Doctors Dittmann of Keota Move to New Practice
Keota June 17 Special The Doctors Dittmann long time local physicians have sold their practice to Dr E E Lusk of Newton Iowa and will leave soon Dr Paul Dittmann plans literary work and will move to New York City for future business The other doctor will travel to visit friends before taking up new locations The sale is described as warranted by the Dittmanns who praise Dr Lusk as a capable trusted successor
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E. E. Lusk
Newton, Iowa
Keota
Dittmann
BE. E. Lusk
Newton
Iowa
Paul Dittmann
Paul
York City
Buffalo
Imin D
Doctor Lusk
Nove Ractor
California Fig Syrup Co
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
A Fortunate Texan Endorses New Life Pills
Mr. E. W. Goodloe of Dallas testifies that Dr. King's New Life Pills effectively cure malaria and biliousness without grinding or gripes. Price 25 cents at Stewart's Pharmacy.
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E. W. Goodloe
St. Louis St
Dallas
Tex
Dr. King
Stewart's
Mail contract awarded to Delbert Elwell for train-to-post service
Delbert Elwell receives the mail delivery contract formerly held by Charley Ing. Elwell, assisted by Ing previously, will take over Thursday and deliver mail from trains except the Arlington line. He is described as a hustler and will likely make good. Ice cream daily at Hays' restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Elwell
Charley Ing
Delbert
Therlington
Three Drownings Mark Iowa Heat Wave Day
Des Moines reports three drownings on Sunday in Iowa rivers. Thomas Thomas, 11, disappeared in the Des Moines river near Eddyville as companions watched. Patrick McDonald, Ottumwa, a packing house employee, drowned in the Des Moines river. Andrew Anderson, 20, died while bathing in the Cedar River near Cedar Falls.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas Thomas
Eddyville
Patrick McDonald
Ottumwa
Andrew Anderson
Cedar River
Cedar Falls
Subscribers urged to pay switch fund subscriptions
All subscribers to the switch fund are requested to pay their subscriptions to the Washington National Bank.
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Switch Fund
The
Washington National Bank
A M E Church Solicitors Seek 300 for Improvements
The A M E Church launches solicitors to raise 300 for church and parsonage improvements. Trustees Samuel Hall and George Turner lead the campaign and will visit city residents to collect contributions. Mrs Ed MecCaulley reports a nephew born to Mr and Mrs Meyer in Muscatine. All are doing well.
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A. M. E. Church
Samuel Hall
George Turner
B. R. Penn
Ed MecCaulley
Wm. Meyer
Muscatine
Mrs. Meyer
Civil Service Exam for Post Office Clerks and Carriers
A civil service examination for clerk and carrier positions in the post office will be held here on July 3. The test covers spelling arithmetic letter writing penmanship copying geography and reading addresses with set weights and an age limit from 15 to 45 years. Women may apply if unmarried and meet height and weight requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Postal Clerks and Carriers Salary Increases Outlined
The post office department announces a new salary scale for clerks and carriers. First year salary is 600 dollars and rises with each year of service to 800, 900, 1,000, 1,100, and 1,200 dollars by the sixth year. This creates strong advancement prospects and promotes government employment opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Photographing Stars by Tracking Motion Freezes Star Points
A description explains how ordinary cameras render stars as streaks due to Earth's rotation. By counteracting movement with a clockwork tracking device, astronomers can keep star light fixed on the plate, producing true points. Observers noted stars near the pole trace arcs unless the camera counteracts rotation.
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Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
St. Nicholas
North Pole
Driving the Logs by Stewart Edward White
A vivid portrait of river log drivers skill and daring. The text describes rivermen riding, balancing on logs, and racing through rapids with fearless poise as they propel timber downriver. It notes feats like riding twelve miles on a log and men running through dam chutes upright for bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Boyd
Grand River
Stewart Edward White
Outing Magazine
College and School News Highlights
Princeton professor Howard Crosby Butler will lecture juniors on Archaeology. BK M Anderson, newly named full professor at Springfield Normal School, is not yet twenty-one. Massachusetts expands forestry education with a Circular Letter from State Forester F W Rane to superintendents. Columbia University plans a Mathematical Museum anchored by models bought for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1898 and donated by ex-President Seth Low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Crosby Butler
Princeton
BK. M. Anderson
Springfield
Massachusetts
F. W. Rane
Columbia University
New York
Seth Low
Chicago
Department of Mathematics
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Schenck Chemical Co
Franklin St
J. E. Lemmon Druggist
Washington, Iowa
Ges
Hays
A.M. E
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
Cal
London
England
New York, N. Y
Dr. Shoop
College and School
Work & Meek’s
Culis
SOL. Rich & CO
East Side Square
W. C. Ralston & GO
West Chester
Edison and
Victor Talking Machines
Caner Music Co
Ictures
South Side Square
Chas. H. Gobble
Muscatine, Iowa
Travelers Insurance Co
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