Girl Fails To Stop Wedding In Davenport
Miss Rae Goldstone of Davenport married Barney Cline Franks of South Bend after a Des Moines woman Miss Ethel Palmer arrived claiming to be his wife. Franks admits past relations but denies a marriage. Goldstone and her parents supported the wedding despite the disruption.
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Davenport
Rae Goldstone
Barney Cline Franks
South Bend
Ind
Ethel Palmer
Des Moines
Barney Cline
Franks
Cupid Wins Schoolmaams in Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo Iowa January 6 School superintendent Mahannah received the fifth notice of a schoolmaams contemplated marriage. The matrimonial phase of the county schools grows serious with three teacher vacancies and six more planning to quit.
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Cerro Gordo
Mason City
Mahannah
Esperanto Club Granted Charter in Iowa
Des Moines receives word that its Esperanto society has been granted a charter by the Esperanto Association of North America. It marks the first charter issued in Iowa by the association.
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Esperanto Club
Des Moines
Des Moines Esperanto Society
Esperanto Association of North America
Iowa
Brakeman Charles Singleton Dies From Injuries
Brakeman Charles J. Singleton died at Ottumwa hospital after an accident in the Chariton yards. He had been injured weeks earlier and was hospitalized there.
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Chariton
Charles J. Singleton
Ottumwa
Albert T. Powell Dies. Atlantic Pioneer
Des Moines report states Albert T. Powell, longtime Atlantic resident and Iowa pioneer, died at his Des Moines home after a long life of local service and public standing.
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Albert T. Powell
Des Moines
Iowa
Atlantic
Pioneer Des Moines county resident Jacob Baumgartner dies
Burlington Iowa January 6 Jacob Baumgartner a pioneer Des Moines county resident died after several months illness. He was known in local circles for his long residence in the county and community involvement.
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Burlington
Jacobd Baumgartner
Des Moines County
Chin Lem Testifies in Chinatown Murder Trial
Chin Lem described finding Bow Kim dead in her New York Chinatown room with a knife beside her. Lau Tang and Lau Shang of the Four Brothers' society face trial for the Aug. 14 murder. In St Petersburg, Meads and two engineers were jailed a week for negligence after the Dragon submarine explosion on the Neva last August.
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Chin Lem
New York
Bow Kim
Chinatown
Lau Tang
Lau Shang
Four Brothers’ Society
St. Petersburg
Joseph K. Meads
Neva River
Switchmen to Arbitrate Wage and Hours Dispute
Chicago January 6 switchmen from western railroads have agreed with the General Managers' association to submit requests for higher wages and altered hours to arbitration.
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Switchmen
Chicago
Switchmen's Union
Western Railroads
General Managers’ Association
Mark Twain Leaves for Bermuda Amid Health Grief
Samuel L. Clemens better known as Mark Twain sails for Bermuda in frail health after the sudden death of his daughter Jean. The humorist, reporting from New York, travels southward seeking relief from grief and illness.
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Humorist
Bermuda
New York
Jean
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Ber
Clemens Reports Pain Not Lethal Claim
Mr Clemens said the ailment he complained of on his arrival from Bermuda two weeks ago had returned. He attributed the left breast pain to indigestion and claimed it is not the sort of ailment that causes people to die.
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Muda
Clemens
Bermuda
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure deafness caused by catarrh through restoring the Eustachian tube. It offers one hundred dollars for any cure it cannot achieve and promotes accompanying Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Don't Snub "Good Times" A Real Estate Sales Pitch
A playful urban prose note urges welcoming Good Times to a visit and hints at selling ten tales of real estate when he comments on the country. It frames the idea as a humorous, promotional nudge to engage a popular figure.
Foley's Kidney Remedy Ingredient Noted
The advertisement cites hexamethylene tetramine as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine in Foley's Kidney Remedy. It urges readers to take Foley's Kidney Remedy to detect irregularities and avoid serious malady.
Our Debt to Labor Verse and Prose
A Boston Globe opinion tribute extols labor’s dignity across ages. It argues literature and the Bible celebrate toil as the foundation of industrial mastery and human progress, praising workers of head and hand as central to civilization.
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Boston Globe
ZEMO Promises Permanent Cure for Eczema and Skin Diseases
An advert from McElhinney Drug Company touts ZEMO, a clean vegetable liquid remedy for external use. It claims to destroy germ life on the skin and scalp, provide prompt relief, and be safe for use on infants. The seller, Mr. McElhinney, asserts it offers the best satisfaction of any skin medicine sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McElhinney Drug Company
Zemo
McElhinney
The Ideal Life in Present Fellowship
A compact reflection on living fully in the present, guided by a divine presence that spans past and future. The passage emphasizes spiritualawake perception and fearless work as part of a divine nature.
