Gov Cummins urges finance reforms and primary law in Iowa
Des Moines reports Gov. A. B. Cummins delivers a broad biennial message urging an appropriation up to 1.4 million for reformatories and institutions, primary election law, state control of insurance fees, stricter child labor and safety laws, and road and library improvements, plus parole and pardons reforms and a budgeting plan based on receipts and expenditures.
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Max Boehler
Iowa
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Shaw
State University
State Agricultural College
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Ames
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Capitol
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Capitol Improvement Commission
Fire destroys half block in Burlington warehouse district
A major fire originated in the large structure housing J. W. Ritchey Furniture and Wyman & Rand Carpet in Burlington. It gutted half a block of business houses causing an estimated loss of 200000 dollars, with insurance covering most. Jewelry, millinery, plumbing stores, a saloon and both Ritchey and Wyman & Rand were damaged. Officials suspect defective electric wiring as the cause.
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Burlington
J. W. Ritchey Furniture Company
Wyman & Rands Carpet Company
Wyman & Rand and Ritchey’s
Chestnuts in Italy Highlight A Key Food Source
Chestnuts form a vital food staple in Italy with widespread use across regions. The article notes their importance in daily meals and cultural cuisine, reflecting regional reliance on this nut as a staple provision.
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Italy
Tragedy in Burlington: Benedict Kills Mrs Benedict
Frank Benedict killed Mrs Benedict after his wife left with their child to live with Steve Irwin in a nearby cabin. He shot Irwin in the shoulder and then fatally shot himself, ending the sequence of violence.
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Burlington
Steve Irwin
Frank Benedict
Irwin
Mrs. Benedict
Butter for the Face Spurs Rural Skincare Trend
French women in rural districts wash faces with butter, avoiding soap for soft elastic skin. Spoor trophy, the top prize in the International livestock show in Chicago, awarded to Iowa State College team. trophy becomes permanent property of the Ames college amid student rejoicing.
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Spoor
Iowa State Agricultural College
Chicago
Ames
The Umbrella and Its Silk Covered Ups and Downs
A brief odd note on an umbrella’s journey through the day, noting its silk covering and the rising and falling it endures, framed in reflective newspaper style.
Salter Seed Co offers test package for 160 postpaid
The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises a test offer for Warranted Vegetable 8 with seed to grow 1000 cabbages 2000 carrots 2000 celery 2000 lettuce 1000 onions 1000 radishes 1000 flowers all for 160 postage plus 20c extra to receive Berliner cauliflower. orders require returning the notice.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Salter
K. L.J
No Cause for Alarm In Love Overacts
A snippet from Brooklyn Life shows Emma explaining Fred acts oddly because he is in love with Lena. Emma says he will soon get over it, smoothing the situation with light humor and familiar neighbors.
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Lena
Fred
Emma
Goosie
Brooklyn
Florida Winter Tourist Tickets on Sale via Major Routes
Tickets available from Queen and Crescent Southern Railway and connecting lines to the South Southeast and Southwest valid through May 31 1904. Purchase to Florida via Lookout Mountain and Atlanta and return via Asheville and the Land of the Sky with a variable route. For information write W C Rinearson G P Cincinnati Ohio.
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Queen & Crescent
Southern Railway
Florida
Lookout Mountain
Atlanta
Asheville
Land of the Sky
W. C. Rinearson
G. P. Cincinnati
Remarkable Cream Separator Promises Quick Dairy Yields
The device supposedly separates butter fat to under 1 percent in thirty minutes with prices from 2.75 to 6.00. Send five stamps to John A. Salter Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin for a full catalogue of this and other farm tools and seeds.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Cough Cure Promises Doses From Wisconsin Advertiser
An old notice advertises 25 doses of a guaranteed cough cure in tablet form from Wisconsin Drug Co at La Crosse Wisconsin. The item includes recalled quotes and reader letters, with unrelated proverbs and promotional lines interspersed in the fragment.
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WIS. Drug CO
la Crosse
Wis
K. L
Peruna praised by Virginia society leader
Mrs Col E J Gresham of Hernden Fairfax County Virginia writes of recovering from severe catarrh after using Peruna Medicine Co products from Columbus Ohio. She credits six bottles with a life changing improvement and urges others to try the remedy.
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BE. J. Gresham
Daughters of the Confederacy
Iernden
The
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, Ohio
Peruna
Col. E. J. Gresham
Peruna Ad Warns of Winter Catarrh Dangers
A plain talk urges keeping Peruna at home to prevent catarrh and colds among women during winter. It claims Peruna prevents and cures catarrh and related illnesses and offers free advice from Dr. Hartman of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
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Hartman
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