City Council to Advertise Bids for Twelve Blocks Brick Paving
An adjourned city council meeting approved reading and adoption of detailed brick paving specifications for twelve blocks in the business district. Clerk authorized to advertise bids with opening on January 15, 1903 at 1 PM. Sewer permits granted to Miles Bradford William Hollingsworth and Dr Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecity Council
Wilson
Councimen
Teal
Miller
Hebener
Milwaukee
Miles Bradford
Wm. Hollingsworth
Dr. Hay
Teams for all kinds of work by J. D. Daniels
An advertisement lists teams for hire with contact by J. D. Daniels and telephone number 266. The note is brief and offers services for various labor needs.
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J. D. Daniels
Night school to include fire versus water debate
Rural Route No. R eport notes a debate on the topic Resolved that fire is more destructive to property than water while night classes proceed. Mrs George Hopping is sick with neuralgia and local families are hosting visitors as they adjust. John Tucker and Edith Beanblossom wed quietly with Rev J I Dimmitt in attendance last Tuesday. Susie Hopping begins the winter term at Franklin No 1 district school earning a record monthly wage of 48 dollars.
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Committee On Music
George Hopping
Mart Scranton’s
Tena Hoxworth
Ed Statlers
John Tucker
Edith Beanblossom
Sarah Chilcote
J. I. Dimmitt
Susie Hopping
Franklin School
Remedy for bilious attacks advertised for sale
An advertisement urges taking a double dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at first signs of illness to ward off an attack. It claims hundreds use the remedy with perfect success and lists Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman as sellers.
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Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
New Election Ordered for Fifty-Fourth Regiment Lieutenant Colonel
Adjutant General Byers issues orders for a fresh election in the Fifty-Fourth Regiment to fill the vacant lieutenant colonel post. The vote is set for Monday December 22 after the December 5 election failed to produce a winner. Candidates include Majors F W Bishop Muscatine J A Dunlap Keokuk and R B Lambert Newton.
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Byers
Lienant
F. W. Bishop
Muscatine
J. A. Dunlap
Keokuk
RB. E. Lambert
Newton
Doctor’s New Life Pills Claim Quick Cure for Ills
A reader from Jamohamede, Indiana, says his wife was unable to be helped by good physicians but was cured by Dr. King’s New Life Pills. The pills treat stomach and liver troubles and constipation. Available for 25 cents at Stewart drug store.
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M. M. Austin
Iaohamede
Ind
McClure's Magazine Reports Record Year and Expanded Plans
McClure's Magazine announces its most successful year, a permanent enlargement for broader editorial plans, and improved illustrations. It promises timely articles, sketches of great men, world science and arts coverage, and superior fiction and adventure. Subscriptions taken by T. B. Vogt at Columbia Pharmacy.
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McClure
T. B. Vogt
Columbia Pharmacy
Iowa Inebriate Law Demoralizes Asylums
The Iowa inebriate act, enacted last winter and effective July 4, has unsettled state hospitals for the insane. It commits dipsomaniacs and other addicts to designated asylums for 2 to 5 years, with about 100 inmates now confined across Mount Pleasant and Cherokee. A Knoxville building may become a special inebriate asylum, while criticism and habeas corpus maneuvers surface over due process concerns.
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Iowa
General Assembly
Keeley
F. Applegate
Mount Pleasant Hospital
State Board of Control
Ohio
Board of Control
Mount Pleasant
Cherokee
Knoxville
Press of
Charles Volkerts
Sac County
Volkerts
Electric Bitters Cured Mrs Newsom’s Dyspepsia Miracle
Mrs Newsom of Decatur Alabama credits Electric Bitters with ending three years of severe dyspepsia and related stomach and bowel issues. She reports improved appetite, weight gain, and overall health after using the tonic, sold for 50 cents at Stewart's drug.
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8. H. Newsom
Decatur
Ala
Stewart's Drug Store
Christmas firearm gift idea noted near opera house
A reader suggests a rifle or shotgun as a good Christmas present and points to a shop opposite the opera house for purchase, indicating local availability.
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O. Sol
Opera House
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad Claims One Day Cure
A vintage advertisement touts To Cure a Cold in One Day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises a refund if it fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box, implying endorsement by the manufacturer.
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E. W. Grove
Colenso Hotel Shoeshine Parlors Run By Dave Keltner
At the Colenso Hotel the shoeshine parlors operate under proprietor Dave Keltner with praise for the good work done.
