Tradesmen Assist in the Good Work in Des Moines
Des Moines reports on a Business Women's association buying a residence on Pleasant Street to house about 125 working girls with affordable rent. Leaders, donors, and city business people back the project, noting improved living conditions and better employment support. The article also covers book removals to the historical building, congressional nominations, a peculiar life insurance ruling, Standard Oil ice plots, and tobacco policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des l ‘Moines
Business Women’s’ Association
Pleasant Street
Des Moines
Sarah Hutchins Callender
National Guard Officers to be examined after January 1
Adjt Gen Byers issues an order requiring all national guard officers to be examined for promotion after January 1. The order directs regimental and commanding officers to supply facts of any disqualification or misuse of opportunities, with troop and company commanders reporting on lieutenant suitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adjt
Byers
National Guard
State library board delays consolidation until spring
At a board meeting the state library board decided not to consolidate the historical and miscellaneous departments until spring and will take no action until the January meeting. The removal cannot occur until months after the board acts, and the Victorian history of the counties of England will be purchased though it is expensive and not expected to be complete for several years. New volumes will arrive as published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Library
Historical Library
Old State Library
A. J. Small
Law Library
State House
Iowa Library
United States
England
State Library Board
Wewsa
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Oskaloosa
Burlington
Illinois Central Railway Company
Freeport
Ill
Waterloo
Dubuque
State Board of Control
Glenwood Institution
Drake University
Des Moines
Sioux City
Northwestern Iowa Homeopathic Medical Association
Quadrastate Homeopathic Medical Association
Ed Zimmerman
Belle Plaine
John Brennan
James G. Blaine
Spain
Northwestern Catholic Weekly
Greyhound
Weiss Dry Goods Company
Fort Dodge
Kennedy and Walker
Muscatine
John Krohn
Joyce
Clinton
E. C. Blackmar
The
Masons of
Iowa
Chester McCullough
Auditor of State
State Savings Bank of
Cromwell
Samuel J. Ritchie
Baltimore
Ottumwa
Eldon
Ed Schultz
Mayd County
M. L. Hubbard
Mondover
Wis
Bank of Mondover
William Swift
Kansas City Railroad
Moulton
Bloomfield
A. C. Bergen
Clarence F. Edminston
Marshalltown
Morocco
Ind
D. H. Shaw
W. T. Harper
Burglars Captured at Julien Saloon in Dubuque Jail
Two burglars entered M Seippel's saloon at Julien but were discovered by the proprietor who heard a creaking window. While at work on the cash drawer they were surprised and captured by the owner and his son and jailed in Dubuque. The men identified as Frank Jackson and George Jones from Chicago arrived several days ago.
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M. Seippel
Julien
Dubuque
Frank Jackson
George Jones
Chicago
Peyton confession linked to Sioux City murder grows family estrangement
Frank H. Peyton who confessed assisting in the John Robson killing in Sioux City faces new trouble as his wife deserts him. He remains in county jail after arrest in St. Louis but his spouse has returned to St. Louis following a quarrel sparked by jealousy and accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Peyton
John Robson
Sioux City
St. Louis
Peyton
Bridge Company Stockholders Reelect Officers in Sioux City
At the annual meeting of the Combina tion Bridge company in Sioux City all officers were reelected and the board of directors remained unchanged. A 1 percent dividend on $200,000 of income second mortgage bonds was declared, the first dividend ever declared by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Combination Bridge Company
Bridge Company
Presiding Elders Named at Upper Iowa Conference
At the Upper Iowa Methodist Episcopal conference in Osage the presiding elders for Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Davenport Decorah Dubuque and Marshalltown districts were announced J C Magee W W Carlton C L Gould Thomas E Fleming H H Green and J B Albrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Iowa Methodist Episcopal Conference
Osage
Cedar Falls
J. C. Magee
Cedar Rapids
Ww. Carlton
Davenport
C. L. Gould
Decorah
Thomas E. Fleming
Dubuque
H. H. Green
Marshalltown
J. B. Albrook
Pusey of Council Bluffs Declared Insane
W H Pusey pioneer banker and former congressman has been adjudged insane and sent to Glenwood state institution. The senior partner in Officer and Pusey died three weeks ago, receivers were appointed, and Pusey has been failing since. Relatives forced the receivership and confinement after he became violent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Pusey
Council Bluffs
State Institution
Glenwood
Officer & Pusey
Pusey
Robbery on Freight Train West of Albia Injures Two
Three men were robbed of 11 dollars at gunpoint and forced to jump from a fast moving freight train near Albia. Will Boyer and Mr. Burke of Ottumwa were seriously hurt. a third man escaped uninjured. The assailants were a group of hobos.
