Inmates Run Iowa Farm Network Across Institutions
Iowa state institutions farm more than 7,900 acres with crops from potatoes to tobacco. The state owns 7,335 acres, valued over $1,000,000, with operations led by Chairman John Downie and state officials. Milk, horses, hogs, and cows are produced, and farm work is promoted as reform.
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State Board of Central
John Downie
Iowa
My. Cownie
Cowntie
State
Fort Madison
State Penitentiary
Gowrie
Des Moines Meeting Set for County Superintendent Conference
Des Moines IA April 87 county superintendents will join State Superintendent Riggs for a three day conference May 11 12 and 15 to decide on a statewide campaign for changes in school laws The discussion will focus on rural schools higher salaries county unit and centralized rural systems Riggs supports the county unit and is expected to influence the campaign The conference opens May 11 with a banquet at First Presbyterian church Attendees from all 99 counties are expected with Friday and Saturday for informal discussions led by county superintendents
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Des Moines
Riggs
Mary
Thms
Bettef
Tle
First Presbyterian Church
Vacancy Still Opens at State Library in Whitcomb’s Wake
State house reports a vacancy in the library department after the death of Mary Whitcomb who supervised the genealogical section in the west wing. Proposals to relocate the genealogical files across the hall aim to remove the need for Whitcomb’s replacement, with a $1,200 yearly salary previously paid to Whitcomb. The state library board, comprising supreme court judges and officials, plans to act this week.
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State House
State Library Board
Mary Whitcomb
Brigham
Dollar wheat has come to stay, Canada as bread basket
The article argues dollar wheat is here to stay as Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta expand. It notes rising U.S. living costs and slower wheat yield growth, linking Canada’s fertile prairies to future U.S. bread supplies. It praises James J. Hill and predicts Canada will become the United States bread basket within a decade as immigration and investment flood the prairies.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Central
James J. Hill
Mr. Hill
Hill
John Bull
Winnipeg
Prairies
Avery
Eminent Men at National Peace Congress in Chicago
The second National Peace Congress opened at Orchestra Hall Chicago drawing Taft's honorary presidency though absent. Delegates included eminent economists and diplomats with sessions led by Jacob M Dick inson and Robert Treat Paine amid lectures on arbitration, universal peace, and the Hague conferences.
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Chicago
Whic
Orchestra Hall
Taft
Congress
Jacob M. Dickinson
Labor and
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Emil G. Hirsch
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Mmit
Robert Treat ‘Paine
Boston
Dicklson
Hamilton Club
Charles 8. Deneen
Fred A. Busse
A. Eugene Bartlett
Anna B. Eckstein
Benjamin ¥. Trueblood
American Peace Society
Hirsch
Paul S. Reinseb
University of Wisconsin
H. T. Kealing
Nashville
Tenn
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford, Jr
University
Music Hall
Jane Addams
Joseph B. Burtt
Graham Taylor
Chicago Commons
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Lene
Commerce and Industry
George E. Roberts
The
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Women and Peace
Ellen M. Henrotin
Belton Gilreath
Birmingham
Ala
W. A. Mahoney
Columbus
James Arbuckle
Spain
Colombia
St. Louis
Marcus M. Marks
National Association of Clothiers
New York City
Philip N. Moore
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Lucil Ames Mead
William J. Calhoun
William I. Hull
Swarthmore College
James Brown Scott
State Department
Charles Chenny Hyde
Nes
Manuel Hall
University of Chicago
Louis P. Lochner
Madison
Wis
Cluhs
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
Interparliamentary Union
Hilwin D. Mead
Hague
Musica Hall
Nollen
Luks Forest University
Brooks
Baylor University
Texas
Hamilton Holt
Independent
Painting guidance and supplies from National Lead Company
The notice urges homeowners to plan painting projects carefully and to request Painting Outfit No. 49 from National Lead Company. It promises a color scheme book and a material adulteration detector, plus a guarantee of quality with the Dutch Boy trademark. If local dealers lack stock, National Lead will arrange supply through another source.
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Lyk
National Lead Company
Proof Positive in a Small Domestic Moment
A light exchange reveals affection as a wife questions if a tie purchase truly proves love. He confirms by pointing to the neckwear, reinforcing a simple domestic gesture as a token of care and shared life.
Eczema Cure Told by Mother for Boy in 1907
A mother’s testimonial from Mahanoy City Pa describes a severe infant rash turning to eczema. She credits Cuticura Remedies including Soap Ointment and Resolvent, noting visible improvement within two months and full recovery. Also cited are a salting mine tale and office boy vignettes from Boston era papers.
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South Africa
S Jn
John
lToston Record
Old Soakers Get Saturated with Caffeine
A Huntsville Alabama woman recounts decades of coffee use causing stomach trouble and insomnia. After doctors failed to help she stopped coffee, switched to Postum, and her health improved dramatically over four years. She now eats freely and sleeps well, crediting Postum as the cause of relief.
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Huntsville
Ala
Wellville
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Ketchum
Jowa
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Hampton
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