Democratic State Convention Call for Des Moines Rally
The Democrats of Iowa will meet in a delegate convention in Des Moines on August 24 to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge of the Supreme Court Superintendent Public Instruction Railroad Commissioner and handle other business. Each county gets two delegates plus additional delegates by vote counts. all supporters of the party and an economical constitutional government are invited to participate. By order of the Democratic State Central Committee, G A Wurmas, Chairman.
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Des Moines
Lawn
Ktatlock A. An
Supreme Court
Ich
Wad
Bryott
Burdine County
Grondy
Kranletin
Butler
Democratic Party
Ardel Patey
Democratic State Central Benuimitter
G.A. Wuremas
Down on David The Eagle Grove Times Suffers From Bias
A reader letter criticizes the Eagle Grove Times for leaning Republican and praising Congressman Henderson. The writer jeers at the paper for praising influence and rural routes while ignoring concrete favors to Wright County and Eagle Grove. It mocks the paper for tolerating Henderson’s ties to distant elites and urges clearer, unbiased reporting.
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David
Eagle Grove
Dave
Henderson
Ull High Place
Wright County
Bob-Nobbing
Hurape
Russia and U S swap bluff over sugar duties
The piece notes Russia offering to quit if the United States withdraws countervailing sugar duties, while Uncle Sam fears giving up an opening in the tariff game. It mentions a state official divorce suit, Auditor Merriam, and public talk of his political prospects and past disclosures. It also covers ongoing railroad construction, Rural Free Delivery funding, and a Congress-related assessment of postal deficits.
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Russia
United States
Abela
America
Uncle Sam
Merriam
Fb Ds
Various cropped items from a wide 1920s- era page
The article surveys agricultural optimism, trade power, and social debates. It notes Secretary Wilson predicting U S food independence within months, calls vegetarianism as a liquor remedy into question, cites U S literature spending against drink, and reports local events including Senator Kyle's death, a Missouri River erosion affecting farmland, plus an inheritance tax yield to state treasury.
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Wilson
United States
SHORT JABS AT THE LAITY REPUBLICAN EDITORS NOW WANTED
In prain county editors air grievances over political selections and perceived slights while tax levies rise and prosperity is questioned. Discussions reference Judge Weaver, Hardin delegates, and inner party dynamics amid calls for accountability and protest. Unity and opposition themes mix with travel plans for Conger and lodge event details in a busy regional column.
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Prain County
Gilead
Feathers and plumes feature in local business specials
A fragment outlines a local ad about Feathers and plumes with service details. It mentions a central location and a telephone contact, but the readable lines are incomplete, offering limited specifics about products or dates. The ad preserves a business promo tone from the period.
Iowa Political Situation and Growth Compared to Bohemia and Iosia
The piece contrasts Bohemia and Iosia with Iowa in area and population, noting Bohemia Iosia’s area at two-fifths of Iowa but triple population and recent gains. It criticizes Iowa for chasing boastful bylines instead of attracting enterprises, highlighting active cities outpacing others and a Chicago Tribune correspondent’s Des Moines report on Republican conventions in Mitchell Osceola Warren counties with Cummins leading, Conger, Gat, and others trailing.
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Iowa
Iona
Chicago Tribune
Corres
Des Moines
Mitchell
Osceola
Cedar
Warren
Cummins
Conger
Uvdar
Gat
Trewin
Herriott
Warriman
Life Insurance Report Details Iowa Companies and Premiums
State Auditor Merriam releases the thirty-second annual life insurance report for Iowa. It lists forty two level premium firms, with thirty joint stock and twelve mutual, including four Iowa joint stock and four Iowa mutuals. One Iowa and one non Iowa are stipulation premium firms. Nine Iowa and ten non Iowa are assessment associations, five Iowa accident associations and three non Iowa. Old line companies in Iowa wrote 62,006,078 during the year and had in force 157,634,892 as of December 31, 1900, with premiums 4,770.72 and losses paid 1,254,985. The Prohibition state central committee fixes a 25,000 vote mark this year, Campbell predicts strong turnout and a standing in Iowa if reached.
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Merriam
Insurance Department
Iowa
Noo
Not Drink While Eating Advice From Ladies' Home Journal
The article warns against drinking liquids with meals and urges taking little liquid during meals. It notes liquids can dilute digestive juices and weaken digestion. It advises avoiding liquids while the mouth holds food and to minimize intake until the meal ends.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Freshman Chooses Bean Soup and Air in Dream Dinner
A Boston freshman answers a question about Regular Course by jokingly selecting bean soup and air, imagining himself at a dinner table, as he speaks timidly to a senior in a Philadelphia Record feature.
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Boston
Philadelphia Record
Hotels and Trained Nurses Policy in New York Hotels
Trained nurses face bans from hotel dining rooms in New York, with hotels preferring to avoid visible disease implications. Managers justify rules, noting many large hotels employ nurses yet fear guest unease. The article cites up to 12 nurses in upscale hotels and acknowledges the laborious entry process for nurses dining uninvited.
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New York
Meale
New York Sun
South Africa
London
Glasgow
Life and wit mix in a rural era humor and weather
A collage of maxims on living by deeds over years, a farmer’s horse trade joke, a pie tale, and light vignettes. The piece closes with a hot weather update across the state, noting crop stress from 100 to 104 degree heat and a rural free mail route suspension due to road conditions.
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