Local Mittens and Municipal Speculation in Iowa Talk
A Pella based note discusses local politics with Brother Stout and Dan Hamilton self praising prohibition stance, Jo Wade for federal bench vacancy, and a Philadelphia Ledger report on Billy Sunday in Washington. It analyzes railroads values, watered stock, and tax implications of government takeover, urging public-private value discrimination.
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Jo Wade
Iowa City
McPherson
Red Oak
Wade
Philadelphia Evening Ledger
Billy Sunday
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Sunday
Pope
White House
R R Values in U S and Europe R R Values in U S and Europe
The Chronicle notes railroad advertising analysis comparing U S privately owned lines valued at about 63 944 per mile with European government owned roads ranging from 69 219 in Hungary to 190 914 in Belgium. It warns against quick conclusions about watered stock and suggests valuations above actual expenditures may be inflated.
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Iowa Land
Chronicle
United States
Europe
Hungary
Belgium
For Sale House and Siding Business By Moving
On account of moving elsewhere we will sell a house and squad raising business. Everything new. Inquire at this office. 13. No better 50 cigar is sold in Pella than George the Fifth. On sale at all cigar cases. 1t.
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Pella
George
Goodby
Elisha
Father
Mr. Baxter
South
Kansas
Mr. Baster
Olisha
Congress
Phil
Boonton
Clean Streets Now through Civic Duty and Law
An editorial urging municipal cleanliness condemns street litter as a public nuisance. It stresses civic pride and personal responsibility, calls for police action against litterbugs, and suggests hefty fines for storekeepers who sweep waste into streets. The piece urges citizens to contribute to cleaner streets and uphold civic principles.
Tramways as Civilizers Reach Jerusalem With Four Lines
A plan to lay four tramway routes from Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate promises vast social change as workers travel from cheap housing to early shifts. Lines will traverse the old city, the new Jewish quarter, and tourist arcs to Bethlehem, Gordon’s Calvary, Valle Hosiphat, and Mount of Olives, making sightseeing cheaper and easier.
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Orrow
Near East
Far East
India
China
Africa
South America
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Walls
Bethlehem
Old City
Commercial Organization Studies in 1912 Publication
The 1912 Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce monograph on commercial organization work is supplemented by Special Agents Series No 79. It covers 25 southern and western cities including Houston New Orleans Atlanta San Antonio Spokane Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Minneapolis St Paul and statewide bodies like the California development board and Pacific coast chambers of commerce.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Government Printing Office
Washinton
Houston
New Orleans
Atlanta
San Antonio
Spokane
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
St Paul
The
California Development Board
Associated Chambers of Commerce of the
Pacific Coast
Cleveland Clean Up Transforms City Like Vesuvius
Cleveland residents led the first official clean up and brighten up campaign. More than 100 wagons and 1,000 workers gathered 226,800 cubic feet of ashes rubbish and street refuse during the cleanup week. The waste could fill 184 gondola freight cars a train over a mile long.
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Cleveland
Pompeii
Guardian Savings and Trust Company
Euclid Avenue
A Monkey Honored by Grenoble Citizens
A Grenoble chimpanzee rescued a child from a pit and, after townsfolk praised its bravery, was dressed as a man and wore male garments until its death. The city council funded a bronze statue in a public square, still seen today. The piece notes British monuments to brave horses at Port Elizabeth during the Boer War.
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Grenoble
Spain
Arenoble
Port Elizabeth
Natal
Seven Bodies In Alchemy And Their Symbols
The seven traditional alchemical bodies are listed as Gold symbolized by the sun, Silver by the moon, Iron by Mars, Quicksilver by Mercury, Lead by Saturn, Afin by Jupiter, and Copper by Venus, with numeric labels 1 through 7. The sequence mixes symbols with numbers, reflecting classic planetary associations.
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Mars
Mercury
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Insurance and Assurance difference explained by expert
The London Chronicle notes that insurance covers uncertain eventualities such as fire shipwreck accident burglary or illness while assurance guarantees a definite sum on death a certainty that no company insures against but provides in guaranteed payout terms.
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London Chronicle
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement Testimony in Newton
A local testimonial praises Doan’s Kidney Pills for kidney relief. Mrs. H. Stone of 426 N. Race St., Newton Iowa describes backache headaches and renal discomfort easing after using the remedy, with improved health noted. Price 60 cents at local stalls. Foster Milburn Co. sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
H. Stone
Race St
Newton
Iowa
Doan
Teachers Examination Held in Knoxville Next Week
The regular teachers examination will be held in the office of County Superintendent Knoxville on January 27 28 and 29 beginning at 8 00 oclock Mae Goldizen County Superintendent.
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Knoxville
Mae Goldizen
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Brother Stout
Dan Hamilton
Edorsement
Crozier
Wades
Reeds
Connollys
Vollmers
England
R. R
U. S
Gaston
Cnt
Tramways
Uady
Sto
Elishi
DR. Pierce
Pierce
Addreee
Chicago Daily Farmers and Drovers Journal
Farmers and Drovers Journal
California
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
Hal, S. Ray, A. G. P. A. Des Moi
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