Railway sells entire towns along Minnesota extensions
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway nears completion of 140 miles of extensions in southwestern Minnesota. Six new towns Reading Wilmont Lial more Kenneth Walters and Conger are becoming commercial centers. The line will sell each town entire including all unplatted land to private parties to encourage growth. contact the Town Lot Agent for terms.
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Company
Minnesota
Reading
Wilmont
Liamore
Kenneth
Walters
Conger
Home Visitors Excursions By Iowa Central Railway
The Iowa Central railway announces annual Home Visitors excursions to Indiana Ohio and Kentucky on Sept 17 24 and Oct 1 8 1901 at low round trip rates. First trip leaves Peoria Sept 17 via the TP W Vandalia lines with tickets on sale at Town Central stations for trains Sept 16 and Sept 17 1901. For full particulars call ticket agents or address Geo S Batty GP TA Marshalltown IA.
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Iowa Central Railway
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Peoria
TP & W
Vandalia
Town Central
Geo S Batty
Gp& TA
Marshalltown
Kemble’s flowers praised for quality and service
Osksloosa based EMBLE Flower Co offers direct orders with express charges paid by the sender. The note highlights Kemble's flowers as the best and references the Ohio location.
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Kemble
Emble Flower Co
Osksloosa
Lowa
Rates to Ohio excursion via Burlington Route dates 1901
Cheap fare notices advertise Rates to Ohio for Sept 16 and Oct 1 and 8 1901. Promoters claim lowest price ever and urge readers to see E G Fox for details. Also a medical refund offer for Rector piles treatment with a free ile pipe and Aeonatas sample.
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Burlington
E G Fox
Rector
J. H. Stewar
Local visitors arrive from Muscatine Buffalo and Des Moines
Miss Sue Fisher returned Saturday evening from a two weeks visit in Muscatine. She is accompanied by Harriet Shivebarger who will visit in the city a few days. Miss Ina Brinton arrived yesterday from Buffalo and will go on to Des Moines tomorrow.
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Sue Fisher
Muscatine
Harriet Shivebarger
Ina Brinton
Buffalo
J. W. Ingham
Des Moines
Arsene Oozolgoz pleads guilty in Boson case
Buffalo dispatch reports District Attorney read the charge against Oozolgoz at 10:20 and the prisoner answered guilty. Judge Lewis rejected the plea and allowed a not guilty plea to be entered, with trial proceeding.
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Oozolgoez
Cozolgosz
Lewis
Church Festival at DPeasant Plains Church Next Wednesday
Mrs Eva Lease Foster died at 2 35 PM in south Washington after a long illness dated from April 12. She was born January 11 1870 near Wash ington and was a lifelong resident. She was a Methodist and funeral arrangements will be announced in tomorrow's paper.
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Washbington
Mrs Alice Stuart wed Fred Wilson in quiet Newton ceremony
Miss Alice Stuart daughter of Mr and Mrs KR Stuart married Wednesday September 11 in Newton to Mr Fred Wilson of Glenwood Iowa. The ceremony was small with intimate friends. The couple will live in Glenwood after a short visit with the Stuarts en route to their new home.
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Alice Stuart
KR. Stuart
Newton
Fred Wilson
Glenwood
Iowa
Swift Wins Eureka School Building Contract In Brick Structure
Mr El Swift secured the Eureka school building contract for an all brick 27 by 31 foot structure. It will be furnace heated with a basement under the whole building and is planned as the most modern country school in the area. Swift's bid was the lowest, signaling brick cost similarity to frame. His yard now produces substantial brick and plans future school projects in the county.
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Eureka School Bldg
Swift
Deadlock Ends in Half-Hour Convention Session
Wayland Louisiana report from September 23 notes the convention adjourned after 30 minutes with 100 ballots cast and a 15 to 15 deadlock. The item claims “Rector Is a Remedy With a Record” with a 98 percent cure rate. Sample offered free if it fails. J H Stewart endorses.
