Iowa Central Engineer Mose Arquette Retired After 44 Years
Mose Arquette of Marshalltown, renowned Iowa Central railroader, retires at 69 on a $65 pension after 44 years in service with 39 as an engineer. He joined the Iowa Central in 1869, never wrecked or injured, and helped open Mason City on the line. For 16 years he ran the Nos. 8 and 9 passenger runs, remaining at the throttle longer than many contemporaries.
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Peoria
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Headache Sufferers Sing Praises of Dr Miles Pills
Mrs M Churchill of Penacook New Hampshire urges others to try Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for headaches caused by minor exertion. She notes relief is quick and gentle on the stomach. The ad claims a money back guarantee if not beneficial and encourages readers to obtain a package from a local druggist.
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State Teachers College Renames Iowa Normal School
Iowa changes the old Iowa State Normal School to State Teachers College to qualify for Carnegie pension funds. The move erases the term normal from buildings, books, stationery, and catalogs under President Seerley.
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Iowa State Normal School
Seerley
State Teachers’ College of Iowa
the Normal
Arquette Born In Syracuse and Early Westward Life
Arquette was born November 4, 1839, in Syracuse New York and moved west with his parents to Dubuque as a youth. The text notes a long French ancestry, with his father living into his nineties and his grandfather reaching a century. A new venting device by H T Minnitt uses stamped bosses in a glass or metal panel that direct air inward or outward depending on orientation, creating a wind-driven current regardless of wind direction.
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Dated Sandwiches Change London Sandwich Habit
London adopts a new sandwich idea by Stuber Delicacies dated April 13 1909. The fresh sandwich is sealed in glass with tissue and carries a date sticker to ensure it is eaten the same day. Customers pay threepence for the current date meal.
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London Dally Mall
Lincoln elects Don L Love mayor amid liquor ban
Don L. Love elected mayor of Lincoln Nebraska by about 600 votes as city votes to end saloon operations and enforce closing hours. Love, Iowa educated and Lincoln lawyer, previously on the city board of education where he served two years and led as president last year. He defeated A H Hutton after W A Selleck withdrew from the Republican mayoral race.
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Dolliver Savings Bank Statement May Report
The Dolliver Savings Bank filed a condition report under Iowa law with the Auditor of State on May 7. The document lists assets including cash, notes and other debts, and describes liabilities such as capital stock deposits and various funds. It names Bankers National Bank Cedar Rapids National Bank Iowa Nations Bank Des Moines First National Bank and others as banking relations, with totals for assets and liabilities and signatures of officers and notary.
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Moon law intrigues Iowans as saloon limits debated
Senator FE G Moon of Wapello county backs a late session bill restricting liquor sales. The measure sets a limit of one saloon per 1000 inhabitants after petitions expire, unless a felonious conviction alters consent. Cities may renew or withdraw existing permissions under stated conditions, with penalties for violations.
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Wapello County
Iowa
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No Use for Bills and a Loafer Boss in Wartime
The excerpt portrays a comic dialogue about a manager unreachable for bills and an office boy reporting the boss is out. A verse line mocks a busy bee and the habit of loafing. A critic laments national rivalry in shipbuilding and jokes about repeating the process as engineers boast the ship cannot be built much larger.
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Puck
Seeing Is Believing Insane Doctor Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a recovered typhoid patient Isaac balks at paying four weeks of calls, insisting only three weeks were charged. The doctor counters that daily visits occurred, noting one delirious week. A separate squabble ends with a witty retort about sensitivity.
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Shabby Shakespeare Seeks Help with Hamlet Omelet Joke
In a playful pet sketch a heavy tragedian visits a cottage and tells a lady he is an actor in distress. She offers Hamlet. he replies he would prefer an omelet, a quip framing the comic scene. Nosole Nero questions the unlikely tale.
What Becomes of That Young Man at the Seashore
A witty exchange recalls a summer proposal at the seashore. The abroad girl asks about the suitor, and the homebound woman responds she has him under her thumb. The dialogue hints at a playful tale of romance and hypnotic art.
Banquet Banter Sparks A Jokester Jest
A dialogue reveals Jinx claiming he prepared a speech at the banquet last night and then admitting he did craft one. The remarks play on humor about a speech he supposedly made. The exchange underscores a light, witty moment between attendees.
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Parental Kick and Family Ties in a Veiled Message
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century voice piece features a father sketching a veiled warning about a young man visiting for his daughter. The dialogue hints at charity and hospitality contrasted with concern over intentions in a social setting.
Usually Teacher What is a Laplander
A terse courtroom exchange defines a Laplander as a term an awkward man might be asked to explain in a crowded street car setting. The judge frames the remark as a linguistic curiosity within a moral lesson.
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