Letter on reciprocity with Canada from Glenwood farmer
G. H. Zimmer, editor of the Glenwood Opinion, argues against free trade with Canada. He cites higher land taxes in Canada, lower grain prices there, and protectionist needs for farm products. He questions impact on lumber, cattle, and wages, urging continued protection for U.S. farmers.
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Glenwood Opinion
Canada
United States
Ontario
Farmer
Dakota
Northwest
Milestone
Montana
G. H. Zimmer
Washington May 27 Reciprocit y debate and Canadian impact
Professor A E Chamberlain tests the cost of producing two bushels of wheat in the United States vs Canada, arguing tariffs shape competition. He cites Hudson Bay Co holdings and Wall Street influence. Also a Shenandoah graft report details Cooper & West pottery fraud scams by impostors selling cheap fireproof ware and a political boss quip about taxes.
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Washington
Senate
Fimanke Committee
A.E. Chamberlain
South Dakota
United States
Canada
Hudson Bay Company
Wall Street
Shenandoah
Cooper & West
Asheling
The Genuine Optimist Loser Demands Redress
The Loser of several thousand dollars at the roulette wheel complains the wheel is crooked. Great is the optimism of him who thinks he can find a straight one. New York Herald.
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New York Herald
Candle Use in a Bottle Neck Hack
In a hurry, place a candle into the neck of an empty bottle to serve as a makeshift candlestick. A fit may be tight but workable with a Penn knife shaving or melting with a match to seat the candle into a bottle slightly too small.
Dally Twought Life Increases With Difficulty Proportion
A fragment hints at a reflection by Howard Griggs on how life grows harder in proportion to intensity and reality, suggesting a philosophical musing on struggle and resilience. No clear events or dates are present.
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Reall - Howard
Griggs
Coulter Circus Comes to Glenwood with Grand Parade
H Coulter brings a new full fledged circus to Glenwood on June 7th. A large menagerie of wild beasts and 100 head of stock accompany the act. The street parade is billed as the largest and grandest the town has seen, promising a premium entertainment over the former dog and pony show.
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W. H
Coulter
Coulter Circus
Get the Best Abstracts from Mills County Abstract Co
The notice urges using Mills County Abstract Co for patent copies and recordings. It claims many errors and delays arise from not consulting Abstract Books, noting certified copies cost 1.60 dollars and recording 85 cents. It promotes reliability and time/money savings by using their abstracts in Iowa.
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Mills County
Mille County
Countwood
Lowa
J. Q. Records
Waiter Breen
Sec’y
Leffert's Opticians Eyewear at 503 Broadway
Glasses priced at five dollars with a 25 year guaranteed gold filled frame. Eye examination and testing using modern scientific methods included to ensure correct fitting. Visit the optical department between Pearl and Main in Cowell Bhatti area.
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Licdeh
A Mistake that Stung at the Optician
A young woman marches into an optician shop seeking immediate strong glasses. She explains a recent trip abroad led to a painful blunder. The humorous exchange recalls mistaking a bee for a berry and other misadventures in sight and judgment.
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Optician
Strone
Fragmentary Telegraph Exchange Confuses Youth
A garbled OCR fragment shows a youth and a telephone clerk exchanging unclear phrases about speech, money, and timing. The text includes broken quotes and misread words, with references to a three dollar note and a Saturday purge.
Magnet's Power Holds 20 Times Its Weight
A steel horseshoe magnet can suspend a load up to twenty times its own weight, demonstrating strong magnetic force and utility in basic physics demonstrations and practical lifting concepts.
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R. E. Cunningham, Publishers
Glenwood
Iowa
Studat
Congress
West
Leffert’s Big Jewelry Store
Broadway
Council
Bluffs
Milis
Mills County National Bank
Gettler -Block
China
Everthing
Harding’s Jewelry Store
H. Coulter
D.g.jamison & Co
McCall
Iive
Ivory & Otis
Carl H. .Otis
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