Low Rates on Northern Pacific Bay to Western States
One way and round trip fares offered every Tuesday for travel to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia. Details available from Gro D Rogers District Passenger Agent Des Moines Iowa.
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Northern Pacific Bay
Minnesota
North Dakota
Manitoba
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Gro. D. Rogers
Dist. Pass. Agt
Des Moines
Lombardy’s Confections Delight Leaves Her Satisfied
A shopper finds Lombardy’s confections perfectly satisfying after a single sample. The pastry anecdote highlights the quality and appeal of the treats.
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Lombardy
Singing class members urged to meet and recruit more
Tonight at Swift's Hall at 7:30 all signed members of the singing class are asked to meet. Everyone interested in building up vocal music in town is urged to attend and sign up. The group has over fifty to start with and seeks fifty more.
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Tribune
West
the Tribune
Daily Tribune
Swift
Large attendance sought Monday October 29 for work
A notice invites a large attendance on Monday October 29 to confer work. Visiting brothers are welcome. 3b OG M. Kxck O.
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M. Kxck
Iowa Central Railway Sale For October and November Meetings
The Iowa Central Railway offers round trip excursion tickets at one and one third fare for the Cedar Falls meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association of Iowa on November 1 and 4, and the Milwaukee gathering of the National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers from October 31 to November 2. For full details contact Iowa Central ticket agents or Giso S Barry G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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Iowa Central Railway
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Young Women’s Christian Association of Iowa
Milwaukee
Wis
National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers
Towa Central Ticket
Adress
Giso
S Barry
Marshalltown
California Tourist Car Line Inauguration Planned
Iowa Central Railway announces the California Tourist Car Line from Minneapolis to Los Angeles for 1900 1901 inaugurating Wednesday Oct 31 with weekly departures each Wednesday and a four day trip arrival Sunday. Pullman vestibule gas lit cars offer full conveniences. details from Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo S Batty Marshalltown Iowa.
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Iowa Central Railway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Mason City
Hampton
Ackley
Eldora
Marshalltown
Grinnell
Oskaloosa
Los Angeles
Calif
Iowa Central
Geo S Batty
Iowa
Sleeping car service to Kansas City via Iowa Central
Iowa Central Railway inaugurates daily sleeping car service starting September 16 linking Minneapolis St Paul Mason City Hampton Ackley Eldora Marshalltown Grinnell Oskaloosa Albia to Kansas City with daily departures from Minneapolis at 8 05 am and from Kansas City at 9 20 pm. northbound arrivals include St Louis and Minneapolis connections via Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Wabash railways. For details contact GEO S Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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St. Paul
Mason City
Hampton
Ackley
Eldora
Marshalltown
Gripnell Oskaloosa
Kansas City
Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
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St Paul
Grinnell
Oskaloosa
Albia
St. Louis
St Louis
St Pau
Iowa Central Ticket
GEO
Mason City Mall
Sun
Peoria Express
Peoria Mail
Bioseek Odo
O& N
Omaha
Denver
Peoria
JN Tittemore Geo
Edna Shaw Dies Suddenly At 23
Edna Shaw daughter of Mr and Mrs M Shaw died suddenly at eight this morning while at home five miles northeast of the city She had been in good health for months and the funeral is planned for Wednesday The report notes she was about 23 years old and well regarded by family and neighbors.
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Edna Shaw
Frank McConnaugley
East Washington Street
Pie social at Brick School House hosts music night next Friday
A pie social at the Brick School House south of town invites all, with Good muasle by the Gordon and Grimth orchestra. Attendees recall Pat Gilmore’s Anvil Chorus at the Boston Peace Jubilee and Bandmaster Innes’ Atlantic City success, as his troupe plans a December 6 matinee with 55 musicians and six operatic vocalists. Tickets seek subscriber support within ten days.
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Gorden and GriMth Orchestra
Pat Gilmore
Boston
Innes
Atlantic City
Gilmore
Pightly
Child Poisoning Alarm In Lombardo Family
A neighbor’s child forced a green deadly pill into the Lombardo boy’s mouth after dinner. He grew faint and rigid, then vomited the drug up and recovered. Deputy Black and Dr. Biskamp responded as the boy improved. officials suspect the pill’s strength saved his life. The rest of the item notes local social and business updates.
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August Lombardo
Dr. Biskamp
Mr. Black
Railroad Jack Comedy Brings Singing and Dancing Numbers
The new railroad themed show offers a side splitting comedy with twelve big specialties including singing and dancing. Spectators enjoy lively music, special scenery, and up to date tunes throughout the performance.
Under the Dome thrills with fun and scenery
The Graham theater plans a tomorrow evening showing of a big production praised for its lively acting and impressive scenic effects.
