No cure for horse epidemic prompts drastic precautions
Omaha reports Dr D H Udall of New York Veterinary College warns cerebro spinal meningitis is the suspected disease in midwest horses. He prescribes strict disinfection, housing changes, lime and copper sulfate in water, isolation of affected animals, and burning or burying dead horses. Bancroft vet M M Parrish links ergot on foxtail grass to horse fatalities, urging stock men to curb exposure as drought conditions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebd
D. H. Udall
New York State Veterinary College
Nebraska
Kansas
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Udall
Burlington
Bancroft
Neb
M. M. Parrish
Parrish
South Dakota
Advertised Letters List Includes Many Names
A long roster of names appears under advertised letters, listing individuals such as Alice Bucholtz, Mrs. J. C. Burns, Miss Edna Craugh, Mrs. Elizabeth Deafenbaugh, Miss Stella Entwisle, Miss Bessie Fotsch, and numerous others. Also shown are several business names and partial surnames, indicating a public notice of unclaimed mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bucholtz
J. C. Burns
Fred Campbell
Lilian Cowen
Edna Craugh
Elizabeth Deafenbaugh
Edna Derr
Lillian Dumfoerd
Rozelle Eltis
Stella Entwisle
Bessie Fotsch
A. Wharton Gibson
J. P. Gruser
Elizabeth Harrison
D. H. Humphrey
Hattie Jeannin
Pegey Keen
Misa Nettle McClere
Amanda McCandless
Marjorie McMehon
Jas McMiniman
Henry Miller
Mordesen
Sadie Moran
Jessie Nicholson
Dolly Pearson
Bessie Phillips
Edith Rateligg
H. E. Reed
Ed L. Smith
Lucile Sulley
F. F. Sutton
Hulda Trumm
B. B. Waring
Pauline Watkins
Billie Wilson
V. R. Alexander
American Western Colgency
W. G. Ashline
Roy Austin
E. B. Barnum
T. A. Bartholomew
L. B. Beck
Chas. Behm
Darmanse Behr
Arthur Bellowe
Guy Bloom
A. J. Bolbou
W. Brad Flald
August
Ora Donley
H. Dressel
W. Deaner
J. F. Eliott
Wm. Enis
Louie Elwede
Ira M. Plaher
A. J. Finch
Pha. Finch
A. C. Fry
Henry Fry
Ray A. Fraley
J. N. Gard
Garver Garner
J. Merrill Gaylord
Frank Gibson
James Graham
Dr. c. C. Griffin
Percy ©. Gross
Cari
Unequalled Values in Carpets and Draperies
Local home decor sale highlights unequalled values on carpets rugs draperies linoleums window shades lace curtains and hangings with a broad selection for shoppers seeking affordable furnishings.
Names list of individuals and foreign counterparts
Readable lines list numerous names including Hasson Adrian Harrie Elwin Hart Hayden Claude Hermas Lem Hickman John Higgins Bedfier Hillowator E L Houghton H E Huber and many others with extensions Foreign Karl Forner Tsoneff Peter Tomasinas Johanne Christoffersen Lit Litchou Aatu Hakkarainen Anastassios Kyjorcas and more in a compiled roster style. The text reads as a long catalog of personals and associated foreign entries.
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James Piliey
Maurice Plein
Theo G. Fneuski
J. E. Sanford
James KE. Stipe
M. Sheely
W. F. Sheek
Martin Smith
N.J. Smith
Samuel Smithfall
Howard Souder
M. T. Spencer
R. EB. Stoddard
J. W. Leachout
T. J. Theno
Eddie Thomas
Will Yeach
Wilter Ward
Waterloo Snf. Co
Arnold Weitnauer
J. N. White
R. A.white
Henry Wiley
R. Wilkins
H. B. Young
Karl Forner
Mail Tsoneff
Peter Tomasinas
Johanne Christoffersen
Lit Litchou
Aatu Hakkarainen
Anastassios G. Kyjorcas
Krestian Frersen
Anastasia Chatjidakis
Strange Notice Sent to Pythians in Waterloo
A garbled invitation from the Knights of Pythias announces an entertainment at their hall on Commercial Street next Friday night. The spoof notice, dated September 28 1912 in Waterloo Iowa, mocks rituals and promises acrobatic stunts, songs, and plenty of grub and drink, signed by the Committee on Sin.
