Ainsworth Neighborhood News Blooms With Local Notices
West Chester area items report Alva Sands ill but improving. Teachers attend Ottumwa meeting. Miss Adams homeward and Miss Marr staying through Monday. Geo Fuke seriously ill with pneumonia. Dr Gay returns from Coneville. Edison Phonograph Co agent Mr Baron visits. Dr Droz sidelined by grippe. Baptist Young People host a Friday social. Mae Arnold of Keota visiting J B Crayne. Bruce Mooney of Wellman in West Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Nellie Dayton
Mae Arnold of
Keota
J. B. Crayne
Bruce Mooney
Wellman
West Chester
Fragmentary OCR Item Hints at Sale
Readable fragments show a sale action with numeric codes, suggesting a notice of a sale. No clear names, dates, or places are identifiable.
Mrs McCall Offers 24 Years of Quality Goods and Service
Mrs R T McCall announces 24 years in business with improved fashions and a wider Washington stock. She claims expert trimming, careful dispatch, and reasonable prices on the largest line yet shown. Also advertised is a touring musical comedy at Gra ham Theatre with Abbott Davison and Louis Kiseman in a forthcoming show on April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott Davison
Chas Osborne
Louis Kiseman
Marie Stuart
Cathryn Rowe Palmer
Lillian Gerome
Hale
Bertola
Boer War Dispatches Describe Kruger Plans and Roberts Orders
Bloemfontein frontier reports show President Kruger aiming to retake Bloemfontein within a week and Boer forces concentrating north of Bloemfontein. Lord Roberts recalls troops to Kimberley as British patrols harass farmers and Boer raids continue near Gillen and Taungs. General Joubert dies after bowel inflammation and a quiet burial is planned at Rustenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Methuen
Kimberley
Keager
Bloemfontein
Joubert
London
Morning Post
Kruger
Gillen
Roberta
Prench
Glen
Johannesburg Mounted Police
Natal
Ganotzki
Lurghers
Leocoupy Campbell
Campbell
Taungs
Barkly West
Warrenton
Lord Methuen
Barkly
Lord Roberts
Einhardt
Parsons
Maseru
Ladybrand
Clocolan
Basutoland
Buller
Free State
Pretoria
Mafeking
Rustroontelti
Wakkerstroom
Grand Millinery Opening Announced by Mrs McCall
Mrs. R. T. McCall announces a grand millinery opening on Thursday and Friday of next week inviting all city and neighboring city ladies to visit her store to see the latest styles in hats patterns colors and more with goods direct from New York and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Little Cuban American Girl Born at Havana Palace
Gen Wood’s wife gives birth to a ten pound girl at the palace in Havana at noon yesterday. Mother and child are reported well. The birth is a notable first for a governor general’s family under Cuban independence era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Marquette Supreme Court Upholds Tax Invalidates Negaunee Levy
The Michigan supreme court affirms Judge Stone's ruling that the 1896 Negaunee taxes are invalid, affecting about $25,000. In Madison Indiana Elmer Parson, a returned Spanish war soldier, pleads guilty to robbing Adams' hardware store and is committed under the indeterminate sentence law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette, Mich
Supreme Court
Stone
Madison
Ind
Elmer Parson
Adams
Wanted and Found Notice for House Work
WANTS A girl for general house work liberal wages will be paid Call at Lafayette Flouse Found A lady's shirt waist owner can have same by paying for this notice
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Lafayette Flouse
Blacksmithing and Horseshoeing Services Promote Sorel Iowa Shop
Local smith offers comprehensive iron work and repair services with a focus on horseshoeing. Advertises fair prices and expert workmanship at the Sorel Iowa shop and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorel
Iowa
Hepartin Wesh
Window shiner Frank Wells and Claude McCoy display
Frank Wells of J. A. Williams and Co. shines as a window decorator with Claude McCoy assisting on two newly dressed windows praised for their original design. The Normal school bill failed in the senate 30 to 13 and will not be discussed further this session. Washington is urged to renew efforts to locate Normal schools by two years hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton, Ills
Alton
Schaffer
Madison County
State Supreme Court
Frank Wells
J. A. Willliams and Co
Local Notes and Social Updates From the City
Johnsons North Side bakery advertises fresh daily bread and fruit layer cake while residents arrive and guests visit. Miss Paisley of Crawfordsville, and Miss Georgia Folger with Miss Amy Folger are roles in local schools opening Monday for the spring term. Weather hampers travel as townsfolk comment on muddy roads and persistent railings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnsons North Side
Johnson's
Will Burges
Eldon
Geo. Wylie
Amy Folger
Fairview
Georgia
Red Brick
Miscellaneous British and American Notes from an Era
The passage surveys varied figures from politics and society. It mentions Thomas N. Hart of Boston starting work at 13 as a bar store helper, Senator Bard of California as a gardener who bred two rose varieties, Lord and Lady Lansdowne's aloof social stance, Lady Gwendolen Cecil excelling in Cambridge exam problems, Lord Rothschild’s global influence, Mrs. Patterson planning a park at Greenville Tennessee to honor Andrew Johnson, and Senator Frye of Maine declining to author reminiscences for $20,000. Also includes a humorous colonial tale Ezekiel and Mercy and a fragmentary snatch about Hogan Grogan and a boxing remark.
