D W Hamilton for Congress Nominated on Third Ballot
Daniel W. Hamilton of Sigourney won the Democratic nomination for Congress at the sixth district convention in Ottumwa on the third ballot 60 to 38. The nominating vote was made unanimous with Hamilton addressing the delegates thereafter. Endorsements of the Waterloo state platform followed from the convention.
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Sigourney
Ottumwa
Daniel W. Hamilton
Congress
Grand Opera House
Hamilton
Weaver
G. M. Tripp
Colfax
J. B. Weaver
Waterloo
Lenox College Invites Rev E E Reed for Presidency
Hopkinson Ia Aug 14 The Lenox College executive committee unanimously invites Rev E E Reed D D to become president. Reed has led Buena Vista College since 1900 improving curriculum standards teaching staff and adding two buildings. Endowment grew to 75000 in cash and pledges under his leadership.
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Hopkinton
Lenox College
E. E. Reed
Reed
Buena Vista College
Iowa
Morning Sun social notes and a birth announcement
Morning Sun Iowa records visits from Ainsworth Fairfield and Grundy Center. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs C B Willson on August 9. Local residents travel to Minneapolis and Cedar Rapids for visits while Mrs J W Bozman hosted a reception for her son George Bozman and his bride married August 1 at Webster City.
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Morning Sun
A. J. Laird
Ainsworth
D. H. Morrison
C. B. Willson
Emma Irwin
Fairfield
Thos. Williams
Roscoe
Merritt Evans
John Huston
R. Huston
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Smith
Minneapolis
Minn
Olivia
Chal Love
Grundy Center
Nancy Downs
Wapello
Axil Peterson
Roy
Jake Waterhouse
Ira Siverly
Oakville
St. Paul
Mirn
Webster City
Visitors and local notices in Moscow Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. George Shafit visited P. Slater's last week. Two Indian families camp near the lake gathering orbs for medicine. Ladies' Aid held a dinner with Mrs. Fred Birkhofer. Lula Barton and Tresa Shore visited friends Sunday. Mrs. Warren Christean returned from Indiana. Charney Lincoln bought a new top buggy. C. Owens heads to Davenport to make his home. Mazzu erite Lear dislocated and fractured left elbow from a fall. A new store is coming to town.
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Moscow
Ila
George Shafit
P. Slater
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fred Birkhofer
Lula Barton
Tresa Shore
Warren Christean
Indiana
Charney Lincoln
Wilton
C. Owens
Davenport
Mazzuerite
Will Lear
Cedar Valley News Notes And Visits
George Foster and W B Mills left for Minneapolis to attend the G A R encampment. Mrs Sloan and Mrs Gambel of Newark New Jersey visit sister Mrs M G Swain. An ice cream social is planned at the Presbyterian church on August 15 or 16 if weather permits. The M E church basket dinner yesterday was well attended. Rev Brinton preached two sermons and townspeople regret his move to a new field of labor.
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Cedar Valley
George Foster
W. B. Mills
Minneapolis
Minn
Sloan
Gambel
Newark
New Jersey
M. G. Swain
Presbyterian Church
M. E
Brinton
Shenandoah
Rita
Isa Shannon
Miss Hecter
Avoca
Nichols
Ady
Ilona City
George Baxter
Will
Frank Weber
Cedar Rapids
Harry Chase
R. W. Hinkhouse
Tom Chase
van Mills
Harry Hazlett
Iowa City
H. W. Limeweaver
Victoria
Myron Russell
Topeka
Kansas
Will Harris
Fairfield
Interurban Franchise Granted to Link Burlington and Keokuk
Des Moines county supervisors grant a 25 year interurban franchise from Burlington to Keokuk with three years to begin construction. Promoters from St. Louis plan a Burlington to Elrick Junction route, potentially using M N S tracks to Muscatine or purchasing the line. Noted backer David R Frances, former Missouri governor and World’s Fair president, is involved.
