Woman Avoids Operation After Pinkham Remedy
Astoria New York Mrs Joan A Kornic credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing back ache fatigue and stomach pains that doctors said required surgery She says two weeks of the remedy renewed her health and she avoided the operation The Pinkham company notes several letters from patients about avoiding or benefiting from the remedy and invites advice requests from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Astoria
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham Laboratory
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Tompkins and the Widow's Chance Encounter
A brief exchange reveals Tompkins attempting to borrow money from a widow reputed to be worth millions. The widow allegedly intended to keep the fortune, leaving Tompkins dismayed. Another character notes a talent for reading faces, prompting a quip about reading between the lines.
Vague Questioning Sparks Debate on Whipping Beliefs
A fragment shows a tense exchange asking for specifics about support for whipping. The line references eggs and cream or children as possible examples, signaling a broader debate over means and targets in punishment or discipline.
Vacancy Filled in Iowa State Board of Education
Willard Stucksla ger of Lisbon Indiana was appointed to the Iowa State Board of Education by Governor Clarke to succeed A B Punk who resigned January 1 to become industrial commissioner. Stucksla ger has served in all General Assemblies from the Twenty eighth to the Thirty fourth and was long a trustee of Cornell college. He is president of banks at Lisbon and Mt Vernon.
Webster City man nets 900 from ginseng harvest
N. J. Loring of Webster City sold 200 pounds of dried ginseng root to an eastern firm for 900 dollars. The crop, produced on an acre, averages about 4.59 dollars per pound. Loring has six years in the business and ten beds maturing at different seasons, with seed requiring two winters under artificial shade before sprouting.
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Webster City
N. J. Loring
Loring
Mr. Loring
Pays Taxes Due 37 Years From Oxecola Manley
H B Manley of Oxecola Inc paid Lee county treasurer the owed personal taxes for 37 years plus interest after finding the amount in old courthouse records. He wrote noting the debt as a small moral gesture to clear his conscience.
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Fort Madison
H. B. Manley
Oxecola, Inc
Lee County
Mr. Manley
County Treasurer's Office
Pioneer Iowan Dead at 85 in Cedar Rapids
The obituary recalls Aldrich a pioneer Iowa railroad man who died January 19 after a brief grip illness. A 1849 California gold rush rider, he helped survey the Illinois Central line across Iowa and served as mail clerk on its first Sioux City train, later a traveling freight agent for the B C St N road. In Council Bluffs, Matilda C Bickford, 75, was found frozen to death in her home after neighbors and police found the house cold and unlit.
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Cedar Rapids
Aldrich
Iowa
California
Sioux Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Matilda C. Bickford
West Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Lnes
Factories Increase Here in Sioux City
Census Bureau figures show Sioux City manufacturing capital rising from 13.603 million in 1909 to 22.610 million in 1914, a 66 percent gain. Product value climbs from 37.424 million to 49.452 million, up more than 32 percent, as the number of establishments grows from 136 to 20.
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Sioux City
Census Bureau
Washington
Wireless signals reach from Key West to Ames college station
Time signals sent by wireless from Key West over 1000 miles were clearly received by the new wireless telegraph station at Iowa State College in Ames. The message was the farthest gathered by the Ames station yet and part of a daily stream of posts from distant stations.
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Ames
Key West
Iowa Blate College
Sanborn Boy Elected President Of Spokane College
Albert Cain of Sanborn has been elected president of Spokane Business College in Spokane Washington. Cain is noted as an expert stenographer and a fast northwest runner. In Cedar township ten miles north of Vinton, 62 year old Vinton Samuel Meyers was found frozen to death after leaving his brother in law’s home to walk to a neighbor’s house.
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Sanborn Boy College
Sanborn
Albert Cain
Spokane Business College
Spokane
Wash
Cain
Northwest
Vinton
Samuel Meyers
Cedar Township
Pioneer Youth in Madison County Deaths Rise
Nine young residents of Madison County have died within a week as an epidemic of a disease sweeps the area. Authorities warn residents to take precautions and seek medical care promptly.
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Winterset
Madison County
Iowa News Notes From Around State
A telegram from Oregon City reports James Nayek of Iowa City aged 74 burned to death in his cabin on a woods claim near the town. Judge Hamilton in Keokuk suggests an early adjournment so a grand juror can drive twelve miles home during cold weather. William Stitz and James Roy, bootleggers, found guilty and sentenced to 90 days in county jail. two others await trial. Wayne county reports no delinquent state taxes, a remarkable showing. Henry Matthews of Ames boasts many sons in federal service, three ready to serve, two in the navy and one in the army. The state railroad commission fixes March 14 for a hearing on the impact of transmission lines on rural telephone services, amid farmer concerns over line competition.
