Irrigation Plan Aims to Reclaim Arid Lands Nationwide
Smith D. Fry reports on the irrigation bill advancing in Congress to create a reclamation fund. It would divert funds from reserved lands in western states to store and develop waters for arid and semi arid regions. The measure envisions reclaiming tens of millions of acres, boosting settlements and national wealth.
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Smith D. Fry
Paper Parachute: How to Launch a Folded Chute
A method to build a paper parachute using a wooden ring, a bone button with a groove, and a rubber band within a two ended mailing tube. The tube holds the folded parachute as the button is pulled, launching the chute upward before it opens and glides down.
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N. ¥. Herald
Composition on Hens
A fragmented, humorous piece about hens describing their features and uses. It notes absence of nose and teeth, misdescribes anatomy with marbles and buttons, and mentions eggs for plum pudding. It also narrates a grim, accidental killing and ends with a remark on spring chickens.
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Bate
William
French stilts and outrunning dogs in rural life
The article describes French shepherds in Le Teste, ia France using long stilts to walk and herd sheep. Stilts are shorter than American toys, strapped to the foot, leaving hands free for a staff. Children learn early, and even men over 80 retain the skill. A race near Bordeaux showed stilts outpacing pedestrians by hours. Also noted are umbrellas and dual-handed writing in Japan.
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Bordeaux
United States
America
Detroit Free Press
Royal heir of Japan and imperial symbols decode
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Prive Michi, grandson of the Mikado, as the youngest heir presumptive amid world royals. It mentions oriental inscriptions with terms like Imperial and Moni, then garbled lines about hope, friendship, and grandfather, with many unreadable fragments.
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Prive Michi
Mikado
Japan
Terrifying Southwestern Iowa Storm Causes Losses and Deaths
A severe storm swept Southwestern Iowa delivering a tornado in several towns with fatalities. Rockwell City faced blinding rain and flooding, crops and unharvested grains suffered extensive damage. Oakland endured heavy hail and flooding, Whitings saw multiple buildings wrecked, and Anthony reported 20 buildings demolished with loss of life. Livestock perished and downed trees were widespread.
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Iowa
Rockwell City
Oakland
Whiting
R. W. Campbell
William Barber
Anthony
Made Quick Time on Burlington & Northwestern Rail Line
The 108 mile narrow gauge from Burlington to Oskaloosa was widened to standard gauge in just under nine hours amid rain under Manager Robert Law. Four hundred forty men relaid rails at an average of one rail per minute, totaling 150 miles converted in the operation.
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Burlington & Northwestern Railway
Burlington
Oskaloosa
Robert Law
Flood Devastation Hits Webster City and Vicinity
Rain damage reached 4.75 inches with several creeks rising a foot higher than any time this year. Hoboken was badly flooded with deserted homes waterlogged to mid first floor windows. The Hamilton county corn crop faces total failure and half of the small grain crop is lost. Many wagon bridges near the city were destroyed.
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Webster City
Boone River
White Fox
Lyon
Brewer's
Hoboken
Hamilton County
Iowa crops endure cold weather and rains says director Sage
Director Sage of the Iowa Weather Bureau and Crop Service reports from seven counties that crops are standing the cold and heavy rains well. He warns that predicted damage is visionary, noting corn is below average but may recover with good weather.
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Sage
Iowa Weather Bureau and Crop Service
Iowa
Inspectors Named by Governor Cummins for State
Governor Cummins has appointed a slate of inspectors across the state. The list includes M Pickett of Dew, G Rogers of Mount Pleasant, Edwin’s Ci cron, Davenport, Leroy Buch of Cedar Ran, Robert A Santee of Cedar Fally, W Morgan of Marshalltown, Frank B Roe Britt, William J Scott of Grove, Ea Brown of Council Bluffs, John B Currie of Mount Ayr, P Gad Zevers of Okaloosa.
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Hush
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Dew
Dynamite on Fort Dodge Streetcar Track Causes Wreck
An unknown individual placed a dynamite stick on a Fort Dodge streetcar track. A high speed collision wrecked the car and left three passengers injured. No arrests have been made. The president named J A Lummis and Harry O Weaver as collectors of internal revenue for Iowa districts and Horace G McMillan as northern district attorney.
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Fort Dodge
J. A. Lummis
Iowa
Harry 0. Weaver
Horace G. McMillan
Iowa Central railway workers strike over pay and hours
A midwestern brief reports about two thousand employees at the Iowa Central railway shops in Marshalltown striking for ten hours pay and nine hours work. It mentions local unrest and related labor tensions in the region.
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Wright
John Stuart
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Still College of Osteopathy
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Towa
Henry Ruffick
Jeanette Brown
Ottumwa
Charles H. Bohn
Mount Pleasant
Robert Seney
Agell
P. Banty
Sioux City
Town
Mra. Edwards
J.M. Ellis
William Williams
Robert Pidd
McGregor
McGregor Lake
Fragmentary school visit yields unclear names and events
Readable text shows a disrupted report of a school scene with mentions of a president and a vice president figure, a boy and a girl, and unclear references. Details are obscured by garbled OCR with partial phrases and missing context, making it hard to identify persons, locations, or outcomes.
Joyful mood pervades despite morning malaise
The Philadelphia Press notes a lighthearted tone as a speaker jokes about morning weariness yet feels unusually cheerful. The fragment hints at a casual exchange about health and mood, with emphasis on positivity despite fatigue.
Special Sea Shore Excursion From Chicago July 17
A Chicago offer lists a round trip to Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City and Sea Into City for $18.00 with trips between Cleveland and Buffalo via boat. Full details at City Ticket Office 180 Clark St or by writing C F Daly Chief A GD A Chicago.
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C.F. Daly
Ocean Trip Offer From Norfolk By Steamship Line
A vintage travel notice advertises a voyage from Norfolk to New York via Virginia seaside resorts and the Old Dominion Line Steamers Moule with berths free from Norfolk. The ad lists N W F Agent, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, 44 Clark St Chicago, and includes a quip about knowledge being dangerous.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
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Chicago
Allen’s Foot Ease and Laxative Quinine Ads Mixed in OCR
Fragmentary ad content mentions Allen’s Foot Basis for foot comfort and a cough remedy Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents. Includes scattered slogans about secrecy and character, with references to newspapers like Atchison Globe and Ram’s Horn.
The Pineapple Juice and Global Facts Digest
A miscellany notes an average pineapple yields about two pints of juice, London weather forecasts since 1879, a Mount Vesuvius danger radius of eighty thousand people, elephants killed thirty six in India, wild beasts responsible for five casualties, Canada saw 17 800 immigrant entries from the United States last year, and Russia sold forty percent of legal forest timber in 1901.
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London
Mount Vesuvius
India
Canada
United States
Britain
Saved the baby in New Providence Iowa
New Providence Iowa July 7. Little Helen Moon three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs E V Moon had a near fatal episode described as kidney trouble dropsy with swollen limbs and purple abdomen. After doctors failed and six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills were started she improved and nine boxes cured the dropsy.
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New Providence
Iowa
Helen Moon
Dughter
E. V. Moon
Dodd
London Tit-Bita misleads praisant tale
Bill and Jim converse with concern as Jim reveals he has been confined indoors for three months. The pragistrate dismisses London Tit-Bita as unreliable, hinting at a broader issue of sensationalist hoaxes.
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Bill
Jim
London
Brooklyn Ad Promises Reliable Bug Ex Terminator
The Boston Globe notes a Brooklyn advertisement touting a so called reliable bug ex terminator appealing to anyone seeking to exterminate reliable bugs with a humorous twist.
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Brooklyn
Hoston Globe
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