Rock Island plans short cut off to Eldon Iowa line
Des Moines Capital reports Rock Island Railroad plans a new cut off from Eldon to the north aiming to speed service to Chicago and Kansas City. The project would shift fast trains to the shorter route while keeping a through Chicago train on the old line.
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Des Moines Daily Capital
Renton
Rock Island Rayroad Company
Centerville
Bloomfield
Moulton
Iowa
Sionville
Harris
E. Wickham
Rock Island
Eldon
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Chicago
Allerton
Lineville
Seymour
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Spickard
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Mercer
Missouri
Lineile
Grundy
Mercer Counties
Grand River Valley
Chicago Kansas City
Burlington, Alton
Wabash
Milwaukee
Santa Fe
Trenton
Kansas City
Night Was Her Terror Cured By New Discovery
Mrs. Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana endured nightly coughing and blood spitting from consumption. Three bottles of Dr King s New Discovery costing one dollar each cured her and she gained 68 pounds. It promises to cure coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and lung troubles with trial bottles free at Noah Martin s drug store.
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Chas. Applegate
Alexandria
Ind
Dr. King
Noah Martin
S.S.S
SS. S
Smith
Noblesville
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Reduction of War Revenue Taxes Reported by Conference
The House and Senate conference committee notes a total war tax cut of 41 million dollars. The measure eliminates taxes on business necessities and proprietary medicines while easing levies on tobacco and beer. It emphasizes removing taxes from useful privileges and targeting luxuries, aligning with a calmer postwar fiscal approach.
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House
Senate
Congress
Journal
Ancient Gospel Fragment Found in Sacred Papyrus
Rev Dr William C Winslow announces discovery of an ancient papyrus fragment of Matthew from Oxyrhynchus near Cairo. Dating estimates range 50 to 100 years after 1st century, making it possibly the oldest Gospel fragment. Other papyri of Homer, Thucydides and Euclid also noted in the collection.
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Boston
Mass
William C. Winslow
Egypt Exploration Fund
Winslow
Oxytuynolius
Cairo
Mary
Whitmston
Homer
Thucydides
Euclid
Cure the Grid Rest and Dr Miles Remedies
Advice from a famous physician urges rest for weakened nerves and severe attacks. It recommends drinking water, keeping bowels open with Miles pills, using Nervine for sleep, Pain Pills for fever and aches, and promises relief with Miles remedies sold with a money back guarantee.
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Miles
Dr. Miles
Gap
Fresh outcry on unequal county taxation in Shelby and Macon
Shelby county covers 816 826 acres valued at 892 per acre while Macon spans 516 656 acres at 722 per acre. Town lots vary in value with Shelby at 274.70 and Macon at 174.82, and county money figures show Shelby at 966 605 versus Macon at 614 555. The editorial accuses wealthier residents of underpaying and calls for a fairer tax plan.
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Shelby County
Macon County
Macon
Bonda, &c
Shelby
Macon City
Shelbyville Herald
Strikes a Rich Find
A Lan caster man F J Green credits Electric Bitters with curing chronic indigestion and nervous debility after years of struggle. He says his wife has stayed in excellent health for years and praises the remedy for female troubles. Satisfaction guaranteed at 60 cents by Noah Martin, druggist.
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F. J. Green
Lancaster
N. H
Noah Martin
Curious Epitaphs From Graveyard Inscriptions
A Detroit Free Press note presents two odd epitaphs. One honors a conscience-stricken husband memorializing his wife with a religious hope and a wry punchline about being John Ford's wife. The Grantham churchyard epitaph mocks Miss Annabel Young with a May first tongue-taming quip.
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Detroit Free Press
Mary Ford
Tophot
John Ford
Grantham
Clay
Annabel Young
Infection spread from vaccination case in Canton Missouri
In Canton a vaccination caused by exposure to virus spreads through shared vaseline. A young man developed a sore arm and the sister, using the same bottle on a lip lesion, now has swelling and a lasting scar. Doctors expect no severe outcome but note ongoing discomfort and potential facial scarring.
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Canton
Pain Balm praised for quick relief in rheumatism
Vindicator notes two cases where Chamberlain's Pain Balm provided rapid relief for rheumatic shoulder and thigh pain after two applications. Also mentions a Bonner Springs man who attempted a gold theft, was captured after resistance, and praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by Noah Martin. Iowa adds 300 rural free delivery routes with 562 more applications, aiming for permanency.
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Rutherfordton
N.C
Chamberlain
Noah Martin
Iowa
Cough Remedy Endorsed For Children In Petersburg
F P Moran a Petersburg baker recommends Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children with bad coughs and whooping cough saying it gives perfect satisfaction and contains no opium or harmful drugs. Sold by Noah Martin. C B Q Railway contracts finish double tracks across Iowa from Creston to Ottumwa.
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Chamberlain
F. P Moran
Petersburg
Noah Martin
State of
Iowa
Creston
Ottumwa
Local Unionville Notice From Putnam County March 1 1901
E WN Monroz Prest CG 4 Mippitron Sec Unionville Putnam County file a notice dated March 1 1901. The fragment lists names and roles indicating a formal filing or registration in Unionville with Putnam County records.
Nerves Cured by Luckity’s Nerve Compound Woman’s Recovery
An elderly patient suffered three years of nervous prostration. After taking two bottles of Luckity's Calery Nerve Compound she recovered fully. She now hardly feels her nerves, claiming a remarkable cure sold by A. W. Lane.
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A. W. Lane
Third Amendment Reappears on Ballot After Fall Victory
A third amendment that carried at last fall’s election will again be sent to voters at the next general election. A resolution approving the measure passed both chambers in Jefferson City last Friday. Theoretically mortgage taxes are permissible but in practice they raise interest rates by two percent.
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Senate
Jefferson City
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