Dowie Attacks King Edward and Praises Roosevelt
John Alex. Dowie returned from a world trip landing in New York last Saturday evening. He then delivered two scathing addresses denouncing King Edward while praising President Roosevelt and pledging to tell him when he errs. He vows to continue fighting the devil and to help save newspaper men as part of his mission. The Des Moines firemens state tournament featured fast events and new records, including the hub and hub race where seven state teams competed. Des Moines’ Jack and Jack set a world record before second place was decided by Sioux City and Davenport. A Des Moines chief won the five chiefs’ race, marking the meet a success. Stacker Factory ordered thousands of large bills printed by the Chronicle and is seeing rising returns, signaling growing demand for their ads. Advertising value is highlighted as essential to selling goods and expanding reach.
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John Alex. Dowie
New York
King Edward
Roosevelt
Dowie
Des Moines
Jack
Sioux City
Davenport
Stacker
Chronicle
New Rambler Runabout Shipped to Des Moines
Senator F. L. Maytag has a new Rambler runabout with a detachable rear seat and 16 horsepower. Elmer test drove it yesterday from Des Moines, clocking about forty miles per hour on country roads, noting its quiet operation but avoiding higher speeds.
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F. L. Maytag
Des Moines
Elmer
Newton Daily News
Working Night and Day Pill Claim by Dr King
A promotional note extols Dr King’s new life pills that supposedly transform weakness into energy and drain into mental power. The ad promises health benefits and lists a price of 25 cents per box, sold by H M Langerak, a local druggist.
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Dr. King
H. M. Langerak
Beware of Pistols and Poppers on Fourth of July
A historical report records July 4 1903 toy pistol and cannon cracker injuries nationwide. It lists deaths from lockjaw, other injuries, total eye loss, limb losses, finger loss, and thousands injured, noting this as the largest single-day casualty total remembered. It urges authorities to curb hazards on the nation's birthday.
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United States
International Convention in Detroit preached by Baptist group
The International Convention of the Baptist Young Peoples Union of America meets in Detroit from July 7 to 10. The Chicago Great Western railway offers round trip tickets at one rate plus 25 cents for travel July 7 through 10, with return valid until July 12. Inquiries to any Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago.
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Baptist Young Peoples Union of America
Detroit
Mich
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Ill
Flour production at Cole's Seed Store noted
Daily output of Seal of Minnesota flour reaches 2400 barrels suggesting substantial local consumption with many people relying on the product sold at Cole's Seed Store.
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Minnesota
Cole’s
Cole's Seed Store
Business conditions look like republican times in Iowa
The Washington Democrat cites the Burling ton Hawk Eye predicting hard times as laboring men roam, wages fall, and construction slows. Merchants complain while travel ing men say business is rotten. The piece urges holding good jobs and warns against overconfidence in Roosevelt prosperity.
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Burlington
Hawk Eye
Hawkeye
Iowa
Night Watch
Washington
A&k Arepublican
Roosevelt
Washington Democrat
Annual Meeting Elks Cincinnati fare sale notice
The Chicago Great Western railway offers a one fare plus 225 cents round trip to Cincinnati Ohio for July 15 to 17 with return valid until July 23. Information available from Great Western agents or J P Elmer G P A Chicago Ill.
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Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Cincinnatii
Chicago Great Western Railway
Cincinnati
Ohio
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Ill
Wandering Poles and Shifting Earth Axis Variations
The text explains a secondary drift of the Earth's rotation axis relative to its surface, producing latitude changes. Since 1890 the pole has traced an irregular spiral around a mean position, deviating no more than 0.3 degrees. Chandler identifies two components with periods of fourteen months and one year.
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Peters
Nyren
Bessel
Albrecht
8. C. Chandler
Medicinal Herb Farms Emergence in U S Agriculture
The piece notes growing scarcity of traditional wild medicinal herbs like spigelia serpentaria and senega across Maryland and Atlantic states while detailing cultivation in farms. It cites 40,000,000 pounds of peppermint produced annually near Kalamazoo Michigan and mentions experimental or limited cultivation of senna colocynth gentian foxglove belladonna blood root and black cohosh with valerian as a wild Vermont product.
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United States
Maryland
Atlantic States
Kalamazoo
Mich
Vermont
Central's Quick Comeback A Fun Telephone Prank
A San Francisco lawyer struggled ten minutes for a number and swore in frustration. His wife offered to help and calmly called Central, who replied in a courteous, firm voice that a crazy man on the ring must be settled first.
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Central
San Francisco
Verdi Keeps Peace Hiring Barrel Organs for the Season
The anecdote recalls Verdi at Monza lieri where he used a small room for guests and dining. He showed ninety five barrel organs filling two large rooms and explained he hired them for 1,500 lire to play operatic tunes like Rigoletto and Il Trovatore, preferring quiet.
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Verdi
Moncalieri
St. Pierre Now a Graveyard Lay of Destruction
Mont Pelee on Martinique is described as extinct with smoke gone and St Pierre transformed into a graveyard. Tourists flock to the ruins daily while salvage for jewels and money continues, rakeing over every house site multiple times.
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Mont Pelee
St. Pierre
Martinique
Better Late Than Never at Franklin Falla Shoe Store
A woman visited the Franklin Falla NH shoe store and asked about a bill against her grandfather. The proprietor confirmed the debt and agreed to look it up. He found it dated eighteen years prior. A few days later the woman called and settled the account.
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Franklin Falla
N. H
Wisconsin mayor extols Senator Spooner with quirky intro
A Wisconsin mayor delivers a humorous self intro for Senator Spooner in a small town, saying he asked to introduce the senator and that Spooner will now speak. The mayor uses a playful pronunciation and emphasizes the forthcoming remarks by Spooner.
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Senator Spooner
Wisconsin
Spooner
New York City Budget Tops Other Cities in Size
New York's budget exceeds those of five other cities combined. The city employs over 46,000 people with total salaries reaching a sizable portion of the expenditure.
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New York
World’s Work on City Wages and Resources
The article argues that paying about 55 million dollars annually for wages is unprecedented and unsustainable, stating no other city or private enterprise could bear such drain on its resources. It emphasizes the exceptional burden on public finances.
Bathing In Dew In A Rosebush Scene
A vivid nature vignette describes a rosebush in sunlight with pink roses and glossy leaves. A fly emerges from a rose, studies a dewdrop, bathes in a leaf droplet, and dries in sun then splashes with its feet. The piece emphasizes colors, movement, and small creature antics.
Little parrot eats peach for breakfast
A small parrot washes and dries itself then flies to a peach tree where it finds a ripe pink fruit and eats a satisfying breakfast watching the tree.
Birds with the greatest wingexpanse and flying power
Among birds still living the frigate or man of war has the widest wingspan and best flight relative to body size, relying on skill more than raw strength. The wandering albatross is a strong flyer and the largest sea bird. one individual reportedly covered 3150 miles in twelve days after being caught, tagged, released, then recaptured.
When a Question Follows Fred’s Curious Mind
Master Fred is a boy with endless questions. His father jokes that his hair should be cut very short to stop the questions, but Fred replies that cutting his head off would not help because the questions are inside his mind.
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Fred
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