Railroad Homeseekers Excursions Offer Half-Price Tickets
Railroad news promotes half-price Homeseekers Excursion tickets to Nebraska Wyoming Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon with sale dates March 17 April 7 21 May 5 19 June 2 14. California trips say very cheap tickets on sale until June 20. Pullman Fourist sleeping cars to Los Angeles and weekly conducted excursions. Also ads a Nebraska book with map and a Colorado book 72 pages illustrated, priced 6 cents plus postage, inviting a Colorado vacation next summer.
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Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
Los Angeles
Colorado
Iowa Central rail passes to western states and California
Iowa Central Railway reopens homeseekers passes to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and other western areas. Fare is one fare plus 2.00 round trip, valid 21 days from sale on first and third Tuesdays in April May June 1905. Further details from A B Cutts G P & T A Minneapolis. May 18.
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Iowa Central Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washinon
Oregon
Iowa Central
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minn
Presbyterian
Iowa Central A. ER
Brighton
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Minn
Colonist Excursions to the West Offer Low One Way Tickets
The Town Central Railway sells special one way Colonist Excursion tickets at very low rates through June 15. Planned routes include California Washington Oregon Montana Idaho Arizona and other points. Inquiries should go to local agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis.
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Town Central Railway
Calfornia
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Arizona
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Estimated fruit crop damage across state reported by Horticultural Society
Wesley Greene, secretary of the State Horticultural Society, quotes preliminary damage estimates from observations and reports. Apples 10–15 percent, peaches 25–50 percent, cherries 25–60 percent, pears 60 percent, grapes 10 percent, gooseberries currants 33 percent, and berries 33 percent. Also notes a Fourth room Wallace building class picnic at Box Springs with Miss Hermina Klass.
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Wesley Greene
State Horticultural Society
Greene
Wallace Building
Hermina Klass
Box Springs
Local Basketball at Armory D Draws Crowds Tonight
Local column notes a basketball game at Armory D at eight o clock and lists residents visiting the city for the occasion. Several Crawfordsville visitors, social events at Presbyterian and M B churches, and petty town news fill the page with community life and a playful charity street canvass by costumed performers.
Tracklaying crews head to Haskins and town notes
May 6 item roundup reports Milwaukee tracklayers reaching Haskins with 110 workers. Haskins becomes HQ until Washington progress. Local residents visit, move, or join, including Pratik Bhebeb, Anton Kallous, Maria Hill, EB K Anna s, and Sheriff Hofer family. Reverend Braver fills and resumes pulpit duties. Hotel welcomes 15 guests. local officials visit.
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Milwaukee
Haskins
Washington
Braver
Reynolds
Longwell
Wood
Win Smouse
EB. K. Annas
Riverside
Painter
Haskins Hotel
Women and friends attend weddings and gatherings heading west
May 7 notes Miss Lucy Mauthe traveling to Waukegan for a wedding of Miss Mable Nash. Mr Leigh Stewart visits relatives in Washington. A group of young ladies enjoys a game night at Miss Celia Warner’s home. Mr and Mrs R G Coffman relocate to Sigourney as he joins Keokuk County News.
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Archie Hout
Crawfordsville
Edith Young
Frank Peterson
Crawfordsille
Arthur Chalmers
Havre
Harry
John McCall
Marion O'Loughlin
Alf Chilcote
W. D. Shearer
Main Creek
Claud Eisley
Coppock
Etha Steck
Ottumwa
Lucy Mauthe
Waukegan
Mable Nash
Leigh Stewart
Washington
Celia Warner
R. G. Coffman
Sigourney
Coffman
Keokuk County
Ella Reister
Grey Hise
East Second Street
J. A. Giblson
Chicago
M. Bicher
Les Moines
Lily Morris
Civic Hotel
Keith Fox
K. G. Fox
J. H. Stewart
Essie Harper
Henry Bovee
Doctor Delivers Cure with Electric Bitters Claim
Dr. T. G. Merritt of No Mehoopany Pa reports a life saving use of Electric Bitters for a stomach ulcer caused hemorrhage. He notes rapid improvement and 14 months without another attack. The remedy is guaranteed for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles available at Stewart's Pharmacy for 50 cents.
