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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1903
Page
16
A vintage ad compares children to young plants and claims Scott's Emulsion can feed weak youngsters. It argues weakness stems from failure to feed, promises growing strength, and invites readers to request free samples from Scott & Bowtie chemists in New York for $1.09 at druggists.
A 1962 notice lists West Bound trains No 1 No 3 No 5 No 21 and No 31 and East Bound trains No 22 No 4 No 6 No 14 No 42 with through fast trains and a fast mail. It notes daily service except Sunday and connections with El Paso and Chicago trains.
Northern District timetable effective Nov 2 1902 lists arrivals and departures for trains to and from Iowa City including routes to St Paul Minneapolis Cedar Rapids Davenport Burlington Muscatine Elmira and Riverside with various numbers and times. Breese as agent notes permit EE and other operational details for the RT & P railway line.
A vivid travel vignette depicts an Englishman's bid to buy an Arabian horse in Arabia, the rival price escalation, and the horse's soulful escape with its owner. The piece also includes reflections on misery and mirth, and a Sunday school card on patience ending with a child’s quip about fishing gear.
An unruly group near a village inn engages in a challenge over a dining wager and a peculiar riddle while a teacher witnesses a strange procession. The scene includes odd dialogue about a cork and a graveyard of ideas as villagers react to a puzzling incident.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a story involving a girl and a controversial event. Names resemble Sot Without Heaven, Sanday fehl Teacher Weil and Boston Christin Register. No clear action or outcome emerges from the readable text.
The Cord Post notes Tverr City should study local opportunities to beautify its port area and improve its public spaces, focusing on founding plans and practical steps for urban enhancement.
A fragmented miscellany notes nature’s defense tactics in animals, insects, and how savages walk with toes tucked in. It includes opinions on animal armor and sting defense, and a aside on water boiling for beverages, plus a brief anecdote from a Boston cooking school era.
In Kansas City, the Independent notes a sealed jury verdict in a pending case. A lawyer argues for keeping the verdict sealed, while the prisoner asks the court not to open it. The dispute centers on whether the sealed document should be unsealed for public record.
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