Loss of Appetite and Nervous Weakness Cured by Pink Pills
A St Joseph man recounts spring 1902 illness marked by poor appetite, trembling nerves, cold sweats, and stomach trouble. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills his symptoms vanished and appetite returned. The ad claims the pills build blood and cure anemia and nervous disorders without using opiates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Browne
Lincoln Street
St. Joseph
Browne
National Biscuit Co
Dr. Williams
Mr. Browne
Ireland Expands Irish Language Teaching In Thousands Of Schools
The Irish language is now taught in 3,500 schools in Ireland. Franciscan fathers in the Holy Land attended to 1 churches and chapels, 100,000 Catholics, and preached in 12 languages. They run three orphan asylums with 249 orphans and baptized about 2,000 people. The University of Berlin reports 6,279 summer students with 92 Americans. total participants reach 11,261 with nondegree Lectures. A women's building is planned for Berlin by architects Miss Kenyon Hayden, Miss Florence Hite, and Miss Mary McMahon. Thomas Shevlin of Minneapolis funded 60,000 pounds for a Minnesota women's building. The new Charleston cathedral may finish this summer as a premier Gothic expression. Consul Liefeld records 41,928 German university students, up from prior years, with 137 women matriculated in southern German universities plus 1,049 in other courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Franciscan Fathers
Holy Land
University of Berlin
Kenyon Hayden
St. John the Baptist
Charleston
S. C
Liefeld
Why Don't You Act On Your Good Intentions
A moral exhortation urges immediate self sacrifice and action. Urges sending gifts, voicing encouragement, visiting the ill, replying to letters, and creating a hopeful, helpful atmosphere. Encourages prompt, concrete deeds over mere intentions to improve others.
Farmer Dialogue Delivers Dental Cost Joke
A courtroom quip centers on a farmer asking what the dentist charged for tooth pulling. Farmer Greene replies with a pun charging “a dollar an ache.” The judge laughs at the exchange, highlighting a light moment in the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Brown
Farmer Greene
Coffee and Postum Cure Digestive Ailment, Testimony
A reader recounts weekly severe digestion attacks after meals, eased only when lying down. After stopping coffee in 1901 and starting Postum, the symptoms vanished with renewed health and vitality. The notice credits Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and promotes the booklet The Road to Wellville in each package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creel
Mich
Wellville
Iowa Banks Prosper In Three Months Show Gains Over Five Million
Iowa bank deposits rose strongly with total deposits in state and savings banks up by more than 5 million in the last quarter. Auditor Carroll released a summary covering 448 savings and 253 state banks, noting total deposits now exceed 151.6 million across 781 institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Russell Woodard
Des Moines
Iowa
State
May Amend Soldier Law After Supreme Court Delay
The unsettled soldiers preference law case from Marshall town prompts speculation on amendments before the January legislature session. If the court files an opinion ahead of the session, lawmakers may address objections that led Judge Caswell to rule against the law. A key issue is the law’s Civil War veteran focus, with critics arguing it targets a specific class of soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Marshalltown
Caswell
Marshall County
Iowa mulet tax by counties lists vast non collection
Census figures show 1904 mulet tax raised 1 086 965 dollars across Iowa counties. At least 50 counties reported no mulet tax from saloons, more than expected under prohibition. Adair to Wright counties listed as non collectors, while others tallied varying amounts from saloons 600 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Patterson
Census Bureau
Capitol
Want Juvenile Home
A meeting with Mayor Mastern and Judge A H McVey led the board of supervisors to consider aid for a juvenile home. Mrs I L Hillis urged $1 200 to start the home, but officials hesitated over funding and discussed a smaller initial amount with plans to revise after an estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mastern
Board of Supervisors
I. L. Hillis
District Court
City considers grant for new women’s establishment
Mayor Mattern urged the council to back a proposed institution for women, echoing Judge McVey. The board has not acted yet but will consider an appropriation to establish the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattern
Seed Corn Day Urged for Iowa Farmers
Prof Holden of Ames pushes October 10 as seed corn day to harvest and dry ears before winter. He advises selecting the best ears from early fields, husking, and hanging in a well ventilated attic for protection against cold. Iowa's 228000 farms average 40 acres of corn. six bushels seed is enough, but extra seed ensures replanting needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Holden
Ames
State Agricultural and Industrial League
Prof
Demand for Fruit Surges in Des Moines as Canning Opens
With the canning season under way in Des Moines the demand for fruits is high. Crops are larger than recent years and households canned several tons more fruit. Bananas suffered during transit from the fever districts but improved shipments are expected to raise quality and profits for the banana season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rumor of Curtiss Succeeds Not True in Ames
Secretary Wilson in Washington denies circulating reports that Prof. Curtiss of Ames would head the Bureau of Animal Industry. He says Curtiss would not take the job and that a veterinary surgeon is required by law. Dr. Melvin will act as chief for now. Wilson also praises midwest crops, noting Iowa Nebraska and Kansas corn the finest and Dakota's big corn crop with high small grain yields. He cites an average around 60 bushels per acre.
