Pluralities in State Election and Supreme Bench Race
Des Moines reports the Iowa state ticket shows an average Republican plurality around 69 000 with top races led by Beott M Ladd for the Supreme Court. Complete returns place Scott M Ladd first Silas Weaver second and B I Salinger third with W S Withrow fourth and Seth Thomas fifth.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cummins
Denison
Casson
Shaw
Philips Ee
Brown
Ed Bee
McAuley
Allen Eeeer Ee
State House
House of Representatives
Burton E. Sweet
James C. Murtagh
R. J. Belt
Olive Tablets promise clearer skin and healthier liver
Advertisement for Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim they cleanse blood bowels and liver like calomel but gentler and safer. The vegetable formula in olive oil is said to cure pimples bad breath dullness and constipation with a nightly dose of one or two for a week. Available 10 to 25 cents at druggists from the Olive Tablet Company Columbus.
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Dr. Edwards
Olive Tablet Company
Columbus
Uric Acid Fear Motifs in Kidney Health Ad
An advertisement argues meat consumption overloads kidneys with uric acid, causing many ailments from rheumatism to dropsy. It promotes Rheumasalts from Rheumabath Co Minneapolis as a cheap daily remedy to flush kidneys and purify the digestive tract.
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America
Bright
Romé
Nowtin
Minneapolis
Minn
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
Grandmother's formula promises dark glossy hair by Sage Tea and Sulphur mix. An ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready made tonic for gray coverage, thickness and shine. Sold by H. W. Taggart.
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Wyeth
H. W. Taggart
Dubuque Factory Wins Major War Order
Announce ment states A. A. Cooper company, makers of heavy wagons and sleighs, won a large portion of a 15 million dollar rush order from London via the Fish Wagon Works in South Bend Indiana. The order will be a war order and brings a large increase in the local plant workforce.
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Dubuque
A. A. Cooper Company
London
Fish Wagon Works
South Bend
Ind
Ble
Insurgents Win in M W A Tilt
Des Moines Nov 25 The insurgents of the Modern Woodmen of America won the final bout with the organization to prevent higher rates when the supreme court dismissed the appeal from Polk county district court. The lower court had restrained rate increases and the ruling noted the by laws now in force. The court sustained the motion to dismiss and left the questions from the trial court without adjudication.
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Des Moines
Woodmen of America
Supreme Court
Polk County District Court
dis+ulet court
Appellees
Noonger
Costa
Apipellant
Train Strokes Auto Man and Wife Dead
Robert Hilton a 60 year old farmer and his wife were killed instantly when their auto piled by a Burlington northbound flyer half a mile south of Payne Junction near Farragut. The engine stalled at the crossing on a steep grade as the train approached. Hilton was en route to Lincoln to visit his daughter.
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Hamburg
Robert Hilton
Farrabut
Burlington
Payne Junction
Hilton
Lincoln
Penny Slot Machines to be Banned in Iowa Campaign
Des Moines reports EB W Van Duyn chief of weights and measures announced a campaign to seize penny in the slot weighing machines lacking license tags. Three machines were hauled to the state house as the department gives owners two years to obtain the $3 EB license and comply with the law.
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Des Moines
EB. W. van Duyn
State House
Vaudeville at the Majestic Thanksgiving Day Shows
The Majestic presents the Six Kirksmith Sisters and Robert Fulgora in an evening of acts. Floyd Mack dances and entertains while Frawley and Hunt perform a sensational acrobatic routine. Arthur C Way and Sunny Kilduff perform The Limb of the Law. Three shows are scheduled for Thanksgiving day.
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Majestic
Kirksmith Sisters
Robert Fulgora
Mr. Fulgora
Floyd Mack
Frawley
Hunt
Waterloo
Arthur C. Way
Sunny Kilduff
Billy Pig Vacation Adventure Ends With Ice Cream
Billy Pig travels with Mr Dog during a vacation and stumbles into Mr Rabbit’s kitchen. Billy Pig shares stew and ice cream, while Mr Dog causes mischief and eventually leaves to chase a rabbit. Mr Rabbit offers hospitality, and Billy Pig plans more visits as the tale promises future installments.
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Mr. Dog
Dilly Pig
Billy Pig
Rabbit
Mr. Rabbit
Mr. Rabitt
Hilly Pig
Billy Mg
Mr. Tog
Mr. Stalbit
Filly Pig
Aaid
Tilly Pig
Sam
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
N. Y. City
Waterloo native W Ray Johnston rises in Thanhouser film firm
W Ray Johnston of Waterloo, listed among promising young men, holds multiple high posts with Thanhouser Film Corp and related entities in New York. Born 1858 in Janesville Iowa, he moved to Waterloo College of Commerce in 1908, later serving as auditor and confidential secretary to Charles Hite before Hite's death.
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Waterloo
W. Ray Johnston
Thanhouser Company
Wilbert Shattenberger
Motography
Syndicate Film Corporation of New York
Thanhouser
Thanhouser Syndicate Corporation
Big Productions Film Corporation of New York
al Tennings
North Avenue Theatre
New Rochelle
N. Y
Johnston
Tie
Janesville
Iowa
Waterloo College of Commerce
Waterloo Daily Reporter
Shallenberger
Thanhouser Film Corporation
Charles Jackson Hite
Hite
Ray
Violet Hite
Mr. Hite
Want Experts to Take the Census in Iowa
Iowa may hire competent enumerators to take the census if the next legislative session approves reform. Governor Clarke backs changing census time from January to June and appointing deputy assessors for enumeration tasks. Des Moines session plans outline these recommendations.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Gov. Clarke
Des
Iowa cities plan to hire experts to register population
State and city officials including those from Des Moines and Waterloo propose hiring specialists to improve population figures in forthcoming censuses. They warn the 1910 state count may understate Iowa’s population if census takers miss residents, noting 1905 and 1900 federal counts show higher totals.
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Iowa
Aviations Allure and a New Dictionary for Flyers
The Waterloo Evening Courier promotes a compact aviation dictionary by Alfred W. Lawson. It promises definitions slang and technical terms plus charts and pronunciation to help readers grasp aeroplanes and dirigible balloons as a modern achievement.
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Waterloo Krenning
Alfred W. Lawson
Afrcraft
P Groat
Christian Church Revival Gains Three New Converts
Last night at the Central Christian church revival meetings three additions to the church were reported. Evangelist Rev. L. C. Moore preached a moving sermon with the text Choose ye this day, whom ye will serve, urging attendees to commit to Christianity.
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Central Christian Church
L. C. Moore
Boss
Jane
Real Estate Transfers Reported For Cedar Falls and Waterloo
Real estate transfers list J B Newingham to Ralph Skidmore for lot 14 block 10 Grand View Place Waterloo. City of Cedar Falls to Thomas Robinson parts of alley abutting lots 3 and 4 block 18 Browns 2nd addition.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
J. B. Newingham
Ralph Skidmore
Grand View Place
Waterloo
City of
Cedar Falls
Thomas Robinson
B. Browns
C. Megow
Thomas G. Watterson
Thofhag Rowlason
Mmma Iobingon
Wiley
Brown
Cefar
L. C. Megow
Thomas J. Watterson
Dale
W. A. Gentzler
Thomas G. Wat
Real estate transfers in Waterloo and surrounding areas
A sequence of small property transfers recorded in Waterloo and nearby additions. Transactions include Megow to Watterson parcels, Ostrander and Cheever lot pieces, and Fry to Schultz transfers, with prices mostly listed as one dollar. Local land parcels in Cedar Date and Hammond Hopkins additions are noted along with buyers and sellers.
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