Ginseng Man Duped by Lead Pellet Fraud at Torbert Drug
A rural Iowa man attempted to buy ginseng at Torbert Drug with five dollars a pound. Workers discovered lead pellets inside every root, making the roots weigh more and rendering them worthless. The swindler fled. later he returned seeking his goods while the store prepared to involve an attorney.
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Torbert Drug Company
Social notes residents travel and visits across towns
Will Slunk is on a business trip to Rockford ID WH. McCarthy visits Sioux Falls SD. Mre Cudmore and Daughter depart for New York. Miss Lena Mootz visits La Motte. Maude and Plora Hoelting of Galena visit Dubuque. A Carey of Mercy Hospital goes to Hanover. Mrs Henry Martin of Dubuque visits Bellevue. Mrs John Potter and daughter Eleanor shop in Dubuque. Lactle Campbell of Galena visits the Dubuque Campbell family. Mrs Frank Jaeger heads to California for winter. Leo Timmesch visiting parents from Chicago. Mrs Nelcholr returns from Dubuque to Blanding. Edna Schwind and Martha Considine return from Freeport. Blaine Jones and Mrs Howes visit Andrews. FEF Rath of Rath Packing Co returns after visit. Mrs Anna Laird James returns to Immaculate Conception duties from Wisconsin. Rose Cartigny back as cashier at Cartigny David Fruit after east trip. Move out for Boothby render for rowing eggs. chauffeur and guilty parties found. John Bettcher of Bellevue visits Dubuque. Merlin McKinney visits aunt Mrs Henry Martin in Bellevue. Kirch from Fire Engine House 18th street goes hunting and distributes game. Mrs M J Hubert departs for Des Moines to attend Spirella Co training Nov to Nov 5 inclusive.
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Will Slunk
Rockford
WH. McCarthy
Sioux Falls
S. D
Cudmore
New York
Lena Mootz
la Motte
Maude
Plora Hoelting
Galena
Dubuque
A. Carey
Mercy Hospital
Hanover
Henry Martin
Dr. Shipman
Bellevue
John Potter
Eleanor
Sand Prairie
Mise Lactle Campbell
Campbell
Frank Jaeger
California
Leo Timmesch
Chicago
Nelcholr
Blanding
Edna Schwind
Martha Considine
Freeport
Blaine Jones
Howes
Andrews
Fef. F. Rath
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Iowa
Anna Laird James
The
Immaculate Conception
Wisconsin
Rose Cartigny
Cartigny-Davi Fruit and Commission House
Boothby
John Bettcher
Merlin McKinney
B Kirch
18Th Street
M. J. Hubert
Des Moines
Spirella Co
Baby Minding Instruction From London Garden Schools
Instructions titled baby minding appear to guide students at London garden schools. The text describes borrowing babies for educational purposes and outlines steps for supervising infant care within the program. It presents a procedural overview rather than a narrative.
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London Garden Schools
New Use for Tacks in Lungs Revealed
Doctors in New York report a woman with two tacks in her lungs likely placed to aid breath holding. The unusual finding raises questions about self harm or accidental inhalation during a medical procedure.
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New York
The Safer Side Phrase Guiding Cautious Speech
A proverb notes that restraint protects against harm, arguing it is wiser to omit what should not be said than to risk erring by speaking. The saying frames caution as a moral rule for communication.
City road funds near depletion threaten planned projects
City budget shows a $3,496.57 balance in the general road appropriation of $49,322 for five districts, enough to last until March 1, 1910. The Bee Branch Washington Street sewer fund has only $81.08 left of $6,000, delaying work until new allocations are made.
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Bee Branch
Washington Street
Washington Street Bee Branch
Cccces Pre Wintaes
Cbcion Cepetiens
Ema Serka Its
Ce EE A
Bariane Eiigie Supgeav
Mount Carmel Avenue
Windsor Avenue
Third Street
Branc
Washington St
Grandview Ave
Point Park
Louisa
Clay Street
West Tecust Street
Kaufmann Avenue
Night Mystery Night At YWCA Halloween Event
The YWCA hosted a Halloween night for members with eerie attractions as ghosts and bats roamed the venue. Guests enjoyed a playful, mysterious program and festive atmosphere during Tuesday’s gathering. Sauerkraut prices surge as cabbage climbs to 14 15 dollars a ton, up from 6 and 5 dollars in prior years, boosting kraut costs.
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Panama
Young Women’s Christian Association
All Hallowe'en
Catholic Printing Company Incorporation Notice
Notice of incorporation for the Catholic Printing Company with its principal place of business in Dubuque Iowa. The firm will publish newspapers and perform general printing and job printing with authorized capital stock of 160000 fully issued and paid in property. The company commences April 16 1909 for twenty years and is governed by a board of two three or five stockholders.
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Catholic Printing Company
Dubuque
Iowa
Lawrence Gonner
Nicholas Gonner
Board of Directors
Corporation
Tock
Pets of Baiy Camels
Baby camels are great pets in South Africa and are nursed and tended by attendants. During the first months they weigh little more than an ordinary dog and can be carried about by handlers.
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South Africa
Aged Lady Breaks Arm on Locust Street
Mrs. Walker of 147 West Fourteenth Street fell on Locust Street Tuesday morning, injuring her right arm and suffering severe bruises. The elderly woman has broken the arm previously and recovery is expected to take months.
Farewell Sermon at Local Church Service
The Rev. E. T- will preach his farewell sermon on Sunday next at the village church. The choir will render an anthem of joy and thanksgiving specially composed for the occasion.
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E. T
Poisoning Seen as Female Crime in Historic View
A historical remark asserts women commit poisoning far more than men, calling it a feminine crime par excellence. It cites widow burning in Hindu tradition as preventive against conjugal poisoning, framing gendered crime notions in past discourse.
Making Damascus Blades Fact or Legend
Indian steel or wootz from Persia and India between 400 and 500 B C formed the famous Damascus blades. The depicted method resembles the crucible process used today.
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Persia
India
Old Masters Inspires Young Wife in Kitchen Exchange
A humorous exchange from Meggendorfer Blaetter features a husband praising his wife for creating a dish as original as her own composition while she hopes she could cook like the old masters. The light caption reflects playful domestic wit.
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
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