Moonlit Verses and Quack Cure Ad From Historic Page
A period piece blends a reverent nocturnal poem about the moon with an abrupt medical advertisement. The verse addresses the moon as companion and spiritual guide, invoking distant graves in Iowa New Jersey and beyond. It then awkwardly shifts to a Tall’s Catarrh Cure pitch from F J Cheney & Co with claims of a constitutional remedy and a money-back promise, ending with mentions of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Tée
Hall
College Music Circles rehearse Ruth cantata at college
Music circles begin rehearsals for the dramatic cantata Ruth directed by Miss Flint at the college. Rehearsals occur each Monday night with parts assigned to Ruth Marie Lantenbach Nellie Vlint Orpha Bess Van der Zyl Israelitish woman and Prophetess. Boaz is to be sung by Mr Strickland and Miss Van der Zyl.
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Ruth
Miss Flint
Marie Lantenbach
Nellie Vlint
Orpha
Bess van der Zyl
Miss Haas
Boaz
Mr. Strickland
Miss van der Zyl
Mr. Baron
Henry de Wit Visits Des Moines With Mr Fenema
Henry de Wit spent the day in Des Moines with Mr Fenema last Sunday, sharing time and conversation in a casual city visit that highlighted local connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry de Wit
Des Moines
Mr. Fenema
Feeding Brood Sows Separated For Individual Feeding
A Marion County farmer John NI Ver Steeg shares a method for feeding brood sows individually. Sows are housed in divided troughs with boards and lifts, fed a mix of corn oats barley slop plus meal, hay access, pumpkins daily, corn cob charcoal with ashes as tonic, and exercise via foraging on corn stalks and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
John NI
Pain Balm Soothe Rheumatism Without Medicine
Advertises Chamberlain's Pain Balm for quick relief from rheumatism pain without internal medicine. Sold by F. D. Stubenrauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain's
F. D. Stubenrauch
Will Test Seed Corn Urges Iowa Farmers Cooperation
The Farm Crops Department of the Iowa State College at Ames requests farmers to send two kernels from each of one hundred ears of seed corn for germination testing. Samples must include the farmer’s name for results, which will be kept confidential. The aim is to assess Iowa seed corn vitality after harsh winters and low germination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Crops Department
Iowa Arricultural College
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
The Best Physic Stomach Tablets Sold by F D Stubenrauch
A brief note advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a mild gentle easy to take remedy that acts reliably. Sold by F D Stubenrauch.
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Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Stock Farms for Rent at Two Towa Stocks 240 and 160 Acres
Stock Farms for Rent J offer two good Towa stock farms for rent, 240 and 160 acres respectively. Written by O. L. McAuley of Peoria Iowa or Dan t Tree of Perry Missouri.
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O. L. McAuley
Peoria
Iowa
Dan'l 'T. Tree
Perry
Missouri
Bethel News From Bethel The Dick and John Area
Bethel reports include Rev E Troost visiting in February and attending a Sunday gathering. A wedding for Arlo Beyer and Marie Van Zee is announced for February 8 at the bride’s parents home near Pella. New boarder Leendert Van Zee is noted along with travels of EG Roorda and Cora from Orange City. A. Waechter’s lumber yard and C M Van Cleave are mentioned in community notices. An editorial quip critiques advertising and subscription practices amid local commerce. Follister's Rocky Mountain Tea is recommended for various ailments.
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Arlo Beyer
Marie van Zee
Pella
Bethel
Leendert van Zee
Public Auction of Dairy Farm Property at LeCoca Porter
On February 13 1905 LeCoca M Porter auctioneer will sell at the former dairy farm west of Pella all farm stock and gear including horses cows hogs chickens and implements. The sale features fourteen dairy cows some fresh and others to calf soon as part of a clearing out sale tied to a shift to mercantile business.
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Leighton
Pella
For Rent: Seven Room House on South Main Street
For rent a seven room house on South Main street beside the Methodist church and another good four room house also for rent. For particulars write or call at my place of business, Van Maren, Pella, Iowa.