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Colenso Hotel
Dave Keltner
Upholstering Services Offered by Frank Wesson
A note advertises upholstering and repair work by Frank Wesson with a shop in the rear of the James Cowger blacksmith shop. It promotes first class upholstering, a specialty, a fine line of samples, and offers to call on customers who wish.
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Frank Wesson
James Cowger
The Lawyer and the Retainer from a Boy
A Detroit Free Press tale recalls a lawyer who humorously accepts a boy's retainer for a case about a school whipping. The attorney pretends to act, seeks a venue change, then passes the note to the boy's mother before the court, finally backing the outcome and admitting he betrayed the client.
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Rascal
Pop
Detroit Free Press
Turkeys Ducks Geese and Chickens Price List at Haight Rooms
Local notice announces prices for various poultry items in the O. KF Haight rooms. Tom turkeys 1c per lb ducks 10c per lb geese 9c per lb hens and chickens 8c per lb old roosters 4c per lb. Aaron Hise 6%-2t.
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O. KF. Haight
Aaron Hise
Christmas Feast and Holiday Treats at The Wind Sor Grocery
The piece notes Christmas as both a feast and gift day with Palate Gemards chainty enjoying a festive dinner and stocking sweets. It highlights Wind sor Grocery offering unusual Holiday Fataliiés at fair prices, presenting Christmas shopping as an opportunity to escape the beaten path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palate Gemards Chainty
Windsor
Delightful Candies Offer Wide Christmas Selection
Local shop touts a broad range of Christmas candies including exquisite chocolates fancy bon bons rock candy and mixed sweets. Prices listed at 10 and 25 cents per pound with special value on Me and Me candies.
The Nicest of Nuts Christmas Stock
Our Christmas stock of Nuts is entic ing with Brazil Nuts Pecans Filberts Wal nuts Almonds and Mixed Nuts all fresh this month. Priced at possibility's lowest level.
Fruit Line Offers Oranges Grapes Figs and Raisins
Fruit that Suits features a broad assortment with Large luscious Oranges at 30c, Delicious Malaga Grapes 25c, Extra fine Turkish Figs 2c, and Superb Fancy Layer Raisins ib. Also advertised are other Christmas dinner accessories at pleasant prices.
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Malaga
Oyster Supper at Ferguson Hall by West Chester School
An entertainment program with dialogues recitations and songs by West Chester School at Ferguson Hall on Friday night December 1 starting 7 30. Oysters offered after the program at 25 cents a dish. Admission ten cents. Children five cents. W E Auten principal.
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West Chester
Ferguson Hall
W. E. Auten
Murdered Fitzgerald in Guatemala sparks betrayal claims
A Grand Rapids man William Fitzgerald Jr states his son was killed in Guatemala on November 20 by the son of United States Minister Hunter. Letters claim a protected killer will be acquitted due to friendly ties with Guatemala. An eyewitness alleges multiple shots from a revolver and premiditated murder with a biased U.S. justice system.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
William Pitsnerald
Willian Fitzgerald
Guatemala
United States
Hunter
Tidtemala
Bailey
Grim Lakes Season Records Ship Losses and Mortality
Chicago reports 387 lives lost on the lakes this season with 36 ships wrecked. Total boat value stands at 866 500 dollars as marine insurers take in about 2 million and pay out nearly as much. Gabriel Harrison, 84, dramatist and manager, dies in Brooklyn. Count von Buelow may be raised to prince.
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Chicago
Gabriel Harrison
Brooklyn
Count von Buelow
Card of Thanks to neighbors after loss of babe
We express our gratitude to kind neighbors and friends who aided us during the sickness and death of our darling babe. Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Crawford.
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Rolla Crawford
Holiday Rates on Burlington Route Round Trip
Holiday fares apply via Burlington Route with one and one third fare for round trip. Minimum rate fifty cents. Tickets sold December 24 26 and stand January 1st good to return January 2 1903. Distance 200 miles from selling point.
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Oklahoma
Nebraska
Chicago
Ue of Commission
Lany
Mthrist
Pacific Coast
Denver
Des Moines
State Teachers’ Association
Washington
D. C
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Walawen
Tigamnieh
Burlington
Preventing Croup Says Home Remedy Eases Attacks
An article advises mothers to give Chamberlain's Remedy at the first sign of hoarseness to prevent croup. It claims the remedy dispels all symptoms, reduces danger, and is widely used and safe. Stewart's pharmacy and Cook & Sherman stock it.
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Chamberain
Rouen
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
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