Record Year for Canadian Land Hops as Immigration Surges
The article notes a spring surge of Americans moving to Western Canada for farming and land investment. It cites 1903 and 1904 figures around 45 000 settlers, with predictions of about 50 000 more in 1905. Rail expansion opens new territory and 160 acre homesteads lure farmers with low prices and high yields. Officials say crop acreage this season exceeds last year.
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Canada
United States
Omaha
Chicago
St. Paul
Detroit
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Western
Old bachelor quips that few men are disappointed in love
A longtime bachelor claims that disappointment in love comes mainly if a man marries, implying contentment with bachelorhood unless marriage occurs.
Torturing Humour Cure Story Shown
A mother in Akron Ohio recounts her toddler’s mass sores and facial damage. After three doctors failed, neighbors advised Cuticura. Half a cake of soap and a box of ointment healed the child, leaving skin as clear as a newborn. She praises Cuticura’s value versus the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
G. J. Steese
Coburn St
Akron
Ohio
Bread Cast Upon Water With Anchor Attached
A short unclear clipping notes people casting bread upon water with an anchor attached. The fragment hints at a symbolic or nautical action but provides no clear context, place, date, or names. Further readable details are required to establish a complete news item.
Defiance Starch Ad Promises Quality and Value
An advertisement touts Defiance Starch as unequal in quality and quantity with 16 ounces for 10 cents. It urges readers to try it to save money.
It Is Better to Patch Up a Quarrel
A proverb-like line emphasizes choosing reconciliation today over delaying quarrels to tomorrow, urging peaceful resolution and practical harmony. It reflects a common moral teaching encouraging prompt forgiveness and restored harmony.
Law punishes rail rebates under Elkins act
Under the Elkins law a railroad that pays rebates or a shipper that accepts them faces a fine of 1000 to 20000 dollars on conviction. The rule bans shipping freight below published tariffs. The Interstate Commerce Commission prosecutes violators. President Knapp says rebate paying has become rare since passage.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Knapp
Commission
All Men Wise Could Halt Gold Brick Industry
A compact historical reflection notes that wisdom among men would curb the thriving gold brick trade, implying ethics and discernment as a remedy against fraud.
Defiance Cold Water Starch Offers 16 Ounce Packages
Advertises Defiance Starch as a laundry aid claiming 16 oz per package and a price of 10 cents, with the claim that it never sticks to the iron and contains no injurious chemicals. Warns against 12-oz or 12 and 7/10 ounce packages as stock being cleared.
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Defiance
Girl with Small Feet Keeps Skirt For Rainy Day
A girl with small feet stores a skirt for use on rainy days. The note emphasizes prudent wardrobe planning and practical footwear choices for wet weather.
District Clerks Seek Action On Vital Statistics Law
Des Moines April 24 1905 the District Clerks Association of Iowa urges legislature to enforce the state law on returns of vital statistics noting lax compliance by physicians and others. Clerk of Courts B F Coffin Polk county reports from Dubuque on the convention program focusing on enforcement of vital statistics. Governor Cummins will submit Nebraska Missouri boundary dispute matter to the next legislative session as the legislature handles the case.
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Des Moines
District Clerks’ Association of
Iowa
B. FP. Coffin
Polk County
Dubuque
Cummins
Mickey
Nebraska
South Dakota
Missouri
Congress
Washington
Iana
Little Girl Missing After Porch Play Ends In Kidnapping Suspect
The four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sprinkle, of Fifteenth and Locust streets, vanished from the front porch after 9 am. Hood was found folded on the porch at 10 am, prompting police and neighbors to search. family fears abduction without disclosed motive.
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Ross Sprinkle
Locust
City faces injunction threat over liquidating floating debt
City administration may be blocked from paying claims with saving certificates not funded by levy. Civic league involvement, ex Mayor John Mac Vicar inquiries, and council debt of 42000 last year spark potential investigations, with outcomes uncertain.
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Bremner
Civic League
John MacVicar
League
Three Robbers Hold Up City Drug Store at 9:15 PM
Three unmasked highwaymen entered E. T. Thompson’s drug store at Seventeenth and Woodland at 9:15 PM and relieved the proprietor of $186, his watch and chain, and his pocketbook. They fled after the game and vanished, with detectives unable to locate them.
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E. T. Thompson
Seventeenth and
Woodland Avenue
Japanese Torpedo Boat Destroyer Kiji Launched at Tokio
The torpedo boat destroyer Kiji was launched at Tokio yesterday. Her displacement exceeds 200 tons.
