Rates to rise nationwide under Adamson law
Railroads plan formal filing with the Interstate Commerce Commission to seek freight rate increases across the United States. Eastern and western roads informally notified, with expected rises between five and fifteen percent. Passen ger rates excluded. Coal coke and ores may have separate adjustments already approved or under review. Formal filings to follow in coming days. Pensions listed for several Lowans. Obituary notices and local notices also included.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Westward Ho the Adventuring Farmer Heads West
Migrant farmers push through Waterloo seeking new homes in Ohio Indiana Illinois and Kentucky driven by rising land values rising rents and cheaper land further west. David Lynch from Sullivan Missouri headlines a string of hopefuls traveling by car and boxcar with families to follow as weather and car shortages ease.
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New England
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Kentucky
Waterloo
Uru
Sxolden
Waverloy
David Lynch
Sullivan
Lewiston
Mont
Lynch
Rock Island
Chandler
Packard
Pierce-Arrow
Winton
White
Stutz
Mercer
Cadillac
Locomobile
Bosch
Pioneer Spirit Drives Young Man Westward
A young man leaves home to seek a new life in the West, bearing years of toil and sacrifice. The journey marks the wave of adventure and romance that fuels American pioneer dreams and echoes the era of historic caravans.
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United States
Rat catching with cheese in bottle hole method
A simple rat trap uses cheese inside a wide mouthed bottle placed in a hole so the rat can enter but cannot escape. Glass salad spoons and forks are practical for serving fruit salads and resist corrosion.
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Adamson
Vance
Washington
Mary J. Rank
Des Moines
Sarah J. Sherman
Harriet Manse
Indianola
Catherine Oplinger
Guttenberg
Mary KR
Liggett
Xnew
Nanny Shipley
Boone
Harriet Reagan
Sibley
St Maria
Garrison
Bertha Rahn
Marshaltown
Sarsh
Wirkpatrick
Avoca
J. J. Riles
J. L. Riley
Edward Riley
Shallenberger
Russell-Lamson
Westward Ho
Horace Greeley
Chandler Records Are Owners’ Records
Chandler Company
F. O. B. Cleveland
Graves Auto Company
Jefferson St
A. R. Reedy
Mgr
Chandler Motor Car Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Baby Dimple
Glory
Dot
Bob
Colonel
Diamond
Ace
Deuce
Trey, King, Queen, Jack
Court
Frank Bros
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