Iowa Tables Show Ten Year Farm Output And Climate
Special Iowa report by J B Sage details ten year farm products and prices, rainfall and temperatures. It notes rising farm values, stable precipitation, and improved methods boosting crops from corn to potatoes. It previews the state fair with races, livestock display, and new attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. BR. Sage
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Union
Nick Bey
State Fair Management
Webster County Courthouse Cornerstone Seal Yields Historic Relics
During demolition of Fort Dodge's old courthouse from 1859 workers uncovered a glass jar placed under the cornerstone. It included a Webster County history by Maj. Williams, copies of the Fort Dodge Sentinel editions, and a weekly paper. The history text is largely illegible, deemed a calamity for early county history.
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Webster County
Fort Dodge
Cowrt House
Maj. Williams
Iowa
Port Dodge
Fort Hodge
John F. Duncombe
Azariah S. White
Belgian Brother Seeks Heir in Sioux City Tale
A letter from Vietor Heylan of Brussels to the Sioux City burgo master seeks the brother Joseph Heylan who inherited an estate there. The note reveals a pauper who died in the Sioux City poor house two years ago, recounting a Belgian scion who drank away fortune, wandered 20 years, worked menially, and died aged at the poor farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietor Heylan
Brussels
Belgium
Sioux City
Joseph Heylan
Sioux City Plans Fall Festival Following Tilks Fairs
Business men of Sioux City form an association to stage a fall festival and street fair inspired by Tilks fairs in St. Paul and Milwaukee. The event may run two weeks in September. No corn palace will be built this year. W. H. Beck is chosen president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
W. H. Beck
Musser Donation Accepted for Public Library in Muscatine
P. M. Musser a wealthy lumber and sawmill owner donated 80 000 dollars for a public library. The city would maintain it and the measure passed by a majority exceeding 1 240 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Musser
Muscatine
Robbing the Boers leaves eighteen dollars from large fund
The Boer relief fund showdown reveals $1,154.58 collected for widows and orphans, but only $18 remains with Capt. O Farrell directing funds. Congressman Sulzer urged tearing up vouchers, while critics call the affair charitable disguise to discredit the administration.
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Sulzer
Congress
Grand Opera House
Kansas City
South Africa
O'Farrell
Leyds
Washington
New York
Opera House
Pullman
Wilson
Capt
Peace in the Philippines and the Taft Commission
The Taft presided civil commission to Manila will outline a provisional government in the Philippines as a step toward permanent rule. It urges Filipinos to present sincere aims aligned with progress and liberty while seeking mutual peace funded by the United States as a model for lasting harmony. The appeal calls for an immediate end to war and unity among opposing Philippine factions.
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Taft
Manila
Archipelago
Philppine Islands
Commission
Philippines
Supreme Court Guarded by Respect for Constitutional Interpreters
A historical piece argues the democratic platform builders ignored the supreme court and its constitutional role, noting four years ago they showed disrespect for the high court. The remark emphasizes the court’s constitutional duty and calls for proper respect for judicial interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
United States
Political trio backs Bryan on free silver
The candidate united three parties behind Bryan with the shared but sole sentiment of love for free silver, though reports say silver remains not an issue in the current campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Conmon
Census Taker Turmoil Over Household Details
A Pittsburgh Chronicle tale shows a census taker pressed to record a family history with seven children and vivid anecdotes. The mother rambles about ages and feats while the enumerator grows frustrated and leaves.
What's in a name according to Booker Washington
Booker T Washington argues in a Chicago Herald excerpt that black youths should pursue new trades. He cites a whitewasher rebranding as interior decorator to illustrate job obsolescence and urges negro boys to adapt by entering skilled decor and trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Booker ‘S
Washington
Chicago
rimes-Herald
Omaha
Notre Dame University Advertised As Leading West Education
Notre Dame University in Notre Dame Indiana invites readers to request a free catalogue and details on terms and courses. The institution offers a preparatory school, a business Commercial Course, and a unique Sir Madward's Mall for boys under thirteen. Thrift and thoroughness define its education with fifty six years of activity making it famous nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame University
West
Thifty
Dictionary Aide Turns Proposal Into Laughing Matter
An open car scene shows a sedate man and a young man using a pocket dictionary. The man recites a long insult she used when asked to marry him, calling him a concave cataleptic semi annual old idiot, then agrees dictionaries help when stuck on a word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
A Health Booster Promises Relief With Stomach Bitters
An advertisement claims millions spend on sports while health costs loom. It promotes Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters as a cheap method to strengthen the stomach, aid digestion, and cure dyspepsia constipation biliousness and weak kidneys.
