Des Moines Letter Iowa's 2 cent fare law signed
Des Moines Iowa details state capital news including the enactment of a 2 cent railroad fare effective July 4 with governor Cummins signing on the 28th using two pens. Also covered are campaign finance limits, a convention to elect US senators by popular vote, a primary law draft, road law amendments, and other legislative actions and debates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Cummins
C. A. Meredith
Cass County
House Committee On Railroads and Commerce
Dan Turner
Adams County
Paul
Jones County
Board of Supervisors
House Committee On Judiciary
Peterson
Rankin
Lambert
Jackson
Mattes
Dunham
Warren
Gale
Bleakly
Burgens
Jamieson
Page
Whipple
Bruce
DeWolf
Stookey
House of Representatives
Twice Told Testimony and Duchess in Miniature Zoo
A Jersey City woman praises Dean's Kidney Pills for curing backache and urinary issues. The note mentions 60 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. A tale about the duchess of Roxburghe Miss May Goelet building a miniature zoo at Moors castle and a humorous reply from a castle retainer about the master.
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Jane Farrell
Ocean Ave
Jersey City
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Duchess of
Heredity and the Shape of Disease discussed by Dr Rabagatl
Dr Rabagatl, a noted northern England medical examiner for insurers, argues heredity centers on the individual life history. He emphasizes that personal health record and circumstances matter more than ancestors' illnesses, linking disease to conditions rather than lineage. He notes exposure to varying environments can manifest as gout, consumption, or cancer.
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Rabagatl
England
Postum Prize Letters Offer Gold and Cash Awards
A 1900s style call for wordy letters about switching from coffee to Postum. It promises 826 prizes including gold pieces and cash for the most truthful experiences, with judges from outside the company and a June deadline. Applicants must include their own name and address and keep to plain statements.
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Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Tor
Bouquets and Bargains Abound in Early 1900s Ad Montage
A fragmented advertisement page highlights patent medicines like BMra Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Pazo Ointment, mixing health claims with quack remedies. It touts Garfield Tea laxative and Wind, Meeding cures, plus general hokum about hospitality and home remedies, then shifts to land sales and homeseekers’ excursion tickets offered by Dr. Clem Deaver in Omaha.
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Burlington
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri River
Clem Deaver
Gen'l. Agt
Land Seekers’ Information Bureau
Farnam St
Omaha
Neb
Prolific Writer W J Locke Named Institute Secretary
Prolific playwright and novelist W J Locke has been appointed secretary of the Institute of British Architects. His first book appeared in 1894 and he has completed a new volume each year since, with his latest play soon to be issued in London.
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W. J. Locke
The
Institute of British Architects
London
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Congress
United States
Hume
Smith
Mitchell County
House Committee On Federal Relations
Vate
Fox
Dallas
Offill
Jagper
Ewan
Appanoosa
Moora
Ling
Anderson
General Assemblies
Darrah
Lucas
Dowell
Judiciary
Henry Wallace
Office of Auditor of State
Treasurer of State
Department of Municipal Accounting
Secretary of State
Insurance Department
Insurance
Tha Gsensto
Saunders-Holmes Bt
Winslow
Franklin
Garfield
Spurgeon
W. Cleabon
F.J
F.J. Cheney & CG
Toledo
Coleridge
Perfection
O. K
Bond
Lydia
I. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Mayer
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe
Milwaukee, Wis
Prisp Cbe
Chesebrough Mfg
State Street
New York City
Attar
Decorao
Decorati Interfor Enamels
Buffalo Oil Paint Q Varnish Co
Chicago
G. A. Park
Ind
Louisville & Nashville
Louisville, KY
Bio
Weacorn
Canada
J. T. Holmes
Jackson Street
St. Paul
Minnesota
W. ¥. Bennett
New
Life Building
Eastern Washington Farm Lands
BIG Bend Land Company
Washington Street
Spokane
Washington
NAVY
News Arcade
Fleet Street
Cedar Rapids
Lows
Davenport
Eri Ipsburg
Kan
Crea
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