California Tourist Car Service Changes in 1901 Route
Beginning March 5 1901 the Pullman gas lit tourist car from Minneapolis to Los Angeles will run on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays Cal offers low one way rates through April 30 1901 The change is promoted as the direct best route for California tourists For details contact Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa
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California
Iowa Central Railway
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Cal
Iowa Central
Geo. Batty
Marshalltown
Real Estate Transfers in Nevada and Ames Week Ending March 9 1901
Transfers recorded by Smith and Bricker reportGeorge W Akin to C G Lee for 6000 and w29 a nw 2 83 24. Geo W Akin to Frank Scheiter for 2800 sw se and se sw 18 83 23. Abel P Griffith to M J Clark for 2000 lots 45 and 6 blk and Bigelows add Ames. Wm McMichael to Abel P and W A Bower for 1700 lot i bik 5 Blairs add. John W Sellers to Mrs RJ Sree WA St 00 lens bik 23 Blairs add. HW McCarthy to Ella A Swank for 400 lot 7 bik 25 Bs wa OA C P add Ist. Chas W Sowers to Scott French for 2500 wig wig sw nw 35 424. Jerry Sexton to George Jud isch for 450 n50ft of lot 8 blk 26 Blairs Parley Sheldon to T Osborn refd 350 sw ne nw 29 84 24.
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Smith & Bricker, Abstractors
Nevada
George W Akin
G Lee
John W Sellers
RJ Sree
Blairs Add
McCarthy
Ella
Jerry Sexton
George Judisch
Blairs
Ames
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted For Grippe Woes
An old advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure by Tilden and Loughran as a harmless remedy for grippe coughs and lung troubles claiming it prevents consumption and delivers quick relief.
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Grippe
Tilden & Loughran
Grip cough remedy claim by Tilden and Loughran
Advertisement notes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a guaranteed cure for the grip cough and general weakness. Mentions Tilden and Loughran as sellers or promoters in a historical ad context.
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Foley
Tilden & Loughran
Oh placid soul of Wmpid listener song of brooks
Poetic verse praises a tranquil listener, merging many songs from brooks and years among shaggy hills. Mountains stand like sentinels in green garb at dawn their reflections shimmer on sand as day unfolds.
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Brooks
Prisoner Given Six Months Hard Labor for Seeking Honest Work
A magistrate tells a lazy man the third visit requires work. The prisoner pleads he wants honest labor with basic needs. The judge offers shelter food and clothing with six months of hard labor, then calls the next case.
Fontenelle's Dinner Coup de Oil and Butter
The anecdote recalls Fontenelle's asparagus dish split oil and butter portions. An abbé friend faints just before serving and Fontenelle orders the kitchen to serve all with oil, ignoring the guest. The humor hinges on strict hospitable duty and comic misreading of the moment.
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Fontenelle
M. Fontenelle
Cornhill Magazine
Handwriting Expert Weighs Letters in Probe
A handwriting expert questions whether two letters originate from the same author. The expert confirms familiarity with both but has not been retained by either side. The exchange reveals ongoing uncertainty in the case.
Particular About His Name Prompted Public Outcry
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader demands his middle name be spelled out in any print about him denying involvement in an absurd affair. The indignant citizen insists on precise naming to avoid misidentification.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Last Time Husband Speaks of Value and Wealth
A husband declares a final remark then dines at an expensive restaurant for a lunch described as more than satisfactory. He later returns to Wall Street and makes sixty thousand dollars in thirty eight minutes. The note ends with a tongue in cheek maxim about digestion and valor.
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Wall Street
Lawyer Pursues Case Focusing on Pocketbook Evidence
A quoted exchange in the Indianapolis Sun shows a lawyer stressing one key matter to be investigated before taking the case, with the client replying that it concerns his pocketbook.
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Indianapolis Sun
Unwritten History Bunko Claim Cited in Dialogue
Giles hints at a bunko game against him as the Miles taunt question. Giles says the world was not aware, reflecting cynical commentary from the Chicago Post.
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Giles
Columbus
Miles
Chicago Post
Fragmentary Medical Note Mentions Early Treatments
A damaged OCR fragment discusses early medical use and adoption of certain treatments by doctors, referencing numeric codes and vague outcomes. The text is unclear but implies initial usage and evolving acceptance in medical practice.
Graft Caper at Capitol Lunch with Indians
A government employee guides two Indian men through the Capitol and to the restaurant where they eat lavishly, mocking a bill that dwarfs the clerk’s pay. They declare government generosity and vow to return for another meal.
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Gary
Washington Star
Forgotten Worthies in Capitol Portraits Spark Debate
A Washington columnist laments the basement portraits of “worthy old gentlemen” no longer recalled by most visitors. He notes Richard Montgomery Thomas Mifflin Charles Thomson and Francis Hopkinson as notable figures, cites gaps in Fiske’s history, and points to Montgomery’s death in Quebec Thomson’s prominence in Revolutionary times and Hopkinson’s fame as a signer.
