Starving Russians Petition Highlights Famine Plight
A translated petition from famine sufferers in Russia outlines dire hunger across 20 million peasants. It urges aid through the Russian Famine Relief Committee in New York, detailing exhausted means, sold property, and plea for bread and potatoes for children and cold women. Contributions support life-saving relief, with specific fund impacts quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia
Russian Famine Relief Committee
Hast Lch Street
Zemstvo
Samara
Peter
East 15Th Street
New York City
Samuel J. Barrows
Morton Trust Company
Brin ton Show Tickets Advance Sale at Opera House
Local notes report advance ticketing for Brin ton show Saturday with all seats sold prior to the event. Admission 10 15 and 25 cents and the Vienna bakery advertises cheap pies and bread for students. Mrs Mary McCoy travels from Iowa City to Crawfordsville after her daughter underwent surgery and a Claremont reader praises Valeys Kidney Cure sold by druggists.
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Vienna
Johnson's
S. E. Ball Park
Opera House
Mary McCoy
Crawfordsville
Iowa City
Orris
Joyce
Sullivan St
Claremont
N. H
Valey
Local Butcher Promises Top Quality Meats and Sausages
A storefront ad touts the best meats including beef pork veal mutton sausages hams bacon pickles and luncheon goods. The vendor pledges high quality and satisfaction for every customer.
B. P. S. Paint Promotes Honest Mix and Quality
B. P. S. Paint is an honest mixture of common ingredients used by skilled painters. It highlights hand mixing versus machine mixing, claiming superior covering capacity and durability from perfect formula and thorough grinding. The ad stresses honesty in quality, measurement, and price.
Rich Relations and a Penny Bank Note Error of 1828
A Bank of England penny note entered circulation by mistake in 1828 and, after years of error, was eventually redeemed for zero pounds. The discussion uses the line rich relative to others to illustrate social money.
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Bank of England
Excursion to Twin Cities by Iowa Central Ry
The Iowa Central Railway announces a popular excursion to Minneapolis and St Paul on Saturday May 18. The train departs Brighton at 9 19 p m and reaches Minneapolis at 8 25 a m and St Paul at 9 00 a m Sunday. Return valid on any train until No 6 leaving St Paul 7 25 p m and Minneapolis 8 00 p m Tuesday May 21. Round trip fare four dollars. See flyers or contact agents for details.
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Iowa Central Ry
Minneapolis-St. Paul
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House of Kuppenheimer
Chicago
East Side Square
Basil Cuerkassoff
Washington County
Johnson’s Bakery
Kovyal Market
RK. Stuart & Sons
P.O
Cook & Sherman
Chas. Hays
Southwest Corner Square
Twin Cities
Jamestown
America
Europe
Hampton Roads
Norfolk, Va
Rock Island
H. W. Russell
Agent Rock Island Lines
Washington
Iowa
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