Well Known Columbus City Woman Is Dead Suddenly
Mrs. G. B. Snyder of Columbus City found dead by her grandson this morning. She had not been well for some time but rose, heated the fires, and sat in her rocker when she died of heart trouble. Survived by a daughter and two sons. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
G. EB. Snyder
Columbus City
Sue
Ela Mat
Burlington
Fred
L. F. Knott
Old Clifton
Knott
John Knott
Walla Walla
Wash
C. C. Sara
W. A Ighsmith
Council Hluffs
Holton
Kan
O. R. Knot
Nichols
Wesley Jacke
Grinnell
Lennie Cox
Leon
Ferro and Family
Garden City
Frank Paxson
Julia Beaver
Frank E. Lefever
Reformed Church
Will E. Jones
H. M. Gilkey
Frane Hall
Wapello
Elsie Colton
Des Moines
Frank Colton
R. A. Hutton
Crawfordshilre
Street Car 21 Breaks Axle on West Hill
Early this morning street car No. 21 broke an axle en route to the cemetery and delayed traffic. An extra pair of trucks was placed under the disabled car. it was moved to the shops for repairs at the barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Hill
Dr King's New Life Pills Cure Dyspepsia
An ad claims 25:7 guaranteed relief from dyspepsia constipation and other ailments. Sold by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Havercamp’s
First Rock Island System inspection tour underway
B F Yoakum led his first tour as Rock Island executive committee chair, traveling Chicago to Kansas City via Cedar Rapids Sioux Falls Minneapolis Davenport and more. He announced heavy rail upgrades ballast rock rehabilitation and a large 1906 spending plan for signals and tracks while reporting strong traffic and improving prospects. Edward Hoover of Wilton dies after seven weeks ill. funeral set in Durant with burial Copperas Creek pending. Edward Johnson of Ferdinand dies after three weeks. funeral at his home and burial Copperas Creek.
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B. F. Yoakum
Rock Island
Chicago
Winchell
Mudge
Melcher
Davenport
Cain
Brighton
Colorado
Kansas
City
Wilton
Edward P. Hoover
William Owen
Jmneumonic
Hoover
Nebraska
Jyhounds
Harry Haines
Will Owen
John Farrel
Will Hoover
Térnie
Mr. Hoover
Edward Johnson
Ferdinand
Edith Johnson
Copperas Creek
Woman landscape artist earns railroads trust in station beautification
Mrs Anetta Be McCrea, a skilled landscape gardener, has been appointed by four major railroads to design and maintain station grounds. After her husband’s death she used practical knowledge gained from past hours of labor to support two daughters. Lincoln Park Chicago stands as her notable example of capability in arranging colors, improving depot surroundings, and enhancing railway scenery.
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Andetta BE. McCrea
Gardner
Lincoln Park
Chicago
McCrea
Kansas Corn Flows West As Weather Shifts Grain Trade
The Kansas grain trade flipped when weather ruined the corn crop four years ago forcing Kansas to buy corn from Iowa and Illinois for feed. Low emergency rates moved corn westward to Kansas, while Nebraska farmers received a 50 percent price boost from temporary railroad rate reductions to relieve drought era losses.
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Samuel Spencer
Union
Kansas
Iowa
Ilinois
Nebraska
Naylor Novel Brings Familiar People to Life in New Book
The Boston publisher C M Clark announces a new Ken Tuckian novel by James Ball Naylor. The reviewer notes genuine atmosphere and sincerity, citing the author’s Southern Ohio boyhood and friends who shaped characters like Vance Chatham and Old Bit. The work reflects personal knowledge and warmth in its portrayal.
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James Ball Naylor
M. Clark Publishing Co
Boston
Naylor
Ohio
Vance Chatham
Despondent Iowa woman dies after poison act
Corydon Iowa 28 year old Mrs Ora Barnard killed herself by drinking strychnine after a recent unhappy marriage. Her husband Dick Barnard reportedly drank occasionally. In the same town Miss Zoe Hook, 20, drank lye in a personal crisis act and remains in a precarious condition with little chance of recovery.
