Struggle for Child George Smidt Seeks Reclaim Ten Years On
A long court scene in Allison under Judge Clyde saw George Smidt attempt to reclaim a boy given to relatives as a baby. The relatives Bennings oppose the move, claiming guardianship, while a committee may decide the boy’s future after Friday and Saturday proceedings. The case highlights tensions between a separated father and kin who became guardians.
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George Smidt
Judge Clyde
Allison
George Schmidt
Austinville
Jobb Bennings
Ellsworth College offers vast programs and facilities
Ellsworth College in Iowa touts an equipment endowment over 500000 making it among the top founded colleges in the state. It lists a College of Liberal Arts with four year degree options and accelerated B S and B B S paths, an Academy normal school, School of Commerce, music conservatory with graduate work, and schools of expression and art. Prospective students are invited to request a catalog and visit Ellsworth to learn of the many advantages.
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Ellsworth College
Ellsworth
Iowa
College of Liberal Arts
School of Commerce
Conservatory of Music
Orth College
WA Falls
1Owa
Iowa Farm Aid and Mutual Insurance Notices in 1906 Report
The 1906 year book details state aid to county farm institutes and fairs totaling 22 210.80, with 16 508 23 for fairs. It covers premiums paid by Butler County Farmers Mutual Insurance, with officers elected and townships listed, plus tax collections and a pure pork sausage incident at Nordakog market. A taxic prize at the Chicago National Corn Show went to Bennet brothers near Ames, along with a Texas land prize.
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Toealy
Town
Lows
Department of Agriculture
Arida
Arida From the Money That Was Paid For Speakera
Jefferson
Riptey
Madison
Washington
Monroe
Albion
Beaver
Iowa
Butler County
J. Lian
Vice Press
W. P. Miller
Sea’y
A. T. Perrin
Treas
W. BF. Ray
Albdton
E. A. Richarda
U. A. Jaquis
Taxsic
Chicago
Bennett Brothers
Ames
Texas
Pert Paragraphs and Patchy Proverbs in Odd Humor
A washed collage of quips and malapropisms on honesty sunshine and human kindness mixed with strained metaphors aboutButtermilk love at a distance and temperamental people. It reads as scattered older prose with playful typos and coinages showing a humorous yet garbled reflection on social behavior.
Overpeck estate hearing set on contested will
In Overpeck probate case in Franklin county Osceola township the will leaves 160 acres to George Wolf who cared for the late Mrs. Overpeck. Daughter Mrs Roberts contests validity claiming a legacy of 1000. The 80 acre per acre value places the estate at about 120000. Hearing scheduled today before Judge Wright and a jury.
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Eldata
Wheels of Justice
Mottob
Wright
Ackley
Victory
State Street
George Wolf
Wolf
Roberts
Wells Estate Back Taxes and Land Transfers Feature Iowa Notes
The report details back taxes on the George Wells estate in Grundy County, covering 1583 to 1906 and totaling about $5,000 to $86,000, with Wells' personal property valued near $500,000 and underreported by half to the assessor. It also notes land transfers involving PHIL MONAVAN purchasing the Ed Sleehowe farm for 817,600, tracing ownership from 1865 to 1800s, and mentions a bulletin on alcohol versus gasoline economics from the Ames Experiment Station.
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George Wells
Grundy County
Noyavell
Oter
Phil Monavan
Ed Sleehowe
Wcrea
Hampton
Wim. Birkett
Albert Pickering
Mr. Slee
Agricultural Engineering
Experiment
Ames
Chas. F. Ourties
Iowa Experiment Station
Iowa
Providing For the Future in Odd Caricature Snippet
The fragment shows a skewed dialogue about life insurance and savings from coupons, with garbled phrases and misread names. It mentions uncles Toor and TE and hints at Deflotensy supplying funds for old age, but overall the text is poorly legible and lacks a clear news event or context.
Kesury Village loses permit for alcohol sales crackdown
A small village known for its dry status faced a government action after a wave of enforcement. John Bode and Frank Tiscoman, merchants, Bray and Brandenberg, and a druggist faced fines as authorities shut down illicit machines and revoked licenses.
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Kesury
Touptty
Tora
John Bode
J. J
William Brandenberg
Lefty
Asarone
Burglars Resist Arrest At Independence Jewelry Holdup
Charles Marte and Antone Dusman broke into Snoo & Parker Jewelry in Independence during Oct 4. They fled to Moberly, Missouri, were captured after a shootout, then brought back to Independence to face breaking and entering charges. About 8500 worth of jewelry was recovered from a concealment. The total stolen value was 820,000. Dusman previously served time at Anamora for attempted bank robbery.
