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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
2
The Topeka Capital defends William AL Ten Winter against jeers over his efforts to clean the town. It lauds his fight against vice and praises Emporia’s editor for bold, moral reporting. Also features Christmas gift guidance and humor from readers.
A humorous boisterous verse rails against foreign menu names and pricey plates, urging readers to seek simple Yankee pumpkin pie. The speaker mocks haute cuisine while praising roast beef and familiar comforts, insisting nothing beats a solid slice of pumpkin pie for satisfaction.
A garbled fashion vignette praises a stylish woman with costly accessories and impeccable nails, interwoven with a comic remark about marriage costs. The scene shifts to a stage interruption as a stenographer announces a call to Dr. Dinkelspiker, prompting applause as he exits with hat and cane.
Mary Bell Kirk dies after refusing to wed desperado Big Mose Evans who fired at her near a Tug River home. Evans fled to West Virginia mountains. Kirk family vows vengeance. Evans, long seen as violent, is under indictment as an accessory in a 1902 murder.
The speaker longs for a return to the old town after twenty years in Kansas and recalls a beloved band. He fondly mentions marching tunes and names like Gill Lindsey Eastman Nate Snow War Barey and Jim, dreaming of hearing the old group play and sing such tunes as John Brown's Body and The Camels Is A Comin In a nostalgic voice. He imagines the band’s music drawing him back West to stay and hear the old band play once more.
The Hurtis Opera House hosts Bam T Jack's Burlesquers on Tuesday December 23 featuring two scenes a county prison and a parigan palace. Also Burns Opera House presents Der 14 with Pinero's Iris starring Jeanne Towler Saturday December 13 and 15. the drama is praised for its brutal realism and ethical themes.
Richmond Virginias political climate heats as retaliation rumors surface if Congress passes Blatt bill. Possible measure would reshuffle districts to reduce Virginias lone Republican representative.
A Virginia testimonial reports three years of bronchitis cured after using Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. The ad claims effectiveness for coughs throat troubles pneumonia and grip, with trial bottles free and regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar 90 cents.
Senator elect Waggener Bailey Waggener will introduce two bills in the Kansas legislature this winter to repeal all divorce laws, making it impossible to obtain a divorce. He argues this would remove the divorce option and force married people to bear responsibility, noting arguments about childless couples and the hardship of divorce.
A patient from Ottumwa Iowa narrates long struggle with eczema, trying numerous ointments and soaps with little relief until using a Swift Company remedy. After years of breaks and partial improvement, seven bottles supposedly cured him completely with no spots remaining. The ad promises a free book on skin diseases and free medical advice from the Swift Company in Atlanta.
Minnneapolis dec 9 the culmination of a romantic elopement of two young Hawkeye lovers swelled the population by two Lyle Merritt of Webster City and Eva West 20 of Webster City eloped last Friday after Eva left a note for her mother Mrs Edward West. They traveled to Minneapolis by train and were reportedly married at the Dundee Hotel. The couple remained as guests at the Dundee next morning while newspaper men sought them. Lyle Merritt 23, chosen as an exemplary young man, had won Mrs West approval though she could not bear to lose her daughter from home.
Public health notice warns against using catarrh ointments containing mercury as they harm smell and the nervous system. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, claimed mercury free and taken internally to treat blood and mucous surfaces. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In a reply to Thomas H Carter president of the National World's Fur commission Bt. Toms, De S says no information of dissatisfaction with jury findings on awards has reached him or the Exhibitors' Association. He notes no complaints have been lodged by exhibitors or jurors regarding awards or administration.
The National Commission Co. with four city offices and forty statewide branches suspended today due to market contingencies. A notice to correspondents cited stock and grain market volatility and pledged temporary suspension while relying on correspondent indulgence. The main office said continued market bull movement contributed to the failure.
A December 3 Madison gathering of La Follette supporters hints Governor La Follette could be nominated for the United States Senate. Strong backing among big donors grows for his candidacy, though a potential deadlock could spark a stampede toward him. Supporters of Judge Webb have asked the governor to declare his intentions. if he pledges, others may withdraw.
Estate sale offers a city water and sewer level lot at Fourteenth Street close to cars, and a 177 acre farm priced at $43 per acre for 30 days. Improvements may trade for city property. Mortgage option at 4.5 percent. Farm located 12 miles from the city.
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