Scattered World Views and Oddities From a bygone Era
A collage of brief notes touches on Dr. Wiley’s views on dieting, King Edward’s advisers, a Pittsburg church embezzlement, pork with beans in Boston, and China’s approach to constitutional government. It also reports on a tailless cat attempt, Earth’s age claim, Taft’s aunt, a Los Angeles plumbing loss, and remarks by Speaker Cannon and President Roosevelt. The piece surveys politics, science, and society with satirical and observational snippets.
Wealth and Thrift in a Civilized Society Debate
The piece discusses Zueblin and Ferrero arguing thrift as moral virtue versus wealth as burden. It questions wealth’s proper use, the responsibilities of the rich to employees and society, and the temptations of inherited riches. Commodore Vanderbilt is cited on wealth and happiness in a critical view of riches.
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G Zueblin
Ferrero
Rome
Mocers
Zueblin
Gavage
Piscator
Thair
Angie
Izaak Walton
Commodore Vanderbilt
Vie
Azur
The Colon Fades From The Modern Print
An archival reminiscence contrasts the old colon with modern punctuation. The author laments the loss of the grand punctuation mark as eras change and celebrates the era of hurried commas and semicolons over a once revered symbol.
Patient Request and Polite Speech Echoed in Washington Star
The piece quotes a careful mother urging gentleness in address, while a bright shirted speaker asks if one should speak as kindly as a father when requesting heat from a janitor, reflecting newspaper tone in dialogue.
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Washington Star
Classified Columns Prove His Ants Are Numerous
A fragmentary quotation contrasts a romantic view with a practical stance asserting that the modern newspaper’s classified columns show numerous ants. The text is an odd, humorous exchange highlighting reader reliance on ads.
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Chicago Newa
Father-Child Belief Clash Over Heredity Doubts
A brief item notes tension between fathers and sons on heredity, highlighting differing beliefs about genetic influence and family attitudes toward inherited traits.
Johnson Heads Teachers at Southwestern Towns Meeting
The Southwestern Towns Teachers association closing session in Council Bluffs heard addresses by Fovine Ff Riggs and Dean Charlies Fordyce. Officers elected included President W. B. Johnson of Tabor College, Vice President Anna C. Temple, Secretary Charlotte Dryfen, and County Superintendent W. F. Cramer. The group praised the session, with enrollment near 1660, and endorsed closer teacher parent cooperation, nonsectarian religious training, spelling reform, and health improvements.
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Teachers’ Association
Vat
Man's Body Found Under Northwestern Bridge
The body of a man identified as Bl Bl Kradwell of Racine Wis was found Saturday beneath a smarl railroad bridge east of Vail. A county bridge worker and a man named Manonte Tharm aided the identification and noted railroad checks and tickets in his pocket. Authorities believe he fell from a train near the bridge while on his way to Wahu and did not return home.
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Smarl-Railroad
Vail
Kradwell
Racine
Wis
Im County
Lake City Delegation Reports Des Moines Meeting Outcome
The Lake City delegation to the interurban project meeting in Des Moines returned Sunday. They report the conference favored a proposed route change toward Lake Gilt and include nearby towns. The group says Lake Civana supports the enterprise and urges stockholders to pay up, warning Bake City will build the roads if funding is secured.
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Lake Chy
Des Moines
Tee Moines
Coop Haqide and
Carroll
Thone
Stresf
Lake Civana
Boone votes franchise for Boone Electric Company
In Boone the franchise passed 821 to 146 granting a 25 year avenue street railway and electric plant franchise to Boone Electric Company led by John Reynolds. The company plans immediate spending of 50 900 for improvements and further line extensions costing additional thousands.
Clean Up Days Proclaimed Across State
Sumner secretary of the state board of health issues a public letter setting April 25 through May 16 as clean up days for all towns and cities to dispose of winter debris. The notice urges comprehensive debris removal statewide during the period.
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GE. Sumner
State Hoard of Health
Mason City Phone Merger Ends In 1990s Negotiations
Long stalled talks dating from 1992 culminated this spring as the Spencer Exchange and the Citizens’ exchange were transferred to the Western Electric Telephone company after repeated interruptions and renewed effort.
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Risdin
Spencer Telephone Exchange
Citizens’ Exchange
Thet Pinen
Western Tilertrice Telephone Campy
Fireman Killed as Train Hits Switch Engine
Fireman L. Shubert of the Chicago and Northwestern is fatally injured after a switch engine is struck by train No. in a yard collision Saturday afternoon. Passenger Mrs. A. Rephy of New York suffers a fractured knee while traveling to Cedar Island.
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Itte Shubert
Chicago and Northwestern
A. Rephy
New York
Cedar Thapida
Wanted for Kindevelonent Arrest Notice
A person named Paul I. Phops is wanted on six counts involving a Great Western operator at Waterloa. He is alleged to have used $200 of company money and fled to Cedar Rapids before returning to Waterloa.
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Paul I. Phops
Waterloa
Cedar Rapids
Tikin
Witterloa
Traction Engine Victim Identified In Fatal Bridge Incident
John Oakes, aged 2, was killed instantly when a traction engine he operated collapsed a bridge near Parketsshore. The accident is being investigated.
