National Guard in Town Is Assuming Desired Status
Des Moines reports Adjutant General Louis G. Lasher returns from a state tour outlining rapid National Guard reorganization. Troop EB of the First Cavalry is accepted at Sigourney and will be inspected. Oskaloosa adds Troop H. a Washington troop is planned. Batteries for the First Artillery form at Davenport and Clinton, with mustering possible at Mustatine. Armories exist in multiple cities and new companies are planned at LeMars and Sheldon.
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Des Moines
Louis G. Lasher
National Guard
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Washington
Davenport
Clinton
Mustatine
Red Oak
Harlan
LeMars
Sheldon
Iowa land sale ends in deed dispute over 263 acre farm
Frank Johnson contracted to sell a 263 acre farm near Anamosa, Iowa, for about 50 000 to F P McNanara and W P Connery. After the sale, Park Chamberlain bought it at a premium and now the buyers sue to force delivery. A liquidated damages clause of 3000 may apply if either party fails to perform. The buyers value the land highly and Johnson would rather pay damages and keep the farm.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Frank Johnson
F. P. “McNanara
W. P. Connery
Iira
Park Chamberlain
Ana ‘Mosa
Johnson
Date on sale at West Side Five and Ten
A sales promotion for a one dollar date item advertised to be on sale all week at Black and Hansen Go's West Side five and ten and variety department store.
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West Side
Black & Hansen
Patent medicine ads claim cures for sore backs
The note mocks patent medicines for back pain among women, ridiculing claims of cures from sanitary one-piece sinks and similar products. It mentions vendors Rynearson & Koch, phone 1647, at 5 220 F. 6th St, highlighting exaggerated promises.
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Rynearson & Koch
6Th St
Ten-Year-Old Saves Mother From Benzine Blaze
In Des Moines Alberta Williams aged 10 rushed from the kitchen to the basement rear of the home at 903 West Eighth street and smothered the flames that enveloped her mother Mrs. Hf. O. Williams after benzine exploded while they cleaned suits. The girl beat out the burning liquid burning her mother's hair and face as husband and wife were hurled into the yard.
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Des Moines
Alberta Williams
West Eighth Street
Zemo Skin Tonic Offers Clear Healthful Skin
Advertises Zemo a clean antiseptic liquid claimed to remove pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ringworm. Sold in drug stores for 35 cents or a dollar for an extra large bottle. Promoted as non greasy stains nothing and easily applied by The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advert Says It Improves Appetite
Patent medicine ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for indigestion tired feeling and sour stomach. A Indiana justice of the peace reports it made food taste good after three bottles. Hood's Pills are promoted as a mild laxative to aid digestion.
Neighbors Battle Blaze Injures Williams at Home
Neighbors arrived and extinguished flames that broke out at a residence. Mr and Mrs Williams were rushed to Samaritan Hospital with serious burns to arms head and face from friction caused by rubbing a stiff brush.
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Willams
Samaritan Hospital
Balmwort Tablets touted for kidney and bladder relief
An advertisement extols Balmwort Tablets made with corn silk as a remedy for kidney and bladder complaints. It claims rapid relief from back pain, rheumatic twinges, nervousness, fever, and scalding urination, citing user Mrs Alice Trobough of Omaha. The text urges readers to ask druggists for a tube priced at one dollar.
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Alice Trobough
South Twenty-fourth Street
Omaha
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