Chance Meeting in Rain Prompts Health Talk
A drifting encounter in wet weather leads to talk of a lingering cold and doctor visits. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is promoted for chronic lung issues and coughs. Mrs. Ida F. Edwards of Sterling Utah shares relief after four bottles, inviting others to write for private correspondence with Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Ida F. Edwards
Sterling, Sanpete Co
Utah
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Iowa Central to Sell Excursion Tickets for Regional Conventions
Due to meetings Iowa Central offers low rate round trips on certificate plans for multiple conventions and gatherings. Cities include New York City Boston Wheeling Detroit New York City Burlington Denver Colorado Springs Manitou Pueblo Indota Lil Pe limit and timetable info available from agents Geo S Batty G P & T R Marshalltown IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central
New York City
Society of American Floridts
Boston
Mass
National Fraternal Congress
Wheeling
W. Va
National Creation Society
Detroit
Mich
Knights of Pythias
Supreme Loyal Orange Institute of America
Burlington
Iowa
Saengerbund
Northwest
Denver
Colo
Young Peoples’ Christian Union of
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Pueblo
Indota
Lil
Advent Christian Church
Geo. S. Batty
G. P. & Tral
Marshalltown
Body of Riverside boy found after stream drowning
Elmer Dennison aged eighteen drowned while bathing in the Iowa River. Searchers found his body about a mile below the plunge site after a day of dragging the river. The community mourns as relatives and friends recall his quiet, manly character and the funeral was held in Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Elmer Dennison
Iowa
Riverside
Dennison
Martin Dennison
Id Meeks
Meeks
Cumberland Church
Powers Goebel murder trial resumes in Scott County
Kentuckys big case telegrams were tampered with a telegraph operator swears. Caleb Powers former secretary of state faces trial as accessory to the Goebel murder. Barboursville manager Mrs Anderson identifies telegrams. Witnesses describe scenes at the state house yard and clothing of Goebel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Goebel
Scott County
Taylor
Powers
W. B. Anderson
Western Union Telegraph Office
Barboursaville
C. Powers
Ching
John South
Jack Chinn
Chinn
State House
Secretary of State
Power
Colonel Chinn
Senator Goebel
Justus
Arthur
Weather and society notes from Waenmervon Iowa and nearby towns
Fair tonight and Wednesday per Iowa forecast. Local visits include Emmett Hs success in Marshalltown pace heats and various residents traveling to Richland Brighton Hedrick Fairfield Eldon Ottumwa and Colorado. Upcoming funeral services for Senator John Henry Gear to be held in Burlington with Republican attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Gear
Burlington
Gear Homestead
Hedge
Aspen Grove Cemetery
Adoped Son Allegedly Flees With Jewelry in Wisconsin
Baraboo Wisconsin July 17 The adopted son of Mrs R B Brain left home and allegedly took a gold watch 5 dollars a revolver and a jewelry box. Formerly Fred Bucknell he came from the Sparta state school six years ago. He is 18 and his father Harry Bucknell lives in Edgerton Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo, Wis
Brain
Fred Bucknell
Sparta
Harry Bucknell
Edgerton
Wis
Beloit Scales Pioneer Nathan Gaston Dies at 90
Beloit Wisconsin July 17 Nathan Gaston long active in Beloit's scale manufacture since 1844 died yesterday at age 90 his career spanned generations in local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wis
Nathan Gaston
Muscatine District Camp Meeting Near Wilton Planned
The Muscatine District Camp Meeting near Wilton from August 7 to 17 promises strong features with Rev. Schreckengast opening on August 7 and Miss Anna Gleason as evangelist. Epworth League rally August 15 led by S W Neal, Dr. Homer Stuntz on Mission Day, and Dr. Spencer as editor-elect of the Central Christian Advocate scheduled for August 12. Officers include Rev J O W Coxe as president and Rev O L Stafford and Rev J E Corley as vice presidents. committees cover Public Worship, Music, and Trustees with long Wilton ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Stuntz
Spencer
Central Christian Advocate
J. O. W. Coxe
D. D
Washington
O. L Stafford
Muscatine
J. E. Corley
West Liberty
John Hanks
Wilton
Iowa
J. & Park
T. Bentley
Grounds
Coxe
Stafford
Corley
Hanks
Hanks, Crull
Montgomery
