Open Letter from Jones County Telephone on New Rates
The Jones County Telephone Company informs Monticello business men that starting February first the monthly rate for residence phones becomes 1 and business phones 2, with a tariff change for toll calls. The letter defends the change, cites costs and competition, and notes a 10 cent toll charge between Monticello and Anamosa.
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Monticello
Jones County Telephone Company
Anamosa
Bell Company
Jones County
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
County Education and Clerk Reports for 1906 Summary
The document records financial activity for Jones County Iowa in 1906. It shows Teacher's Institute fund details including on hand balances, receipts from exam and enrollment fees, state warrant and registrar fees, total expenditures, and year end balance. It also notes a report on school books at depositories and amounts due to publishers, and unclaimed fees under Section 300 of the Code.
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Thomson
Finn
Lovell
Wayne
Jackson
Board of Supervisors
Gentemen
Institute Fund
Clifford B. Paul, Co
Hon. Board of Supervisors
Teacher’s Institute Fund
Clifford B. Paul
Code of Iowa
Iherewith
District Court
Jones County
J. H. Ramsey
D.C
Boston bachelor insists he never lied, age sixty two
A Boston man aged 62 asserts he always told the truth. An investigation reveals he is listed as a bachelor.
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Cleveland
Boston
Lure of New Discovery Cures Coughs and Lungs
Advertisements tout Dr King s New Discovery as a universal remedy with testimonials from Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Mass and other readers. Claims include immediate relief for coughs colds and weak lungs with guaranteed satisfaction and trial bottle offers. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and proscribes fresh air as a cure for insanity in a provocative editorial snippet.
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America
Dr. King
Julia Ryder Paine
Truro
Mass
O. H. Soetje
Peoria Transcript Reflects Satire on Social Finances
The piece critiques a viewed ideal of a finished society where a man can order an extravagant dinner for three at twice his means without concern. It uses sharp humor to question fiscal restraint and social pretensions.
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Toledo Blade
Peoria Transcript
Cleveland Leader Humorous Remark On Stairs Incident
A western man fell and broke his neck while attempting to kiss a woman on the stairs. The piece adds a biting quip about spontaneous kissing and sympathy, reflecting a newspaper aside. Dr King’s New Life Pills are advertised in a casual health note.
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Cleveland
The Charm of a Healthy Look Promoted by Bitters
The item asserts that beauty comes from health not form, praising neatness eyes skin and sprightliness. Electric Bitters is claimed to restore weak women, strengthen nerves and brighten complexions, with a guarantee at O IH Soetje's Drug Store for 50 cents.
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O. IH. Soetje’s
Tobacco Use Slows Lifespan Says Dr Osler
Dr Osler warns tobacco harms longevity and implies quitting could extend life. The remark emphasizes health risks of smoking and the potential for longer life with abstinence.
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Atlanta Journal
Osler
The Doctor Built the Largest House in Town
A line about a house said to be built by the Doctor, described as the biggest in view, with comments on paying or not paying money and a note about Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea referenced by QO. H. Soetje.
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Hollister
O. H. Soetje
Rocky Mountain
QO. H. Soetje
Scientists map unknowns in earthquakes
The Topeka Journal notes that gaps in earthquake knowledge grow with each new finding, suggesting the field would fill many books. It highlights ongoing questions about quake patterns and Earth's interior processes, emphasizing the need for further research and data.
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Topeka Journal
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Otto Wettstein, Jr
Supervisors’ Proceedings
Byerly
W. J F. Mills
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Arbuckles
Ariola Coffee
Long
the King
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Kansas City
Port Byron
N. Y
Amos F. King
Bucklin
Rock Island
California
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
John G. Farmer
Iowa
Zinn
Alsever's
16Th St. J
Seibert
Grace Medical Company
Phillips Block
A. Kempf
Eagle Drug Store
Prop
Shallenberger
Dr. Shallenberger
W. E. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Ihnois
Drexel State Bank
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