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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1904
Page
7
A terse notice urges homeowners to consult qualified plumbers before or after work, warning of defects from unskilled labor and stressing timely service when plumbing issues arise. The fragment cites excuses or sickness in families and urges readers to contact a plumber promptly.
A local notice advertises a fresh import of Dutch bulbs including tulips in assorted colors at ten cents per bulb, crocus in all colors by the dozen, and narcissus varieties by the dozen. The stock is described as complete and the bulbs as the finest obtainable.
Multiple properties for sale include a six room house with large barn and cellar on Main near Locust with sewer and city water. a four room house at Twelfth and Scott with barn and level lot. several acres of land near the city with improvements. a six room new house on Main Street near Central Park. and a group of houses and rents with sewer and water. Also listed are insurance options and a prompt to list property.
Friends of Minnie Dunn, jailed in Omaha for complicity in the Metcalfe diamond robbery, have failed to raise $1,000 bail. She remains with Janior Gallup, hopes for bond, and faces testimony from Geo. B. Burrer and H. S. Gueker at the grand jury. Barker and Dolan confessed to burglarizing Metcalfe's place, taking diamonds and cash from a desk.
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin Kate McGrath and Miss Cecelis Brown prominent local women clashed in justice court over a fence Brown claimed McGrath moved to infringe on her land. The judge ruled McGrath had the right to alter the fence as the car engineer testified.
An advertisement proclaims Hucklen's Amica Save as a universal cure for Burns Sores Bruises Cuts Boils Ulcers Skin Eruptions and Piles. The ad notes a price of 260 and a satisfaction guarantee by Frank Nudler, Druggist.
Bruiin Oct 3 Ex Health Commissioner Leiterle of New York is here studying German street cleaning sewage disposal and other municipal works and also pure food regulations and methods.
West Chester reports Antonio Cosuto, condemned for the murder of Nicola Digtua in February, hanged himself with a rope made from his bed clothes in his cell. The suicide ends the case as authorities close the file on the condemned crime.
One of many cases from Summerton D C where H A Tisdale suffered twenty years with piles. After various remedies failed, DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve provided relief and cures, advertised as a genuine Chicago product from E C DeWitt & Co. Also claimed to cure cuts bruises eczema ringworm skin diseases and more sold by all druggists.
Sioux Falls reports a dramatic jail escape attempt led by J H Wilson and an accomplice. Deputy Sheriff William Crook was attacked with a gas pipe but survived. Wilson and Ry a fled but were pursued by a crowd and captured. Wilson faces forgery charges and is wanted in several cities.
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for Hall's Catarrh Cure and includes endorsements from Cheney and Co. Toledo and Walding, Kn & Marvin Wholesale Iragglery. It touts Ball's Catarrh Cure and Hull's amity Pills, claiming internal blood health benefits and urging readers to buy at two cents per bottle through druggists.
Governor Herrick reprieved Lewis Harmen and ordered the Pardons Board to consider Harmon's case at its meeting October 13. Otis Lovelelend, linked to farmer Geyer’s murder, received a stay of execution. A prison sentence review was moved to October 21 with Father Kelly and several others, including Harman’s attorneys, interceding with the governor.
Heirs of Bertha M Colbest contest the California heiress will after her 2 million dollar estate left to traveling companion Etta M Warren. San Francisco lawyers prepare in New York arguing the testatrix was not of sound mind when she signed the will. Deutschland crew members have been interviewed claiming to represent the heirs.
A Burlington branch train between Orleans Nelson and St Francis Nebrask a was lifted bodily by a tornado Tuesday evening at 30 miles per hour. The rear coach carried passengers who escaped injuries, with the engine tender remaining on track. Cars were wrecked but no one was hurt, and the train resumed once the storm passed.
Mrs. Meredith argues state endorsed marriages for a decade may arise and be regulated. Elsa Wheeler Wilcox counters that the present marriage system mostly pleases couples, old fashioned ideals endure, and the public should not assume widespread discontent.
The piece profiles Hon. David Meekison and his rise from mayor to congressman, then shifts to an extended Peruna patent medicine promotion. It cites testimonials from A M Skord and others about catarrh relief, claims Peruna cures stomach dyspepsia via mucous membranes, and invites readers to write to Dr Hartman for guidance.
In Scott County Iowa a sheriff sale is ordered under a special execution from the Clerk of the District Court. The real estate described as West Thirty three feet of Lot Three in Block Thirty two of the original Town Davenport is to be sold at public auction at the Court House door on Monday October 9 between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM to satisfy a debt of 4000 plus 1980 and 3040 costs with interest. Attorney for plaintiff is Suaran and Doxegan.
A grocer or landlord extending credit may suggest borrowing money to clear obligations and begin anew. The lender offers loans secured by furniture, piano, horses, wagons or personal property, with repayment arranged to suit the borrower. Use of money and property is allowed while security remains in possession.
Low one way rates to Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas promoted. Second class colonist tickets available through J A Miller and P L Hinrichs. Daily Davenport to California service from Sept 15 to Oct 15 with two cars, one via Kansas City El Paso, the other via Omaha Denver Salt Lake City. Reservations at depot or city offices.
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