Reorganized Anti Saloon League Aims for Political Influence
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports Iowa deposits in state and savings banks total 132 889 352 07, up 90 737 917 72 in ten years. Taxes levied amount to 22 542 580, with school, municipal, county and state shares detailed. The Anti-Saloon League of Iowa reorganizes to form a perpetual board of trustees led by former Gov. William Larrabee and others, planning to back candidates aligned with liquor policy without partisan aims.
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Des Moines
State and Savings Banks of
Iowa
Auditor of State
Iowa State and Savings Banks
Anti-Saloon League of
William Larrabee
8. N. Fellows
A. A. Coates
BE. F. Brockway
W. R. Cole
H. H. Fairall
James B. Weaver
A. L. Frisbie
L. S. Coffin
J. H. Campbell
A. L. Urick
F. S. Dun
Benedict
W. C. T. U. of Iowa
Legislature of Iowa
Florence Miller
Time by clock or sun sparks Des Moines soda law dispute
In Des Moines a question arises whether the 10 o’clock closing law for saloons means clock time or solar time. Local officials note a sun time gap of about thirty minutes, affecting enforcement and prompting potential litigation similar to a Nebraska case. Also, the Eleventh cavalry is reassigned to the Des Moines Army Post with a replacement unit to sail in November and arrive around February 1, 1904. Col Hari D. Thomas becomes post commandant after a long service starting in 1862.
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Des Moines
Denver
Pittsburg
Nebraska
Des Moines Army Post
Eleventh Cavalry
Philippines
Hari D. Thomas
Thomas
Eighth Ilinois Cavalry
Greenwood Cemetery to Honor Soldier Dead in Cedar Falls
The Greenwood Cemetery association of Cedar Falls, entirely composed of women, plans a fund drive to erect a monument in the cemetery. A dinner and bazaar added to a small treasury as they prepare to honor the soldiers who died.
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Greenwood Cemetery Association
Cedar Falls
Foolish marriages and humble soap jokes in early papers
A collection of quips and anecdotes from Chicago Daily News and N Y Weekly. A father jokes about his son marrying, a friend learns the irony of a daughter's marriage. A Mrs DeStyle swears by a complexion wash, and a physician points to simple soap and water as a cure-all.
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Bereda Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Ill
Chicago Daily News
All Men Are Hars Quip Sparks Publication Note
A Philadelphia Press snippet critiques haste in labeling people, contrasting a blanket claim with naming a single man, highlighting a commentary on rhetoric and judgment. The brief quotation suggests caution in public attribution.
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Philadelphia Press
The Countryman Encounters the Board of Health
A countryman walking along the street is halted by a wooden barricade. A bystander jokes that it stops fever spread. The countryman replies that he has heard of the board of health but has never seen it before.
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Board of Health
There are plans that go wrong with flying machines
A Washington Star verse notes lofty plans and hopes that rise and fall as ambitious flying machines fail to soar, leaving wrecks of regret in their wake.
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Washington Star
Above Suspicion The Fluffy One Your Husband Doesn’t Drink
A light item from The Boston Globe humor page notes a domestic theme about habits and quirks. It presents a playful exchange on a husband’s alleged fondness for cloves and the speaker’s wish for a cure.
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Boston Globe
Spinner as Bicycle Agent Seeks Interest at Home
A mother notes a young Spinner paying much attention to Mary and suspects his intent. Mary frets that the visitor is an agent for a bicycle firm and has spent time trying to sell her a machine.
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Mary
Divorce rate noted in Canada 20 year span
Mrs Lakeside comments on Canada’s misery and wonders why, noting a New York Weekly claim that in twenty years the courts granted only 116 divorces. The exchange frames Canadian divorce proceedings as unusually rare over two decades.
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Lakeside
Canada
N. Y
Fisherman’s Epitaph Resting Quietly in Yonkers
A Yonkers Statesman epitaph reflects on a fisherman's life with lines about his freckled face and feeding on earth before resting beneath it, portraying a simple obituary tone. The verse memorializes a local man and his final rest.
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Yonkers Statesman
Notable Mole in Nose Cited by Chicago Tribune
A reader recalls a quote about a faith healer and a girl with a mole on her nose, contrasting mountains and moles while discussing healing and appearance in a Chicago Tribune item.
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Gibson
Julia Marlowe
Chicago Tribune
One Plus One Equals One Riddle Sparks A Moment
A young woman complains about helping Johnny with mental arithmetic each night describing it as a nuisance. The man jokes about the celebrated problem one plus one equals one in a playful exchange captured in Tit-Bits.
