Yeomen Funds Reach $563,017.48 with 60,000 Members
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen reports total funds at $563,017.48 and 60,000 members as of August 1. An audit found finances sound with no irregularities. Iowa’s Insurance Commissioner notes Yeomen as a leading, wealthy Iowa fraternal insurer among 16 state societies, with 21,106 policy holders in Iowa. Grand Foreman William Koch and Chief Correspondent W. B. Davy are noted officials.
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Yeomen
Des Moines
Iowa State Insurance Commissioner
Carroll
Yeomen Society
Iowa
Towa
William Koch
W. BE. Davy
Flight of an airship at Iowa State Fair spectacle
Des Moines on August 27 features a Knabenshue airship flight lifting over 500 feet from the State Fair grounds to the capitol dome and back. The program promises lavish entertainment with top vaudeville acts, a 300 foot garden set, and acclaimed music, fireworks, and circus performances, underscoring the fair’s premier amusement lineup despite local quips about a cook and a miner’s remark.
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Des Moines
State Fair Grounds
Capitol
St. Louis
National Capitol
Washington Monument
Iowa
Wonderful Miller
Allison
Europe
Castellano
Volo
Pickards
Buckeya
Marlinette
Sylvester
Arktown
Liber Bti
Fifty-sixth Regiment
Fort Dodge
Iowa State Warr
Oddities and anecdotes from a curiosities page
A collage of odd facts and short vignettes. A French legislator visits a dentist who robs him of all teeth, Erie Kansas residents fret over imagined losses, the Ashanti king allegedly has 3832 wives, a Breslau monkey undergoes cataract surgery and dons spectacles, and miscellaneous quips from Chinese maxims to a Des Moines hog misadventure and a London dairy arrest reveal quirky, human, and animal peculiarities.
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Erie
Kansas
Ashanti
Breslau
Germany
Democratic State Convention Nominates Iowa Ticket
The Democratic state convention at Waterloo named Porter for governor and Denison for lieutenant governor. Porter's ticket includes McLuen secretary of state Danforth treasurer Munroe auditor Townsend Townsend attorney general Wilson superintendent. Carr and Fisher for supreme judges. Carpenter and Stoll railroad commissioners. Resolutions urged tariff reform primary law direct election of US senators and anti-corporate influence. The convention adjourned after speeches and committee elections.
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Waterloo
Claude R. Porter
Centerville
John LD. Denison
Dubuque
J. 8. McLuen
Guthrie Center
L. F. Danforth
Laka’ City
C. IE. Munroe
Oskaloosa
Fred Townsend
Albia
W. 8. Wilson
Rock Rapids
W. L. Carpenter
Des Moines
BE. K. Stolt
Mount Pleasant
E. M. Carr
Manchester
L. M. Fisher
Davenport
Supreme Court
T. W. Keenan
Shenandoah
H. M. Parker
Muscatine
Charles W. Miller
State Committee
Father Mark Cooney
Mr. Miller
Dan. W. Hamilton
Sigourney
W Hamilton
Republian
Consolidated Wealth
Iowa
Cummins
Republican Party
Towa
State Central Committee
A. R. Miller
Washington
S. W. Mercer
Iowa City
C. W. Miller
Waverly
Tim Donovan
Chickasaw
E. R. Moore
Anamosa
Thomas Keily
Clinton R. Price
Winterset
J. F. McGinty
Knowlton
J. J. Hughes
Council Bluffs
John FP
Dalton
Manson
W. G. Sears
Sioux City
Resolutions
George Ray
Thomas Lambert
Sabula
Alphons Matthews
D. A. Lyons
Cresco
C. E H. Walters
Tama
J. B. Weaver
Colfax
Jerry B. Sullivan
James Steel
Bedford
Bruning
Glenwood
J. B. Momans
Henison
Claud Smith
Cherakes
W. W. Farrell
Jefferson
Wo Heophilus
Scott
Pat Clark
Butler
M. J. Cartar
Winneshiek
John Clemons
Marshal
W. L. Etter
Keokuk
John A. Dockstaden
Marion
R. G. Weissel
Adams
R. G. Hanley
Adair
C. F. Duncombe
Webster
H. L. Williams
O’brien
George I’, Smith
van Buren
M. 4. Simmons
John Steers
Hardin
Daniel Dougherty
Cerro Gordo
G. A. Kenderdine
Linn
Senator McIntyre
Wapello
A. Sumner
Dallas
J. S. Wills
Fremont
Charles Swift
Shelby
United States
National Labor
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Labor
Ihouse
Senate
Porter
Denison
Botes
Nall
KE. M. Carr
Sells
Democrats
McLuen
E. Monroe
Mahaska County
J. F. Danforth
Calhoun County
Monroe County
W. S. Wilson
B. M. Carr
BH. A. Sager
B.C. Herviel
Cherokee
Ji. M. Carr
Duty’s path lies near and duty’s work is in the easy
A reflective aphorism contrasts seeking duty in distant aims with doing it in simple tasks while noting a statistic that a young Jones is born every 40 minutes, illustrating ongoing life and responsibility.
