Weather Recap Cites Wet Week Delays Corn Planting in Iowa
Des Moines reports continued wet and cloudy conditions for the week ending May 25 1908 with heavy local showers delaying corn planting and field work. Much of the state is thoroughly saturated and low lands waterlogged, though in practicable areas planting advances. germination is prompt and stands good. Peas small grain and grass in good condition. hay crop assured. wind and hail storms harmed fruit prospects.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Geo. M. Chappel
Wetting a Pencil Proves an Injurious Habit
Observations in a city telegraph office show four people using a pencil by placing it in their mouths to wet the point before writing. A hair lip wagon driver, an old lady, an Italian tobacco chewer, and a nervous young telegram seeker all wet the pencil on the tongue, revealing an embarrassing habit.
Some Royal Exiles Likely Most Picturesque Dom Carlos Among Them
The article surveys royal exiles and pretenders across Europe with Dom Carlos of Madrid as a leading figure. It notes ex Empress Eugenie in Farnborough and Duc d Orleans near Evesham, explains laws exiling French heirs since 1880 and 1886, and mentions Napoleon IV in Brussels and Dom Miguel II as other claimants with varied pedigrees and wealth.
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France
Farnborough
Eugenie
Napoleon III
England
Europe
Evesham
Worcestershire
Duc d’Orleans
Louise of
Prince Charles of Bourbon
Lisbon
Louis Philippe
Comte de Paris
Duc d’ Orleans
Victor Napoleon
Napoleon IV
Brussels
Prince Victor
Prince Imperial
Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte
Bonaparte
Victor
Dom Carlos
Madrid
Spain
Carlos VII
Spain and the Indies
Ferdinand VII
Carlos XI
Navarre
Comte de Chambord
House of Bourbon
Dom Jaime
Paris
Natalie of
Serassse
Milan
Sab
Celie Ee
Arme
Prus
Jerusalem
Signan
Order of Mount Sinaid
Order of St. Melusine
Eugenie Cristoforos
Co Eonstantine
Prince Theodore
Gae
Solea
Deana Bal
Dom Miguel II
Pae Pedro d’Alcanta
Brazil
Woman's column on marriage, work, and aviation views
The column surveys women's roles in marriage finances and remarriage, jokes about class and scandal, notes women in science and aviation. It cites I. T. Todd of New York with an aeroplane model she believes superior to male designs.
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the Tribune
Mary C. Ward
Goethe
C. C. Smith
Cincinnati
Ohio
Negro Work of the
Christian Woman’s Board of Missions
Neve
Tim
Aeria Navigation
I. T. Todd
New York
Scratches and Confusion in Street Incident
A chaotic street scene unfolds as a man rolls on the sidewalk with a restrained prisoner. Sergeant Baumgarten orders help and a wagon call while bystanders debate the offender’s identity, noting possible involvement with a defense.
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Sercer O'Toole
Sergeant Baumgarten
Bedad
Pie Theft Report From Mrs Benham
Tramp steals a pie today prompting Mrs Benham to report the incident and ponder what the thief will do next. Harper's Weekly notes the event as a social curiosity and reflects on street theft in the era.
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Minnie Vandergrift
Minnie
For Sale Native Lumber All Kinds
Classified item offering native lumber in various kinds for sale. Contact R 7 Allender at Salina via phone.
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Allender
Salina
Council After Examining Bills Adjourns Session
The council adjourned after reviewing and approving payments worth four thousand five hundred dollars for improvements. The city treasurer was et al.
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Improvement Bank
Etal
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National Commercial Agency
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Davenport
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Colorado
Rock Island
H. A. Mehler
Rock Island Lines
Fairfield
Bower
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Memphis, Mo
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Pleasan Plain
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Corawall
Fred Hunt
County Recorder’s
Pioneer Rail Anchor Co
William Louden
E. A. Howard
R. B. Louden
D. T. Kilroy
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Agassiz
Fairfield National Bank
Jefferson County Fair Association
Court House
Fairfield Circuit
East Hempsead Street
Prairie Chapel
Zetta May
Daniel Graber
Glendale
Parsonville Methodist Church
Union Cemetery
Lockridge Township
Ruth Pinch
Helen McCord
Arthur Tears
Edgar Gearhart
Theodore Hochuly
Cora Ball
H. P. Bosworth
Mary Farnum
Fred Spielman
E.A. Howard
Joe S. Crail
Anthony Kurtz
Chautauqua Hall
Father Hogan
St. Mary’s Church
Alumni Field
Lincoln
Logan
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C. C. McCumber
Burlington and
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Ratliff
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Fairfield Gas & Electric Co
Ready
W. J. Gilbert
Fairfield Brick and Tile Company
Jackson Street
Osborn
Early Church
John
Kathryn
W. D. Junkin
Albia
Robert B. Gudgell
Hattie Beatrice McKinster
Pleasant Plain
the Fair Exchange
Fairfield Natio
Nal Bank
Stis
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Basio
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Jefferson
S. K
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D. G. Higli
Ecton R
J. A. Huglin
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