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Tokio
Kiji
State Homes for Inebriates in New South Wales
The government of New South Wales was sanctioned to erect two state institutions for the treatment of inebriates without means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Discouraging Flax Outlook Warns Farmers on Flax Prices
The American Homestead notes a large flax surplus with about 20 million bushels available in seed and oil across Minneapolis, Duluth, elevators, and storage. Domestic demand remains near 19 million, signaling a possible 1 million bushel surplus and downward price pressure, deterring new sowing this year. Europe’s imports from usual suppliers will cover about 45 million bushels, leaving the U.S. to absorb current stocks.
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Minneapolis
Duluth
United States
Europe
India
Argentine
Pithy Quote on Men Who Do Nothing but Take Up Room
A terse observation notes that men who do nothing but occupy space in the world tend to overdo the act. The remark implies a critique of idle presence and wasted potential.
Expert Verdicts Clash Over Prisoner Guilty or Not
The Houston Chronicle reports a jury of experts gives conflicting opinions on guilt. One expert asserts the prisoner is guilty while another rejects guilt. A third expert states the first two are lying, creating a dispute over the prisoner’s innocence.
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Houston Chronicle
Early Bird Quip At New Yorker Dance
Miss Fitz Jones teases Smithers about arriving early and claiming the first dance as he makes a gallant line about catching the worm. Local social note from New Yorker society scene.
Impertinent tramp stuns teacher in vivid encounter
A Philadelphia Bulletin report recalls a teacher describing her encounter with an impertinent tramp. She explains she fainted during the incident, as the pugilist's son Johnny Jimfries questions her on which side she fell, wit and bravado in a brisk exchange.
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Johnny Jimfries
Philadelphia Bulletin
Sunday School Lesson Turns on Eve and the Serpent
The Detroit Tribune quotes a Sunday school teacher asking Johnny what he cannot understand about Eve and the serpent. Johnny responds with a sly remark about Eve’s reaction, highlighting a humorous take on a biblical scene.
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Eve and the Serpent
Detroit Tribune
Dodd's Kidney Pills Touted for Growing Girls
Mrs. A. L. Smith of West Pembroke Maine claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her thirteen year old daughter after a year of recurring Crazy Spells. Doctors offered no help but one box led to relief and the family continued treatment, praising the remedy for growing girls.
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West Pembroke
A. L. Smith
Dodd
Mrs. Smith
Telegram Fears Outweigh Mouse Anxiety
A woman’s anxiety rises more with the arrival of a telegram than her fear of a mouse, highlighting a comic domestic fascination with distant communication.
Lightning Strikes School House Wrecks Deahl District Building
A severe thunderstorm struck a Deahl district school two miles north of Fonda on Thursday afternoon. Lightning traveled through the chimney and stove pipe, ripping the roof and collapsing the northwest corner. Teacher Miss Anna Horner and several pupils were knocked over. many suffered burns but none killed. The building shifted three inches from its foundation and will need total rebuilding.
Fireman Killed as Rock Island Train Derailed Near Laddsdale
At Laddsdale station the Rock Island No. 3 wreck left engine buried in a ditch. Fireman N D Bunt of Trenton Mo died instantly while Engineer Cheshire escaped serious harm after being tossed forty feet. A mail clerk was slightly hurt and passengers were shaken but uninjured.
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Ottumwa
N. D. Bunt
Trenton
Cheshire
Rock Island
Laddsdale Station
Bunt
Persia Burned: Business District Described as Wiped Out
Fire swept through Persia, a 400 inhabitant town near Logan, destroying every business house except two brick structures and many homes. Origin unknown, likely from Matson store corner. no water system hindered firefighting. Loss about 40 000 dollars, with limited insurance. listed losses include Willard Bros 9000, J Seddon 7000, McCabe Co 3500, Lestreet 600, Matson 2500, and Odd Fellows hall 1209 with partial coverage.
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Logan
Persia
Evey
Bank
Matson
Willard Bros
J. Seddon & Son
J. T. McCabe & Co
Dell Balderson Not Guilty acquittal in Callahan murder case
Dell Palder son is acquitted of the murder of Thomas Callahan by a Des Moines jury after brief deliberation. One juror called the trial a farce, while instructions were given by Judge McVey around 4 30 and the verdict delivered just before 5 in open court.
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Dell Balderson
Des Moines
Remains Gathered After Train Hit Man Crossing Tracks
Arnold Fenton aged 65 was struck by the Northwestern fast mail while crossing a railroad track in Nevada on April 21. So crushed were his remains that they were gathered in a basket with only his skull left intact.
