Water Rights in Palestine and Domestic Father’s Dilemma
The piece outlines strict water protection laws in Palestine with rich sheiks drilling basins and wells to access artesian supplies. It notes wells and fountains as enduring legacies of Abraham, Jacob, and Solomon era traditions, with inviolate water rights and severe consequences for harming wells. The second item tells of a Los Angeles real estate man whose daughter calls for her mother, remarking on the child’s comment about needing a grown up present when father is alone.
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Palestine
Solomon
Abraham
Jacob
Chicago Record-Herald
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Herald
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Painful Illness
In VerbenA Ala a man spent a large sum on doctors for piles causing 24 tumors. Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly healed him, reducing inflammation and pain. The ad proclaims it the best salve in the world and sells for 25 cents at L. M. Bosworth's drug store.
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F. A. Guiledge
Verbena
Ala
Bucklen
L. M. Bosworth
Des Moines Daily and Sunday News subscription rates
The Des Moines Daily and Sunday News offers full AP dispatches and market reports for 1.50 a year with 1.00 for 8 months, 80c for 6 months, 50c for 3 months, and 25c for 1 month. Includes women and children departments and all news.
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Des Moines
Sunday News
Associated Press
Daily Market
Iowa
All Granite Ware at Cost at Novery Store Week
Readable fragments indicate a store ad announcing a week long sale at Novery Store offering all granite ware at cost. Details on dates or exact items are unclear but the promotion emphasizes low prices.
The Thin Lines of Apelles and Protogenes
A legend tells how Apelles visited Protogenes in Rome and drew a thin line in the artist’s absence. Protogenes replied with a thinner line, and Apelles then added a third line. The panel, seen in the Cesars palace, was hailed as a greatest work of art.
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Apelles
Protogenes
Rome
The
Cesars
The New Arrival and the Experienced Maid in a brief Life comedy
A brief Life comedy features The New Arrival doubting when to remove a blower from the open fireplace. The Experienced Maid advises to wait until it is too hot to touch, then lift it off.
Evolution of a Name From Bertha to Byrdeyne in Topeka
A Topeka woman named her baby Bertha sixteen years ago, later called Bertie Birdie Bird and finally Byrdeyne upon graduation. The note links name changes to a tragic outcome, highlighting how a simple evolution can lead to a fatal consequence.
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Topeka
Bertha
Bertie
Birdie
Bird
Byrdeyne
Atchison Globe
The Successful Chicagoan
The quotation debate contrasts two views on success. A doctor says success favors self effort while a professor counters that success comes from pushing others aside. The exchange is framed as a witty note from the Chicago Tribune.
Yrs Lipton's Ceylon teas hailed as finest in world
Ask J. B. Kooser & Co. Lipton’s Ceylon teas are described as the finest in the world in this brief promotional line.
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Lipton
Ask J. B. Kooser & Co
Trustees Meet as Iowa State College Regroups and Plans
The Iowa State College trustees met last Thursday approving the Beardshear site offer under faculty conditions, accepting Prof. Edgerson’s resignation and setting a $2000 salary for his successor. They chose R. J. Kinzer as farm foreman, discussed agronomist hiring with pledges to raise $2600, and reviewed fire origin evidence and campus reconstruction plans.
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Beardshear
Prof
Edgerson
Prof. Curtiss
Dixon
Atkinson
P. G. Holden
Peoria
Curtiss
Wallace
Des Moines
A. E. Cook
Odebolt
J.J. Edgerson
R. J. Kin
E. W. Stanton
O. H. Cessna
Bearnshear
Young Peoples’ Societies
H. W. Schleuter
Proudfoot
C. F. Curtiss
Dominion Agricultural School
Guelph
Ont
Wisconsin School
Madison
Chicago University
Illinois Agricultural School
Champaign
Toronto University
Washington University
St Louis
Agricultural Department
Horticultural
Iowa State College
J. C. Happenings at State Fair and Ames Visitors
Dr. J J Repp inspects cattle at the state fair this week. Creston and Traer visitors join social events at the Stanton homestead. Prof Curtiss Kennedy and Marshall judge cattle at the fair. Repairs and plans include greenhouse painting and wall repairs in Aghail. Clyde Warburton shifts to Prairie Farmer after brief talks with other papers.
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J. J. Repp
Curtiss, Kennedy and
Marshall
Clyde Warburton
Prairie Farmer of Chicago
the Times
Live Stock Journal
Prairie Farmer
Nowell Suggestion From Uncle Silas About Artists
Uncle Silas Eastman and his wife hosted summer boarders including several artists drawn to the farm’s solitude. He quips that artists are “beyond him” for being undemanding, but notes their lack of practicality. One painter worried about light and sunset, and Silas suggested collaboration, joking artists need a “garden pointed over” them. Youth’s Companion.
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Silas Eastman
Eastman
Silas
Youth
White Wine of Tar Syrup Praised for Cold Relief
Rev J D Craig of Miami Station Carroll county Missouri reports personal satisfaction with the medicine’s effect on sore throat and voice clarity. The notice adds sale details for Cove Pharmacy and Mrs I B Gregory advertising a residence with two acres of fruit land and a four room house at 17 21 Nevada Iowa.
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J. D. Craig
Miami Station
Carroll County
Cove Pharmacy
Walnut Street
A Picturesque Mountain in Surrey County North Carolina
In Surrey county North Carolina a mountain resembles the sphinx of Egypt with a lionlike figure visible from ten miles away. It lies in the northwestern part of the state just east of the Blue Ridge, on the Piedmont plains, with a body at right angles to a steep ridge and a head held high.
