John C Hubinger Leads Midwest Progressive enterprises
John C Hubinger of Keokuk Iowa stands as a leading progressive figure valued as a manufacturer investor and philanthropist. He built a starch business launching Red Cross Starch with low prices and appealing premiums while maintaining railways electric plants and a large Mississippi Valley Telephone Co stake. His family of four children and wife anchor his public life amid plans for nationwide distribution of his products.
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Keokuk
Prodigious Dive to Seize Phantom’s Forward Quarters
In the dark amid a drifting wreck I climb the Phantom’s bowsprit and slip into the forward cabin. Lounsbury, a wary thief, eyes the hidden fortune as I confront the danger and seize control to thwart his betrayal. The scene blends peril, stealth, and a gulping ocean tension.
Phantom’s Mastery in the Cabin Duel
A silent survivor describes a deadly confrontation aboard a vessel. The narrator disarms a foe with a belaying pin, throws him, and wrests a pistol from a retreating assailant. The Phantom remains in control as he orders the incapacitated man to stay down. The crewman’s feeble responses hint at lingering danger and resolve.
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Caliata
Prisoner at Sea Keeps His Wits In Cabin Interlude
A Royalist and a prisoner clash aboard a vessel as the narrator faces a wounded lad and a tense offer of parole. The captive agrees to stay confined, swears an oath not to escape, and a whisky dram passes between them as plans unfold amid muttered threats.
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Donald
Jack
Anica
From Under the Squares Yard Chapter XIIII
A rugged narrative describes thwarting peril at sea. The narrator recounts dispatching a cowardly surgeon and dragging the dead man overboard. He then searches the wreckage beneath a mast for a hidden prize as danger looms from the Sprite and unseen threats aboard the Shantom.
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McUury
Early Railroading Enjoyments and Reservations in Travel
An 1840s traveler recalls the first locomotive journey with mixed feelings. The train’s screeching, soot and grime affect travelers, and many yearn for horse travel’s ease while some praise novelty and speed.
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Red Cross laundry starch debuts with free offers
J C Aubinger introduces Red Cross laundry starch as a new product with a coupon program. Grocers offer ten cent samples and free Shakespeare pictures or Century Girl Calendars to early buyers, promoting the Endless Starch Chain and Shakespeare artwork.
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J. C. Aubinger
RED Cross
Hye
J. C. Mubinger
Court questions kiss attempt amid female complaint
The dispute centers on a claimed attempted kiss. The court asks if he succeeded and rules no, with a caution to be more careful next time. The item cites multiple editorial snippets and a counterfeiters bust along with advertisements and remarks from various papers.
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Lrief
Philadelphia
Congressman Botkin Endorses Hartman Remedies in Letter
Winfield Kansas congressman J D Botkin writes to Dr Hartman praising Peruna and Maniaslin for catarrh and stomach dyspepsia. He cites twenty five years of ailment worsened by Washington residence and claims near complete relief from a few doses. He urges others to obtain Hartman’s address book.
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