Curious Customs of China and Iowa Population Notes
A long excerpt discusses Chinese customs from daily life to beliefs, including deities, doorways, paper offerings, and food practices in Canton and Foochow. It contrasts Western views with Chinese ingenuity and notes on language, commerce, and festival rituals. The second item provides Iowa population statistics and a Lebanon of demographic figures, including gender ratios, nativity, foreign-born composition, voting-age males, and naturalizations, plus a summary of Iowa State College outreach activities and attendance across departments.
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Kip- Hog
Korea
America
Jonathan
John of
Cathay
Foochow
Mal
China
Pekin
Nankima
Iowa
United States
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
Eagland
Austria
Canada
Holland
Russia
Italy
England
Scotland
Switzerland
Passion Week Services Schedule for March Week
Palm Sunday services at 11:00 a.m. across churches with Gospel references. Evening centenary at the Presbyterian church. Each day outlines specific scripture readings and services from March 16 to 23, including Easter Sunday glory and an evening concert.
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David Livingstone
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jesus
Martha
Mary
Lazarus
Bethany
The Newnickel design debuts in 1913
The new nickel features a Cheyenne chief with two feathers and a bison on the reverse. Liberty margin text, E Pluribus Unum motto, and Five Cents caption appear. 80 million coins will be minted in 1913 for a 25 year design run. Banks expect strong demand. The old design is not minted this year. The design is not altered for slot machines.
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United States of America
Cubs Told to Curb Drinking in Season by Manager Evers
A Tampa dispatch reports Chicago Cubs manager K. Evers urging players to abstain from alcohol during the season. The commentary notes that booze and athletics clash, promoting fitness as essential for top performance amid competitive business culture.
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Kansas City Star
Chicago Cubs
Evers
Tampa
Comin Through the Rye Explained in Scottish Lore
A note explains that in Scotland the phrase refers to a small stream called the Rye. Girls waded the stream to church school and market with skirts raised, meeting boys in midstream who kissed them. The poem’s meaning is thus the midstream kiss rather than a rye field.
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Scotland
Physicians Advise Nose Breathing in Cold Weather
New Orleans Picayune notes physicians recommend keeping mouths closed and breathing through the nose in cold weather. The piece adds that the habit would benefit some people even in warm weather.
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New Orleans
By Way of Warning
New York Tribune warns of a growing federal crackdown on trust organizers as Uncle Sam opens a “chamber of horrors” with trust men as the first exhibits to deter corporate abuses.
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New York Tribune
Sam
Cash Register Trust
Cook Declares Mt McKinley World’s Most Remarkable Peak
Dr Frederick A Cook proclaims Mt McKinley the world’s most remarkable mountain. He believes his claim will gain wide approval, though Copenhagen may hesitate.
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St. Louis
No Sense of Humor and Other Odds and Ends
A pasted National Monthly item lists Charles Monselet’s children’s dictionary mocked for errors in natural history, plus an anecdote about a dyspepsia patient, a Duchess of Connaught visit tale, and a feeble minded Arthur joke, showcasing light humor and social bits from the era.
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Charles Monselet
M. Monselet
Twig
Arthur
National Monthly
Nervy Glibs Wake-Up Call Sparks Morning Alarm
In a back-and-forth exchange sourced from the Washington Herald, two voices quote a jittery caller and a flustered friend discussing how an alarm finally jars someone awake. The dialogue hints at the power of a loud nudge and morning routine.
To Much For Him
A cheeky line from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Charley Swimmington troubled by seven rehearsals during a wedding ceremony. The quip attributes the stumble to overtraining.
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Charley Swimmington
Cleveland Plain Dealer
One of the oldest specialists on the road heals chronic diseases
A seasoned practitioner licensed to treat all chronic diseases advertises long hospital and specialty experience. He offers thorough exams and honest advice, cures many conditions without surgery, and accepts no incurable cases. Free examination and consultation are available, with a call to seek help even after others failed.
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John
Canton
Archdeacon Gray
K’ang-he
Shan-tung
Hong Kong
Slocum
F. Q. Brown
Ames
Agricultural Department
Low “Testing Association
Cece
Cede
En- Tong
Passion Week
Congregational, Methodist Episcopal and
Presbyterian Churches
Duchess of
Duke
Darlin
Washington Herald
Monticello
Des Moines
Lovell Hotel
N. J. Hamilton
John Deer Days
John Deere Plow Co
Moline
Theohn Deere
John Deere
Cort
John Deere Spreaders
John Deere Hay Machinery
Dain Hay Machinery
van Brunt Seeding Machinery
Heeren
Eclipse Lumber Co
East Side Yard
Bell System
Bell
Iowa Telephone Company
Fred Puleston
Eilers & Boltai'sa
H. M. Rempey
Jamen Homley
Remley & Remley
Anamona
Main Street
Mastarly
Willangage
Monticello Express
Inter Ocean and
Farmer
Inter Ocean
Chicago
Inter Ocion
TILE
Intier Dcmon
West
TIO Weekly
Inter Ogeon
Inter Oceon
TIE Weekly
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