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Jones
Heritage of Civil War Vet Recalls Kidney Cure
Cant John L Bly of Co BE 17th Ohio now in Newton Kansas recounts his Civil War kidney trouble. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills used from 1901 with ending pain, back weakness, and urine retention, claiming he has remained well since. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John L. Bly
Co. BE
17Th Ohio
East Second Street
Newton
Kansas
Ely
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Tigers Tap Rubber Trees Near Perak
A Malay peninsula factory run by a Scotch proprietor uses valerian rubbed on rubber trees to lure tigers into scratching the bark. Coolies then collect the sap daily, turning scarce tappers into an odd, efficient rubber production method amid a tiger-rich district.
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Perak
Malay Peninsula
Taborere
Superb Service and Scenic Tours by Grand Trunk Railway
Describes a double track Chicago to Montreal route with visits to Niagara Falls Muskoka Kawartha Lakes Georgian Bay Tomogami St Lawrence River and Rapids Thousand Islands Algonquin White Mountains and Atlantic coast resorts. Offers tourist pamphlets from Geo. W. Vaux at 185 Adama St Chicago.
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Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
Georgian Bay
Tomogami
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
Algonquin National Park
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk Railway System
Chicago
Montreal
Niagara Walls
Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P
T. A
Adama St
Peculiar Defense by Luminous Centipede Described
A Nature correspondent reports a luminous centipede that ejects a blue green glow as a defense. It releases luminous fluid to deter red ants, flashing in tumbler captivity and causing a prickly electric sensation when touched, then ceasing after exhaustion.
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Nature
Old Timer Praises Postum For Health And Nerve Benefits
A woman who has used Postum Food Coffee for eight years attests it replaces coffee for health and steady nerves. She describes relief from nervous dyspepsia and says her husband also benefited after switching. She notes improved brain and nerve power in the family and credits Postum from Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Los Gatos
Cal
London
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Grindstone
S. D
Publius Syrus
Scranton
Tom
John Rukke
Rukke
Claude R. Porter and
John D. Denison
Seils
Repubican
Mackey
C. A. Walsh
Davyenport
Resolutions Committee
Committee On Resolutions
Walt Butler
T. J. Fitzpatrick
W. V. Gannon
Jerry Sullivan
Democratic Party of
William Jennings Bryan
McDonald
Wright County
John D. Dennison
Jasper County
Claude Porter
Emmet Finley
Donald Macrae
M. J. Wide
George W. Ball
Charles Dickson
Woodbury
Bert Boles
Moles
Ball
Macrae
Boles
Leose
Vorter
W. J. Burke
Missouri Valley
BE. K. Stoll
John Bennett
Lucas County
G. S. Lake
Linn County
J. Ryan
Land Iady
Heritage OF Civil War
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