Notable American Political Cartoonists of The Era
The piece profiles prominent cartoonists in American press history. Felix Mahony, a New Yorker by birth, is highlighted for his cultured work on The Washington Star, with three years at the paper and near eighty years of age. It also notes veterans like J. TL Donahey, Frederick Opper, and JoH. Donohey, among others, praising their influence and style.
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The
Washington Star
Felix Mahony
Mahony
Star
Mr. Mahony
J. TL Donahey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Donnie
Frederick Opper
Puck
New York Journal
Stewart's Pharmacy Piles Cure Guarantee Offer
A local pharmacy advertises a pile cure with a positive written guarantee and a no pay if not cured policy. Each package includes a free pile pipe, samples are offered, and the price is 50 cents.
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Rector
Stewart's Pharmacy
Crowds in Court Room As Carris Applies For Permit
In a crowded court scene Judge Roberts heard testimony on Carris temperance permit requests. Witnesses spoke to Carris character while opponents cited a thousand citizen remonstrance and questioned local saloon history. Assignment of cases followed as missing person and funeral notices appeared in the same issue.
Better Stamp With Care Financial Dispute in Mattoon
Nathaniel Myers and KF A Welch, Clark County farmers, argued over a $25 note lacking a 2 cent revenue stamp used as security for pasture rent. A justice ruled in Myers favor claiming no binding debt. Welch appealed to federal authorities. Myers was charged but discharged after Deputy Commissioner Dyas found no intent to defraud.
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Mattoon, Ills
Nathaniel Myers
KF. A. Welch
Clark County
Myers
Welch
United States
Dyas
Pars
Hunt for Buried Wealth in Plashaway Farm Tale
In South Bend Indiana Julia and Lizzie Plashaway search the Plashaway farm on the north branch of the river for buried wealth once linked to their father Pottawatomie chief John Plashaway. Ex Mayor Leeper now occupies the farm. the effort yielded no clear treasure.
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South Bend
Ind
Plashaway
Julia
Lizzie Plashaway
John Plashaway
Pottawatomie
Leeper
Seven Overcome by Gas in Kenosha Wisconsin
Seven people escaped asphyxiation in a Kenosha home. Mr and Mrs Jensen and their nine year old daughter were most seriously affected while Thomas Male and three children were also found in critical condition. Neighbors alerted doctors who saved the group. Mrs Jensen remained in serious condition from shock.
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Kenosha
Wis
M. H. Jensen
Jensen
Mixed early 1901 notices from New York and Midwest
A series of terse notes report a partial confirmation of an accountant’s review for John K. Van Sickle’s firm Grant Bros. in New York. Other items describe Rev. Russell C. Cheney’s mental illness in Fond du Lac, a funeral by a priest’s son in Vincennes, a boxing agreement involving James J. Jeffries, and a Wisconsin farmer’s accidental cow shooting while hunting.
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New York
Frank Bergen
John K. van Sickle
Grant Bros
van Sickle
Leonard H. Conant
Bergen
Conan
Fond du Lac, Wis
Russell C. Cheney
Endeavor Academy
Endeavor
Wis
St. Agnes’ Hospital
Cheney
Joseph H. Chandler
Fond du Lac
Heart Sickness and Misdiagnosed Ailments
The writer explains heart sickness often reflects stomach disease and can imitate heart or organ disorders. Inexperienced doctors may treat the wrong disease, leading to patients writing that doctors could not help them.
Local News Notes and Social Updates from Ainsworth
Nov 16 items report visitors and travels among residents of Fruitland, Winfield, Oskaloosa, Wellman and Sigourney. Notables include Rev Wites resigning, Dr Somers visiting, and Lloyd Terry arriving from Oskaloosa. Upcoming events mention a Thanksgiving football game and a lecture on The Crime Against Humanity.
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Arthur Fowler
Muscatine
Baptist Church
Young People’s Good Citizen’s League
Two Married Women Comedy Promises First Class Quality
The show comes next Wednesday evening at the opera house with a large company of artists led by Billy Rice. The musical comedy promises refined fun, catchy music, clever dances, and special scenery, supported by Miss Pfaff and others, assuring theatergoers a rare evening of enjoyment.
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Opera House
Billy Rice
Travel Excursions Offer Low Fares From Washington
Public notices promote affordable trips with first class comfort and fastest routes from Washington. Includes Nov 19 to 24 Chicago round trip at $8.90 and Homeseekers’ excursion dates, Pacific Northwest single and round trips, and daily Pullman Sleeper to Chicago at 8 15 p m. Space available for ads and inquiries.
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Washington
Chicago
Pac Northwest
Pullman Sleeper
Clairvoyant Prediction Tugs Missing Boy Back Home
A DeKalb Illinois mother trusted a Chicago clairvoyant who forecast her 13 year old son Clement Rowell would reappear in three weeks. He surfaced in the county jail here after seven weeks on the road seeking money to buy horses, and was discharged after recounting his tale.
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Washington
William Rowell
DeKalb
Ill
Chicago
Clement
Illinois
Chet
Madrid
Senor Zandizar
Salvador
Woman nine grand crossing tragedy in Grand Rapids
Mrs. Hannah Maurer aged 74 was struck while crossing First Avenue by two street cars moving in opposite directions. She sustained fatal injuries as both legs were severed in the accident reported in Grand Rapids on November 16.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Hannah Maurer
First Avenue
Low Rates For Weekly Northern Pacific Travel Offers
Low Rates. One way and round trip by Northern Pacific Ray every Tuesday for points in Minnesota North Dakota Manitoba Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia. For details write Gro1D Rogers t Dist Pass Agt Des Moines IA.
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Northern Pacific
Minnesota
North Dakota
Manitoba
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
RoGers
Des Moines
After-Dinner Speech on Fruits and Wellness
An after-dinner line extols fruits as wholesome fare enjoyed at all hours and seasons. The speaker jokes that fruit lovers may delay seeing a doctor, implying health benefits and preventive care through diet.
Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Ry Land Sale Offer
Prospec tive land buyers can secure no better rates than those offered by the Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry for round trip tickets at one fare plus two dollars. Tickets on September 4 18 October 2 16 November 6 20 and December 4 15 are valid for 21 days to all points north of Abbott Shell Rock and Waverly along the line. Industrial and immigration agents Ito n Brooks at Cedar Rapids IA can provide full land information. For rates and trains contact a local agent or John G. Farmer A G P T A BOC R N Ry Cedar Rapids Ia declI.
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry
Abbott, Shell Rock
Waverly
Messrs Iiton & Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John G. Farmer
A.G P&t A
BOC R. & N Ry
Decli
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Harper's Weekly
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Free Lance
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Bart
Minneapolis Journal
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Ohio
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A. J. van Leshout
Chicago Inter Ocean
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Plains of Texas
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Tribune
Carris
J. Wilson
Temperance County
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J W Teeter
Carl Keck
H. T. Reynolds
J H Hull
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J B Young
F L Wilson
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John Benson
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George Stiles
George E Stiles
Grenada
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Parkinson and Buckley's
Wm Clark
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T. L. Mickieh
Clark
Alex Houk
D. M. Oberman
Star Clothing Company
J. W. Lewis
Oskaloosa
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Edwin Kassens
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Ir P. Foss
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Lloyd Terry
Lloyd
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Federic Cram
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Ernest Scheppler
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Lowa Central Railway
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