How They Saved Money and Wartime News
Des Moines dispatch reports Fifty-second regiment soldiers saved money on clothing bought from the state saving most of the cost of uniforms and receiving cash for clothing allowances. Other notes include promoted officers, Iowa death statistics in Civil and Spanish conflicts, butter production trends, city warrants ruling, state debt outlook, corn prices, and civil service appointments in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Fifty-second Regiment
National Guard
Jerauld A. Olmstead
War Department
Spain
Olmstead
West Point
United States
George E. Waring, Jr
New York City
Havana
McKinley
Towa
Boone
Col. Waring
Iowa
Shaw
United States Pension Office
Civil Service
E. F. Sperry
Knoxville
C. H. Robinson
Lewis Schooler
E. H W. Hunter
Schooler
Sperry
Iowa Railway Boom Signals New Lines and Finances
Officials of the Iowa Central create a new company to build from Oskaloosa to Des Moines via Pella and Cordova linking with the Wabash road. Town Central plans extend from Belmond to Algona and possibly into the Dakotas. Authorized capital stock stands at 3,000,000 with incorporation fees of 2,002 paid to the secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Central
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Pella
Cordova
Wabash Road
Belmond
Algona
Dakotas
Drake Debaters Claim Wins For Drake University
Virgil White a freshman law student won the Drake debate in Des Moines with W J Goodwin second and H E Van Horn third They will represent the university in the annual debate with Monmouth College on February 16 Ten speakers were allotted 15 minutes each The long programme held audience interest to the end The question was Resolved That the interests and welfare of humanity demanded the retention of the territory acquired by the United States in the late war with Spain.
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Virgil White
Drake University
Des Moines
W. J. Goodwin
H. E. van Horn
Monmouth College
United States
Spain
Morris Rauch
Walter Bloom
Tri- City Athletic Club
Davenport
Rauch
Alvaretta McMullen
Winterset
Allen Gregory
Chicago Stock Yards
Chicagro
Central
Keokuk
Warren H. Dickinson
Iowa
State Board of Health
Iowa State Baptist Association
Cedar Rapids
J. PF. Clyde
Osage
The
Order of the Eastern Star of
W. J H. Norris
Manchester
Williams
Bussey
Earl R. Choate
Electric Light Company
KP. C. Merritot
Little Dandy Fence Company
Dubuque
Hamilton County
Edward Moore
Ely
Dan W. Blake
Johnson County
Glucose Sugar Refining’ Company
Marshalltown
Lama County
Fifty-second Regiment
Iowa Volunteers
Frederick McCartney
Kirkwood
Andrew McCloud
Northwestern
Carroll
C. &. McKereghan
Fredericksburg
St. Paul
Morningside College
Sioux City
Cambridge
E. G. Fox
Washington
Sergt. Emmet Bouleware
Jacksonville
Fla
Company A
Fiftieth
Indictments in Audubon County Murder Case
James Cunningham and Arthur Palmer indicted by the Audubon county grand jury for the murder of Cunningham's illegitimate child. The body was found last winter near the fair grounds and partly eaten by muskrats. Bonds set at 10000 and 5000 dollars. trial slated for the December term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cunningham
Arthur Palmer
Cunningham
Audubon County Grand Jury
Fair Grounds
Palmer
Sioux City and Independent to Link Telephone Lines
The Home Telephone company of Sioux City and the Independent of Des Moines closed a contract to connect their lines enabling Sioux City to reach the Independent network east and southwest and Des Moines to connect with Minnesota and the Dakotas. Completion is planned by September 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Telephone Company
Sioux City
Independent
Des Moines
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa Christian Endeavor Holds Thirteenth Annual Meeting
In Marshalltown the thirteenth annual convention of the Iowa Christian Endeavor association elected Rev. C. W. Sweet of Des Moines as president for the coming year. The secretary reported 28,716 members statewide with junior societies totaling nearly 11,000. Mission giving totaled $4,017.89 and overall raises reached $17,853.21.
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Iowa Christian Endeavor Association
Marshalltown
C. W. Sweet
Des Moines
Mrs Hughes Indicted for Murder in Mason City
The grand jury in Mason City indicted Mrs Lottie Hughes for poisoning her husband on April 19. A June preliminary hearing ended with no evidence offered to prove innocence. Her defense hinges on her attorneys, amid rumors of a Mason City romance involving a young man, with all parties described as prominent.
