Iowa News Briefs From Des Moines to Coralville
Des Moines region grows silo center while Logan sells farmland at 125 an acre. Emerald city notes outbreaks scarlet fever at Eagle Grove and fires in Mystic Logan LaPorte City and Iowa City. Local officials debate water, fires, roads, and public utilities. several deaths, appointments, and legal matters populate the month.
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Logan
Eagle Grove
Mystic
Noah
Good
LaPorte City
Iowa City
Dunkel
Nevada
Slossor
Forest City
Elizabeth Clare
Davis
Herman Schmidt
St. Ansgar
Atlantic North & South Railroad
Spencer Farmers Institute
R. Cremont
Des Moines
Fenton
Alice Taylor
Taylor
Pleasant
Fred Cross
Central City
Walter Milliman
Harrison County
Anamosa
Sioux City
Fort Dodge National Guard
A. B. Cumming
Mason City
Aaron Fonkin
Lanesboro
J. H. Weaver
Burlington Mall
Albert H. Nevins
Polk County
North Liberty
Dick Wassman
Ocheyedan
Harmon Ernest Johnson
Jenson
Council Bluffs
Cherokee
I. N
Charles Tribby
Mt. Pleasant
Ben Brisben
Colby Motor Factory
Milwaukee
Davenport
Suzanne Thompson
Christian Church
Hedrick
Florida
Milford
Terrace Park
West Okoboji Lake
Laura Talbot
Marshalltown
Helen Higley
Eugene Cheseman
Oxkaloosa
Red Tape and Matrimony in Paris Marriage Rules
An eb correspondent explains why a French man cannot wed. He has tried three years, as laws require signed landlord and concierge certificates for every six months lived. Birth certificates and parental consent are needed, and documents must be less than two months old. Military service or missing death certificates have halted ceremonies.
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Eva M. Seidel
Dubuque
Bac City
Mangon
John Ruffridge
Greece
Sally Christian
St. Ansgar
Alexander Moynihan
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Irve Shakelton
Boone
George J. Leming
Keokuk
Mapleton
Boone Valley Athletic Association
Algona
Thomas F. Kittrell
Waterloo
L. Morgan
Spencer
Young Women’s Association
Council Bluffs
M. A. Rea
Colesbury
Frank Andrewa
Sloan
Drake University
Algona Marshal
Lucy Sanger
DeWitt
Friendleas
Glidden
Mary
Blinn
A. H. Quinn
N. T. Weston
Colfax
H. B. McMillan
Carl Rathe
Battle Creek
M. I. Nessius
LeMars
Prussia
America
Storm Lake
Inois Central Railroad
J. Orren Kenny
Creston
Anamosa Penitentiary
John Standstone
Marric
Julius Klatt
August Wiebe
Storm Luke
Seminole Indian Medicine Company
J. EK. Seaton
John M. Smith
Plymouth County
Alice Walker
Portland
Ore
Alden
Richie Schriver
Britt
James Tunas
First National Bank of
Odebolt
St. Louis
Sac City
Paris
Fascination of the Third Rail Reflects Lethal Urge
A New York Sun piece recalls trackworkers who confront the lure of the third rail while maintaining elevated lines. The account describes crackwalkers tempted by the shining steel and sunlit aura, noting some quit their jobs to resist the deadly impulse and pondering deaths of fellow workers from the rail.
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New York Sun
Esquire Title Origin and Honorary History
The Esquire title derives from the French ecuyer and began as a shield bearer role in chivalry. Squires later became knights by deeds, while esquires gained honorary status with Richard II issuing letters patent. The medieval practice decayed, leaving knight and esquire as honorifics with no duties.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Lazy Newport Citizen Invents Rocking Chair Weeding Tautog Method
A Newport resident famed as the laziest man in town weeded his garden from a rocking chair by rocking to weed and back to uproot, and fished tautog by driving a white faced mare to the water, backing his gig to the shore, hooking a fish and being pulled out.
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Newport
Aside from Speech a Clergyman’s Misheard Question
Walter Seymour notes a quip from Ups and Downs of a Wandering Life about a sick deaf parishioner who is not a regular churchgoer. The clergyman asks what induced the visit, and the parishioner’s wife asks what the man says, leading to the misheard line about why the deuce did you send for him.
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Walter Seymour
Patron visits railroad chief through private secretary
A pompous visitor, Colonel Nurithh, tells the private secretary of the railroad president that he now rides the suburban branch, prompting a courteous, formal exchange in the Catholic Standard and Times.