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Albia
Will Boyer
Mr. Burke
Ottumwa
Boyer
Burke
Iowa Crop Yields Hit Record Cereals Output
Official preliminary estimates show Iowa total cereals at 531,249,020 bushels, up 10 million from last decade high and 181.2 million above the ten year average. Wheat winter and spring at 16 bushels per acre. oats 139,707,150. barley 14,048,720. flax 1,197,300. rye 1,762,560. potatoes 10,776,960. dame hay 3,568,470 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Robbery at Tommy Morgan’s Gambling House
Two masked robbers entered the Sioux City gambling house, ordered the manager and three patrons to the wall, looted over $600, and locked the four men in a back room before escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Morgan
Sioux City
Iowa Supreme Court Orders New Trial In McGarry Murder Case
The Iowa Supreme Court overturned the Dubuque district court ruling in the McGarry murder appeal. John McGarry, convicted of killing Attorney Lavake two years ago and sentenced to life, will face a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Iowa
Dubuque
Fire devastates Iowa Manufacturing plant in Oskaloosa
A large blaze nearly destroyed the Iowa Manufacturing Company plant in Oskaloosa, causing an estimated loss of 7500 dollars. Residents and authorities report extensive damage and ongoing investigations into the fire’s origin.
New Ocean Greyhound Sets Record for Ocean Steamers
The Deutschland, a new ocean liner, costs 3 332 000 dollars, displaces 23 200 tons, with 1 057 passengers and 525 crew. It has established a new record for ocean steamers. Also notes Hoster’s Stomach Bitters as a long standing remedy for constipation indigestion and biliousness with a private revenue stamp on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Greyhound
Antiquities of Baseball As Told By A Missouri Editor
A Missouri editor cites biblical figures in a humorous baseball lore piece from the Chicago Chronicle. He maps angels and heroes to early game actions, joking that biblical names align with outs, hits, runs, and other plays in a playful antiquarian view of the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Missouri
the Devil
Moe
Adam
Isaac
Rebecca
Sampson
Moses
Cain
Abel
Abraham
David
Red Sea
Chicago Chronicle
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Oath Bonus
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of I J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason witnesses. The remedy is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. testimonials offered. Hall's Family Pills promoted as best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avuad Wyuavla
Frank J. Cheney
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Anid
A. D. Iss
Fate of Ancestors amid Golf Fever
A Boston Journal quote laments golf as salvation for the nation claiming it will breed athletic descendants and lengthen life, countering the view that ancestors would have approved. It notes that ancestors are dead while praising modern sports as a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal
Excursion to California by Chicago and North Western Rail
Advertises a midweek California tour from Chicago and St Louis via Denver and Salt Lake City with stops at Ogden. Each party has a special agent in charge and comfortable tourist sleeping cars. Send 6 cents for a 72 page illustrated California book by I. E. Bell, City Passenger Agent, 211 Clark Street, Chicago.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
Rio Grande
Salt Lake City
Ogden
California
I. E. Bell
Clark Street
Mamma May and Krafts Attentions Mentioned
A fragment notes Mamma May and her father disapprove of Mr Kraft described as a smooth fellow. The piece then shifts to a Philadelphia Press ad for Chicago Great Western Ry opportunities in Illinois Iowa Minnesota Missouri with openings for various trades and industries and guidance from W J Reed Industrial Agent at 601 Endicott Bldg St Paul Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western Ry
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
W. J. Reed
C.G. W. Ry
Quotations Highlight Love and Household Chores
Comic exchanges from newspapers show affectionate banter about faults and devotion. Promotions offer refunds on unsatisfactory Potnam Faretess Dyus and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee.