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South Main Street
Methodist
van Maren
Pella
Towa
Notice of Will Hearing for S Van Zee
Proof of Will filed in Marion County District Court Iowa. Instrument claiming to be the last will and testament of S Van Zee, deceased. Hearing set for May term on Tuesday May 2, 1905, at the District Court in Knoxville. Interested persons may be heard. Geo W Long Clerk. Knoxville Iowa Feb 1 1906.
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District Court of
Iown
Marion County
S. van Zee
Beyond the Power of Vocal Imitation of Money Jingle
A Baltimore Herald quotation discusses the limits of human vocal imitation, noting a woman praising a man who can mimic money’s jingling sound while others fail. The dialogue contrasts the ease of imagining sounds with the impossibility of reproducing common noises like running water or a typewriter.
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Joun
Money
Baltimore Herald
Not Its Turn to Laugh
A dialogue scene recounts a man noticing the only guest who did not laugh when T tripped during a dance and tore his partner’s dress. He explains the partner is Idyla, his wife, and mentions he paid for the dress.
When to Stop Smoking in a Frontier Speak
Warner Corntassel notes the warning of quitting smoking as a long habit. Farmer Longjaw claims he threw away his pipe this morning after nearly fifty seven years of smoking, expressing fear he had not quit in time to form a new habit.
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Warner
Farmer Longjaw
Puck
Special Railroad Ticket Sale On First And Third Tuesdays
The Chicago Great Western Railway will sell one way tickets to Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North and South Carolina Tennessee and Virginia at very low rates on the first and third Tuesdays of January to April inclusive. For further information apply to any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
G. P
Chicago
Great Western rail sale to Missouri and surrounding states
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers one way colonists tickets at greatly reduced rates on January 17 February 31 and March 31 to points on the Frisco and Rock Island Systems in Missouri Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas and Colorado. Apply to any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Frisco
Rock Island
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Colorado
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Homeseekers Excursions On Great Western Rail
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers homeseekers tickets at one fare plus 2.00 for round trips to Alabama Arkansas Arizona Colorado Florida Georgia Kansas Mexico Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada Tennessee Utah Virginia and Wyoming. First and third Tuesdays January through April. Inquiries to any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago IL 46 6.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Kenna
Mexico
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
Tennessee
Foxus
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Low Colonists Rates to the West via Great Western
Reduced fare sales run March 1 to May 15 offering Colonist tickets to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Thaha Montana and Utah. Inquiries may be made at Great Western Rent or J P Elmer P A Chicago Ml 49 10.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Thaha
Montana
Utah
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
P.A
Chicago
Prairie snack ads and pretty girls mingle in local roast
A tongue in cheek collage shows a young woman recoiling at ground hog meat then admiring linked sausage. The piece praises Rocky Mountain Tea from Stubenrauch for bright eyes and beauty, mentioning Cole's feed store and Hollister's product lines with prices and named sellers.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Stubenrauch
Bread Versus Soggy Bread At Cole's Store
Vague cased reflection on bread quality at Cole's store contrasts soggy bread with a stated preference for light bread from a fragmentary historical notice. Mentions SHAL OF MINNESOTA as a misread or garbled text.
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Joe
Cole
Minnesota
Scod
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Sipho Rederus
New Jersey
Miss Horn
Miss van Spanckeren
Ayer
Ayers
Guthrie Centre
Raat Pachattt
John
Rietveid
E. Troost
EG. Roorda
Cora
Orange City
Rev. G. Fleckema
Yom
Muscatine
A. Waechter
C. M. van Cleave
Earth
Follister
LeCoca
M. Porter
ROYAL
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Missouri Farms
Linn
Sullivan
J. M. Sitton
Linn Co
Purdin
Kansas City
Auns
The
Pullman Company
S. F. Boyd, D. P.A
Davenport, Ja
Rex Hog Remedy
W.M. Kruger
Bravenet
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