Why They Like America Why They Like America
Hans and Gretchen find a lost pocketbook with $650 and diamonds worth $20,000. A magistrate rules the reward equals a quarter of the contents, and Hans and Gretchen marry, buy a home, and praise America as a great country.
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Gretchen
Hangs
Flang
Ife
Tang
Taunus
Elans
Hang
Mans
Trans
Wans
America
Bertha D. Hurley
Rival Pittsburg millionaires build New York mansions
The Pittsburg millionaires rivalry shows in lavish New York City mansions. Carnegie opened with a grand Fifth Avenue house, Schwab followed on the West Side, and now Frick pays 2 400 000 for the Lenox library site between Seventy first street and will erect four residences costing millions.
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Pittsburg
New York City
Carnegie
Upper
Fifth Avenue
Schwab
Frick
Lenox Library
Seventieth
Seventy-First Streets
Croup Remedy Urges Early Use for Hoarse Cough
Advisory note promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to treat early hoarseness and croupy cough in children, claiming it wards off attacks through safe, reliable action.
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Chamberlain
Modern fracture care avoids prolonged splints
The text explains that many fractures involve joints and that keeping splints on until full union can cause stiffness. Surgeons now often remove splints earlier, bathe the limb, and gently rub and move the joint for a minute or two to hasten bone union and restore limb use.
Power In Anonymity: The Weight of Signed Articles
A reflection on why genuine journalists avoid signing their pieces. It argues that signing a name weakens the perceived weight of opinion. The piece asserts that a signed author becomes an individual, losing the role of universal truth and judgment. London Academy quotes text about bearing results of one’s example.
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London Academy
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for cracked hands
For chapped and cracked hands get DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Time Tables Arrive and Depart for Various Routes
Railway timetable excerpt lists arrival and departure times for routes through Omaha, Dubuque, Sioux City, Chicago and other points. Notes express sleeper and parlor car services, with connections at Rockford and Belvidere to Beloit Madison Janesville and Milwaukee. John Fodal y, Agent.
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C'eago
Tilidam
West Hound
Freep’t
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Miadison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Passenger Rail Timetable Fragment From Chicago Milwaukee Route
Train schedule notes passenger service limits and connections. Mentions Rock Island Milwaukee Janesville Madison routes with numerous times and agent J B Sweratt. References freight restrictions and connections to Omaha Cedar Rapids and North Dakota points.
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Nogo
Pleddaim
Weve Pees
Haag DI No
Rock Island
Frejeht
Racine
E. Cee
Reight
Mt. Shirrell
West Hound
Dinvenvey
Chicago
Milwaukee
Janesville
Madison
No .9
Wainsits Guy
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
North
South Dakota
J.B. Sweratt
Maple Leaf Route Trains Outbound From South Freeport
Rail notice for Maple Leaf trains serving South Freeport with Chicago Limited and Express services to Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Des Moines and Kansas City. Passenger and baggage rules noted with daily except Sunday services and through baggage check. Agents J P Lacy and J P Elmer listed in St Paul Minnesota.
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Maple Leaf
South Freeport
Dubuque
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Meines
Omaha
Kansas City
Paul
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Fort Ledge
Ain Noid Dubuque
du- Luque
Brewster House
Destinathon
J. PF. Lacy
J. P. Elmer
Beastson Transit Schedule Incomplete Entry
Schedule fragment shows departures and arrivals with Forreston times. No clear dates or endpoints. Indicates daily operation except Sunday, with times 16:00, 1:20, 4:40, and 10:20 PM. Clarification needed for full route and service days.
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Beast
Forreston
Voting In Paris Sparks Apathy Among Voters
An American businessman in Paris notes only about one fifth of voters cast ballots, not due to voting barriers but lack of interest. He cites repeated promises by incumbents to win support, such as plans for a market shed and extra sardines for soldiers, with politicians remaining in office on promise alone.
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Paris
Washington Post
Minerva Statues Symbolize Athens Citadel of Time
Ancient Athens held three Minerva statues in the citadel, olive wood believed heaven sent, bronze marking Marathon victory, and gold ivory representing a perfect aging of man. Pericles era notes the artful miracle of maturity.
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Athens
Minerva
Marathon
Pericles
Temper Is Not a Bad Quality Says Leader
A speaker argues temper is essential and not to be destroyed. Without temper steel loses strength and a man without temper is weak. The lesson emphasizes self control and mastery, and notes that mistakes and sins, repented, aid character growth.