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Knights of Pythias
Commercial Street
Kay Pea
Knights of the Klan of Waterloo
Teddy
Us & Company
Moore
Double Store
Hum
Pythias
P. S
Allah
Waterloo
Iowa
Musical novelty stars at Majestic Theatre show
A lively program features Billy Weston Co. with a spoof lawyer office sketch and a clever German impersonation that elicits steady laughs. The Bloomquest players present Nerve a unique comedy about a civil engineer and a railroad president triggering a hurricane of laughter. Four Actors open with a juggle act and Hoey and Mozer perform ringing dancing comedy.
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Majestic Theatre
Billy Weston & Co
Billy Weston
Bloomquest Players
Buncoes
Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
Hoey
Mozer
New Principal in Life Insurance Proposed to Benefit Churches and Colleges
F A Ferguson of the Iowa Life Insurance company outlines a novel policy design directing death benefits to designated churches colleges or charitable groups. The plan, backed by college presidents and mission boards, would gradually support endowment funds as death claims rise. The firm has operated four years with over two million in force and $100000 annual revenue.
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F. A. Ferguson
Iowa Life Insurance Company
Ferguson
Middle West
Waiterloo
Immediate rabies immunity proposed by Dr Harris
Washington Oct 1 suggestion of absolute immunity from rabies in dogs and humans was offered by Dr J L Harris city bacteriologist and pathologist St Louis Mo in a paper before the Fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demography. He described experiments with dogs and rabbits showing potential immediate immunization by injecting fractional parts of a grain of non lethal rabies virus derived from a dog brain and preserved by freezing drying and storage.
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Washington
J. L. Harris
St. Louis
Harris
Schuneman Opens Store At Jefferson And Fourth Corner
B F Schuneman today took possession of the A J Reber building at Jefferson and Fourth streets and plans to install a drug store after alterations including restoring the corner entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Schuneman
A. J. Reber
Jefferson and
Fourth Streets
The Sparrow Pest in Nebraska Extermination Call
An 1880s notice from L. L. Hirshberg urges Nebraska citizens to abolish the English sparrow described as a pest and nuisance. It invites all good citizens to help eradicate the small brown bird whose dynasty has lasted about sixty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Hirshberg
Nebraska
Sam
United States
Old Almanacs and bird control tips appear in miscellany
The article mixes household guidance on white mourning wear and pest control with notes on bird traps and poisons. It also recounts the history of the Almanach National, tracing its name changes from Almanach Royal to National and Imperial, and its page growth from 48 to 1,680.
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National
Extermination Advice On The Sparrow In An Agrarian Review
The piece quotes U S Department of Agriculture views calling sparrows cunning and destructive and outlining extermination methods. It notes diet shifts, impacts on crops and birds, and claims a plan of systematic culling by destroying nests every ten to twelve days during breeding season to reduce the sparrow population in a town of 4,000.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Mr. Sparrow
Ned Dearborn
United States Biological Survey
Oncy
Dearborn
Mr. Jones
Mr. Brown
Suffragette Orator Uses Birds as Metaphor in Debate
In a lively exchange a suffragette orator and audience members discuss the term hemipode, joking about birds that incubate eggs. The speaker explains the blacknecked hemipode from Madagascar and a groove-billed antbird communal nesting, while a daring man suggests a public vote on popularity. The moment ends with an abrupt close from the New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madagascar
South America
New York Sun
Town Criers Set Season Opener With Guest Speaker
Woodruff Clum of Davenport will be principal speaker at the Town Criers club season opener Monday evening. The event includes a Sunsetanum banquet in the Pythian temple with 6:30 seating and special attendance for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Criers
Woodruff Clum
Davenport Locomotive Works
K. of P
Pythian Temple
Clum
Greater Davenport Club
Hoe
Dallas
Peculiarly Mean Swindler In Berlin Widows Targeted
An elderly man known as a swindler of widows was recently arrested in Berlin. He preyed on women visiting graves, befriending them with tales of his late wife, then proposed marriage to extract money or pawn possessions before disappearing. Dozens of widows were defrauded.
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Berlin
Germany
Noss Plans Winter Trip Through Utah Oregon California
Noss will depart Friday for Milford Utah and travel to Oregon and California where he will spend the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cl. Noss
Milford
Utah
Oregon
California
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Best Values
Dennison
Hallowe’en
OUR Floral Department
Pictorial Review
Gale
Colleges
Charities
Olivilo
Moe
Wrisley Perfumer
Chicago
Davenport
Sioux City
Fred E. Frisbee
Sheldon
Attorneys At Music
The
AEA Sidh Kimbal Sani
Player Music
E. M. Henderson Music House
Lafayette Streets
W. A. Cowell & Son Hardware
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