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Curtiss
Wilson
Washington
Des Moines
Prof. Curtiss
Ames
Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Melvin
Middle West
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
Dakota
Standard Oil Attacked In Interstate Commerce Complaint
G. H. Ruth and L. R. Willard doing business as Marshall Oil Company of Marshalltown file a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging discrimination by several railroads including Chicago Burlington & Quincy Missouri Pacific Chicago Red Island & Pacific Iowa Central Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Chicago & Northwestern and Union Pacific. They claim Standard Oil favored by these lines harms their petroleum shipments from Marshalltown to Pennsylvania and other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Iowa
Washington Dispatch
John D. Rockefeller
Interstate Commerce Commission
G. H. Ruth
L. R. Willard
Marshall Oil Company of
Marshalltown
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Missouri Pacific
Red Island & Pacific
Iowa Central
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago & Northwestern
Union Pacific
Oil City
Warren
Pennsylvania
Lake Michigan
St. Louis
Standard Oil Company
Amex Sues Des Moines Bank Over Lost $2000 Shipment
American Express brings an action in Des Moines to recover 4329.12 dollars after alleging Carl J. Spencer caused the loss of a 2000 dollar shipment handled through the company and tied to the Des Moines National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carl J. Spencer
American Express Company
Des Moines National Bank
Five Burned to Death in Iowa Fire
Fort Dodge reports a deadly blaze at Frederick Adamson’s home killing five children Edna ten Thomas eight Clarence six Ernest three and Raymond three of laborer David Secord. The fire started from a gasoline stove as the mother visited a neighbor with the father at work. Firemen flooded the house to enter but the children perished while asleep in their night clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Frederick Adamson
Edna
Thomas
Clarence
Ernest
Adamson
Raymond
David Secord
Secord
Poison charge ends in preliminary examination
Edna Mullison faced a preliminary examination for poisoning her father. The court bound her over to district court at a $500 bond and she remains in probation officer custody unless sent to reform school. The state showed weak motive though the girl displayed vindictive sentiment toward her father. She reportedly said the poison is not all out of him yet, and she hopes it will not be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Edna Mullison
Reform School
No Football Strike Hits Anamosa High School
A students strike began when 40 high school boys quit classes to protest a football ban by the school board. The board cites disciplinary lapses during past trips as justification. Remaining students threatened to also abandon studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Multiple Iowa town notices report deaths, crimes, and civic changes
Sanborn conductor Coleman killed at Canton yards. Des Moines merchant J K Barlow dies. University registration shows improvement. Sloan physician Dr Oliver Fisher takes sixth wife Mina Norwood. Maquoketa citizen Robert Ellis dies by self-inflicted gunshot. Bedford unites Alfred and Nettie Benson in marriage. Elkhart boy injured by fall from windmill. Iowa City William Jones sentenced to life for Coralville murder. Amana man found bones. a body hanged and discovered by hogs. Cedar Falls boasts many public schools and teachers. Onawa council row with graft rumors over street projects. Hampton Geneva savings bank changes hands. Sioux City Ashland cutoff steel laying near Bloux City, Nebraska. Continuous regional events reflect a busy Iowa notice page.
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Sanborn
Coleman
Canton
D. Des Moines
J. K. Barlow
Des Moines
East Des Moines
Oliver Fisher
Sloan
Mina Norwood
Denver
Elkhart
William Frederick
Iowa City
William Jones
Ernest Danner
Coralville
John Begg
Amana
Waterloo
The
Christian Church
Sheldon
Northwest Iowa Methodist Conference
Fairfield
Charles Parsons
State Nation
Bank of St. Louis
Iowa
Parsons College
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County
N. W. Macy. Bancroft
Cedar Falls
United States
Onowo
Onawa
Hampton
Geneva Savings Bank
F. A. Harriman
B.D. Hunt
A. W. Reed
N. A. Inglis
H. K. Harrison
G. F. Beed
Sioux City
Ashland
Great Northern
Burlington
Bloux City
Nebraska
Tragedy Strikes Markham Family in IL Farm Fire
Clarence Ek family nine members living near Andover Illinois are killed in a double tragedy. The mother Mrs Markham allegedly killed seven children with an ax, set their bed afire, then slashed her throat and died. The father hanged himself after learning of the events. The oldest child was nine and the youngest a baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ek
Markham
Andover
Roosevelt Returns to Washington Amid Enthusiastic Welcome
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington from Oyster Bay to an immense crowd. Representatives greeted him at the depot and cheers echoed along Pennsylvania Avenue as he rode to the treasury. The Grand Army of the Republic saluted as he passed, celebrating his role in ending the war in the far east and elevating the United States on the world stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Far East
