Congress Debates Elkins Bill and Interstate Rates
Washington dispatch reports the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee unanimously backs the Elkins measure with major provisions removed, creating a possible extraordinary session to tackle treaties. The bill faces competition with the Littlefield version over publicity and rate fixing.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Elkins
Love and honesty in marriage words from papers
Dialogue notes a wife asking if love has changed since marriage and a husband replying he loves more now and won’t lie. The Boston Transcript and Saturday Evening Post quote frame the exchange as a row of public letters about romance and perception.
Washington Iowa Funds Bonds For Electric Light Debt
A city council meeting approved issuing twelve thousand dollars in bonds to cover electric light indebtedness. Warrants paid were issued earlier and more warrants issued to settle the electric bills. Bonds will be delivered to the city treasurer and used only to discharge warrant indebtedness, with interest to be paid in New York Exchange.
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Honda
City Treas
F. H. Smith
Davenport
Butterfield
City of
Washington
Iowa
Washington Iowa Funding Bonds Signed to Refinance Warrants
City of Washington Iowa authorizes funding bonds totaling 12000 to refinance outstanding warrants. Bonds comprise twelve $1000 units dated January 30 1905 at four percent interest, payable semi annually in New York exchange, with coupons attached and principal due from April to October.
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City of
Washington
Iowa
A.D. Te
County of
State of
New York Exchange
United States OF America
State OF Iowa
County OF Washington
City of Washington
Warner Comedy Co. Tonight: The Diamond Thief Screening
The Warner Comedy Company presents The Diamond Thief tonight with showtimes and ticket prices ranging from 25e to 35e. Audience is invited to enjoy a light comedy feature.
Warner Comedy Co Opens Season Finale The Diamond Thief
The Warner Comedy Company presents tonight closing performance The Diamond Thief in town. Prices and show details available at the box office.
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Warner Comedy Company
Prices Media
Tiny London Padlock and Chain Weighs a Flea
An Elizabethan blacksmith Mark Scarliot created a minute padlock of eleven steel iron and brass pieces with a key. A gold chain of forty three links joined the lock and key and was worn around a tea flea. The entire assemble weighed about two and a half grains.
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London
Elizabeth Mark Scarliot
Peanut Brittle Recipe From Old Time Cookbook
A historic kitchen instruction explains making brittle by boiling brown sugar molasses and water to hard ball, adding peanuts and butter, then soda and cooling on marble. It notes removing peanut skins by boiling and blanching as with almonds.
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New Orleans
Property Transfers Across Washington County 1903
A long list of real estate transfers in Washington County dated 1903 covers numerous deeds. Names include Schuyler W. Livingston, A. W. Cherryhomiles, John Smeltzer, Db. M. Denison, Winfield Smouse, Leonard Smouse, EB. C. Patton, J. M. Stevenson, Andreas Kessel, Mary E. Thompson, W. A. Godlove, Hannah Berry, Christian Church Wellman trustees, and several banks. Properties span Washington, Kalona, Brighton, Crawfordsville, Wellman, Lime Creek, English River, and Crawfordtown areas with amounts ranging from a few hundred to over ten thousand dollars. Transactions include 1 to 4 lot transfers, 3 acre parcels, and multiple tracts, with sheriff and guardian filings noted.
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Schuyler W. Livingston
A. W. Cherryhomiles
Washington
Chas. B. Dawson
Theo
Frederick
Kalona
John Smeltzer
M. Denison
W. Pf. Moothart
M. J. Mootharty
Winfield Smouse
Henry Ti. Rathmell
FL. Sims
Frank Navy
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
One hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case. Places and names cited include West & Troax and Walding Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists in Toledo Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle with testimonials offered.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Property transfers list with quit claims and tracts
A sequence of land transfer entries across multiple counties listing parties such as Rudolph Turner J L Coppock John Pavek Lula Coe George H Casper W Behkhardt Joseph Marek Eliza Pickens D D Belding Johanna Miller and others. Tracts range from 0 to 784 acres including 4 30 and 40 acre parcels with counties Lime Creek English River Marion Highland Highland Crawford Oregon and Iowa. Indicator values include quit claim and standard transfers with amounts like 81500 4700 3000 860 and 8500.
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Lime Creek
Anta Pollard
John Pritchard
Oregon
Rudolph Turner
J. L
Mary Coppock
Marion
John Pavek
J. C. Lasek
Higlish River
Lula Coe
F. A. Skubal
Iowa
George H. Casper
Charles Kallaus
Jackson
W. Behkhardt
G. W. Klock
Enteger
Joseph Marek
Frank Marek
English River
George W. Newdigate
Eliza P. Pickens
Marion Two
D. D. Belding
C. C W Enger
Henry Co
Johanna C. Miller
Henry Walters
Highland Two
Wm. A. Downing
Henry Mentz
Gi. W. Klockenteger
Charles ¥. Eckhardt
Discovery promises longer life from King's New Discovery
Editor O H Downey of Churubusco Indiana touts Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption as the infallible remedy for coughs colds and grip claiming instant relief and certain cure. Stewart's Pharmacy offers guaranteed bottles of 50c and 1.00 with free trial bottles.
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O. H. Downey
Churubusco
Ind
AKoran Access Trick in Stamboul Bookshops
A Washington Post excerpt describes Koran copy sales in dark Stamboul alleys where Persian Arab and Turkish shopkeepers trade religious texts. Foreign buyers pretend reverence to obtain a copy and then negotiate payment while avoiding mention of the pocketed book.
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Stamboul
Stambeu
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