Legislative News Notes from Des Moines March 5 1902
Des Moines reports Iowa House passage of a unified fiscal year bill starting June 30 to simplify state bookkeeping. It notes Senate indecision on reform measures and concerns over new board of control review of criminal records, plus education funding fights and several bills on charity, electric roads, feeble minded admission, tax sale notices, and grass seed weight.
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Des Moines
Hughes
Iowa
Senate
Board of Control
Secor
Lowa
Blanchard
House
Stratton
Glenwood
Buchanan
Wapello
Public safety calls for test on bridge load limits
Jos. E. Morcombe urges a practical test to verify bridge strength as heavier traffic and more traction engines pass over the structure each year, saying accidents are becoming more frequent and a measurement would improve public safety.
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Knoxville
Warren
Marion
Cedar Falls
Alexander
Leon
Simms
State University
Jos. E. Morcombe
Des Moines Campaign Finishes With Key Rallies Tonight
Des Moines hosts final rally night as Hull speaks at Foster’s Opera House and Prouty at the Auditorium. Wright, Dyer, Carr and others slated to speak while political rules determine voter eligibility for Friday’s Republican primaries.
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Des Moines
Captain Hull
Foster’s
Judge Prouty
Hull
Foster’s Opera House
Congressman Hull
Glee Club
Prouty
Carroll Wright
Joseph Dyer
Judge Carr
Cummins
Republican County Committee
Death claims Mrs. Ellsworth of Rock Island area
Miss Catharine Morehead Ellsworth, born September 6, 1874 in Rock Island County NL, married Sulivan W. Ellsworth in 1893. She died February 27, 1962 near her birthplace, buried February 28 at Illinois City cemetery after services at the M E church. She leaves a husband a son a daughter and numerous relatives.
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Catharine Morehead
Rock Island County
Sulivan W. Ellsworth
Jesus
God
Pree It Fails to Cure Offer by J J Havercamp
An advertisement by J J Havercamp promotes a product named Pree with a guaranteed refund if it fails to cure. The offer includes a 60 cent price and free samples, claiming a risk free trial with no cure no pay.
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Rector
J. J. Havercamp
Shiloh Notices Include Greiner Visit and Local Moves
Abraham Greiner of Oklahoma returned from an eastern trip and visited relatives in Shiloh. The Excelsior home literary society meets March 8, and the Willing Workers Sewing society gathers Thursday. Emma Freyermuth finishes school at Nichols station and takes a short vacation. Alf Reed is elected school director. Families move sites to White farm near Muscatine and River View. Charley Reed relocates one mile west to a new purchased place.
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Shiloh
Abraham Greiner
Oklahoma
Elizabeth Greiner
Excelsior Home Literary Society
Henry J. Freyermuth
Willing Workers Sewing Society
Pace
Emma Freyermuth
Nichols Station
Christ Greiner
Alf Reed
McClean
Wm. Greiner
White Farm
Muscatine
Eysink
River View
Charley Reed
Dark Lungs and Cure Claims in Pierce Promotion
The piece urges hope for young men with weak lungs and emphasizes dramatic cures by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Testimonials from Rev. Hay and A F Novotny claim recovery from cough, weight loss, and consumption symptoms, with praise for a non alcoholic, narcotic free remedy. The ad promotes free consultations and a large medical book offer.
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Ike
Frank Hay
Nortonville, Jefferson ,Co
Kans
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
A. F. Novotny
New York
N. Y
Charlotte
N. C
J. L. Lumsden
Whitehall Street
Atlanta
Rockefeller
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Advent series on the spiritual life of our last four Mayors
Brooklyn Life notes a rector at St. Demas praising a preacher who is characterized as original. The item mentions an Advent series focusing on the spiritual life of the city’s last four mayors.
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St. Demas
Brooklyn
Travel Timetables for Muscatine Wilton Line
Schedule shows daily except Sunday times for departures and arrivals between Muscatine and Wilton with multiple listed slots such as 6:32 a m and 12:29 a m and 10:50 p m and 1:29 p m.
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Muscatine
Wilton
Wilton Muscatin
Wa. m
Dally
Fruitland
Grandviewe
Wapello
Wapelloween
Vrandview
Sam
Fruitland Ee
Cuarles Howany
Railway timetable fragment at Wilton C observed in OCR
Fragmentary OCR from RL and P railway main line at Wilton C shows times and line identifiers. Obscured characters suggest schedule entries with early morning and 7 am references amid scattered text.
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Wilton
Transportation Schedule and Ticket Agency Notice
Iowa Central lines list routes and frequencies including St Paul Express Mason City Mail Way Freight Peoria Express and Way Freight with Sun. service and morning departures. The notice advertises coupon tickets to United States Canada and Mexico, offering rates and folders from Geo. Batty C L Beevers and Marshalltown agent addresses.
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St. Paul Express
Mason City Mail
Sun
Way Freight
Peoria Mall
Peoria Express
United States
Canada
Merion
Batty
C. L. Beevers
Ageo
Gen Fass & Tkt Agt
Birick Junction
Ta Marshallio
Iowa
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