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Thomas N. Hart
Boston
California
Bard
Lord
Lady Lansdowne
London
Gwendolen Cecil
Lord Salisbury
England
Lord Rothschild
Patterson
Andrew Johnson
Greenville
Tenn
Frye
Maine
Three Men Die In Rail And Farm Accidents In Chicago Area
An unidentified man was killed by a Chicago and Alton train at Sag Bridge. Leonard Danderhilr of Hammond Ind, a car repairer, died after being injured at East Chicago while under cars. Henry Dittman of 5120 Ashland Ave was killed by a Santa Fe train at Forty-ninth and Laffin. William Ellis of Greentown Ind was fatally injured falling from an apple tree while pruning it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sag Bridge
Als
Chicago and Alton
Leonard Danderhilr
Hammond
Ind
Chicago Terminal Transfer Company
East Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Henry Dittman
Ashland Avenue
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Me
Forty-ninth
Laffin Streets
Greentown
William Ellis
Multiple Headlines From 1900s News Briefs
The notice compiles brief items: a funeral in Cincinnati for Inte Rabbi Wise with many Hebrews present. Mrs Langtry’s play barred in Pittsburgh. Lincoln Park Zoo’s Queen the lioness sold for 400 dollars. counterfeit passes seized at Chicago’s Grand Opera House. North Holland Michigan renamed Cronje. burglary at Ponce Porto Rico post office. French troops deployed to Ig town near Morocco. 217 plague deaths in Calcutta. Russo Japanese tensions with fleet at Kure. Baraboo Wisconsin gains free delivery. post office receipts reach 10000 dollars. UW alumni group to form in Oshkosh on April 6. Duke of Orleans buys Nangary estate. two banana trees fruiting at Washington Park. Liberia's navy destroyed by accidents. Senator J J Coyle acquitted of bribery. Chicago Telephone cuts private phone rates from 125 to 100. Horton boxing law repealed in New York senate. Arthur Wheat on 17 of Chicago allegedly commits suicide. burglary in Melrose Park chloroforms Mrs BandeMer and five children. Lake Bluff camp meeting grounds to be subdivided. Carnegie and Frick not on the board of the new Carnegie Company.
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Cincinnati
Wise
Cronje
Ponce
Porto Rico
Morocco
Calcutta
Russia
Japan
Kure
Korea
Baraboo
Wis
Philadelphia
Chicago Telephone Company
New York Senate
Arthur Wheaton
Chicago
John Bandemer
Melrose Park
American committee aids Dutch Red Cross gets thanks
John V L Pruyn receives a letter from Baron Hawadenbroek president of the Dutch Red Cross thanking the American committee for its sympathy and help with Red Cross work in Boer lines. Robbers blow open Uland bank safe in Hanlontown Indiana stealing 2000 dollars and escaping unseen.
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New York
John V. L. Pruyn
Red Cross
Baron Hawadenbroek
Dutch Red Cross
Dutch Red Cross Society
Mancon City
Uland
Hanlontown
Great Newspaper Claim Cites Top U S Papers
The World Herald lists five leading papers, praising Chicago Tribune for broad excellence in news, presentation, and department classification. It notes Tribune status as a premier weekly reader choice and advertising leader in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
United States
Orld Herald
Veena
Chicago Ibune
The
West
Notable deaths and world events span continents
J A Bingham former diplomat and Ohio congressman died in Cody aged 85. Venezuela reports ongoing revolution progress. Kansas City to Gulf line sold in Joplin for 12.5 million dollars. Goebel assassination trial delayed as state not ready. Mrs Green denies daughter’s engagement to Spanish noble. General Palmer slated to replace Lockhart in India. Philippine cabal details surface from captured documents. Britain has 36 active battleships while France and Russia hold 38.
