Water Traffic Looms In Northern Mississippi Scheme
The piece reports a stir to establish freight traffic on the northern Mississippi with barges, docks, and supporting infrastructure. It notes potential funding from private financiers including Henry Ford, government interest in transfers, and anticipated benefits for St Paul Minneapolis and coastal ports through lower freight costs and reduced railroad burden.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis
Congress
Mississippi
Henry Ford
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Trin
Dows
London doctor argues men cook while women nurse in sermon
Dr Sloan Chesser, a famous London physician and feminist, declares men should do cooking and cleaning while women handle nursing, doctors, preaching and church related work. She argues women have long borne hard labor and that the old claim of woman weakness is unfounded.
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Clara Phillips
Dr. Chesser
London
Biven
Sloan Chesser
Chesser
Chessner
Oldest Iowa paper Burlington Gazette highlights 1837 launch
A Burlington Gazette special edition marks its 1837 start as Wisconsin Territorial Gazette and Burlington Advertiser. It notes publishers James Clarke & Co, Iowa then a territory, and early issues with small ads and weekly delivery from a single eastern mail.
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Iowa
Burlington Gazette
Gazette
Wisconsin Territorial Gazette
Burlington Advertiser
James Clarke & Co
Towa
Wisconsin Territa
Courier
Burlington
Coutier's
Want
J. M. Campbell
Prairie du Chien
Dubuque
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Racine
Bloomington
Mount Pleasant
Fort Madison
Railroad ticket scalpers barred from Chicago by court order
Davenport Times reports a United States district court injunction blocks railroad ticket scalpers with Chicago terminals from purchasing selling or advertising reduced rate nontransferable tickets. The ruling aims to curb aggressive resales and the practice by this group in the western rail network.
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Davenport
Chicago
United States
Merop
Personal Health Service by Dr. William Brady
Dr Brady answers reader questions on lead poisoning from water piping and sanitation, noting many New York water lines use lead. He outlines possible chronic lead poisoning symptoms and cautions against lead pipes for drinking water. He also answers brief health queries on children, tongue tie, salt, and candy, offering to respond to stamped letters.
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Col. Wimn
New York
Bright
Thomas Oliver
Dr. Brady
William Brady
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerison
Andrew recalls a failed party game as Imogene critiques the event and recounts how a last minute safety match nose game saves the party. They discuss outcomes, social dynamics, and a lighthearted plan to try the match box game at future gatherings.
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Andrew
Imogene
Wan
Mary Smith
Gordon
Gladys
Mary
Wei
Brump Hop
Chirot
Hope
J Sone
War on transit scalpers and street harassment urged by Newton News
The piece condemns scalpers and nontransferable pass abuse while calling Cedar Rapids and Des Moines to curb street harassers. It envisions public shaming and legal action at night, praising a harsh stand against loafers. It notes an insect claim about houseflies thinking faster than ants or bees.
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Newton News
Cedar Rapids
Altho
Nottarre
Des Moines
Newton
Joan Smith
Deciphering a Garbled Charade From a Dated Message
A fragmented 19th century style puzzle hints at lovers sending billet doux. The reader notes a swatz dropping the letter H into a wall. The item includes sketches as tenderness appears in a coded message. Marty Ann is named as mother to an uncle or nephew.
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Swatz
The Regeneration of Malcolm Starmount
Malcolm Starmount, a rich young man about town, seeks a new life and confronts a scandalous birthday party at his country home. A plot unfolds around Mary, Ramon Graves, and Nalda Courteney as secrets, marriage troubles, and moral doubts collide amid a melodramatic chamber setting.
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Malcolm Stewart
St. Mary Devlin
Nalda Courteney
Dick Tennant
Nasday
Starmount
Ranon Graves
Mary
Taiuon Graves
Malcolm
Parker
Courteney
Watie
Jilis
Jenson
Courteney- Starmount
Katie
Mars
Teather
Eddie
Altho
Pat
J. Starmount
Ramon Graves
Graves
The
Jand
Ramon
Iman
Malcolm Starmount
Hkamon
Lis
The Sandman Story Part I Mr Chirp and Hop
The tale presents cousins a cheerful cricket named Chirp and a quarrelsome grasshopper named Hop meeting beside a dusty country road. Chirp stays sunny and tries to lift others while Hop sours conversations and twists things to look dark.
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MR. Chirp
MR. OP
Chirp
Hop
Cousin Hop
Altho
Sug
Red Pepper Rub Promises Quick Cold Relief
An old ad touts Roviles Red Pepper Rub as the fastest remedy for chest tightness congestion and sore muscles. It claims immediate tingling warmth within minutes and says the red pepper paste relieves cold symptoms rheumatism and backache when applied to affected areas.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Question Column
Readers ask about keeping caterpillars turning into cocoons, squirrel illness from wart-like lumps, and albatross nesting. The column presents Answers to nature questions including Collembola or snow fleas and sugar camp pests.
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Nature Notes
Nature
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Waterloo
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Dougherty
Washington, L. C
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Warntt
National Newspaper Service
Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Ho We
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McGlone Gibson
John F. Dale
Pst Ward
Sandman
Mrs. F. A. Walker
Abe Martin
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin CO
Bert Fe Yil
DrSch Lino
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