Allen's Foot-Massage Ad Hints Relief for Foot Aches
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt 9) Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Mase I powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy Cures Corna Itching Swollen Hot Callous Smarting Sore and Sweating Feet All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it 25¢ Sample sent EREK Ad dress Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Erek
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Creed and belief on destiny of marriage in Chicago Evening News
In a Chicago Evening News excerpt a speaker asks if every man receives the wife Heaven intended for him and another replies that men are punished in this world for their sins. The dialogue contrasts faith in providence with moral causation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago J Evening News
Judge refuses to jail Gabe Snowflake on deceit claim
A Baltimore court hears Jedge Darkleigh demand for arrest of Gabe Snowflake for allegedly selling beer with false contents. The exchange centers on whether the charge is obtaining money under false pretenses or false contents, highlighting tense racial language.
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Jedge
Zeke Darkleigh
Gabe Snowflake
Baltimore
Grand Trunk Railway Service to Canadian Resorts Promoted
The text promotes the Grand Trunk Railway System as a means to reach Canada’s top resorts. It directs readers to J. H. Burgis, City Passenger and Ticket Agent in Chicago for descriptive literature and general information. A quoted joke about a difficult house appears from the Indianapolis Journal.
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Grand Trunk Railway
Canada
Burgis
Clark Bt
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Sacred Heart College Ad in Watertown Wisconsin
The notice highlights Sacred Heart College Watertown Wis a Notre Dame branch offering thorough training at moderate cost for boys aiming at university entrance. It notes the college born in 1873 and now ranks among the leading midwest colleges serving limited means students.
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Sacred Heart College
Watertown
Wis
University of Notre Dame
Middle West
Notra Dane University
Indiana
M. J. Orounich, O
Notable Patent Remedies Advertisements Quotation Snippet
A fragmented excerpt cites Lane's Family Medicine promising gentle liver and kidney effects and headache cures, with prices noted. It also recalls testimonials from Chicago Daily News and John J. Boyer, plus a claim about a cold cure in one day using Laxative Bromo Quin ine Tablets and a refund promise.
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Lane
Wwe
Kitchen Disaster Ends In Broken China Plot
A New York World vignette depicts a household mishap as the cook drops the dinner set while washing it. The wife laments the loss and the husband quips that the powers would finish breaking up China if the housegirl could be captured.
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China
N.Y. World
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Promises Health Restored
A Ram's Horn advertisement claims Cascarets cure a wide range of ailments by cleansing the bowels. It touts easy natural movements and a 10 cent starting price, warns against imitations, and notes each tablet bears C. C. C. stamp.
Hala Catarrh Cure Is a Constitutional Cure
A brief Chicago Daily News item touts a constitutional cure for catarrh, noting a price of 75e and claiming inks or letters endure unlike faded ink. The snippet mentions Carter's Ink as a contrast and hints at illiterates making money signatures.
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Price
Marquette as a healthful summer resort on Lake Superior
The article extols Marquette Michigan as a charming summer resort accessible via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It highlights health benefits scenery a fine hotel and immunity from hay fever as reasons for a summer outing. A pamphlet The Lake Superior Country with a description of Marquette and the copper country is offered for four cents postage to Geo Hartford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago Ill.
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Marquette
Lake Superior
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mich
Copper Country
Geo
Heatford
Chicngo
Ill
Dont Worry Club Joined By Summer Boy In Hampers
A fragment describes a girl in a Hollywood piazza and a summer boy in a gray suit who says he has joined a Dont Worry club. The dialogue shows playful questions about his new stance and a jesting exchange about the line Tamet you from the Chicago Times Herald.
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Hollywood
Chicago Times-herald
Ovarian Troubles Reported in Patient Letters
Two letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian and womb disorders. A Wisconsin and a Michigan reader describe relief from swelling and pain after months of illness, with one claiming recovery after six bottles and a doctor surprised by the outcome.
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Pinkham
Mus
Prynuam
Lydia
Pinksham
Twassielk
Many Surra
Arlington, Towa
Dian Mra
Prinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Wisin Ryan
Otisville
Mich
Notre Dame Offers Broad Courses and Free Rooms in 1900
The university announces pull courses in Classics Letters Economics Journalism Art Science Pharmacy Law Civil Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Architecture and preparatory and commercial studies. Free rooms for eligible students and moderate rents for those seventeen and older. St Edward's Hall hosts special rates for younger learners. Catalogues free from Rev A Morrissey C S C President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Hall
Hoya
Wil Pier
A. Morrissey
Farms and Ranches for Sale and Investment in the South
A promotional notice offers well improved Farma and stock farms and various business concerns for sale or rent in the South. It advertises bargains from 100 to 400000 dollars with cash and time payments and invites partners and capital. no commissions charged. Address W. C. Cox Room 211 Vollock Bldg Mobile Alabama.
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South
W. C. Cox
Vollock Bldg
Mobile
Ala
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Johnnie
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Trinity Springs, Ind
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Paul
Minn
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Frank L. Clark CO
W. Hult
Raadiens
Dirngidits
Mandy Higgins
Mandy
Liz
Wexink
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Suply House
Minneapolis
Winchester
Saaat
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Willy
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