State Binder Candidacy Question Delays 1905 Bid
Waterlog December 18 1905 letter from Woo Parrott explains decision not to run for state binder and printer due to statutes and proposed biennial election law. He argues incumbents deserve one year extension while county officers seek four year terms. He thanks supporters and notes the political stalemate before the 1906 assembly.
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Ulennia
Y1st General Assembly
General Assembly
Weiter
Winder
Woo. Parrott
Letter and Spirit of the Law on Pharmacy Liquor Enforcement
A waterfront discussion notes a movement in Waterloo to more strictly enforce pharmacy liquor laws. It distinguishes between letter of the law and spirit, warning against zeal that could miscast compliant clerical errors as violations. It urges conservative officials to pursue real violators while preserving community trust.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Frederika Bremer
Des Moines
Mamund Jacobson
Mike Kearns
Fort Dodge
Prey
Water Works
Elgin corn contest ends with contested prizes
A Elgin Fayette county corn contest drew fifty three entries with three prize winners chosen from four parts of the field. It emerged that Chester Peake and Peters were linked to all winning entries, raising questions about fairness as the broader tale includes Chicago World's Fair gold medal history and assorted social notes from Norway to Oberlin alumni.
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Chicago
Peters
Elkader
Catarrh Cure Claims Success and Local Applications
An old advertisement claims catarrh is constitutional and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Wall’s Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall’s Family Pills for constipation, touting testimonials and a price of ten cents, with other unrelated holiday candy and a jokey town scene.
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Cheney &G
Drugeists
Hall
Foley's Honey and Tar Safest Cough Remedy Claim
The notice warns that many cough medicines besides Foley's Honey and Tar contain opiates causing constipation, unsafe for children. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as without opiates, safe and effective, advising against dangerous substitutes sold by G. W. Bitner and Wangler Bros. & Todd.
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Foley
G. W. Bitner
Wangler Bros. & Todd
Rock Island Holiday Tickets On Sale Across System
Rock Island announces holiday travel fares for Christmas and New Year. Round trip tickets from December 22 to January 1 are available at one and one third the regular fare, for travel to all Rock Island points and to other lines in multiple states. Tickets good for return by January 4. For details contact agent G. B. McGlasson.
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Rock Island
E. Curyslon
Minnesota
Towa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Arkansas
Colorado
Wyoming
North
Datota
G. B. McGlasson
No Secret About It It Is No Secret For Cia Burna Thers
A fragmentary item quotes J L Gregory of Cape Texas praising a remedy for sore eyes and fever sores. The text appears from a drugstore advertisement or medical claim, mentioning arnica and salves as cures and noting the product’s effectiveness for sore eyes.
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CIA
Jena Arnica
O. K
J. L. Gregory
Cape, Texas
Wangier Brug & Todd
Blackberries For Supper A Iowa Aunt’s Bank Worry
Aunt Judy Taylor arrives in town with Clara and $200 from a West Bank. She distrusts the banker Scott, predicting his collapse. After a marriage near Niagara Falls, the village bank fails and Clara loses her $200, sparking Aunt Judy’s warning that the money may be gone. The tale travels through family and neighbors as panic spreads.
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RB. McClure
Judy Taylor
Hiram’ Taylor
Towa
James
Clara
Niagara Falls
Hiram
Benny
Bly
Nan
Judy
WQS
Scott
Niagara Falla
Bellerin
Mani
Waal
Tody
Sandy
Aunt Judy
Niagaratalia
Grosn
Iowa
Hanoah
Tady
Serosa
Blackberries and a Banker's Downfall in Old Tale
A hungry woman forages in the woods and discovers Scott the banker murdered, revealing the crime and a hidden satchel of money. She confronts the thief, and the plot leads to depositor justice. Clara’s marriage proceeds amid village gossip as Aunt Judy quips about Niagara Falls and family ties.
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Scott
Clara
Tumes
Aunt Judy
Niagara Falls
Wireless telegraph tests mark Murgas tones speed
In Scranton Pennsylvania a public test of Rev Joseph Murgas wireless telegraph linked Acronton and Wilkesbarre across eighteen miles. Citizens and Dr. Von Hosgt watched as messages arrived with precision. The system uses musical tones for each letter, claiming eight to ten times faster transmission and potential government adoption. Father Murgas says instruments can intercept other systems and has intercepted messages from ocean areas.
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Scranton
Joseph Murgas
Acrenton
Wilkesbarre
Washington Post
von Hosgt
Washington
Murgas
Wind powered electricity dreamed for farms by Westfield inventor
R W Wilson of Westfield Indiana engineers wind driven power for homes and workshops. A four windmill pumps water into a hydraulic regulator, then to a generator and motor linked to an aquanamo. The system, claimed to produce steady light with a small plant, cost under 200 to install and may supply farmhouses with low ongoing expense.
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TaGiana
R. W. Wilson
Westfield
Ind
Crawfordshille
Chicago
le Sider
Mir. Wel AO
Framed handwriting mockery leads to a confessed forgery reveal
A comic dialogue pits a professor against a candid critic who claims handwriting reveals character. The professor ridicules the critic as corrupt and careless, while Surfie reveals the scribble is his own. The exchange ends with the admission that the disgraceful handwriting belongs to Surfie.
Indictment for forgery hits college instructor in Newton
State news briefs report Prof G a college instructor in Newton Normal College indicted for forgery. Across Iowa a flood of miscellany hits courts and commerce with lawsuits, fires, rail shipments, and local incidents. Seven new cases reported in two days. Tipton hip fracture. Latimer fire loss about 3000. Ames Knights dwindling. Des Moines work on building exteriors. county court actions include dismissals and flytrap law appeal.
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Japan
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Tipton
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Madrid
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J. D. Flenniken
Shiniston
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Milas Myra Bradbery
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Deg Malnes
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Drake University
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Denver
Knights of Pythias Lodge
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Ql . Douglas
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Herold
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Bronx City
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Massachusetts
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Richland
LeMary
Kennedy
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May
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Sioux City
A. Graham
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Rodney Baum
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Clinton
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New York
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Villisca
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Kiaho
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Argyle Street
W. B. Duncan
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