Des Moines Capitol Fire Sparks Budget Talk and Politics
The Des Moines capitol fire likely prompts large state appropriations as the building and state institutions endure post loss. The Iowa Rural Mail Carriers seek a salary increase to 750 dollars, while Senate military affairs back General Wood for major general. Roosevelt’s Panama message is read in Congress, defending administration policies amid a partisan clash.
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Des Moines
Iowa Rural Mail Carriers’ Association
Congress
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
General Wood
Wood Hayes
Roosevelt
Wood
McKinley
Panama
Panama Republic
Gorman
Dry open winter forecast by longtime Town resident
A Town elder with fifty years on the land predicts a dry open winter and a subsequent very favorable season for Iowa. He argues recent wet springs created clay subsoil moisture that will support crops as needed. He contends 1904 could bring record production and rising land prices if skies stay clear and soils stay moist.
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Iowa
Tows
Soderholm Woman Recovers After Chamberlin's Pain Balm
Mrs. Johanna Soderholm of Fergus Falls Minnesota dislocated her shoulder and received prompt surgical realignment. Her son bought Chamberlin's Pain Balm from 2. F. Cobb which quickly eased pain and helped her sleep after days of discomfort. He then recommended the product to many others.
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Johanna Soderholm
Fergus Falls
Minn
Chamberlin
Sule
F. Cobb
Saving on household goods and pianos in Anderrest district
Shave in stock offers 35 Sewine Mannings and New Anderrest-class items at prices lower than any department store. Also selling saving machine needles, oils, balls, and machine repairs. Piano or organ purchases available with money-saving terms. Office in rear of Burgess Smith’s, UJ MaLusTinos.
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Sewine Mannings
UJ. MaLusTinos
Burgess & Smith's
Coal dealers announce cash sales in Sauipal City
To the Public Way the undersigned dealers in Coal hereby announce that it has become necessary to sell coal for cash from and after January 1. Burning Ponenron Lupe Co Moors Bros.
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Sauipal
Burning Ponenron Lupe Co
Moors Bros
London's Grasshopper: Gresham's Tower Landmark Through Fire
Julian King Colford recounts the legend of the Royal Exchange grasshopper, a gilt brass vane atop the Gresham tower. The piece traces its origin with Sir Thomas Gresham, its destruction in fires, and its survival as a symbol above the clock tower, guiding the compass points to this day. It notes the old clock’s tunes and the 1838 blaze that left only the tower standing.
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Royal Exchange
London Landwark
St. Paul's
Bow Church
Thomas Gresham
Exchange
Elizabeth
Gresham
Julian King Colford
St. Nicholas
Aphorisms on Virtue and Character in 19th Century Wit
A compact collector of maxims and quotes from Shakespeare Sternau Johnson Whitman and Ballou. The lines praise candor steadfastness and gratitude while warning against faults and shallow friendships. Read as a brief moral sampler reflecting social values of the era.
Invitation List Errors Go Deeper Than Rules
The governor general's invitation list follows precedent but lags in updates. An aide, often English or Scottish, misses changes. Sir Antoine Dorion once accepted for himself but declined for Lady Dorion, then corrected that she is in St Anne's cemetery, prompting another decline for her.
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Canada
Au Courant
Antoine Dorion
Quebec
Dorion
Antoine
De-Camp
St. Anne's
Another Name For It. A steer autopsy description
A veterinary physician conducts a critical examination of an ailing steer. He pinches visible skin as markings are examined but cannot determine a definite cause. The owner notes the animal shows what would be termed conservatism in a man, though it is a dumb brute.
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Critien
Expert Testimony from a Fragmented Exchange
A quip filled item references a visitor asking how long a man can starve, with the editor directing to a poet. The dialogue includes mentions of the snake editor, a Philadelphia Press line, and a Harper's Magazine note about a picture and a new maid, reflecting literary humor of the era.
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Philadelphia Press
Pastor Leaving Amid Wedding News in Chicago Time
Maud hears Bor Good say the young pastor will be lost to the church as he plans to marry next week. Mahel confirms the impending wedding in Chicago Time.
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Maud
Mahel
Chicago
Uritime
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