The Giant Printing Plant at North Capital Street
The new government printing office will be the largest in the world housed in a massive building on North Capital Street. The facility will handle immense presses that publish daily journals part of the year and ship vast quantities of documents across the country. The modern bindery, mapping department, and high quality halftone pictures will replace the rickety old shop, promising safety and efficiency.
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Bigugest
Herr Guttenberg
North Capital Street
Wktpage
Winstratlig
The Dandies and Dainty Failings at Table
A wry Victorian vignette recalls Count D Orsay enduring Lady Holland s vexing tics at dinner while he schemes to escape by moving his cover to the door. A Later quip shows a student of human nature and snatches of social mischief from a Somerville Journal item.
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D'Orsay
Lady Holland
Cheap Baking Powder Found Unsafe by Health Dept
New York Health Department warns against a batch of so called cheap baking powder sold in department stores. Tests show mainly alum and pulverized rock. thousands of pounds were seized and destroyed at the waterfront as unsafe for use. High quality brands remain recommended for economy and health safety.
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Health Department of
New York
Atention
Heath Department
War update reports premature end and Boer attack
In Year L050 Hany Capt Lown-The report that the war is over proves premature. Lord Kitchener announces mounted Boers attacked a British column near Bloemfontein, inflicting heavy losses before retreating to the mountains. More troops to be asked for and preparations for an aggressive campaign underway. London fears gloom over the empire. Life.
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Lown
Lord Kitchener
Bloenyfontein
Iran
England
London
Crankish Professor Defends Language at Mouth of Mississippi
He Had the Beat of St. Prof. Glank, a cranky figure over speech accuracy, often irking others by correcting lapses in English. His wife retorts that language is a living river and cannot be controlled, while the professor claims you can influence it at the mouth, pointing to the Mississippi jetties as a rebuttal.
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Glank
Corneullus
Mississippi
Marty School Children Fall Ill After Patent Powder Alarm
Reading from a damaged page shows a parent warning about a tested powder marketed for children that allegedly caused sickness in Martyr School children. The notice lists health concerns including feverishness headaches stomach trouble teething distress and other ailments.
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Marty
Sey York
le Hay
New York
Fragmentary ad text prompts caution on laundry and luck
The clipped 19th century style note mentions a lucky stone and lost money, warning about spoiled clothes. It includes garbled lines about Red Cross Ball Blue and general household tips, with stray names and phrases suggesting an ad column. TheLate text remains incomplete and context is unclear.
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Beliera
Vitek
Incendiary Fire at Fremont Devastates Town
A major blaze struck Fremont causing extensive damage and loss estimated around 225000 to 347000 dollars. Fire officials suspect arson as the source, with flames destroying three four of the business district and several clothing and market establishments. Meanwhile an asylum inmate from Mt. Pleasant seeks release through a state action challenging hospital procedures and alleging confinement as punishment for minor intoxication.
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Fremont
Des Moines Sleuths Struggle as Peterson Murder Remains Unsolved
Des Moines police fight to crack the Lena and Thomas Peterson murder case. Chief Maidind and detectives Hardin and Wilt push for leads, but progress stalls as officers pause active inquiry awaiting clearer clues. The saga lingers with little concrete progress and mounting public concern.
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Peterson
Des Moines Dispatch
Lena
Thomas Peterson
Mater
Aki
Maidind
Hardin
Wilt
Ron
MD. Yauerd
Spurbeck Lambert tub factory destroyed by fire
Algona reports Spurbeck Lambert Company's butter tub factory burned in the early Friday blaze. Firefighters saved the warehouse as the main building burned, with an estimated loss of 11,000 and insured at 3,000. The firm intends rapid rebuilding and expansion at Extheevilly where another plant operates.
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Algona
Spurbeck-Lambert Company
Extheevilly
Fustraice
Aged Man Sentenced for Embezzlement in Marengo
A 72 year old Marengo man and longtime Odd Fellows treasurer A. T Morrison was sentenced to a penitentiary for embezzling funds from the lodge estate. He, administrator of the estate, diverted funds to balance accounts with the Odd Fellows, ending a forty year public career.
