Sailor survives ship Golden Gate sinking after California voyage
G F Breithaupt, now 81, is the sole known living survivor of the Golden Gate disaster that sank about a mile from Izantido, Mexico, in 1849. He carried $10,000 in gold dust in the ship’s purser safe, and though the treasure lies at the Pacific bottom, hopes remain for recovery. Breithaupt, a Baden native born October 10, 1813, came to America in 1848, later running a hotel at Ackley, Iowa, and recalling his ordeal in vivid detail.
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Blora
G. F. Breithaupt
Ackley
Golden Gate
Izantido
Mexico
St. Louis
San Francisco
Mr. Briethaupt
Baden
America
California
Plains
Revival Attends Central Church of Christ Service
Large audiences filled Central Church of Christ for revival meetings. Evangelist Smith spoke on the prodigal son portraying today’s youth leaving home. A male quartet sang and Mrs. Bateman performed There Were Ninety and Nine. Two additions were reported to the church. Tonight Mrs. St Elmo Bateman and Mr Harry Paar will present special song features.
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Evangelist Smith
Bateman
Rockford News Briefs From March Including Injuries and Visits
Rockford reports Wm Dayton a North End freight brakeman fell from a car, breaking both leg bones above the ankle. treated at Albert Lea and re-set upon return home. John Hicks visited Rudd. Co. & Moore attended Charles City court. Col Roosevelt spoke from a train for eight minutes. A $4,000 parsonage is planned by the M E church society for summer construction. Teachers attended the Northeastern Iowa Teachers convention in Waterloo. Mrs A D Yorker hosted teachers and students for Oscar Yorker’s eighteenth birthday. Clyde Shear of Toledo visited Rockford friends. Etta Martel of White Fish Lake, Wis. staying with Manford Pier family. Nw HH Dumbleton from Glenwood, Minn. spending a few days in Rockford.
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Rockford
Wm. Dayton
North End
Albert Lea
John Hicks
Rockford Friends
Etta Martel
White Fish Lake
Wis
Manford Pier
HH. Dumbleton
Glenwood
Minn
Rockford Letter Mentions Local Notes and Visits
In Rockford last week Roy Grady notes spring arrivals as robins sing. R E Marting and XII Popham Jr are at Charles City serving petit furore. Mise Bell Lorenz visited Rockford Sunday. Dick Wyatt and boys inspected Shell Rock and Lime Creek bridges. J B Squire moved to Eatherville Iowa. Mrs Ernest Stowe ill. Mrs T J Merritt hosted twenty five Ladies Aid guests. J El Bates spoke to 180 men and boys at a Waterloo address.
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Rockford
Roy. Grady
Robins
R. E. Marting
Xii. Popham, Jr
Charles City
Mise Bell Lorenz
Cedar Falls
Dick Wyatt
Shell Rock
Lime Creek
J. B. Squire
Eatherville
Iowa
Ernest Stowe
T. J. Merritt
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. el. Bates
Waterloo
Greene Town News Briefs Open with Community Notices
Greene records a busy sequence of local updates. J O Briscoe of Clarkeville transacted business Monday. A new daughter born to Mr and Mrs Gene Montgomery on March 26. J M Neal returns from Des Moines. Mrs Charles Crandall in Nashua at her father Hake’s bedside. F H Camp travels Minnesota for business. Bertha Elgin suffers a severe tonsillitis attack. Mrs J Bickness and Mrs J N Neal visit Waterloo. Dr Wilson's children Dorothy and Kenneth recover from illness. Mrs T Anderson returns from Iowa City hospital after surgery. Mrs Elizabeth Ellis rents rooms to H M Bunker and wife. Merton Glen plans to move his family to Greene. Greene public schools close for spring vacation. teachers attend convention in Waterloo. Mrs Lambert Cable returns from Paducah with sister recovering from severe illness. Rev W B Sanford preaches at Presbyterian church. I O Oakes returns from Assumption Ill for mother’s illness. Mrs O F Blasier hosts thirty ladies in honor of Mrs Carrie Yontz’s upcoming move to Manhattan Montana. Yontz receives garnet brooch from friends. City election sees Citizens’ ticket sweep: Mayor John Hesalroad and councilmen N Neal, C F Blaster, F B Cheney, H A Leete, A J Merrick.
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J. M. Neal
Des Moines
Charles Crandall
Nashua
Hake
F. H. Camp
Minnesota
Bertha Elgin
J. Bickness
J. N. Neal
Waterloo
Wilson
Dorothy
Kennth
T. Anderson
Iowa City
University Hospital
Elizabeth Ellis
Fifth and
Eli Streeta
H. M. Bunker
Ellis
Merton Glen
Glen
Greene
Lambert Cable
Paducah
W. B. Sandford
Presbyterian Church
I. O. Oakes
Assumption
Ill
Why He Was Late and a Doctor’s Advice
A humorous anecdote depicts a man explaining his one hour delay after meeting Smithson. The conversation turns to Smithson’s stomach trouble and a suggestion to take Chamberlain's Tablets, implying the remedy is needed. Sold by all dealers.
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Smithson
Chamberlain
All Dealera
Public Library East Closed Due to Heating Plant Outage
Public Library East remains closed today and tonight because the heating plant is out of order amid high water. The outage affects warmth and services for patrons.
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Public Library East
Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
An ad promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy for restoring natural hair color and treating dandruff and hair loss. It claims quick color return after several applications and offers a fifty cent bottle with money back satisfaction. The text cites HH. W. Taggart at 637 Commercial Street.
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Wyeth
HH. W. Taggart
Seed Corn Special Promoted On Four Day Iowa Train
A seed corn lecture train tours Hawkeye state for four days in April offering free sessions to all. The itinerary lists stops at Mt. Auburn La Porte City Washburn Waterloo Cedar Falls Winslow Waverly Shell Rock Clarksville Packard Greene Marble Rock Rockford and more with strict on time notices. Also notes February 1912 livestock receipts and a family visit of Mr and Mrs Lewis E Johnson and daughter Louise to Steelton Pennsylvania.
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Black Hawk County
Rock Island
Iowa
Auburn
la Porte City
Washburn
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Winslow
Waverly
Shell Rock
Clarksville
Packard
Greene
Marble Rock Case
Rockford
Lewis E. Johnson
Louise
Steelton
Eatmone Johnson
L. Alford
Mrs. Alford
California
Livestock Receipts Rise at Principal Interior Markets
Washington reports February 1912 livestock movement in seven interior markets shows sustained gains over the same month in prior years. Total receipts reached 3,515,896 head, more than twenty percent higher than the corresponding month two years earlier, with markets including Chicago Kansas City Omaha St. Louis St. Joseph St. Paul and Sioux City.
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Kansas City
Opm
AL City
Omaha
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
St. Joseph
St. Paul
Sioux City
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Uncle Sam's Food Promises Health and Vitality
An advertisement extols Uncle Sam's Food as a tonic boosting blood, vitality, and happiness for the whole family, promising red blood, rosy cheeks, and improved condition.
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Uncle Sam
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British Columbia
KC Coons
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Jaques Mfg. Co
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Tissot
Edward W. Bok
The
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Abraham Lincoln
Hawkeye State
Pep Rclon
Tenny
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