Rents and Profits in Chicago and Waterloo Coal Plan
The piece weighs rent practices in major cities, noting high operating costs and modest returns for landlords. It argues tenants may be robbed, cites Chicago figures, and urges a coordinated coal and freight-rate plan to lower summer coal costs, boost activity, and cut prices for consumers. It calls for railroads, miners, and retailers to cooperate to reduce coal by about $5 a ton in summer schedules.
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Waterloo
Altho
Chicago
Hal
Beto Joker Ridder
Eld
Svel
Ox' Brian
Landiorg
Southern Illinois
A Chapter on Coal and Its Delivery Disputes
A year ago discussion centered on coal fuel, aiming to remove M Gonzaumer from his position as a coal user. The plan proposed a toll on railroad and coal trades to curb prices and ensure next winter’s supply amid fears of famine and delivery uncertainties.
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M Gonzaumer
Farmer Buying Revival Urged By Congressman Young
The article cites Congressman Young of North Dakota arguing that fertilizer and machinery prices fell and credit dried up, hurting farmers. It proposes three fixes: lower purchase prices, boost idle labor demand, and provide secured credit for producers. Additional notes praise railroads’ potential savings and reference Burroughs, Edison, and Ford in a speculative aside on posthumous stamps and spirit communication.
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Congressman Young
North Dakota
America
Dee
Health Talks on Vompholyx and Nervous Ailments
A column of medical questions on pompholyx skin disease caused by nervous debility, with itching and blisters. pyorrhea and neuritis linked to dental disease and rheumatic symptoms. dizziness from nervous or heart factors. colitis explained and diet guidance offered through Dr. Auber.
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Careus
Friend Wife By ROE FULEKERSON
A dramatic scene features Andrew Imogene and Sue discussing rumor and memory. Imogene defends Sue while Andrew mocks sentimental widows, contrasting male social life with Sue’s faithful remembrance of her vanished fiancé. The piece critiques hollow pity and social hypocrisy.
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Wife
Roe Fulekerson
Afterthoughts on deaths and immigration in old newspaper style
The text muses on the proverb that great men die in cycles of three and notes the unease if credited. It jokes that English and French cannot save enough to visit America, warning poverty drives immigration. It ends by citing a New York divorce case where a husband claims his wife summoned ghosts when denied.
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Burrougas
Edison
Ford
Champ Clark
Cardinal Gibbons
John Burroughs
America
New York
Jhima
Nevada
John Quincey Adams
Earth
Swarthmore
Paul
Rose Adare
Iva
Osé
Jenny
Sadie
Parairis
Eagie
VY. S. Biological Survey
Dusty Bible and civic boosters in Iowa editorials
In Des Moines a humorous review of a motion picture notes a dusty Bible gag and audience reaction while editorial remarks extol homeownership as a community asset. The piece praises the Bible’s enduring relevance, cites political figures, and comments on Iowa literacy and state pride as Burlington Hawk-Eye lauds Iowa as leading in literacy.
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Des Moines News
Mystery at Hartshorne Home Ends in Murder Clue
A dinner at Colonel Ledyard’s exposes jealousy and secrets surrounding Mrs. Hartshorne’s wealth and a missing pistol. Detectives question Miss Ledyard, Swarthmore, Braddock, and Miss Adare as a murder investigation unfolds with Miss Ledyard as a prime suspect, though motive remains unclear.
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Hart ‘Shorne
Swarthmore
Jrace
F’rench
Matiilde
Paul Harvey
Matilde
Harvey
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd puzzle clue sneaks NH city
A rebus sketch suggests a New Hampshire city as the answer to No 652. The text lists several girls names and odd fragments, including Edna Mand Sennie Minnie Anna Marr Nan Nancy Dave Mac and Hannah, indicating a playful puzzle mindset typical of Loyd’s brain teasers.
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New Hampshire
Tule
Ena
Dinh
Edna
Mand
Sennie
Minnie
Anna
Marr
Nan
Nancy
Dave
Mac
Dude
Hannah
Probing Words on Love and Escape from 19th Century Manners
A dialogue rich in social critique contrasts old fashioned courtship with modern freedoms. Characters lament youth's passing and the self pity of women while mocking society's expectations and the persistent ache of male and female roles in love and work. The tone echoes a period newspaper feature on gender and manners.
Old-Time Hickory and the Dear Old Swimmin' Pool
Poetic reminiscence recalling a shaded hilltop pool and the old school exhibitions. The speaker longs for boyhood days by a familiar swimmin' hole, swinging on hickory limbs and watching friends from school. A nostalgic meditation on childhood, place, and memory.
Correct English Preposition Usage in Early 20th Century Texts
The text presents corrected forms of prepositions in phrases like standing on the landing and enlisted in the army on his own accord. It contrasts the correct usage with erroneous spellings and prints Haig in accordance with my contract as a model of standard, consistent phrasing.
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Haig
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