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Oregon City
Ora
James Nayek
Iowa City
Hamilton
Keokuk
William Stitz
James Roy
Fort Dodge
Wayne County
Ienry Matthews
Ames
Uncle Sam
Iowa
Navy
Armaa
Stock Damage Ruling Shapes Iowa Court Claim Rules
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled stock owners cannot recover from railroads for damages unless they file a formal damage claim with representation before stockyard mingling. Suits filed more than six months after the damages are alleged are barred. The Ballwin & Riggs v Rock Island case prompted the decision involving shipment delays and price loss.
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Pes Moines
Supreme Court
Ins
Ballwin & Riggs
Rock Island
Seed Corn Report Shows Need for Thorough Testing
Reports from Ames and several Iowa counties indicate abundant high quality 1915 seed and continued seed testing urgency. In Algona Kossuth county 40 samples show 65 percent strong 22 percent weak and 18 percent dead for 1915 seed. 40 percent strong 30 percent weak 30 percent dead for 1914 seed. Prof H D Hughes of Iowa State urges testing every ear before planting despite improvements.
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Iowa
Ames
Algona
Kossuth
Wright Courtly
Waverly
Bremer County
Muscatine County
H. D. Hughes
Farm Crops Department
Iowa State College
Railroads Likely Delay Iowa Fare Increase Action
A Des Moines report quotes a prominent railroad representative saying midwest lines will not rush to raise Iowa rates to Interstate Passenger fares. He notes little enforcement trouble with the new rates and plans to test them before further steps. The public is willing to give the change a fair trial.
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Des Moines
Middle West
Iowa
State House
Pony Dispatch Rider Dead in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids mourns 86 year old Aldrich a veteran Iowa railroad man who died after a brief grip illness. He rode ponies during the 1849 gold rush era served as a dispatch rider between western boom towns and helped survey the Mimola Central line across Iowa.
Jall Breaks and Prisoners Flee in Marengo
A wholesale jail delivery in Marengo freed three county jail inmates. Eugene Cahill was captured at Wintersburg while being taken to Ft. Madison for burglary. Ernest Brundage and Henry Cetlin remain at large. City electrician Roland-Joseph Oversten survived a six hour ordeal after getting stuck in a water tank while repairing it. He fell back into the tank and survived without lasting injuries.
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Marengo
Eugene Cahill
Ft. Madison
Wintersburg
Ernest Brundage
Henry Cetlin
Hue
Roland
Joseph Oversten
City Electrician
Mystery Towel Tale From Ohio Town
A Columbus based traveler recalls a southern Ohio town anecdote from the Columbus Dispatch. He describes waking towelless and hearing a jovial guest suggest stealing towels from the next door while the occupant sleeps, in a curious bathroom misadventure.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
Recipe for Gray Hair Remedy From 19th Century Ad
A vintage home remedy claims to darken gray hair by mixing water with Bay Run Barbo Compound and glycerin. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade, with low cost and no greasy residue.
No Laughing Matter In Diplomatic Notes
A witty exchange on reading newspapers reveals that the thoughtful man finds much unconscious humor in diplomatic notes while noting casual readers mostly seek world events and the occasional laugh.
Fortify Systems Against Grip With Brom Quinine Preparation
Preparedness advice promotes a Brom Quinine laxative tonic to resist colds and influenza. It notes a single Brom Quinine product with W. Grove’s signature on the box, claiming it strengthens the system.
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W. Grove
Asc
Winter Miscellany On Odd Phrases And Puzzles
The text presents a garbled mix of phrases about water, a landlord, charges, cures, names, and a hinted social scenario. It reads like a fragmented historical clipping with unclear subjects and no coherent event or clear entities to anchor a concrete news item.
Newest Remedy for Backache and Dropsy Revealed
An ad promotes Dr. Pierce’s Anurie kidney remedy for backache, rheumatism, and dropsy, claiming kidney weakness causes uric acid buildup. It urges customers to send water samples to Buffalo for free analysis and mentions the 10 cent trial package and Insurance concerns about kidney disease.
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Pierce
Invalids' Hotel
Buffalo
Anurig
Plerea
Ine Burance
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