Palmist Dr Mandeville Tours America in Muscatine
Dr Mandeville a renowned palm reader from London now travels the United States and will read hands for 50 cents at 409 East Fifth Street Muscatine near Mulberry Street. He claims to reveal fortunes and life patterns through the palm using magnifying glasses and has read many notable Europeans and Americans.
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Dr. Mandeville, M. S
London
England
Palmist
Destiny
America
Muscatine
Hessing
Chicago
Dr. Mandeville
Europe
Mulberry Street
Mulberry
Artist confesses attempt to murder woman after eight years of pursuit
Chicago passenger Pell, artist, admitted to police that he tried to kill Miss Annie Stonesand at a drug store near Ashland and Lake after years of rejected proposals. Stonesand, then 15, later refused his advances as he aged. Pell dyed hair to look younger and pursued her from State street to Carroll avenue and Union Park.
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Chicago
A. M. Pell
Annie Stonesand
Whipple Street
Pell
State Street
Mer
W. C. Ritchin Paper Company
Carroll Avenue
Union Park
Paris
Man abducts and shoots girl then vanishes after note
A late Friday attack in Amherst Wisconsin left a girl unconscious after Pell dragged her from a home and struck her with a revolver butt. A suicide threat letter followed to West Lake police claiming insanity and love for the victim. Authorities seek Pell near Union Park while considering death by self harm. Other reports note a father’s alleged attack on his three sons in Des Moines and a war department land site review in Iowa. Professor Fisk named successor at Wisconsin Madison campus.
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Pell
Miss Stonesand
West Lake Street
Union Park
Chicago
Des Moines
Board of Inspection
War Department
Exposition Express Luxurious Sleeping Car Vision
An embellished note describes a Buffalo departure at eight in the evening on the Lehigh Valley Railroad Exposition Express. It touts a luxurious sleeping cave car aimed at comfort and speed for travelers seeking a refined night journey.
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Buffalo
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Exposition Express
Royal Opportunity Sale By S A Eaton Co
A Royal Opportunity offers for all in need of clothing. S A Eaton Co discounts men youths and boys garments overcoats to below manufacturer costs. Items include suits pants and shoes with savings up to 40 percent and prices clearly slashed to move stock.
Real estate transfers in Muscatine and surrounding areas
The list shows transfers of parcels by various pairs in Muscatine and West Liberty additions, including Hyink to Jarvis, Friz to Ritter, and Brumbaugh to Stoops, with amounts ranging from 50 dollars to 25 50 00. Multiple entries note transfers in blocks, lots, and sections in Muscatine, West Liberty, and Montpelier areas, with week ending December 14 1900.
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Titus & Jackson
Shep. Smalley
Fletcher
Atalissa
H. J. Hyink
J. B. Jarvis
Alice
Eleanor P. Friz- Catharine Ritter
Hus
Brooks
Wiladd Muscatine Morgan Park
Demorest
Znd & Berg
Kindiler’s
Iva
Buckwatter
Kiser
Geo
E. Baker
H. Grafing
J. D. Anna E. Vore
Fr. W
Muscatine
Jas. F. Stoops Et al
Frank
Muscatine City
Swig
J. L. Giesler
Admr
Adaline
John A. Stortz
O. W Neely
Stortz
M. V. Cogeshall
W. A. Warren
SEU
Ccbne Agheen Cenesa
Harriet S. C. Jemorest and
John T. Grady
Muscatine Jno
H. Munroe
L. Z. Ayers
Butterfield’s
Thos J. Ryan
M. Bartlett
Montpelier Town Co
M. N
Montpelier
Jas. W. Kelly
Mary A.field
Wilton
Henry S. Pomroy
Nia O
Stockton
Dickey
West Liberty
Peter Elfers
John F. Rosenmund
Henry Schwalm
Jackson
Oak Park
West Library
Fairfax
Anna C. Mikesell
Caroline Lange
Dan Smith
Henderson
Moscow
Nihart
A. Small
Margaret Miller
F. F. Pierson
Sn Se
Frances M. Baker
Ella E. Eis
S. Smailey
O. L
Shep Smalley
