Golden wedding marks pair’s long Chicago union
John McCoy and Anna Belle Coyle, both natives of Ireland, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Chicago at 120 Logan Avenue. He served in the Civil War and later became an Illinois Central machinist, while she came to America as a child with her family. Their seven children include five survivors. One son, Robert, drowned two years ago at Lake Nipikea, Ontario.
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Chicago
John McCoy
Anna Belle Coyle
Logan Avenue
Mr. Me- Coy
Mrs. Me* Coy
Tresland
Armagh County
Moanohon
Anna! Coyle
Mr. Mrtoy
America
John McCor
General Mulligan
Tie
Lexington
St. Ts
Cee
Mrvoy
Butler County
Tawa
Soo
Mettoy
H. Metny
Charles Marlow
Met
Tra Minn
Fo Mere Vay
Spokang
Wash
Dubuque
Aso
Robert Hl
Lake Ninikea
Ontario
Solmiers to Exhibit at First Congregational Church
Bridiere of Company 1 will give a demonstration of their drill and tactics if sent to Mexico during the First Congregational Church event this evening. Soldiers are invited to partake in the regular monthly assembly with a post meal exhibition under Captain Carleton Sides.
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Bridiere
Mexico
First Congregational Church
Snldier
Carleton Sides
Has a Boss Now Man Who Harnessed First Wife to Plow
Lafe Choate, the man who hitched his wife to a plow with two mules and plowed the fields, has taken a second wife. He married Miss Bessie Evans of Kansas City last week, according to the Liberty Ma correspondence of the Kansas City Star. Judge Steep warned Miss Evans of Choate's character, and she replied I know all about him. If there's any plowing to be done he'll do it.
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Lafe Choate
Liberty
Kansas City Star
Choate
Bessie #Evans
Kansas City
John Steep
Miss Evans
Snow Mellow Whipped Cream Ad Sparks Dessert Ideas
A vintage ad extols Snow Mellow whipped cream as creamy and versatile for coffee pies cakes and desserts. It promises 28 original recipes and a patented beater with each box, priced 25 cents plus direct sales options from Frank and Warren.
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Frank & Wouren
Wabash Ave
Chi
Territorial dispute sparks fear as Chaate faces divorce
The neighbors say Chaate, a feared figure, waits on his wife as a courtier waits an ad queen. His pride is described as heavy as 200 pounds. Three years ago in Clay county he faced a near lynching by farmers, which may have tempered him. A divorce followed his arrest and ten days in jail.
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Chaate
Chaste
Clay County
Waterloo Trunk Factory Emerges as Local Industry
The Waterloo Trunk company started a trunk and sample case factory on Sycamore street beside its retail shop about a year ago. It has grown steadily, employing many workers, and is the first such plant in Waterloo. It produces trunks of all kinds and sizes, with many custom sample trunks for local wholesalers and jobbers, and also offers a wide line of leather goods.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Trunk Company
Sycamore Street
Unisen Concern
Town Talk Reports Stroke Siblings and Local Visits
Mrs. J. H. Lefer of 409 Bluff Street was summoned to Vinton by a message about her sister-in-law suffering a stroke of apoplexy but yet alive. R. F. Sage of Washington Indiana, secretary of the loan and trust company, was in Waterloo yesterday on business. J. F. Bates and A. W. Fisher plan to speak in Janesville tomorrow at a Sunday school convention and Mr Dates will deliver an address at the Janesville M. F. L. church Sunday evening.
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J. H. Lefer
Bluff Street
Vinton
Excelsior Fshrdl
Aoinsir Dlatain
R. F. Sage
Washington
Loan and Trust Compaot
Waterloo
J. FE. Bates
AW. T. Fisher
Janesville
Mr. Dates
Janesville M. FL
St Louis as a Village in 1767 Report
Captain Philip Pittman reports St Louis as a village of about forty five houses and six families on the Mississippi east bank. Beoqueins head the French quarters. merchants founded the settlement in 1767 with Fort Charles surrender near forty miles south. The French garrison listed with twenty men and officers.
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Philip Pitman
Avoffeer
Engineering Corps
Hrigy
General Gage
Lnst
France
Missaissippi
St. Tois
MG Sippy
M. B'Abbadie
Missoury
Fort Chartres
St. Lounis
Thinois
St Tania
Unexpected Feast as Greenland Geese Save Mikkelsen Party
In Greenlandic desolation Captain Mikkelsen and Iverson endure fatigue on a sledge journey. A sudden flock of geese appears, the birds are shot, and the party celebrates a much needed, morale-boosting meal amid the Arctic chill.
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Arctic
Noah
Einar Mikkelsen
Greenlander
Mikkelsen
Sudenly Iverson
Sand
Iverson
Tverson
Polar Research Unsolved Problems in Arctic and Antarctic
Review of Reviews notes that pole exploration is over but circumpolar science remains vast. Antarctic coastline remains largely unknown with interior blank on maps while the Arctic is largely untouched. Modern polar research spans geology climatology magnetism seismology oceanography botany physiology ethnology archaeology.
