Local paper personnel shifts and a tax prompt
Co F Skirvin and Bert Thompson formerly of the Advertiser Gazette Creston Iowa have moved to Keokuk to take charge of the Gate City. An unknown man sent 300 to the county treasurer to pay taxes on unlisted property. D M Harris at eighty four still sets column and a half of type daily for the Daily Times Missouri Valley Iowa now published by his son R I Harris.
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Bert Thompson
The
Advertiser-Gazette
Creston
Iowa
Keokuk
Gate City
D. M. Harris
Daily Times
Missouri Valley
R. I. Harris
D. M
Nevada boy loses leg after train theft attempt
Frank Mayo aged 19 of Nevada Iowa suffered injuries while attempting to steal a ride on Northwestern passenger train No 6 en route to Marshalltown. His injuries required amputation of his right leg at the hospital.
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Nevada
Marshalltown
Northwestern
Frank Mayo
Republicans Back Anti Pass Law Sparking Mockery
The Oskaloosa Times mocks Republicans for backing an anti pass law as Senator Hughes of Iowa County has long pressed the measure. The piece suggests the party imitates his long-running push and risks controversy.
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Senator Hughes
Iowa County
Oskaloosa
Fire Hits Roof of Rock Island Depot at Oelwein
Fire broke out on the depot roof in Oelwein and spread before the department could control it. A large hole burned through the roof and caused extensive damage to the upper story. Sparks from an engine were the source. Loss estimated at 200.
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Rock Island
Oelwein
Tibert Smith Named Editor of Trade Pilot
Tibert Smith city clerk of Sioux City Indiana has accepted the editor ship of the Trade Pilot. The new editor is not new to papers having served as managing editor of the Daily Tribune. Mr Smith is well qualified for the position.
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Tibert Smith
Sioux
City, In
Trade Pliot
The
Daily Tribune
Smith
Cedar Rapids Presbytery Plan Meeting in Clinton Iowa
The Cedar Rapids Presbytery annual meeting will be held in Clinton Iowa next month. September 26 marks the start of a two day session drawing ministers and lay delegates from across this section of the state.
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Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Iowa
Poking Your Nose Into Other People's Business
Prairie City News pokes at meddling and gossip in a half column of commentary. The item notes good advice against prying into others affairs and hints at local news scrutiny as the motive.
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Prairie City News
Jasper County
West Virginia Faces Three Cornered Senate Battle
West Virginia enters a three cornered fight for the U S Senate with Elkins supporters anti-Elkins factions and Democrats shaping the field. Indications point to a Democratic victory amid the political clash.
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West Virginia
United States
Knoxville Journal backs Newton court house crowd
The Knoxville Journal expresses backing for a Newton campaign for a new courthouse, claiming fellow feeling with Marion county residents and noting its editorial graft toward Newton. The comment reflects involvement from a neighborhood paper, though the exact source is uncertain.
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The
Knoxville Journal
Court House
Newton
Journal
Marion County
States enact laws banning flag desecration advertising
Over the past year Idaho, Kansas, North Dakota, and Wyoming legislatures banned flag desecration in advertising and public display. A total of 32 states now have statutes protecting the American flag, with the American Flag Association urging additional legislation to reinforce flag display in public buildings and on flagpoles.
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Idaho
Kansas
North Dakota
Wyoming
American Flag Association
Hungarian chemist liquid promises rustproof tools
The Eastern states discuss a Hungarian chemist's discovery of a liquid named zorene that allegedly prevents oxidation and decay. It is claimed to harden wood and brick, making wood waterproof after proper treatment, allowing tools to be left in the rain without injury. Full details and quantities are awaited.
Illness of W. Hollingsworth Sparks Iowa Sympathy
The Iowa newspaper community expresses sincere sympathy as W. Hollingsworth, once considered one of Iowa’s brainiest editors, suffers a serious illness at his Florida home after preparing to move to Iowa. The writer, who worked with him eight years, extends best wishes for a speedy recovery and hopes he can return to the state he long called home.
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W. &. Hollingsworth
Florida
Iowa
Hollingsworth
Oskaloosa
Railroads and steamships under scrutiny in immigrant transport
The New Sharon Star mocks a Collier's Weekly piece on abuses aboard ocean liners. It argues the article misreads the issues, claiming the author lacks firsthand experience and that government secret service agents patrol ships to address such conditions, though their influence is uncertain.
