Townsfolk Demand Lawful Trade Amid Detective Controversy
In Estherville residents express sympathy with lawful business and criticize detectives accused of entrapment to press criminal actions. The piece defends lawfulness, hopes for harmony, and notes political notes from Roosevelt Jr. and legislative bills, including proposals to curb gifts. It cites local figures and upcoming laws, with emphasis on community standards and public integrity.
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Estherville
Lera
Aldera
Businega Aa
Feren Ican
Secretary Shaw's Labor and Temperance Serious Note
Secretary Shaw continues his hard work in Wuashbingwo and Iowa to show that industry and consistency matter for success. The Emmeteburg Tribune argues that consistency is a jewel but not pure, urging support for temperance and sobriety amid harsh critics and criminal temptations.
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Shaw
Wuashbingwo
Iowa
Avery
Gauss
Narrow escape on Main Street and a scarlet pest house tale
A switch engine narrowly missed a wagon on Main Street as a Chicago Express approached. The incident prompted urgent warnings about the Cedar Rapids line disruptions and local quarantine issues. Mrs Cameron and Mrs Dickinson faced prolonged quarantine consequences after smallpox exposures in their home. A cascade of local names, places, and forthcoming settlements followed, detailing the social and transport concerns in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Gates
B.clr
Main Street
Chicago Express
Cameron
Dickingson
Ro Gaberial
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad Claims Signature on Boxes
An old advertising snippet touts the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine product called asieta the remedy that cures ou culd ip one day, claiming a signature from Cu Lorre Thia appears on every box as proof of authenticity.
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Thia
New Grocery Opens at J B Miller Stand
Offerings include staple and fancy groceries at low prices. Stock includes coffee Maryland sugar creamery cheese flour navy beans and Pelmo and Chitty House brands. Also buys farm produce and invites local trade at Percy Fulllnwider’s stand in town.
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J.B. Miller
Percy Fulllnwider
Priron
Japan
New York
Pelmo
Brinda
Changing a Quarter Puzzle Meant for Students
A garbled OCR passage describes a coin counting riddle involving pennies nickels and other coins. It mentions options like twenty five pennies and two pies, with scattered dialogue about selecting a base to solve the puzzle.
Quarrelsome Ancestors and the Palisades Rockfall
A fragmentary historical report recalls a heated family feud and recounts a dramatic event near the Palisades in New York. A massive rock toppled from the cliff, uprooting trees and crashing between two frame houses while residents slept, narrowly sparing the homes and their occupants.
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Henaek
New York
The Dragon Screen in Peking Devastated
The Cornhill notes the dragon screened carriage road near a lake was once admired but now lies in vandalized ruin. Dragons in gold and blue stood behind a porcelain screen, while debris, toppled columns, and desecrated Buddha imagery reveal a scene of near total destruction. A German Singlorne remarks the Chinese must be humbled through their palaces and temples.
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Peking
Summer Palace
Similar Names Spark Odd Shipments and Signage
A pile of notes recounts mixups from customs classifying leather goods as boots for cyclists to a Dutch patent office misreading ginger snaps as schnapps. A quirky sign in a borgio settlement advertises poetry lessons, music, and even cash for hides and oak wood. A jokesome exchange asks if genius is needed to live with a genius, and a note in a woman's handwriting turns on a dressmaker’s bill.
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England
Custom House
Pathfinder
Reagulne
Borgio
Ahead of the Game Highways and Humorous Exchanges
A collection of light quips and comic dialogue fragments from 19th century papers. Jokes concern highwaymen pardons Mrs Uptodate two new lads and a cautionary ad about being buried alive. The humor moves through letters and brief sketches with playful exchanges among correspondents.
Indictments Returned In Grand Jury Case
Four men including Charles Peterson J Young William Sanford and Milt Kitts were indicted on burglary robbery assault and battery and malicious threats. Also charged with gambling are M Trent Chuck and Wm Sanford. Peterson Young and Sanford in custody. Mile Flila not arrested. Defendants claim innocence and will be defended by Milt H Allen of Sanborn. Separate note mentions homeseekers excursion tickets on Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Ry valid 21 days from sale with certain discounts. immigration agents Masaremee & Brooks Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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White Cappers
Charles Peterson J. Young
Wm. Sanford
Milt Kitts
Coorta
Toadle
M. Trent
Chuck
White Cap
Chaorlea Peterson
Mile Flila
Milt H. Alen
Sanborn
Burlington
Cedar Rapida & Northern Ry
Abbott, Ta
Janda
Masaremee & Brooks
Immigration and Radiace
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fragmented Humorous Snippets From Vintage Collected Quips
A collage of old newspaper gags and ad bits includes sage paradoxes about infancy and fame, straight man banter from a king and a tramp, a polling jab about votes, recipe quips on pickles, and light ads. Notable bits reference Chicago and New York papers, with lines about beggars, buying votes, and a wartime style health claim.
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Jong
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The
Charles City Intelligencer
Tower House
WCRA
NSO
Bethers Ile
Teagerte
Rathieeville
Taita
Otia
Cedar [Rapids
Mary & Wone
Frank Howell
Tak BP Qhernrieds
Griger
Riley
Toa Dense Borin
Aziala Wits
Adda
Binford
Epte
Hk Wands Wilds
Bob Bk
Anderson
Asien
Heruim
Metarty
Bagerie
Verte
John AM Cigaad
Pata
Rob Rendis
Pheasant City
Cfta
Nitya
Uarling Wits
Mal Hong Knowert
Willits & Anderson
Cu-Lorre
Oma
Mar
Ureahine
Peraseuy
Roberty
Robert
Wbic
Standard Oil
Diggs
Riggs
Chicago Daily
Nane
Shilentia Salon
Hila
Trwaddle
Julio
Jalap
Mrs. Twaddle
Boston
Yonkers
Proudpop
Patience
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Chirara Tost
Uhleigo Record-Herald
Chicago Daily News
N. Y
Reginald
Chicago Record-Herald
Matel
Rene
Chirago Pribune
Mr. Erastus
Millii Brown
Washington Star
S. Geiger
Dunkarbon, Laws
Chamberlain
J. J. Mlopp
K.P. U. East Lincoln Se
Boo M. Seuss
Dr. King
Williams & Anderson
N. A. Wuire
Motherville
Dean Drug Company
Estherville Preparatory University
Estherville, Iowa
B. M. Scott
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