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Pearl
Amundsen
Antarctic
Europe
Australia
Ross Seno
Pole
Arctic
If You Buy Here Once You Will Come Again
A merchant, criticizing weak advertising claims, posts a bold sign reading If You Buy Here Once You Will Come Again. Curious customers read but depart without purchase, leaving the merchant puzzled by the sign’s impact.
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Cliinis
If You Buy Here Once Yo Bring 14 Back Incident
A fragment notes a former customer added a line to a display, reading If You Buy Here Once Yo Bring 14 Back, attributed to Youth's Companion. The snippet suggests a storefront dispute or prank responses in a late 19th or early 20th century catalog context.
Spectacles Through Ages and Witty Exchange
Ancient peoples in far northern regions crafted wood spectacles with narrow slits to cut glare. Nero reputedly wore gems to shield his albino eyes. A London Telegraph quip features a village laborer pushing a barrow and a skeptical retort about ease.
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Nero
Way of the transgressor quoted in old Enquirer
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer cites a punning exchange about weight with the line Fifteen ounces to the pound. The tidbit preserves a quirky print-era exchange without broader context.
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Cincinnat
Enquirer
Ray Redington Plumbing Contractor: A City Journeyman Miner
Ray Redington proclaims 21 years old with nine years as a journeyman plumber in Waterloo. He cites leadership roles, such as secretary of the local union since 1 January 19, then participation in national and state conventions. He pledges quality work and customer loyalty, offering estimates from 72 Randolph Street and seeking a suitable business location plus phone number 2445.
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Waterloo
Tocal Wiion
Tia
Boston
State Federation of Labor
Muscatine
Bidding Trades
Des Moines
Randolph Street
Phow
Rlaedr
Little Island's Whimbies Laws Of Isle Of Man In Focus
A Timeless look at Manx rule: House of Keys, ear penalties for libel, breast laws kept secret, and quaint citable rulings on theft. The Manx arms boast three marching legs, and on July 6 each year Tynwald Hill hosts the open air reading of laws still practiced today.
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Isle of Man
London
House of Keys
Ireland
Scotland
England
Tynwald Hill
Europe
Poetry and profit clash in literary life
The Philadelphia Public Ledger argues poetry survives when not driven by money. It notes Shakespeare, Milton, and Longfellow illustrate poets juggle art with income, while warns verse tied to cash ends in obscurity. The piece contends enduring poetry serves life’s gate, not the wallet.
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Shakespeare
Milton
Longfellow
Harvard
Philadelphia
New York Stock Prices At Close May 1 Market Summary
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange ended with varied results across major rail and industrial issues. Canadian Pacific and United States Steel showed notable figures while Western Union and Reading posted mixed performances. core averages for American and Northern Pacific segments remained in narrow ranges.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Chicago
Atchison
Union Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
BOB Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel, Common
United States Steel
Amalgamated Qaver
Muinois Central
St. Paul
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Great Northern
Warden Converts Prison Into Learning Center
A Nebraska state penitentiary under Warden Fenton is turning prison time into study. A correspondence course links to University of Nebraska extensions with waived fees and college credits, aiming to reduce crime by education. The plan follows the success of other correspondence schools and promises solid results.
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State Penitentiary of
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Fenton
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Pastor and Mrs Moore Host Reception at Central Church
The Central church of Christ invites all ministers and their wives to a reception for Rev. L. C. Moore and Mrs. Moore in the church parlors on Monday evening May 4 from 8 to 10. A short program will be followed by refreshments and all congregation members are urged to attend.
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Central Church of Christ
L. C. Moore
Sumner Plans Flying Trip Across Third District
A. D. Sumner Republican congressional candidate departs tomorrow for a flying tour of the eastern Third district. He will stop briefly in Buchanan Delaware and Dubuque counties, reach Dubuque early afternoon, and hold a supporters and advisers conference Saturday afternoon and evening to map primary strategy.
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A. D. Sumner
Congress
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Simple Drugless Method Lets Woman Lose Ten Pounds Fast
A Denver Colorado reader recounts how she shed weight using a self developed approach credited to the French Method. She claims rapid results without starving or harsh treatments and offers a free book by mail to anyone sending name and address.
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Hattie Riel
Barclay, Denvar
Colo
Local Social News From Washburn Iowa May 1
A series of visits and family updates fill the Washburn area as Clifford and Howard Morris and families host guests from Waterloo. Johnny Rauth recovers from a brief illness while Mrs. John Poyner returns from Illinois after her mother’s serious illness. The Will Morrison home remains under smallpox quarantine as Mrs. Todd and children spend time with relatives in Mt. Auburn.
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Haymond
Lloyd
la Porte City
Will Morrison
Charles Todd
Mt. Auburn
Bramhall
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Little Island
Lafayette
Washburn
Courier
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Ole Sheraton
Evory
Beauty
Toste Macey Gilbrery
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