Iowa boards eyes Flynn farm for epileptic colony near Des Moines
The state board of control voted to buy the Flynn farm three miles west of Des Moines for 200000 dollars as a site for a state epileptic colony. The 1080 acre tract sits beside rail lines with planned freight and passenger service and eventual streetcar access to Des Moines.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Flynn
Flynn Company
Jefferson Branch
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Milwaukee
Grimes Branch
Clive
Mason City
Storm Lake
Woodward
McColl
Flynns
Elders’ Sabbath Rounds Display Strict Scottish Duty
The article notes sixteenth century Scottish elders patrolling Sunday observance, with ministers spotting absentees and sins from romping with children to drinking ale. Offenders faced kirk session repentance, explaining why blinds were drawn on the Sabbath, as observed by James Payn in Edinburgh.
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Scotland
Thoman
Kirk
James Payn
Edinburgh
Brazil Imports Cobble Stones From Portugal
Due to insufficient local quarries Brazil must import cobble stone for street paving from Portugal. This dependence highlights transportation costs and supply constraints affecting urban infrastructure projects.
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Brazil
Portugal
Skin Cleared by Simple Change in Food
A physician notes many diseases stem from indigestion and skin eruptions can improve with dietary changes. A woman with eczema reports facial eruptions cleared after switching to Grape- Nuts, with digestion improving and eruptions fading as if by magic. The note from Postum Co. invites readers to try the product and cites testimonials.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Plorida Peace River Fruit and Vegetable Land
Southern highland low price quality guard groves developed help wanted Farwell and Sons 6 Feneivsفل Dabaque ia
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Plorida
Peace River
Southern Highland
Farwell & Sons
Putnam Fadeless Dyes Ad Brings In Profits
An old ad copy touts salt money and the need to lay up funds while praising Putnam Fadeless Dyes for steady performance. It features a dialogue about a man named Smith and his organ business. The piece ends by promoting Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops with a promise of relief after a single dose.
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Dean C. H. Stange
Iowa State Veterinary College
State Parole Board
W. H. Berry
Board of Parole
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Iowa
Paris
Roux
London
Berlin
St Petersburg
Ainet Dean
Teething Syrup Ad Triggers Airbrake Joke
A railroad conductor and a fussy old lady discuss the car air quality. The official quips that the airbrakes may have been filled with a bad lot of air. An ad for Mrs Winuslow’s Soothing Syrup claims teethers gum relief and wind colic cure.
Girl in Our Set Tells Time by Her Pulse
A dialogue about a girl who claims to tell time by her pulse. Greene dismisses the idea, while another notes she wears a wristwatch.
Man Opposes Women’s Rights and Courtesy Privileges
The speaker criticizes a man for opposing women’s rights and for enforcing outdated etiquette. He allegedly lets a woman stand on the streetcar until near her stop and then pretends not to notice, insisting she takes his seat.
Phillies Acquire Indian Pitcher Ben Tincup
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the Phillies have added an Indian pitcher, Ben Tincup, to their staff. It states he has a strong grip, never tires, and is not rattled, with a reputation for solid stuff and endurance.
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Phillies
Ben Tincup
Philadelphia Inquirer
Women praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound health cure
Across the nation women report health improvements from Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Letters from Oregon and Maine share nervous prostration relief, restored appetite, and renewed energy after use, with confidence of publication and personal guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
W. Stemenson
Independence
Oregon
Hayward Sowggs
Hodgdon
Maine
Lydia E.pinkham
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Polk County
City of Des Moines
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West Union
Secretary of State
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Sioux City
Henry Silwold
Newton
Thomas L. Maxwell
Creston
O. B. Courtright
Waterloo
J. M. McGrath
Eagle Grove
Allen
St. Paul
Automobile Department
Iowa Humane Society
Thomas A. Mansfield
J. Leonard Callahan
M. Young
John A. Cavanagh
Franks. Shankland
W. E. Coffin
C. L. Gilcrest
W. B. Palmer
Congress
Palmer
Wholesale Commission
Palmer & Co
Galis
George W. Clarke
I. 8. Pepper
M. H. Byers
Elder
Ieye
Schences Mandrake
Mafl
J. H. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia
Putnam
Adv
Atlantic
Pacific
Stephenson
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
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