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Surrey County
N. C
Egypt
Blue Ridge Range
Sympathetic Playwright Exacts Catharsis with Heroic Act
In a theatrical debate the critic suggests a sigh of relief for the hero, while the sympathetic view argues the finale should align with audience emotion and the play’s nature. The exchange captures tension between closure and resonance.
World wide Cure for Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is advertised as a universally trusted remedy that never fails and is pleasant and safe to take. It is sold by all druggists.
Cream of Wheat at 95 Cents a Sack Trade Winner
J B Kooser & Co promotes Cream of Wheat at 95 cents a sack but notes no stamps at this price. Waisk brooms and cloth brushes offered at Lougbran & Bauer's. Harmon & Smith showcase new waist materials. One of a kind market price paid for produce. J B Kooser & Co advertises a Jersey cow for sale near the college via S P Freed.
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J. B. Kooser & Co
Lougbran & Bauer's
Harmon & Smith’s
Hiemest
Veterans Reunion Selects Ames for Next Year Meeting
At the Story county veterans reunion last Wednesday in Slater Col Scott presided with A P King as secretary. Ames was chosen as the year meeting site and officers were elected including Col Parley Sheldon Lt Col George M Pitsor Major Ben Breneman Q M M Hemstreet Surgeon BE Cramblitt Chaplain John Doty Drum Major John Doty Fife Major George M Pitsor. The group passed a unanimous resolution thanking Slater for its hospitality.
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Story County Veterans
Slater
Col. Scott
A. P. King
Ames
Parley Sheldon
Geo. M. Pitsor
Ben Breneman
Q. M
M. Hemstreet
BE. B. Cramblitt
John Doty
A Cure For Cholera Infantum
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio recalls a neighbor's infant recovering from cholera infantum after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy per directions. She reports a full recovery in two days and ongoing health nearly a year later. For sale by all druggists.
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Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
Chamberlain
Notice for new pupils at public schools Saturday 3 to 5
Notice to patrons and pupils of the public schools inviting all new entrants and those unsure of their standing to meet on Saturday afternoon from three to five o'clock. Signed by R. Scroaarr Superintendent.
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R. Scroaarr
Sale of Wheat for Feed and Jersey Cow Offer
Farm notice lists feed wheat for sale and a fresh young Jersey cow available. Ad also advertises Cream of Wheat flour at 95 cents a sack from J. B. Koosey & Co. with seller at 1736 W. P. Coon.
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Jersey
W. P. Coon
J. B. Koosey & Co
Man Read Summons To Poacher Goat Inmate With Beard
A policeman once tried to serve a summons on a notorious poacher living alone. The man fled but the officer found a goat tied in a corner and read the summons aloud, posting it on the animal's horns. The witness claimed the inmate was of age by noting a beard to the tunic's middle button.
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Mac
London
Theologians Argue Oldest Science Over Beer Table
A German university gathering features a joke dispute over which science is oldest. Jurisprudence claims paradise knowledge, medicine recalls Adam’s rib, electricity cites creation, while theology asserts precedence since light came after darkness. The humor pauses on ancient authority and clever wordplay.
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Germany
What Borax Is
An explanation of borax as a valued household and scientific salt. It describes biborate of sodium, its natural origin in Tibet via India as tincal, and the green soapy crust needing removal before use.
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Tibet
India
Petrified Horse Tracks Spark Geology Debate
In Missouri a discussion emerges over petrified horse tracks found in an alluvial deposit. Professor Searcher notes the imprints reflect distinct eras of zoological and geological history while the Old Lady questions the possibility of a petrified horse moving.
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Professor Searcher
Missouri
New York Weekly
Notoriety Seekers Attend Quiet Musical Scene
The quote describes Mrs Greene Miss Black and a Brown girl as ludicrously prominent at a musical last night. Observers call the display scandalous and note the women sat listening all evening with no conversation, drawing sharp reactions from spectators.
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Mrs. Greene
Miss Black
A Wise Woman
Mrs. Snaggle vows she will not tolerate her husband’s behavior and will not let any woman endure such a husband, contrasting with Mr. Snaggle’s snappy dismissal and a call for nature to take its course.
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Mr. Snaggle
Sarah
Mrs. Snaggle
Money and Contentment: A Baltimore News Thought
A Baltimore News aphorism notes money does not buy inner happiness but helps keep contentment from feeling solitary. It suggests wealth stabilizes mood rather than guarantees satisfaction.
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Baltimore News
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Oxfords For Ladies
Great Reductions
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Sabin
Florence Barber
Summers
Steward Cavell
Knapp
Iowa State Register
Story County
J. C
Mrs. Wood
Traer
Stanton Home
M. P. Cleghorn
Onawa
Jim Burrows
Eagle Grove
W. S. Joseph
Creston
Ora Edgett
Stanton
Leo Stalker
Oskaloosa
Gable’s
Mrs. Smith
Kansas City
J. W. Smith
Leslie Poage
Nebraska
James Poage
Prof. Hanson
Brookings
Agricultural College
Pamme
Family
Price
Erwin
Little
W. D. Fitzwater
Still College of Osteopathy
Mrs. Marston
Okoboji
Lizzie Allis
Detroit
Mich
Venice
Aghail
Nowell
Uncle Silas
Jersky
P. Freed
College
Veterans
Borax
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