Winter weather echoes 1857 in Iowa reports
The Muscatine Journal notes a winter milder than typical, with Cedar Rapids and Des Moines papers arguing climate cycles persist. Iowa’s weather remains variable, some winters colder or milder, while overall patterns mirror past decades. The Des Moines Gas company paid 4,386.84 into the city treasury from a 4.7 cent tax on gross earnings, the largest public service return yet.
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Muscatina
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cetar Rapids
Des Moines
Tha
The Drain Upon the Forests and Timber Supply
Article studies U S timber depletion showing shifts in state output from 1880 to 1906, noting Michigan and others losing share while the South and West rise. It cites a total use near 100 billion board feet yearly and argues demand outpaces growth, urging careful forest management and referencing Circular 129 from the Forest Service. It also briefly notes political items including Bryan's southward tour and Rhode Island Senate election prospects.
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Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New York
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Yousana
Washington
United States
Londlana
Warshington
Bureau of the Cengus
The
Forest Service
Forester
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Republican State Convention Calls Graft for Iowa Delegates
Republicans of Iowa schedule a Des Moines meeting on March 18, 1908 to elect four delegates and four alternates to the national convention in Chicago. Officials note 989 delegates total and outline district caucuses and representation by county plus vote counts from the 1906 election. James K. Vardaman and others are named in broader political chatter among states.
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Edward Thayer
Texas
Republican State Central Committee of Texas
United States Supreme Court
Thayer
Civil Service
Iowa
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Des Moines
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Chicago
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Oita
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Aame
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Cummins
W. I. Noel
Mississippi
J. Frantiin Fort
New Jersey
Heaven Years of Proof claims on Dr Kirig remedy
A fragmentary ad style claim touts seven years of proof that Dr Kirig's new discovery cures coughs colds and lung diseases. The garbled text names W. V. Manty and Banama Mo as part of the alleged endorsement while referencing a world context.
Notable 17th to 19th Century Dates Highlighted
A compact dated history list marks key events from 1699 to 1900s, noting Edmund Spencer’s death, Louis XIV declaring war on England, France recognizing U S independence, Corunna battle, a Supreme Court ruling on the Legal Tender Act, an Andijan earthquake death toll, and Marshall Weld’s death. It also recalls Ian Hamilton’s birth and varied service, plus a long, ad‑heavy insert urging Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds with medicine details and local store mentions.
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Louis XIV
France
England
United States
Battle of
Corunna
U. S. Supreme Court
Andijan
Russian Turkey
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Coaster Special Elopes Startled Town Thrills Rail Line
Joyce Waring flees with Dick Torrington aboard a cutter pulled by a runaway horse to elope before the Kingstown train. A snowball disrupts pursuit, the hill descent tests their nerve, and townsfolk cheer as the plan unfolds, with Hiram Waring mounting a wary pursuit.
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Joyce Waring
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Busby
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Waring
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Gange
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Ned Burns
Codster
Cutter Express
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Eing
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Johnny's misheard Sunday sermon quip becomes church tale
A Chicago Tribune item recounts Little Johnny sent to church with a memory test. He retorts the text as Dont be Afraid, youll get the quilt. The misunderstanding resolves when a pastor clarifies the real line Féay not, the comforter will come.
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Chicago Tribune
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