County Board Adopts New Country School Textbooks
The county board of education completed adoptions for country schools after listening to agents from multiple publishers. New speller Reid's Word Lessons replaces Buckwalter. readers switch to New Franklin series. various subjects gain updated titles with price reductions. Several large firms failed to win contracts as boards favor smaller, practical country-school editions.
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County Board of Education
Board of Supervisors
Reid
New Franklin
Reid & Kellogg's
Hyde
Conklin
Ginn
Rand-MecNally
American Book
Regular Review of L O T M at Maccabee Hall
Regular review of L O T M at Maccabee Hall Friday evening March 15 at 7 30.
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Maccabee Hall
Early Morning Marriage Unites Smith and Tubbs
At 7 30 a m Justice F W Eversmeyer united 67 year old William Smith and 65 year old Eliza Tubbs in Titus and Jackson parlors. Witnesses were Senator Titus and Jake Schomberg. Smith, a Pike township farmer, weds Eliza from Amboy Illinois and they plan to settle on his Nichols area farm after the ceremony.
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William Smith
Eliza Tubbs
F. W. Eversmeyer
Titus & Jackson
Titus
Jake Schomberg
Smith
Pike Township
Amboy
Lee County
Ill
Muscatine
Nichols
Mr. Smith
Shamrocks Free at Nievel and Son's Weekend
Shamrocks were handed out at I Nievel and Son's on Friday and Saturday as a promotional event for St Patrick's Day aimed at boosting store goodwill and customer engagement.
Guarantee refund for cough syrup failed to cure
We the undersigned guarantee a refund of 59 cents for Greg's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or cold. Also a 95 cent bottle is offered to prove satisfaction or money refund. Names include G A Retmce, B Barkalow, J J Havercamp, Nesper & Co., J Theo Keuchmaz.
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Greg
B. Barkalow
J. J. Havercamp
Nesper & Co
J. Theo. Keuchma
Best line on snag proof boots by Wilson and Cherry
Advertisement notes the best line of men's ladies and children's pure gum snag proof boots that will outwear two pairs of others. It promises savings and invites customers to try Wilson and Cherry.
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Wilson & Cherry
Howe Wins Again In Kansas River Accretions Case
Supreme Court of Kansas sides with S. K. Howe in a dispute with Armour Packing over river accretions near the state line. Howe may gain property valued near $209000 if the U S Supreme Court does not intervene. Howe has held the land for about 19 years amid repeated legal challenges, and is related to Muscatine residents.
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Kansas
S. K. Howe
Armour Packing Company
United States Supreme Court
Howe
Lower Court
Howes
Muscatine
Kansas
Kansas City
Market roundup from Chicago brokers H J Toher & Co
Special dispatch from Chicago dated March 14 1901 reports open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats pork and lard with live stock receipts across major markets including Kansas City Omaha and Liverpool. Highlights include hogs mixed to higher near 5.60 to 5.77 and cattle and sheep firm with strong early demand.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Nievel & Son’s Shamrock Free Offer This Weekend
Nievel and Son run a shamrock free promotion on Friday and Saturday. The offer invites customers to claim a shamrock with purchases during the two days at their shop.
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Nievel & Son
Ex-Senator Chesebro Dies in Salt Lake City
West Liberty reports the death of Daniel T. Chesebro former Iowa senator for Muscatine district. He built brick structures in town and helped found the People's State Bank later with A. A. Ball & Co. Bank. A lifelong Democrat, he broke with his party in 1856 backing Palmer Buckner. He moved to Salt Lake City last fall with wife and daughter Mrs. A. A. Ball. He was over 80 and had been vigorous recently.
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D. T. Chesebro
Salt Lake City
West Liberty
Des Moines Register
Utah
Daniel T. Chesebro
Muscatine
Iowa Senate
People’s State Bank
A. A. Ball & Co., Bank
Palmer
Buckner
A. A. Ball
Chesebro
Rubber boots promise health and dry feet
Wilson and Cherry advertise durable rubbers to keep feet dry and healthy, claiming strong fitting options where others fail.
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Wilson & Cherry
Palmer's Name Presented for Pension Commissioner
Senator Depew and Representative Southwick of New York presented General John Palmer of Albany New York as a candidate to succeed Colonel H Clay Evans as pension commissioner. Palmer, ex commander in chief of the G A R in 1891 and twice NY state secretary, was named amid talk of a leadership change, though the president gave no clear indication of his intent.
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Evans
Wilson and Cherry Footwear Ad Promises Low Prices
A compact ad for Wilson and Cherry presents shoes at low prices with a call to see their shop and compare values. It emphasizes feet fitting services and value without spelling out specific product details.
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Wilson & Cherry
Bond's Hardware Sale Brings Brooms At 15 Cents
Rie broom and brush sale at Bond's hardware store Friday and Saturday. Brooms only 15 cents, worth 25 cents.
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Bond
Gas Fire Destroys Clover Port Business District
An explosion of natural gas at midnight wiped out Clover Port's entire business section. The fire caused about a half million dollars in losses and left the city without its main commercial area.
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Clover Port
Fie
Burglars Caught by Posse Near Farmington Woods
Three burglars nicknamed John Taylor Jim Williamson and George Smith were hunted by a hundred plus posse all morning and captured in Joe Francis woods three miles west of Farmington Michigan. Williamson and Smith were wounded in the back legs and head and Taylor was shot in the face and legs before surrendering after exhaustion. The posse tracked them from cover to cover and fired when within range.
