Local notes on crops and county life in Webster City area
reports from Hamilton county describe a strong corn outlook despite July weather with yields around thirty-five to forty bushels per acre on samples from Madison Cutler and others. social updates include health trips for the Cole couple and humorous local anecdotes. real estate in Eagle township offers eight thousand acres from Iowa Northern Land Company seeking tenants for 1902 with opportunities near Cornland and Forest City through Jasper Thompson.
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Hamilton County
E. A. Madison
J. R. Letts
Iowa Northern Land Company
Eagle Township
Kossuth County
Iowa
Cornland
Towa
Jasper Thompson
Forest City
Otox
The Man Who Pays
The Philadelphia Record notes tin prices rose by 3 per box due to the strike. Tin now sells for seven dollars, with the strike pinch shifting from workers to manufacturers and finally to the consumer who bears the burden.
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Philadelphia
Opera House Announces Season Opener August Thirty First
F W Heron manager of the opera house lists first class attractions for the coming season. The opening night features In a Woman's Power and runs five nights at Fusters opera house Des Moines starting next week.
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F. W. Heron
Fuster
Des Moines
Injured man hurt in run away near town
Gilbert Hanken of the Fred Bauer farm five miles southeast of town was injured in a wagon run away Friday night. The tongue slipped from the yoke, the team pulled it to the ground, occupants were thrown. Hanken suffered a fractured collar bone. others escaped serious harm.
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Gilbert Hanken
Fred Bauer
Hanken
Expert Testimony on Temperance Saloon Alternatives
Fort Dodge Post quotes expert testimony arguing that temperance saloons cannot replace genuine drinking places as no regular user finds in temperance venues the nerve-exhilarating effect they seek, underscoring ongoing temperance debates.
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Fort Dodge Post
Weeds Along Highways Must Be Cut Before August 16
Road supervisors are reminded by law to ensure weeds along public highways are cut. Property owners must complete the cutting before August 16, or road supervisors will perform the work and charge the cost to the adjoining property owners.
Testimonial for Modern Woodmen of America Insurance
Mary E. Carson endorses Modern Woodmen of America after her husband F. D. Carson held a thirteen year certificate and paid 222 dollars in premiums. He died on August 18 and she received a three thousand dollar policy payout on August 22, praising the company as good and reliable insurance.
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F. D. Carson
Modern Woodmen of America Society
Modern Woodmen of America
Mary E. Carson
Branching Out in Fort Dodge by Music Dealer J P Scott
J P Scott, a well known music and instruments dealer, opens a branch house in Fort Dodge. He plans to divide his time between here and nearby Fort Dodge and will run a general music business. Fort Dodge residents will find him careful and deserving of patronage.
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J. P. Scott
Fort Dodge
Scott
Way to Fight the Coal Trust in Britt Tribune
The Britt Tribune argues the coal combine plans higher prices for hard coal this year after last year’s 87.26 price in Britt. It urges Iowa residents to burn wood or soft coal to pressure prices, suggesting a two month shift could push hard coal down to seven dollars per ton and proposing a consumers’ union.
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Britt Tribune
Coal Combine
Combine
Iowa
Consumers’ Union
Portrait of Mrs Swalm Donated to State History Dept
Col Albert W Swalm presents a fine portrait of Mrs Swalm to the State Historical Department praising her as a pioneering and versatile Iowa editor. The piece notes her planned book and a European trip with her daughter, returning to Des Moines then Montvideo, Uruguay, where Swalm is U.S. consul, with a suggestion for his promotion to minister.
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Aldrich
Albert W. Swalm
State Historical Department
Swalm
Iowa
Europe
Italy
Des Moines
Montvideo
Uruguay
Col. Swalm
United States
Allison
Towa
Bashful suitor’s dinner disaster in comic domestic tale
A city youth courting a country damsel endures a humiliating evening at her home. He forgets to comb hair, spills coffee, and misreads a tablecloth mishap as a shirt. In a panic he stuffs the imagined garment into his trousers and escapes as dishes crash.
Baseball Team Changes Hands In City
The baseball team underwent a Saturday evening management change from the board of directors of the incorporated Base Ball Association to ten of the city's leading business men. Geo. A. Holbrook is elected active manager. A schedule will be filled and play continues with possible additions to maintain team strength.
