Nenana Coal Field to Feed Government Rail Line
The Nenana coalfield in Alaska, about sixty miles south of Fairbanks, is projected as a fuel source for the Seward to Fairbanks railroad now under construction. Despite low grade ignite coal, it holds an estimated ten billion tons of quartzite fuel within the Bonnifield region, which also hosts small scale gold mining.
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Nenana
Alaska
Seward
Fairbanks
Yuslon
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative for children and adults. It promises rapid relief from feverish, constipated, cross kids, stating the product moves waste from the bowels in hours and calling it harmless with dosing for all ages.
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California
Smithsonian at Seventy Years A Global Governmental Network
Seventy years into its operations the Smithsonian Institution has grown to an international scope, administering government supported bureaus including the United States National Museum and National Gallery of Art. It now oversees the bureau of American ethnology, the Astrophysical Observatory, the National Zoological Park, the International Exchange service, and the Regional Bureau for the United States of the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature with its annual index of world scientific publications.
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Smithsonian Institution
United States National Museum
National Gallery of Art
Bureau of American Ethnology
The
Astrophysical Observatory
National Zoological Part
International Exchange Service
Regional Bureau
United States
International Catalogue of
Cotton Cultivation Returns as Lending Industry Rebound
In a sharp shift, cultivation of cotton resumes in the country as a lending industry recovers. New York City now hosts eight pension funds, signaling a broader financial revival.
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Slam
New York City
Iowa Land Donation for National Park Tale Emerges
Mrs. Martha Buell Munn of New York through her Cedar Rapids attorney A. Chipin offered 12,000 acres near McGregor for a proposed national park. The land, a centerpiece of the park’s scenery, is valued at no less than $15,000, and will be included in a Washington report by a Department of the Interior representative.
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Martha Buell Munn
New York
A. Chipin
Cedar Rapids
McGregor
Munn
Goulds
Russell Sage
James Buell
McGregor Brothers
Munnsa
Department’ of the Interior
Washington
Iowa
State Board of Health
Towa
Frank Smith
Soap Creek Hills
Alice Gerlach
Unionville
Maurice Burns
Burns
Smith
State Dairy and Food Department
Fred L. Ferguson
Laurens
Iowa State College
Ames
Joe Allen
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors
Citizens' Committee
Securities of Iowa Insurance Companies
Emory H. English
Iown
Insurance
Auditor of State
Amas
Newton Aldrich
Walnut Valley Farm
Des Moines
Waukee
Woodbury County Board of Supervisors
Missouri
Joseph B. Lindsay
Scott County
Iowa Road Commission Sees Gravel Surfacing Best
Des Moines report for the year ending Dec 1 1916 recommends gravel or similar low cost surfacing as the most practical road method under current conditions. It notes federal aid of 2 200 000 over five years and that 20 counties have applied, pledging more state funds. The commission records 60 road crossing improvements, 880 miles graded, and total 90 821 for the year ending June 30 1916.
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Towa State Railroad Commission
Mary Vaughn
Iowa State College At
Ames
Iowa
Miss Vaughn
O. O. Roe
Law Enforcement Department of the Marshal’s Office
MacVicar
Des Moines
Shenandoah
Omaha
Shenanydoah
Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant Commercial Club
Henry County
Edwin A. Schell
Towa
Iowa Cory and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Iowa State College
District 18
United ‘Mine Workers of America
Dwight N. Lewis
Commerce Counsel
Clifford Thorne
Lewin
State Railroad Commission
State Board of Musical Examiners
Town
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Cornell Bluffs
Butler County
William L. Harding
William M. Stone
Statf
C. Q O. Roe
Town Highway Commission
Clarke
General Assembly
Consolation of a Sort by Bayard Swope
Bayard Swope reflected on his German visit and noted the cheerful resilience of mutilated young men. He recalled a Bavarian captain who lost his sight and shared a proverb about walking with no feet after meeting a man who had no feet.
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Bayard Swope
New York
Germany
10 Cent Cascarets for Liver and Bowels
They promise relief from constipation indigestion biliousness and sluggish bowels. A 10 cent box cleanses and regulates the stomach removes sour food and foul gases takes excess bile from the liver carries off waste from the intestines and bowels while you sleep.
Helping the Game Along Parlor Scene Echoes Hidden Hint
In a dim parlor a timid man asks what disturbed the night as a woman offers a cautious reply about a father dropping a hint. The exchange hints at a private, intimate moment between them.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promotes Skin Relief
For itching burning skins including eczemas rashes pimples dandruff and baby humors Cuticura Soap and Ointment are advertised as supremely effective. They help prevent distressing conditions when used for daily toilet and nursery care. Free sample by mail with Book address postcard Cuticura Dept Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Crime in court over warden demand and a baffling exchange
A judge recalls a case where a colored woman sought a warden for her husband. The exchange reveals confusion over the term emblazonment. An advertisement touts a large trial package of kidneys cures and backache remedies from a Buffalo hotel.
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Soyal
Bend
Pierce
Invalida’ Hotel
Buffalo
Its Drawbacks The Picture Bride Business Question
A reader comments on the practice of Japanese men selecting wives from photographs. He warns there may be unpleasant aspects to the case citing potential dishonesty and social issues embedded in arranged marriages.
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Kean
English inventor offers cigarette holder with porous disk
An English inventor equips a cigarette holder with a porous disk to filter smoke. The note adds that Russia is a large producer of as heaton, indicating a misprint or partial phrase in the source.
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Russia
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Grinnell
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