Palmer Honored by Railroad Office Colleagues on Retirement
In Des Moines Iowa on January 4 1910 Col David J Palmer long time public servant and railroad commissioner was lauded by colleagues who signed a farewell address praising his 50 year career from township assessor to state senate and railroad commissioner. The note recalls his Civil War service Shermans parade and future Grand Army of the Republic role and wishes him well as he leaves public life.
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Des Moines
David J. Palmer
Col. Palmer
House
State Senate
Shaw
Railroad Commission
Statehouse
Shernan
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
Senate
Palmer
Publc
Sherman
Ennsylvania Avenue
Grand Army of the Republic
Ardin County Board Corrects Its Records
Ardin County Iowa Falls reports corrections to meeting records by the board of supervisors. Two resolutions fix record errors from March 3 1913 and April 9 1912 regarding engineer S B Gardner for drainage district 36 and for highway party work. Bond set at 1000 dollars and daily wages specified with helper rates and expenses.
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Iowa Falls
Board of Supervisors
Jardin County
S. B. Gardner
Gardner
Murderer of Child May Be Sent to an Asylum
Shenandoah Jan 4 Attorneys David Fountain janitor of a Shenandoah school who confessed to the murder of 10 year old Margaret Milling will seek to have him placed in an asylum in California. Fountain has previous prison terms and a history of assaults and has been confined in state care. The case links to a June 23 1907 attack on Mrs Floyd Reed and prior terms in Fort Madison Polk County Clarke County and Des Moines.
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Shenandoah
David Fountain
Sacramento
Cal
Mararet Milling
California
John R. Jonnelly
Fountain
Floyd Reed
Fort Madison
Polk County
Clarke County
Des Moiner
Fatal coasting accident in Des Moines claims seven year old
URIN Des Moines reports seven year old Robert Litton died at Methodist hospital from skull fracture after colliding with an automobile while coasting on Fourteenth street. Another boy, Stanley Smith, five, left Mercy hospital with a broken leg from a sled accident at Third street and Forest avenue. Also from Denison Crawford county board rules saloon consent petition legal with 4 590 votes and 2341 signatures making about 73 percent.
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Des Moines
Robert Litton
Methodist Hospital
Fourteenth Street
Pleasant Street
Woodland Avenue
A. H. Seeburger
H. GC. Litton
Stanley Smith
Mercy Hospital
Third Street
Forest Avenue
Denison
Board of Supervisors
Crawford County
Dty
Khan
Ferryman's House Raid at Merckem Aids Allied Bridge Gain
In the Dixmude fighting around Yser, French forces led a daring night raid on Ferryman's House at Merckem to oust German troops and seize the bridgehead. African troops spearheaded the assault, wiping out German resistance in the building and enabling control of the bridge. The aiding lieutenant is recommended for a decoration.
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London
Associated Press
Merckem
Yser Canal
Dixmude
Yser
Ypres
Maison du Passeur
Farryman
Leutenant
Old Railroad Man 82 Celebrates Birthday Saturday
Thomas W. Place longtime railroad worker marked his eighty second birthday on Saturday January 2 at his home on 12 High Street He is a vestryman at Christ Episcopal church and attended services the previous day Born in New Hampshire January 2 1883 Place began as a machinist in 1862 at the Boston locomotive works rose to foreman on the Northern Railway of New Hampshire later joined the Illinois Central and ran the first passenger engine west of Dubuque on May 11 1857 He served as foreman and master mechanic in the Dubuque and Waterloo shops until retirement in 1902 with health improving after rheumatism spells.
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Thomas W. Place
High Street
Christ Episcopal Church
Mr. Place
New Hampshire
Dubuque
Waterloo
An Experiment in Sympathy by Ruth Cameron
Ruth Cameron urges readers to experience deafness by wearing cotton in ears for a day. She notes society’s lack of sympathy for the deaf compared with blindness, and offers practical steps to communicate clearly with deaf individuals. She warns ear trouble should be treated early and points to free clinics and ministerial aid.
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Flint
Waterloo Population in 1855 Census Report
An 1855 census report for Waterloo notes 903 residents with 657 west of the river and 246 east. It records rapid growth from 300 a year earlier, 714 in June, and lists local commerce from 17 stores to diverse trades, plus 200 carpenters, six brickmakers, three schoolhouses, two districts and a flourishing seminary.
California Syrup of Figs advertisement urges gentle cleansing
A mother advised test the tongue for signs of illness and use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. The ad claims quick relief from constipation, promotes the product’s pleasant taste, and warns buyers to insist on the genuine bottle by the California Fig Syrup Company to avoid counterfeits.
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California
California Pig Syrup Company
Waterloo's promise as an Iowa frontier town in 1855
J O Williams praises Waterloo Iowa as the Cedar Valley’s rich, fertile hub with mills, a planned flouring mill and foundry, a steam saw mill, and a new Cedar Valley railroad. He notes the county seat status, abundant timber, water power, and compares Waterloo's potential to Janesville, Rockford, and Rochester. He urges industry, smart management, and capital. Waterloo, Iowa December 4 1855.
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J. B. Hewett
Otis Daggett
Chloe Severence
Geo. W. Miller
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Cedar River
Muscatine
Davenport
Dubuque
Hardin County
Fort Dodge
Sargenta Bluff
Cedar
Cedar Valley
Iowa
Janesville
Wisconsin
Rockford
Illinois
Rochester
New York
Nature
J. O. Williams
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Ohlmer
Mrgt
Kace
Ardin
Ruth Cameron
Iowa State Register
Waterloo Herald
J. C. Williams
iEsq
Smart Shop
Coats
Dreasea
East Fourth Street
Waterloo, Iowa
Resinos
Fortrial
Resinol
Baltimore
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