Des Moines Letter on Rail Bills and Primary Laws
Des Moines correspondent reports hearings set in February on rail fare and stock-rate issues. It covers the 2-cent fare proposal, joint vs independent hearings, and remarks by Northwestern Railroad, plus drafts for primary election bills and proposed reforms to the railroad commission and other measures from Iowa legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
House Committee On Railroad
Senate
James C. Davis
Northwestern Railroad
Arner
Senata First Oa Ib
Turner
State Railroad Commission
House
Davin
Houses
Senate Committees On Elections
Peterson
Crossley
House Elections Committees
Wilson
Darrah
Wisconsin
Senator Crossley
United States
Belator’ Gilliland
Representative Jones
Davis Texas Man Praises Dean’s Kidney Pills Remedy
A Grobsbeck Texas man reports back pain dizziness and kidney irregularities improved after using Dean’s Kidney Pills. He says gravel stones passed and health stayed good. Also covered is a note that Simon Guggenheim will be the sixth Jew in the U S Senate with prior examples listed from 1840 onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Grobsbeck
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Senate
Simon Guggenheim
United States Senate
David Yutes
Florida
West Indies
David Levy
House of Representatives
Judah P. Benjamin
Lousiana
Benjamin PF. Jonas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Simon
Isidor Rayner
Maryland
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Chester
W. 35Th St
New York
Remarkable Cure by Cuticura for Infant Eczema
Michael Steinman of Brooklyn reports a twelve year relief from severe eczema after trying Cuticura products. He describes months of worsening illness despite doctors care, then says his child improved after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, ending with a full recovery and smooth skin by age twelve. April 16, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
May Irwin Story of Rosie and the Bath Misadventure
May Irwin recalls a New Yorker tale where a dirty child is sent home from school to be cleaned but returns unchanged. A sister asks if Rosie is sent home to get smelt or to get learnt, prompting a humorous exchange about schooling and cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Irwin
Rosie
Nervous Headaches and Dr Williams Pink Pills Promising Cure
A historical notice extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous headaches caused by nerve nutrition deficit. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Addie Merrill of Auburn Maine describing severe recurring pain, loss of appetite, pale appearance, and weight loss improving after taking the pills.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Addie Merrill
Union Street
Auburn
Williame
Faceless Dyes and Quackery in a Fractured Ad Page
A collage of dubious products and quack remedies appears with colorful claims. It includes Putnam dyes promising fast colors, Winalow’s Syrup for teething, Pyles Cure, and Patented Bum Varnish. It also references Garfield Tea and a Fur Co listing, plus aphorisms about vanity and self reliance.
Defiance Starch Sells Cheap With Extra Content
A humorous ad style fragment praises Defiance Starch for offering one third more starch per package at the same price. The text mixes jingles about prices and cheerful lines with unrelated musings on funerals and self praise, likely from an old advertising or humorous column.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Railroad Commission
George E. Grier
Soweshiek County
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Iowa
Insurance Commissions
Insurance Con Pales
Bixby
Crec
J. A. Smith
Mitchell County
Congress
Uni‘States
Atgles
Eunien i
Wories
Stillman
Greens County
Hughes
Decatur County
W. D. Jamieson
Page County
Express Companies
Thomas Lambert
Jackson County
Lambert
Assembly
Knoxville
Warren
Blerick
Putnam
Winalow
N. W. Ride & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Ben Jonson
Castorta
Shin
Welts
McMillan Fur & Wool Co
Cane Iver
Genuino
Goml
Ebe
Wood
Newkirk
Oklahoma
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Ila
Ont Bilt
Seine
Martha Washington
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Milwaukee
Wla
St. Loul
San Antonio
Chibige
Antonio
la Invigorating
Baw
Southwest
Louisville & Nashville
Louisville, KY
Mimi
Esay
Western Canada
BUPRR
Intendent OF Immigration
Ottawa
E. T. Holmes
Jackson Street
St. Paulo
Minnesota
W. W. Bennett
Life Building
Omaha
Nebraska
Eastern Washington Farm Lands
NY. i
Big Bend Land
Company
Washington Street
Towa
First Street
Davenport
Medeot
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