Des Moines Reform Mayor MacVicar A City Builder
John MacVicar, former mayor and current Des Moines council member, led a reform era replacing ward politics with a modern plan of government. He oversaw street and public improvements, pressed contractors to meet plans, and insisted on full-time city workers and up-to-date equipment. His rival Hamers clashed, but MacVicar remained a popular, probative figure in Des Moines politics.
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Deg Maines
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Des Moongs
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Myre
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Hamers
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Rod Rformer
Congress
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Profit in Apples and NY Fruit Growers Study
A Cornell University president cites profitable apple drawing and fruit farming in New York. A New York Experiment Station study analyzes 178 farms with average capitalization of 11,900 dollars and fruit firms showing higher returns. Eleven fruit growers clear over 2,500 dollars yearly. one of these studies details expenses and potential earnings on a 9 acre Baldwin apple tract.
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Cornell University
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Rochester
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Mofract Farms Ag
College of Agriculture
Carnell
Gold Dust cleans beyond soap for sanitarily safe kitchen use
Gold Dust sterilizes and leaves kitchen utensils sanitarily safe. It cleans quickly and thoroughly, doing most of the work without assistance and making pots and pans spick and span better than soap or other cleansers.
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Three Crowned Heirs Probable Rulers Across Europe
The article profiles three young crown princes likely to rule in the future. Frederick William of Germany is seen as highly likely to become emperor, while Alexander of Servia faces an unstable throne after his elder brother relinquished the claim. Crown Prince George of Saxony hails from an ancient line but his rule has faced challenges since the 1904 crisis sparked by his marriage.
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Germany
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George
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Draga
Ile
Turkey
George of
Saxony
Great Britain
Prussia
Portugal
Belgium
Belgaria
Hhe Beering Khur
Louisa
Ferret Eye Sleuth Tracks Bill Collector in Library Drama
A tense scene unfolds as a determined investigator corners a man in a private library. The pursuer, dreaded for unpaid bills, taunts the suspect with sharp allusions while narrowly avoiding alerts from a landlord and other onlookers.
New Britain Girls In Cages Describe Queer Treatment Of Females
A missionary writer from the South Seas reports an alarming local custom in New Britain where young girls are kept in bamboo cages for years before marriage. He describes hot crowded interiors, minimal space, and ongoing confinement with limited outdoor access for bathing and basic needs.
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New Britain
George Brown
South Seg Isglands
Rheumatism Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief In Odd Ad
Fragmentary advertisement hawks a “Rheumatism Cure” with dramatic claims to end suffering. It touts immediate aid, urges abandoning crutches, and markets bottles sold by a company in Michigan and distributors in various locales. The misspelled text imitates an old classifieds style.
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Ageadiva
Puss Kemedy Co. Filat. Mich
Startling theory is true Dr Hille on nutrition from chemicals
Chicago dispatch reports Dr Hermann Hille a wealthy scientist claims to have found a method to produce food for humans from earth and waste substances. He cites John Jacob Astor and argues future meals could come from peat coal crude oil or limestone while a chemical compound could replace vegetables and meat. Dr Swann cured tuberculosis with organic copper and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is advised for long lasting chest congestion.
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Chicago
Hermann Hille
Earth
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Hilie
Chicago Medical Society
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Ville
White
Swann
Webster
205 Percent Reduction Sale on Home Furnishings
In January, the store offers one fourth of regular prices on their entire stock of wall papers mantels tile fire places gas logs grates linings frames summer pieces fenders fire sets andirons spark guards ash dumps pit doors and more. Wall paper stock is complete mantels come in several woods and finishes hearths tile and mantel facings available fire place furnishings in brass and iron. Reduction applies to in stock goods only not to special orders. Take advantage to save dollars if you need decor for walls mantels or fireplaces.
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