Northern Wisconsin Railway lands for sale
The North Western Line offers about 350000 acres of prime northern Wisconsin farm lands at low prices and easy terms. Early buyers gain locations near streams and lakes with abundant water and fish. Lands are well timbered with fertile soil ideal for cattle and sheep farming. markets exist in Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Superior Ashland and others. For details contact Geo W Bell Hudson WI or G H MacRae St Paul MN.
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Wisconsin
Northwest
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Superior
Ashland
Geo. W. Bell
Hudson, Wis
G. H. macRae
St.Paul
Minn
Excursion Rates to Pan American Exposition via Northwestern Line
Excursion rates to the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo will start May 1 with especially low Tuesday return tickets. Direct connection at Chicago with fast trains to Buffalo. An illustrated booklet can be mailed for two cents postage by W B Kniskern General Passenger and Ticket Agent Chicago.
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Ican Exposition
Buffalo
N. Y
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago
Plumbing and the care to keep pipes from clogging
Practical guidance from the New York Sun on preventing clogs and sewer gas. It warns against rag strings and hair in traps, explains soap and grease management, recommends grease cans and hot soda washes, and details limewater flushes to keep milkiness from fouling pipes.
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New York
Iowa Central Railway Homeseekers Tickets Sale Notice
Every first and third Thursday the Iowa Central railway sells homeseekers tickets to many cities including Oklahoma and the Texas oil area at the rate of one fare plus $2. For full particulars contact Geo. S. Batty G. P. & T. A. Marshalltown Iowa.
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Iowa Central Railway
Oklahoma
Texas Oil
Batty
Marshalltown
Lowa
Nts
Addrens Wiere Batty
Oil Boom Fails Loomis Farm Swap Tale
A Litchfield Illinois farmer Loomis, chasing oil wealth, swapped for value and hosted a visitor who drank oil contaminated water. Loomis fooled him with a water claim until the oil boom ended, leaving ruinedderricks and abandoned shafts. The tale, told by a New Orleans Times-Democrat writer, ends with the oil craze fading away.
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Litchfield
Loomis
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Maxims for Handling Books by Humphreys
A compact guide lists cautions on book care. Do not cut, write on title pages, or bend leaves. Preserve blank fly leaves, avoid plate-paper damage, and refrain from using books as cushions or for lending without care.
A Drop of Water Weighs Slightly More Than a Drop
A drop of water weighs 0.00018057 pound, calculated from the water weight of a gallon. The calculation uses four quarts per gallon, two pints per quart, 16 fluid ounces per pint, two tablespoonfuls per fluid ounce, four teaspoonfuls per tablespoon, and 45 drops per teaspoon.
See You Are Seen A Zulu Chief’s Silent Greeting
A visitor learns a traditional ritual as a Zulu chief remains quiet in his hut. The moment of recognition comes with the phrase Ge saku bona meaning see you, and the visitor answers in kind. The longer the chief delays being seen, the more respected the visitor is believed to be.
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Fort Wa Ind
Hunel
Cal
A Pathetic Bereavement
A humorous quip about a “musical orphanage” from Harpers Bazar where a reader asks about the phrase and another jokes it refers to a deprived child missing its native air.
Clever mother trains baby to seek father by six weeks
Atchison Globe notes a mother can train her infant to move toward its father when he enters the home, by six weeks old, reflecting on early baby behavior guidance.
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Atchison Globe
Legless Man Jokes Spark Odd Parade of Humor
A quirky quote from the Baltimore American describes a legless man and an armless performer in a bizarre, playful scene. The living skeleton comments on the spectacle as a humorous moment during a friendly game last night.
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Baltimore American
New Tricks and Old Tricks at the Dog Show
Quimbleton claims his dog refuses fetch while harvester of humor Harvard Lampoon notes a joke about teaching a dog to eat from a hand. The playful exchange underscores a light hearted cartoonish tone.
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Wimbleton
Quimbleton
Harvard Lampoon
GOING RAST Arrival and Rail Timetables Fragment
Fragmentary OCR of rail schedule notes shows entries for Sioux and Omaha routes, times around 12:50 am to 12:20 am, mentions of Chicago and Des Moines connections, and a request to check baggage room minutes of train. Details are unclear and partially unreadable.
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Sioux & Omaha
Chicago
É. Ceca
Dea M.A
Omaha & M Pas
Sioux O & Omaha Kix
Dee
Real Estate Focused Investor Seeks Tax Planning and Loans
A businessperson concentrates on real estate ventures on a peninsula region. They plan to pay taxes timely, negotiate favorable loans, and pursue prudent investments while prioritizing core property interests.
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Northern Wisconsin Railway
Pan-Amer
Story County Abstract Books
Nevada
Iowa
Enco
TW Adams
Mutual Phone
Union National Bank
Ames
W. M. Greeny
Henry Wilson
Gro. H. Tipen
Ass’t
Doe
Bankers’ National Bank
National City Bank
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
Rector
L. M. Bosworth
Black Hills
North-Wern
Niskern
G. P
Fifth Ave
West Main St
Mutual
Buffalo Bill
Tien-Tsin
Pekin
U.S
Strathcona Horse
Mounted Police
Annie Oakley
Johnny Baker
Col
W. F. Cody
Nate Salsbury
Grand Free Street
Boone
THE
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
Arthur L. Humphreys
Chicago & North Western
Raitiway
Meredith
Office Over Bell Telephone Co
Ames, Iowa
J. A. Campbell
Real Estate & Insurance
Egents
South Side Main Street
Town
Homeseekers
A. Richmond
M. D
C. & Ae Drs
Richmond & Hutchison
Physicians and Surgeons
Ames, A
Read’s Market
C.E. Hunt
I. (. Brownlie, D. D.B
Flunt & Brownlie
P. O
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