Swindled Merchants In Davenport By Gramas Arrested
Davenport merchants express relief as Albert Gramas, a former Iowa City fruit and confectionery dealer, is finally in custody after a three year search. Detective Byron Rumsey previously traced him to northern Minnesota but he fled again, avoiding capture. Gramas had opened a store in Iowa City and built credit with Davenport traders, racking up large purchases before disappearing.
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Davenport
Albert Gramas
Iowa City
Byron Rumsey
Minnesota
Gramas
Postum touted as coffee substitute with health claims
An item promotes Postum as a safe table beverage replacing coffee, arguing caffeine in coffee causes headaches and indigestion while Postum made from wheat and molasses improves health. A letter from a Philadelphia man is quoted, claiming long-term relief and weight gain after switching.
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Postum
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Postum Company
Batle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Cooper Expands Sale of New Discovery Across Greater NY
Cooper shifts from one store to selling Cooper's New Discovery at all drug stores in Greater New York. He cites congestion and adds that most druggists will stock it by Saturday. He claims the preparation revitalizes sluggish stomachs, boosts gastric juices, aids digestion, and improves energy. He notes 2000 New Yorkers have vouched for its effects and offers sample bottles by mail from Dayton Ohio.
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Cooper
New York
Speckle
Cooper Medicine Company
Dayton
Ohio
Local social notes from Milan area families and events
Foster Charles Spickler visits Milan relatives. Larkins Soap club rag sewing at Mrs D L Ripley’s. Mrs Ira Boney and family visit her parents in town. Miss Bessie Anderson to Muscatine for Leverich Normal School. B Y P A meets at church with Misses Ethel Foster and Jessie Beadle leading. Next meeting March 14 with leaders Mrs William Freyermuth and Miss Sade A Kleist. Emma Anderson returns from three weeks with Mrs Ollie Keller. Will Eversmeyer visits local homes. Dr W S Norton attends Mrs Lewis Hessman Jr. Nurse Miss Sade Small cares for patient. Daniel Foster ill, hospitalized for operation. Funeral of Mrs Sarah Underwood held at Foster Baptist Church with pallbearers A Bowser, Orson Warman, Ben Zollner, D A Kleist, Frank P Gillett, Thomas Watson. L F Morris returns home after aunt’s death.
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D. L. Ripley
Larkins Soap Club
Ira Boney
Coretta
Frank
Frank P. Gillett
Bessie Anderson
Muscatine
Leverich Normal
Ethel Foster
Jessie Beadle
Ethel
William Freyermuth
Sade A. Kleist
Emma Anderson
Ollie Keller
Will Eversmeyer
William Pietsch
D. A. Kleist
W. S. Norton
Iowa
Lewis Hessman, Jr
Sade Small
Daniel Foster
Hershey Memorial Hospital
Sarah Underwood
Foster Baptist Church
J. R. Spiller
Marston, Ill
A. Bowser
Orson Warman
Ben Zollner
Thomas Watson
L. F. Morris
Biggsville
Ill
Man falls from westbound freight train near Twenty third street
A Hungarian man, riding on a Rock Island box car, jumped and fell onto streetcar levers at Twenty third street. He lies in Moline hospital with three broken ribs though saved from fatal injuries by luck and slower speeds.
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Rock Island
Twenty-third Street
Mrs Wiggins Hosts Euchre Party in Milan
Mrs G A Wiggins entertained the Rock Island Euchre club at a dinner party Tuesday evening. Progressive military euchre was played with prizes awarded to winners. The W M B society will be entertained at Mrs Harry Dacks Friday March 5 at South Heights. Mrs Thatcher of Rock Island visited Dr Wiggins and Mrs Ruge stayed with her mother Mrs Charles Ranzon in Davenport. Mrs Rebecca Smith of Toledo Ohio visits sister Mrs George Wiggins.
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G. A. Wiggins
Rock Island
W. M. B. Society
Harry Dack
South Heights
Charles Thatcher
Wiggins
William Ruge
Charles, Ranzon
Davenport
Rebecca Smith
Toledo
Ohio
George Wiggins
Zuma Community Notices Highlight Church Events and Visits
Miss Katie Wainwright took a business trip to Joslin on Saturday. A Rose Hill prayer meeting drew good attendance on Thursday. evangelist Broome assists Rev. Keer at Enterprise and Rose Hill and now aids Joslin. Rose Hill Sunday school organized with officers Prudy Shafer, Margaret Bryant, Cora Cox, Myrtle Frels, Lulu Shafer, and Albert Shafer. Clara Brandt visited Zuma school last Friday. Minnie and Jane Wainwright visited friends.
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Katie Wainwright
Joslin
Rose Hill
Evangelist Broome
Keer
Enterprise
Prudy Shafer
Margaret Bryant
Cora
Community notices and meetings in Watertown
In Watertown last Monday and Tuesday Mrs. Matnie Wake visits relatives. Zuma Aid society meets with Mrs. Sarah Beal on Thursday for an all day meeting on March 4. Rose Hill Aid society gathered with Mrs. Nick Snyder Friday an all day sewing event. 25 attend. Mrs. Beal hosted a dinner for friends last Thursday. Attendees enjoyed a pleasant gathering. Several locals attended a variety shower for Miss Nettie Donahoo hosted by her sister Mrs. (Continued on Page Eight.)
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Watertown
Matnie Wake
Zuma Aid Society
Sarah Beal
Rose Hill Aid Society
Nick Snyder
Alleday
Nettie Donahoo
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T. N. Hooper
Fourteenth Street
Grand Avenue
James Ganos
East Second Street
James Buri
Ganos
L. Carter
Mississippi
Buri
Teat
Elijah H. Downing
C. E. Anderson
Downing
Salem
Mass
Mary Augusa Converse
Town
Church of Our Savior
Claremont
Dr. Downing
Buffalo
John L. Dickey
Springfield
Dickey
Kemper Hall
John
Thomas
Asa Barnard
Portland Ore
Ellen Decker
Bert Walker
Mary Powers
Bert St. Clair
Arthur McCartney
Mercy Hospital
Sophia Schnoor
Oehlendorf
Germany
America
Henry Schnoor
Otto Schnoor
Bertha
Louisa
Chicago
Foster
Charles Spickler
Milan
Ed Nelson
Five Points Grocer
People’s Party
Second Ward
Anton Froyd
William Butterworth
Eleventh Avenue
Eighth Street
Overlook
C.H. Deere
Butterworth
Swan Emanuel Lindberg
Warner's Crossing
Sweden
Moline
Old Country
Coal Valley
Ida
Walker Station
Mary Mathilda
Charles Bloemsma
Third Street
Bloemsma
Arjohie
Hiteman
Peter
Mary
Julia
Margaret
Sacred Heart Church
Calvary Cemetery
Caroline Lowe
ZUMA
Ceylon
E. Jounson
Kodol
Dewitt Te Co
Ee Halligan Coffee CO
Bankers’ Life Association
Bankers’ Life
Des Moines
C. A. Reed
Fifteenth
St., Rock Island
Mutual Loan CO People’s National Bank
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