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Priaen
OT Morrison
Lowa
Odd Fellows
Youth Charged With Murder in Stepfather Fire Death
Tenry Moyer, 14, was arrested Saturday evening on murder charges after neighbors found a fire at Frank Lavelleur's home. Firefighters discovered Lavelleur's charred, dismembered body among debris. The boy claimed the blaze started from a fuse and said he did not know his stepfather was inside. Coroner Meche reported skull fractures from blows.
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Tenry Moyer
Frank Lavelleur
Lavellewr
Declared Not Guilty in Stone Murder Case
Tee Hermmond is cleared of the murder of Mand Stone after a four hour verdict in Mt Ayrsaya. The trial attracted wide attention and there was no public demonstration as the jury returned its verdict. The venue change to Decatur County was reportedly approved.
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Mand Stone
Mt. Ayrsaya
Ira Hrmemond
Miaul Stone
Oteloek
Sigrday Mining
Mand Stove
Alsegast
Crefond
Rot
Ford Waa
Mt. Agr
Drathaynoud
Decatur County
Aiguna Man Finds Wife Dead at Home After Lodge Night
Lautherthan of Als Rena prepared for theastern Star meeting Wednesday night but Mrs Lambertson Rave Up stayed home. On return about twelve oclock he found his wife lying dead on the bed. She had heart trouble at times. Daughter of Mr. Bongey, former owner of Bongey Store. Lived in Alvides about twenty years. Survived by husband two daughters and one brother. She was past sixty.
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Merc
Mas
Lautherthan
Als
Rena
Astern Star
Unpaid Taxes Not Offset Against Personal Property in Des Moines
Judge McVoy of the district court in Des Moines Saturday ruled that a debt for unpaid taxes cannot be offset against personal property at the time of ment. Henry Hinton Pillar, a wealthy Des Moines mill owner, had sought a $2,000 deduction against his personal property claiming the tax due date made the amount a lien. The court denied his offset request.
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Lex Moines
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Iowa’s Enormous Wealth From 1900 Census
A United States census report on Iowa agriculture shows 228,022 farms valued at $1,497,444,790 in 1900. Land and improvements exclude buildings, farm implements and machinery total $80,600, livestock $?0, and farm products revenue $203,854,488, with farm property total at $1,345,546. The text notes a 120 percent gain since 1885 and highlights gross farm income.
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Hawkeye
United Census
Iowa
Did Not Love the Elder in Lamont Mystery
A scrambled story from Lamont about Miss Wattie Palmer of Saginaw who was to marry Elder Goodwin. She disappeared, allegedly married another man in St. Paul, leaving Goodwin disappointed. The tale hints at a mystery not fully solved and mixed with other local notes.
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Lamont
Wattie Palmer
Saginaw
Supported by government barbering and public authority
Text describes a barber named Tashina as supported by government and compares his work to a public vaccinator at home. It notes the perquisites of collecting combings, discusses Chinese hair dyeing and mourning practices, and mentions how formality and politeness affect churchgoing, with a minister urging a stranger to sit down.
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Tashina
Highperior
Pearl Fisheries of Margarita and Bold Market Rise
The island of Margarita in Venezuela is famed for its pearl fishery. Local divers haul oysters and open them to prize black and white pearls. A French firm won a concession to pearl dive with equipment. Also included are anecdotes on Dodd's Kidney Pills, praise from J Tillery, the Baalbec stones in Syria, Putnam dyes, and Mediterranean sea conditions.
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Venezuela
Margarita
Bpanalids
Columbus
Fitting Ee Permanently Cured By Kilne's Great Serve
A garbled notice mentions Dr Kilne's Great Serve and a trial bottle priced at two dollars. Also includes a misread line about a grandmother and a character asking if life is worth living with a reply about time to learn.
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Dr. Kilne
Eline Lia
Pastor's Wife Case Highlights Peruna Cure Claims
An article excerpt cites Anna B Fleharty a former WCYU leader praising Peruna as a remedy for female diseases and insomnia. It recalls Dr Hartman’s promotion of Peruna as a cure addressing catarrhal female ailments, with several testimonials from women noting health improvements and urging readers to seek Hartman’s advice.
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America
Iverse
Hartman
E. L. Brown
Eliott Street
Memphis, Tenn
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