Iowa short course plan eyed to boost farms and population
A movement backed by Des Moines and Ames advocates expanding agricultural extension work. They argue annual funding could rise from 32000 to 100000, expanding short courses, on farm trials, and county extension offices to lift yields, reduce farm size, and curb rural migration.
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Dale Moines
Ames
Hedds
Des Moines
James Atkinson
Homestead
Keller Bell
Farmers' Cooperative Produce Company
Charles Clark
The
Register and
Farmer
John Simpson
B. T. Meridith
Jecessful Parfiing
Commtee
Botsford
Western Grain Growers Association
Towa League of Commercial Clubs
Towa Corn Growers’ Association
Towa Bankers' Club
Iowa Small Grain Association
Industrial Dapartmoents
Iowa
FP. G. Holden
Titingls
Wisconsin
Angel
Extensions Department
Oynty
Meritt Green
Marshall County
Fred McCulloch
Iowa County
Thia
Towa
Doent Et Ames
Fsa
An &H
Sterte
Denmark
Henry Wallace
Holden
Geveral
Curtis
Agricultural College
Hink
Gows
Ingg
Iss
Zen
Aaron Dt Megua
Feroig
Mary
Ala Mourha Tg
Derineng Properties
Reo Ce
Fragmented tale from old New York Tribune clipping
A garbled passage describes a man with health concerns and medical examination. The text references a doctor, a patient named Rosenbe, a lump, and a reveal of cash including $400 in American bank notes and $22,000 intended to buy an apple orchard in Oregon.
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Roth
Banburg
Kalsorin
Aumi Blevit
Foria
Hmatlér
Asric
Pottty
Rosenbe
Niall
Bo Fog
Oregon
New York’ Tribune
Why He Laughed Miss Mattie and the Guest of Distinction
A short anecdote from Lippincott's Magazine describes Miss Mattie’s hospitality toward Mr. Firman. Tillie the maid relays Miss Mattie's message offering a bath and water, provoking Mr. Firman to laugh loudly, while Tillie recalls only her partial report of the exchange.
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Mattie
Tillie
Luppincott's
Where He Was Queer Lady and the Whitewash Exchange
A colored elder describes a humorous encounter about whitewashing a chicken house in town. The new resident asks who is best at whitewashing, and the reply praises Ale Hell as a skilled whitewasher while noting an odd focus on the chicken house.
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Tinele Jacob
Mack's National Monthly
Fost
Europe
Make Up Your Mind on Contentment and Hope
A reflective verse urges acceptance of one’s lot and optimism. It suggests misfortune cannot erase happiness found in human hearts and enduring loves as years pass, revealing sunny dreams amid aging.
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Optimiata Pgme
Gay Ag
Fractured OCR Snippet Reveals Cryptic Dialog
A garbled OCR passage shows jumbled phrases and names like Gomtin and De ie op, mixing stray quotes and unclear identifiers. Readable parts mention a city, a self-made ogre, and vague dialogue without coherent context.
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Yuthantes
Jean Bee
Rich Indian Lands and Wealth Across Indiana Territory
Readable text notes Indian lands in Indiana with vast timber and mineral wealth. It cites lands valued in millions, timber resources, and agricultural assets supporting hundreds of thousands of livestock and revenue figures cited for tribes. Mentions asphalt deposits and horse and cattle feed.
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United States
Indiana
Lexsees
Vari
Ponts
Tornes
Slang for Her Waitresses and a Crafty Young Man Scene
A busy lunchroom scene features slang and confusion as a young man uses a coded phrase to order. The waitress retorts with exasperation, noting his deception and that plain English is now expected in restaurants.
Berlin Forms League of Politeness For Better Manners
Berlin forms the League of Politeness led by Traulein Cecelia Mayer inspired by a Rome group. The Berlin branch adopts the Italian motto Bro gentilezza and will award a small medal to promote courteous conduct and curb bad temper among residents.
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League of Politeness
League of Politenese
Berlin
Traulein Cecelia Mayer
Rome
Berlin League
Graveyard Order Bans Ordinary Interments at St Giles Churchyard
In the Gazette a council order forbids ordinary interments in St Giles Churchyard Buckinghamshire noting the site linked to Gray’s Elegy in a Country Churchyard. The old painful spot remembered as forefathers’ graves is thus subject to this new restriction.
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Gray
St Giles
Stoke Pages
Buckinghamshire
Fragmentary Echoes: Irregular Voices From a Murky Page
Disjointed OCR text blends religious reflections, anecdotes, and a medical joke as it drifts through references to Georgia, Mohammed, prophets, and a humorous quip about doctors. The fragmentary prose lacks a clear narrative or coherent event.
Hard on the Mare in a Cumberland Bar Door
Patrons dodge a ramming door incident as a horse stalls near a Cumberland bar. The repeated banging draws attention and a bystander comments on the mare’s behavior and local reactions to the disruption.
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Cumberland Ie
Htvs
Snecesa Magazine
Bernhardt Doubts Pleasing Youth After New York Arrival
The star replies to a compliment on her looks by crediting God and work, calls herself a ger t grand mother, and jokes about exaggerations. A nurse guides a boy away from an automobile crash as reporters note crowds and incidents in Paris-like boulevards.
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New York
Munia
Sara Bernhardt
Reinhardt
Gid
Ike
Furthar
Fragmentary Notes on Staining Glass and Mysterious Anger
Fragmentary dialogue and observations from a magazine page touch on temper, art glass methods, and a narrator recalling a tense scene. It references a new staining process for stained glass and ornamental panels, Venetian and Phoenician glasswork, and a dramatic domestic moment amid reflections on jealousy and creative technique.
Conversational Soprano Reflections in Classic Texts
The fragment reflects a discussion on a youthful group boarding a train in an industrial city, described as loudly conversing and sharing daguerreotypes while seated. It contrasts such scenes with old moral expectations and contemplates the sweetness of voices and artistic aspiration beyond temptation. The passage ends with a personal quotation about honesty and fear.
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Cate
Wes
Holmes
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