Solons Debate Iowa Liquor Inspectors and More Laws
Iowa legislators moved beyond the liquor scandal to push bills. Representative Weeks proposed a state liquor inspector, four deputies, and fees to fund the treasury. A high school hazing measure passed, and bills on incest punishment, treasury limits, and university library gifts advanced. Senate measures included age limits for industrial schools, city government reform, and doubling city debt caps, while drainage and taxation issues drew attention.
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Pottawattamie County
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Hardin County Brie Masquerade at Union Tomorrow
A masquerade party on roller skates is listed as a new form of entertainment at Union tomorrow evening. Evangelist Smith, who had been laboring at Eldora to invade Union in April, is noted. W A Bowen of Alden and O A Frisbee of Alden are linked to local sports management. Eldora drugstore seeks liquor sales approval amid limited growth.
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Alden
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Misaouri Farm
O. A. Frisbee
Waterloo
Eldora Drugglate
Grundy County boards ink book contract with state aid
Thomas Gray representing American Schooltook Company won the Grundy county book contract to supply textbooks for the pub schools. Adopted titles include Wheeler Primer, Webster's Dictionary, Modern Speller, New Era series, and School and Farm by Welch & Co among others with noted replacements and new works. A satirical ditty circulated about Gray’s favored selection process and county favoritism.
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Montgomery
Glen & Co
Welon & Co
Seerley & Pariah
Eaton & Co
Welch & Co
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Cept
Weaver
Hun
Merchants Organize to Combat Mail Order Houses
About forty Iowa merchants gathered for a meeting in Des Moines to form a Retail Merchants Association to counter mail order rivals. Gov. A B Cummins planned to speak but was delayed. the group aims to organize under Gentner guidelines, recruit merchants from ten states, and create a corporation with shares at 3100 each. The plan includes opening a wholesale source in Chicago to handle output from eastern factories.
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Franklin County Farmers Favor Binding Twine Plant
Franklin County farmers convened in the county court to set committees and hear talks on apples varieties with Northwest Greening and Duchess and Wealthy cited. Widespread weed issues were discussed led by Yell, Tucker, and Brooks. cocklebur and morning glory deemed most harmful. Officers elected include President Oliver J. Yelland and Secretary F. A. Dirat. a resolution urged a binding twine plant at Anamosa penitentiary to sell to state farmers, asking lawmakers to act.
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Earl Ferris Yzarian
Cherriea
Richmond
D. B. Benderson
W.C. Tucker
Frank Brooks
Hi. A. Mallory
J. B. Bunton
Yell
Tucker
Brooka
Oliver J. Yelland
J. ¥. Blackford
F. A. Dirat
Treaavier
D. Wells Mott
S. T. Blain
T. W. Purcell
Anamosy
Out ear neighbours and varied 19th century notices
Brief items report a total abstinence union in Enmetaburg, marriage acts in Mitchell County, sewerage bids in Algona, a 14 year old killed by accidental gun discharge in Webster City, and voting in Waterloo. It notes river questions, a Baptist preacher in Hampton, a Rock Rapids lawsuit over town water, a wary society in Wolverly, hog cholera near St. Dodge, and a descriptive passage on the Amazon River with historical tribal beliefs and vast river measurements.
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Bida
Charley Thompson
Webster City
Watherloo
Ryao Implement Company
Ft. Dodge
Rev. N
Hampton
George Whipky
Rock Rapids
Waverly
St. Dodge
The Achaean League and Its Decline in Antiquity
The Achaean League formed by twelve Achaean towns sought mutual defense against foreigners. Alexander the Great dissolved it, reestablished it in 280 BC, then dissolved it in 147 BC. The second league united Peloponnesian cities and much of Greece, but battles with Rome and defeats at Scarphaea and Corinth led to its end and Greece’s submission to Roman rule.
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Peacock and bustard dishes in historic English fare
The text notes that peacock is tough eating yet familiar in ancient English cuisine while the ewan is praised for being a common dish. It recalls bustards and bows as once common with little vegetables available to accompany them.
Why Ye Waa Wimid and the Mis Anthrope Exchange
A misanthrope explains he avoids agreeable people, recounting that avoidance led him to insure his life with a bad company. The Washington Star excerpt hints at irony and social critique through a brief dialogue about introductions and personal safety.
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Behrens recovers stolen rite in county shop theft case
A 14 year old boy confessed to stealing a rite from a machine shop and had it recovered by Frank Behrens. The incident led to court, where Judge Evans withheld judgment for a week and delivered a corrective lecture. Present were Daniel Hiler Marechal Schrader and County Attorney Seaton.
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Wampton
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Marechal Schrader
Seaton
Eldora
Presant
Municipal Ownership Bills Boost Water Works Funding
Senator Saunders of Pootawattamle county to push municipal ownership bills this week. One measure would levy a 5 percent tax for water works bonds and 2 percent added for fuel, with net earnings under city ownership covering costs. A separate bill allows mortgage foreclosure if bonds aren’t paid. Judge Evans presided Hampton court, with jurors summoned and cautioned against bias. Hardin county Business Men pledge funds for a Feb meeting to discuss business concerns and hospitality in Ackley.
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Business Men’s Organization
Mardin County
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Hardin County
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Not There. Aplington couple wed and ride a crowded streetcar
An Aplington couple recently married went to Waterloo to shop and boarded a crowded streetcar. Seeing space ahead the man asked to squeeze in, while the bride blushed and suggested waiting until they got home.
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Aplington
Waterloo
Art Exhibit At Union To Feature 2000 Pictures
An art exhibit to be held at Union February 9 and 10 under Superintendent Mrs. Char sel plans a literary program Friday afternoon and two educational talks on Saturday. Five rooms will become art studios as about 2000 pictures are expected, valued around 4000. Railroads offer a round trip rate of one and one third fare. Judge Evans adjourned court at Victoria after settling a $100 fee against Julius Junkermann for selling liquor contrary to law. Cases against other offenders remain pending. The Enter-Thetitopea tale reports a broken engagement and a local orchestra member.
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Union
Charsel
Eldora
New Providence
Railroada
Miss Passey Planned Marriage Revealed in Letter
Tess and Fess discuss a plan as Miss Passey eyes a marriage soon. Fess doubts it while noting a simple minded young man who lives with her, tied to her father by financial obligations, according to Philatelpha Press.
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Elsie and the Bread Butter Mystery
A playful exchange unfolds as Elsie and her father argue over bread and butterfly hints. Lisie challenges the father's joke while insisting on being treated fairly amid a curious family moment.
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Elsie
Lisie
An Odd Quip From a Crowded Menagerie Exhibit
A terse, garbled note recounts a chaotic show with creditors seizing assets while a porcupine kept the animal acts unsettled. The speaker muses on why no one served it, concluding the animal was the culprit.
Heartrending Rural Clergyman and Grim Accident Snippet
An OCR fragment from a 19th century periodical references a rural clergyman in a heartrending tone about a terrifying accident. It mentions six men blown to pieces by night glycerin and an undertaker noting insufficient remains for funeral rites. The fragment also includes caricature lines about facial hair and a quotation from Demosthenes condemning injustice and treachery.
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New York Weekly
Fragmentary quotation from St Louis Post Dispatch item
The fragment quotes a purported church debate about Skinner and a donation moment, plus a Portuguese remark about a good husband who eats well at breakfast. The text appears as noisy OCR with unclear context and peripheral sayings.
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