Two Cent Mile Passenger Rate Likely By Prairie Lines
Reports indicate a flat two cent a mile passenger rate may spread across the Kansas City St. Paul to Chicago and St. Louis corridor. The move follows agitation over interchangeable mileage and could coincide with Chicago Great Western signaling the opening of its Omaha extension with 1000 mile tickets at $20.
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Kansas City
St. Paul
Chicago
St. Louis
Chicago Great Western Road
Omaha
Booney Republican
Tragic Southeast Boone Incident Affects Local Farmland Family
A young man, Jack Lucas, son of a well known farmer from Granson Station, became intoxicated and vanished for days. He was found alive but in critical condition with whisky bottles nearby and his body infested by insects. He may not survive.
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Jack Lucas
Hiram Lucas
Granson Station
Boone Standard
Ruling On School Vaccination And Hill Wealth Figures
The state board of health loosens compulsory vaccination to only during smallpox epidemics, aligning with Judge Vermillion's Lucas county ruling that school boards cannot bar attendance for vaccination. Separately, James J. Hill's personal property totals $136,095 with stocks and bonds at $90,000. His staff list, diamonds, and household goods are valued at $400, $21,000, and $8,000 respectively.
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State Board of Health
Vermillion
Lucas County
James J. Hill
Great Northern and Northern Pacific Securities Company
Hill
Iowa G A R Deliberates On Governor Portrait Badge
The Oskaloosa G A R post censures a badge featuring the Iowa governor portrait. They oppose any civilian likeness on the badge though Major A S Carper defends it as a state emblem for all Iowa delegates attending the San Francisco encampment.
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Iowa
San Francisco
G. A R
Oskaloosa
A. S. Carper
Kinsman Post
Weeds Overcome Foe of Farm in Iowa Bulletin
The Iowa Experiment Station at Ames issues a bulletin on weed control for farmers. It covers about fifty weed pests with 80 pages and 60 illustrations, listing species like crabgrass morning glory rag weeds and fox tails. Also discusses poisonous plants such as cowbane and explains access to the free bulletin No 70 titled Some Weeds of Iowa by L H Pammel.
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Iowa
Ames
L. H. Pammel
G. F. Curtiss
Property Transfers in Blair's Addition Ames Week Ending August 8
Smith & Bricker of Nevada reports several real estate deeds in Ames. William Taylor and wife convey lot 2 in Wells sub division of Blair's addition for 400 dollars. Midas Chandler and wife convey lot 19 in Blair's addition for 750 dollars. Mary Stephens transfers lot 9 of sub division of lot 2 in Blair's 4th addition for 3500 dollars. Fred A Smith and wife convey lot 5 in Born's 2nd addition for 600 dollars. Elia Brown and husband deed to OC G Lee a described parcel at Blair's addition measured by rectangular bounds formerly in 14 3 83 24 e and w 16 rods north-south 10 rods.
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Midas Chandler
Elizabeth J Smith
Blair's
Ad Ames
Mary Stephens
Ben H Millard
Blair
Ames
Elia Brown
Farmers to Learn Plant Collecting for Market Income
The Bureau of Plant Industry will issue a farmers bulletin from Washington guiding Northwest farmers on collecting and curing common plants and weeds for crude drugs. It aims to connect collectors with buyers, with circulars to drug dealers inviting participation and quotations from drug houses.
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Northwest
Bureau of Plant Industry
Agricultural Department
Washington
Europe
Toach
Crop Bulletin August 1903 Weather and Yields Report
August 10 1903 report notes near normal weekly temperatures but unseasonably cool nights. Rainfall ample with heavy storms in north central and northeast districts. Wheat and oats yields generally unsatisfactory yet grain quality better than last year. corn growth hampered by wet cold soils. some early corn tasseling but most stocks lagging. Hay fails to meet records. pastures and meadows strong. minor crops and apples doing fairly well.
Beecher’s Ferry Slip Sermon Parable
On a Fulton ferry Beecher used a slipping piling as a parable. He likened men who yield gracefully when struck to buffer souls who stand for principle yet yield in nonessentials, a point he echoed in the Plymout h church sermon the next day.
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Beecher
Brooklyn
Fulton Ferry
City of Churches
Mr. Beecher
Plymouth Church
Smuggling Brandy via Elephant Stomach Tale
The Golden Penny recounts a clever Paris import plot. A circus elephant and its keeper slipped brandy past customs by hiding barrels inside the elephant after a customs officer pricked the animal. Four tiny barrels spilled from the wound, revealing the ruse.
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Paris
Custom House
Excursion Rates for Boone Iowa Races
Excursion tickets to Boone Iowa races via the Northwestern line offered at reduced rates from August 26 through August 29 with return by August 29. Tickets available through agents of the Omaha and Northwestern Railway.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ames
Lake Minnetonka
Lake Harriet
St. Anthony Falls
Minnehaha Falls
Fort Snelling
Soldiers Home
White Bear Lake
Chicago & Northwestern R'y
Boone Iawa
Northwestern Line
Picnic dinner line complete by J Mitter and Son
Our line of goods for the picnic dinner is complete and ready. Give us a call to place orders or inquire about selections from J Mitter and Son.
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J, Mitter & Son
Desperate Man Takes On Lobster Dinner
A man in a restaurant devours a large lobster salad portion while his wife worries. She notes it never agrees with him at night, but he dismisses concern and states it is his turn to take care of the baby tonight.
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Sam
Mint
San Francisco
Knipe
U.S
Universty
U. S
MacLean
Dr. Knipe
Europe
New York Press
Neighborhood Napery Sparks Cooked Up Trap
A witty dialogue set on neighbors in Cleveland recounts Mrs Browne teasingly praising a new neighbor and Mrs Greene warning of consequences if she charms the household workers. The exchange underlines social tensions and rumor within a city block.
Friendship Ends Over A Quiet Marriage
A Baltimore American piece notes a social rift that ends friendship when a man marries a woman once connected as a friend. The conversation hints at lingering ties and the social tension surrounding marital commitment.
Complimenting a Woman Beats Argument, Boston Globe Says
A Boston Globe piece asserts that paying a woman a compliment is more effective than arguing with her. The column frames flattery as a simple social tactic that reduces conflict and fosters cooperation.
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Boston Globe
What Is Your Idea Of A Popular Tune
A speaker recalls a quip: a popular tune is one that becomes universally disliked, as the man who takes music seriously remarks during a debate about changing tastes.
That Ian Love Rosalie in Love Debate
Quotations show Violet questioning Ian Love about affection as Rosalie recalls him professing love and forgetting his hat on a prior occasion. The dialogue hints at romantic tension and misread signals between the characters.
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Ian
Rosalie
Violet
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