Rabies Evidence Found in Johnson County Cattle
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports bacteriologist Dr Henry Albert found rabies in cattle from Johnson County. The piece recounts a dramatic scene with Senator Tillman and attorney FE Barber, detailing travel snafus and a promised Chautauqua lecture, ending with Tillman’s failure to reach Sigourney and the Iowa City plan. No further details confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Albert
Cedar Rapids
FE. C. Barber
Tillman
Wrrey
Chautauqua
Sigourney
South Carolina
Iowa City
Inturban
Iourney
Muzzle or Kill Dogs urged to curb rabies fear
Dr Albert urged Iowa City and the county to muzzle or kill dogs running at large amid rabies concerns. He cited cattle tests at the ostelecky farm near Iowa City showing hydrophobia signs and warned a broader outbreak could occur if action stops in the dog days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Eary Albert
Balad
Albert
Ostelecky Farm
Rock Island offers low round trip fares to Des Moines
The Rock Island railroad announces discounted travel to Des Moines from today through August 31 with a $3.50 round trip fare and tickets valid until September 1. This limited offer targets visitors traveling to see friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Moines
Rock Island
Demand for Chamberlain's Cholera Remedy Dwindling Stock
A Pikeville Indiana seller reports high demand for Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with stock struggles. The medicine is claimed to cure dysentery when other remedies fail and is sold by Cook & Sher and Stewart's Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Jones
Pikeville
Ind
Cook & Sher and
Stewart's
Luther Burbank Unveils Five New Plant Creations for Market
San Francisco reports Luther Burbank has prepared five new plant creations for market within a year. Highlights include the Australian star tower, Shirley poppy with Santa Rosa strain, California wind poppy, Heuchera christata foliage plant, and Patagonia vegetable squash from Chile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Burbank
San Francisco
Burbank
Santa Rosa
California
Patagonia
Chile
Variable hair cut tale from a Kansas City barber
A barber explains a new idea of a “variable” haircut in Kansas City. He describes preparing and cutting hair evenly before trimming, so a client may part it anywhere without fuss. He credits Webster for defining variable as change able and illustrates the concept with a standing joke about parting.
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Baltimore
Kansans City
George
Kansas City Times
Webster
City Shoe Stores to Close During Chautauqua
Shoe stores will close each afternoon beginning next Monday for Chautauqua, open Saturdays as usual. County offices close except the County clerk’s in the afternoons. Biggs to meet students at High School Aug 28 30 morning and evening slots. Miller & Son offer cider Tuesdays and Fridays at Crone farm one mile north four west. Dr King’s New Life Pills praised for biliousness and constipation. 25c at Stewart’s drug store.
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Dr. King
John N. Pleasant
Magnolia
Ind
Stewart's
Tent Owners Urged to Advise Tent Size Soon
The grounds committee of the Chautauqua association requests all tent holders who have not yet informed the committee of their tent size to notify at once so tents can be erected promptly. Delays will inconvenience the committee and the tent owners alike.
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The
Chautauqua Association
Thrifty farmer’s lesson warns of sudden illness
A household lesson urges preparation for sudden outbreaks of dysentery diarrhea and cholera morbus with Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy kept on hand for immediate treatment. Sold by Cook & Sherman and Stewart’s pharmacy.
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Cook & Sherman and
Stewart’s Pharmacy
Quick Lunch Habit Blamed For Domestic Unhappiness
Health chief Frank Coombs of Cleveland warns that hurried meals spark indigestion irritability and more divorces. He cites a New York World dispatch noting quick lunches ruin digestion and wreck homes more than any other single cause. He urges thorough chewing and wholesome foods to curb the trend.
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Frank Coombs
Cleveland Health Department
Cleveland
New York World
Coombs
Sweet Sixteen Banquet Honors Gilman Anniversary
A banquet and reception celebrated the sixteenth wedding anniversary of Professor and Mrs. Frank Gilman of Newark New Jersey. Hosted at Mrs. Cornelius Mercereau’s summer home in Union New York, the event featured onion blossom decor and a dinner centered entirely on onions in various preparations. The gathering drew a large number of guests and was deemed a decided success.
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Frank Gilman
Newark, N. J
Cornelius Mercereau
Union, N. Y
Binghamton N. Y
New York Tribune
No Hose at All Seaside Fad Reported
The Long Branch summer girls reportedly adopt a new beach trend by going into the surf with no covering from the knee down, wearing sandals to cope with sand and shells. The change is noted by the New York American as a startling departure in fashion.
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Long Branch
New York American
Rock Island offers $3.50 Des Moines excursion rate
The Rock Island announces a round trip fare of 3.50 to Des Moines for the State fair. A special train will depart daily next week at 5:00 a.m., except Saturday, and return from Des Moines at 10:45 p.m. Tickets are valid for return until September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Des Moines
Quieting Title Suit In Washington County Iowa 1906
In the Iowa District Court a 1906 filing by Mary K. Stiles seeks to quiet and establish her fee simple title to described real estate in Washington County. She alleges twenty years of open exclusive possession under claim of right and color of title, and that all named defendants and unknown claimants have or may have interests that should be barred. The petition seeks declaration of title in her favor and injunction against any adverse claims, noting multiple coowners and unknown claimants.
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Balaam Anderson
Nehemiah Tunis
Levi B. Anderson
James B. Anderson
James L. Thompson
Wim
H. Jenkins
Benjamin Tucker
Harriet Bennett
Erastus Bennett
Thomas J. Tucker
Mary F. Tucker
May F Tucker
Margaret Johnson
Samuel Johnson
Henry Harris
Averil Harris
Samuel B. Smith
Mary Smith
Joseph D. Nichols
Henry Swan
Elizabeth Philips
C. S Pickens
John Coppock
Hannah Essley
Jesse Moore
H. R. Anderson
Wm. H. Jarnagin
John Wolf
John Hoffa
EF. L. Essley
Zilla A. Essley
Louisa E. Nichols
Jas
T Nichols
Berta Nichols
Charley C. Nichols
Blanch Nichols
W. W. Nichols
J. W. Nichols
Joseph D Nichols
Mary A. Nichols
Susan McClintock
Susan Tomlinson
Jacob T. Stiles
Barbour, Younkin & Co
Amos W. Stiles
Alice V. Stiles
Martin T. Stiles
Maye J. Stiles
Clara B. Stiles
Jnc. R. Cooper
Elizabeth Phillips
Washington County
Iowa
Towit
Defendants
District Court
Notice to appear and defend in district court petition
Releasing and reforming instruments of record, seeking plain relief as in the petition on file. You are notified to appear and defend before noon on the second day of the next term of the district court.
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Pitchfork
Johnson County Cattle
Tewaht Ta “Toensertal College
John A. Biggs
South
Washington
Thomas McClean
Snouffer, Hughes & Co’s
Cambric
Snouffer, Hughes & Co
A. H. Burston
Suest
Mary KE. Stiles
Nernst
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Terminal
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Nernst Lamp Co
Walter Nernst
Goettinggen
Germany
Pennsylvania Terminal
New York Commercial
Iowa Gas & Electric CO
Court House
D. L. Brookhart
Evgnine Journal
T. Scott
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