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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1903
Page
6
The article extols Scott's Emulsion for thin weak people labeled chronic cases. It promises new flesh and strength, improved appetite, and rich blood, with an offer to send free doses and details for purchasing from Scott & Bowne at 409 Pearl Street, New York.
The document lists train numbers and types for west bound and east bound service, including passenger trains 1 3 7 21 22 6 14 32 and freight numbers 51 42 32. It notes that some trains make all stops while others run through fast service and that No 4 connects with a fast train from El Paso arriving in Chicago after a specified time.
Train listings show routes north and south with numbers 207 81 to 309 201 and 22 24 29, detailing arrivals from Cedar Rapids Burlington Davenport Muscatine Riverside and Elmira. Specific times include 4:25 p m 2 4 p m and 28 5 a m with freight and passenger movements served by agents Barene and FB L & Pe.
Odd discovery from 1876 at the Hale and Norcross and Savage mines near Carson City Nevada. Boiling subterranean water filled a 400 foot deep cavity, yielding red fish with no eyes and skin peeling when cooled. The event marks a rare case of live fish in boiling mineral water.
The article notes penguins are featherless or nearly so with stiff down and that they swim under water rather than on the surface. They only briefly rise to feed, making them appear like fish to casual observers. The description contrasts birds and penguins in behavior and appearance.
The fragment mentions editor correspondence urged to send in envelopes with cover stamps and self-addressed replies. It notes long owned items in Washington family hands and compares the Royal Aquarium in St Petersburg as 150 years old. A Washington Star quote recalls scarce cheers during a vain speech with rare audience laughter.
A garbled excerpt from a Dewoit Journal contains fragmented greetings, apologies, and quotes. The readable lines reference Mrs Jones and Mr Smith, a cook unavailable, and a remark about eyes of other people as ores that ruin us attributed to Franklin.
The article cites historic conflagrations of major capitals from Persepolis to Moscow, arguing fire shaped destinies and even Europe’s fate. It notes Moscow as a pivotal ruin and quotes De Bourienne on Napoleon’s losses. It also discusses water’s central role in human anatomy and bodily fluids, including a claim that water accounts for 109 pounds of a 154 pound man.
An antiquated piece notes Irish policemen in Australia with burlesque Chinese names like Fong Fat Ah Sn and Ah Foo. It recalls a county court scene where a Chinese witness prompts the judge to call for Ah Song. It also muses on hollow grass stems offering strength, contrasting hollow form with solid wheat straw.
A former vicar near Sheffield noted for learning and a Cambridge stance is described through village gossip. A visitor’s praise of the clergyman as a wrangler contrasts with a parishioner’s quip about his wife in London Tit Bits. The piece then touches on the law of falling bodies and uniform acceleration.
A mother and Norton exchange lines at a hotel breakfast as a child is observed by a kindly but critical observer. The scene centers on a picky judgment about appearances and remarks on a poll hand.
In lightish chatter a group of women discuss their dresses while a man and woman joke about a carriage ride. One line notes a man named Pye overhearing hat talk and a playful exchange about riding by viewed from the sidewalk.
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