Commencement Exercises at Newton Normal College Friday
The fifth annual commencement of Newton Normal College will be at Lister's Opera House on Friday at 8 o clock. Five young ladies and eleven young gentlemen make up the class. Tickets are 15 cents, on sale at Parmenter and Hindorft's drug store. The program features invocations, essays, orations, music, a presentation of diplomas, and benediction. The Lacey Trotter elopement case from Colfax Tribune is recapped with a quiet settlement and no county costs.
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Newton Normal College
Lister's Opera House
Parmenter & Hindorft
Jas. B
Gertrude M. Livingston
T. Hanson
Wilber War
Bigelow
Mae A. Wadsworth
Lacey-Trotter
Valeria
Colfax Tribune
Trotter
Valley Junction
Children Day services at M FE church noted for interest
About a thousand attended Sunday evening Children Day services at the M FE church. The church was festively decorated with bunting garlands flowers and plants. The history of early Methodism framed the program with scenes and addresses from Epworth Rectory to Cokesbury College and Modern Education.
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M. FE
Lines From Company L Boy Reports Jacksonville Camp Life
A letter from Charlie Smith of Company L describes camp life in Jacksonville with notes on the Confederate monument unveiling on Decoration Day, lawns and flowers, and daily sights. He mentions alligators sold for 50 cents to ship nationwide and snakes nearby. General Fitzhugh Lee visited with his staff, and Iowa lists legal holidays for the year plus a widow’s pension of twelve dollars per month for Mrs. Charlotte Dingman.
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Company L
Charlie Smith
Jacksonville
United States
Fitzhugh Lee
Charlotte Dingman
Grinnell College Class Day Exercises at Stone Church
The Academy of Iowa College held a class day at Stone church in Grinnell Friday at 2 30 p m with sixty five graduates. Prof Cole performed an organ solo and Rev Ephriam Adams delivered the invocation. The program featured orations and selections including Luciano's Greek dialogue The Awarding of the Apple. Certificates were presented by Rev Bullen, the institution’s earliest living teacher from 1850 58. Newton residents Jay Clark Jr Roy Fisk and C C Knapp were among the graduates. An evening reception at Prof Smith's followed, amid social mingling and nostalgia recalling the 1882 cyclone. May Iowa College and academy flourish many years to come.
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Academy of Iowa College
Stone Church
Grinnell
Cole
Ephriam Adams
Luciano
Bullen
Newton
Jay Clark Jr
Roy G. Fisk
Fisk
Sam
C.C. Knapp
Pres. Gates
J. B. Parker
Prof. Smith
Iowa College and Academy
War coverage shifts as public interest cools the press
The article notes newspapers struggle to balance war news with sensational gaps while costs rise from dispatch boats and front-line reporting. It observes readers tire of scandals, presses hire more staff, advertising declines, and hopes for a return to education driven editorial focus.
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Cuba
Yellow Journals
Cadiz
Spain
Kalamazoo
Iowa Day at Omaha Exposition Dedication Date Set
Iowa Day at the Trans Mississipp Exposition announces June 23 as the dedication date for the Iowa Building. Iowa Central Railway offers round trip excursion tickets from June 22 with return valid through June 29. for details, contact Iowa Central Railway agents.
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Iowa
Omaha Exposition
In. Central Railway
Omaha
Iowa Central Ry
Plan to move two weeks as army splits for Cuba and Porto Rico
A June 13 dispatch cites Col. Jackson saying the 7th corps will be divided. Part under General Lee would head to Cuba, while the rest under General Bancroft would go to Porto Rico including the 40th Town. Soldiers favor Porto Rico over Cuba.
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Iowa
Jackson
Lee
Cuba
Bancroft
Porto Rico
Decoration Service of Central Lodge and Margaret Rebekah Lodge
Central Lodge No. 73 J O O F and Margaret Rebekah Lodge No. 237 held an annual decoration service Sunday afternoon. Rev Hanna spoke briefly and a procession led by the K T Band marched to the cemetery for a solemn service. Graves of deceased members and deceased wives were lavishly decorated with flowers.
