Starvation in China Sparked by Government Watch Failures
A Spokane letter from Alice F. Corner recounts famine horrors in eastern China where 15 million rely on wheat and irrigation. It cites government neglect, canal blockages, and flood damage leading to widespread hunger, child deaths, and a poignant scene of parents begging relief amid ruined crops.
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Apokane
Wash
Starvaton
Spokane
China
America
Shanghai
Wiang Tsu
Kansas War on Breweries Plan to confiscate four beer plants
State Supreme Court acts on quo warranto petitions filed by Attorney General in Kansas aiming to seize control of four beer making plants. Actions target legality of breweries and seek state enforcement of prohibition era measures. Potential property confiscations reflect aggressive state stance against alcohol operations.
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Fred Jackson
Dick Bros. Quincy Brewing Company
Illinois
Fred Miller Brewing Company
Wisconsin
William J. Lemp Brewing Company
Missouri
M. K. Goetz Brewing Company
Short Talks by L T Cooper Promotes New Discovery
An advertisement extols Cooper's New Discovery as a cure for fatigue and constipation. It claims the product fixes the all worn out feeling by purging impurities and boosting liver and digestion. A Cincinnati reader named John Burger testifies that two bottles restored his energy and relieved symptoms.
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Cooper
John Burger
Hopkins St
Cincinnati
JAPTARS AT JAMESTOWN
Five hundred Japanese sailors from Tsukuba and Chitose visit the Jamestown exposition. They eagerly examine and handle government exhibits of guns swords and cutlasses despite guards and signs.
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Tsukuba
Chitose
Exposition Grounds
Norfolk
New York
Army and Navy
Electrifying the Rhine power station concession details
The San Francisco Chronicle reports Augst Wyhien hosts a major Rhine power plant. The concession pays the Swiss canton 13 124 dollars plus an annual tax of 17 254 dollars and will supply 5 200 horsepower at cost to canton authorities. Concessionaires commit 24 125 dollars toward a new Rhine bridge. Switzerland enforces water use payments to avoid monopoly.
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Rhine
San Francisco Chronicle
Augst-Wyhien
Switzerland
Wireless Atlantic Liners and the Niagara Power Dream
Sir Hugh Bell, new Iron and Steel Institute president, foretold in London that in a century ships could travel with little crew, powered by electricity generated at Niagara Falls and transmitted wirelessly across the Atlantic. He called the forecast bold but plausible given past scientific advances since 1807.
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Hugh Bell
Iron and Steel Institute
London
Niagara Falls
Atlantic
New York Sun
City male octet formed by local talent
A male octet of top local talent was organized Tuesday evening. The group was formed without an immediate purpose but aims to fulfill a long felt want. members include J. B. Carden as musical director, W. Roberts, Kurt Sherman, Frank Sage, Chas Hays, Merle Lytle, James Cunningham, with Kagar Brown as manager.
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J. B. Carden
W. Roberts
Kurt Sherman
Frank Sage
Chas Hays
Merle Lytle
James Cunningham
Kagar Brown
New Store Opens in Phoenix Hall Basemen Retail Stock
Fred Brazel, manager of Home Tea Co announces a new store located in the lower floor of Phoenix Hall with premium coffees teas spices and extracts. The shop invites city residents to visit and view the display of stock.
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Phoenix Hall
Fred Brazel
Mgr
Home Tea Co
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
A long standing remedy praised for three decades of use as a reliable treatment for stomach upsets. The preparation is made pleasant by being dissolved in water with a sweetened taste and is sold by Cook and Sherman.
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Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman
Excurison to Minneapolis on Iowa Central Ry Sale
Property sale in Washington county owned by the late General Hiram Scofield but offered by Wm Scofield of BH & W Scofield. Includes residences farms and wild land. Prices reasonable and office open daily. Also bakery supplies at Johnson’s.
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Washington County
Hiram Scofield
Premier Truant Percheron Stallion Stages Sixth Season
Truant's Premier, a black Percheron stallion owned by D. J. and D. M. Palmer, begins his sixth season at their barn one mile northeast of the city. The stallion is described as one of the county's best and most reliable breeders.
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D. J. Palmer
D. J
D. M. Palmer
Concert Notice and Horse Offers in Cedar Township
Silver Branch 41385 and Prince of Lakewood 21528 will stand for service at my residence in Cedar township along with a mammoth bred Jack. Terms see bills. 65 f,m tf D. Rittenhouse. Come and get your money's worth at the concert Tuesday evening May 21 at Presbyterian church.
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Prince of Lakewood
Cedar Township
Presbyterian Church
Humpty Dumpty pantomime heads to Graham May 9
The Graham hosts a family friendly pantomime starring John McDonald with a noted cast. A $1000 prize awaits anyone who can watch without laughing. A chorus of young women performs latest songs and dances with the Buster Brown feature. Magnificent scenery and effects promise a dreamlike stage.
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Graham May #9
John McDonald
Buster Brown
Buster Dog
Straw Hat's Wail: Brave Hoping for Spring Debut
A poetic voice laments leaving the shop to bow to spring duties as straw hats begin their annual fashion debut. The speaker recalls bright, hopeful days of sunlit blossoms and birds, fearing the coming exposure on the open road.
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Denison
Mor
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Egevmien A93
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J. A. Cunningham
Washington, Iowa
Japtars
Jamestown
T. B. Reed
Portland
Italy
Kennebec Journal
Tom Reed
Tamma Reed
Minneapolis ST. Paul
Iowa Central Ry
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Mother
Humpty
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Graham Opera House
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