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Muscatine
Davenport
Clinton
Keokuk
Iowa
Des Moines
David R. Frances
Missouri
Burlington
Elrick Junction
Muccatine
Hair regrowth claims with Herpicide remedy
Nels Peterson of Lime Spur Mont says six years of baldness ended after three months of using Herpicide starting November 16 1899. The ad claims baldness stems from dandruff a germ and promises hair growth if the germ is killed and the follicle remains. It urges purchases from druggists and a 10 cent mail sample via The Herpicide Co Detroit Mich. Special agents Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Nels Peterson
Lime Spur
Mont
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Havercamp’s
Atalissa News Briefs Include Health, Travel, and Church
Joel Larue and son Arthur were treated in Iowa City for typhoid complications and are improving. Several residents travel for visits in Illinois and Minnesota. Local services featured a Presbyterian sermon by Rev. Stokey of Cedar Rapids with more planned. Ed Kephart and Fred Watters recover from appendicitis and expect return home soon. Will Embree completes a 127 block concrete walkway at the school.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Stokey
Cedar Rapids
James Black
John Miller, Jr
Erle Turkle
Oklahoma
O. E. Stucker
John
Edith Burnett
Monticello
South Ninth Street
Eack
Watters
Carl Wilson
Iowa City
Will Embree
Labor Day Parade to Feature Floats and Wheels
A Trades and Labor assembly committee outlined a Labor Day celebration with a parade of floats from business houses factories lodges and unions. A $150 purse rewards the best floats with a parade on wheels no pedestrians allowed. Also racing matinees at the fairgrounds include pacing trotting and a gentleman's driving race with outside judges for firemen and local bands supplying music.
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Committee of the Trades and Labor Assembly
Fair Grounds
West Liberty Social Notes Highlight a Busy Weekend
Mrs. E. Bowie hosted a reception for her son Lewis and his bride with 35 guests, featuring contests and refreshments. Numerous locals and visitors travel to Moline, Cedar Falls, Br ooklyn, and Minneapolis, while one injury occurs from a ladder accident leaving both arms broken.
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West Liberty
Iowa
Miss Bingley
John Dickerson
Jake Peters
Nettie Figg
Bowie
Morehead
Flora Stokes
Louise Beyers
Brooklyn
Minneapolis
Co. A. R
L. M. McGuire
Moline
D. M. Landis
Davenport
Bessie
Florence Treen
Columbus Junction
Erwin
Johnson
Frances Heller
Muscatine
Ida Battey
Dr. Clapp
Iowa City
Roy Whitacre
Westing Electric Works
Pittsburg
Ames
Salome Wheeler
Sigourney
Walter Bailey
Ady
Speechless With Wonder Friends Cure Claims
An advertisement for Electric Bitters from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store touts cures for stomach liver and kidney trouble with a 50 cent guarantee and promises remarkable results for customers.
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Havercamp’s
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Pregt
Pittsbury
Pillsbury
Phlsburys
Maxwell
Chicago
Jackson Supply Company
W.G. Block Company
D. W. Hamilton
Muscatine Lumber and Box Co
East Second Street
Beth
Thormann Laws
Thormann Mfg. Co
Cor
3Rd & Mulberry Sts
ST. Louis
Clinton and Keokuk
Atalissa
J. H. Munroe&Son
Morey Eby
E. B. Moore
Grand Rapids, Mich
Clementine Wooley
Taylor
Rock Island, Sr
Robert Foy
Atlantic
Frank Eby
Harvey Bozarth
Cedar Falls
Mary Purvis
Fourth Street
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atisata
Second Street
N. Rosenberger
R. C. Schenck
Ninth Street
Jos
Nevenhuis
Brunswick-Baike Collender Con
Marstalltown
Shaffer
Iowa Avenue
Beaver County
M. D. Hubbard
Uate
Great Western Cereal Co
Lee Hirsch Button Co
Can ‘Sup
H. J. Heinz & Co
Woodlawn Avenue
Jos. Bilkey
Care Journal
A. E. Porter
McDermott Street
Winnipeg
West Front Street
Walnut and
Eighth Streets
C. B. Puller
Enquire
Teichmiller
Walnut Street
6Th St
Eighth Street
A. A. Keath
Confectioner
Dad Dollen
Dad
J. F. A. Platt
Pine Street
J. Greenblatt
Denver
Spokane
Pacific Coast
Boyd Transfer Co
H. J. Heinz Co
J. Greenblat
E. Second Street
Muscatine Produce Co
Front Street
Muscatine Produce Company
Marion Knight
Park Avenue
Third Ward
E. H. King
East Hill
Fairport
L.linn Hoopes
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