Sparrows Observe Generous Poor Children Aid Them
A sparrow narrator recalls two hungry children, Johnnie and Nellie, sharing a small dinner with a sparrow and later receiving aid from an old gentleman. The girl and boy feed the bird, wrap for warmth, and welcome a visit from the man with food and coal. The tale ends with prospects of the children moving in with the gentleman and starting school.
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Mellie
Johnny
Nellie
Johnnie
Johannie
Arrow
Vere
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
New York City
Tommern
Preferred Jail to Going Home in Anamosa Story
Frank and Nathan Rainsbarger, long imprisoned for an Iowa murder, refused to travel to Steamboat Rock for their brother William Rainsbarger’s funeral, choosing to stay at the Anamosa reformatory. William, a landowner with 280 acres, died after weeks of illness. he is survived by a wife, three sons, and two daughters. The brothers cited illness and a desire not to travel alone, with no state pressure applied.
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Anamosa
Frank
Nathan Rainsbarger
Iowa
Hardin County
Wiliam Rainsbarger
Steamboat Keck
Rainsbarger
Anamosa Reformatory
William Rainsharger
Clarke
Nathan
Steamboat Rock
William Rainsbarger
George
John
Jay
Clay Township
S. M. Wickham
John Robinson
Marshalltown
Colfax Bank in Trouble as Cashier Vanishes
M H Wheelock, cashier at Colfax Citizens State Bank, disappeared after bank closed by state auditor John L Bleakly. Bank assets and deposits mirror late September figures. officials and stockholders plan examinations, with fear of liquidity issues. Mrs Wheelock released letter saying he contemplated drowning in Des Moines River after returning from Chicago.
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Colfax
Citizens State Bank
John L. Bleakly
State
M. H. Wheelock
Des Moines
Bank of Colfax
George B. Wood
O. A. Woliver
State Bank Examiner
Li Company
Woliver
Wheelock
Os. F. Wheelock
Whenlock
Leet Buai- Somen
Nee Oneers
Howard Street
M. D. Wheelock
Jasper County
Warren County
Guarding Against Croup With Foley's Honey and Tar
P Fr Ginn of Middleton Georgia advocates Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as the best safeguard against croup. He notes his children are susceptible to croup and colds and reports prompt relief and cure with the remedy. The ad asserts it should be kept at home to prevent croup and claims availability from all druggists.
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Croup
Foley
P. Fr. Ginn
Middleton
Bob Ferguson
Pine St
Green Bay
Wise
Poley
Dec 19 Hanging Sought for Murderer in Chisago
Henry Spencer, doomed for the murder of Mildred Allison Rexroat, requests cremation and scattering of ashes near the courthouse where he was tried and also asks for eggs. He criticizes Sheriff Ruba for increasing jail diet, noting he has only sixteen days left to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chisago
Henry Spencer
Mildred Allison- Rexroat
Courhouse
Ruba
Wheaton
Spencer
Danci
Roxyrogt
Waterloo Dealers Debate Convention Plans and Lines
Des Moines report from December describes implement dealers at a convention in the Coliseum discussing business etiquette. Topics include fair pricing, multi line handling, exclusive makes, and whether a single line should be kept. President Vaughan pushes moving the convention to other Iowa cities and giving the board authority to choose next year’s site. Waterloo aims to land the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Coliseum
Vaughan
Iowa
L. BE. Gail
Glenwood
J. H. Hager
Waukon
George & Randall
Iowa City
Waterloo
Young Women Suffer Back Ailments Find Quick Relief
A health ad notes many young women endure weak backs dizziness nervous spells dull headaches and weariness from kidney and bladder troubles. Foley Kidney Pills are claimed to relieve quickly when taken as directed and contain no habit forming drugs. Available from druggists nationwide.
Only Three of Eleven Granted Citizenship
Webster City Indiana December 4. It is getting harder each year to become a United States citizen. Of eleven applicants before the district court here for final papers only three were successful. In district courts of Iowa new citizens are made but twice a year now and a government representative attends each session. The three men granted final papers here were Oscar Christenson of Jewell Louis G Hernard and Klem
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Webster City
United Stars
Towa
Oscar Christenson
Jowell
Louis G. Hernard
Klem
Barrers of eight men and notable local notices
Various reasons were found for barring eight other men with reasons including no landing record, name changes, lack of witnesses, not taking out prior papers, and residents in other counties. Also includes an ad for Poley’s Honey and Tar and a report on Edward Volz’s rabies related commitment after a dog bite, plus a Helen Gould auxiliary supper notice at the U S W V Labor Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Webster City
Mayese Forcible Feeding Threat at Keokuk Jail
Frances Gundy a colored girl begins her fourth day of fasting in the Keokuk county jail and officials fear she aims to create an impression of mental derangement. If the hunger strike continues jailers may resort to forcible feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Frances Gundy
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Celia
Swift
Aviania
Vay
Selz Royal Blue
Chicago
Selz
The
Selz Waukenphast Family
Fischer’s “Selz” Royal Blue Store
Colfax Citizens Bank
I Trouble
Soash Hall
Toun
Blon's
Ida Grove
Edward Volz
Arthur
Ilinois
Kankakee
Cherokee
Volz
Helen Gould
Labor Temple
Terole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Musterole
A. Webster
Service
Courier
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