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Incorporated Base Ball Association
Geo. A. Holbrook
Railroads Upgrade City Tracks and Bridges Underway
Illinois Central and Northwestern report major upgrades in the city. The Northwestern bridges will be rebuilt in iron with stone piers, while a costly interlocking switch system near the junction of Northwestern and Central railroads goes into final stages. The switch tower, a two story green building with glass, houses twenty two levers controlling fifteen derailing switches and seven semaphore towers with color coded signals. The total project cost runs around 6000 dollars.
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Illinois Central
The
Northwestern
Central
Webster City
Death of an Old Settler Joseph Carpenter of Wright County
Joseph Carpenter died Tuesday morning at 63 from stomach cancer on his Wright county farm north of Waterman school. Born in France, he came to America in 1856, settled in Illinois, then Iowa in 1869 and built a large Wright county estate of about 800 acres. He leaves a wife and eight children. Funeral was Thursday at 10 a.m. at the family home, with interment in Cass Center cemetery.
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Joseph Carpenter
Waterman School House
Wright County
Mr. Carpenter
France
America
Illinois
Iowa
Cass Center
Brown's in Town comedy at Willson opera house
The farce Brown's in Town at the Willson opera house on Monday September 2 features a bright clean comedy about Dick and Letty Preston secretly married. They hide their union from Dick's father who vows to disinherit any son who marries before 25. The plot centers on mistaken identities as Mrs Brown and Brown clash with two supposed wives.
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Brown
Willson Opera House
Letty Preston
Letty
Brighton
Preston
Fresh Muscatine Water Melons Reach Market
Carload consigned to R. Hoyt offers Muscatine water melons in fresh lots priced at 10 15 and 20 cents. All must be sold.
Thieves Rob Des Moines Man in Fort Dodge Park Incident
Crowd in Haymarket Park on a Thursday night watched three men chase and assault J. W. Crawford of Des Moines. They searched his clothing and stole 80 dollars while he lay stunned under electric lights. Crawford plans to identify the attackers when able.
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Haymarket
Duncombe House
J. W. Crawford
Des Moines
Crawford
Real Estate Transfers Many Names in Short Form List
A compact record lists transfers including John M Johnson to C A Jerdeman and United States to Hugh Downey in sections 27 86 24 and 8 87 24. Roxy Roper to Geof Bryan, Andrew J Johnson to Andrew Hed lind, NP Hyatt and family to Emma N Hyatt, and other qu
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John M Johnson
C A Jerdeman
United States
Hugh D Downey
Pat
Roxy Roper
Geof Bryan
Andrew J Johnson
Andrew Hedlind
NP Hyatt
Emma N
Hyatt
WN P Hyatt
Grace Beach and Bush
Chamberlain’s Remedy Advertised Worldwide
The notice touts Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a universally reputed cure. It claims sure effectiveness, pleasant taste, and safety. Sold by all druggists.
A Life Saved by a Cholera Remedy
Dr. Chas H Utter of Panama Colombia writes of curing a sixteen year old girl with severe dysentery using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The patient improved within eight hours and fully recovered in one week. Sold by all druggists.
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DR. Mott’s Chemical CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Keltz & Little
Chas. H. Utter
Panama
Colombia
Chamberlain
Business Opportunities for All on the Chicago Great Western
Locations across Iowa Illinois Minnesota and Missouri offer prime agricultural districts under the Chicago Great Western Railway. Seeking capable capitalists for all business branches including creamery and mill work. Good spots for general merchandise hardware harness hotels and banks. Send for maps and information Industrial Agent 04 Endicott Building St Paul MN.
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Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Chicago Great Western
United States
Endicott Bldg
St. Paul
Low excursion fares to K. T. Conclave in Louisville
Very low rates offered for an outing to Louisville Kentucky via the Northwestern line. Excursion tickets sell for a single fare round trip from August 24 to 26 with return allowed until September 2 and an extension to September 19. Tickets available through Chicago and Northwestern Railway agents.
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Chicago
Buffalo
Agenta
W.B. Kniskern
K. T. Conclave
Louisville
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
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Purina
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Oregon
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J. W. Turtle, T. P. A
Walnut Street
Des Moines, Iowa
Mott’s
P . Lyons
Williams Mfg. CO
J. C. Warner
Racine
Wis
Lydia Groves
M. Tilton
Temple
G. Edwards
Clarinda
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W. A. Henderson CO
16Th Street
Hanech & Co
Rocky Mountain
Medleting Co
Madiso
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