Ponderous Personages vergensenedss recounts Burbank's life
The piece profiles Luther Burbank born in Massachusetts in 1849 who pursued plant life, moved to Santa Rosa in 1875, and developed notable varieties such as the Burbank potato and other plant improvements. It notes his vast collection of over 4,000 plant specimens, inventive nomenclature, and claims of world impact through grafting.
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Luther Burbank
Mankachusetts
Burbank
Massachusetts
T Hat State
Santa Rosi
Cal
Nature
Burbank Jane
Great Southwest
Rosboyant
Greager
Bessnae
Tolerable Discernment of A D C mediators and intervention
The article argues the A D C mediators fail as interveners not mediators, comparing their role to European powers offering settlement after Sherman's march and before Grant’s Richmond entry. It views Carranza and his army as capable of distinguishing mediation from intervention despite falsified labels.
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A-D-C
Hag
Europe
Confederacy
Sherman
Grant
Richmond
Carranza
Primary results show conservative electorate in Java
Monday's Java primary produced nominations for all regular major offices. Voters favored familiar names, with ballot order influencing choices and a short ballot urged to reduce such effects. Observers note potential changes as fewer offices appear on future ballots.
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Java
Meredith
Savage
Lee
Rowley
Sweet
Grout
Segator
Ead
Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Old Hills and Spring Motifs Amid Iowa Political Quarrels
The piece muses on relief from stress through nature and spring imagery, then pivots to Iowa politics. It cites Democrats counting on secession to win the senatorship and notes local friction over figures like Maurice Connolly and event dates referenced as November 3.
Mellen and Railway Mismanagement Claims
A historical piece questions Mellen and Morgan in railway mismanagement and corporate duty. It cites reporter observations on stockholders of New Haven and the New York New Haven lines, accusing leadership of neglect and personal bias while urging accountability from executives and financiers behind rail operations and securities practices.
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Melten
New York
New Hartford
New Haven
Hare
Ch Mellen
Mr. Mellen
Nevlen
America
Mace
Appreciation of the Successful Bluff and Its Practitioners
The piece extols "appreciators" born not made, praising a public preacher who wins others by feigning deep care. It argues true appreciation drives social ascent, while exposing the subject as selfish yet effective, and cites politicians Hughes Vollmer and literary predecessors as contrasting figures.
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Cay
Mr. Hughes
West Virginia
Iowa
Lafcadio Hearn
Wall Street demagogues blamed for railway regulation brawls
The passage accuses Wall Street buccaneers and their supporters of pushing flawed railway laws while denouncing Debs Hillquit and Sinclair as self-styled socialist leaders. It claims real influence lies with railroad directors like Mellen Yoakum and their boards, portraying them as corrupt and incapable.
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Wall Street
Eugene ¥. Debs
Morris Hillquit
Upton Sinclair
Socialist Movement
Socialis
Charles 8. Mellen
B. F. Yoakum
New Maven
Frisco
Record-Wreaking Rhetoric in Colliers on Congressional Record
A fragmentary capstone praises the Congressional Record as lively and superior, celebrating a new member My Apacs Vollmer and a grand, nature‑themed preface. It extols bold phrases and the idea of state leadership, amid garbled OCR text about the middle west, rivers, and corn imagery.
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Colliers
Apacs Vollmer
Nhe
Volimer Igch
Prion
Nepeh
Father of
Waters
Middle West
Wek Oslesby
A Moment of Fun and Quick Wits in Talky Rhymes
A humorous strip of childlike lines and quick quips from papers like Puck Detroit Frog Press Baltimore Sun and Washington Star. The snippets humorously touch on family divorces money luck housekeeping and fashionable phrases with light satire and whimsy. The pieces read as brief jokes and social observations from era dialects and witty captions.
New Law Triggers More Thorough Employee Examinations
Waterton Gedat Falls and Northern railroad will require all 500 employees to undergo a physical exam by July 1. The test, newer than prior pre employment checks, follows the state workmen compensation act setting fixed injury payouts. Other large employers plan similar steps, risking job loss for defects. Waterloo firms admit limited understanding but prepare despite gaps.
