Oskaloosa Globe Replies to Old Settler Clip
The Oskaloosa Globe rebuts a clipping from the Homestead signed Old Settler, questioning its genuineness and defending the local merchant and home industries. It argues that Iowa and Mahaska County rely on home trade to build towns, farmers, and land values, warning against catalog houses undermining local commerce.
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Des Moines
Home Merchant
Home
Oskaloosa Globe
Rose Hill
Town
Globe
Harry W. Burgess
Burgess
Oskaloosa
Chicago
Mr. Burgess
Debate on Dewey and Philippines in Iowa paper
The Iowa State Register and Farmer opines that the country might have afforded to lose Dewey if doing so could have prevented acquiring the Philippines, reflecting a critical stance on imperial policy. The remark frames a broader debate on U S expansion and its costs.
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Dewey
Iowa State Register and Farmer
Philippines
Burglars and convictslinked to local press man return
The note mentions burglars and prisoners and suggests a thorough police department examination could curb trouble. It also notes Guy Carr, formerly of the Tracey Leader, has resumed work at the Tri-County Press after stints in Denver.
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Guy Carr
Tracey Leader
Tri-County Press
Denver
Iowa Court Upholds Will Leaving Estate to County
A father in an Iowa town left most of his large estate to his daughter with a cruel condition. If she contested the will she would lose everything except five dollars, with the rest going to the county poor farm. The courts sustained the will, upholding justice over whim.
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Iowa
Street fairs face dim future in five towns
From Chariton to Oskaloosa the street fairs are likely doomed as attitudes harden. In two towns, young girls chased from fairs to other towns soon returned to "pop per and mormmer" again, signaling a waning appeal and possible public backlash.
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Chariton
Albia
Ottumwa
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Popper
Mormmer
Rail rate issue and federal power debate echoed nationwide
The general press tone suggests the railroad rate question should stay with state officials rather than Congress. The piece likens this to a trend toward imperialism and the concentration of governmental control as terms between elections extend, warning that the people risk surrendering too much authority to a few.
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Congress
Advertising as a newspaper phonograph for sellers
The piece argues advertising should treat readers as the audience and the newspaper as the phonograph, with the seller as the record. It laments many record makers are blanks in newspaper advertising and notes the variety of audiences and newspapers, yet misfires persist.
Enforcers Debate Law Adherence and Anarchy
The writer ridicules strict law enforcement and a minority who oppose it. He argues laws are meant to be followed and mocks anarchists who defy them, while questioning double standards among those who advocate enforcement.
City marshal attacked during Halloween mischief in Pleas Antville
A Pleas Antville city marshal was knocked senseless when an ice wagon was hauled through town by unidentified individuals on Halloween night. The assault occurred as some youths gathered privately, and authorities vow to intensify penalties for similar misbehavior during holidays.
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Pleasantville
Mallowe
Hallowe'en
July 4Th
Advertising in newspapers yields satisfactory results
A merchant recalled discussing advertising with a newspaper, noting the satisfying outcomes expected from prudent ad placement and pointing to an illustrated history as a reference for effectiveness.
Pleasantville News Advertises Pod Sale
A fragment notes an advertiser named Tapeak tells residents what to see and that he sells the pod. The snippet reflects local trade messaging and promotional urgency in Pleasantville News.
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The
Advertiser
Pleasantville News
Burglary Sparks Des Moines Sensation and Phone Era Notes
Des Moines reports a live burglary caught in progress with a rookie police officer praised by the chief, stirring talk. A Kellogg, Mahaska county sermon via telephone sparks debates on women’s roles and new rural conveniences reshape life for country ladies.
Casey Mental Contortionist Editorial Dubs Paper Shift
A Knocksville Express editorial mocks the Chicago Daily Review for failing as a daily literary paper. It notes the Review erred by focusing on literature and essays instead of news. The piece also praises the Express for running two novelettes and other stories in its issue.
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Knocksville Express
Chicago Daily Review
Review
the Express
Governor Cummins Criticized Over Law Enforcement Tone
Des Moines state meeting attendees harshly criticize Governor Cummins for not sanctioning the State Marshal bill. Critics allege lax enforcement of liquor laws, point to a DuBuque brewery, and urge stronger executive action and legislative assistance to enforce existing statutes.
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Cummins
Des Moines
Commonwealth
Thomas G. Orwig
Register and Leader
Dubuque
Knoxville weekly paper praised for less local news
The Knoxville paper last week boasted of containing less local and country news than some county papers. Editors claimed readers preferred a lighter mix and more general coverage, signaling a shift in what the publication reports and prioritizes.
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Knoxville
Wxpreas
Home news valued in weekly papers for public use
A historical note argues weekly country papers should focus on home news rather than reprinting daily stories of murder love and divorce. It contends readers want in depth local coverage and instructive content, not stale rehashes from other sources.
Interurban rail idea links Oskaloosa and Des Moines
A reader envisions forming a stock company to lease Rock Island tracks Des Moines to Oskaloosa for an electric road. The plan proposes poles wires and cars, serving towns like Pella, with investors gaining business benefits. The writer urges letters to discuss feasibility and urges finding a determined leader.
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Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Pella
Rock Island
Missionary Barrel Arrives Boosting Wardrobe in Knoxville Express
The Knox ville Express notes a simple benefit of a missionary barrel arriving. An overcoat, even an old one, begins to look good these days, signaling practical value and modest style amid changing tastes.
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Knoxville Express
Hollister Tea Claim for Pain Relief
Pain labeled as rheumatism neuralgia lumbago or pleurisy is promised to be driven away by Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea sold for 35 cents in tea or tablets by F D Stubenrauch with a period style patent remedy pitch.
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Hollister
F. D. Stubenrauch
Land Agents and Homeseekers Rail Fare Note
The Chicago Great Western Railway will on the first and third Tuesday of each month through December sell round trip tickets at one fare plus 4200 points in a wide list of states and Canadian provinces. For details contact any Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer, G P A, St Paul Minnesota.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mexico
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Virginia
Alberta
Assiniboia
Canadian Northwest
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Title Quieting Claim On Lot In Pella Iowa
Arleden Hartogg files in Marion County Iowa District Court seeking a quiet title decree for Lot 8 Block 86 in Pella. He claims uninterrupted possession for over ten years and that a lost warranty deed from Veter Hooge wooning to Tennis Tysseling precedes 1883. Defendants are listed with various Hoogewooning spellings. unless they appear by December 2, 1905, default judgment will be entered on December 6, 1905.
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John, Hoogewooning
HogéWoning
John Hoogewooning
Abraham Hoogewooning
Hoogewooning
William Hoogewooning
Hoogewoning
Charles Hoogewooning
Catherine Hoogewooning Hillerand — Hiller
District Court
State of
Iowa
Marion County
Arle den Hartogg
Pella
Knoxville
Geo. G. Gaass
Farm listings offer free travel with purchase
Real estate dealers advertise farms in Kansas and Oklahoma from five dollars an acre, with better locations at twenty to thirty dollars per acre. They promise to pay return car fare from home to the buying site. About one hundred farms listed. contact or visit the office to arrange a viewing or correspondence.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises to Fix Children's Health
Fragmentary OCR suggests claims that Hollater's Rocky Mountain Tea will improve child constitution strength and calmness, describing tablets and remedies. The text is incomplete but implies a health product pitch targeting children with assertions of making them sane.
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Hollater
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