Doan's Kidney Pills Proclaimed Cure by Engineer
Estherville citizens suffer back pain and fatigue from kidney trouble. A railroad engineer, G. D. Wilkins of Fourth Street, credits four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills with curing his kidney complaint and restoring health. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY, sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Estherville
Dean
G.D. Wilkins
Fourth Street
Iowa
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Southern song notes and the appeal of Dixie tunes
The New Beaufort leads in a clean well ventilated room with modern conveniences and popular rates. Details include 75e and 1.00 per day opposite the post office. Southern songs appeal across regions more than to the South, with Duke of Dixte and tunes by New York and Detroit composers. The piece highlights “On Mobile Bay” as a featured chorus with imagery of banjos and cotton fields.
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Beaufort
South
Dixte
New York
Foster
Detroit
Chas. N. Daniels
Darkies
Mobile Bay
Speaking dog Don of Hamburg a remarkable animal feat
Chicago reports that the May issue of Technical World Magazine will publish the first authentic description of a speaking dog named Don from Hamburg Germany. The article notes expert interest and asserts Don is authentic and unique, capable of real speech and communication with his master.
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Chicago
Technical World Magazine
Don
Hamburg
Germany
Technical World
America
Talking dog Don inspires scientific curiosity and fear
A dog named Don speaks like a human, impressing Dr Pfaongst and Dr Wosseler who test him and record his speech as human words. Authorities note minor pronunciation differences but confirm the device-like vocal ability. Also referenced is an Admiral and a formality anecdote aboard ship.
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Pfaongst
Wosseler
Hamburg Zoological Gardens
Don
Early American Mail Service Rates and Civil War Flour Cache
The article recalls colonial mail beginnings in 1677 with John Hayward and lists 1792 rates for letters by distance. It also reports Civil War era finds in Manassas Virginia where workers uncovered a three foot trench packed with barrels of flour, staves, and decayed white material believed to be flour, hidden by Confederates during evacuation.
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Boston
John Hayward
Main Street
Manassus
Makassas
Number of Heathens in World Religions
In world religions those called heathen outnumber other groups. Muslims, Buddhists, Brahmins and all non Christians except Jews total about 1,406,000,000, leaving roughly 448,000,000 for Roman Catholics Protestants Armenians Greek and Abyssinian Catholics and Jews.
Laborer Finds Hidden Savings Bank Book in Coat
Copenhagen laborer Christiansen bought an old overcoat two years ago and found a savings bank book with 2230 dollars inside after cutting open the back. He reported it to police but could not locate the original owner, so the treasure was awarded to him.
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Christiansen
Copenhagen
Officials Forced to Graft in Colonial System
The article notes Hol land's colonial government pays resident officials extremely low salaries. In Larnea the governor earns not more than $00 annually yet must live in the state. Faced with starvation, officials are forced to graft to survive.
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Holland
Larnea
No Unemployed Hens. Fraction of wealth by a hen
The piece asks what fraction of the nation's wealth a typical extraordinary hen consumes in a year. It notes that egg owners understand the small share of living expenses paid by the man who gets the eggs and the large portion of the hen's diet that seems beyond belief.
Iowa Briefs Chronicle Local News Across The State
A wide range of Iowa items include Mrs. Edwin Hancock of Dubuque dead at 90. Creston man Ir. Lee, 14, missing since March 24. Dubuque canning plant to expand. Waterloo schools chief resigns for Waverly post. Davenport bishop Morrison confirms class in Ottumwa Trinity church. Boone hotel thief steals $40 from phone booths. Lehigh bank cashier Woodard elected councilman. Independence Canning Ship to expand with new factory. Fire at Dubuane destroys hot house and poultry house. 90 fancy chickens perished. Knoke elevator burns with 6000 bushels of grain. insured. Accidents at Kelley and Roe injure two, a boy and a rider. Holstein youth Fred Scheel shoots self in room above Brick restaurant. Clinton park plan contracts awarded to Simonds. Lyon County Fair surplus of 3000 to fund improvements. Dubuque merchants form commercial association. Oelwein Mothers club to equip domestic science room. Williams Grosse sues mother in law for 7500. Storm kills forty seven sheep near Pocahontas. Susan Burroughs sues for 2500 after auto accident. Guthrie Center man loses leg at saw. Cadiz Sentinel relic highlights Mexican War. Fire damages Fred Lenz home at Lone Tree. occupants escape. Brinkerhoff stockholders seek receiver in Clinton. William Brick retires from Chicago Northwestern. mourns daughter. Glenn Stine sued for automobile payment while on coast trip. Norlan Snow alleges Stine has not paid on vehicle.
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Edwin Hancock
Dubuque
Ir. Lee
Creston
Dunlap
W. I. Griffith
Waterloo
Waverly
Theodore N. Morrison
Davenport
Iowa
Ottumwa
Trinity Church
Holst
Boone
C. J. Woodard
Lehigh First National Bank
George Edgington
Minnesota
Independence Canning Corporation
B. W. Lacy
Dubuane
Knoke
John Knoke
Kelley
Clyde
Roe
Frank Knox
Fred Scheel
Carl Scheel
Holstein
Fred Rohrer
Clinton Board of Park Commissioners
O. C. Simonds
Chicago
Clinton Park
DeWitt Park River
Main Street
Lyons
Lyon County Fair Association
Rock Rapids
Oelwein Mothers’ Club
Harlan
Wiliams
Grosse
Glenwood
Eliza Stout
C. W. Gilchrist
Pocahontas
Susan Burroughs
Allison
H. IF. ‘Wild
Chauncey Aldrich
Guthrie Center
Aldrich
Cadiz Sentinel
Williams & Stuart
Cadiz
Ohio
George W. Crooke
Fred Lenz
Lone Tree
Ed Munn
Brinkerhoff
Clinton
J. H. Helena
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
William Brick
Clinton Bridge
Glenn Stine
Fort Dodge
Pacific Coast
Norlan Snow
Stine
Merital Kidney and Backache Remedy Ad Promises Quick Cure
An advertisement touts Merital Kidney and Backache Remedy from the American Drug and Press Association. For 60 cents, it claims to purify the system and restore kidney function, with decorah Iowa offices handling orders. A testimonial from Mrs. F Marti cites Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as effective for a child's bronchial cough. A Lost item note requests the return of a small kid glove to Halversons millinery store.
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American Drug and Press Association
Association
Decorah
Iowa
Never Out of Work Pills Ad Claims New Life Health
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as the busiest little health aids. It promises sugar coated globules that convert weakness to strength and energy, curing constipationheadache chills dyspepsia malaria, with a price of 60 cents sold by H Williams.
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Dr. King
S. H. Williams
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