Suspects Arrested In Horse Stealing Probe At Muscatine
Deputy Chief James McElravy arrested a man and a woman near the post office on suspected horse stealing and mortgage property selling. The couple, tight-lipped, are jailed awaiting identification while authorities seek the culprits behind a widespread theft ring across Illinois and Iowa. Other cases include mortgaged wagon fraud by A. M. McCullough and a liquor-related larceny by Joe Peterson ahead of court actions.
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James McElravy
Illinois
Iowa
A. M. McCullough
Howard M. Bartlett
Justice Court
H. S. Howe
Bartlett
McCullough
District Court
Joe Peterson
Justine Eversmeyer
Home Visitor's Excursions to Ohio and Indiana
On Sept 2 9 16 and 23 1902 round trip excursion tickets will be sold at all Iowa Central stations to Ohio and Indiana points at an extremely low rate. Tickets limited 30 days from date of sale. This rate aids Ohio and Indiana settlers in the west to visit the old home. For details contact your local ticket agent or address A B Cutts G P A Minneapolis Minn.
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Iowa Central Railway
Ohio
Indiana
A. B. Cutts
G. P
Minneapolis
Minn
Came Near Being a Cripple Josh Westhafer praises Chamberlain Pain Balm
In Loogootee Indiana Josh Westhafer a poor man says he would not do without Chamberlain's Pain Balm even if it cost five dollars a bottle. The statement underscores the balm's perceived value to him despite poverty.
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Josh Westhafer
Loogootee, Ind
Chamberlain
City Notes and Social Wins Highlight Busy Visit Day
Nichols visitor Miss Margaret Nicola, a Nichols resident, appears in the city. A marriage license is issued to Z Manhardt and Josie Whisler. Arch and Mrs Arch Tyler of Alta Mont visit relatives. Homer Vincent heads to Chicago for pharmacy studies. Charles Lyberger returns to play with Mechanic’s band at reunion. Yeomen hold meeting for business. Dentists plan a river fishing outing Friday. Col J W Cheek and wife visit from Des Moines for Crocker brigade reunion. Mrs Cheek a noted vocalist. Low fares to New York via Niagara Falls and Lehigh Valley. special Washington rates. Mrs A M Snyder of West Liberty gravely ill. Arden and Luta in Chicago expected midnight. H E Wiley at bedside.
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J. W. Cheek
Des Moines
Crocker Brigade
Niagara Falls
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New York
Washington, D. C
Boston
W. B. Wheeler
N. W
A. M. Snyder
West Liberty
Hershey Memorial Hospital
Mulberry Street
Arden
Miss Luta
Chicago
H. E. Wiley
Auctioneer Promises Low Rates with Satisfaction Guarantee
Auctioneer will conduct sales in or out of city at low rates with satisfaction guaranteed or no pay. Reference U. S. Express office, Muscatine, Iowa.
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U. S. Express Office
Muscatine
Iowa
Colored Methodists hear Iowa conference closing in Oskaloosa
The twentieth annual session of the Iowa conference, African Methodist Episcopal church, closed in Oskaloosa after Bishop Abraham Grant presided. Appointments announced include Des Moines presiding elder J. W. Malone and ministers serving Des Moines to Sioux City areas, with Cornelia Wright in Oskaloosa and many others listed across the state.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Abraham Grant
J. W. Malone
Des Moines
H. S. Graves
Keokuk
T. W. Lewis
Buxton
R. H. Williamson
Burlington
Wm. Williams
Ottumwa
Keosauqua
M. I. Gordon
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Wilson
Davenport
J. D. Peterson
Clinton
W. A. Sercy
Dubuane
O. A. Basefield
Cedar Rapids
A. Boyd
Muscatine
F. J. Peterson
Washington
Cornelia Wright
J. R. Clemmins
Newton
Colfax
W. H. Speese
Albin
Hilton
Republicans of Lake Township Caucus at Lucas Grove
The Lake township Republicans meet in caucus Saturday evening at eight o'clock in Lucas Grove school house to nominate a township ticket.
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Lake Township
Lucas Grove
Butcher Bird Larder Aids Feeding During Seclusion
Country Life notes the butcher bird displays a curious habit of impaling prey on hedges near the nest. The behavior may help the female during seclusion, with the male supplying large, inedible prey for later consumption at the nest.
Sail a Boat the Easy Sea Way
A rustic guide explains basic boat handling with simple tips. It covers grasping the main sheet and tiller, easing lines when a flaw strikes, and watching the gaff and boom. It warns to avoid jiving and notes steady wind helps beginners.
Bees and ants as masters of design and construction
Bees place honeycombs in regular and irregular shapes, adjusting cells at corners to fill space perfectly. Ants build smooth roads and tunnels, whose precision surpasses human efforts, as noted by the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
No title in life’s small events, all roots and branches
A reflective quotation from the Exchange notes that every action, though small, has roots and branches shaping the larger fabric of life and its interconnected mass.
Elks Plan Weeklong Carnival on Muscatine City Lot
A Muscatine Elks lodge committee secured use of the city lot for a week beginning October 13 to host 10 or 15 clean moral shows. A promoter will manage dime museum acts while the lodge guarantees wholesome entertainment free of immorality, with final plans to be reviewed at a lodge meeting.
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Elks Lodge
Muscatine
Sycamore
The
Elks
Reader magazine to launch in New York next month
A new illustrated literary magazine titled The Reader will debut in New York next month. It aims to entertain and educate nationally with reviews, bibliography, libraries, drama, short stories, poems, and popular articles, priced at 25 cents and issued on a large scale. Key contributors include Gelett Burgess, Bliss Carman, Alice Brown, Oliver Herford, and John B. Tabb.