Priscilla Hartman
Sarah M. Miller
Sassen
F. Stoops
Jerry Evans
Elizabeth Johnson
Enuretta T. Hogan
Martz
Bertha Martz
Mary Flannery
Wm. O'Shaughnessy
Miranda Jarvis
John Nester Sr
Frederick Nolte
Hiram Cromer
Wilhelmine Pantel
Foreman Hopes to Prove Paris Executed Man Is His Brother
Thomas Owens of Atlas engine works suspects John Owens, to be executed in Paris Illinois next Friday, may be his long lost brother. He learned of the case from a newspaper description and has asked Sheriff Myers for information. If confirmed, he may seek clemency from the Illinois governor.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Owens
Atlas Engine Works
John Owens
Paris
Ill
Owens
James Hogue
Gigantic Thieving Plot Baffles Iowa Detectives
Northwestern rail way private investigators in Grinnell Iowa claim a long running scheme of rail thefts across the state. They link two convicts from State Center to a burglary gang and arrest a suspected fence as they press toward exposing a major crime operation.
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Grinnell
Northwestern Railway
Iowa
State Center
Towa
Suburban lines consider Grand Rapids interurban consolidation
J. J. Cummings of the Chicago Street Railway arrives in Grand Rapids to discuss merging with the Grand Rapids Holland Interurban under construction. The plan contemplates extending to Hammond to connect with Chicago, and may include lines to Saugatuck and Benton Harbor.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
J. J. Cummings
Chicago Street Railway Company
Chicago
Hammond
Ind
Saugateck
Benton Harbor
You can't judge a horse by the harness
A reflective aphorism notes that appearance misleads and natural talent outstrips training. It contrasts innate ability with education, arguing that schooling cannot compensate for inherent limitations. The saying echoes common sentiments about merit and judgment.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Claim Cold Cure
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as curing a cold in one day with a no cure no pay promise. The statement notes the price as 25 cents.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Chronic Dyspepsia Claim
Dyspepsia sufferers urged to take Hood's Sarsaparilla. A Boston girl with six years of poor appetite sour stomach and headaches reportedly recovered after two bottles. Advertisement claims the remedy gives vigor to the stomach and digestive system and keeps its promise to cure.
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Johnson Laboratories
Philadelphia
Hood
Frank Fay
N. St
Boston
Mass
Breckon Press Co Announces Superior Stock and Printing
The Breckon Press Co received an invoice of stock that exceeds anything ever brought to the city. Businessmen are invited to call and inspect stock offerings, prices, and workmanship at 216 Iowa Avenue. They claim no superiors in artistic printing and promise right prices and delivery when promised.
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Breckon Press CO
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Johnson Sayaa
G. A. Reimcke
J. J. Coady
West Second Street
Osteopathy
Myrtle D. Harlan
D. O
American School of
Kirksville
Coal
Ceoail
Teichmiller Brothers
Hanover St
S. Mus
Amherst, Wis
William Voight
Wisconsin “T
Madison, Wis
George C. Fisk
Phillips-Andover Academy
Harvard University
Sober
S. A. Eaton & Co
East Second St
H. T. Lynch
E. E. Moeller
Kahns i Iu
Columbia City
Marvin Knots
Ohio
Long Swamp
Horse Thief Detective Association
Fulton County
Kubas
Sioux City
Munger
Carlson
Soudan
St. Paul
Cascade
Great Northern Railway
Grant
Washington
Vivian Sartoris
Timothy Nichols
New York City
Miss Sartoris
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Nichols
Gilman Nichols
A, Tae Ib
Fig
Barnard’s
Florida
Gulf
L. Stone
General
Louisville, Ky
California
H. F. Bodman
Java
E. P. Day’s
Basel
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