Ot tumwa Chosen For 1909 Lodge Meeting
Davenport reports the 1909 department council meeting of the Patriarchs Militant 1. C. C. F. Lodge will be held in Ottumwa with C. W. Paschal named vice president and A. O. Peterson elected treasurer. Decorations suggested include multiple Rebekah lodge members from Iowa towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
Department Council of the Patriarchs Militant
C. W. Paschal
Belle Plaine
A. O. Peterson
Estherville
Davenport Case Settled In Federal Court Dismissed
In Davenport on April 30 the Mary E. Kulp vs Aetna Life Insurance case was settled and dismissed. The suit sought 5000 dollars on an accident policy held by her late husband Doctor Kulp. Aetna paid 1500 in full, and the federal court session, the shortest since its establishment here, adjourned at 3 pm with no trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Federal
Mary E. Kulp
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Hartford
McPherson
Doctor Kulp
Federal Court
Must Ride First Class in Burlington Fare Change
Burlington announces that after Friday May 1 every traveler leaving Burlington for western points must pay the first class rate. Railroads agree to drop second class fares between all points except coast points where the fare exceeds 40 dollars. All passengers in day coach Pullman tourist parlor or observation cars will pay first class fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Western Points
Coast Points
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Renewed Vigor and Health
An advertisement urges readers to take Foley's Kidney Remedy to ton up the system and gain new life. It claims to cure backache nervous exhaustion and all forms of kidney and bladder troubles and encourages starting today through Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Campbell Arrested at Brother's Deathbed in Laurel Case
James Campbell formerly of Melbourne Iowa now in Rock Island was arrested at his brother's deathbed on a three year indictment for illegal liquor sales at Laurel. He was jailed in Marshalltown and later bailed to attend the funeral by his brother R M Campbell of Marshalltown and the dead man's widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Iowa
James Campbell
Rock Island
Laurel
Campbell
Marshalltown
R. M. Campbell
Hyomei touted as cure for catarrh by Laconia reader
A testimonial claims Hyomei cured severe catarrh with nightly coughing, throat drops, and phlegm. Dr. Hart from Laconia endorses it. Lemmon's Pharmacy offers a $1 inhaler and 50 cent refills with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Z. Hart
Laconia
N. H
Lemmon
Lemmon's
Some Things to Remember
A compact collection of wry maxims on perception pride and money. The quip about a parrot and ripe experience notes irony while yellow journalism critique and Niagara turns playful. The verse ends reflecting on modesty and the burden of tax time and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Now is the time today in the good old fight
Poem urging steadfast effort and courage. Lines praise perseverance despite misfortune and fading day, urging action in the present. Attributed to James H. Allen, it emphasizes grit, work, and resolve to improve the living present rather than procrastinate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Allen
When Love Is At Its Best One Cannot Forget
A poetic exchange shows a lover seeking forgiveness as the other acknowledges self blame for forgetting. The emotional conflict lingers with the idea that intense love leaves a lasting memory. An advertisement note follows, promoting Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea for vitality, priced at 35 cents, through Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hunt Jackson
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Lemmon’s Pharmacy and
McElhinney Drug Co
Master Masons Meeting of Washington Lodge No. 26
Regular meeting of Washington lodge No. 26 A. F. and A. M. will be held Friday evening, May 1, 1908. Business petitions and closing with work on third degree. J. W. Morton, Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
J. W. Morton
Local Notes Highlight City Visits and Travel
Local column records various residents in and out of town with brief travel and visit notes. Mrs A J Nicols of Wellman shopped in the city, Miss Myrtle Gyer visited from Kansas City, and Mrs Maud Morrow plus son went to Ainsworth for a few days. Several others, including Mrs Wm Burnside and Mrs M D Smith, returned from trips or attended family matters, while Mr and Mrs Ezra Eckerman traveled to Havre for a funeral and Judge W S Russel is advertised locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Gyer
Kansas City
J. P. Hays
M. J. Adams
West Chester
Fanny Sayles
Brighton
D. C
Will Law
Hortense
Everest
Iowa
Hervey Bell
Maud Morrow
Dalton
Ainsworth
Wm. Burnside
Oskaloosa
Henderson
M. D. Smith
Des Moines
W. S. Russel
Ottumwa Seed Co
Marbourg & Helwick
Warren Williams
Crawfordsville
Ezra Eckerman
Keota
Havre
J. B. Eckerman
F. M. Smith
John McConahey
Thomas Smylie
Will Walker
M. I. Yard
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SOL, Rich & CO
East Side Square
John Shields
Vienna
Opera House
Geo. Peck
South Dakota Lands
D. A. Chalmers
C. C. F. Lodge
Plac
Alma A. Little
Plymouth Star
Kingsley
Joseph Berkley
Logan Rebekah
Mingo
Rose Helminger
Clio
Rebekah
New Sharon
Bessie Ames
Oklaloosa
Ida Standish
Waterloo
Rebekah Lodge
Georgiana Payne
Belvidere
Moville
Mary Ball
Chevalier W. H. Ball
Canton Bayard
Newton
Helen Prescott
Queen Rebekah
Mason City
Emma F. McMurray
Margaret Rebekah
Ella M. Harvey
Decorah
Capt
William Brown
Canton Halcyon
Dubuque
Brother
Master Masons
A.w.chase Medicine Co
Buffalo,n.y J
Eatio
W. Chase
Intment A
A. J. Nicols
Wellman
Eaton
Lee Ward
W. E. Walker
Work & Meek
West Side
Foster
North Side
Edwin Griffith
Reid’s
Yellow
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