Notable Local Nods and Short News Notes Across Town
A collage of city visits, arrivals, and small events. Frank Lamphere and Frank Alberson travel the Branch. Mrs. Durand and Mrs. Keister visit. Dr. Parkinson welcomes a newborn son. Rev. Coxe returns from Des Moines. Kentucky tunnel crash toll 7. Local weather and social happenings. plans for Iowa City Firemen Tournament.
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Kentucky
Coxe
Presbyterian Church
Chas. Reeves
Brindley & Ekichelberger
John Taylor
Washington
Mt. Pleasant News
Postmaster Etiquette Spoof From Harper Democrat
A humorous old notice mocks rude mail practices urging patrons to demand stamps and credit, then shifts to shipping news. The City of Bangkok brings Rajah the elephant to America, tallest so far, en route to Lemon Brothers in Kansas City. Also recaps a swindle case involving farmer Robert Mitchell and a supposed detective.
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New York
Bangkok
East Indies
Rangoon
Bay of Bengal
Jumbo
Rajah
Lemon Brothers
Kansas City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lemon Bros
Washington
Robert Mitchell
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa
Mitchell
Times
Harper Democrat
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional treatment. It is taken internally and claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation and bolster the patient’s constitution. The ad offers 100 dollars for any case it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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Vivek
Mount & Patterson
TAN Goods
Oxford
Russia
Glee
J. Albert Williams &Co
A. Nicola
Cash Grocers
Chase & Sanborn
Minnesota
Kansas
Japan
Young Hyson
Peasley
North Side Grocery
Havana
Frank Lamphere
Frank Alberson
Josie Keister
Ainsworth
Mrs. S. Athern
No. 16
Dr. Parkinson
Henry Smith
Columbus Junction
Des Moines
Ira Sproull
Claude Williams
Garrettsville, C
Our City
R. S. Sproull
Indiana
South
Bills
Iowa City
Ruth Evans
Cotter
W. H. Riley
Crawfordsville
EK. W. White’s
Wm. Wilson, Jr
Kelly
Keokuk
ER. E. Thomas
Lincoln Journal
Sam Armstrong
Bushnell, AL
W. m
Burlington
Lou Rogers
Indianola
Mary Manners
J. J. Manners
Imperial
Mercer & Chilcote
Asey & Whittaker
Meek’s
Semon Bros
Cassimeres
the Butterick Pub. Co
N. W. Cor. Square
J. B. Crail
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