Banknotes to be Small Change Will Save the Nation Millions
United States currency sizes and designs to be reduced and standardized to nine denominations. Secretary MacVeagh proposes 6 by 2 1/2 inch notes, saving about $900,000 annually for government and $200,000 for national banks. Eighteen months for full change. two sizes may circulate briefly. Portraits planned for each denomination include Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Cleveland, Jackson, Grant, Franklin, Chase, and Hamilton.
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Washington, D C
United States
MacVeagh
Treasury
Gach
Jefferson
Lincoln
Veland
Jackson
Grant
Franklin
Chase
Pmilton
Fragmented OCR: Farm land and buildings value comparison
The text mix lists multiple US states in a jumbled way comparing farm land and farm buildings values. It references Iowa farm buildings being worth more than several northeastern and western states and mentions farm implements relative worth across regions.
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Montana
Idaho
Wyom
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Tah
Nevada
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oregon
Iowa
Newmpshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Laware
Florida
Montgoming
Colon
Maine
New Jerney
Accident injures Belle Cowan near W J McCauley corner
In Paullina Times report a buggy collision near W J McCauley’s corner injures Miss Belle Cowan and bruises others. A Fassier engine wreck may trigger county liability suits as officials dispute fault. Also notes a twin baby death in Alta and a post office fixture study trip to Ida Grove and Holstein.
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Paullina Times
W. J. McCauley
Belle Cowan
Miss Cowan
Alta Advertiser
W. J. Sievers
Woodlawn
Government tests new bank note renovation machine
The Treasury Department showcases a 15 foot machine that scrubs and办理 bills through washing, germicide, starching and drying. Bills travel 60 to 70 feet in the process, emerging looking nearly new. Cost to produce a thousand notes runs about fifteen dollars, renovation estimated at about fifty cents per thousand.
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Scientific American
United States Government
Treasury Department
Notice to Subscribers on Stamp Payment for Long Subscriptions
A notice from the postmaster general requires stamping papers with subscriptions over one year. The Sentinel urges readers to renew or pay to avoid missing issues while complying with postal laws. Back subscribers are asked to come to the front and assist in meeting costs.
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The
Sentinel
Aurelia Trims Newell in Northwest Iowa Baseball Clash
Aurelia defeated Newell 3 to 0 at the Fonda fair on a forenoon in northwest Iowa. Ewoldt pitched a winning ball, Newell sluggers limited to three hits, and Aurelia scored all runs in the second inning with Ewoldt and Hill driving runs.
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Aurelia
Newell
Northwest
Iowa
Fonda Fair
Ewoldt
Hobson
Bell
Pierce
Hill
Brown
Anderson
A. Rapp
Royer
Farmer Fred Mau Crushed by Reaper Wheels Near Wall Lake
Flood of sorrow surrounds the Mau family after Fred Mau, a respected farmer south of Wall Lake, is killed when the team of a reaper ran away. Mau attempted to calm the horses, was dragged, and the bull wheel crushed him, dying within an hour. Survived by a second wife and several children after prior losses.
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Binder
Odeboldt
Fred Mau
Wall Lake
Mau
Shower Held for Grace Lewis at Maude Morgan Home
The Zetell club hosted a Friday shower for Grace Lewis at Miss Maude Morgan’s home. Guests hemmed napkins for the bride elect, enjoyed pink and white sweet pea decor, and gift reading with verses.
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Zetell¢ Club
Senate Panel Delays On Post Offices Bill Final Passage
The Senate committee on post offices and post roads has finally come to an arteries on the post offices appropriations bill. The original Bourne bill faces further review before action.
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Senate
Committee On Post Offices and Post Roads
Cherokee Institute Set for August Teachers’ Session
County Superintendent Kate R Logan announces the Cherokee County Institute from August 19 to 24. Noted instructors include Homer H Seerely J Adam Puffer Wm H Dudley Frank E Brown F F Van Court Frances H Skinner Louise Crawford and Helen Wittich, all national or regional experts set to lecture and supervise.
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Kate R. Logan
Cherokee County Institute
Homer H. Seerely
State Teachers’ College
J. Adam Puffer
Boston
Beacon Vocation Bureau
Wm. H. Dudley
Wisconsin State Normal School
University of Chicago
Frank E. Brown
Drake University
F. F. van Court
Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Augsburg
Frances H. Skinner
Louise Crawford
Helen Wittich
Controlling Rats in Poultry Houses Techniques
Farmers share methods to rid poultry houses of rats and mice. A copperas lime mix applied in cracks and under wooden floors is recommended, along with lime coatings and spraying under floors to reach all areas. Meat dishes and plaster placed where rats feed can kill them without harming fowls. A small amount of lye near rat holes is advised where fowls cannot reach.
What A Humorist Thinks Of The Hawkeye State
George Fitch, famed humorist of Good Old Smwash and other tales, shares sharp ironies about Iowa in a written impression. He notes Iowa’s huge farms, corn cribs with elastic sides, barter of hogs for autos and pianos, and a political scene abundant in talk and no brass knuckles. He sketches a sturdy, frugal populace, modest urban life, and a state famed for crops, politics, and plain living.
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George Fitch
Towa
Carnegie
Mississippi
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Grand Opera
Medala
Lown
Sutherland and Sioux Rapids Ball Game Bet B($200) at Stake
Sutherland and Sioux Rapids plan a Monday August 12 ball game at the first mentioned place with a $200 side bet and all gate receipts. The match is seen as key to funding their teams with possible financial embarrassment for the loser.
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Sutherland
Sioux Rapids
Sioux City Interstate Fair Week Promises Largest Northwest Event
A week long Interstate Fair in Sioux City September 16 21 promises the liveliest time yet with grand theater bills at the Grand and Orpheum including seven free acts twice daily, Western league baseball forenoon games, horse racing stock exhibits and a floral automobile parade the West offers a full Midway and continuous shows from sun up to sun down.
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Sioux City
Northwest
Grand and Orpheum
Sioux Trail
Weather Crop Bulletin for Des Moines Week Ending August 4 1911
Cool dry week with average temperature deficiency about 6 degrees. Harvesting stacking and threshing were fine though corn pastures and potatoes need rain. Small grain yields wheat oats rye and barley high though southeastern winter wheat light. Corn in good condition but requires rain. pastures drying. potatoes need moisture. Threshing not universal with promising yields per acre for winter and spring wheat oats barley rye. final figures pending.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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