Noisy ensemble quips in a playful musical quarrel
A London Telegraph quip depicts a clarinet disgustedly commenting on a noisy bass drum while a trombone agrees, joking that the drum resembles a human with a big head, making the most noise.
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London Telegraph
Shaking Hands Etiquette Noted in Lenden World
The piece observes varied grip styles in greetings, criticizing limp and overly forceful handshakes and noting most people lack proper technique as reported by Lenden World.
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Thelta
Wise and foolish politeness Across the World
Quotation attributes human behavior noting that the wise are consistently polite everywhere while fools display courtesy only in familiar settings. The remark underscores cultural expectations of civility and social presentation across societies.
Self-Consciousness and Croup Remedy Advice
A reflection on fear of judgment and duty. It notes that delaying care for croup can be dangerous, urging immediate use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children and noting it is pleasant to take and widely sold by S. H. Williams.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Chamberlain
S., H. Williams
India Schoolboy Patriots Refuse Cup Match
Kishoregram school football team members refuse to play a cup match alleging foreign manufacture. In consequence twelve head scholars are expelled. Calcutta report from the Statesman notes the incident as a disciplinary action within the school.
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India
Kishoregame
Calcutta
Statesman
Reameambar The Name. Foley's Honey and Var for all coughs
Foley's Honey and Laurel for coughs and colds and for croup bronchitis and hoarseness and influenza coughs Jay Johnson Company substitutes reshaped by Reameambar The Name in a briefadv notice.
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Foley
Reshay
Jay Johnson &Co
Neglected Abbotsford seeks tenant for famed house
The Abbotsford mansion once home to Sir Walter Scott needs a occupant. The library and antiquities are held in trust by the Edinburgh faculty dean, with heirs required to provide accommodation in five of the forty rooms for the trust.
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Abboteford
Abbotsford
Walter Scott
Faculty of Advocates
Edinburgh
Foley Kidney Pills Aid Backache and Kidney Trouble
Mrs J. S. Miller of Syracuse New York reports long suffering from kidney trouble and rheumatic backaches. After two bottles Foley Kidney Pills eliminated the pain and soreness, letting her rest comfortably. Jay Johnson Co. advertises the remedy with customer endorsement.
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Foley
Mra. J
Miller
Syracuse
N. Y
Foley Kidney
Jay Johnson & Co
Fails Victim To Thieves and Other Medley Items
A Coal City resident credits Dr King s New Life Pils with curing chronic liver and kidney trouble. An anonymous Bohemian tale warns a severed head metaphor, while Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets promise relief from indigestion constipation and bile issues. S H Williams sells the remedies.
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W. Benda
Coal City
Ala
Dr. King
S. H. Williams
Chamberlain
S. H. Willian
Yeas Indeed Burglary Tale and Prep Ads
Miss Oldgirl recounts a burglary night terror in bed where the intruders chloroformed her asleep. An advertisement urges 25 cents buys Chamberlain's Liniment for sprains and injuries and Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, with brand names Jay Johnson & Co. and Williams.
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Miss Oldgirl
Alabama Lawmakers and the Quadrennial Session
Alabama stands as the only state with a legislative seat held once every four years. Lawmakers and unmakers receive four dollars daily while the quadrennial session is capped at fifty days.
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Alabama
Union
Kidney Remedy Restores Health Says Jackson Woman
Mrs. Cora Thorp of Jackson Michigan describes an acute Bright’s disease with kidney and bladder inflammation and dizziness. A bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy relieved the attack reduced the administration and restored bladder action, prompting praise from Jay Johnson & Co.
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Cora Thorp
Jackson, Mich
Foley
Jay Johnson & Co
Liquid cures eczema where salve fails
Medieval authorities now agree that greasy salves imprison the disease germs on the skin. A true cure lies in a liquid wash. A compound of oil of wintergreen and thymus, as in the D. D. D. prescription, penetrates to the germs, destroys them, and soothes the skin. A 25 cent trial bottle will start relief.
Doan's Kidney Pills Recommended for Kidney Trouble
Estherville Iowa resident Mrs N OConnell endorses Doan's Kidney Pills as a kidney and bladder remedy. The ad touts symptoms of kidney disorder such as dark smelly urine brick dust sediment back pain and rheumatic twinges. It promotes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as US agents and lists a 50 cent price.
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Dean
Estherville
Doan
Mra
N. O'Connell
Thirteenth St
Iowa
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Tae
Brains and Hands Training Urged for Better Men
A Philadelphia North American passage argues in this twentieth century that men must strengthen their brains and train their hands to rise above unskilled labor and avoid remaining a social clod, lest they be trodden down until death.
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Philadelphia
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