Mail order boom worries Iowa grocers and retailers
Des Moines reports grocers and retailers alarmed by expanding mail order trade. Editor Pilkington cites station surveys showing about half of freight to towns within fifty miles comes direct from manufacturers to consumers. He notes much mail heads to Chicago from Iowa, stressing public concern over purity guarantees and local retail competition.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Pilkington
Lowa 'Trade Journal
H. R. Wright
Chicago
Packard
Matl
Davenport Thief Confesses After Capture and Robbery Spree
Walker the accused horse thief captured in Davenport along with Stocking who is wounded admits to robbing J S Butenschoen store at Eldridge and another in Andrew and Crockerville Iowa. They allegedly took a Cassville, Iowa team. The piece also notes a nearby election and a tragic local accident plus an ad for Dr King’s New Discovery.
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Davenport
Iowa
Andrew
Crockerville
Cassville
D. Moore
the Baptist Church
Harpersville
N. Y
Dr. King
J. H. Stewart
Parsons Alumni Hold Keokuk Reunion in Honor of Leaders
Fairfield Iowa December 21 Par sons alumni in Keokuk held a reunion honoring President W Parsons Professor H M Gage who were visiting. An elegant banquet followed with Theodore A Craip toastmaster. Dr Parsons spoke at length summarizing Parsons College and small colleges. Sixteen persons attended.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Parsons
Keokuk
W. &. Parsons
H.M. Gage
Theodore A. Craip
Stewart's Bible Line Exceeds Any Shown Here
The ad touts Stewart's vast Bible selection with the claim he cannot be undersold. Call for desired items and prices, located on the West side at 63-21.
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Stewart
West Side
New Opera House Planned for Atlantic Iowa
Atlantic Iowa December 21 plans moved for a new opera house to be built next spring by Minneapolis and Kansas City investors at a total cost of 22000 with citizens asked to raise 5000. The 52 by 90 foot lot is secured and the modern facility would seat 700.
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Citizens Savings Bank
Washington
Iowa
Atlantic
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Sioux City Insane Man Claims Lordship and Plans Global Reform
Birney Butler, held for insanity in Cherokee asylum, declares he is a partner of the Lord and outlines schemes to seize Rockefeller money, repurpose the Pacific bed as farmland, build railroads, and roof the world. He speaks of liberty delaying reforms and criticizes Roosevelt yet leaves him in the White House.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Birney Butler
Cherokee
John 1. Rockefeller
Illinois
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Rockefeller
Insane Asylum
Butler
Kingsley
Roosevelt
White House
Grip Quickly Knocked Out by Combination Remedy
Mr J S Eg ileston of Maple Landing Iowa says extended cold and lagrippe symptoms were cured by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The ad notes tablets aid bowels liver and kidneys during a cold and recommends Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman as sellers.
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J. S. Egleston
Maple Landing
Iowa
Chamberlain
Stewart’s Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Bank of Udell Robbed in Daring Early Morning Break
Centerville reports the Bank of Udell was broken into and its safe dynamited at 2 o clock yesterday. Five hundred dollars vanished as bloodhounds and a sheriff's posse hunted the robbers who had tied nearby homes to cover their flight. Residents heard the explosion but woke late, giving the thieves a head start.
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Centerville
Rec
Udell
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