After the Assessors in Dubuque County
County supervisors fix assessor pay for urban and rural areas. Eight hours a day and 15 to 75 days in townships, 42 000 hours in Dubuque city, with pay totaling 3000 dollars. Waterloo Cedar Falls show similar figures. argument stresses fairness, diligence, and adequate compensation for competent assessors.
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Dutuque
Thors
Dubuque City
Waterloo
Dubuque
Cedar Falls
Xova Ag
What Constitutes Success Prize Won by Mrs Stanlay
A Kansas woman Mrs A J Stanlay of Lincoln has won $250 from a Boston firm for the best answer to the question What constitutes success The winning lines describe success as living well laughing often solving much gaining respect of intelligent men and love of children and leaving the world better than one found it through achievement kindness and inspiration.
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Kansas
A. J. Stanlay
Lincoln
Boston
Earth
Diamond Cure for Consumption Promoted in Paris
The latest Paris report claims a diamond cure for consumption. Proponents urge sufferers of coughs or pneumonia to try Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. It offers quick relief and a potential permanent cure, with trial bottles available at Wangler Bros. & Todd drug store for 60 cents or $1.60.
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Paris
W. T. McGeee
Vanleer
Tenn
Dr. King
Wangler Bros. & Todd Drug Store
Notable Figures Involved in Political Moves And Obituary Notes
Perry Belmont leases a Washington residence to support campaign publicity efforts and win backing from prominent men. Richard O Flynn, famed Irish antiques dealer in New England, dies in Worcester at 76 after a varied career. Hall Caine’s Ramsey representation draws Ramsey voters’ ire over frequent absences from Greeba Castle. Norway's Crown Prince Olaf gains public adulation with daily park outings, prompting queen's orders to close the park. Mme Laubat, wife of the French president, seen as popular in the Elysee with charitable work for orphans and children. Dr. Erich Bringolf, Swiss private in US troops, served in Swiss army and diplomacy, with Swiss ministerial lineage, enlists in Vermont.
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Olaf
Norway
Haakon Vit
Queen’s Park
Mme.Laubat
Des Moines House and Senate pick officers with little opposition
Des Moines dispatch reports the thirtieth general assembly elected most officers without contest. In the senate Miss Inez Blake defeated Miss Mescrady, while in the house Gen. M. Byers lost to Jack Heffelfinger. Various clerks and officials were named, caucus committees formed, and Speaker George W. Clarke re-nominated with acceptance speech after caucus selection.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
Senate
Inez Blake
Knoxville
Fo Mes 1Cready
Oskaloosa
M. Byers
Jack Heffelfinger
Grundy Center
John Herriott
Stuart
James H. Wilson
Fentay Imessenger
Ivan Jones
Colfax
Igames A. Smith
Osage
George A. Newman
Spedar Falls
George A. Lywngon
Mento
Jonn
Gillaspie
Nevada
Saouis Rigbs
Davenport
Walter M. McCultan
Cherokee
aArs
Monie Heist
Ailerton
Z, C
Hall of
Woodward
Huarry Breeding
Vo Hill
T. J. Alexander
Wintersat
L. M. Black
Treton
Hester Bunyan
Odebolt
Marriage by scheme breaks Aunt Eliza’s veto in Des Moines era
Kitty defies Aunt Eliza to wed Frank after a bold plan they devise to marry despite her prohibition. The couple elopes by balloon ride and faces family scorn then receives Aunt Eliza’s reluctant blessing as the wedding proceeds amid a public spectacle and mixed sentiments.
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Frank
Eliza
Wrank
Witty
Kitty
Aliza
State News In Brief From A Troubled Day
Disjointed clippings describe jail funding progress, barge accident near miss, bond purchases by a Chicago company, vandalism injuring prize horses, a judge’s divorce ruling, a child’s near fall from a window and a Salvation Army connection, all reflecting a miscellaneous county snapshot of events and local concerns.
Misfit Man and Woman Stereotypes Drawn in Emporia Gazetee
A caricatured sketch from the Emporia Gazette portrays a man described as lazy and domineering, supported by his wife and daughter, while a sister piece mocks male vanity and the claim of male superiority. The column cites a local tale about a heavyset man who relies on family labor in winter and a wife’s sewing to sustain the household, highlighting gender tensions and social norms.
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William Allen White
Emporia
Kansas
Gazatee
Lfe
St Ia
Letter from Angola man credits Foley's Honey and Tar
In four weeks with grippe a resident of Angola Indiana reports severe illness then successful recovery after using Foley's Honey and Tar. He praises the remedy as the cure for throat and lung troubles and notes exclusive use for his family. The letter is presented by C W Bitner Go Wangler Bros. and is dated TW F 251 Tu.
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Myr
Roy Kemp
Angola
Ind
Ja Trippy
Nana
Foley
C. W. Bitner
Public Library Divisions A and B Close for Move
Public Library divisions A and B will close to the public from 9 PM Tuesday until further notice. Moving into new buildings begins Wednesday morning, announced Georgetta Bankson, Librarian.
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Public Library
Georgetta Bankson
Four Guaranteed Cure for Piles Advertised
An advertisement claims PAZO ointment offers a six to ten day cure for piles including bleeding itching and protruding piles with a money back guarantee through Drugelsta. The notice lists a 600 MAW rate and asserts authorization to refund if unsatisfied.
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Drugelsta
Hall's Catarrh Cure ad promises reward and testimonials
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. It claims a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh case and asserts the firm’s honesty and solvency. The copy notes internal consumption of the remedy and offers testimonials, with price listed and wholesalers in Toledo.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Wholesale Druggista
Dragelats
Hail
Sd-sweed
The Vanorant Egyptian Women
A Contemporary Review excerpt deplores the seclusion of English and Egyptian women, noting English women lack literacy and awareness beyond family matters while urban Egyptian peasants know farming. urban women are cut off from outside knowledge and cannot read or access books.
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Contemporary Review
Guilty Verdict Baffles Jury Nephew in Larceny Case
London Standard recounts a juror story where a nephew of the prisoner influenced a guilty verdict. The judge favored the prisoner, yet the jury returned guilty to ensure the old man would not be harmed by longer imprisonment.
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Ani
Jetus Hope
Mighe Arample
London Standard
Safe cough remedies avoid opiates warn parents
A short row warns that many children are poisoned by opiate cough syrups given by mothers. It promotes Fols ey's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for coughs croup and lung troubles and identifies C W Bitner Co Wangler Bros & Todd as nonopioid options.
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Folsey
C. W. Bitner Co
Wangler Bros. & Todd
Jumping Jack Mixup Puts Marshalltown Teacher in Odd Spot
In Marshalltown a high school teacher bought a hand tooled leather opera bag for a gift and a small jumping jack for a boy. Mailing errors caused two items to misroute. The jumping jack went to a young lady, the opera bag to the boy, creating an embarrassing postal mixup.
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Marshalltown
Jon
Sam
Willie
Electric Bitters Restored My Health and Strength
Mia Hunter of Pittsburg Pa recounts four weeks of typhoid and kidney trouble and a bent posture. After taking Electric Bitters at Wangler Bros and Todd's drug store she recovered, walking straight again. Guaranteed to cure stomach liver and kidney disorders at 50 cents.
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Mia
Annie Hunter
Pittsburg
Wangler Broa, & Todd's
Northwestern Lumbermans Meeting in Minneapolis 1619
A brief item notes the Northwestern Lumberman's Meeting in Minneapolis on January 1619. It mentions a low rite arranged by Rock Island and delegates should call an agent of that line for their debate. The train service is described as very good and attendees will be well cared for.
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Rock Island
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