Guest Piano suit seeks injunction over customer list theft
In Des Moines a temporary injunction was issued in a suit by Guest Piano Co against R D B Townsend and L J Bouligry doing business as Edwards Piano Co. The defendants resigned from Ottumwa to start their own business and allegedly took a list of prospective customers used by Guest.
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Des Moines
Guest Piano Company
R. D B. Townsend
L. J. Bouligry
Edwards Piano Company
Otturowa
Muscatine Faces Labor Crisis and Picket Struggle
Muscatine eyes a new clash as union leaders vow to run out picket lines while authorities pledge to block them. Sheriff Vanatta warns such actions will obliterate lines amid three weeks of scarce arrests. Nearby, farmer George Chase dies after a hunting accident in Canada. Apples in markets rise to $6.50 per barrel as shortages loom.
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Muscatine
Iowa
State Federation
Sheriff Vanatta
Canada
George Chase
Chase
Rainy Lake
Des Moines Supreme Court Rules Bonds Held by Banks Not Taxable
The Iowa Supreme Court held that government bonds held by national banks as stock cannot be taxed. The ruling supported the trial court's decision to withhold tax collection on bonds for the Des Moines National Bank and also upheld similar tax objections against the Iowa National Bank and the Citizens' National Bank.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines National Bank
United States Supreme Court
Iowa National Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Lowan Killed on Hunting Trip
A hunter named Lowan died during a hunting trip near Mason City Iowa on a December day. Details are scarce in the fragment but indicate a fatal incident occurred while the group pursued game.
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Lowan
Mason City
Party and Dress Wear Variety Featured
A local retailer highlights a nice variety of party and dress wear options. The assortment includes colorful outfits, accessories, and seasonal styles for gatherings and special occasions.
Laura Bowman to be ordained Universalist minister in Markesan
Waterloo Iowa December 18 Miss Laura Bowman former Cedar Falls girl and daughter of Dr John Bowman longtime Methodist clergyman will be ordained into the Universalist ministry December 28 at Markesan Wisconsin She has served as pastor since graduating last June from Lombard College divinity school Rev Effie McCollum Jones once Bowman's pastor is invited to deliver the ordination sermon
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Waterloo
Laura Bowman
Cedar Falls
John Bowman
Universalist Church
Markesan
Wis
Lombard College
Effie McCollum Jones
Taylor County Apples Bring High Returns This Year
Bedford reports its largest apple crop with shippers paying about 95 cents per barrel for choice apples. The fruit moved to cold storage stations as demand rose in December.
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Bedford
Taylor County
Hen Cost System Shows Large Egg and Chick Output
Alf Chilcote completed a year long cost experiment with 18 hens producing 2 451 eggs and 30 chicks. He fed 16 bushels of corn 5 bushels of oats 5 bushels of wheat 100 pounds of oyster shells. Results will interest local poultry raisers.
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Alf Chilcote
Chilcote
Percival Pollard Seriously Ill After Stroke
H. A. Burrell received a letter from Mrs. Joseph Pollard in Texas about Percival Pollard’s serious condition. He suffered a stroke of paralysis and was operated on in Baltimore on the 13th. He remains unconscious with the right side of his brain affected. Mrs. Pollard and her sister are with a brother in Texas.
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H. A. Burrell
Joseph Pollard
Texas
Percival Pollard
Men and Religion Forward Movement Meeting Tonight
A Washington general meeting for men interested in the Men and Religion Forward Movement meets at 8 o clock this evening in the Methodist church. The session continues preparations for the Washington convention scheduled for January 7 8 and 9.
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Washington
Methodist Church
A City Cat In the Country
A flat dweller recalls taking a cat to the country for the summer. The cat enjoyed a yard but hesitated to run too far, fearing it would fall off the lawn as it had from a fourth story window.
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Puss
Wealthy Amsterdam Housing Blends Office and Residence
In Amsterdam the affluent blend residences with offices and warehouses. Upper floors are luxurious living spaces or showrooms while lower floors hold offices or storage. Homes face the canals with goods moved to upper stories by block and tackle and a mirror window arrangement lets occupants see the street and door.
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Amsterdam
The Average Speculator and Shifting Seas of Mood
The passage describes the speculator as an exuberant, mercurial figure who quickly escalates energy on small provocation and pursues extremes with little heed for consequences. When the outcomes turn adverse, he promptly changes course and adapts, steering in the opposite direction with equal vigor.
Good Diamond Year At Hobson’s Store
G. W. Hobson announces record diamond sales this year with growing demand for larger stones. The store reports fresh stock daily and invites all buyers, noting evening hours through Christmas.
Cured By Stomach and Liver Tablets Says Kentucky Man
Two years of chronic constipation ended after Thos. E. Williams of Middleboro Kentucky used Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The product is sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Bristol
Tenn
Thos
Williams
Middleboro
Chamberlain
Lemmon
Tennis Pros Favor Experience Over Youth on Courts
The article notes young players are quicker but experience matters in tennis. Masters tend to be older, steadier under pressure, less swayed by the crowd. Mr. Larned at 41 is expected to remain competitive if he stays in top condition.
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Larned
Cures permanent visits year after year by Shuilenberger
A historical ad touts Dr Shuilenberger as a highly successful chronic disease specialist. It claims quick disease identification, cures for catarrh nose throat lung and many other ailments, remedies for addictions and stammering, and guaranteed eye and facial surgeries with painless treatments.
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Shuilenberger
Bright
Ness
Nervous and Weakness Fuels Health Complaint
Report describes a concerning set of symptoms including fatigue dizziness memory issues and irritability with sunken eyes blurry vision pimples and restless nights. It notes weak back and urinary deposits with overall poor energy and confidence.
Sexual Weakness and Private Diseases a Specialty
Ad promises a cure for sexual weakness and private diseases including syphilis gonorrhea stricture gleet spermatorrhea varicocele hydrocele and seminal weakness. Claims positive cures with focus on nervous debility memory and overall mind body effects from early vice or excess.
Quack Advertisement for Free Consultation Clarified
A faded medical ad touts perfected old cures and claims to cure thousands given up to die. It promises free and confidential consultation and provides an address for contact.
Emancipated Cook Demands Title Change
Exchange between Agnes and Gladys reveals a new cook who is a suffragette insisting on the title chef, highlighting evolving gender roles and self-assertion in the kitchen.
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Agnes
Gladys
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