Windmill Ad and Prose Snippets From 1900 Press
Ad copy promotes wind powered mills by The Aermotor Co. urging readers to request a catalogue. The clipping includes quips about marriage, a testimonial for Piso’s Cure, and a social observation on fashion costs. The assorted lines reflect scattered ad and editorial material from early 20th century newspapers.
Oddities From Advertisements And Word Play
A collage of witty snippets from early newspapers includes health remedy pitches for Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike’s Toothache Drops, hotel fare jokes, chewing Chicle used in White’s Yucatan Gum, and a boastful boarding house line. ItAlso cites endorsements and a rambling remark on liberty and social responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Pike
Peruna praised by sufferers in testimonial letters
A reader testimonial from Mrs. Col. E. J. Gresham in Columbus Virginia extols Peruna for curing catarrh of the head and lungs after doctors gave up. She recounts personal use, noting six bottles at 41 cents each, and urges others to try the remedy. The Peruna Medicine Co. claims thousands of women owe their lives or health to Peruna and offers a free women’s health book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hernden
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Peruna
Col. E. J. Gresham
Union
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Business Women’s Association In
Supreme Court
Association
J. C. Cummins
F. W. Bicknell
A. A. Quint
C. B. van Slyke
Republian
Thomas Hedge
J. N
W. Rumple
Marengo
D. B. Henderson
G. N. Haugen
Northwood
Tipton
John F. Lacey
Oscaloosa
John
A.T. Hull
W. P. Hepburn
Clarinda
J. P. Conner
Denison
Lot Thomas
Storm Lake
D. J. O'Connell
Henry Vollmer
Willis N. Birdsall
John Foley
New Brampton
Daniel Kerr
Grundy Center
A. C. Steck
Knoxville
Highth
W. R. McGinnis
Leon
B. Wadsworth
Robert F. Dale
Boone
William Mulvaney
Cherokee
J. S. Tussey
Columbus City
J. E. Hart
Wilton
B. Pool
Mason City
Dr. D. 8
Grossman
Minburn
A.B. Wray
Aston
P. G. Shaw
Plover
H. A. Maltby
People's Party
J. R. Norman
Social Democrat
E. EB. Stevens
Charles L. Breckon
George Slade
Prank L. Rice
Avery
L. B. Patterson
Soctalist Labor
W. A. Westphal
Behrens
Standard Oil Company
FR. W. Bicknell
Iowa State News
Antiquities of Baseball
Crry
Torrpo
Vna Manenvar
Minnie
Carrie
Fred
Hattie
Boston Transcript
Monroe Drug Co
Unionville
Atchison Globe
New York
Vusee
Pete
Rene
Buren Greimiery
Texas
HO & Ge
Buttier—Creamery
Seeenevaae
Kansas City
Carter Or
ST. Loui
Texas St
Essecrees
Omaha
St. Jacobs Oil
Aermotor Co
Philadelphia
Ocean Grove
N.J
Boston
Chicago Dailyews
White
Carter
Daughters of the Confederacy
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
West Adams Street
Genta Square
Beatie
Paing CO
Camden, N
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TSS As
Seentral
Evar
Ilroe
Newline
Rockford
Dobuqu Witorina
War Dodge
Counal Bhuils
Butlota dibrary-smoonTs
Aleaping Cara
Cara
Bond
Hnos. Hanson
Joyeminsion Standard Typewriter
Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict
Broadway, New York
von Williams
Meg
Dr. Williams
Poulelge
Nwayhra
Oklahoma
Hoyle
Hank
Marygan
Ket
Morgan
Perry
Allan
Ani
Mall
J. C. Adlin
Bi. Paul
Box D
Atlanta. Ga
LIN Nes Druggists
CCC
Sterling Remedy Co
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