Land sales lure farmers with high profits in Routt County
The Routt County Colonization Co advertises Carey Act land in the Little Snake River valley offering parcels of 40 80 120 or 160 acres at 35.50 per acre repayable over ten years. State lands promise abundant crops with water rights, first come first served to U S citizens or declarations of intent to naturalize.
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Little Snake River
Routt County
Colorado
State of
United States
Routt County Colonization Co
Welton Street
Denver
Just an Angel Cleveland Quip on Baseball Tickets
A Cleveland Leader quip notes a man praising his wife for generosity. He says she lets him spend money saved by shaving to buy baseball tickets, illustrating a humorous domestic exchange about frugality and leisure.
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Cleveland
No Short Haul for Him on the Railroad
A Billville passenger, stranded by the conductor, refuses to move on a first train ride. He offers another dollar and declares he will stay put to see where the road ends, insisting the journey must finish somewhere.
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Billville
Grand Trunk Double Track Route Tickets On Sale
Tickets on sale daily until September 30th with a thirty day limit. Liberal stop overs and through sleepers daily. Tour ist sleepers Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Low fares to all tourist resorts in New England and Canada. Apply to Agent of any Eastbound line or write W. B. Cookson A. G. P. A. 136 Adams St Chicago Ill.
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Grand Trunk
New England
Canada
Cookson
Adams St
Chicago
Ill
Boy Prefers Any Other Than Girl, Says Youngest John
In a quirk of family lore the Deline ator recalls Little John, the youngest of five boys, who declares he would rather be any other kind of animal than a girl when his mother laments missing a daughter to curl hair and sew pretty dresses.
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John
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Seen As Woman’s Health Aid
Houston woman testimonial praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing years of female troubles, dyspepsia, and liver issues after three years of illness. The ad notes thousands of letters over 30 years and urges others to try the remedy, claiming honesty and truth in each account.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. A
Houston
Texas
Some Corn Is Safe Chappell's Crop Bulletin
Iowa weather and crop service reports for the week ending Sept 12 noting that some early corn is now safe from frost but most needs ten days to two weeks more warm weather. Some cutting of early planted fields may become general in parts of the state within two weeks. Pastures and plowing improve, but much ground remains too dry and late potato crops are discouraging.
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Des Moines
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Explosion wrecks homes in Nauvoo area
In Keokuk Illinois a store owned by Jacob Richtman caught fire then a massive blast followed. Two hundred gallons gasoline five hundred gallons kerosene and turpentine stored behind the shop exploded wrecking the building and two adjoining homes. A four year old girl died under collapsing walls. Several other houses suffered shattered windows and near misses. Dynamite in the warehouse survived the blaze without exploding.
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Keokuk
Jacob Richtman
Nauvoo
Ill
Albert Ketchum
Edward Tachroth
Richtman
Fireman on Pilot Saves Boy on Moving Train
Fireman M. J. Chilson stepped onto the train pilot at pace about 25 mph on the Floyd river bridge and pulled a seven year old boy from danger. The engine’s brakes failed and the boy faced instant death. A Carnegie medal may be pursued for Chilson.
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M. J. Chilson
Floyd River Bridge
Sioux City
Omaha
Floyd River
Chilson
Owl Lodgeman Kills Janitor at Owls Nest Club
Harrisburg report says Thomas Dwyer janitor of the Owls Nest club was shot and killed by Wells Detweilder, a brother of the late Meade T. Detweilder who led the Order of Elks in America. New York dispatch notes Judge Robert S. Lovett elected chairman of the Southern Pacific executive committee. Jacob H. Schiff and William Rockefeller reelected directors.
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Owl
Harrisburg
Thomas Dwyer
Owls’ Nest Club
Wells Detweilder
Meade T. Detweilder
Order of Elks
America
Senator Cummins Speaks at Grant Club Banquet
Des Moines on September 15 Senator Cummins delivered the principal address at the Grant Club banquet outlining his ideas on key issues.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Grant Club
Ames Hosts Des Moines Methodists Conference
The Des Moines conference of the Methodist church met in Ames. Bishop Berry spoke last night and business sessions begin today. Candidates were examined yesterday as part of the proceedings.
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Ames
Des Moines
The
Methodist Church
Berry
Tragic Jungfrau Snowstorm Victims Identified
Three German tourists and their guide perished during a snow storm on the Jungfrau and were recovered at the glacier’s foot near Berne. The group had been trekking with a local guide when the avalanche like conditions ensued.
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Berne
Switzerland
Jungfrau
A Queer Malady and Public Health Ads
A fragment from a 1900s page shows a quip about Sprigg seeking medical advice and a doctor diagnosing heart and lung issues along with a jab about manners. It includes an ad line for Wrigley Spearmint gum and a note on patent medicines, plus a social critique about women seeking superiority.
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Sprigg
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Detroit
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