Iowa Tiny News Summary From Iowa City to Des Moines
Iowa items report Fort Madison organises an auto club and Independence plans a new 25,000 city hall. Emmetsburg buys a 3,800 auto fire truck. Ames and Waterloo circles organize transport and fire equipment. Major incidents include a Clinton child burned, Ottumwa man loses a leg in an elevator accident, and a Mason City worker electrocuted. Several officials appointed or elected, with Des Moines and Dubuque locals noting council and mayoral actions.
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Ft. Madison
Independence
Emmetsburg
Waterloo
Ames
Manon City
George Kaiser
Ottumwa
Clinton
Iowa Medical Society
Davenport
Low Boot
Rowley
James R. Whitaker
Boone
Annapolis Naval Academy
Cora Alfea Miller
Keokuk
Gladys Durham
Shenandoah
Great Northern
Sioux City
Urbana
Fie
Himer Link
Waukon
Allamakes County
Lenox
J. B. Tuttle
Milton
Harry Langmade
James A. Malnix
Dows
Cedar Rapids
George Keys
Mason City
Congressman Woods
Motherville
Republican National Congressional Committee
Albert Pike
Keokukower Company
Burlington
Albert Carlton
Iowa City
Solon
Joseph Leman
John MacVicar
Des Moines
Mra. W
Howard
Decorah
M. Daughenbaugh
Atlantic
Eddie Anderson
Walter Arnold
Pacific Junction
Qgokovich
Sergeant Bluff
John F. Lacey
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County Bar Association
Conrad
Leonard Whitmore
Bellevue
Glarkaville
Iowa
W. 1
Riowon
General Assembly
Illa Bertram
H. B. Mansfield
Te Mars
Shengndoah
Shegandoah
Harvey Stark
Ft. Dodge
Wordsworth at Buckingham Palace Ball A Laureate in Court Dress
The article recounts William Wordsworth attending a state ball at Buckingham Palace in 1845 during his seven years as laureate. He wore a borrowed court dress and a sword not his own, causing amusement among courtiers. He later described the gracious queen’s reception to an American friend, noting the emotional reaction and reflections on republican versus royal ceremony.
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Wordsworth
Ino
Fleery
W. Forbes Gray
Jake Land
Buckingham Palace
Professor Knight
Samuel Hagera
Humphry Davy
Haydon
Nazutt
Bagwig
Maney
Mountain
Nood
Helvellyn
Herenate
Professor Reed
Everett
Pineapple Cultivation in Hawaii Season and Methods
The Pineapple is a solidified blossom. Horticultural experts note pineapple blossom time runs from June to October in Hawaii. About 7,000 acres are devoted to cultivation with three main uses: shipment raw, canning, and juice. Planting density varies from 5,000 plants per acre for large fruit to denser plantings for smaller canning disks and juice production.
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Hawaii
Fragments of a City Paper: Clock, Garter Ribbon, and Notices
A man presents a clock to a jeweler who fixes it and refuses payment. The coroner's inquest is mentioned in a fragment. A note on the Knights of the Garter ribbon color change in 1422 is cited with a London reference. Miscellaneous recipes, a legal suit against Standard Owl company over an explosion, and pensions awarded to several residents are listed in brief items.
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Che Standard Owl Company
Avoca
Ten Moons Brightens Night World In Ancient Tale
A wolf chief Mahnekun wills daytime sleep for people by shooting nine moons from the sky leaving one bright orb. The myth places wolves, moons, and a timeless age in a vivid legend about changing the world’s light. Also described is a children’s game where a hidden whistle is found by blindfolded huntsmen after players gently take and release it from the back of a coat.
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Mahnekun
Mahuckun
Ohdose
First Memorial Day Observed In May 1865 Charleston Story
Description recounts the first Memorial Day led by Mrs. Mary Cotten Redpath in Charleston South Carolina with freedmen, Union veterans, and whites. It notes a Zion Church service, a procession to the race course, graves decorated, and the Redpaths’ anti slavery work and Civil War ties in Malden Massachusetts.
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Mary Cotten Redpath
Malden
Mass
South Carolina
Zion's Church
Mr Redpath
General Hatch
Purchasing Birds Game
Children play a tag like game called Purchasing Birds. One child is the salesman and others are birds with assigned names. The buyer asks for a bird by name and the named child must run. if caught the roles swap and the chase continues.
An Ever Burning Candle Alr How To Make It Last
An old crude instruction describes making a candle that resists burning out by mixing salt and water into paste, saturating a wick, and wrapping the candle. When lit the flame is said to be unusually strong and hard to extinguish, though the text is fragmentary and unclear.
Watches Like Saucer Pocket Clocks And The Magic Egg
Pocket clocks evolved from Saxon wake meaning and early straight springs about 1530. A Swiss museum pill cap contains a tiny water-filled gold pencil case clock three sixteenths inch diameter with jeweled face showing hours minutes seconds and the date. The Magic Egg teaches a vinegar soak to relax eggs then rehardens in water, a playful trick to fool a bottle with a hard egg.
Mud for Buffaloes and the Tail Question
A fragmented note asks about a buffalo wading in mud to avoid flies and questions whether cutting a horse’s tail is right. It contrasts mud as a tool against flies with animal welfare concerns and implies debate over protective measures for working animals.
Hidden Geography Puzzle Fragment
Fragmentary text presents a throwback geography puzzle with scattered color references and place names. It mentions Elm Oak Vermont Texas Colorado and garbled phrases about a sick boy and a wall decor. The fragment lacks coherent events or人物 names.
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Uroy
Texas
Colorada
A Dangerous Gama and the Mischief of a Hat
A fragmentary tale presents a curious dog named Gama and a cat figure named Theophilus Tray Tors amid puzzling dialogue about trouble ahead. The narrator hints at consequences and a sly smile from Mine Pussyear as the characters engage in a teasing exchange.
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Theophilus
New York City Play Seen By Federal League Directors
Federal league directors meet at Indianapolis and announce plans to invade New York City in 1916 with a strengthened Kansas City club to win New York fans. Jemea A. Gilmore re elected president. grounds secured on Manhattan Island. Rainds to draw 55 000. league aiming for early operation. Adler i ka touted as a bowel cleanser with rapid relief claims from a Texas advert, while Sloan's Liniment promotes quick muscle relief and counter irritation in an ad copy style.
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Fede
New York City
Federal League
Indianapolis
Kansas City
New York
Jemea A. Glimore
Manhattan Island
Ackley
F. D, Eaver
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Adverts Skin Ailments
An old patent medicine ad promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for common injuries and skin blemishes. It claims to protect, heal, and antisepticly prevent infection from scratches, bruises, or bites, and markets a 2 ounce box for 25 cents from local druggists.
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Buckien
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Legend of the Moon
Charleston
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Gladys
Sloan
International Harvester Comeat of America (Incorporated
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Ackley Druggist
F. D. Weaver
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