United States
Grand Jury Indicts Milwaukee Officials in 157 Indictments
Milwaukee grand jury indicted Cornelings L Corcoran president of the common council a former alderman and two private citizens ending its term with 157 indictments involving 36 persons. Corcoran charged with selling hay and oats to the city in violation of a city statute perjury charged to Frank C Klode of a local furniture firm and bribery charged to William Murphy a former alderman. The jury recommends periodic grand juries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Cornelings L. Corcoran
Corcoran
Frank C. Klode
William Murphy
Bond Thief Caught In Wall Street Bank Heist
New York October 2 a young transfer clerk from a leading Wall Street brokerage firm was arrested after forging a check to steal securities valued at 859080 from the National City bank. Four hours after capture he confessed after Pinkerton detectives and Capt McCauley pressured him. his name was withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National City Bank
McCauley
George
Dougherty
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Wall Street
Roosevelt Loomis exchange on Hay censure in Bowen case
President Roosevelt releases correspondence showing Secretary Hay disagreed with mild censure of Assistant Secretary Loomis in the Taft report on Bowen's charges. Hay also condemns Bowen's conduct, stating many charges target himself rather than Loomis, and Bowen knew this.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Loomis
Hay
Taft
Bowen
Venezuela
Mr. Loomis
Mine Destroys Steamer Near Shantung Promontory
Chefoo Oct 2 The coasting steamer Hsiesho operating between Shanghai and Tientsin struck a mine 90 miles south of the Shantung promontory Saturday morning and was totally destroyed. Fifteen persons aboard were drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chefoo
Hsiesho
Shanghai
Tientsin
Shantung Promontory
Friendly Scuffle Fatal in Memphis Crowd
In Memphis on October 2 a friendly scuffle led James Rand to strike Frank Johnson over the heart. Johnsonson collapsed and died minutes later. A coroner's jury exonerated Rand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
James Rand
Frank Johnson
Johnson
Rand
Woman Sacrifices Life to Save Husband in Kansas
In Yuan Crosse Kansas on October 2 Mrs George Zink leaped before a rifle aimed at her husband and was killed. The attacker Phillip Sehrynard a discharged farm hand fled after the dance attack but was later captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuan Crosse
Kan
Phillip Sehrynard
George Zink
Sehrynard
Zinks
Yellow fever toll updates from New Orleans health figures
New Orleans October 2 report lists 23 new cases bringing totals to 3 023 with 391 deaths. There are 227 cases under treatment and 2 405 discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Avoided Surgeries
The article extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a means to avert ovarian and womb operations. It quotes grateful women who credit the remedy with curing symptoms and sparing them surgery, while noting doctors sometimes overstate the need for an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia KB
Piniham
Lydia
Pinkham
Margrite Ryan
St. Andrew's Society
Indianeapolis
Ind
Margret Merkley
3A Street
Milwaukee
Wis
Markhog
Pinkhimn
Lyon
Shek
Lydia B. Vint
Cuticura Treatment Promoted for Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as a complete skin and blood cleansing remedy priced at 1.00. It lists conditions like eczema psoriasis pimples ringworm and salt rheum and claims worldwide testimony to its efficacy. The ad notes infant suffering and parental concern and ends with a quip about living on twelve cents a day.
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New Jersey
Tate
Legaende Ie
Nolas
Adair
Adams
Allamakee
Audubon
Benton
Buena Vista
Butler
Calhoun
Cedar
Cerro Gordo
Cherokee
Clarke
Clay
Dallas
Davis
Decatur
Delaware
Emmet
Floyd
Franklin
Fremont
Greene
Grundy
Guthrie
Hamilton
Hardin
Henry
Humboldt
Jasper
Jefferson
Kossuth
Louisa
Lucas
Maudison
Milla
Mitchell
Page
Pocahontas
Poweshirk
Ringgold
Sac
Shelby
Story
Tama
van Bure
Wayne
Winnebago
Worth
Wright
Appanoose
Black Hawk
Mahaska
Mariona Deen Boone Bremer
Marshall
Aenreee
Buchanan
Monona
Monroerary
Muscatine
Clayton
O' Brien
Clinton
Oxceda
Crawford
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Dickinson
I Polkk
Dubuque
Pot'wat
Woodbury
Keokuk
P,g, Holden
Iowa State News
Elkader
Clayton County
Grand Meadow Township
Fred Schulz
Maquoketa
Robert Ellis
Gideon Ellis
Bedford
Alfred Benson
Nettie Benson
Lenox
Presbyterian
Commuis
National Capital
Common Council of Milwaukee
Washington Star
Margrite
Ryan
Smargret Merkley
Kemp
Balsam
A. N. KA
Larkin
Litshin Co
Buffalo, N
FPF
Ani
Tegtmoninian
J. DM. Auld
M. D
Dept. R
GO Dearborn St
Chicagg
Lin
Earl S. Sloan
Albany Street
Boston
Nashville, Chattanooga & St.Louiss Railway
Jananas
Union Depot
Chattansera
Andrews
Sige Shanty
Kennesaw
Georgia
Western & Atlantic
W. A. Fuller
Anthony Murphy
P. A. Saphl Vie
Chattanooga
Rats
Viskville
Tennessee
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