Short Line Road Books Guts Work and Guides Iowa Auto Travel
The small 1.0 A Short Line road book has been issued with Atty W. M. Keeley as president of the local good roads association holding several copies. It maps the Iowa route from Davenport to Council Bluffs with turns landmarks cemeteries windmills churches schools residences and more. A companion Hubenger's Automobile and Good Roads Atlas of Iowa is also available for viewing at Keeley's office or the Journal office. It highlights the state’s good roads including Washington County with a full page and illustrations. These books aid motorists traveling the dirt highways across Iowa.
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W. M. Keeley
Good Roads Association
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Hubenger
Keeley
Journal
Washington County
Washington City
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
Local advert touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy prescribed by leading physicians. Claims internal action, non quack status, and offers testimonials. Promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation with Toledo address and drugstore distribution.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Wash Day Warms a Gloomy Anniversary Tale
A humorous essay on Monday wash day portrays the torment of household chores. It contrasts white and buff washing and notes a husband’s near inevitable misery, jokes about domestic politics, fatigue, and the ritual of laundry under strain. It highlights marital dynamics and gender roles with period humor.
Meritorious Chamberlain remedy praised by Lindsay Scott
Lindsay Scott of Temple Indiana extols a medicine called Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as meritorious. The product is offered for sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy with claims it would lessen suffering if all medicines were as effective.
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Meritorius
Lindsay Scott
Temple
Ind
Lemmon
Pharma
Passing Rules for Autos and Wagons on Public Highways
An Iowa reader explains the traffic law for horse teams and automobiles. When two vehicles meet the wagon driver should turn right and the automobile may pass on the left. If overtaken the wagonist should again move right to allow passing. Both sides should be considerate to reduce accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Parmer
Mysterious death of R. L. Huston in Madison County
The Madison County Savings Bank cashier R L Huston was found dead at his home during a rain storm. Police believe two gunshots caused his death in unclear circumstances, with suicide and murder theories circulating among family and neighbors. The victim was highly regarded and had recently lived in the area. A chicken thief theory emerged but lacked solid evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winterset
Aug. St
R.L. Huston
Madison County Savings Bank
Huston
Patent grants listed for Iowa inventors this week
Washington patent attorneys Mesers Davin and Davis report Iowa citizens receiving patents this week. Listed are Bergstrom Boone Curtain holder. Bettendorf Box car construction. Waterloo Friction pulley. Anamosa Selective signal. Dubuque Truck CC artist. Riceville Transmission gearing. Fairfield Liquid fuel burner. Ona Wa Machine for forming cement tiles. Burlington Try-square. East Pleasant Plain Brake. Chester stream ripener. Betrender Grain door for box cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
A. Ll. Clark
Dubuque
Riceville
Harper
Fairfield
Currency in France and a rural remedy endorsement
Currency in France totals 5,911,000,000 in circulation. Farmer Mr. W. Gunagalus near Fleming Pennsylvania says his family has used Chamberlain's Calic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for fourteen years and praises its effectiveness. Sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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France
W. Gunagalus
Fleming
Chamberlain
Lemmon
Grow 200 to 400 bushels per acre says potat o expert
Des Moines reports government potato expert Eugene H. Grubb urges Iowa farmers to plant whole potatoes rather than cutting them. He notes the seed quality and planting method impact yields and plant vigor at the state fair in Ames under Dean Curtiss.
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Des Moines
Eugene H. Grubb
Lowa
Mr. Grubb
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Lowa State College
Ames
Reverend Jenkins Returns from Ocean Voyage
Rev. John Alexander Jenkins of Omaha arrived in Iowa City after a sea crossing to Wales. His steamship to Montreal passed near icebergs near the Titanic site, delaying the voyage for several hours but causing no damage.
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Iowa City
John Alexander Jenkins
Omaha
Nebr
Wales
Montreal
Fifty Years Ago Today Aug. 31 1862 War Alarm Consolidates Washington
The Army of Virginia retreating behind Washington fortifications after defeat at Second Bull Run. Lee's army advances toward the upper Potomac while McClellan's forces cover Pope's retreat from Manassas to the capital. Nationwide alarm over the military situation grips the nation.
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Virginia
Second Bull Run
Washington
Lee
Upper Potomac
McClellan
Peninsula
Centerville
Pope
Manassas
Capital
Fifty Years Ago on Sunday September 1
The article recalls Stonewall Jacksons corps attacking the Federal army during its retreat toward Washington. It notes the deaths of Generals Stevens and Philip Kearny, with Kearny killed inside Confederate lines, and mentions a bilateral commission being formed by the United States and Great Britain to settle the Canadian fisheries question, Joseph Chamberlain heading the British side.
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Stonewall
United States
Great Britain
Joseph Chamberlain
Iowa Opportunity Arises From Butter Trade Figures
Business note outlines large butter quantities and a substantial sum in dollars, highlighting Iowa's potential economic angle. It signals a question of value and feasibility for the state’s dairy sector and markets.
Child not rabies victim after cat bite in Iowa
Iowa City experts conclude the Rockwell City girl is not a hydro phobia case and the cat that bit her did not have rabies. The cat died soon after the bite and the girl's hand swelled, prompting concern and a rushed Iowa City consultation.
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Iowa City
Carl Sehlaechter
Rockwell City
Way Be Victim Of Pool Play
J F Henzil, a Benton county farmer of Belle Plaine area, has been missing since August 19 after visiting Cedar Rapids for business. His father in law says hope fades. clues are scarce and authorities suspect foul play due to a substantial amount of money involved and his past peaceful conduct.
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Vinton
J. F. Henzil
Benton County
Hl. B. Edwards
Henzil
Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Newsman Promoted to AP East Division Chief
Jackson Silicott formerly of Des Moines Waterloo and Sioux City will become superintendent of the eastern division of the Associated Press with headquarters in New York. He now runs the AP Washington bureau and arrived in the capital about ten years ago.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
Associated Press
Jackson Silicott
Des Moines
Waterloo
Sioux City
New York
Ellicott
Washington
Remedy Claim From Oriole Patient Promotes Chamberlain Product
A reader from Oriole Pennsylvania reports being cured of diarrhoea by one dose of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The note states there is nothing better and that Lemmons Pharmacy has it for sale.
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M. BE Gebhardt
Lemmon
Iowa Creamery Production and Value Rise Pushed by Cow Yields
Des Moines reports Iowa farms produce about 100 million pounds of creamery annually, worth $30 million at 30 cents a pound. The average cow yields 140 pounds of butter per year, with a 50 pound rise adding $18.75 million statewide and 100 pound rise adding $37.1 million. The top Iowa county averages 1,745 pounds per square mile, suggesting statewide uniform yield would be equally large per square mile.
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Des Moines
W. B. Barney
Lowa
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STECK
Steck’s Jewelry Store
Short Line Road Books Gut
Towa
Aptoists
LAW
Try
Patent Report
Holder
W. P. Bettendorf
Bettendorf—Box Car Construction
Cruther
Friection Pul
S. Hartwell and
L. C. Sears
PL A. Larson
Burlington Try-square
Mineart
East Pleasant Plain
Car
Plummer, Chester—tream Rip
Ener
AO. HE. Steinman
Box Ars
Gul Beppen
Cat
NEW York Press Service
C.M. & F. Clothing CO
Chas H. Keck
Frank R. Sage
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
Owa
See Gas Co
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