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J. A. Bingham
Japan
Congress
Ohio
Cody
Venezuela
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Gulf Road
Joplin
Goebel
Kentucky
Green
Hetty Green
Duke de la Torre
Arthur Power Palmer
General Lockhart
India
Dewey
Manila
Great Britain
France
Russia
Two men mock army officers on San Francisco street
In a streetcar an anxious small man in a gray coat and a tall companion deride shoulder strapped officers in the Philippines. The pair complain about pomp and vanity among officers, calling for more real leaders and less show. The name Teniston is mentioned during the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Philippines
Teniston
Among the Poultry and City Note Dialogues
A Detroit Free Press excerpt presents a humorous exchange between a duck and a hen about privacy and roles. The piece juxtaposes a playful animal dialogue with disparate lines about slot machine owners in New York and historical travel costs between York and London.
Northern Pacific offers $5 rail to North Dakota towns
The line promotes a five dollar immigration rate from Saint Paul and Minneapolis to Jamestown Leeds Oakes and Pembina ND with intermediate points to settle lands along the route. Agents Mott and Fee invite inquiries and note fast service from Washington to Chicago St Louis and beyond with the Washington Limited and Burlington connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Saint Paul
Minneapolis
Jamestown
Leeds
Oakes
Pembina
C W Mott
General Emigrant
Chas S Fee
P& T A
Northern Pacific Ry
St Paul
Minn
Dr Dix Tonic Tablets Promise Quick Grip Remedies
An 1900s advertisement touts Dr Dix Tonic Tablets as a cure for grippe related ills including heart failure kidney disease and nerve trouble. It cites cured individuals in Omaha and Tuskegee and urges readers to buy or request a free trial by mailing payment to Hayes and Coon Detroit Michigan.
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Dr. Dix
M. Boyd
Tuskegee
Ala
Wm. Simpson
Dix
Fine Washington building lot advertised for sale
Property listing offers a residential lot in Washington with good drainage shade and ornamental trees planted sidewalks built in a fine neighborhood for from 100 dollars up.
EK Offers Home Built to Your Plans on Monthly Installments
EK proposes to construct a house tailored to your plans and allows payment in monthly installments. The offer emphasizes flexible financing and personalized design options for buyers seeking gradual payments.
Properties For Sale Very Cheap And Favorable Terms
The notice advertises properties with good features, some new and others near new, offered for sale at very low prices and on favorable financing terms.
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Neighborhood News
Ainsworth
Alva Sands
Ora Rowan and
Olive
McClanahan
Teachers’ Meeting
Ottumwa
Flossie Adams
Nora
Miss Marr
Geo. Fuke
J.C. Gay
Coneville
U. S
Maughlion
Baptist Church
Mr. Baron
Edison Phono
Dr. Droz
la Grippe
R. T. McCall
Washington
Ial
Boston Brown Bread
Johnsons North Side Bakery
the Graham
Klondyke
Boemfontein
Gen. Wood
Pennsylvania
Clark Sitlar
Claude McCoy
Normal School
Senate
Ed Picher
Miss Paisley
Crawfordsville
E .T. Neal Yester
Mischigan
Mame Stewart
W. P. Ross
James Casey
County Auditor's Office
Hughes
Logham
Georgia Folger
Clarence Young
Waterloo
Geo, Wylie
Ezekiel
Mercy
Detroit Journal
Hogan
Koled
Conenes Ibume
Oamae World
Reyer
Wena. Herald
March
Sonu
General Funston
Detroit Free Press
New York City
York
North Dakota
Peoria
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Washington Limited
Burlington
E. G. Fox
Agt
Grippe
Larve
Benton Co. Arx
Ben
Cardus
E. B. Townsend
E Chattanooga Medicine CO
Chattanooga, Tenn
Cardui LD
D. R
P. RK. R
Dees Moines Valley Division
D. M Val
Des Moines
Knoxville
Des M
Rock Island
N. W
Cedar Rapids
Columbus Junction
Naito
Brighton
NOH
Mason City Mail
R.A
WinSmoused Co
Stewart Steele
Stewart
Stewarts
Geo. W. Stewart
M. Lombardo
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