Expensive Transatlantic Calls Highlight Cash Drain
A scattered English paper notes costly telephone calls across the Atlantic as a wasteful habit. A wealthy American reportedly paid £18 per day for a few days to talk to a companion in Europe, totaling about £875. An American woman at a London hotel spent £15 while lunching to take a call from New York, missing her meal to speak.
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Atlantic Transation
Calla Lo
Annglish
Europe
London
New York
Lilu
Fur Farms Exit Experimental Stage and Roam Wide
Fur farms are no longer experimental and are now common in many regions including cooler latitudes and mountain areas. They operate near cities and in diverse settings such as orchards and marshes, keeping animals like foses, martens, fishers, and raccoonry in captivity. Vocal fishes produce distinct noises described by Dr Jorsson, including quivering, grating, and singing sounds, with chest fish noises possibly from air bladders and pharyngial structures. the midshipman is often called the singing fish. The study of these sounds remains not fully explored.
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Anuskrata
Ricis
Ubon
Dovtor Jorsson
Grains Used by Colonials in Early America
The passage describes how rye and another grain shaped colonial cereal use in America. It notes rye's importance then and compares it to today, while mentioning the early settlers bringing two grains and the unsuitability of parts of North America for wheat.
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America
Lem
North America
Alchemy's Roots in Ancient Greek Origins and Science
The text traces alchemy to Alexandrian Greeks, noting its broad interpretation and its role as an early form of systematic inquiry. It suggests alchemy laid groundwork for chemistry and the science that followed, highlighting its historical impact on progress and welfare.
Perfect Foot Measured Inchaii on "Beautiful Peet" welt
An Austrian professor asserts a perfect foot equals three times its greatest breadth and a length one seventh of the owner height. He cites a 10 inch tall person with a 10 inch foot as a model, while European beauty contest winners dispute the claim but the professor stands by his statements.
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Europe
English People Speak Differently From English Ladies
Miss Jo Wilder of Red Oak writes Frank Hall about English word usage and clothing terms. She notes English girls wear costumes instead of suits, shoes called boots, and slip-ons viewed as shoes. Americans use suspenders while Brits use braces, and cookies become biscuits. Coffee types differ. white coffee is boiled milk with coffee and sugar, and a pale coffee is made similarly.
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Jo Wilder
Red Oak
England
Frank Hall
Tel Oak
Moderate Weather Breaks Record and Constipation Tips
A frayed note cites state meteorologist C. J. Reel reporting December thirtieth saw a record cold snap with Des Moines at high and low extremes. The item prescribes three glasses of water before breakfast, plus glycerin and a saline compound named Aldevika to cleanse the bowels, claim relief from gas and stomach sourness in ten minutes and constipation in two hours.
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Qulitortia
Mordia
C. J. Reel
Madey
Hironghont
Andy Poupine
Thutsand
Salmilion
Amonwealth
Amusing Sign Prompts Laughs on San Fernando Street
A quirky sign outside a busy thoroughfare draws laughs as a passerby questions “Bolshievist chickens” and the vendor replies with a cryptic “Rioveslant Rees” in a clipped exchange that hints at local humor and misread text.
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San Fernando
Anya
Dias Angeles
Through Valley Local Timetable Presented By Railway
Eastward passenger No 4 arrives daily at 3113 AM with service to Spencer Des Moines Mason City Marquette Savanna Clinton. Passenger No 22 The Sigux Plyurt provides additional eastward routing through Ack Valley and to nearby towns per the local timetable.
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Spencer
Des Moines
Mason City
Marquette
Savanna
Clinton
Train Schedules and Tickets For Local Lines
Daily schedules list Wayfreight No 98 to Sanborn from Sheldon Spencer and Mason City with connections to Milwaukee Chicago and Wayfreight to Canton. Passenger No 11 The Lions River 8 53 A M daily runs Canton Sioux Falls Mitchell and North. Passenger No 3 Local to Mitchell and northbound at 7 2 P M No Sioux Falls connections. Train No 4 east requires advance ticketing and baggage check. G W Jacobs Agent, Phone 16.
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Sheldon
Spencer
Bes Moines
Mason City
Miltison
Milwaukee
Chicago
Wayfreight No
Satuday
Sanborn
Lions River
Canton
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Black Hills
G. W. Jacobs
Acme Dray Lime Draying Team Works with Vander Poel
Acme Dray Lime Draying and Team Work led by John Vander Poel, owner, delivers sand and gravel.
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ACME
John Vander Poel
Pioneer OKay Live Drawings and Team Work
Richard Sneller owner and Jake Vande Wezad manager guide a local business venture in 2024 emphasizing collaborative kit production and active community engagement. The project blends drawing and teamwork to build a cohesive operations plan.
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Okay Live
Richard Sneller
Jake Vande Wezad
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Rock Valley
Iowa
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