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Lottie Hughes
Mason City
State Board Proclaims Ban on Political Contributions by Employees
The state board of control issued a proclamation warning all employees not to pay political assessments or contribute to election campaigns under threat of dismissal. The rule cites a state law enacted by the last legislature creating the board of control.
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State Board of Control of State
Iast
Board of Control
Iowa Volunteers Sail for Manila From San Francisco
The transport Pennsylvania carrying the Fifty first Iowa volunteers sails from San Francisco bound for Manila. The ship holds 1 028 officers and men under Col Lopez. Since departure, deaths and discharges have trimmed the regiment by over 300 men.
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Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Manila
Col. Lopez
State Dairy association selects Mason City for next convention
The State Dairy association convention in Waterloo chose Mason City as next year’s meeting site and elected officers including President W. K. Boardman Nevada Vice President John Xolthoff New Hampton Secretary J C Daly Charles City and Treasurer Capt Stelson Mason City.
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State Dairy Association
Waterloo
Mason City
W. K. Boardman
Nevada
John Xolthoff
New Hampton
J.C. Daly
Charles City
Capt. Stelson
Dolliver Brothers Buy Noted Iowa Stock Farm Near Fort Dodge
Congressman Dolliver and his brother Victor acquire the 400 acre Cyrus C Carpenter stock farm near Fort Dodge. They pay 50 dollars per acre and will operate the property themselves, continuing its reputation as a famed Iowa stock farm.
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Dolliver
Victor
Cyrus c. Carpenter
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Dollivers
Davenport boxing draw ends with broken wrist
Morris Rauch and Walter Bloom fought fifteen rounds for the Tri City Athletic Club in Davenport with Rauch earning the advantage until a left wrist fracture in the final round produced a draw.
Missing Drake student Margaret Simpson Found
Miss Margaret Simpson a Drake University student missing for nearly two weeks was found in Belle Plaine after her mother Mrs Charles Simpson of Grimes and Rev G Z Jones traced her from Des Moines. Jones declined details while his wife sought detectives for his disappearance amid rescue efforts.
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Margaret Simpson
Drake University
Des Moines
Charles Simpson
Grimes
G. Z. Jones
Marengo
Vigtor
Belle Plaine
Jones
Miss Simpson
Mr. Jones
Fooling the natives in Keokuk County money trick
Two Keokuk County brothers staged a bold hoax by paying cash for farms with coin and copper, one buying a farm for 15000 and the other an 80 acre plot near Sigourney for 16000. The entire sums were counted by bank clerks, including 210 in copper, revealing the surprise cash payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk County
Montezuma
Sigourney
Indian School At Toledo Draws Sac and Fox Attention
The Sac and Fox Indians begin sending children to the new government industrial school at Toledo after a slow start. Head men remain cautious fearing a white man’s scheme. A delegation to Washington may decide the school’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snec and
Fox Tribes
Toledo
Pappoose
Washington
Raab Will Dispenses Charities Across Cities
The Burlington merchant R. M. Raab's will provides varied bequests to many institutions. Donations include $500 for stone fountain at Crapo park and to Burlington hospital St Francis and Mercy hospitals. $1,000 to Michael Reese Hospital Chicago and to Orphans' home in Atlanta. $1,000 to Orphans' home and hospital Baltimore. $1,000 to hospital Philadelphia. $500 to Theological Seminary Cincinnati. other gifts include $200 to Young Men's Christian Association and $100 to Burlington Home Finders. the bequest also covers Old Folks' Home in Chicago.
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R. M. Raab
Burlington
Crapo Park
Burlington Hospital
St. Francis and Mercy Hospitals
Young Men's Christian Association
Orphans’ Home
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Theological Seminary
Cincinnati
State board seeks AG opinion on osteopathy law
The Iowa board of medical examiners asks Attorney General Remley for an interpretation of how the osteopathy law should be applied. The board questions if the diploma standard allows setting the same school requirements as regular medicine schools. The report also notes civic items including a Loyal Legion post organized in Blairsburg and a teachers certificate proposal discussed by Henry Sabin. The Dairy association announces prize butter winners and the Eisteddfod invites Gov Shaw to preside at the Oskaloosa festival.