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Corydon
Ora Barnard
Dick Barnard
Zoe Hook
Soldier's Preference Law Appointment at Iowa Soldiers' Home
Marshalltown Iowa December 28 C TL Brock was appointed headquarters clerk at the Iowa Soldiers' Home under the soldiers' preference law, displacing civilian S F Hartman who held the post for three years. Debate exists over displacement of a civilian when a soldier applies under the preference law, but the appointment will not be contested.
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Marshalltown
C. TL. Brock
Iowa Soldiers
F. Hartman
Delineator Premieres New Year Cover with Fashion and Features
The Delineator kicks off the New Year with a stylish cover and broad display of fashion trends plus literary features. An article by Postmaster General Cortelyou discusses women's roles in the postal service alongside the Safe Food series on glucose value.
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Cortelyou
Postal Service
Cecilia Loftus
Ophelia
N. Hudson Moore
Quex
Helen Af
Winslow
John Luther Long
Spain
Grace P. Murray
Alice Brown
Love and Chimpanzees at the New York Zoo
Polly and Dohong arrived at the New York Zoological Park in infancy and drew attention as interesting babies. Dohong nestled in the forms of his big hairy mother, presenting a touching early portrait of young chimpanzees in captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Dohong
New York Zoological Park
Wild creature and child unite in strange bond
A motherly wild animal neglects her offspring, starving almost to death before a newer companionship formed with little Dohong. Pelly arrives and the pair become inseparable, clinging and crying when apart. The tale from January Metropolitan Magazine recounts love at first sight and unbreakable ties. It then shifts to an advertisement for The Burr McIntosh Monthly, praising its artful illustrations and subscription offers for 1906 and late 1904 issues.
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Dohong
Little Pelly
Prang
Metropolitan Magazine
Burr McIntosh
Burr MeIntosh
Burr Pub.Co
22Nd St
New York City
New Library Foundation Finishes. Work Suspended for Winter
The foundation of the new library, donated by Andrew Carnegie and T. D. Foster of Ottumwa, is completed. Work will be suspended for the rest of the winter. The contract requires completion by August 4, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
T .D
Foster
Ottumwa
Mrs Eddy Bars Holiday Gifts From Christian Scientists
Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy has issued a new rule for Christian Scientists forbidding them to send her holiday gifts or congratulatory messages. The rule clarifies that ordinary Christmas gifts among members remain allowed, but gifts to Eddy during Thanksgiving Christmas New Year and Easter should stop. The article also notes Elmer Heeves of Waverly as museum director of a state fair and mentions Sioux City council discussing a garbage plant to burn refuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Elmer Heeves
Waverly
Miuwcle
Department of
Department of Flomeniture
Chicago and Kansas City Markets Fill Hooshauer Ledger
Chicago and St Louis reports show mixed commodities prices from Wheat Corn Oats and Barley with December futures and May openings. Live stock figures for cattle hogs and sheep appear alongside Chicago produce and New York dairy and poultry quotes dated December 28 29.
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Holzhauer & Frenzel
National Board of Trade
Kansas City
Donovan Commission Co
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Louis
Market Prices and Supplies in Muscatine Area Markets
Market listings show corn oats wheat and by products with varied retail prices and dealer payments. Local live stock and dairy products along with fruit and dry goods prices are itemized, including hogs cattle lambs bacon lard and fish, plus a note on Wisergutten moving to Des Moines and the Dickinson County bank change to Spirit Lake National Bank.
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Ing
Mrs. Snyder
Cal. W. Smith
Iowa Avenue
Gdowa Telephone
Otice
Plowa
Mississippi Valley
Telephone Coyner F
Mark Coyner
G. M. Titus
Rock Island System
E. P. Hoover
Muscatine
Ihinaia
Rock
Island
Tery
Mrs. Eddy
Sioux City
Tne Associated Press
Ste. Corn
Lord
Timothy
Dairies
Anson Clothing CO
Flood Clothing
Cohn
Mercantile
Thormann Mfg.’Co. Cor
3D and Mulberry Sts
Peoria
Muscatine Markets
Dwlabr
Pocahontas
Wisergutten
Story City
Dickinson County State Bank
Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake National Bank
Ieee
John Redmond
Walnut Street
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