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Washington
Capitol
Richard Montgomery
Thomas Mifflin
Charles Thomson
Francis Hopkinson
Senate
Fiske
United States
Thomson
Hopkinson
Quebec
Montgomery
St. Paul’s Church
New York
Mifflin
Congress
New York Times
Hair Sample Plan Ends Engagements For Miss Hamilton-Hightow
A man explains his scheme to end an engagement by sending back a lock of Miss Hamilton-Hightow’s hair in a red sample envelope. He claims the plan will reveal genuine emotion and determine if she loves him, with the final breakup or wedding cards to follow.
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London Mail
A Coffee Barometer Predicts Weather Changes
The Chicago Times Herald notes a coffee barometer test with sugar and air bubbles. Bubbles gathering in the cup center signal fair weather while bubbles clinging to the rim suggest rain or snow. If bubbles scatter freely, weather may shift.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Those Boston Girls Kiss Incident Memoir Quote
A Boston Transcript excerpt recounts Carrie confessing Tom Browne offered a kiss and she grew flustered. She recalls she would have slapped him but forgot in the moment and Bertha questions Browne’s reaction.
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Boston
Carrie
Tom Browne
Bertha
Boston Transcript
There’s a difference he says between wishing you dead and heaven
A freckled fanatic remarks that contrast exists between wishing someone’s death and them in heaven. The Indianapolis Sun quotes the line as a sharp if unsettling reflection in a column or feature segment.
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Indianapolis Sun
Yard as a shipyard term becomes part of equipment names
The phrase yard refers to a stick or pole on a vessel and is still used in terms like yardarm and topsail yard. This notes how nautical language extended to ship components beyond the hull.
Wise man and fool quote yields timeless lesson
A proverb contrasts a prudent speaker who pauses before talking with a foolish person who speaks first and considers thoughts later. The saying emphasizes careful speech and reflection before words.
The V Over the Door That Carried Maynard High
A tale of Horace Maynard at Amherst College in which a single letter V over his door spurred questions but marked his ascent. He rose from valedictorian to professor, lawyer, congressman, attorney general of Tennessee, U.S. minister to Constantinople and postmaster general.
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Horace Maynard
Amherst College
Maynard
University of Tennessee
Congress
Tennessee
United States
Constantinople
Snuff Spoons Through Two Centuries of Use
Snuff spoons emerged about two years after Sir George Rooke's Vigo Bay voyage of 1702 when snuff came to England. They were noted in a 1704 Oxford comedy line and persisted on the Scottish border into the mid 19th century, even seen in 1877 at Norham-on-Tweed.
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George Rooke
Vigo Bay
England
Oxford
Thomas Baker
Arabella
Norham-on-Tweed
Gentleman’s Magazine
Marvelous Chicken Legs
A Presbyterian note explains the chicken leg anatomy that enables roosting birds to grip a limb. When the knee bends the tendons tighten the claws, creating a death grip that holds the bird to its perch and prevents it from falling asleep.
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Presbyterian
Reading handwriting and a remark from a stern letter
Fogg claims reading handwriting is easy enough for him while Bass challenges him to try a recent letter. Fogg asserts the writer is an unwomanly woman and Bass questions the basis for that conclusion, noting the text contains no underlined words.
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Fogg
Bass
Boston Transcript
A Masculine Lady's Maid Adverts in Boston Paper
A Bostonian studying century old papers finds an advertisement for S Rogers offering dress services for assembly or ball days. It warns ladies who engage him and do not dress must pay half price, noting notice must be given the previous day.
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Rogers
Censorship in China and its harsh penalties
The piece notes censorship in China with severe punishments for authors of immoral books and for readers. It claims 100 blows of the heavy bamboo and life banishment as penalties, emphasizing a strict regime governing published material.
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China
Reduced One Way Settler Rates Northwest 1901
Greatly reduced one way settlers rates to points in the northwest will be in effect via the Iowa Central during February March and April 1901. For full particulars call on Iowa Central ticket agents or address Geo. 8. Batty G. P. & T. A. Marshalltown Ia. 41.
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Northwest
Iowa Central
Batty
Marshalltown
Bargains in Winter Underwear at The New Clothing Store
Advert says good bargains in winter underwear at The New Clothing Store. Signed by L. O. Keepick.
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L. O. Keepick
Des Moines Daily News Expands to Eight Pages
The Des Moines Daily News enlarges to eight pages while keeping annual subscription at 1.00 and 75 cents for six months and 50 cents for three months. It uses Associated Press telegraphic service and reports world news daily. Circulation exceeds 29,000. mail to The News, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Des Moines Daily News
Associated Press
the News
Des Moines
Iowa
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Scott French
Parley Sheldon
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G. P
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