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Basket
Nevada
Arnold Fenton
Northwestern Fast Mail
Horse’s Kick Proves Fatal in Manchester Farm Incident
Julius Fl dredge, a well known farmer living south of Manchester, was kicked in the stomach by a horse. He died yesterday at noon from the injury. He was a young man liked by all and leaves a family.
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Manchester
Julius Fldredge
Ambitious Burglar Caught in Act at Wilson Residence
Iowa Falls reports Frank Howard arrested by Special Policeman Marks during a burglary Sunday night at George H. Wilson home. Howard waived examination and posted no bail, being sent to Eldora to await grand jury action next August. He had entered two houses while residents were at church.
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Iowa Falls
Frank Howard
Marks
George H. Wilson
Eldora
Graud
Howard
Two Men Killed by Freight Car Near Bridge
Gus Peterson of Minneapolis and Lars P. Hjillman of Madison were killed instantly or shortly after when a box car knocked them off Milwaukee tracks at Ottumwa's Market street bridge. They were stone masons for the Milwaukee and were traveling with John Fahey who was uninjured.
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Ottumwa
Gus Peterson
Minneapolis
Peterson
Hjiliman
Milwaukee
Water Tank Collapse Cuts Ogden Water and Power
A 20,000 gallon city water tank collapsed from about 100 feet in Ogden causing partial demolition of the adjacent electric light plant. Engineer Charles Morgan escaped with a grazing to the head as debris showered the area. Damage is estimated at 6 000 to 8 000 dollars.
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Ogden
Charles Morgan
Kling Acquitted in School Board Murder Case
Mt. Ayr April 22 William Kling was found not guilty of murdering Samuel Egly at a school board meeting last September. The jury, after an all night deliberation, returned a self defense verdict. Kling had shot Egly as he returned with an axe during a factional dispute at the meeting.
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Mt. Ayr
William Kling
Samuel Egly
Kling
Egly
Dennison Charged With Attempted Bribe in Iowa Case
Omaha April 22. Attorney Elmer E. Thomas charged that Dennison offered Shercliffe a bribe of 8000 dollars to refuse testimony. The bribe is alleged to have been proposed three times. He also accuses Dennison of backing requisitions from several states to remove Shercliffe from Iowa.
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Dennison
Omaha
Elmer E. Thomas
Thomas
Shercliff
Shercliffe
Iowa
Gilbertson Tax Case Questioned in Des Moines
Des Moines April 22 Attorney argued before Judge Howe whether State Treasurer Gilbertson violated the U S Constitution by following Iowa tax collection statutes on sixteen Des Moines insurance companies. Companies paid an assessment under protest and now seek a refund through suit against Gilbertson.
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Gilbertson
Des Moines
United States
Iowa
Howe
Baby Born Moments After Mother's Death at Mercy Hospital
In Dubuque on April 21 a baby was born ten minutes after mother Mrs. Patrick Powers died from a stroke. The infant, baptized in the Catholic church, is being carefully nurtured in an incubator at Mercy hospital.
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Dubuque
Patrick Powers
Mercy Hospital
Noted Osceola resident Absalom Griffin dies after wood alcohol
Absalom Griffin, about 40, died Monday afternoon in Osceola after drinking wood alcohol. A long-time resident and noted local worker, he had spent time at Mt. Pleasant for drunkenness. The obituary notes his sudden, tragic death tied to his liquor habit and ends with a terse moral remark.
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Osceola
Absalom Griffin
Mt. Pleasant
Cure Your Kidney Back Aches and Bladder Ills
A reader from Wylie Ave endorses Tise Dean's Kidney Pills saying they fixed kidney troubles three years ago and would use them again. The ad notes the product is for sale by all dealers, Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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Wylie Ave
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Defiance Starch Claims Superior Fit and Value
The advertising copy asserts Defiance Starch makes clothes more durable and lasting, offering better fit than rival brands with one third more value for money.
No man can hunt without making an explanation for rewards
A terse line notes that hunting invites scrutiny and the need to justify rewards, reflecting caution in pursuit and the demand for accountability.
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Kine. Ltd
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Otrugk
Bolt
Fonda
Laddsdale
Lane
Hopescary
O. EF Woodward
Beckman Bros
Bankers’ Accident Co
W. C. Williams
Colby, Ka
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M Factory
Peorig
R. R
UECAE
Hoosier School
Mr. Tappan
Tappan Shoe Mfg., CO
Coldwater, Mich
Alabastine Company
Grant Avé
Grand Rapids
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Water St
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