Pure Blood Bitters Advertised For Complexion Health
A Davenport Times item catalogs a local ad for pure blood tonics and remedies. It mentions Bur Gock Blood Bitters, Foley’s Kidney Cure, Foley’s Honey and Tar, and Dean’s Ointment as treatments. It lists residents traveling between Muscatine, Letts, Barnes City and Montezuma and reports visits and trips of Mrs. D. M. Hudler, Mrs. E. J. Lewis, Miss Fannie Bates, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Means
South Muscatine
Ardon
Prominent Winchester Father Praises Croup Remedy
Dc W Lynch of Winchester Indiana reports his boy survived membranous croup after using Foley's Honey and Tar. He credits one dose with saving the child's life and urges avoiding substitutes. The note appears at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dc. W. Lynch
Winchester
Ind
Foley
Havercamp’s
Local notices and business travel in Muscatine and Iowa City
Attorney Charles M. Dutcher transacted business in Muscatine yesterday. J A Means of Kalona visits Havercamp's Drug Store after returning from the Chicago international live stock exposition. May Fox returns home to Live Oak Florida after fall schooling in the city. Mrs Walter Jones and Mrs S Finn guests at the Freers home on West Hill before returning home. Reminders to avoid substitutes for Foley's Honey and Tar and praises for Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Dutcher
Iowa City
Muscatine
J. A. Means
Kalona
City
Chicago
May Fox
Live Oak
Florida
Walter Jones
William Freers
West Hill
Madura
S. Finn
Wapello
Freers
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted at Drug Store
A timely topic promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as the best throat and lung remedy during cold season. It claims quick relief and prevention of serious complications. Sold at Haver camp's Prescription Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Havercamp
Card of Thanks for Mr. Gibson and Family
The Gibson family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of husband and father Mrs. M Gibson and Children gratitude for support and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Gibson
Missing Sioux City Dealer: Joe Kustan Sought by Countrymen
Joe Kustan, described as a Russian Jew peddler, has vanished from Sioux City. Local countrymen fear foul play and are calling for authorities to investigate his disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kustan
Sioux City
John Phillips Pioneer Stockman of LeMars Dies
LeMars mourns as John Phillips a veteran stockman passes away at an unspecified age. He was a longtime figure in local cattle trade and farming circles, remembered for his early contributions to the region’s agricultural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Phillips
LeMars
Delegation named for M E Conference meeting in Los Angeles
A six member Iowa delegation plus seven overall met at Ottumwa to organize for the General Conference in Los Angeles next May. They appointed standing committees on Episcopacy Itinerancy Boundary Revivals Temporal Economy State of the Church Temperance Epworth League Missions Education Church Extension Freedmans Aid and Southern Educational Society Sunday School and Tracts with Dr J W Hancher J W Neasham J W Meyers J C Willits J W Lambert John Mahin C P Axtell D H Payne and others named as delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mahin
M. E. Church
Los Angeles
Iowa
Ottumwa
J. W. Hancher
T. J. Meyers
Mt. Pleasant
J. C Willits
Oskaloosa
J. W. Lambert
J. W. Neasham
Muscatine
C. P. Axtell
Newton
D. H. Payne
Bloomfield
J. C. Willits
Epworth League
Freedman’s Aid and Southern Educational Society
T. J. Myers
River News Expects Peak Passenger Trade for World’s Fair
The Diamond Jo steamboat line prepares for a record passenger season on the Mississippi with the World’s Fair in St Louis as the main draw. Demand outpaced freight capacity, prompting rapid expansion including a new through steamer to boost St Paul to St Louis service, delayed by late summer water lows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Jo Steamboat Company
Mississippi
St. Louis
Middle West
Dubuque
Quincy
Muscatine
St. Paul
Sydney
Burlington
Quincy and
Wyoming horse thief Tom O'Day linked to Harrison county
Tom O'Day a native of Harrison county is described as a Wyoming horse thief with relatives still living there. Major G Hayzlett has returned to La patr for a five year term as Indian agent at Defiance Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom O'Day
Wyoming
Harrison County
G. Hayzlett
la Patr
Defiance, Ariz
November Weather Report Shows Light Rain and Warm Spell
Mrs J P Walton reports November mean temperature near the sixty year average with a total rainfall of .97 inches. Notable figures include warmest November since 1876 and driest month since 1834 while Sioux City residents urge forming a park commission by the city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Walton
State Warden Pushes Closed Season on Prairie Chickens
Iowa game official Lincoln urges a three year closed season to protect prairie chickens as numbers fall from wet seasons and poaching. He cites Wisconsin and Nebraska as models where such laws boosted bird populations and warns enforcement will deter violators. Open season ended December first and runs until September first 1904 with deer cases also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Iowa
Lincoln
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Fertile
Worth County
Rockwell
Garner
Buffalo Center
Sympathy and a Playful Row in Brooklyn Life
In Brooklyn Life a light exchange centers on two people, Tom and Jack, as a remark about repeated refusals adds humor. The dialogue captures local character and everyday streetwise wit without further context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Jack
Brooklyn
Art Note In Jest Over Names In The Sentinel
A humorous dialogue notes Marjorie calling Gladys picturesque and the reply that Gladys is well painted reflecting a playful exchange in the Minneapolis Sentinel style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Gladys
Minneapolis Sentinel
Guarantee on Tar Syrup Bottles Refunded If Ineffective
A group of signatories including N. B. Barkalow G. A. Reinicke J. J. Havercamp Nesper & Co. and J Theo Keuchm pledge refunds on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar 5 cent bottle if it fails to cure cough or cold and will refund 25 cent bottle if not satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S. S
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Greene
N. B. Barkalow
G. A. Reinicke
J. J. Havercamp
Nesper & Co
J. Theo. Keuchm
Berwick man claims corn husking record in ten hours
Charles Howard asserts he husked and cribbed 130 bushels of corn in ten hours at Berwick. He presents his claim as a personal achievement in agricultural work, noting the pace and efficiency of his manual process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Howard
Berwick
Judge Quarton Touted as Kansas-Algona Congressional Candidate
Algona jurist W. B. Quarton is reportedly a candidate for Congress in Iowa's Tenth district next year. The move signals potential shifts in the race as local observers discuss his possible bid and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Quarton
Algona
Coughs Colds and Constipation Warns About Cough Medicines
The notice cautions that many cough medicines contain opiates causing constipation and safety concerns, especially for children. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as opiate free, safe, and non constipating, distributed at Havercamp's Prescription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Havercamp
Trotting Mare Artois Sold to New York Buyers
The trotting mare Artois is sold by Dr. Fisher of La Porte to New York parties for 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artois
Dr. Fisher
la Porte
New York
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Bowling Green
Scriben
Mother
Alice Horton
LE Iron Range Company
Beaver Dam
Wis
Thompson Bros
Battey
Max Giesler
Parrot Food
Bird Seed
Bird Biscuits
McBride & Cope’s
D. M. Hudler
West Fourth Street
Letts
W. W. Wagner
L. M. Chambers
West Liberty
E. J. Lewis
Illinois
Barnes City
H. C. Lewis
Montezuma
Dean
Edward Kneese
West Fleventh Street
Jennie Snavely
Davenport
George Bates
Toend Street
Fannie Bates
J. E. Stevenson
Iowa Avenue
Dr. Thomas
M.E
M. E
Los
Angeles
River News
Amt
Sioux
Sterling Remedy Company
Neago
Alty
Central City Cereal Coffee Co
Peoria, Ill
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