State Railroad Rates Case and Public Works Contracts
Iowa and Missouri rate disputes loom as Judge Sanborn's ruling on intrastate versus interstate rates shapes potential reductions. Missouri and Minnesota cases hinge on whether state commissions may lower local fares that affect interstate pricing. State fair contracts authorize steel work for a new machinery hall while Panama exposition study funds are debated.
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United States Alpreria
Atiatate
Missouri
Aiés
Minnesota
Sanborn
Wweeka
Railway Commission
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Iowa Commission
Iowa Commisssion
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McPherson
State Fair Board
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Dea Molheste
Iowa News Roundup: rail, serums, crops and politics
A mishmash of Iowa items shows bootlegging talk, potential serum factory moves near the state fairgrounds, and state rail service changes. Legislation and court actions touch on drug sales limits, bankruptcy filings, and political figures like Senator D C Chass in Hamilton and Wright counties.
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Webakie Chey
Hamilton
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Wright
Ergl’ Assembly
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Fragmented 19th Century Fragments and Odd Pronouncements
A garbled OCR style collage presents scattered phrases and names such as Mee Winslow Byrass Jorohtiaran and The Sphinx propounded. It includes stray lines about shoes PurEr and shaken power, plus coinages and non sequiturs. The piece reads as a perplexing lithograph of text.
Unscrupulous Patent Remedies Promised in Fragment Ad
A garbled 19th century style ad touts a one ounce dose of Ag 7 dissolved in water to treat cholera and bowel trouble. It mocks a financially minded foe and hints at quack wealth with phrases about brains and money.
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Old England
Ous Dolsover
Amblavous Oblight Shopman Exchange
A brief dialogue shows a shopman offering to pend a purchase to a lady who has bought two pounds of butter, and the lady declining as too heavy. The scene conveys a casual market interaction with polite exchanges.
Antique Muge and the Main Street Shop
In a rustic chat the antique mug collector asks about prices and locations. Uncle Jason recalls the place on Main Street where Spruceby’s shop and Grandad Wheatley and Pap Simmons are seen. The dialogue hints at a shop with the oldest mugs in the country.
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Grandad Wheatley
Pap Simmons Ata
Defiance Starch Promoted for Better Fabric Finish
A 1910s advertising blurb touts Defiance Starch as the solution for stiffening textiles with less paste and stronger results. It claims less visible residue, improved appearance, and longer wear compared to rival brands.
Comedian’s Dinner Gossip Sparks Talk of Money Marriages
A jumbled New York dinner tale discusses a wealthy wife and a penniless spouse seeking remarriage for money. The exchange touches on social pretenses, with humorous digs about fortune and affection, and includes quips about attached wives and matching fortunes.
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E. Dixey
New York
Tan
Fragmented OCR notes on religious talk and rural life
The text appears as garbled OCR with dialogue about Sabbaty sessions and farm life. It references a lordly figure, a dusty ground, and a resilient man who keeps faith, with a Cleveland Leader mention and scattered phrases.
Fragmented Bits and Phrases Across a Curious Page
A jumble of 1920s style prose quotes and misread lines features a child Dorothy Ulhnae and her mother on a city street. The text drifts through theology, slang origins of kick the bucket, a laments on lost faith, and a stray note about a theater visit and a telephone worker. The piece reads like a collage of captions and reflections from a Cleveland Leader page.
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Dorothy Ulhnae
B. Eightyfourth Street
Perso
Dorothy
Cleveland
Very Much Attached Swenson-Why Do You Slaye Hear Nalip
The text describes awkward courtship pressures and expectations. It mentions a man named Bendou or Swenson and a girl torn between love and social rules. The tone suggests conflicted promises of marriage amid perceived impractical beliefs.
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Swenson
Nalip
Uched
Local Color News Teases Odd Rounderat Add Memoir
A fragmented passage notes sixteen ditered women with fat breni af propilze and mentions annual outs of another Investomtqa. The obscure terms imply an eccentric local feature and potential biographical referent, though specifics are unclear.
Food as Brain Nourishment Promoted by Grape-Nuts Claim
An article argues that brain strength comes from rebuilding materials in food, attributing it to Phosphate of Potash and other minerals found in Grape-Nuts. It cites Dr Geo W Carey on inorganic components aiding gray matter and nerve function, urging diets rich in these minerals for mental clarity and digestion.
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Geo. W. Carey
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Gary
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