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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
2
Local items report hardware store changes and farming services. a county council approves a dumping ground. political notes show Democratic delegates split on officer nominations. weather notes correct a prior misquote. The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean promo highlights a combined subscription offer for readers outside Hamilton county.
W Johnston, agent for the Illinois Central in Webster City, resigns after eight years. He will join Lane Moore Lumber, move his family to Webb and take charge of a yard, aiming to start his own enterprise by September 1 and relocate by early September.
Stanhope Mail reports Will Bute returned Thursday from Zion City Illinois where he worked as a carpenter for five months. The Kepler family is unhappy after living there Jakey Kepler bought lots outside Zion City limits contrary to Dowie s rules and was told to sell the land or leave the church potentially returning to Hamilton County
Two county officers enter a humorous sworn off tobacco compact to abstain from smoking Havanas under a serious penalty. The quitter who catches the other smoking may deliver a brisk kick, while the pair are seen behind the barn with cigars. Local reaction hints at renewed activity in the drug trade.
Advertising copy promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Refund offered if no cure. Box bears E. W. Grove signature. Price listed as 2i¢.
The article argues for higher municipal indebtedness limits to aid growth in cities like Webster City and Sioux City. It cites proposals to borrow up to half property value or eliminate limits, noting public utilities as non indebted and urging careful protection for taxpayers. It also reports a lightning strike on a stacker at the W O Bender farm near Elaisburg, injuring nothing. It ends with an advertisement for Chamberlain’s stomach and liver tablets.
The report lists rainfall from Iowa locations with Cedar Rapids and Des Moines totals. Flooding continues in lowlands as threshing and field work slow. Corn is heavily damaged in shock, with most advanced ears potentially safe with mild frost. Apple crop is fair to good.
Miss Bertha Nesten of this city reports her grip stolen on a train home from California. It contained $35 in cash, two valuable diamond pins, other jewelry and a fine present grip. The loss was not discovered until Webster City, with no sign of where the theft occurred.
Chas A Biernatzki refuses the Democratic county convention nomination for county attorney. He states he did not know of the nomination until after it was made and declines due to non alignment with the party on major issues including finance and territorial expansion.
An advertisement claims the product stabilizes digestion, relieves gas and sour fluids, and keeps children healthy through the hot term. It asserts the syrup corrects the obscure digestive cause and supports regular habits, urging readers to buy at druggists.
The Freeman Tribune reports a Saturday ball game at the ball park ending 8 to 7 with the Crabs defeating the Lobsters. Dodge and Pringle led the Crabs with strong fielding and timely hits while Peg Lee and Handy Andy singled out for notable plays on the Lobsters side. The crowd filled the grandstand as both teams traded advantages through five innings before nightfall forced an extra frame.
The Webster City Iowa Board of Health orders removal of all outside privies and water closets in sewer district No 1 between Prospect and Superior streets within 80 days. Dated August 18, 1909, Webster City Iowa. Signed F A Edwards Mayor and City Clerk P M Banks Attest?
The undersigned will give a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to anyone seeking relief from stomach disorders biliousness or constipation. This is a new remedy from J Arthur and Holbrook & Newman.
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