Roosevelt Campaign Message Sparks Dubuque Meeting
A Theodore Roosevelt message to Iowans was read at the Grand Opera House in Dubuque as Judge Spevene and Mimerson Hough addressed a large rally. The speech urged comparing progressive platforms with old parties and highlighted trust and wage issues.
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Dibuque
Theodore Roosevelt
al Evens
Dubuque
Spevene
Mimerson Hough
Grand Opera House
New Jersey
Standard Oil, Tobacco and Steel
Senate
House
Willson
Congress
Aldrich
Cannon
Wilson
Anti-Toxin Saved Hogs From Cholera
Jawan Falls November 4 A local farmer Joseph F Harper north of the city used anti cholera serum after cholera appeared. Dr W L Brers injected twenty five hogs at a cost of 25 dollars. A few days later the treated hogs survived while the rest of the herd died from cholera.
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Jawan Falls
Joseph F. Harper
W. L. Brers
Harper
Polk county election plans crowded city polling places
Polk county election officials report near full registration as voters prepare to cast ballots Tuesday. With about 24 000 registered, two voting machines per precinct may limit turnout. polling hours run 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Des Moines.
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Moiies
Polk County
Marty DB. Frese
Board of Supervisors
Tou. m
Railroad men lose positions in regional shake-up
In Tawa Falls Iowa on November 7 1910 Specially IV Sterrett longtime Short Line official under Rock Island rule loses his post. He to join M S f as traveling passenger agent and faces a new assignment after being moved from Rock Island led Short Line leadership. Separate move has another official heading to Kansas City to become yardmaster for the Wabash Chicago Democratic Co.
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Tawa Falls
Sterrett
Rock Island
Toad
Rock
Iowa State College expands home economics teaching statewide
Ames Iowa November 4 Special. The extension department of Iowa State College will provide instruction in home economics to almost 25 000 Iowa women and girls this year through short courses farmers institutes and women's club meetings. Five instructors will cover cooking sewing sanitation dietetics and related subjects visiting 76 to 100 towns. Short courses should reach about 15 000 participants and institutes at least 146 000 more will gain knowledge of scientific home making.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Community Notes From Geneseo Area News
Elder Evans led a quarterly meeting in Geneseo with reports on the Woman's Foreign Missionary society raising about 25 dollars. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Milt Owens from Colorado for a ten month stay. Nearby movements included the Johnsons at Dorchester and Mrs. Thompson visiting Waterloo. A dance occurred at Hodtate hansen barn, with social visits across the area including Mr. and Mrs. Meeker returning from New Hampshire and a birthday celebration for Catherine Weltev hosted by Mrs. Ry Gunn.
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Hod Tate Ansen Barn
St. 1
Thompson
Waterloo
Ro Meeker
New Hampton
M. Gunn
Catherine Weltev
Robt
Speer
Traer
Officers All Bachelors of King's Regiment Reported
The First battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, the only British regiment with all officers bachelor except the honorary colonel King George, is noted. Orville C Allsup of Waterloo and Nettie E Held of Ackley are reportedly to wed.
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Royal Irish Jusiliers
King George
Orville C. Allsup
Waterloo
Nettie EB. Held
Ackley
Oldest Lake Park resident dies after long illness
Mrs. N. D. Metz of Lake Park Iowa widow of Harry I Metz dies after a two year illness. Funeral at South Waterloo Church Brethren Wednesday at 10 30. Burial in nearby cemetery. She was born Oct 16 1855 Linn County and one of thirteen children. Survived by widower three children and thirteen grandchildren with many siblings listed.
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N. D. Metz
Daniel Watters
Lake Park
Iowa
South Waterloo
Metz
Linn Co
Black Hawk County
Hudson
Mr. Metz
Johnstown
Black Hawk
Grundy
Arizona
California
Waterloo
Lucy Metz
Sibley
Samuel Watters
Henry Watters
Cedar Falls
Jacob 8. Watters
William Watters
John Watters
Sanborn
David Waters
Primghar
Charles Watters
Ocheyedan
Wesley Watters
Hartley
E. Hb, Lichty
Zion, N. D
C. T. Strayer
Price of Turkeys Rises for Thanksgiving Markets
Chicago reports a turkey shortage and possible rise in wholesale prices above 21 to 22 cents per pound. Cranberries are slightly cheaper, while geese and chickens will cost more. Live turkeys stood at 17 cents per pound yesterday.
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Chicago
Motherly Praise for Father John's Medicine
Sisters of Holy Cross in Nashua report Father Johns Medicine as a good remedy for bronchial troubles and a tonic for the weak and run down. They note several institutional users with beneficial results and describe it as a food medicine though labeled as cough syrup or patent medicine with mild stimulants.
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Canada
United States
Father John
Sisters of Holy Cross
Chandler St
Nashua
N. H
Merital Rheumatism Powders Adverts at Henderson Drug Co
Ad sells Merital Rheumatism Powders available at Henderson Drug Co and Red Cross Drug Store. The copy invites every user to try the preparation for relief, reflecting early 20th century patent medicine promotion.
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Henderson Drug Co
Red Cross Drug Store
Ad Claims Private Medical Cure All, Invites Patients
An advertisement promises adenoids removal for dull children and claims to cure many ailments without surgery. It touts charisma in treating chrome diseases and cancer and urges men to seek cures for impotence and general weakness with no cost to consult.
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Diess
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