William and the Honest Fortune
A woodcutter and his wife send their son William to seek fortune with five pieces of gold. On his journey he helps a sick mother, aids starving horses, shelters a sick servant, and gives his last gold to a blind beggar, choosing honesty over riches. He returns home to care for his aged parents, affirming that duty to family and those in need outweigh wealth. Copyright 1913 McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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William
Uwey
Will
Uebesner
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
New York City
Weather outlook for Chicago on August 22
Unsettled tonight and Sunday with showers and thunderstorms. Warmer in the east portion, cooler in the west and central portions.
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Chicago
Currency Plans May Include Adjacent Territory
Des Moines reports Secretary McAdoo may authorize expansion of the National Currency association of Iowa to adjacent districts. Local bankers push for immediate approval while meeting notices are shortened. In Vinton, J D P Toombs attempted suicide by hanging, found alive after an hour of resuscitation, with no clear motive. A lone burglar in Town City evaded Night Watchman Look, bypassed police and escaped along Rock Island track after a bold street-level break-in at Golden Eagle Clothing.
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Ides Moines
The
Treasury
William G. McAdge
National Currency Association of Iowa
Homer A. Miller
McAdoo
Aldrich-Vreeland
Secretary of the Treasury
Association
Miller
Company G
Des Moines
National Guard
Lone Burgdai
Town City
Golden Eagle Clothing Company
Rock Island
Nlght
Hai
Two Killed When Train Hits Auto at Herndon
In Herndon, two teens Demby Duit man aged 15 and George Mur phy 20 died when their auto was struck by a Milwaukee freight train. May Van Leoy 20 and Cale Duitman 20 were badly injured. The car, driven by Van Leoy, entered Milwaukee yards as a freight train was switching. boys from Rippey were en route to Jamaica. All four were sons of prominent Rippey citizens.
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Herndon
Rippey
Adams party travels safely in Europe amid war fears
Adams Mr and Mrs George P Rose and others report their party is safe in Weimar Germany where they had stayed before the European war. In Albia Iowa a two year old Martha Ewers fell from a second story window breaking her right leg and suffering other bruises. In Davenport a family of four died at a picnic on the Mississippi river after a drowning incident at J and I park. The drowned include farmer Thomas Jaire and his daughters Dorothy Elizabeth and Katherine. A new bell is ordered to be placed in time for the boys blamed for the accident.
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Adams
George P. Rose
Europe
Weimar
Gemany
Albia
Martha
Walter Ewers
Davenport
Mississippi River
J. & I. Park
Thomas Thomas
le “Jaire
Dorothy
Elizabeth
Katherine
Thomas
Old School Bell Vanishes Amid Suspicions Of Boys
Ackley August 22 The four decade old school bell at Ackley grade school has disappeared from the belfry. Workmen repairing the roof found the bell missing and authorities report no clues to its location or perpetrators. Officials speculate boys facing the end of vacation hid the bell to delay returning to classes tonight.
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Ackley
Tragic Hydrophobia Death Of 12 Year Old In Chariton
Donald Mullen, 12, son of Mr and Mrs John Mullen, died at home in Chariton after hydrophobia following a dog bite last October. He was taken to Town City for treatment but died after days of suffering. The report notes the bite caused the illness and details the boy's final hours. Manchester schools prep for Sept 7 opening with staff listed across high and elementary grades. Webster City protest filed against dining car charges.
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Chariton
Donald Mullen
John Mullen
Town City
Businessman flees complaint on railroad dining car pricing
Following a tip from Senator Cummins, B H Martin of Martin Telephone Co. fled a formal complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging extortionate dining car prices and railway eating-house charges. He also accuses railways of discrimination, charging employees lower prices than the general public.
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A. B. Cummins
B. H. Martin
Martin Telephone Company
Thin City
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Real estate transfers listed for Waterloo and Cedar Falls
Real estate transfers recorded by Black Hawk Abstract involve Hugeng N. Draper to Minnie Falk en for lot 6 block 4 Rail y road addition Waterloo for 6000 dollars. Anna M. McCall to Harriet Jane Cooledge for lot 12 block 20 Normal addition Cedar Falls for 5000 dollars. Leavitt and Johnson Trust Co to C. F. Brown for lot 25 block 2 Hagerman Place Waterloo for 175 dollars. J. A. Aungst to Edward L. Pries for lot 24 block 8 Howrey and Mc Williams addition Waterloo for 1 dollar. Virginia Farr et al to J. R. Johnson for part of lots and 6 block 7 Whitney and Sedg wick addition Waterloo for 6500 dollars. J. R. Johnson to V. C. Farr for part of lot 6 block 6 Summit addition Waterloo for 1 dollar. Trustees of Eewin Townsend estate of H. A. Jetmore to lots 3 4 and part of lots 6 and alley in block 6 R. P. Speer’s addition Cedar Falls for 1 dollar.
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Black Hawk Abstract Company
Hugeng N. Draper
Minnie Falken
Raily Road
Waterloo
Anna M. McCall
Harriet Jane Cooledge
Normal
Cedar Falls
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co
C. F. Brown
Hagerman Place
J. A. Aungst
Edward L. Pries
Howrey & McWilliams
Virginia
Farr
J. R. Johnson
Lota
Whitney and Sedgwick
V. C. Farr
Summit
Eewin Townsend
H. A. Jetmore
Swigart Lands Party At Wellston Attracts Hundreds
F A Olney, agent for George W Swigart the largest single land owner in Michigan describes a large party to view a portion of Swigarts 52000 acre holdings. Nineteen antea and three teams managed the event with headquarters at Wellston. Special Pere Marquette sleepers run the first and third Tuesdays monthly and 127 people were accommodated on the last trip.
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F. A. Olney
George W. Swigart
Michigan
Have You a Child Have You a Child
Sloganeering testimonial notes cite Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for expectant mothers. Readers from New York Missouri Montana Pennsylvania Florida claim the product aided pregnancy and health, praising a child’s birth and their lifelike experiences.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Myers
Gordonville, Mo
Lydia BE. Pinkham
E. /M Doerr
R. BR
Conisbohocken, Pa
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John T
America
Paige
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Detroit
Central Auto and Supply Co
Sixth and
Franklin Streets
Glenwood
Gray & Davis
Chester
Manchester
H. T. Ports
Florence Riddell
Strawberry Point
Maud Graham
Dometic Science
Willa Richardson
Dawn Hatter
Angie Pierce
Mary Dunn
Marie, Grimes
Hazel Bond
Wayne Beck
James C. Stanson
Bertha Schroeder
Myrtle Porter
Blanche Otis
Nelle Hatch
Scdre Bell
Henrietta Miller
Mary Griffin
Jessie Smith
West Side
Adah Smith
Nellial Sullivan
North Manchester
Donna Kelsey
Floy Parteaus
Bess Caldwell
Inez Walker
Ruth Pate
Webster City
Joan Mitchell
Massena, WN. Y
Mose Buakevey
Imperial
E. W. Sanpears
Rowlesburg, W. Va
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Winter Heven
Florida
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Cleveland
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