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State Board of Medical Examiners
Remley
Iowa
State Board of Health
Southwestern Iowa Teachers Association
Council Bluffs
Henry Sabin
Chicago
Iowa State Eisteddfod
Leslie M. Shaw
Oskaloosa
Goose Message Sows Feud Across Two Homes
In a tale from the Philadelphia Record, the Hodkins and Podkins households feud over geese invading property. A handmade trap ties thread to grain with a note reading Please Kepe Yur Durn Ole Qoos es Home, prompting a wary, comical standoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amity
Hodkinses
Podkins
Sis
Sloe
Interior Department
A Father's Story of a Child's Remarkable Healing
From the Ivening Crescent Appleton Wis reports Willard Creech son of Richard D Creech a paper mill worker cured of spinal disease after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Paralysis faded in six weeks and he returned to school two years later noted as fully well. Also includes a humor sketch and assorted ad copy.
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Ivening Crescent
Appleton
Wis
West End
Little Willard Creech
Richard D. Creech
Fox River Valley
Mr. Creech
Second Street
Wisconsin
Canada
Dr. Williams
What Cubans Loss Means to Spain
The piece argues Spain suffers from the loss of Cuba, urging readers that loss brings national distress and hunger. It parallels bodily hunger with national shortage and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion dyspepsia and constipation.
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Spain
Cuba
Revenue Tales From Courtly Discourse In War Time
A Detroit Journal excerpt mocks historical finance habits noting a queen’s claim that stamping her foot would summon abundant revenue. The aside contrasts with modern fiscal tools like bank checks vaccines cigarettes and alcohol controls.
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Sir Godfrey
Detroit Journal
Grain-O A Nourishing Coffee Substitute Delights All
Grain-O is a delicious nourishing drink to replace coffee. It tastes like fine coffee when prepared properly but lacks its injurious effects. It aids digestion strengthens the nerves and is suitable for children and adults. Priced about the same as coffee.
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Chomora
Colonel Roared At Reader In Battle Scarred Return
The colonel storms at a man who greets him on returning from combat in Santiago. Ie, shot in the leg, is hailed as a hero and confronted by a chatterbox who demands why he is unresponsive.
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Ife
Santiago
Detroit Pree Press
Deafness cured only by constitutional remedies
Advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and cites inflammation of the Eustachian tube as the cause. It promises one hundred dollars for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Dialitis Catarrh Cure and promotes Halls Family Pills through Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Dialtl
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Drugginty
Halls Family
California Fia Syrup Co
Canffornia Pia Syrup Co
Cari ForniAia Sykur Co
Fragmentary political quip from Chicago Evening News
A partial OCR fragment shows an orator lamenting national needs and a nearby man agreeing that taxes on income should be adjusted so people can make ends meet. The dialogue reflects mid era concerns about taxation and cost of living.
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Chicago Evening News
Home Seekers Excursions From North Western Line
On November 1 15 December 6 and 20 the North Western Line will sell home seekers excursion tickets to western and southern points at exceptionally low rates. Portick ela and full information apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.
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North-Western Line
Portickela
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Suitor Declares Passion Amid Whimsical Exchange
A comical exchange unfolds as a suitor professes intense affection for his beloved, while her father responds with a crisp, enigmatic remark, capturing a humorous domestic moment reported by Chicago Evening News.
Lane's Family Medicine Noted for Daily Bowel Movements
A fragment asserts Lane's Family Medicine recommends daily bowels for health. It mentions gentle action on the liver and kidneys and includes a stray reference to Cressick headache and a price of 25 wod fille.
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Lane
Cressick
Progress of Selene and the whisky taint claim
Scientists announce Selene progress while glitches of early modern medicine are mocked. An old St. Louis note cites dropsy cures by Dr HH 1 Green's Sons of Atlanta and touts St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia with satirical quips from multiple papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
HH. 1
Green's Sons
Atlanta
Rei Thein
Relief Stories Claim Lydia E Pinkham’s Medicine Helped
Two letters from readers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania describe long term womb and back troubles and heart symptoms improving after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanitive Wash. They report substantial relief after several bottles and courses of treatment.
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Joan Williams
Englishtown
N. J
Pryemas
Lydia HE
Pinkhan
Josefh Perenson
Warren
Lydia HE. Pinkham
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