Rail Schedule Fragment Lists Multiple Passenger and Freight Trains
A partial timetable lists trains traveling west and east with service names such as Denver Express Fast Mail Local Passenger and California Golden State lines. Times vary including late night and early morning departures with several Sunday exceptions and freight services noted.
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B.& QR R
Denver Express
Omaha Express
Fast Mail
Chicago Express
Chicago Passenger
C.R.J.& Plr R
California
Wden
Golden State Lim
Golden State Rein
The Luck in Life Irish Proverb Note
A brief Irish proverb warns that one foolish act may undo a man while a timely act can make his fortune. The saying reflects on chances and consequences and emphasizes prudence and opportunity.
Definition of the Bore
A concise note defines a bore as a person who cannot endure their own society and imposes it on others. The item presents a compact social observation with a tongue in cheek critique of social behavior.
Poultry Care Tips for Healthier Chicks and Profits
Practical poultry notes advise monthly loft cleaning, avoiding weak hens for breeding, safe duck handling, warm feed for chicks, removable nests for fumigation, and careful spraying. It promotes incubators, artificial incubation, and a Pennsylvania woman's $85 turkey record, plus a carbolic acid and whitewash interior for cleaning.
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Pennsylvania
Local Farmer Cured by Foley Kidney Pills
A. M. Nason of Canaan Maine suffered severe sciatic rheumatism blamed on uric acid in blood. He credits Foley Kidney Pills with a complete recovery and removal of black specks before his eyes. The pills are sold by L. S. Bradshaw & Co in July.
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A. M. Nason
Canaan
Foley
L. S. Bradshaw & Co
Have Faith in Advertising Leading to Big Mail-Order Profits
H. F. Broadbent argues that mail-order houses reap millions through persistent advertising while country merchants neglect local papers. He claims local ads drive_home sales as magazines and journals reach customers, urging merchants to adopt consistent, price-true ads to compete or risk bankruptcy.
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Chicago
M. O
M. O. House
M. QO. House
Broadbent
McLouth
Kan
Riddles on the Body in a Boston Transcript Verse
A playful meditation asks where to buy a cap for a knee and a key for a lock of hair. It ponders eyes as an academy with pupils and crowns set with gems, the bridge of the nose, roof shingles of the mouth, toe nails, and drums of the ears. It muses on tailoring the stomach coat and whether an elbow crook could be jailed, ending with a jest at not knowing.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Don'ts for Horsemen in Hot Weather Warned by Iowa Humane Society
The Iowa Humane Society offers hot weather guidelines for horse owners and drivers. It urges lighter loads, ample water, shade, rest, and careful handling, noting whisky worsens heat and excessive casing harms animals. It also advises cold water on the head, mouth washing, ice treatment for extreme heat, and avoiding lashings.
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Iowa Humane Society
Funeral Sermon Sparks Odd Announcement At Saloon Keeper’s Death
A funeral for a well known saloon keeper featured a minister altering the usual viewing message to announce that “an opportunity will now be given to pass around the bier.” Several old attendees wiped tears, spit out tobacco, and reacted with sympathy and humor. Political satirists may soon join the chorus of the “stung.”
Notice to Unknown Claimants in Fairfield Real Estate Case
The 1912 Jefferson County suit by Mary Anna Linden and John Linden seeks partition of Lots 10 11 12 in Block 6 and a portion of Block 121 plus surrounding parcels in Fairfield Iowa. It names Kate Webb Ellis Wainwright and others as heirs and supporters of Mary E Rowland and invokes liens and lease claims by Frank Light and Fritz and Parker. Proceedings require appearance by September 2 1912 with warnings of default and publication in The Fairfield Tribune.
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State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Kate A. Webb
Ellis Wainwright
Frank Light
Fritz
Parker
Robert P. Tilford
Belinda Tilford
E. Joy
Henn, Williams and Company
Fairfield
Centennial
Township Seventy-two
Jefferson Street
Said Street
Mercken
Brown Tract
Henn, Williams and Co
Main Street
District Court
Mary Anna B. Linden
John V. D. Linden
Mary E. Rowlard
Fritz and
Mary E. Rowland
Belinda
E. Joy and Company
James Duane Stark
James M. Runnells
J. M. Runnells
Mary Jane Runnells
Rowland
Fairfield Tribune
Frank W. Eichelberger
2D Judicial District of
Towa
State Parole Board Plans Fort Madison Visit
The state parole board will visit Fort Madison this week for further investigation of cases involving parole. The life termers report will not be completed until after the visit. The board has reviewed life cases extensively and has toured the tragedy scene to understand all facts.
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State Parole Board
Fort Madison
Editor complains of bias in Manning Monitor letters
A reader accuses the paper of favoring large stories while ignoring smaller ones. He complains about perceived partiality, mentions repeated visits, and threatens to cancel his subscription. He signs as ONE HO HAS BEN RONGE.
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Manning
Ben Ronge
Husband Returns Home Wearing Phonograph Horn Hat
A young wife weeps as her mother asks why. The wife says her husband was out late and attended a drinking party. When pressed, she explains he arrived home wearing a phonograph horn on his head, a detail that confirms the night’s activities.
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Kansas City Star
Coroner's inquest ends with free clock repair
An old clock is taken to a jeweler who declares no fault exists and provides no charge, calling it coroner's inquest. The piece then shifts to a nursing line about medicine and a testimonial from John Heath of Michigan Bar Cal who cites Foley Kidney Pills aiding his kidney and bladder trouble after bed confinement.
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Doctor Pierce
Lupra McDowald
Mecosta
Mich
Dr. Pierce
Argonaut
John Heath
Michigan Bar
Cal
Bradshaw & Co
Loving Friends and Conscience Lessons
A reflective exhortation on friendship urging retention of good friends over petty jealousies or slights. It argues we are the weakest spendthrifts if we push away companions and warns that one true friend outvalues earthly jewels. The text likens self- honesty to a head-on collision with conscience.
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Earth
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I. D. Jones
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A. G. Jordan
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R. J. Wilson
First National Bay
Robert Sloan
Keosauqua, Ia
Theo
Hochuly
Sloan & Hochuly, Attorneys At Law
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E. Side Square
Fairfield, Iowa
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C. A. McElderry
S. Side
Edwin C. Bock
Shriner’s Drug Store
Frank Fourt
Wilson
M. L. Wootten
East Burlington Street
DR. Swallenberger
Shailenberger
W. E. Shallenberger
Drexel State Bank
Sage Ave
Castoria
Dublin Evening Telegraph
Mrs. McDonald
Des Moines
Nieuport, Curtiss and Wight Aeroplanes
Great Plains
Signor Liberati
Patrick Conway
Co. E. Cameron
Nieuport
A. R. Corey
Robert G. Fowler
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Burlington
P. E. Heflin
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