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Central Lodge
Margaret Rebekah
Hanna
K. T. Band
Odd Fellows
Sum mer Outings booklet from Nickel Plate Road described resorts
Artistic pamphlet titled Sum mer Outings published by the Nickel Plate Road promotes vacation resorts along the south shore. It offers to send the booklet to addresses on application. General Agent Y Cala han of Chicago is noted. J Edw Mershon visited from Des Moines, staying over Sunday with family and friends.
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Nickel Plate Road
South Shore
Y. Calahan
No. St Adams
Chicago
Mershon
Des Moines
Uis
Beggs' German Salve Praised by Texan Patient
T W Patton of Lane Texas reports four years of bleeding itching and blind piles improved quickly with Beggs' German Salve after two boxes he is now cured. Advertisement notes Weeks laxative quinine tablets cure claim 25 cents Wagley Smead Thompson Co sell Beggs product.
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Wagley & Smead
T. W. Patton
Lane
Texas
Thompson & Co
Castoria Signatures Highlight Brand Legacy
An old advertisement notes Castoria bearing the signature of Chaos, cites enduring use for over thirty years, and proclaims it as the “Kind You Have Always Bought,” reflecting a historic consumer product claim and branding.
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Chaos
Meeting Baptist Young People's Union Train Rates Buffalo
The Nickel Plate Road offers lower ticket rates for the meeting trip to Buffalo New York from July 14 to 17. Accommodations are first class. Contact General Agent at 111 Adams Street Chicago before buying tickets.
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Baptist Young Peopl's Union
Buffalo
N. Y
Nickel Plate Road
Adams St
Chicago
Nickel Plate offers Chicago to Cleveland round trip at 11.35 under certificate plan
Nickel Plate Road tickets from Chicago to Cleveland and return available at 11.35 for the round trip under a certificate plan. Travel good June 3 through 6 and return valid June 7 through 13 during Congregational Home Missionary Society meeting. Sleeping-car space requires early application. agent J Y Calahan, 111 Adams St, Chicago. Midland Chautauqua opens in Des Moines July 6 to 22 with tents rising. programs and details are at banks, reading room, or McCardell & Meredith's.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Cleveland
Congregational Home Missionary Society
Des Moines
McCardell & Meredith's
Siege of Manila fireworks trip from Clear Lake
Clear Lake hosts a grand excursion for the Siege of Manila fireworks. Special train from Grinnell at 8:45 a.m. round trip fare 82.00, admission included. Return trains from Clear Lake at 11:00 p.m. June 27 return window. Police warn residents against street grass and trash disposal. J. R. Dixon, Marshal.
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Manila
Clear Lake
Iowa
Iowa Central Railway Company
Paine
Grinnell
Newton Record’s Big Offer Highlights Premiums
An advertisement extols unmatched bargains on premiums from Newton Record. It touts Samantha Allen’s humorous books a stylish magazine rivaling Ladies' Home Journal a quality farm paper and the Iowa Weekly Capital with a grand total regular price of eight dollars.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Iowa Weekly Capital
Samantha
Saratoga
Samantha Among the Brethren
Farm and Fireside
Woman's Tiome Companion
All Six For 2.00 best record subscription offer
A punchy promotional notice touts a six for two dollar subscription deal from The RECORD. The message emphasizes value and declares this to be the paper's strongest offer yet.
Best Remedy For Rheumatism From Fairhaven Register
James Rowland of Fairhaven reports his wife suffered rheumatism for 25 years. A neighbor bought Chamberlain's Pain Ball for her pain and relief came in an hour enabling sleep. She now uses it for aches and finds consistent relief. Sold by Wagley & Smead in 25 and 50 cent sizes.
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Fairhaven
N. Y
James Rowland
Williams Indian Pile Ointment Aimed at Piles Cure
Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment claims to cure blind itching and ulcerated piles by absorbing tumors and relieving itching. It is marketed solely for piles and private parts and is sold by druggists mail order 4c and 91.06 per box by Williams Mfg Co Cleveland Ohio, distributed by Poster Callison.
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Williams
Williams Mfg. Co
Prop’s
Cleveland, O
Poster & Callison
Millinery Store Order Left at North Side Shop
A brief note indicates an order was left at the north side millinery shop. The reference includes Wind Storm Insurance, Wright & Lufkin, and a ledger code -3S816, with no additional details.
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North Side
Wind Storm Insurance
Wright & Lufkin
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