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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1903
Page
5
Nostalgic ad text urges readers to take Scott's Emulsion when meals fail and appetite wanes. It claims to fatten, strengthen, and restore flesh, blood, bone, nerve, and overall vitality for invalids, consumptives, week children, and those on milk diets.
The timetable notes updated times and train numbers for west and east bound services. It lists passenger numbers 3 5 21 41 and freight 51 as through and through fast trains, with No 14 linking to a fast train from El Paso arriving in Chicago in the evening. Local stops occur on Nos 1 22 3 4 300 and 14, daily except Sunday.
Fragmented OCR rail timetable lists trains between Nor. 2 and Elmira via Cedar Rapids Burlington Burt Muscatine and Riverside with arrivals and departures at various times including 12:43 pm 3:30 pm 5:03 pm and 5 am. Faded names and stations indicate a historic dispatch note from agent H D Brerse BT. & B.
A fragment from Harper's describes Newfoundland cod banks with vast depths and tuna-like fishes, noting age and abundance. It also digresses into a casual primer on Indian curry ingredients and preparation, linking geography with culinary history in a stray, wandering note.
The piece notes that uninsured items in the British museum and Parliament buildings pose fire risks, with massive sums used to guard and insure against loss. It contrasts coverage gaps and police fire protection costs, and cites a St Jamies Gazette extract on fire prevention and lighting in these spaces. It adds a quirky Chemistry of a Tear section comparing tears across races.
A fragmentary report recalls bygone warfare era and cautions about virtuous acts in command roles. It touches on river regions and territorial divisions, mentioning leaders and shifting loyalties with cryptic phrasing. The text is garbled but implies a critique of modern conduct versus past ideals and governance.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions various names and terms without clear context or events. It lacks a coherent narrative, readable dates, or identifiable organizations to anchor a concise news item.
A unreadable fragment mentions Veruca and Wiawdae Riche, referencing public reaction and a claim that people starved during feudal times. The text is unclear but implies discussion of historical hardship and public opinion.
The excerpt discusses chest sounds in health and disease including bronclitis and pneumonia indicators heard via stethoscope. It then shifts to a natural history of acorn germination detailing seed development, root growth, and early oak growth stages observed under a lens, highlighting winter to spring changes and plant nourishment.
A collection of humorous anecdotes about Douglas Jerrold and other dramatists, recounting misfits on stage, nervous artists, and a joke about Columbus funding. The piece includes a child’s answer about Isabella and Ferdinand from a schoolroom, highlighting how histories are learned.
A fragment from London Magazine of Commerce notes an English scientist comparing an ant and a grasshopper with the grasshopper weighing sixty times more. The text includes garbled phrases about pulling a web and a visitor’s talk, then shifts to a string of stylized lines about fashion and a physician asking what someone would like to have. The overall passage blends curious weight comparisons with literary wordplay.
A noisy excerpt shows a dialogue with a confident daughter and a mother figure, mentioning expectations and a man’s failure tied to his words. The garbled text includes phrases about buttons, work, and anticipations, echoing a period newspaper voice.
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