Hearing in January on Iowa livestock freight rates
An Iowa notice reports the first hearing of the interstate freight rate complaint by Corn Belt Meat Producers' association before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Des Moines on January 17. Clifford Thorne will represent livestock men with possible high powered railroad opposition. Witnesses include H C Wallace and Freight Commissioner Wylie notes indicate date not fixed for Des Moines shipper cases.
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Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Clifford Thorne
Washington
Iowa
Thorne
H.C. Wallace
Wallace
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association of Iowa
Wylie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines
What the Rich Eat In The Metropolis
A chapter from Upton Sinclair in The American Magazine details a satirical "topsy turvy" luncheon in New York Society. The menu features ice cream molded with egg white cake, green greasy turtle soup, a six legged silver platter, paragus in silver holders, quail casseroles, grape fruit in ice with wine, squab, artichoke, cafe parfait and roast beef amid a parade of wines and scented flowers from Keck Floral Co.
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Upton Sinclair
American Magazine
Ihise
New York City
Robbie Walling
Montague
Local residents make local trips and holiday plans
A roundup of residents traveling to Ainsworth Oskaloosa Crawfordsville Muscatine Davenport Crow Agency and Sigourney for holidays or business. Several shoppers visit Hays restaurant. Dr Shoop offers free catarrh remedy trials by mail via Racine Wisconsin and J H Stewart sells it.
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Shoop
Racine
Wis
J. H. Stewart
Entertainers Rogers & Grilley Set for January 9 Lecture
Little Marie McCracken remains very ill while Chester Patterson assists at Snouffer Hughes & Co. Miss Daisy Stephens traveled yesterday to Sigourney for a week with friends. Rogers & Grilley, premier entertainers, are the next on the lecture course slated for January 9. Lottie Bales returned home to Kyota after visiting Clarence Rice. Mrs. Martin Scranton left for Bloomfield to visit her parents. Mrs. J M Atchison and Eunice returned to Ainsworth after a brief visit with J T Matthews.
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Glen Sands
Ainsworth
Faulkner
Ella
Pilotsburg
Ben Ferguson
Havre
Georgia Gookin
Crawfordsville
James Crump
Muscatine
Davenport
Ella Porter
J. S. Holmes
Mills Taylor
Clarence James
Columbus Junction
Sigourney
Lottie Meacham
Crow Agency
Mont
Little Marie McCracken
Chester Patterson
Snouffer, Hughes & Co
Daisy Stephens
Rogers & Grilley
Lottie Bales
Kyota
Prompt relief with Chamberlain's Pain Balm
Sufferers from rheumatism report prompt relief from applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It aids sleep and rest. For sale by Cook and Sherman.
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Chamberlain
Cook
Sherman
Vergennes VT: Oldest New England City Outside Connecticut
The Smallest City Vergennes Vermont likely the world’s smallest city and oldest in New England outside Connecticut. In 1788 Vermont authorized Vergennes to organize as a town for four years under the name City of Vergennes before electing city officers.
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Vergennes
New England
Connecticut
Vermont
Boston Globe
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Inter State Commerce Commission
Keck Floral Co
D. H. Miller
E. R. Harvey
Hays
Erma Brown
Oskaloosa
Jap Neiswanger
Miss Crone
Hugh Kendall
Iowa City
W. A. Sutton
Clarence Rice
Keota
Mrs. Hauenstein
Cotter
Mary Christner
Olds
Glen Laffer
Colenso
South Side
J. A. Harwood
Kuppenheimes
East Sol Rich S CO
Leek’s
Oneida
Hobson & Gove
North Side Square
Geo. D. Sitzer, M. D
Washington, Iowa
S. E. Cor
Roberts Block
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