Railroad Time Cards Show Westbound Service Schedule
The listing details daily westbound trains including Denver Express at 11 13 pm and 6 49 am, Omaha Express 12 31 am, Fast Mail 8 22 am, Express 3 51 pm, Local Passenger evenings, and eastbound services with Chicago Express times, freight and fast trains. California and Golden State Limited schedules appear with various daily and holiday patterns across multiple routes.
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Chicago Express
C,rl& RR
California
Golden State
Golden State Lim
Chicago Passenger
Fast Mail
United States Faces World in War Matchmaking Policy
The United States stands apart by allowing white phosphorus to be used in making matches, a policy that contrasts with global norms and raises questions about chemical practice and safety.
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United States
Beware of the Sheriff Chronicle Line
A compact note from an old newspaper page recalls cautionary counsel about sheriffs and governance, expressing wary humor that success can hinge on how well failures are handled.
Roosevelt Proud of Lorimer Expulsion Fight
Colonel Roosevelt said it was his fight and victory over Senator Lorimer as the senate expelled him. He recalled dining at the Hamilton club dinner in Chicago two years ago and refusing to attend unless Lorimer’s invitation was withdrawn. He attributed the outcome to continuing attacks in writings and his campaign for the Republican nomination. He dismissed Crane of Chicago as never allied with his side and notes Crane shifted from La Follette to Wilson after defeat.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Hamilton Club
Senate
Chicago
Lorimer
Seagirt
Charles R. Crane
Wilson
Kidney Pills Benefit Man From Bed To Work
In the high cost era a medicine that frees a man from bed to work in days is valuable. John Heath of Michigan Bar Cal had kidney and bladder trouble and was confined to bed until Foley Kidney Pills relieved him at once. His example is urged. L S Bradshaw Co July.
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John Heath
Michigan Bar
Cal
L. S. Bradshaw & Co
Heat wave tips and summer dietary advice for Iowa readers
The article discusses extreme heat impacting Iowa farmers and the public, noting corn growth promises and the need for caution with food and drink. It lists Do Nots, urges plenty of water, and stresses fly control, garbage disposal, and avoiding ice cold foods or heavy meats. It adds physician views on potatoes beans onions as summer staples and warns meat spoils quickly in heat.
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Iowa
Surplus German Potatoes Move to Uses in Fuel and Flour
Germany faces a potato surplus with 436 drying plants producing 110 230 to 165 345 short tons annually. About 350 plants make potato flakes for stock feed distilling starch and flour. Potatoes dried by hot air number eighty six, with flour used by bakers to improve bread flavor texture and shelf life. The Netherlands follows with growing potato flour production centered in Groningen.
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Germany
Potato Use Expands in Dextrine Manufacture
A brief note cites potatoes as a major source for dextrine production, highlighting their large role in chemical fabrication and industrial use as reported by Scientific American.
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Scientific American
Letter from Batanga Mission Wife in Africa 1912
Myrtie K. McCleary writes from Batanga Kamerun Elat W Africa in May 1912 describing daily life at the mission. She notes a six pound May basket baby Hope, church completion, a rebuilt industrial plant, a saw mill effort, and local schooling under strain from food shortages. She mentions workers leaving, wild game brought in by a shootsman, and portraits of the new school building for Fairfield.
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Miss Hartwig
Bolodom
Lolodorf
Fairfield
Mexico
Africa
Myrtie K. McCleary
Clinton County hires farm expert to lead rural study
Ames Iowa July 16 Clinton county becomes the first town county to adopt a systematic farm supervision plan with Prof M J Mosher hired by Clinton Commercial club for three years. The program covers county farm experiments seed corn and grain distribution cooperative trials short courses granges clubs and rural enterprise promotion beginning September first.