Hanks Corley
T Bentley
B.S Hoover
I. Bacon
F. A. Mead
J. Bo Downer
J.S. Long
JL. N. Stigers
German girl completes 4700 mile foot journey to Saginaw
Miss Marie Schmidt aged 18 reaches Saginaw from San Francisco after walking 4700 miles since March 25. She left on a $500 wager by a San Francisco social club to prove she could not reach Saginaw by August 1. She avoids tracks to dodge tramps and plans further travel to New York City with relatives in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Mich
Marie Schmidt
San Francisco
New York City
Waukesha Car Crash Injures Two Women
In Waukesha Wisconsin on Sunday evening a car driven by Mr Van Dyke struck a pile of crushed stone left in a road unlit. Mrs C D King and his wife were thrown from the back seat. Mrs King sustained serious injuries from the fall onto the stone and pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
Mr. van Dyke
C. D. King
Wisconsin and
East Avenues
Cattle Infections Reported Across Iowa and Illinois
Reports from Clinton Iowa Maquoketa and across the river in Illinois describe cattle going blind with a spreading eye ailment. First symptom is watering eyes lasting about three days and no remedy yet to stop the spread. In Louisville Mrs Mary Lawton widow of General Lawton bought books to ship to Manila upon hearing of Colonel Liscum s death in China. At Anable s road house Crawfordsville Howard Ellis was murdered by James Osborn who struck him with a faucet. Osborn escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Maquoketa
Illinois
Louisville
Mary Lawton
General Lawton
Liscum
Manila
China
Crawfordsville
Ind
Howard Ellis
James Osborn
Anable’s Road House
Osborn
Ellis
Montrose Bicycle
Acentin Advange
Montrose
Best
Shelby
Messager Hygienia
Burdick
Chicago
J. L. Mead Cycle Company
Tragic Scalding Death Of Boy In Marshfield Area
Victor Soohafer four years old, son of Albert Soohafer a local farmer, fell into a tub of hot water Sunday near Marshfield Wisconsin and died shortly after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Wis
Victor
Albert Soohafer
Here
Dispute over chair ends in killing at saloon in Chicago
A quarrel over furniture led to the fatal shooting of John Barnum in front of John Bloom's saloon in Chicago. The incident prompted police inquiry and a murder investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Barnum
John Bloom
Reed
Katherine
University of New York
Finley County
Kas
Joseph Pabian
Saunders County
Storbeck Receives Silver Medal for River Rescue
Oshkosh Wisconsin on July 17 Otto B Storbeck was awarded a silver medal by the United States government for saving four girls from drowning during a Fox River capsizing on September 2, 1885. He was ten years old at the time and swam to shore to rescue the four girls amid the panicked crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Otto B. Storbeck
United States
Fox River
Otto Storbeck
Obituary and local notes from the era
Colonel John Hamilton United States Army retired dies in Brooklyn. Indiana born, he entered West Point in 1847. Mrs C W Buttre of Chicago burned in gasoline explosion. Chicago church roof blown off during sermon critique. Mrs Ann Slate birthday in New York aged 100. Chicago drew over 9.0 billion gallons of lake water last month. Bryan’s Lincoln house number 1625 next door 1621.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hamilton
United States Army
Brooklyn
West Point
Indiana
C. W. Buttre
Chicago
Church of the Mystic Three
Ann Slate
Dan
Mark Twain
Nortons Visit Then Plan Regional Travels
Mr and Mrs Guy S Norton and their two sons, visiting Ed Knapp’s home, left for trips to Keota Oskaloosa and Mt. Pleasant before returning to Louisiana. Morrell Law of the B N W was in the city on business. Rev Jeffrey and wife left for Colorado for a month in the mountains. Florist E C Keck visited Fairfield. D L Sayre of Crawfordsville city visitor. Mrs L L Teas arrived from Crawfordsville to spend the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moritz
Colorado
Mary Demarce
Frank
Texarkana
Texas
Demarce
Fairfield
Graber
Barbara Hicher
Noble
City
R. B. George
E. A. Strain
Crawfordsville
Brown Weed
Keota
Theophilus Kirkpatrick
Uly
John Kirkpatrick
Summerfield
Kaw
Burlington
John Henry Gear
M. E
Barlington
Guy S. Norton
Ed Knapp
Oskaloosa
Mt. Pleasant
Lousiana
TraMfie
Morrell Law
Jeffrey
Rev
Moulton
Mountains
E. C. Keck
D. L Sayre
Classified notices and lost and found item requests