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Johnny
Perpetual Love Affair Progress Reportish
The Philadelphia Press quotes a light exchange about a romance in progress. One party remarks hopeful progress while the other notes the relationship seems settled in the eyes of one, leaving the matter uncertain to the other.
Character for punctuality in days and times
A merchant asks about a young man’s character for punctuality. The witness notes the candidate is punctual in the evening from six o clock to the second, but laments poor morning punctuality. The remark appears in Tit Bits.
Where He Fell Down and the Baby's Demanding Thermos
A humorous sketch notes the speaker's failing after-dinner wit when minding a baby. The more he tried to be funny the louder the baby yelled, capturing a comic moment of distraction and parental scramble.
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Tie
London
Money Pressure Prompts Friction in Philadelphia
A husband vents impatience over ongoing money demands while his wife argues she has no better method. The Philadelphia Press frames the exchange as a snapshot of domestic strain with financial tension at its core.
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Philadelphia Press
Never Again Stray Story Snippet About Alarm Clock
A humorous exchange from Stray Stories about trying an alarm clock. One character recalls the first alarm startling another, leading to an exasperated remark and a brief misunderstanding. The fragment centers on a misfired alarm and a wakeful Maria.
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Maria
Backache Remedy Gains Ground In Sabra Montana
In Sabra Montana on October 19 local men report relief from back pain as Dodd's Kidney Pills are praised by Mr Gottlieb Mill who says kidney pains faded after using two dozen boxes. He endorses the medicine and plans to keep it on hand for future use.
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Sabra
Montana
Gottlieb Mill
Mill
Reed
Cumberland St
Philadelphia
Pruxnam
Lydia J. Pinkham
Lok
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Lydia ER. Pinkham
Real Estate Transfers Headlined in Contested Landslide Note
A city editor directs the new reporter to file the landslide account under real estate transfers, with a note reading Continued on the forty first page, in the faded mid paragraph of a Youth's Companion item describing the big landslide within a broader page layout.
Reminiscences of Chicago’s early freight era from the rail era
A livestock market brief traces Chicago’s rise as a top hub. It notes 1902 livestock totals near eight million sheep and four million hogs, plus horses calves and cattle, moved by lines like The Chicago Northwestern. The piece recalls 1848 milestones, Millican Stunt and the Pioneer locomotive, and Chicago’s first grain shipments, ending with Northwestern’s grain haul surpassing 30 million bushels.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
West
Millican Tlunt
Wairies
Des Plaines
Angor
Northwestern
Growing Evil Speech Warns of Drink Habit
A Chicago Daily News excerpt depicts an old gentleman warning his son about a worsening drink habit. Jimmy Flynn agrees noting Lizzie’s shift from two sodas to four, illustrating growing indulgence and concern within a small, rural or urban setting.
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Jimmy Flynn
Gail Lizzie
Chicago Daily News
New town Radisson on the Chippewa Sawyer County Wis
A new town named Radisson is described in Sawyer County Wisconsin on the Chippewa and Conderay rivers. It highlights fertile hardwood land and strong land-seeking opportunities. It promises fishing and hunting appeal and invites map details from the local postmaster or from T W Tensdale, general passenger agent in St Paul Minnesota.
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Sawyer
Wis
Omaha Road
Radixson
Sawyer County
T. W. ‘Tensdale
St. Paul
Minn
Inexplicable Phrases and Narrow Advertisements from Old Notices
A collage of vintage lines includes an exam question on happiness at Cambridge and various ads. It showcases money schemes, travel and railway promotions, a social mismatch joke, a mining company booklet offer, a party quip, plus cleanser and medicine pitches.
The Hire Criticism
A humorous exchange contrasts Bridget’s breakfast request with a prohibition on heavy morning meals as out of fashion according to a New York Times brief quote.
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Bridget
N. Y
Bragg Praises Speech After Postprandial Oratory
Bragg exults after delivering his first post-prandial speech, claiming it’s the most marvelous event in years and perhaps a century. He jokes about Balaam as a comparison, noting the novelty of the moment.
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Bragg
Balaam
Matrimonial Gambler Wins Half Million Wife
A long haired passenger and a prosperous traveler trade lines about gambling. The traveler reveals he gambled only once and it paid off by winning a wife valued at about a half million, in a witty exchange with the s h p.
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Chicago Daily News
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Kent
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Grain Dealers’ Association of Iowa
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