reaches Stacyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Stacyville
Sanford Foster
F. J. Jenness
Mr. Foster
Lyle
Letter From Alaska Describes Dawson City Gold Boom
Eldora man’s son Henry reports from Dawson City in 1895 about a huge gold discovery. He cites $15 daily wages, $12,000 mining ground, and 6000 people with 4000 in tents. He notes Circle City deserted and bears once roamed the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Lamprecht
Eldora
Henry
Alaska
Dawson City
Mr. Lamprecht
Dawson
Forty Mile
Circle City
Sixty Mile
Yukon
Golden Jubilee of a Lyons Couple Gabriel Family
Mr and Mrs Augustus Is Gabriel of Lyons celebrate fifty years of marriage after a romance begun on a storm shipwreck voyage from Germany. They live in Lyons with eight children fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He is 76 and she 75. they have resided here forty years and never lost a generation to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Augustus Is
Gabriel
Germany
America
Treasure unearthed near Clinton yields $50,000 in gold and notes
Adolph Johnson, 16, found an iron box while digging bait on Beaver Island in Clinton. Opening it revealed a fortune of gold and paper money totaling about $50,000. The origin of the treasure is unknown, with theories ranging from express robbery to property of a Swedish nobleman who lived on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Adolph Johnson
Beaver Island
Galt Heir Sues MacCornack for Slander in Traer
William Galt of Traer files a $10,000 damages suit against Peter MacCornack over alleged slander by his uncle. Served and set for November district court. The piece notes Des Moines business college enrollment and Iowa University totals. Also reports Iowa Baptists convention officers elected in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Galt
Traer
Janet Galt
Willie Galt
Peter MacCornack
Des Moines
Vast System Connects Iowa to Chicago Through 3500 Miles of Copper Lines
The Iowa Telephone Co builds a 40 mile line from Blencoe to Missouri Valley linking Sioux City with Council Bluffs and Omaha and reaching Chicago. A Sioux Falls to Minnesota connections expansion will later serve Minneapolis and St Paul. The project creates about 3500 miles of copper metallic return circuits statewide, enabling direct long distance transmission rivaling telegraph networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Telephone Company
Blencoe
Missouri Valley
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Chicago
Sioux Walls
S. D
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
New York
Iowa State Grange Meeting At Ames Adopts Reform Resolutions
The Iowa State Grange met in Ames with strong attendance and adopted resolutions urging postal savings banks, lower freight and passenger rates, reform of tax laws, expansion of rural mail delivery, and enactment of pure food laws. They also condemn using song birds or feathers in fashion and call for preserving food and medicine integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Grange
Ames
Congress
Iowa Legislature
Cornell College Trustees Adopt Debt Paydown Plan
The Mount Vernon board of trustees met to address a growing debt of 50 000 incurred from real estate purchases and campus improvements. They adopted measures to repay the debt and established agencies aimed at securing 300 000 in additional endowment funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Helpless farmer cured by Williams Pink Pills
William Stimpson of Rugby Indiana, long paralyzed, recovers after taking nine boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. A sworn affidavit confirms his recovery, with other locals also reported cured. The article promotes the medicine and lists prices and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Ind
William Stimpson
Rugby
Stimpson
Ann
L. Phillips
Petersville
Abels
Tom
Mr. Stimpson
Ruany
Inn
Bantholomew
Statp
Indiana
Abner Norman
Charles Williams
Henry Johnson
Hartsville
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Ferryboat chase story from Philadelphia humor column
A quoted reminiscence recalls chasing a ferryboat while courting his wife. The speaker admits the vessel came in before he could escape, noting the combined efforts of his wife and her relatives to thwart him. The anecdote reflects early 20th century humor and courtship lore in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Instant Foot Comfort
An 19th century style ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful swollen feet hot tired aching feet and bunions. It claims quick relief for sweaty calloused feet and makes tight shoes comfortable. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25c with a free trial offer from Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
Deafness Cure Claim and Personal Note, Cleveland Leader Fragment
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure deafness caused by catarrh with a one hundred dollar reward for unrecoverable cases. A pasted family dialogue snippet follows, mentioning Mr Logghinghalls planning to call for a hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Haill
Star plug tobacco factory shines at St Louis scale
The Star tobacco factory in St Louis is described as the largest in the world with two parallel blocks 2400 feet long on Park and 2400 feet on Folsom avenue forming a total width of 271 feet. The article invites readers to try Star plug tobacco to learn the reason behind its growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Tobacco
St. Louis
Park
Folsom Avenue
Star Plug Tobacco
Cares of Office Weary Watkins and kin run for office
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal shows a speaker recalling the burdens of public service and noting that many kin seek offices while he has little interest. The dialogue mentions an innuendo on a dog catcher post and conveys weariness with political life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weary Watkins
Uchey
Indianapolis Journal
Do You Play Whist Euchre or Other Games
Advertisement notes the FP IF V playing card is superior to 50 cent cards and offers one deck for 15 cents or two decks for 25 cents, with payment to O B Ryan Assistant General Passenger Agent at C&O Ry Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Ryan
Agt. C
O. Ry
Cincinnati
Pa gent me over to borrow your lawn mower
Quote from Cleveland Plain Dealer about a father who doubts a son can sharpen a lawn mower, noting the father’s sixty years of experience and concern over the edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kemp's Balsam Promises Quick Cough Relief Sample Offered
An advertisement claims Kemp's Balsam stops coughing immediately and offers a free sample bottle. Large bottles are advertised at 60 cents and one dollar with urging to buy now to avoid delays.
