Commencement Night At The School Exercises
An indoor commencement program unfolds amid rain as juniors decorate and performers admit a small audience. Hallie Parker and Leona Cole deliver notable essays while Rev Chase and Prof Huffman provide addresses. Flowers and gifts from Mrs McCroom and friends conclude a memorable evening. notices tout local ice cream and dairy offerings from D J de Hoogh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Cole
Ellen Lubbers
Smrles
J. B. Chase
Prof
Huffman
Leona Cole
Lillie Morris
Shinski Sisters
Acheson
Hus
Story Land
Hallie Parker
Spain
Hallie
Baby
Grace McCrum
Vernie Starkweather
Bell Greattrax
Ruth Tuttle
Prof. Huffman
Chase
Green
Pedkman
Legacy of Levi Coffin and the Underground Railroad Fight
The text recalls Levi Coffin’s aid to escaping enslaved people arriving in the village, with Prominent Friends like Benjamin Straaton and Dr. Henry Way sheltering fugitives and funding the effort. It notes converging railroad lines from Cincinnati Madison and Jeffersonville and that Coffin’s home and historic landmarks endure, preserving a pivotal freedom drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Straaton
Henry Way
Benjamin Thomas
Samuel Charles
iNorehills
Aler
Levi Coffin
Cincinnati
Madison
Jeffersonville
Newport
Fountain City
Cincinnati Enquirer
Profit of the Suez Canal and its heavy tolls
A Tid Bits note discusses the Suez Canal's nearly one hundred mile length and its strong financial success with annual receipts well over 15 million dollars. It describes British ownership of about half the shares, the large share of British shipping, and cites a costly 2500 dollar return trip to Ismailia as an example of extortionate rates. It contrasts the desert landscape with the sight of massive ships lit at night, as seen from a railway carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal
Cape of Good Hope
Suez Canal Company
Great Britain
Ismailia
Buckien's Arnica Salve for All Skin Ailments
Buckien's Arnica Salve offered as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. Guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25c per box. For sale by M Brink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Brink
War Atlas and Fountain City Abolition History Feature
A vintage issue highlights a sixteen page War Atlas with 21 by 14 inch maps of Cuba the Philippines and Europe available for 25 cents via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway agent. It also revisits Fountain City Indiana nine miles north of Richmond famed as a Quaker town and Underground Railroad hub with Levi Coffin among its early residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Phillippine Islands
West Indies
Bevign
Europe
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Rand, McNalley & Co
Fountain City
Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Indiana
Underground
Canada
Newport
Underground Railway
Boyden Iowa adopts amendment to town marshal selection
Ordinance No 25 amends Section 1 of Ordinance No 7 by striking out town council elected marshal and inserting appointed by the Mayor. It takes effect after publication in Boyden Reporter. Adopted June 6 1898 and published June 10 1898. Attest M Brink J A Tuttle Recorder Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyden
Iowa
Sioux Co
M. Brink
J.a.tuttle
Town Council Resolution for a West Boyden Sidewalk
The Incorporated Town of Boyden Iowa adopts a resolution ordering a permanent four foot wide sidewalk along the west end of lot 14 block 14. Construction follows town ordinance using 1x12 boards with stringers and stone foundation. Completion required within thirty days from service of this legal notice by Recorder J A Tuttle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyden
Iowa
Omaha Exposition of 1898 Promises National Attention
The Omaha Exposition of 1898 rivals Philadelphia 1876 and Chicago World's Fair in national importance. All Trans Mississippi states are urged to visit during June to October. Buy excursion tickets via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad. An illustrated circular is available for 2 cent postage. Address Geo H Heafford, Gen Pass Agt Chicago Al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Philadelphia
Chicago
Trans Mississippi
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Geo H. Heafford
Gen. Pass
Agt
Discovery beats Klondike claims in Marysville tale
Mr C Thomas of Marysville Texas says a remarkable cure for consumption changed his life. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for curing years of agony and hemorrhages, calling it more valuable than Klondike gold. Free trial bottles at M Brinks drug store, regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar, guaranteed to cure or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Thomas
Marysville
Texas
Klondike
Worth Four Times its Cost Salve Endorsement
D O Bly of Trosky Minnesota lauds the Dich Chemical Company's Silvers Salve as the best horse remedy he has ever tried. He would not be without it even at four times the price. Sold by A C Gibson. Full sized box costs 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. O. Bly
Trosky, Minn
Dich! Chemical Company
A. C. Gibson
Free Pils Trial Offer From Bucklen Co
Send your address to H. BE Bucklen Co Chicago for a free sample of Dr Kings New Life Pills. A trial will show their merit they ease constipation and sick headache. Used for malaria and liver troubles they are valuable and contain no deleterious substances. They tone stomach bowels and invigorate the system. Regular size 25c per box sold by M Brink Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. BE. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Dr Kings New Life
M. Brink
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. A. Tuttle
Stevtion
D. J. de ‘Hoogh
D. J. de Hoogh
Buckien
Tuttle
VILLAGE, WITH_A
Recorder
I. the Lal College
Capital City Commerc
Capital City School of
Mi. v.Macke. Bave
Des Moines
Mean & McCauley
McCrum
H Hlliam F. Reeckhoff
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