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T. G. Merritt
No. Mehoopany, Pa
Stewart's Pharmacy
Puzzling Riddle on Speller’s Dilemma Ends in Sioux Eye
A verbose verse presents a wordplay riddle about spelling Su from letters Sandan Iandan O U with X at end and E Y E forming one. It then clues a harsher line about Sandan I G HED producing cide and ends with a grim pun about suicide and the final dash X.
Special Low Rate Settlers Excursions Offered
The Iowa Central Ry offers special one way settlers excursion tickets on May 5 and May 12 for travelers to Minnesota North and South Dakota and Manitoba. Apply to local agents or contact A. B. Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota for details.
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Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Manitoba
Iowa Central Ry
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Little maid's complaint over tea jealousy on train
A New York Mail and Express item recalls Bishop Potter sharing tea with companions on a western train. A five year old girl eyes the amber tea while her milk cup remains untouched, uttering a clipped mispronounced remark about wanting tea.
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New York Mail and Express
Potter
Medals To Be Awarded At Tonight's Basketball Game
The medals will be awarded during this evening's basketball contest. Attend to witness the ceremony and supporting matchup.
Leesville man saved by Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption
In Leesville Indiana W H Brown, expected to die, survived after using Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. He praises immediate relief from asthma and a complete cure followed by cures of consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip. Druggist Stewart offers it at 1.00 with trial bottles free.
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Leesville
Ind
W. H. Brown
Stewart
Lucheon
New York Herald
Old School House and Moving Stories Told
A battered rural school house evokes memories of war, neglect, and a child’s grief as a girl lingers while others depart. The scene contrasts with later notes of local news detailing Fairfield mayoral events and Easter cleaning day plans. Local residents, visitors, and a company band plan travel to Crawfordsville for a concert.
Origin of Speculative Theater Ticket Market by Dumas
A New York Herald piece traces the rise of theater ticket speculation to the barber Por cher who bought and sold Dumas tickets for cash. The anecdote links similar deals to other authors, noting Por cher's wealth from daily ticket barters while excerpts describe a lavish luncheon and costly meals for staff and lovers.
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Duras
Paris
Porcher
Damas
Dumas
Pareher
Suimas
Poreher
Judge returns from abroad to praise and a rival’s boast
The judge recalls homecoming festivities after three years abroad. A village cooper interrupts with prideful news that he now runs a two journeymen operation turning fifty barrels weekly, challenging the judge and claiming local leadership in Higgins’ rise.
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Cooper
Europe
John Y. Higgins
Detroit Free Press
Not All Visitors Are Ignorant of the Farmer Surroundings
Browning's Magazine offers a farmyard vignette. Palmer Wilkins teases a city boarder who teases back about haycocks and cord tying. The boarder claims he was tying a knot in a cord of wood while Wilkins questions the hired man about milking cows.
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Browning
Waal
Palmer Wilkins
Wilkins
Colds and illnesses dominate local notices and remedies
Local items report widespread colds and illnesses with remedies like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cited by Joseph D. Williams of McDuff Va. Also note illneses at East Second street homes, malarial fever, typhoid cases, and a deathbed situation for Peter Keister. Additional society notes cover visits, travel, and shopping.
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Joseph D. Williams
McDuff
Lawrippe
Chamberlain
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
The New Cure For Colds Bromo-Lax Ad
An early 20th century ad touts Bromo-Lax as the new safe cold remedy with no quinine calomel or head stuffiness. It claims quick relief and notes it is sold by all druggists at 25 cents per box.
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All Newspealers
Munn & Co Serarssu
New York
Washington, T
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