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John Oakes
Parketsshore
Fire in Dubuque Lumber Yard Causes 150000 Loss
A blaze swept Standard Lumber on Seventh Street in Dubuque, destroying seasoned lumber and damaging nearby buildings. The fire, tied to possible arson, prompted arrest of Anton Bauer as a suspect after a string of fires in two weeks. Insurance on the lumber firm is listed at 350000.
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Dubuque
Standard Lumber Company
Seventh Street
the Union
Pompons
S. Magnificent
Joss
Julian
Anton Bauer
Seed Dealers Sued by State for Impure Corn
State Dairy and Food Commission sues three Iowa seed dealers for selling corn below purity standards. Crystal Lake residents C. Preston and L. Nelon face charges for seed corn germination at 75 percent and 27 percent respectively, while a second case cites yellow seed germinating at 70 percent.
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Dairy and Food Commissioner
Wright
Iowa
Doin C. Preston
Crystal Lake
L. A. Nelnon
Crvatal Lake
Wil
Candidate Nomination Notes in Local Filing
The text records candidates for state representative on party tickets. It mentions Cedar Hatin mayor Jacob Pfeffer as a Republican candidate and notes John A. Code of Butler county seeking the Republican nomination, plus B. E. Wakefield of Orient seeking the Democratic nomination.
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Jacob Pfeffer
Cedar Hatin
Aled
Sirteakee
Pammelion
Johh A. Codeine
Butler County
B. EB. Wakefield
Orient
Chief Richmond Trial Delayed Amid Illness in Court
Judge Woodruff postponed the case of Maj. George H. Richmond chief of police at Cash oil Hills due to his attorney announcing the officer’s serious illness. The court reset proceedings to Monday April 1.
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iWneas
George H. Richmond
Hhiffs
Tudge Woodruff
Auto Owner Cleared in Fatal Runover Case
A Duburque man Joseph Abenberg owner and driver of the car that struck and killed Frank Fuhrmann aged 21 was exonerated by a coroners jury. Witnesses testified the machine ran at moderate speed and Fuhrmann had been drinking.
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Joseph Abenberg
Duburque
Frank Fuhrmann
Fuhrmann
Securr Site for Store
The T and Martin Dry Goods Company of Sioux City and Cedar Rapids has secured a four year lease on a corner 106R48 foot lot in Cedar Rapids next to their present location. The current lease runs two years and after that the Martins plan the finest dry goods store in Iowa.
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Securr
T. & Martin Dry Gnoda Company
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Martins
Dry Gooda
Towa
Switchmen Receive Modest Pay Increase in Central System
Central switchmen in Marshalltown will not see a substantial pay rise. The Chicago scale, now adopted for all Central yards, provides an eight cent per hour increase, announced by general manager W C Weird to the union committee.
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Town Central
W. C. Wierd
Marshalltown
Central
Theater to The Rebuilt
A contract with a Chicago firm to begin constructing a new Bijan theater in Dubuque at once. The building will be modern throughout and cost $60,000.
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Dubuque
Sheldon Stockman Vari. Kenry Thunger Incident
Sheldon stockman Sheldon breaks his top while attempting to break a fractious hoarse. No further details available.
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Sheldon Stockman
Kenry Thunger
Sheldon
Four Miles of Paving Planned in Marshalltown
The city adopts resolutions to pave four miles this season with about one third concrete and two thirds brick blocks. Estimates mark paving as a key improvement project for Marshalltown.
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Marshalltown
Indee TM Pee of Centerville Dies at 70
Centerville former judge Indee TM Pee died Wednesday afternoon from heart failure aged 70. He served as judge in the Second Town district and was known for his decades of public service.
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Indee TM. Pee
Centerville
Second Town
1909 Lighthouse Service Cost Revealed in Tabloid Totals
A collage of figures notes the lighthouse service cost in 1909 at 5 857 000 dollars. Other snippets claim Mexico rents doubled in a decade, American fruit exports near 16 million yearly, and dental pike anatomy. Various odds and ends follow including a Jamestown explosion and Cape Cod canal plans.
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Mexico
Bottia
Transvaal
South Africa
New York Post Office
Jamestown
N. Y
Weekly Trade Review Shows Moderate Gains and Higher Costs
The Weekly Review notes some rise in trading defaults due to high costs, while consumers benefit from lower primary food prices. Banking activity improves, signaling a firmer borrowing rate and profitable capital. Weather favors agriculture, manufacturing, and construction. Business extends, freight and general merchandise rise, new demand boosts iron steel machinery outputs, and dry goods and apparel markets gain. Bank clearings reach 299,738,705, far above 1905 and 1903 levels. Chicago area failures tally 27 with ten above 5,000 dollars.
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Carcaco
RB. G
Din & Go
Chicago
New York Crop Trade and Industry Report Tone Improves
A New York crop and trade report notes a cheerier tone this week driven by future-oriented factors rather than current demand. It cites limited actual expansion except in a few markets and mentions business failures. U.S. mint figures show weekly totals around 207 with prior years higher. Canada’s week counts rise to twenty seven, reflecting ongoing market activity.
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New York
Demani
Aiures
Canada
Commodity Price Listings from Multiple Cities Offer Wide Ranges
The list compiles grain and livestock prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo New York and more. It includes cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley and butter with varied bids and quality notes. A State Fish and Game Warden in Cedar Rapids seeks methods to control deer overpopulation harming farms and crops.
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Chicago
Fife
Onis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
George Tincoln
Cedar Rapids
Jaws
Pottawattamie
Theipy
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