Washington Sees Record Summer Visitor Influx
Washington has broken all records this summer for visitors with travelers from across the country flocking to the capital. Hotels report full occupancy and many cannot accommodate all requests, while tour groups and individual tourists fill larger rooms than ever. Secretaries of trade organizations report hundreds of information inquiries about Washington and hotel accommodations from all parts of the country.
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Ashington
Washngton
Washington
al Ymrts
National Capital
Army Medical Department Faces Soaring War-Time Prices
The Army Medical Department struggles with severe price increases due to the European war. Quinine has jumped from 28 cents to about 4 dollars an ounce, with related shortages of drugs, disinfectants, and dyes. Admiral Caperton sought quinine for U S sailors in Dominican waters as supplies tighten.
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Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Amsterdam
Admiral Caperton
Catamand
Dominican
Caperton
Germany
New Justice Building Plans Announced For Washington
Plans for a new eight story Justice Department building at the northeast corner of Vermont Avenue and K Street NW were announced. The $300,900 four will include a large library and extensive office space with over 11,000 square feet per floor, two entrances, a central light well, and a vacuum cleaning plant.
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Byr Dptaep
Vermont Avenue
KX Street
Department of Justice
K Street
Meize
Smaallest
Washington
Exhibit of Snakes Draws Crowds and Fears at National Museum
The National Museum hosts a large display of snakes drawing mixed reactions from visitors. Some flee in fear while others linger, captivated by venomous species like the diamond rattler, whose six foot frame and robust body defy typical expectations.
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National Museum
Poe
Zelany
Ylph-Plernateblagk
Chile
Arizona
Middle West
Iowa Canning Season Expected Strong Across Fifty-Three Factories
Des Moines reports Iowa will open its canning season for four to six weeks with corn tomatoes and other vegetables processed by fifty three factories. In 1913 forty establishments produced 1.77 million dollars in goods employing 2828 people with 305914 in wages and 1.25 million in materials. plants are located in Atlantic Audubon Pelle Plaine Council Bluffs Davenport Cedar Rapids and more.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Stata Isbor Commissslomers
Atlantic
Audubon
Pelle Plaine
Burlington
Brighton
Cambridge
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Dexter
Dyersville
Dysart
Elon
Farmington
Forest City
Ft. Madison
Garrison
Glenwood
Gilman
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Grinnell
Guilenberg
Hamburg
Hampton
Marlan
Independence
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Keokuk
la Porte City
Marahalltown
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Montrose
Minden
Muscatine
Oskaloosa
Lake Mills
Red Oak
Rockwell City
Pella
Sandusky
Sue City
Shellsburg
Storm Lake
Voledo
Tipton
Tripoli
Waterloo
Waverly
Towa
Miinois
New University Buildings Planned at Iowa State
State University of Iowa plans progress on new campus buildings including a $350 000 library wing to be built of Belford stone costing about 100 000 located east of the law building with the first phase likely next. Site choices include the current botany and geology departments area west of the law building.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
State Board of Education
Law
Whitten
Belford
Fuiding
Nine French Soldiers Capture German Fort in Somme Offensive
French troops execute a daring assault on a German field fort in the Somme. Nine soldiers crawl through breaches and, aided by six comrades, seize the position after dangerous hand to hand action and explosive devices.
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Somme
Bi Mtehes
Iourderans
Brenehailiger
Teuleniuet
Tyro Seulgoanits
Tien
Lune
Beleving
Fragmented local note on unclear house and neighbors
The readable text shows a misspelled conversation about new neighbors and a dispute over a date or visit. It includes hints of a domestic scene with a wife raising her voice and a misheard plan. Overall, details are garbled with few coherent facts.
Denison Board Lets 43 Bridges and Culverts Contracts
At a supervisors meeting Crawford county contracts were awarded for forty three bridges and culverts with a total price of 47270.19 dollars. The board has set this year over 96000 dollars for bridges and culverts.
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Denison
Board of Supervisors
Crawford County
Des Moines Hosts New Farm Loan Board Hearing
Des Moines will host the new farm loan or rural credits board from August 27 to 29, hearing representations from Iowa cities including Stony City and Orange City. Ames and South Dakota stops follow. Wan Wilson, publicity agent, will arrange hearings.
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Des Moines
Farm Loan Or
Rural Credits Board
Iowa
Stony City
Orange City
Das
Moines
Ames
South Dakota
Ayfmenk Wilson
Wem
Wil
Joy Hearinga
Remedies for Pimples and Chiggers From 19th Century Ad Copy
The text promotes skin treatments for pimples using Cuth cura or Cutleura products with finger application and hot baths. It also mentions chigger bites requiring direct removal after exposure and suggests applying ammonia or antiseptics, sulfur compounds, or iodine tincture for relief.
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Lertndon
Ridiculous little gift bookmarker with tassel doll
A humorous note about a tiny bookmark gift for a young reader. The item features a wool tassel doll at each end, colored satin ribbon, and embroidery details. It suggests decorating with remaining silk or cotton and sending with a cheerful letter.
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Jandy
Extermination of Mosquitoes by Bats Spurs Policy Change
A report notes successful bat driven mosquito control leading to a policy halt on bat killings in a city with significant bat activity. The item contrasts bats versus mosquitoes and mentions a shift in stance amid regional debates about bat populations.
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Church
Lexus
Luis
Gotham
Jersey
Aviatian Language Missteps Translate to Classroom Chaos
In comic lines the students clash over progress with a punning exchange about being “head of the class” and a stumble provoking a fall and fouls as grievances rise in the quirky dialogue.
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Grone
Soupy Quips Stirred by New York Governor Story
A confused reminiscence recalls Charles I era governance and Stuyvesant interactions. An exchange turns on waiter's line about soup choices as Governor Hughes ponders civic appetite.
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New York
Amu
Oliver Crumsyoll
Wort Painter and Word Plant Er Bryon He Recalled
Fragmentary notes recall Bryon He as a Wort Painter and word planter with ties to Robert Ono or Onoi. Some lines question if he was a novelist and hint at name confusion with Wu palitad algns ia rocks.
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Bryon
Robert
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