Pella Voters and Civic Concerns Press June Cleanups
In June, residents urged weed control on streets and vacant lots to prevent seeding weeds like burdock, proposing taxation of cleanup costs. The piece criticizes soft maple and boxelder street trees and calls for adherence to the tree ordinance. It notes post primary political sentiment and urges memorializing Civil War veterans with government-provided headstones, proposing the Ladies Circle of the G. A. R. organize efforts to compile complete grave lists for Memorial Day publication.
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Stree
Pella
Boxelder
Roosevelt to confer with Progressive leaders on attack point
The daily paper reports Theodore Roosevelt plans talks with Progressive leaders to identify a political target against the administration. The note frames Rooseveltian strategy, noting party absence and the search for an issue, as Wilson’s foes clamp onto vulnerabilities while Roosevelt sails to Spain.
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Theodore Rosevelt
Spain
Patriotism at Central College Memorial Day Lament
The article laments waning student interest at Central College during Memorial Day services honoring alumni who died in war. It notes more than twenty died, yet only two students attended, urging current students to honor predecessors who sacrificed for the flag and questioning continued memory disrespect.
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Central College
What is the matter with Iowa population trends
The Providence Journal cites census data showing Iowa's population loss between 1900 and 1910 and estimates continued decline. It notes farm land values rose sharply nationwide, doubling in 1910, driven by speculation, while cultivated land grew little. Iowa’s land prices forced farmers to Canada, as tenants paid rack rents.
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Iowa
Providence Journal
Census Bureau
Canada
United States
Congressman Vollmer
House of Representatives
Volmer
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
American Economic League
Doan's Kidney Pills Promised Relief for Back Aches
Weary kidney patients suffer from morning to night pain and dull backache. Mrs A Jackson of Newton Iowa reports relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills, priced 50 cents at dealers. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo N Y manufactures.
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Dean
A. Jackson
North West Fourth Street
Newton
Iowa
Doan
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
Advertises a claim that deafness caused by catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies. Describes deafness resulting from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous linings, offering one hundred dollars for any uncured case. Gives Toledo address and notes druggists sell the product.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Pictures For The Dogs In London Motion Study
A Pearson's Weekly report describes a moving picture test held in London to gauge how animals respond to cinematograph images. Dogs examined scenes of a dog show and birds but reacted most to moving pictures of an elephant and of other animals, indicating dogs react to motion rather than still images, with responses varying by the moving subject.
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London
Pearson's Weekly
Salt a Plent y in Peru Automatic Factory Ocean Salt
A Peru salt production site near Huacho north of Lima operates automatically. Tidal basins fill, gates stop backflow, and dry air quickens evaporation leaving nearly pure salt. Blocks six to eight inches are mined and sold, with new salt forming in old pits as seawater seeps through porous rocks. Wells yield heavy brine drawn into vats for evaporation.
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Lima
Huacho
Did She Keep Her Temper Mr Biles Promises Count Twenty
A London Express item describes Mr Biles, famed for his quick temper, agreeing to count twenty before speaking when anger rises. Last Sunday he entered in fury and his wife calmly urged restraint by counting aloud. His confession reveals the trigger was a costly hat and a set of new items amid rain, leading to a calmer moment.
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Mr. Biles
London Express
Too Much Sex In Literature Statement
A Universe excerpt argues against oversexed literature, labeling it a misrepresentation of fact. It condemns deliberate blurring of natural distinctions by a so called new gender theory as a sign of intellectual and moral decay.
Leather merchant charms librarian at famed library
A visitor longs for old bound volumes and reveals he is a leather merchant rather than a collector. The librarian showcases his treasures, and the exchange at a renowned London library highlights historic bookbinding impressions.
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Morocco
Russia
Londom
Apt Definition of Chaos
Polly asks what chaos is as Charlie defines it as a great heap of nothing and nowhere to put it, shaping a playful linguistic exchange about disorder.
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Polly
Jenny Lind Detests Barnum In Memoir Sketch
In January 1806 Mrs. Charles Moulton recalls meeting Jenny Lind in France and recounts the singer’s plain looks a harsh view of fame. Lind complains of Verdi Rosini and the French and Americans and abhors Barnum saying she was shown as a show in a showman’s hands.
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Jenny Lind
Barnum
Charles Moulton
France
America
Clever blind man dupes neighbor with buried treasure tale
A Frenchman recalls his blind great-uncle who buried 4000 louis at a pear tree, had more hidden, and outwitted a neighbor who stole and replaced the soil. The uncle reveals plans to bury 1000 louis again where the first was hidden, and the next day the money reappears at the pear tree.
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Louis
Hhis
Landseer the Victim of Odd Courtship Hoax
Charles Landseer, brother of Sir Edwin, endured peculiar persecution by an eccentric woman who showered love letters and ambushed him. She staged a fake wedding scene with a carriage and bride attire, then her friends intervened and he remained a bachelor until his death.
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Lundseer
Reginald Claude Name Sparks School Feud
In a Washington Star snippet a father suggests Reginald Claude as a baby name, hoping it will spark character and resolve. The girl jokes that the name sounds affected, while the father says Reginald Claude aims to make an impact whenever he changes schools.
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Reginald Claude
Mr. Sliggins
Washington Star
The Irresponsible Child and the Phi Beta Kappa Key
A small boy questions a minister about a Phi Beta Kappa key on the minister’s watch chain. The minister insists he neverlost the charm from his youth while a judge observes the moment with a hint of irony.
Alike in One Way Proves Wealth From Breakfast Table
Mrs Starvem notes a man is wealthy and prominent, claimed to have risen from nothing. Mr Boarder quips that he rose similarly from his breakfast table. London Answers style dialogue hints at social mobility and humor.
Fussy Patron and Tired Clerk Cartoon Exchange
A Cleveland Plain Dealer strip features a shopper arguing over shoe sizes while a clerk corrects her. The gag turns on misreading a size as a 6 instead of a 9, humorously contrasting impatience and misperception.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
New Price on a Complete Adder Reveals Speed
A brief notice announces a new price for a complete Adder designed for rapid, full-size, and infallible machine use. The item emphasizes reliability and efficiency, appealing to buyers seeking robust computational hardware.
Dried Grape Wine Fraud Promised Wealth To Public
A British fraud tale tells of a scheme selling dried grapes imported from Spain and Italy, claiming they could be reconstituted with English water into wine cheaper than foreign imports. The pros pectus attracted thousands of pounds from hopeful investors before the bubble burst.
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England
Spain
Italy
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