Wonders of Lava Veiled by Vesuvius Nonconductor Claim
A London American piece explains lava's curious nonconductor properties and shows how eruptive activity from Mount Vesuvius has reshaped coastlines, spread fine lava dust around the globe, and affected nearby towns such as Herculaneum and Pompeii while noting fertile volcanic soil and Vesuvian wine.
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Mount Vesuvius
Vesuvius
Krakatoa
England
Thesurtus
Herculaneum
Pompeii
Italy
London
Putting Him on His Mettle
A dying man asks for pen and paper to write a thirty day note rather than a will, joking that the doctor must keep him alive to collect it. The exchange ends with the judge presiding.
Divorce Court Lawyer Boosts Business Says Ads Pay
An ad copy from the De truit Free Press notes a divorce court lawyer claims belief in Jove at first night boosts business. The quote frames want ads as powerful gates and opportunities, with Emerson’s line about tension ready to strike echoed in the piece.
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Detruit Free Press
Heels Advance on Ciudad Juarez in Mexico Crisis
El Paso dispatch reports Slessengers 109 Consuls said captured as Uhaeche rebels in Okjango district seize Coyame. Juarez is hemmed in and expected to fall this afternoon after rebels demand surrender. Railways cut, wires down, federal garrisons about 300. Consuls not yet notified. some rebel messengers reportedly captured yesterday. Mayor of Juarez ordered all business closed at 10 am and foreign flags displayed while attack looms.
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el Paso
Texas
Ciidad Juarez
Mexico
Juarez
Washburn Local Notes and Trades Highlight Road Work
Silas Miller shipped a car of hogs to Chicago. J C Kemp moved to Washburn. Rev Harter of Des Moines visited his sister. Mr and Mrs Robert Kerr visited Frank Huppart. John Golinvaux, township assessor, surveyed farmers’ wealth. Lincoln of Dysart bought cattle. Roberts of Waterloo visited. Trustees met to set road work. J C Kemp got the contract. Fire damaged George Marshall’s house. Advance showing of spring goods Glasgow Tailors 303 East Fourth Street.
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Washburn
Silas Miller
Chicago
J.C. Kemp
Mr. Harter
Des Moines
Will Faulk
Amr
Robert Kerr
Frank Huppart
John Golinvaux
Lincoln
Dysart
Mr. Roberts
Young Woman Swallows Pin at Laundry
Miss Lydia Cutler, an employee of Kimball's Ideal Laundry, swallowed a pin yesterday afternoon while pinning her mouth shut. She coughed and the pin slid down her throat with no ill effects. She resumed work today feeling well. W. J. French of French & Frazee is in Ohio on business this week.
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Lydia Cutler
Kimball's Ideal Laundry
W. J. French
French & Frazee
Ohio
Lewis Lichty Slipping Toward Death in Stroke Complication
Lewis Lichty, stricken with a paralysis stroke Sunday evening, is failing steadily and may not survive many hours. He has not taken nourishment since the illness. fainting spells have occurred but he has rallied, never regaining consciousness. The notice lists Glasgow Tailors at 315 Fourth Street.
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Lewis Lichty
Mr. Lichty
Five Lots Bring a Good Price on Water Street
About $20,000 secures five lots on Water street just west of the Times-Tribune office. Shippey and Burke receive three lots, the Wirrs two, with plans to improve immediately. The parcels extend 86 feet deep from Moore & Moore’s former lumber yard. Miss Gertrude Bayless underwent an appendicitis operation at Presbyterian hospital this afternoon and rallied well post surgery.
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Water Street
Times-Tribune
Shippey & Burke
Wirrs
Moore & Moore
Gertrude Bayless
Presbyterian Hospital
Hand Made Wall Paper Exhibit Showcases Buffalo Factory Art
An expert from the Buffalo Factory presents an educational exhibit displaying $100,000 worth of hand made wallpaper for the Wangler Brothers. The event invites all to attend with no urging to buy.
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Buffalo
Wangler Brothers
Engineers at Work Raising Maine Hull in Havana Harbor
United States government engineers are in Havana to raise the ill fated battleship Maine. They plan to expose the wreck by a cofferdam and pumping out water, then inspect the twisted mass of wreckage for the explosion’s cause. Brigadier General William H. Bixby oversees the plan as Colonel Black cautions no conclusive evidence yet supports an interior or exterior explosion.
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United States
Maine
Havana Harbor
Havana
Governmenenot
Ing
Congress
William H. Bixby
Sigshee
Black
Army
Weeds Threaten Farms as Quack Grass and Canada Thistle Spread
The article warns of widespread weed losses across the United States, detailing Quack grass and Canada thistle as major threats in Wisconsin and central states. It outlines eradication methods: deep plowing, frequent cultivation, and a spring crop rotation with millet or buckwheat, plus iron sulfate spraying to control wild mustard, noting conditions and timing for effectiveness.
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Ccope
United States
Wisconsin
Canada
Wisconsins Experimeat
Delivery horse bolts from Ludden meat market rear
A frightened horse at Ludden meat market on Commercial street bolted into the country while being unhitched at noon. The wagon and harness were damaged and the driver escaped with minor injuries. The horse is described as nervous and was struck on the flank by a line during partial hitching. Advance showing of spring goods at 303 East Fourth Street.
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Commercial Street
Beautiful Society Girl Hope Hamilton To Be Bridesmaid
New York Feb 3 A bevy of society girls will serve as bridesmaids for Miss Vivien Gould at her February 7 wedding to lord Decies at St Bartholomew s church Miss Hope Hamilton a leading figure in New York society will be among them She attends school with Miss Gould and has visited Georgian Court Lakewood New Jersey She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William A Hamilton and cousin of the bride to be
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Hope Hamilton
Decies-Gould Wedding
New York
Vivien Gould
Lord Decies
St. Bartholomew's
Miss Hamilton
Syndicate Crockery to Permanently Locate in Waterloo
The Syndicate Crockery Company, with Davenport headquarters, will remodel its Waterloo store at Fifth and Lafayette to display and stock a premier assortment in northeastern Iowa. Ed Wilde, longtime manager in Waterloo, brings wide local ties. Also, First Borthren church ladies plan a hare baking sale Saturday at A H Pinkerton’s grocery, and Hawthorne teacher Miss Clara Umbarger returns home due to her mother's illness.
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Syndicate Crockery Company Jth
Davenport
Waterloo
Fifth
Lafayette Streets
Iowa
Syndicate Crockery Company
Ed Wilde
Clara Umbarger
Hawthorne School
Troy Meat Market Changes Hands In Redfield Ownership Switch
The Troy meat market at 422 Seforth street west has new ownership. G. E. Spillers of Redfield, Illinois, longtime Dallas county resident, takes over after previously running markets at Redfield and Adel for about fifteen years. The Spillers family currently stays at 403 1-2 Fourth street west, with plans to buy a home later.
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Troy
Seforth Street West
Ed Troy
G. E. Spillers
Redfield
Spillers
Dallas County
Adel
Funeral of Mrs Voelker
The funeral of Mrs. George Voelker will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at the home and at 7 o clock at the German Evangelical Lutheran church on Vine and Walnut streets. Rev Theodore Wolfram will conduct the services.
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George Voelker
German Evangelical Lutheran Church
Vine and
Walnut Streets
Theodore Wolfram
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Emerson
Hebels
Ciudad Juarez
Slessengers
Abram Gonzales
Chilhushun
Uhaeche
Okjango
Satechez
Coyame
Glasgow
East Fourth Street
Fourth Street
Prof
R. In Moore
Copsright
Rey
Fifth and
Troy Meat Market
Voelker
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