Knoxville Farm Breaks Crop Records at State Institute
A Des Moines report shows the Knoxville state inebriate asylum farm produced a record corn crop this year. Yields averaged 102.6 and 98.69 bushels per acre on two fields, with thousands of bushels total. inmates raised 2500 bushels of potatoes. A contract for electrical equipment for a brick plant at Knoxville was awarded to boost inmate employment.
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Moines
Knoxville
State Institution
Board State
Keokuk Paper Seeks Purchase by Chicago Buyer
An option filed with the Lee county recorder gives James J. West of Chicago the right to buy the Keokuk Constitution-Democrat for 65 000 if paid by January 1. The paper at press time is an evening edition.
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Keokuk, la
Lee County Recorder
James J. West
Chicago
Keokuk Constitution-Democrat
Tent Owned by Florence A. Warwick
A tent is owned by Mrs. Florence A. Warwick. The itemized note identifies ownership and points to a possible sale or transfer context in the period listing.
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Florence A. Warwick
Vanderbilt Receives Large Share of Vanderbilt Fortune
New York reports Alfred G. Vanderbilt, 35, inherits half of the estate under Cornelius Vanderbilt's will. The fortune, split with Alfred at thirty five, follows a famed primogeniture modification granting him future control of the bulk of the wealth. The will’s seventeenth provision details trust provisions and net incomes until Alfred reaches age thirty five.
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Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius, Jr
Alfred G
How the Electoral Vote Is Cast Through History
The article explains the term electoral college, state control over elector selection, and the evolution of choosing electors. It notes constitutional aims to keep electors apolitical, historical methods by state legislatures, the shift to general ticket voting, and how certificates are transmitted to the U.S. Senate and government.
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Congress
Bull Moose Organization
Supreme Court
Kansas
New York
Becker
Colorado
South Carolina
Senate
House of Representatives
Michigan
United States
United States District Court
United States Senate
Hancock
Massachusetts
House
Wisconsin
Georgia
Virginia
Patrick Henry
John Adams
Washington
Adams
Clinton
Winter joys and flyless winters and electoral college musings
A whimsical opening laments winter’s approach and a child Willie chasing flies instead of play. The piece shifts to a discussion of the electoral college, its powers, potential reforms, and historical examples, noting resignations and party ties. An advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets ends the note.
Balkan Situation Interests Europe
London reports the Balkan crisis drawing intense attention in England with Bulgarians and Servians abroad ready to serve, while King Nicholas of Montenegro pursues action. Britain also plans a Sarah Bernhardt birthday tribute, and French leaders discuss retirement and public works safety reforms amid autoist concerns.
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London
Berlin
Turkey
Balkan
England
Nicholas
Montenegro
Telephone Nervousness Debate Splits Berlin Court
A Berlin attorney clashed with the Post Office over telephone service. He sought restoration after delays and insults to the operator. Dr. Strauch testified the ailment is serious and can trigger insanity in excitable patients, prompting the court to adjourn for further evidence.
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Cialist
Berlin
Post Office
Post Office Department
Strauch
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praise
Mrs Venxa Wises of Plattsburg Mississippi says Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her nervous troubles and indigestion, helping her have a healthy baby after a prior stillbirth. The ad appeals to readers about restoring fertility and happiness through the remedy.
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Plattsburg, Miss
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pickham
Venxa Wises
BR. F. D. No
Plattsburg
Miss
Lydia E. Pinkhaim
Ts Vice
Confi
Nobby Shapes for Young Men at Fall and Winter Caps
The advertisement highlights sedate shapes for conservative dress and notes the fall and winter caps present distanced fine patterns and splendid shapes. It claims the largest selection ever and invites shoppers to view anytime.
Vast Patent Office Shelf Aims Around the World
A boast in a Washington patent office note claims the combined documents stored there, if linked end to end, would form a strip long enough to circle the Earth three times. The figure underscores the bureau's vast catalog and the scale of intellectual property.
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Patent Office
Washington
Women Praise Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets
Women of refinement commend Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a safe reliable medicine for all life stages from girlhood to old age. Sold everywhere at 25 cents a box.
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Chamberlain
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State Board of Control At
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Iowa
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Poe
Dickens
Doubledeckers
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Missouri
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Europe
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Mme
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Sarah
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Britain
Leinster
Ireland
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Francis Bigger
Belfast
Dr. Strauch
Mrs. Wilkes’ Blessing
Langley
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