Mystery of Don Pedro Ends in Fading Memory
Eldora reports Frank Bourne known as Don Pedro, long a county home resident, facing a decline due to stomach trouble and age. Once claimed as a Civil War veteran with a sailor’s parlance, his true name and enlistment remain unknown, and his past remains a mystery as his health deteriorates.
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Eldora
Frank Bourne
Don Pedro
Bourne
Michigan
Wisconsin
Washington
Pillar
Pedro
Uncle Sam
Union
Young Joy Rider From Bellevue Dares the Ride
Four year old Kenneth Waite of near Green Island South of Bellevue is described as a bold joyrider. Neighbors Ed Clausen and his son found the boy riding on the fender of Clausen’s roadster during a roadside excursion and completed the journey with him aboard clinging to the car.
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Bellevue
Littlie Kenneth Waite
Green Island
Ed Clausen
Clausen
Thoughtful counsel on time fitting and orderly affairs
A reflective note advises that with patience and rightful timing one can organize matters smoothly and swiftly. It emphasizes that allowing time to work leads to better arrangement of duties and outcomes.
13 Year Old Boy to Be Tried for Murder
In Ottumwa Iowa today 13 year old Ernest Gee faces a first degree murder charge after admitting he pushed his playmate Lloyd Dimmitt into the Des Moines river during a May fishing outing. Dimmitt drowned and his body was recovered days later bearing signs of a struggle. Gee has been held in the county jail since June.
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Ottumwa
Ernest Gee
Gee
Lloyd Dimmitt
Des Moines
Young Dimmitt
Young Gee
Dimmitt
Maquoketa Doctor Marks Half-Century Service
Dr A B Bowen marked 50 years in Maquoketa with a banquet by the medical society. He served in the navy during war, acted as associated surgeon, and examined 1500 recruits. He has delivered 1400 births, 400 funerals, and performed 100 operations often in a farm kitchen operating room. His wife Minnie Clark Bowen married him in 1874 and they had a son and a daughter including Mrs Francis Bowen Myatt.
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Maquoketa
A. B. Bowen
Medical Society
D. N. Loose
E. D. Chassell
Bowen
J. R. Guthrie
Dubuque
Fairchild
Clinton
J. R. Jenkins
Preston
Fort Dodge teens tied to store robberies and looting
Seven Fort Dodge youths were arrested in a spree of wholesale robberies across Enterim Otho and Fort Dodge with looted merchandise found in surrounding villages. An auto theft allegation involves one or two suspects. Clifford Williams first confessed, leading to arrests of George Dunscombe Charles Cartee Clarence Merkle Newsom and Clark Jones. Conlon is 17. others are 19. Newsom and Jones deny charges.
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Fort Dodge
Enterim
Otho
Clifford Williams
George Dunscombe
Charles Cartee
Clarence Merkcle
Glen Newsum
Clarence Conlon
Clark Jones
Dividend Paid on Carroll Bank Stock at Fifty Percent
Carroll Iowa Sept 25 The J A Tidets and Savings Bank will pay a 50 percent dividend to depositors beginning today after the bank closed April 4. Receiver Dougherty had to recover $90,000 in collateral notes from Continental and Commercial Bank of Chicago before any cash could be released. Some assets are yet to be realized, and future dividends depend on recovering Roelfsema's assigned property.
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Tf ‘Carroll
J. Av Tidet'and Savings Bank
Dougherty
Continental and Commercial Bank of Chicago
John Roelfsema
Roelfsema
Richland Township
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises $100 Reward
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine offering one hundred dollars reward for cures of catarrh that fail. The copy claims thirty five years of use and blood action to heal mucous surfaces, urging immediate purchase and testimonials from Toledo Ohio suppliers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &O
Toledo
Ohio
All Drugegiats
Settlement Ends Suit Over Daume Farm Dispute
Mrs. William Daume claims a farm once given by John Daume. she and her husband spent about 1000 on improvements. A settlement with William Daume’s father awards her 4500, the farm is surrendered, and the suit is dismissed. John Daume, long resident of Adair County, reputedly worth 100000 with two fine farms. he disappeared leaving four young daughters.
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William Daume
Dayme
William
Daume
John Daume
Wiliam Daume
Adair County
Father in law sued for 50000 settled in Atlantic
Mrs. Wm. Daume of Adair county sued her father in law John Daume for 50000 alleging he enticed her husband away from home after his disappearance. She settled the case and dismissed other claims.
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Atlantic
Wm. Daume
Adair Co
John Daume
Faced Jail to Shield Her Accused Child in Iowa
Mrs. Fred Hobson refused to reveal her son Leo Hobson’s whereabouts and occupation while being ordered jailed for contempt by Judge John T. Moffit. The judge suspended the sentence during a pending appeal to the Supreme Court. Leo Hobson faces grand jury seduction charges. information filed last April, but he disappeared.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred Hobson
John T. Moffit
Supreme Court
Moffit
Leo Hobson
Grand Jury
Hobson
H.K. Jackwood
Useful as Well as Cheap Oil for Doors and Machines
Automobile oil is inexpensive and useful for many household tasks. A drop relieves a squeaking hinge or a heavy sewing machine, wiped with absorbent cotton.
Look and Feel Clean Inside Bath Daily Health Routine
A health column promotes a morning routine of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims daily use improves appetite, digestion, and overall vitality, urging readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from a drug store at low cost.
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Bon Pedro
Hardin County
Joy Rider
Lnd
Conlon
Newsom and
Jones
Sfora the
J. F. Duffy
Carrol Trust
Wacity
Towa
E. G. Birge
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Birge
Frost
Ohr
Avifhia
Panora
Jefferson
Grand Junction
Minneapolis
the Evening Journal
Holland
White Way Garage Co
Gwney
Sterling
Ulacis
Maxwell
Detroit
Mere
T. C. Kyle
East 2Nd St
Washington, Iowa
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