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Farmington
Mich
Joe Francis
Woods
John Taylor
Jim” Williamson
George Smith
Illiamson
Smith
Taylor
Bie
Sanger Sworn In as Assistant Secretary of War
Washington reports Col William Cary Sanger of New York was appointed and sworn in as assistant secretary of war this afternoon, succeeding the resigning Meiklejohn. Opposition to his appointment did not take effect.
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Washington
Col
William Cary Sanger
New York
Meiklejohn
Bond's Hardware Offers Half-Price Brooms This Weekend
Bond's Hardware Store advertises a sale with regular 25 cent brooms priced at 15 cents each for Friday and Saturday, prompting shoppers to visit.
Florence Green Dies by Poison at Dubuque Rescue Home
Florence Green committed death by her own action at the Dubuque Rescue Hospital today. She took carbolic acid while at the rescue home. No information is available about her parents.
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Florence Green
Dubuque Rescue Hospital
Dubuque
Hot Springs Arkansas touted as national health resort
The Hot Springs of Arkansas is presented as a government endorsed health resort for rheumatism neuralgia grippe and many illnesses. It highlights a favorable winter climate about 200 hotels and directs readers to contact local ticket agents or Mr John G Farmer for information and illustrated guides from the Bureau of Information in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
United States
John G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Bureau of Information
Ark
Faith Shows What a Man Is Trying to Be
A concise reflection on character, suggesting belief defines aspiration more than current state. The quote emphasizes effort and ideal over present deeds, inviting interpretation of virtue through intention.
No Man Should Rule Others If Self Rule Falls Short
A terse moral line argues that leadership requires personal mastery before governing others, suggesting self discipline as the basis for political authority and public trust.
Disappearance of H. B. Howard in Dubuque
H. B. Howard the post office building superintendent vanished from Dubuque leaving a note stating his friends would never see him again. Local police investigate his sudden departure and possible motives behind the secretive act.
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Dubuque
H. B. Howard
Post Office
Denmark doctors attempt revival after death in typhoid case
A Danish physician attempted resuscitation on a man who had died of typhoid fever. After direct heart massage through an opening in the chest, the heart beat voluntarily for hours and the patient breathed again, though consciousness never returned and respiration later ceased.
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Denmark
Mang
Maag
Kipling and the Bus Owner in Rottingdean Tale
Rudyard Kipling settled in Rottingdean England and fought a bus danger dispute by pruning trees overhanging the road. He received local opposition, bribes for autographs, and escalating letters, until Kipling confronted the landlord with a brisk, wrathful remark about better pay from letters than bus driving.
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Kipling
Vermont
Rudrard Kipling
Rottingdean
Landord
Croesus
L Boniface
Mr. Kipling
Bargain Scene in Smyrna and Egypt Ends With Purchase
In Smyrna and Egypt a shopper haggles over a price in multiple currencies. A back-and-forth exchange features phrases in French English and Turkish as the buyer ultimately purchases the item for three dollars after a long bargaining session.
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Orient
Smyrna
Turkey
Egypt
America
Quails in Florida Strip Rust from Steel Rails
Reported in Florida, quails are said to peck at rusty spots on railroad rails near the sugar belt at Runnymede. The birds do not swallow rails but remove loose corrosion, creating holes that weaken the steel. Engineers suspect the quails seek the rust as a tonic to ease illness.
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Florida
Sugar Belt
Runnymede
Fatal Bet Ends in Death at Praga Station
A Warsaw Praga railway station messenger died after attempting a monstrous eating bet. He vowed to consume five fowls, sour cabbage, two urns, ten pounds of fruit, six cucumbers with bread, a gallon of rolki, six beers, and three siphons of soda in one meal. A witness group watched as he completed the feat, the stake paid, and he died the next morning.
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Praga
Warsaw
Bec
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Ecgleston
Barnes
Channing
Tarbell
Tarr
Baldwin
Hutchinson
Pollard
Webster's Primary
D. C. Heath & Co
Wheeler & Co
Weidenhamer
Welch & Co
J. P. King
Des Moines
W. M. Welch & Co
American Bock Company
Rinss
Sale
Frank
I. Nievel & Son
F. A. Neidig
East Second ST
H. J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Liverpool
Ae Pou
H. Clay
Sanger
Bond’s
the Hot Springs
B., C. R. & N. Railway
Scheetz
Lilian Bell
Woman
Tating Ratheway Iver
Columa
W. S. Peasley
W. J. Ogilvie
E. 6Th
J. W. Millar
Ohio
C. B. Vail’s
West Second Street
Chestnut Street
John L. Knopp
Cedar Street
Front Street
Lightning Medicine Co
B. D. Hyink
West Front St
Brown
Mackey’s Model
Gor Sale
2Nd Street
Ono
Souther
8Th Street
Fohonneson Avenue
7Th Street
Bar Lins
6Th St
Sth
Lucas Grove St
Mulberry St
Bar- Aids
Oak St
Ata
Star of
Second Street
H. H. Arnold
West Second St
Iowa
Thompson Bros
California
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Calif
Iowa Central
Geo. S. Batty
G. P
T. A
Marshalltown
the Lightning Medicine Co
Rock Island
Ills
Mull’s
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