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Waterton, Gedat Falls & Northern Railroad
Waterloo
Alumni Society Banquet Tickets Available Next Monday
The Alumni Society of the State Teachers' College will hold its banquet next Monday at 12 29 in the city. A number from this city will attend. Dr Ke Sage of this city has tickets and will supply all who desire them.
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The
State Teachers’ College
A Strong Endorsement For Merital Pie Item Ed
W H Holmes of the Necorab Ja Journal reports relief from piles after using Merital Pie item ed. He says distress disappeared after half the package and would not trade back to prior condition. Henderson Drug Co and Red Cross Prous Co are listed as exclusive agencies.
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W. H. Holmes
Ja. Journal
Red Cross Prous Co
Henderson Drug Co
Exeluaive Agency
Prosperous Ley Harrod and local developments noted
Ley Harrod of Fox township is listed among the county’s prosperous farmers with cattle sales and corn ready for sale. C. O. Miller plans a new brick block on Commercial Street with offices on the first floor. C. J. Parkhurst renovated his Wanslington Street residence for occupancy. The county board orders Cedar Falls road near the Black Hawk improved for year round travel.
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Ley Harrod
Fox Township
0. C. Miller
the Courier
Commerceral Street
C. J. Parkhurst
Wanslington Street
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk
Twenty Years Ago Building on Lafayette Street Began
Twenty years ago on June 6 1894 workmen began laying brick for Fowler company four story building on Lafayette street. The block will measure 62 by 90 feet with a 54 foot height and a nine foot basement. The same period reports Mrs Z W Hammond losing a diamond setting on Decoration Day and Maude Humphreys elected high school teacher at Siel by. The Union Central Railroad curtailed train service due to fuel shortage while farmers warn oats drought and grass fire risk. Excavation on Bridge Street nears grade and pavement will start. Commercial Street work began Monday. A Cedar Falls boy eight years old was struck and killed by a train near Wilson Junction after wandering onto the track unseen by the engineer.
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Fowler Company
Lafayette Street
Efficient cupboards and childhood clutter in a home
The writer recalls a methodical friend planning labeled cupboards to store odds and ends. She recalls in loving detail the cluttered corners of a childhood home, from string in the dining room drawer to old medicines and homeopathic bottles, valuing memory over perfection.
Muscatine County Fights Hog Cholera Alarm Grows
Muscatine June 3. Deputy State Veterinarian Tillie and County Agent Kirkpatrick, with Muscatine County Crop Improvement committee, report hog cholera in the county reaching alarming levels with 300 cases. strict quarantine and vaccination fail to curb spread.
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Muscatine
Tillie
Kirkpatrick
Muscatine County
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Wins Wide Attention
A French peasant remedy of pure vegetable oil, touted for stomach liver and intestinal relief, has been introduced in Chicago by George H. Mayr a long time downtown druggist who credits his own cure. The remedy claimed to work quickly with a single dose and is now sold by Wangler Bros Co and J. K. Inder & Bon as advertised.
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George H. Mayr
Chicago
Mayr
Wangler Bros. Co
J. K. Inder & Bon
Swine Plague Strikes County as Vaccination Rises
Dr Tillie returned from Des Moines after conferring with State Veterinarian Gibson. The state officer promises aid and the county society has ordered 50,000 ounces of serum to be used quickly. Farmers vaccinate on a large scale to curb further losses, or the disease may cause thousands of dollars in damage.
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Tillie
Des Moines
Gibson
Kenyon Plans Auto Campaign for Cummings Support in Iowa
Washington June 3 Senator Kenyon announced plans to actively back Senator Cummings in the Iowa campaign this fall. He said he would tour the state by automobile for about two months, aiming to mobilize a solid Republican delegation to Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Senaator Kenyon
Iowa
Cumming
Congress
Senator Kenyon
Iowa Republicans rally for Cummins and delegation
A column asserts a solid Republican delegation to Congress with Senator Cummins slated for election. The speaker calls it unthinkable to replace Cummins with Connelly, stressing stable leadership and party unity in Iowa.
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Congress
Cummins
Iowa
Cumming
Conenolly
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