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Snoo & Parker
Independence
Moberly
Mint
Charles Marte
Antone Dusman
Anamora
Lawler Bank
Banks TELL STORY Per Capita Deposita $150-Banks of All Kinds
The report compares per capita deposits across states, noting Iowa ranks low while states like New York and Rhode Island lead in per capita deposits. Iowa shows more banks but far smaller per capita deposits, with Nebraska and other states listed in the long table of figures.
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Colorado
Towa
Diviois Jn Ite
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ihinola
California
Ohio
Missouri
New Jersey
Iowa
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Rhode Island
Atute
Ofice
Taalf
American Bank Reporter
Lowa
Nevada
Massachuetts
Jowa
Maasa
Ghasetts
Bankseas
Connecticut
Maryland
Maloe
Mone Bana
District of Columbia
Laws
TWO HAPPY WEDDINGS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY CEREMONIES AND FAREWELLS
Miss Ilsa Hanig daughter of Mr and Mrs Praode Hanig and Harry Barr wed at St Marys Catholic Church in Franklin County in a morning service celebrated by Mather Madgher. The celebration continued with a country reception, Harp orchestra, pastries and gifts. Separately Mrs Hessie Bush married Fred Welke on Tuesday at Steamboat Rock, with Ray Brackett officiating. Both newlyweds will reside near their homes as relatives and friends offer congratulations. A bricklayers crew works on the new high school building while James Whiteside fills the justice of the peace vacancy. Burton Sweer contemplates a congressional run and local notices touch on finances and local commerce.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Mise Illa Hanig
Mra
Praode Hani
Franklin County
Harry Barr
Mather Madgher
Willog Banda
Leach
Mra Hessie Bush
Fred Welke
Ben Biller
Steamboat Rock
Mra. R.busch
Saxon
Rep. Welka
Ilving
Colorado
Ray, Brackett
Mra. Welke
Ti WorLp
The Rise of a Painter at the Salon of 1877
The Century recalls Eugene Carriere with his evolving portraits and studies of women and children. By 1880 his work earned decoration and wider notice, as misty color and softened contours revealed his sincere vision and growing genius in portraiture.
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Eugene Carriere
Henry Copley Greene
Carriere
Anoavis
Saion du Champ de Mars
Bach and the miracle of the herrings heads tale
A London Academy recounts a curious tale about Johann Sebastian Bach during a journey when, destitute and far from Luneburg, a window opened and two herrings heads dropped with money left as a mysterious benefactor. Bach returned to Luneburg to perform Reluken.
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Johann Sebaatian Bach
Bach Himwell
Bach
Piatharg
Luneburg
Laneburg
Reluken
Thei
London Academy
Rice In the Salt Fable From New York Press
A Victorian style tip explains how to use rice to dry salt in humid weather. Heat a teaspoonful of rice on the stove and add to the salt sinker. the rice absorbs moisture and keeps the salt dry. Twenty grains of rice suffice for a boal shaker.
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New, York Preas
Idle Rich Dream With Fancy Cars And Critics
A whimsical poem imagines the desire to be the idle rich with endless leisure and luxury. The speaker envisions carriages, automobiles, multiple outfits, and exotic perks, while acknowledging the irony of critics labeling such life as parasitic yet still picturing it as ideal.
Heroin Treatment Questioned in Public Discourse
In a terse exchange a speaker questions phrasing around heroin treatment, challenging the use of the term and implying a broader search for solutions. The dialogue hints at frustration with current approaches and the need for effective options.
Nelle Among Sundry Flowers at a Sunny Wayside Spa
A fragmentary poem fragment describes a touch-me-not flower named Nelle, set beside a sunny wayside spa where shining water flows. The piece blends imagery of prickly nettle leaves, thistledown, and night sky with a June thunder mood.
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Nelle
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Hugh McNicoh
Presbyterian Synod
Sac Clty
Afteen
Eldora Herala
Graham Brothers
Sant of Town
Waa
Aince
Japan
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Vernon Dowden
West Union
Horns ‘Atealing
College Town Falls
Loway
H.F. Wild
Ap Uongual
Nordakog
McCallaburg
Park
Ann
Deaf and Famee Beers
FT. Dobdae
Biz
Anccp
Thia
Leity
Banks
Gove
Ella Hanig
Beasie Bush
D. M. Leach
James Whiteside
Burton Sweer
Sremer County
B. P. Birdvatl
Louis Fionn Hue Yous
Wisconslo
Hay
Banka
Rautte Ware
Leyve
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