Cardus Worked Like a Charm
A letter from Jonesville recounts a woman with severe illness described as womanly trouble who faced operations and cancer risk. After trying Cardui the writer reports steady improvement, returning to work with no pain. The ad urges women to seek the medicine’s guidance from Chattanooga Medicine Co. and request a home treatment booklet.
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Jonesville
Cardui
N.B
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chatta- Nooge Medicine Co
Chattanoora
Tenn
Womes
Looking for a Change Here is Your Farm Opportunity
Homeseekers are urged to consider low fares and explore possibilities across the Southwest including Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma Texas Kansas Missouri and other sections. The ad promises excellent opportunities for men with little capital who are willing to work and have ambition, noting affordable land near thriving communities and a chance to get a good farm cheap.
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Southwest
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Kansas
Jealous husband fires on wife and two others in Iowa City tragedy
In Iowa City on February 14 bartender Fred Boarts shot his wife and his cousin Lorenzo Boarts and then killed himself. Mrs Boarts was fatally wounded. Lorenzo died at Mercy hospital. The fourth shot struck Fred Boarts, who survived, as jealousy was cited as the motive.
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Iowa City
Pred Hoarts
Lorenzo Goarts
Fred Boarts
Justice Crossett
Lorenzo Boarts
Ren
J. G. Mueller
Donovan
Squire Crossett
Fred Hearts
Dunkel
West Side
Fake robbery tale exposed by Creston boy
In Creston Iowa on February 14 the police chief exposed a sensational hold up story by a newsboy as a fake. The boy confessed he and two companions tied him up and spent his share of paper profits to avoid parental censure. He was found at the home after being left bound.
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Creston
Paulice Enghauser
Ringaberg
Banner to Award in Athletic Meet
H R Lee the physical director at the Teachers College Cedar Falls met with officials to plan a gymnastic meet in this city next Wednesday evening. A banner and a trophy will be awarded to the winning team after the Cedar Falls return meet on February 25. A gold medal may be given to the contestant with the highest points after the second meet.
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H.R. Lee
Seymour
Teachers College At
Cedar Falls
Lee
Ready for Rock Island Dairy Train Start
Preparations for the special dairy train on Rock Island lines from this city proceed for a Saturday morning start. A stock car has been spotted and will be loaded. six miniature silos have been shipped to Prof. Hugh VanPelt and E. S. Estes for display. If space is tight, silos may sit on the engine pilot. The train will stop at Washburn, LaPorte City, Mt. Auburn, Vinton, Shelburn, and Cedar Rapids on its first day out.
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Rock Island
Hugh ©. VanPelt
E. S. Estes
VanPelt
Washburn
LaPorte City
Auburn
Vinton
Shelisburg
Cedar Rapids
Cold remedy ad promises cure for head colds
An old advertisement touts Cold & Grip remedy claiming to remove causes of catarrh and headache. It promotes a laxative bromide quinine formula and asks buyers to call for the full name and look for a signature BE, W. Grove, at 25 cents.
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W. Grove
Chamberlain
Holden Tribute to Farmer's Wife Sparks Iowa Chautauqua Address
Des Moines reports Verry Holden urged action for greater Iowa during a Hes Moines Chautauqua talk at Hoyt Sherman Place. He stressed farm women and children as key workers, preached corn to save souls, and champions rural schools and educators as pivotal to development.
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Des Moines
Verry G. Holden
Chautauqua Union
Hoyt Sherman Place
Iowa
Fivo
Towa
Hell
Ase
Pake
Eiher
Beating for Wife Reported in Keokuk Case
Mrs. Carl Russell, in a Keokuk hospital, told of brutal abuse since her ten month marriage. A three week old baby’s body lies at the morgue awaiting coroners inquiry. The Humane Society filed two informations against the husband for wife and child desertion. warrants issued for his arrest.
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Keokuk
Carl Russell
The
Humane Society
Burton Wilkinson
Canton Sees Finale of Billy Sunday Campaign Echoed in City
Canton residents lingered over the farewell as Billy Sunday left town after six weeks of campaigns. Thousands heard sermons, donated meals, and walked the sawdust floors, while 4,004 converts were counted and 5,000 workers paused to bid him goodbye. The crowd sang hymns and recalled the evangelist’s influence on Cantonians.
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Canton
Fen
Miss Maclaren
Fred Seibert
Lackley
Burvion
Pre
Billy Sunday
Roeheaver
Evangelist
Sunday
V Building
Meritor Tonic Digestive Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Meritor Tonic Digestive as a world famous remedy for stomach ailments including indigestion and dyspepsia. Henderson Drug Co and Red Cross Drug Store are named as exclusive local agents.
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Henderson Drug Co
Red Cross Drug Store
Beautiful Hair Revival Promised by Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur
A promotional note urges readers to use Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to restore hair color and reduce dandruff. It claims rapid improvement within days and promotes the product as a remedy for thinning or greasy hair, scalp itching, and hair loss. The ad highlights Sage and Sulphur as traditional hair treatments and recommends a fifty cent bottle from druggists.
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Wreth
Wyeth
Clever crooks run wild with bogus subscriptions in town
Police busted a group circulating fake subscription offers for a magazine titled The Agriculturen Are. Suspects claimed to be selling renewals and pens as prizes and were reported to be collecting payments on the street before officers intervened. Citizens are advised to ignore similar solicitations.
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Wirterlaa
Metra
Dewan
Dethar
Detention Order Tangles Shuster Staff Links
Dispatches from Teheran report the Persian government instructing municipal officials to detain FLEL Calmasy and other Americans formerly with Wollorgan Shuster, ex-treasurer general of Peru, amid alleged irregularities in the Persian treasury records. The notices implicate three subordinates and their successors in a wider inquiry into the treasurer general’s accounts.
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Petershure
Pepsian
Zeli
Restt
Flel Calmasy
Wollorgan Shuster
Dle
Perera
Teheran
Shuster
Acter
Sdaber
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