Very Low Fares to California and Pacific Northwest
Rock Island Lines promotes affordable one way colonist tickets to California and Pacific Northwest from major midwestern cities with dining and Pullman comforts at about half price. Routes include Southern via El Paso or Scenic through Colorado and Salt Lake City with travel September 15 to October 15, 1911. Rates from Kansas City to California start at 95 dollars and vary by origin, with Pacific Northwest departures similarly discounted.
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Rock Island
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Moines
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Pace Cau
el Paso
Colorado Rockies
Salt Lake City
Rock Island Lines
California
Joseph
Council
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Rocksland
Moline
Minneapoli
Peoria
Pacific Northwest
The Best Plaster Sold With Liniment Remedy
A dampened flannel bound over affected parts using Clamber lain''s Liniment is claimed superior to a plaster and costs only a tenth as much. Sold by all dealers.
The Author Waits For His Chipmunk Thunderstorm
In Safe Deposit the magazine editor tells Pensnick Perrhyn Pensnolck that his essay The Behavior of Chipmunks In Thunderstorms will be kept for publication at the time of his death. The scene ends with an ad for Foley's Honey and War Compound priced at $8.
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Pensnick Percival Perrhyn Pensnolck
Easy-Going Ruler and a Humble Chinese Prince
German traveler Otto Ehlers recalls a laid back Chinese prince in the Laos states who leaves politics to his wife and signs papers without looking. The ruler’s throne sits in the palace kitchen so he can watch meals being prepared while receiving visitors, leaving his people notably content. Ehlers jokes this could fuel a new comic opera. Meritol Sore Throat Tablets from the American Drug and Press Association are praised for reliable results at 25 cents. Chamberlain's Tableta are recommended as a stomach medicine to cure biliousness, sold by dealers nationwide.
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Otto Ehlers
Laos
Siam
Tonguin
Mr. Eh
Meritol
American Drug and Presa Association
Decorah
Home Building and Loan Association Inc by Estherville
Notice of incorporation states The Home Building and Loan Association of Mothervilla Lown becomes a corporation. Articles outline name Estherville low principal office, capital stock 500000 in 500 shares, installment and fully paid stock with 8 percent dividend cap, and board of seven directors for three year terms. Procedures for election, governance, and dissolution described, with private stockholders’ liability shield and officers elected annually.
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Home Building and Loan Association of
Mothervilla
Lown
Henin Building and Loan Association of
Estherville
Low
Tow
Olisa
M@nybers
Angus
Soover
AUS
Selvet
Prof
Uon Army
T Lhe Association
J. W. Groves
G. Sauit LL
Notice of Will Probate in Iowa District Court
Notice of Proof of Will in State of Iowa Elliott County Fawn County Iowa district court shows Ole Olson Bukka last will and testament filed September date opened October date probate hearing set for October 11 in the term of the court at which all interested persons may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate Clerk Heffeleinger signs the notice dated September 1
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Ole Olson Bukka
Olson Bukka
Heffeleinger
Contemplative musings on life and advertising wisdom
A stream of aphorisms on virtue, vanity, and human quirks contrasts with a long defense of farm sale advertising. It praises newspaper ads as vital to reach distant buyers, arguing messaging matters more than cost and that well advertised auctions attract serious bidders.
Temperance Lecturer Cleared Over Five Dollar Bill
In the apartment of a temperance lecturer, a foul smell of alcohol led to scrutiny of inconsistencies. The lecturer claimed she only cleansed a new five dollar bill with alcohol to remove crackle, explaining the process as harmless and for documentation costs.
The Blushing Octopus Color Change Study
Harper's Weekly reports a marine study on the octopus that frequently changes color like a chameleon. Pigments in skin envelopes alter intensity as muscular fibers under nervous influence relax, producing a dark blush akin to blushing.
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Harper's Weekly
Homemade Perfume From Roots And Roses
Simple home recipe to scent a handkerchief: dissolve one half ounce of root in two ounces of alcohol in a four bottle container, add fresh rose petals, seal and shake daily for ten days, then apply a few drops to a handkerchief for a rose fragrance.
Mirrors In Decorations At The Sixteenth Seminary
Readable notes describe a mirror used at the seminary in full dress, oval about four by six inches, worn at the breast. The passage notes its presence or absence in ceremonial attire, reflecting 16th century styling.
Santa Monica to Police Beach Purity With Censor Detail
Plans propose special beach patrol officers to regulate modesty on the sands. They would enforce skirts for men's bathing suits and knee length women costumes, with powers to arrest for overly lurid conduct as the city moves to curb beach indecency.
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Santa Monica
Still a Woman. Tille Clinger’s stance on marriage proposal
Tille Clinger explains she is strong willed and self governed yet restrained in praise. She says she would likely fall to her knees in gratitude if a rich widower proposed, and she would thank the Lord for the mercy.
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Tille Clinger
Teeth Whitening Tip With Peroxide And Salt
The chemical action of hydrogen peroxide on gold teeth causes an unpleasant taste, but this can be neutralized by salt added to the liquid. Its whitening properties are reported as excellent.
Potatoes Stir Dinner Courtesy in Vermont Visit
A Boston man visiting Vermont dines with a friend who has political ambitions. Upon entering, the woman of the house remarks to the hired girl to move two large potatoes to the cellar and fetch three small ones, revealing a frugal household moment.
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Boston
Vermont
In Praise of Poetry by C. Mi Crothers
A brief reflection arguing that poetry should be valued for beauty not treated as harder prose. The old hymn line about religion applying to poetry is cited to counter the distaste born of dull commentary.
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C. Mi Crothers
Public Endorsements for Neal Cure Highlight Medical Claim
Prominent figures from Mason City Iowa and Des Moines Iowa praise a so called Neal Cure for a tobacco related affliction. Ex governor William Terratee and others attest to observed improvements, urging afflicted readers to seek personal investigation and consider the treatment.
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Alon
wratin @ Sherwin
Mason City
Lowa
Middle West
Supreme Court of Laws
Tam
Rani
Doe
Seer Lewis
William Terratee
Baiheu
Neal Bust
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Soper
Allen & Alexander
Mare
Hmmet County
Ratherville
Iowa
Albert H. Nash
Onlue
Grant Blook Ver Wagle Clothing Store
M. E. Wilson
Taylor's Hardware
D. S
Central
Officeo Or
Lows Savings Bank
Ea Pei
L. Polinteer
Foley
H. Williams
State of Iowa
Eyarer County
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Kinanet County
Fawn
Cupid Atrings
the Beau
France
Hades
Duluth
Adam
Heaven
Mother Earth
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Gredland
Graettinger Tinies
the Bank
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Supreme Court
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