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Rector
J. H. Stewart
Cracking a Lawyer Hopper’s Witty Courtroom Exchange
In a humorous courtroom exchange De Wolfe Hopper, once a witness in a suit for slender, is questioned by opposing counsel who asks if he is an actor. Hopper confirms and remarks that acting is a better calling than his father’s, who was a lawyer.
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de Wolfe Hopper
Slender
Hopper
Schreckengast Will Return for Another Year at Newton
Rev. I B Schreckengast pastor of the First M E church will return for a third year. A telephone message from the Newton conference says he has been listed and appointments read. J A Ashby says return is practically assured. crowds urged continuation. W G Thorn expected to become presiding elder in the district.
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I. B. Schreckengast
M. EB
Newton
Rev
Schreckengast
W. G. Thorn
Knoxville
Frick Johnson Contractors Decline Subcontractor Debts
The undersigned disavow responsibility for debts of subcontractors and their agents unless issued on regularly written signed orders. Frick & Johnson Contractors led by J H Frick warn only orders bind them. Promotional copy touts cheap round trips and first class service via the Great Rock Island Route with multiple destinations and dates.
Come and see them cleaning and dyeing and repair service
A local cleaner advertises cleaning dyeing pressing and repairing services and offers to furnish as well. The brief notice invites customers to visit and judge the line of work.
Inspiration for Milton Wellings Song Some Day
Chambers Journal explains that the song Some Day drew from suspense over news about Wellings wife. He found a line in a book that inspired the lyric quote Or are you dead or that you live and incorporated it into the track.
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Chambers’ Journal
Milton Wellings
Automobile bank on wheels brings savings to Mezieres
The Mezieres Mezieres automobile bank uses an electric four seat carriage with a revolving central table and folding desks to handle deposits. Clerks travel to rural districts on scheduled days, allowing peasants to open accounts without long trips. The plan aims to boost savings with on road banking and is already well received by locals.
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United States
New York Sun
Mezieres
Ardennes
France
Ramsay Named To Schley Court Of Inquiry
Rear Admiral Ramsay, veteran of the Civil War and long service at Annapolis, is ordered to duty as a member of the court of inquiry examining Rear Admiral Schley. Born April 5 1835 in Washington DC he rose from midshipman in 1850 to admiral and chief of the bureau of navigation before retirement in 1897.
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Ramsay
Schley
Francis Munro Ramsay
W. 8. Schley
Spain
H. W. Howison
District of Columbia
New York Herald
Navy
Naval Academy
Preble
St. Lawrence
Annapolis
Boston
Bureau of Navigation
The Red Anarchist Must Go Verses Rally Protest
A wartime era poem chorus spreads a nationwide demand that the red anarchist must go. The speaker calls in mansions shops orchards and streets to echo a loyal millions cry against a public foe, attributed to S E. Riser in the Chicago Record-Herald.
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S E. Riser
Chicago Record-Herald
Process of making celluloid from paper base
The base of celluloid is common paper. By acids it becomes gun cotton, dried ground mixed with 20 to 40 percent camphor, ground fine colored with powder colors cast in sheets pressed hard and baked between hot rollers.
South America's Vast Untapped Resources Highlighted
Competent authorities state South America holds the world's richest undeveloped resources. They claim crops grown elsewhere could be produced there and the region has many coal, silver, and gold mines largely underdeveloped.
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South America
Funeral for Joseph Badger Held in West Washington
Funeral services for the late Joseph Badger were conducted Saturday afternoon from his West Washington home with Rev. H. R. Stark officiating. Interment followed at Elm Grove cemetery. Pallbearers were F. A. Ross Isaac Kleise E. T. Beeman J W Ingham J F Henderson and R. McCall. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Story of Lexington visited the city today on business.
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Joseph Badger
Hie
W. B. Story
Lexington
City
Busi
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