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Collier’s Weekly
New Sharon Star
Weather Service Tests Wind Through Built Tunnels
Government observers plan controlled wind tests to calibrate anemometers. A tunnel on Mount Weather will channel breezes from a mile an hour to hurricane strength through multiple instruments, with speeds matched to thermometer-like scales for accuracy.
City growth drives engineering feats across nations
Urban expansion pushes costly innovations in transit and utilities. Boston and New York subways, water supply systems, and Chicago drainage canals illustrate how cities demand advanced engineering. New York studies boosting drinking-water intake to match rapid system growth.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
New New York
The Enigma of Interest in Ancient Banking Practices
The text discusses the moral and religious views on usury across civilizations. It cites Mohammedan and Jewish prohibitions on interest, references Shakespeare’s Antonio and Shylock, and notes Jews historically dominated early banking before modern financial practices emerged. The passage links religious beliefs to economic roles and attitudes toward lending.
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Antonio
Venice
Shylock
Local Iowa Livestock Shipper On Chicago Market Runs
J F H Taylor of New Sharon Iowa shipped two carloads of fat cattle to Chicago from Taintor last Wednesday. He bought one carload of fat sheep and lambs to ship from Grinnell to Chicago next week and a load at Oskaloosa for upcoming shipment. Taylor is among the heaviest livestock shippers in the region, with thirty carloads of fat sheep and lambs sent to Chicago since October and five cars of wool to St Louis.
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J. F. H. Taylor
New Sharon
Iowa
Chicago
Taintor
Grinnell
Oskaloosa
Mr. Taylor
Mahaska
St. Louis
Miraculous revival in Des Moines after heart pinch by surgeon
A Des Moines man, Louis Viel, was stabbed and left near death with lungs and heart exposed. Dr. Conkling revived him by pinching the heart, a feat once deemed supernatural but now cited as a rare medical marvel, inspiring interest in the profession despite the grave injuries.
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Des Moines
Louis Viel
Marquisville
Dr. Conkling
Mercy Hospital
Conkling
Doctor revives man on operating table at Mercy Hospital
In a dramatic resuscitation led by Dr. Conkling, a presumed dead patient revived after chest opening and heart massage. The event stunned nurses as lifelike signs returned, with breathing and circulation restoring the man’s warmth and vitality. Viel is recovering rapidly with minor scars.
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Dr. Conkling
Tie
Mercy Hospital
Viel
Valley of Death
Nothing on the Market Equal to Chamberlains Remedy
Joplin Missouri druggist Obe Witner reports there is nothing on the market that equals Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. He says customers are offered this preparation as the best patent medicine, with sales by F. D. Stubenrauch.
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Chamberlain
Obe Witner
Joplin
F. D. Stubenrauch
Harvest Field Passenger Tickets Offered by Chicago Great Western
During August the Chicago Great Western Railway will sell reduced rate tickets to towns in Minnesota and North Dakota to harvest hands traveling in groups of five or more. For details contact any Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
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Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
St. Paul
Minn
Land Agents Offer Monthly Round Trip Fare to Many Regions
The Chicago Great Western Railway will, on the first and third Tuesday of each month through December, sell round trip tickets at a single fare plus $2 to destinations across numerous states and territories including Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Indian Territory Kansas Kentucky Louisiana and more, plus Canadian provinces Manitoba and Alberta.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
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Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
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Kentucky
Louisiana
Mexico
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Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
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North Dakota
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Safe summer bowel care for infants and castor oil use
Advice warns against overheating and stresses quick bowels relief for children. Use fresh castor oil and avoid substitutes, then Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy if needed, followed by more oil. Keep these remedies ready. claim says success and cholera infantum risk reduction. Sold by F D Stubenrauch.
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F. D. Stubenrauch
Low Rates to Portland and West Coast by Great Western
Great Western offers low fares to Portland via Chicago with tickets on sale from May 23 to September 20. Also reduced rates to Seattle Tacoma Bellingham Everett Victoria Vancouver San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego. For sale dates and details contact any Great Western agent or J P Bimer G P A St Paul Minnesota. 9 30.
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Great Western Trailway
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Tacona
Bellinghan
Everett
Washington
Victoria
Vancouver
British Columbia
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Los Angeles
San Diego
California
Great Western
J. P. Bimer
St. Paul
Minnesota
English Shavin Liniment for horses blemishes cure
English Shavin Liniment removes hard or soft lumps splints ring bone sweeney stiff joints and swollen throats and coughs. Save 50 by one bottle. Sold by 8B F Keables Druggist Pella Iowa.
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Pella
Towa
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