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Ames
Clinton County
Clinton Commercial Club
M. J. Mosher
Clinton Club
Mosher
P. G. Holden
Clinton
Bargain Sale Trample Fatalities At 10 Cent Store
In Dubuque Iowa last Thursday a 700 strong bargain crowd at a 10 cent store caused chaos during a dishpan sale. One woman Miss Ethel McDermott is likely fatally injured with three broken ribs a broken leg and arm and multiple lacerations after being trampled by heels. Several others suffer broken arms and ribs but were sent home. Dishpans sold out within ten minutes as order was restored after police cleared the store.
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Dubuque
Ethel McDermott
Tribute to Grass by John J. Ingalls
A meditation on grass as nature’s forgiveness and the resilience of life. Grass heals battle-scarred landscapes, replaces famine risks, and endures winter’s siege until spring, described in concise, pointed prose.
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Trafic
John J, Ingalls
Onions in Pleasant Valley Iowa Draw Local Scrutiny
A Scott county farmer declined an offer of 1000 dollars per acre for onion land where last year 150 dollars per acre net profit was earned. Pleasant Valley shipped 275 cars of onions, with rotation unnecessary and weeds nearly nonexistent. The writer notes Iowa’s onion potential and calls for a publicity bureau.
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Scott County
Pleasant Valley
Texas
Iowa
Stomach central to health claimsDr Abernethy touts stomach as vital center of body
Mrs G M Marken of Corona California shares a testimonial praising Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for relief from severe chest pain heartburn and liver concerns. She states initial doses improved her condition allowing better appetite strength and weight gain.
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Abernethy
London
G. M. Marken
Corona
Calif
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Mystery surrounds death of Miss Wheeler in Colorado fishing trip
Otto Meyer, famed violinist of the Minneapolis Symphony, was tied to the drowning death of his fiancée Miss Canden Wheeler of Minneapolis during a Colorado fishing trip. Insurance companies investigate Wheeler policies, while Meyer receives $12 000 and her father $1. Investigators also seek $30 000 Miss Wheeler transferred before her death.
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Mason City
Otto Meyer
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Colorado
Canden Wheeler
Minneapolis
Meyer
Miss Wheeler
Jean Urquhart
Indianapolis
Ind
Denver
Waterloo Physicians Return From Europe to Study Alcoholism Causes
Drs. G. Hardy Clark and Margaret V. Clark arrived home in Waterloo Indiana after months in Europe. They conducted a special investigation aiming to uncover the causes of alcoholism and related social diseases, sharing their findings with local medical communities.
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Waterloo
G. Hardy Clark
Margaret V. Clark
Europe
Mrs Clark Aids Baby Health Contests Observed Abroad
Mrs Clark, wife of a noted official, spent years abroad studying children and gathering data. Her measurements from children in several countries will support the baby health contests started last year at the Iowa state fair by the Iowa Mothers' congress.
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Ested
Iowa State Fair
Iowa Mothers’ Congress
Clark
Mason City Doctor Injured in Runaway Collision
Mason City Iowa July 16 Dr W E Long physician on emergency call thrown from buggy onto pavement dislocating his left shoulder and injuring his left side and face. He and farmer C M Daniels, whose son was kicked, were in the buggy when a harness failure caused the horse to bolt. Dr Long taken to hospital with injuries. Daniels boy in critical condition.
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Mason City
W. Ek. Long
C. M. Daniels
Dr. Long
Daniels Boy
Father of Official Dead
Sioux City Iowa July 16 Whitney father of A G Whitney state representative from Woodbury county died here today at the advanced age of 90 years lacking a few months. Until six months ago he had lived continuously on a farm near Hardin Iowa for fifty six years. He was a figure in politics in his day.
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Sioux City
Whitney
A. G.whitney
Woodbury County
Hardin
Iowa
He would not change a bill until shown a twenty
A Detroit Free Press anecdote describes a cautious man who refuses to exchange a ten until he sees a twenty. The speaker notes this precaution as a repeated habit, illustrating his distrust of counterfeit or unclear cash.
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Detroit Free Press
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