A collection of small classified notices includes lost items and rewards. Entries ask to contact the Journal office for a found lap robe and a lost pocketbook with money, as well as requests for a good milch cow, unfurnished rooms to rent, and a hustling job offering $60 per month with expenses. Clark & Co advertises at 4th and Locusts in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark & CO
Phila
Summer Excursion Rates From Burlington & Northwestern
Special excursion fares offered to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs and other western destinations. One fare plus 200 round trip with various sale dates through August 1900 and tickets valid up to October 31 1900. Also notes the Young People's Christian Union annual convention in Denver with related routes and sale dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Washington
Denver
Fox
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood
Springgs
Coio
Salt Lake City
Odgen
Utah
Hot Springs
Spearfish
Deadwood
Quster
8. D
Sheridan
Wyo
Young People’s Christian Union of the UP
Church of North America
Colo
Vanitou
Pueblo Cola
E.G Fox
Agt
U. P
Northern Pacific Home Seekers Excursions Offered on Two Tuesdays
Twice a month the Northern Pacific Railway runs Home Seekers Excursions on the first and third Tuesdays. Tickets from eastern terminals to points west of Aitkin and Little Falls cost one fare plus 200 for the round trip. The trips allow land price study and visiting promising northwest areas with homes in view. For details contact G D Rogers in Des Moines or S Fee in St Paul and order the illustrated Wonderland brochure for six cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Railway
Main Line
Aitkin
Little Falls
Minn
Northwest
Northern Pacific
G D Rogers
W. Locust
Des Moines
Has. S. Fee
St. Paul
Fee
Minnesota and North Dakota as a tourism and land offer
Describes Minnesota with 54,000,000 acres and a 10,000 lake region ideal for farming and timber, and North Dakota as a wheat powerhouse with a Red River valley. Promotes travel literature, low fares, and multiple rail excursions via Northern Pacific Ry from Washington to Colorado, Yellowstone, Paris, and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiher
Mississippi
Ylissouri
Red River
Minnesota
North Dakota
Onoe County
Union
Chas. S Fec
Northern Pacific Ry
St. Paul
Minn
Worderland
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Kemble
Keaste Flowen Co
Lowa
Rock Island
BE. Stewart
Ounicano
Bor
Florist
Greenhouse
S. BE
Postoffice
Hotel Allen
Frank Rowers
Washington, Iowa
Capital
luxProus
Does
W. R. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
J.T. Anderson
Washington County
Don General Banking
Jos
A. Whirsa
Cashier
H. Krox
V. P
M. Keon
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
A. J. Wallace
Joseph Keck
0. H. Keck
L. D. Robinson
Frank Stewart
J. F. Henderson
Denver Y. P. C. U
Iowa Central Bulletin
Kentucky
Wiliam Goebel
Gary Exhibit
W. . Anderson
Barbourville
Caleb
John Towers
Wharton Golden
Charles Finley
Finley Anderson
Tre
Waenmervon
D.C
Tae Evesian Journal
R P. Lewis
Richland
Brighton
Hedrick
Emmett H
Perry Hayes
N.H Jones
Washington Buggy Co
Baly
Eldon
Howard H. Halee
Allerton
Frank Swift
Ottumwa
Homer Nichols
Harry
Troup Bd
U. S. Cavalry
Ft. Russell
Wyoming
Philippines
Mgovern the Invincible
Ernc
New York
Madison Square Garden
Terry McGovern
Frank Erne
Bell
McGovern
Erne
Wilton Camp Meeting
J.C Smith
Giazl
San Franciato
House Committee
Gear
House
House of Representatives
Bingham
Pensylvania
Babcock
Wisconsin
Tawney
Grosvenor
Ohio
Steele
Mercer
Nebraska
Long
Kansas
Corliss
Michigan
Groat
Vermont
Bankhead
Myer
Louisiana
Williams
Moody
Massachusetts
Payne
Richardson
Tennessee
Clark
Missouri
Lanham
Livingston
Georgia
Journal Office
Frank Webb
BKB
N.W. Bulletin
Burlington & Northwestern
Pires
Colorado Points
Ogden
Yellowstone National Park
Paris
Old World
White Star Line
Red Star Line
American Line
International Transportation Co
F. E. Stewart
Great Pook Jaland Ronta
Stewart’s
L. D. Robinson's
East Side
Wide World
Cate
New
Addi
R. F. Riley
Smouse
E. Dayton, Prop
Whihstead
Racycle
Mr. Ray
Opera House
of BF. Dixon & Co
County
Olnce
Washington City
RB. F. Dixon & Co
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Kookak
B.f.dixon, Co
Phiadelphia
O. R
Des Moines Valley Division
D. M. Val
Knoxville
Des M
B&q
Peoria
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Cedar Rapids
Columbus Junction
Wrgt
Mason City
Sun
Sun South
Peoria Express
Peoria Mail
Co&n
Omaha
Batts
Er Bi
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