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George MacDonald
Paterson salutes Foley’s Honey and Tar for cough cure
Nashua Iowa night policeman J N Paterson says he suffered a winter cold on his lungs and tried many cough remedies and two doctors before a friend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar. After using about two thirds of a bottle he was cured and calls it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world. Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
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J. N. Paterson
Nashua
Iowa
Foley
Lemmon
Are you a Quaker do it editorial prompt
A St. Louis newspaper uses a pointed editorial to urge municipal officials to act by recounting a child’s exchange about Quakers. The boy asks if the man with the hat is a Quaker and the responses affirm it with friendly cadence, ending with a blunt call to action.
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St. Louis
ZEMO Proclaimed By McElhinney Drug Firm For Skin Ailments
The McElhinney Drug company announces continued agency for ZEMO a vegetable liquid remedy for eczema pimples dandruff ringworm prickly heat tetter hives and other skin or scalp diseases. It reports remarkable cures last year with prompt relief and positive cures and notes ZEMO is suitable for use on infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McElhinney Drug Company
Zemo
McElhinney
Buster Brown Camera Ad At Frey’s Studio
Frey’s Studio markets a two dollar Buster Brown camera noted as the best value on the market. The compact device attracts shoppers seeking affordable photography gear.
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Frey
House Passes Canal Zone Bill Amid Party Clash
The Mann bill to administer the Panama Canal Zone and centralize control in the president passed the House 119 to 102 along party lines. Democrats fought every inch, offering amendments and demanding tellers on each vote. Representative Keifer of Ohio joined the opposition on Section 2 granting military civil and judicial powers.
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Washington
Panama Canal Zone
United States
House
Keifer
Ohio
Madriz Fails To Make Good In Nicaragua Regime
Washington reports indicate U S skepticism toward President Madriz of Nicaragua. Dissatisfaction grows over Madriz actions including General Toledo’s army appointment and a Russian Nihilist Loetz as Corinto port commandant. Diplomatic circles foresee U S support for Estrada to remove Madriz from power.
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Washington
United States
Madriz
Nicaragua
Toledo
Loetz
Corinto
Nicaracas
Estrada
Costly Display of Autos at Grand Central Palace
The New York show features automobiles valued at about 1 000 000 dollars. Seventy two American makes and twelve foreign exhibits fill the display. Foreign cars contribute significantly to the high valuation with many new ideas in body design and luxury finishes.
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New York
Grand Central Palace Show
Loyal to Egermayer Credit Charges Against Him
Marshalltown Iowa ministers back County Attorney J H Egermayer in his crusade against saloons adopting resolutions affirming his integrity and refusing to accept rumors until charges are proved The Civic league had earlier asked the grand jury to investigate alleged favoritism toward saloonists Only four saloons remain open now from eighteen operating a few days earlier.
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Marshalltown
J. H. Egermayer
Civic League
Grand Jury
Egermayer
Dozen Boats Missing After Fierce Gale Hits Canso Fleet
A dozen boats and sixty men from the Canso fishing fleet are missing after a sudden storm swept Whitehead harbor. Twenty five vessels trawling there were hit by the gale. thirteen boats reached Canso while search efforts are mounted by the department of marine and fisheries.
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Canso
Halifax
N. S
Fale
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Whitehead Harbor
Stearns Announces Candidacy for State Railway Commissioner
Don M. Stearns of Humboldt announces his bid for Iowa state railway commissioner. A member of the Iowa State Manufacturers' Association and a prominent local manufacturer.
Plan to Aid Mine Workers Through YMCA Institutes
The YMCA in eastern Pennsylvania launches mining institutes with mine operators backing. Bases of operation are set in several towns to aid foreign workers lacking mining training and English skills. C. L. Fay reports unusually successful meetings in Carbondale Scranton Wilkes Barre and other cities with special trains run by the Philadelphia and Reading for employees to attend.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Pennsylvania
C. L. Fay
Carbondale
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Thousands of Cattle Die in Kansas Winter
Topeka reports from western Kansas indicate Logan county ranchers are losing thousands of cattle to the severe cold. Persistent blizzards and subfreezing temps devastate herds across the region.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Logan County
Uncle Walt X and the Morn of Life
Fragmentary verse recalling friends and loves from youth. The piece reflects on fading days and memories of earlier places, with imagery of sundown and blossoms as a wistful farewell.
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Go Zimem
Man Co
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Washington National Bank
Pauls Lumber Co
Charley
Haga
Barney Franks
CUPID
Chinaman
Buster Brown
Uncle Sam
New
Uncle Walt
Willie
Jennie
Lass
George Matthew Adams
Walt Mason
Harwood Shoes
J. A. Harwood
South Side
Graham Theatre
Wm. Owen
Admiral Evans
Panama Canal
Evans
Navy
Hampton’s
Panama
Hampton
Hampton'’S
Peary
North Pole
America
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