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New York
United States
Alfred Brennan
How Rural Delivery Kills Trade
Rural mail delivery is praised for benefiting farmers and intellectual growth, but critics note drawbacks. Storekeepers in areas with rural routes say it hurts local commerce by reducing traffic at village post offices and gatherings, changing how communities interact and shop.
Farmer Relies on Mail and Storekeeper for Needs
A farmer, avoiding village trips, funds purchases via money left with a storekeeper and uses the mail carrier for essential errands. This arrangement keeps him home except for necessity, as described in Leslie's Weekly.
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Leslie's Weekly
Century to examine trusts in upcoming year series
The Century will publish a year long series on trusts including the Meat Trust, United States Steel Corporation, Standard Oil, and American Sugar Refining Company. The articles promise unbiased analysis of trusts as economical organizations and their role in American trade and foreign activities.
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Meat Trust
United States Steel Corporation
Standard Oil Company
American Sugar Refining Company
The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Goes to Stage
The American theatrical manager seeks popular novels for dramatization and Hamlin Garland's The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop is singled out as a top seller. A play based on the novel is being prepared for early production in a western city. The work reflects western life with prairie vitality and high dramatic stakes.
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Great West
Will Carleton the American poet and editor
Will Carleton, author of Farm Ballads and editor of a magazine, is recognized as a founder of a distinct American poetry school. First published in 1873 by Harper Brothers, his works include Farm Festivals and City Ballads. He remains popular and conducts readings and lectures nationwide.
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Will Carleton
Betsey and I
Betsey
Harper & Brothers
Carleton
Black's cake prank on Dublin stage supers
William Black, the novelist, performed in disguise as a venerable old man during The Winter's Tale in Dublin. He distributed a wedding cake to fellow supers, prompting surprised laughter as the troupe munched the cake while Perdita handed it out.
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Mary Anderson
Dublin
William Black
Miss Anderson
Black
Shakespeare
Perdita
Reunion of the 35th Iowa Infantry Admits Wives and Widows
At West Liberty Iowa the 35th Iowa Infantry association met on October 10 and 11 1900 and voted to admit wives children and widows of comrades to membership to perpetuate the organization. All such can register and receive a badge. R D Bodman. Dailies copy.
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35Th Iowa Infantry Association
West Liberty
R. D. Bodman
Wanted Four Men to Manage Branch Offices
Want ads seek four men to run branch offices for a large concern. Must have $2,000 cash to invest, be able to furnish a $19,000 bond, and provide first class references. For details contact H. M. Bartlett, attorney at law, over post office.
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H. M. Bartlett
Why Ravens Were Considered Unlucky in Antiquity
A Cornhill Magazine excerpt questions why ravens were linked to misfortune and explains an Epiphanius Coptic gloss about raven young needing the mother’s return to feed them. It notes the story’s naturalist plausibility and cites biblical and Egyptian commentary without endorsing it.
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Elijah
Epiphanius
Evangelist
Cornhil Magazine
Bargain for a Kitten Highlights Scottish Campaign Sketch
A veteran Scottish parliamentary canvasser offers five pounds for a kitten to influence a husband's vote. The aged couple retort that the opponent already paid ten pounds for its brother, illustrating a cheeky wartime style anecdote about election practices.
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M. P
Weel
John
London Answers
The German Soldier's Low Pay and Frugal Career
The article notes German soldiers earn six cents a day and officers enforce strict frugality. During inspections bags of pay are opened to ensure expenditures match the meager wage, with reprimand and punishment for excess spending.
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Germany
Golf In O14 Dutch Picture
In seventeenth century Holland golf became mainly a winter game as Dutch painters captured winter scenes with sledging skating and golf. Works by Van de Velde Van der Neer Avercamp and Van Goyen depict golf in compact figures and groups, with drawings offering clear insight into early golf practice.
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Holland
Biany
van de Velde
van der Neer
Avercamp
van Goyen
Frugal Pharmacist Proves Patient Skeptical About Cure
A Washington Star quip highlights a druggist and clerk debating patient demands for cures and guarantees. The joke centers on a man seeking medicine for a cold and a guarantee it won’t worsen his condition.
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Washington Star
Fiery Quip on Leap for Life from Tower
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quotes a man asking why the water leap is called a leap for life and a self-styled artist defends it as his livelihood while insisting it is not dangerous.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Counting on It. A Philanthropist’s Ten Cent Gaffe
A playful exchange between a wife and husband rails at a small donation misstep. The eminent philanthropist acknowledges the error and jokes it will grow to ten dollars in a future anecdote column.
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Amanda
Chicago Tribune
Keeping Up Appearances Tag Question Sparks Social Standin
In a Washington Star excerpt Mr. Erastus Pinkley argues social status justifies higher expenses for a dog tag. He concedes the dog may not be worth the money but says one must spend for appearance.
De Molay Commandery Conclave Plan Tomorrow Night
K T Regular conclave De Molay commandery No 1 tomorrow Wednesday evening 7 30 o clock Also work Order of Temple Visiting sir knights always welcome
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de Molay Commandery
Order of Temple
Farms for sale in eastern Iowa at low prices
Two promising properties near town priced per acre as 80 and 66 dollars. No 18 offers 240 acres with rich soil, new improvements costing 5000, two miles from town. No 3 offers 317 acres, three miles from town, good improvements, well fenced, on main road, must be sold at once. Also lender with farm loan options.
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Iowa
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
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