Weak Uplift and Labor Fever Across Newspapers
A collage of items discusses child nutrition claims tied to Scott's Emulsion, political debates in England about criminal appeals and lynch mobs, potential U.S. diplomacy shifts in China with Rockhill as a possible Conger successor, labor unrest and the value of unions, a teetotaler soldier’s Bible urge, a talkative parrot at a central fire station, and Thomas Garfield’s hardy 81-year-old farmer life.
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Washington Times
Conger
China
Roosevelt
William W. Rockhill
United States
Rockhill
Classified Ads Deadline and Rates Notice
The Chronicle reminds advertisers that all ads must reach the office by Wednesday morning to insure publication. Rates are disclosed upon application.
Justice Brewer on Lynching and Swift Punishment
The article notes the writer’s disagreement with Justice Brewer’s views but quotes his stance on lynching and criminal law reform. It highlights his belief in faster, certain punishment to deter lynching and his past advocacy for doing away with appeals in criminal cases, noting the historical context of limited appellate review.
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Supreme Court
England
E.J. Phelps
Cleveand
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Detroit
Association
Ang
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Little Pella Girl Faces Morning Prayer Dilemma
A Pella girl asks to recite the nurse's brief morning prayer instead of her own longer nighttime prayer. Her mother learns the nurse’s morning line is a playful “Lord, have I got to get up?” remark, revealing the child’s witty misunderstanding.
Distress After Eating Judge Tells of Kodol Cure
Greensburg Louisiana judge W I Holland, known locally, describes years of indigestion with post meal distress and sleepless nights. After two years he tried Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and it cured him entirely. He reports his sleep is refreshing and digestion perfect now. Sold by all druggists.
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W. ‘I. Holland
Greensburg
Population of dogs in European countries list
An ingenious statistician compiles a table of dog populations in Europe. France leads with 2,964,000 dogs, followed by Germany 2,200,000 and Russia 1,500,000, while Turkey has 350,000. France has 75 dogs per 1000 inhabitants, followed by Ireland 73, England 38, Germany 31, and Sweden 11 per thousand.
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France
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Ireland
England
Sweden
Durbin Critiques Lynching and Indictment Question
In a vigorous piece titled The Mob and the Law in cedent Gov. Durbin of Indiana cites Lincoln on obeying the law. The editor asks whether shielding a man under murder indictment in a neighboring state aligns with lynching times and raises the moral stakes of law and order.
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Durbin
Indiana
Abraham Lincoln
Dowie redesigns national emblem as artistic improvement
John Alexander Dowie endorses a new flag design he champions in Zion City Illinois. The blue field is removed stars and stripes remain with stars forming a St Andrew's cross across the banner. Stripes are narrowed and less tightly woven. He claims the pattern is an improved national symbol and would welcome usage elsewhere.
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John Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Zion City
Illinois
Many Shift to Relief Funds Amid Flood Aftermath
A Kansas paper notes concerns that a large number of residents not affected by the flood now rely on relief funds. The observation highlights growing claims on aid programs and questions about eligibility.
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Kansas
Opening sale of three Omaha ex extension townsites
Opening sale of lots in three new townsites on the Omaha ex tension of the Chicago Great Western Railway will take place on September 8 in Tennan Shelby Co Iowa September 15 in Bent ley Pottawattamie Co Iowa and September 22 in McClelland Pottawattamie Co Iowa One fare to Fort Dodge from all points on the CGW Special trains from Ft Dodge to townsites at $1.00 round trip Special trains from Council Bluffs to townsites at $0.50 round trip For full details see bills or address Edwin B Magill Manager Townsite Dept Fort Dodge Ia 25-28.
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Omaha
Chicago Great Western Railway
Tennan Shelby Co
Iowa
Bentley, Pottawattamie Co
McClelland, Pottawattamie Co
Tuesdy
Fort Dodge
Chicago Great Western
Ft. Dodge
Printing in a pleasing manner available local office
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Notice in Lovell v Bowdle real estate suit
A. M. Lovell sues Sarah W. Bowdle and others in Marion county Iowa district court to quiet title and reform defective deeds. The petition seeks removal of clouds on title, corrected conveyances, and a decree granting full title to Lovell and grantees with default judgment if defenses are not filed by September 26, 1903. The attorney is Gxo. TioMassen.
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Sarah W. Bowdle
District Court of the State
A. M. Lovell
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Henry W. Lovell
Pella
Jane van Wyngarden
Knoxville
Gxo
J. ‘Tiomassen
The Comet Spoof From Montgomery News Bite
The item reports a humorous account by Charlie Bliss editor of the News in Montgomery Illinois claiming a French scientist named Borelly has lost a comet. It jokes the comet travels a parabala at a million miles per second with two tails and guides readers to Alpha and Beta Cygni with playful celestial details.
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Montgomery
Ill
Charlie Bliss
the News
Borelly
Alpha
Beta
Wreck at Durand Claims Elephant and Twenty People
In the Durand Michigan wreck a Wallace show elephant and twenty persons died. The company faces a $5000 limit for killing a man, while no legal cap exists for elephant deaths, with rumors of a $50000 demand. The piece notes the odd risk balance of being an elephant versus a man in a railroad disaster.
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Durand
Michigan
Genuine DeWitts Witch Hazel salve touted as best
The ad extols DeWitts Witch Hazel salve as superior to counterfeits and substitutes. W S Ledbetter of Shreveport La reports one box cured him after other remedies failed. It claims effectiveness for blind bleeding itching and protruding piles and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
W. S. Ledbetter
Shrieveport
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