Tin Pail Heist Echoes in Probate Court
A Brighton style probate case unfolds as J A Melntyre's death reveals a buried fortune. A tin pail hid thousands, prompting attempts to remove John K. Snyder as administrator and challenge Mrs. Snyder as guardian. The court docket draws most local lawyers.
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Court Room
Brighton
Brrighton
J A Melntyre
John K. Snyder
Snyder
Wm. H. Melotyre
J Wileon
Raney
Fairfield
Jos
Telephone News Roundup From County Towns
Sept 19 items report Ed Mikech shipping a carload of sheep to Chicago. Mrs Walter Johnson visited Bloomfield. Mrs Emma Nelson of Washington visits her parents Mr and Mrs Mewton Griffith. Mr and Mrs IL A McMillan and daughter Mrs Seth Nicola of Washington visit Verdi. Nettie Kyle visits friends in Fatrd, Mrs Ora Onaviness of Packwood arrived after death of her father Henry Weigner. Dr WO Williamson former pastor from Keokuk preached here three times this week and urged Christians to deepen love for God.
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Ed Mikech
Chicago
Walter Johnson
Bloomfield
Mra
Emma Nelson
Washington
Mewton Griffith
Il A. McMillan
Mra Seth Nicola
McMillan
Verdi
Nettie Kyle
Fatrtod
Ora Onaviness
Packwood
Henry Weigner
WO. Williamson
U. P
Keokuk
A. L Davidson
Williamson
God
Hie
Rev Henry N Dunning Accepts Albany Pastoral Call
Rev Henry N Dunning longtime Presbyterian minister and husband of Me O Loughne Dunning has accepted a call to lead the Third Presbyterian Church of Albany New York He has served four years in Watertown New York where he doubled church membership reduced debt and oversaw building improvements His resignation was met with regret and praise for his work including lectures to Workmen and strong pulpit performance The Albany posting offers wider opportunities for his ministry The notice also includes an unrelated ad for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Stewart’s Pharmacy products.
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Henry N Dunning
Washington
Me O'Loughne Dunning
Third Presbyterian Church
Albany
Dunning
Watertown
Farmer offers unusual ample pay and perks to hired help
Riverside La Sept 19 A discouraged farmer seeks domestic workers after failing to hire a girl for housework He plans to do chores himself and invites applicants with high wages eight hour day lunch and cake cream and cheese and cider hammocks for rest rides in the family carriage and even a dance if they want He promises generous privileges and asks applicants to state further needs Muscatine Journal Cor.
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Riverside
Floe
Muscatioe Journal Cor
Neighbor Help Saves Mercer County Man With Diarrhea
Mr D P Daugherty of Mercer and Sumner counties West Virginia narrowly survived a severe bout of diarrhea. A neighbor purchased Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy which cured him in under a day. Stewart's Pharmacy, Gook & Sherman stock it.
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D. P. Daugherty
Mercer
Sumner
W. Va
Chamberlain
Stewart's Pharmey, Gook & Sherman
Rock Island stock hits high on state policy ruling
New York on September 19 reports Rock Island stock at 204 the highest level for this security. The rise follows Attorney General Mullan's opinion that the Rock Island organization is not antagonistic to state policy. John Shields & Son sells choice dry wood.
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New York
Rock Island
Mullan
Parsons College Considers Rebuilding At Fairfield
Parsons College may rebuild its Fairfield campus after a fire. Enrollment remains near last year, and a $125,000 fundraising goal is set. Fairfield leadership is urged to manage the matter while other towns consider hosting proposals. The board prefers to keep the college in Fairfield.
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Parsons College
Fairfield
El More eletere dazzles in Steinberg's Grand farce
In Steinberg's Grand, El More eletere and Maurice Rene Coste lead a lively farce built on a disputed farm strip. The cast includes James F Green as a comic foil and Dan Wilkes and Kuntee Fitch as rival suitors, delivering a warmly received performance with musical interludes and dancing.
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Steinberg
Grand
James F Green
Maurice Rene Coste
Dan Wilkes
Jasper Hawkine
Kuntee Fitch
Thankful Barlow
Daily Record
Traverse Ulty, Mich
Des Moines Posts August Postal Receipts Rise Record High
Des Moines reports a 26 60 percent increase in August postal receipts the highest among U S cities. The postmaster general's report shows the department closer to self support than in nineteen years and a net nine percent rise for the fifty largest towns.
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Des Moines
United States
Roosevelt Iowa itinerary released by Governor Cummins
Secretary Cortelyou forwards a detailed schedule for President Roosevelt in Iowa with arrival and departure times across Sioux City Denison Clarinda Van Wert Des Moines Ottumwa Keokuk and other stops. The plan includes multiple rail lines and dates from September through October with explicit arrival times and next leg departures.
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Roosevelt
Iowa
Cummins
George Bo Cortelycu
Oyater Bay
Ina
Des Moines
Mr. Cortelyou
Sioux City
M. & St. Paul
Lllinois
Denison
Clarinda
Burlington
van Wert
Rock Island
Ookaloose
Ottumwa
Tipm
Keokuk
North Dakota State Pair Opens Tuesday
In New Salem North Dakota Geonce Wo Hows invites residents to view prospects for free investments promising a stable annual crop. The offer highlights farming at about $1200 an acre with potential long term yields.
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North Dakota
New Salem
A Davila Lane musical comedy and local notices
A fragment lists A Devils Lane as a musical comedy with singing and dancing numbers featuring the El More sisters. It cites theater seating notices, obituaries and editorials, local accidents, and varied civic notices from Washington Iowa including sewer plans and city council actions.
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Davila Lane
el More Sisters
Texan Exults From New Life Pills Claim
An advertisement-style notice highlights W. P. White of Kennedale Texas praising Dr King's New Life Pills for relief from head and stomach pains and loss of appetite. The fragment lists various property transfers and small sums in Washington Richmond Kalowa and Brighton noting deeds and buyers such as D Dey RH L and M Pringle Peter Centliver Ferreol Jardon and others.
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Dr. King
Pitle
W. P. Whitehead
Kennedale
Texas
Stewart's Pharmacy
Washington
Frank F Florasg
Wm Wallace
Highland
Mummerman
Nancy Adams
Wellman
Cora EK Anderson
B G Wilson
Hiram Scofield
Adelaide Mootbart
Mary Stuart
Milton Capek
Richmond
W Clark
Mary Lark
Kalowa
JC Mitchell
J L “Mitchell
Crawford
Auten
Frank ‘Welte
That Gold Spoon and the Mother Health Myth
A period tone piece extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a healthful aid for mothers and babies. It recounts a testimonial from Mrs. B. Robinson of Medicine Lodge Kansas praising the medicine for easing nervousness back pain and sleeplessness and claims it aided a twelve pound baby and strong health after birth.
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Dr. Pierce
Ian
Dardiy
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