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Graham Tomorrow
Salt Trust Defies Michigan Franchise Laws
The National Salt Company has paid the statutory franchise fee but refuses to file articles of association or appoint a Michigan agent or file required reports. Attorney General Oren prepared a mandamus petition to compel compliance, and the company vows a vigorous fight.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
National Salt Company
Secretary of State
State Department
Oren
Sioux River Reservoir Plan Backed by Engineer
Colonel T M Chittenden returning from Watertown South Dakota says he will report favorably to the War Department on a dam across the Big Sioux River to back water into Lake Kampeska and release it in dry seasons. The proposal aims to store spring surplus and supply water during drought.
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Sioux City
T. M. Chittenden
United States
Watertown
War Department
Big Sioux River
Kampeska
Hedges Planned as Sherman's Biographer at Republican HQ
Henry C. Hedges, chair of the speakers bureau at national Republican headquarters in Chicago, is expected to become the biographer for the late Sherman.
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Henry C. Hedges
National Republian
Chicago
John Sherman
Nashville
Tenn
Hong Kong
Macao
Speete
Cleveland
Washington and Lee University
William L. Wilson
Homer Kessler
Mansfield
Sherman
Nebraska
National Biscuit Company
Kruger
Europe
Zeppelin
Burns family relocates to Waterloo for new post
Pat Burns and family leave this morning for Waterloo to start anew. Burns has lived in Washington 42 years and spent 24 with the Rock Island company here. He leaves for a better position with the Illinois Central at Waterloo.
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Stillwater
Minn
John McKiister
Washington County
Tie
Cornish
Pat Burns
Waterloo
Washington
Mr. Burns
Rock Island Company
Sinois Central
Ragtime Opera Aunt Hannah's Visit at Graham Theater
Nashville students appear in the ragtime opera Aunt Hannah's Visit featuring singing cakewalks and operatic music. The show is set for November 5 with a special car brass band and orchestra. Latchem rode as a Delta passenger on the mountain trip.
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Nashville
Graham, Special Car
Millikin Mistaken Quarter for Payment in Grocery Misunderstanding
In a Columbus Dispatch item a street railway office worker named Millikin, also a part owner of a north side grocery, mistook a little girl’s bucket of money for payment. He asked for the coin and followed her toward the door, realizing the bucket held her quarters.
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Street Railway
Millikin
North Side
Millkin
Pigeon Shot by Accident Says Boy
A gentleman heard a thud and saw a pigeon fall from a window. A small boy in the lane dropped a catapult and fled. The boy claimed he aimed at the pigeon but says the bird got in the way, and he was only aiming at the window. The owner scolded him as the incident ended with the boy explaining the mishap.
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London
Cold Weather Baffles Rail Law on Alaska Line
An Alaska civil engineer writes from home to Chicago that Chilkoot Pass railway rails expand with cold rather than contract. He notes 12 to 40 degrees below zero would not much affect length, but deeper cold causes expansion, citing water’s unusual shrinkage until 39 degrees.
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Civiil
Alaska
Chicago
Chilkoot Pass
The Vain French Painter and the Dog’s Doctor
A celebrated Paris painter demanded a leading physician for his prized dog. The physician, initially stunned, replied by inviting the painter to visit his house to paint two new window shutters, deflating the bluster with wit.
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Paris
Knight of the Brush
M. M
Henry Clay Early Bravery Speech Sparks Legal Fame
Henry Clay, a bashful youth in Lexington Virginia, delivers a decisive courtroom flourish after a hesitant start in a debating society. His sudden rise begins with a powerful peroration that wins over the audience and lays the groundwork for his future greatness.
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Tlenry Clay
Lexington
Ile
Clay
Collier’s Weekly
Providences in Odd TalesQuips by Gough on Trust and Doom
The temperance lecturer John RB Gough used a string of anecdotes to lampoon belief in Providence. He recounted a distressed ship passenger, a washerwoman at her fire, a mother with a child on a coast rescue, and a Delmonico’s lunch swindle where Providence is said to have punished by missing forks and spoons. Kansas City Independent.
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John RB. Gough
Firth of Forth
Providence
Jamie
New York
Delmonico's
Delmonico
Kansas City
10 Cents a Copy Atlas Offer for Land Buyers
A helpfully spaced ad offers a 16 page Atlas of China at 10 cents, with postpaid 13 cent option, and outlines Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway round trip tickets at one fare plus 2 for trips north of Abbott and Waverly. Agents Ion Brooks at Cedar Rapids and John G. Farmer announce rail land rates and inform prospective buyers to contact local ticket agents for schedules.
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China
Jaok Farler
GP & TA Bt
R&n Ry
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry
Cubis
Abbott, Sheil Rock
Waverly
Messrs Iiton & Brooks
John G. Farmer
P&t A
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