Still Robson to open two week engagement at McVicker’s Theater
An advertisement from Up-to-Date announces Still Robson beginning a two week run at McVicker’s Theater in Chicago on Sunday night November 6 in The Honricetta. The note links theater soap and light quips about romance and widows. Also promotes Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar and St Jacobs Oil as cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McVicker’s Theater
Chicago
Landing
Robson
Honricetta
Quote about a wife’s health and speech from Chicago Record
A Chicago Record quip notes that a wife’s recovery stalls as she abuses her strength by telling others her ailments, implying a humorous take on health and social behavior. The remark reflects newspaper wit about domestic matters and public observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Chicago
Father seeks habeas corpus over Sioux City girl
P A Hauptman asks the court to return his infant daughter from Mrs. Matilda Metz who has kept the child after his wife’s death. Metz holds that Hauptman owes ten dollars monthly for the girl’s board and demands payment in full to yield the child. Hauptman claims the debt is settled and demands custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Hauptman
Sioux City
Matilda Metz
Hauptman
Grain-O coffee substitute praised for all ages
Ask your grocer today to show you a package of Grain-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain-O has the rich seal brown color of Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains and is easy on delicate stomachs at 16 cents and 25 cents per package. Sold by all grocers.
Linn County Farmer Shoots Self After Family Trouble
William Slease, a Lafayette area farmer, returned home after family strife and, warned by neighbors, was shot dead in his house when a constable arrived to arrest him. A separate note records the Bouton post office and general store robbery with three Perry tramps captured. one identified as James Black and held for the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Slease
Lafayette
Linn County
Waubeck
Bouton
Perry
James Black
Tragic suicide ends at Lafayette home
William Hense killed himself by firing a shotgun at his bed after family left town. The act stems from family trouble. In Eldora a golden wedding celebration honors W. J. Moir and wife with Moir described as a longtime town leader and former mayor. Ohio Wesleyan reports a $35 000 bequest from Stephen Watson of London Ohio to endow a professorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hense
Lafayette
W. J. Moir
Eldora
Moir
Hardin County
Dashford
Ohio Wesleyan University
Stephen Watson
London, O
University
Fragmented Advertisements and Quotations from 1894
A set of short quotes and ads showcases racial banter, a medical cure claim for Piso’s Cure, a business ad for St Jacobs Oil, and generic proverbs. It includes a Harrisburg May 4 1894 letter, a joke from a judge, and notes on consumption cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jizzie Ferrer
Camp St
Harrisburg, Pa
Poison of malaria and a trusted antidote
The passage warns that malaria is a deadly poison affecting countless lives while promoting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe antidote. It claims the bitters fortify the system against malaria and eradicate its seeds, and also states they conquer dyspepsia constipation rheumatic liver and kidney trouble.
As To His Photograph.
Dialogue between Cholly and She about expressions in a photographer’s shot. The exchange questions whether the subject’s face shows emotion and whether the photographer captured the intended look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholly
Puck
Lane’s Family Medicine and Laxatives Ad
An old advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement aids health and supports liver and kidneys. It sells cures for headaches at 25 and 50 cents and includes quackish claims from Washington Democratic papers. It also markets Laxative Bromo Quinine and St Jacobs Oil with generic health promises and a Browning quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Pictures Tell the Story of Great Crops in South Dakota
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway promotes Boath ta farming through an illustrated eight page circular showing actual farm scenes from the region. It offers free distribution to home seekers in the Middle Northwest. Send addresses to H F Hunter or W B Powell in Chicago for the brochure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Boath Ta
Middle Northwest
H. F. Hunter
South Dakota
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Powell
Old Colony Building
Cotton Belt Route Schedules Discounted Travel South
On October 19 November 2 16 December 7 and 21 the Cotton Belt Route offers round trip tickets from St. Louis Cairo and Memphis to Arkansas Louisiana and Texas at one fare for the round trip plus 2.00 An appeal to home seekers for good locations plus requests for pamphlets about the Great Southwest through W La Beaume G P L TA St Louis Mo. A quote from the Washington Democrat about vanity and lumbago adds a nostalgic aside and an advertisement for St Jacobs Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Texas
St. Louis
Cairo
Memphis
Louisiana
Great Southwest
W. la Beaume
G. PL & TA
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Iowa State News
Amen
Laura
Chicago News
Hale
Pike
Washington Democrat
St. Jacobs Oil
Enterprise Meat Chopper
Densorain Hardware
Binal
Enterprise Mfg, CO
Mose
St. Jacobs
Akers
Cattlie
Apie
Washington
Democrat
Robert Browning
Demorest’s
Aden
Eten ‘Demorests
Imagazine
Defmorest
Wemorenws
Tammy
Avery
Burmady
Papa Saat Phan Yonr
Demaovent
Demorest Publishing CO
Fifth Ave
New York City
Munrpara Magazin
the Christian Herald
Women's Home
Computton- McChire
Maginglio
Comnopolitan
Maywalne Hunkey
Magazing
Cesees Va Brads Dladlow Home Journal
Addrews
Fifth Avenue
Agor
Ayer
Hamlet
Glvox
Dave
Green's
Altanta
A. N. Kelloge Newspaper Co . A.dhttsgo Mn
ALN. WA
Rudyard Knipling
the Youth Companion
W. D. Howells
Lillian Nordica
Burton Harrison
Octave Thanet
Mary E. Wilkins
Margaret B. Sangster
Harriet P. Spofford
Rudyard Kipling
Sarah Ndred
Sands
W. E. Glad
Thomas B. Reed
Justin McCarthy
George F. Hoar
Peary
Max O'Rell
Frank R. Stockton
Ptlon
Columbus Avenue
Boston
Mass
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