Home Merchant Ads and Early 1900s Des Moines Prose
A scattered page cites a Thursday issue by Sagler Sros offering a city directory with mayor, clerk, and council names, then shifts to editorial-like passages urging support for local merchants, warning of tax and political meddling, plus discussions on saloon licenses, reciprocity, and the Moon law. The text blends civic notices, merchant patronage appeals, and a presidential address critiquing monopolies in lumber and print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. C. Barber
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Supreme Court
No. 470 472 474 Freight notes and local odds ends
Freight lines No 470 472 474 and 4754 due No 473 471 freight times listed. AGENT Pella boasts a big rose crop. A Saturday band concert drew a large crowd. Des Moines enjoyed a rainy Monday thanks to the weather. Local quips on courtship, labor, and ad habits reflect small town humor and editor exchanges.
Taft Says Treaty Will Help Farmer
President Taft states that the treaty will aid farmers though details are unclear in June reporting from Chicago. Ambiguous remarks credit the accord with boosting agricultural interests while leaving policy specifics for later clarification.
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Taft
Hickory Chips on War, Politics and Roosevelts Remarks
An item cites Henry L. Stimson joking about his military knowledge and references Dr. Leonard Wood. It notes Colonel Roosevelt's likely posture toward Eski mos and includes a quip about cutting butcher bills by reducing meat intake or giving the collector a stony stare.
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Henry L. Stimson
United States
Leonard Wood
Roosevelt
National Senate
Lori
A collage of political quips and wealthy figures in humor
A mosaic of satirical lines about vice presidents, Standard Oil, Morgan, Hobson, and other public figures. The piece riffs on interviews, the “simple life,” courtroom rulings, and financial woes, ending with guarded stairs at a future speaking event.
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Morgan
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim in 19th Century Ad
An old advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It offers $100 for any case of deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hobson
Rhode Island
Washington
Count Zeppelin
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Thomas A. Edison
Hetty Green
John Hays Hammond
London
Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Sam the boy who loves everybody
A letter recounts Sam’s kindness to classmates. He shares lunch with Jim Flake, consoles Jim Short for his elbows, and visits and helps Dick Mills, Burt Brown, and Billy Chester when they are sick or hurt. Sam’s cheerful compassion earns admiration and nicknames from peers.
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Sam
Jim Flake
Jim
Dick Mills
Burt Brown
Billy Chester
Wrong Diagnosis Across the Fence In Neighbor Exchange
Mrs Slingchin casts judgment on a neighbor’s family hanging washing in front of an empty house. She condemns carpets and children while speculating the parents’ lives and alcohol use. The chat reveals small town gossip and surprise at discovering the family’s real ties to a sister and a Sunday school superintendent.
A Boy's Influence He Had To Go
A June 19 1861 New York Evening Post report shows a Quaker merchant pressing a clerk to enlist. The clerk hesitates, fearing job loss, but the merchant promises continued salary and status if he serves the country, with a stark ultimatum for nonservice. Sam Darrow is mentioned in the store context.
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New York Evening Post
Sam Darrow
Eye care sale at Keables Drug Store
A doctor offers free eye examinations at Keables Drug Store after 2 PM on Friday June 16. Treatments claim painless relief for cross eyes, cataracts, headaches, granulated lids, watery eyes, and ingrowing lashes with glasses fitted and guaranteed. Mentions Charles Broadway Rouss’s fortune in eye health context and Dr. Weber’s success.
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Keables’ Drug Store
Chas. Broadway Rouss
New York
Charles Broadway Rouss
Weber
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H. D. Wormhoudt
Pres
J. S. Rhynsburger
V.pres
B. H. van Spanckeren
Cashier
Citizens National Bank
the White Bank
Pella
Official
Sagler Sros
C. L. Garrett
H. H. Sadler
Iowa
Pella, Marion County
City Directory
Marshall -Assessory Treasurea
N. J. Gesman
A. C. Kuyper
John Buckingham
G. W. Kimmell
A. N. van der Linden
Jacob Pleader
J. S. Wilson A. Waechter
John Faassen
H. Sack K. Vandisseldorp
Bago
Ned
Lumber Trust
United States Senate
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
National Grange
Commissioner of Corporations
Ram
NBC
Due J.3
Chicago
Yin
Jack
Johnson
Carnegie
Andy
Ironmaster
R. V
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Womd
Menorca Association
R. V. Pierce
N.Y
A. H. Weber
Des. Moines
Eye
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