The Looms of India Hand and Power Weaving Tale
An essay traces India's cotton history from ancient calicoes to Herodotus and Pliny mentions. It contrasts hand loom finesse with power loom efficiency, noting India's twofold weaving division, the ritual value of Abrawan and Shabman muslins, and the looming decline of the hand loom amid modernization. It cites Calicut and Dacea loom prestige, English influence, and debates whether India should preserve hand loom culture or embrace mechanization.
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India
Alexander
Europe
Pliny
Herodotus
Greece
Rome
Sicily
Caesar
Roman
Calicut
Malabar
Hich
Surat
Asia
Dacea
Calcutta
Dacen
Madras
America
New York Herald
Joke seller and editor in a muddy miles tale
A long haired youth with a bold black tie proclaims selling the editor a joke about cars. The office boy swats with a broom as a car breaks down on a trial spin, and the editor, having bought a car yesterday, must walk six miles through the mud after the breakdown.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Genuine cure for digestion and liver complaints promoted
Journal readers are told that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a genuine cure for constipation indigestion liver complaint headache and biliousness. It is described as a pleasant tonic purifying syrup with mild action and no bad after effects. Sold by druggists for 50 cents and 1.00 with money back if it fails.
Breakfast Cakes From Mrs Austin Pancake Flour
A note on making tasty brown breakfast cakes by mixing cold water with Mrs Austin's Pancake flour sold by all grocers.
Parrot Poker Scheme Ends With Prank on Knaves
In a tale of con games and camaraderie, Hazeltine and Nutting scheme over a doped horse and a talking parrot at Billy Nutting’s rooms. The parrot’s repeated line Full of knaves stuns the bidders as Hazeltine pays $100 for the bird, only to learn Billy hired a ventriloquist to make it talk. Hazel tine later recovers his loss, while Billy remains keen to turn the tables.
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Tom Hazeltine
Billy Nutting
Tom
Hazeltine
Billy
Vera
Polly
Nazeltine
Jove
Scott
Maezeltine
Pell
Lageltine
Beverly Wortelinglon
Clement Authority on Canadian Lands
Land investment promise from William Clement invites prospective buyers to visit every Tuesday. Noted claim of making Canada famous in this region appears in a terse promotional notice.
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Clement
Canada
William Clement
Daily Journal Delivery Service Rates
The Daily Journal offers citywide delivery at 10 cents per week.
Farm device eases lifting hog crates and heavy loads
A western farm shows a contrivance to load and unload crates of hogs and heavy items like barrels. A beam overhead braced by a rod inside the hog house allows a load to be raised then backed under a wagon for easy transfer. A 2 by 6 beam and a small windlass can further ease lifting.
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Iowa Homestead
Mutton finishing challenged by scarce feeders in corn belt
Breeder's Gazette notes mutton finishing faces tight supplies and high prices for thin range sheep and lambs. West to cease exporting feeders as irrigation expands. Idaho breeder Knolling warns eastern states may lose west-sourced feeders and must resume breeding to sustain fat mutton production.
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Corn
Chicago
Omaha
West
Mr. Knolling
Idaho
Michigan
Ohio
Herding the Stock in Winter
A farmer describes clearing snowbound hog troughs and frozen taps, with livestock distressed by harsh weather. The author notes rapid setup of sheds and bedding as key to comfort, praising straw heaped for pens and stables and citing advice from Iowa Homestead on thrifty winter prep.
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Iowa
Support System For Berry Bushes In Rows Between Wires
Farm Journal describes a plan to tie raspberry and blackberry bushes to two wires between posts. The method keeps bushes erect and leaves open space between rows for cultivator and pickers, reducing damage from heavy fruiting shoots.
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Farm Journal
Nursery Stock For Spring Planting Guidance
Instructions warn buyers to defer delivery of fruit trees until planting time and let the nursery store them until then. Do not accept stock unless it is in good condition and free of insect pests.
Coming Events Warn of Dangerous Sickness Cure
Public health notice urges immediate relief using Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for digestive disorders and toxic buildup. Claims rapid relief from headaches constipation biliousness and related symptoms. Advertises sale by druggists at 50 cents and 1.00 with money back guarantee.
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M. B. Marvin
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Stephenson
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