Good Roads Move Promises Growth and Alumni Gatherings
Des Moines reports Iowa good roads advocates plan county and district organization after an oversized state convention. Ames college demonstrates soft corn as cattle feed with lighter costs per pound. the board of control widens its biennial report scope including inebriate care. The tenth alumni reunion at Ames May 22 will feature a new engineering hall dedication and baseball with Ames.
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Aluamni Reunion of Agricultural College
Agricultural College At
Ames
Iowa
State Board of Control
Board of Control
State Agricultural College At
W. C. Jones
Chicago
Charles N. Deitz
Omaha
W. CC. Jones
W. C. Armstrong
State University
Spectacle Case Saves Life in Family Quarrel
In Muscatine William and Herman Kramer quarreled over rent from the family homestead. Herman lunged with a butcher knife, slashing William's coat. William's life was saved by a wooden leather spectacle case in his vest pocket, which redirected the knife. A second attack was thwarted by another brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Herman Kramer
Muscatine
Herman
William Kramer
Kramer
Modern Woodmen Camp Debates Revisionists At Des Moines Meet
State camp of the Modern Woodmen will assemble in Des Moines on May 6 for a factional contest between revisionists and anti revisionists. The dispute centers on a proposed step rate scheme to raise insurance rates every five years. A Polk county secession sparked a rump convention while members age trends show declines from 38 to 36. Jerry Green of Davenport and W B Allison of Des Moines lead the anti revision faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Order
Polk County
Jerry Green
Davenport
W. B. Allison
Annual Iowa Afro-American Womans Club Convention Set
The Iowa Federation of Afro-American Womens clubs meets in Davenport starting May 26 with 60 delegates from 14 clubs. Helen Bashaw leads Ottumwa, Elizabeth Lindsay Davis attends from St. Louis. Sessions cover race pride, social betterment, and domestic science.
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Iowa Federation of Afro-American Women’s Clubs
Davenport
Helen Bashaw
Ottumwa
Elizabeth Lindsay Davis
St. Louis
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Keokuk
Muscatine
Mount Pleasant
Cedar Rapids
Ditching Plan to Drain Kossuth Lands Gains Attention
County Surveyor A. J. Lilly reports that a drainage system linking Kossuth and Polk counties could affect about 150000 acres in Kossuth. Drainage would move water to the Des Moines river faster, boosting land value to 75 to 150 dollars per acre. Tile may come from Mason City.
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A. J. Lilly
Kossuth County
State Land Office
Kossuth
Polk
Des Moines
Mason City
Iowa Exposition Exhibit Plan Blocked by St Louis Managers
National managers of the St Louis exposition reject a distinctive Iowa display for the fair. They will classify all Iowa products by type rather than as a single state exhibit, forcing Iowa makers to compete with Missouri Minnesota and other states in shared displays.
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Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Scandinavian Population in Iowa Reported at 72611
Labor Commissioner C F Wennerstrum and Svithiod manager notes in Iowa relief work that the total Scandinavian population in the state reaches 72 611 with focus on starving Norse in Norway Sweden and Finland.
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Fox
C. F. Wennerstrum
Scandinavian Relief Commission
Svithiod
Iowa
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Iowa State Medical Society Elects Officers at Sioux City
At the Sioux City meeting the Iowa State Medical Society elected officers: President J A Scroggs of Keokuk. first vice president Donald MacRae of Council Bluffs. second vice president D M Wicks of Cedar Falls. secretary Treynor of Council Bluffs. assistant secretary F A Ely of Des Moines. treasurer W B Small of Waterloo.
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Iowa State Medical Society
Sioux City
J. A. Scroggs
Keokuk
Donald MacRae
Council Bluffs
D. M. Wicks
Cedar Falls
Is Treynor
F. A. Ely
Des Moines
W. B. Small
Waterloo
Good Roads Association of Iowa Elects Officers in Des Moines
The Good Roads association of Iowa formed at a state convention in Des Moines adjourned after electing President Merritt Green of Marshall county secretary B Lyons of Des Moines and treasurer R Miller of Des Moines. Delegates were chosen for the national convention to be held in St. Louis.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Merrit Greene
Marshall County
New State Association
D. B. Lyons
Iowa State Sabbath School Association
P. Pp. Bilhorn
Chicago
Alfred Day
Michigan Association
Grant Hobart
Minneapolis
J. W. Barnes
Newark
N. J
Polk County
Commercial Association of
Lowa Cities
Boards of Trade
F. J. Sessions
Cedar Rapids
Good Roads’ Association of
Merritt Green
B. Lyons
R. Miller
St. Louis
Peruna touted by doctors as cure for catarrh
The advertisement features Dr Robert R Roberts endorsing Hartman Peruna as a universal cure for catarrh. It cites multiple physicians including F H Brand M D and M C Gee M D praising its healing effects on ears eyes and various organs. It urges readers to write for health guides and contact Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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Robert R. Roberts
M. D
Washington, D. C
Hartman
United States
F. H. Brand
Mokena
R. Robbins
Muskogee
I. T
Maine
California
Peruna
San Francisco
M. C. Gee
M.D
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Real Estate Man’s Fishy Claim Sparks Bargain Offer
A Waurika real estate agent boasted of a rich Beaverree claim for 4000 dollars. A prospector spotted red mud in a tree and questioned the claim. The agent blamed hogs in Chickasaw country for the mud. The prospector refused the land and offered to buy the hogs instead.
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Waurika
Beaverree
Prom
Kansas City Journal
Woman Health Restored After Four Months Bedridden
Powersville Kentucky resident Mrs. d d Monson who endured eight years of kidney trouble and four months bed confinement reports relief after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. She cites reduced pain and breath difficulty and ability to work without discomfort, praising the remedy and vowing to recommend it.
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Powersville
D.d. Monson
Dodd
Celebrity Fame Won Overnight Often Fades Fast
A Chicago Journal aphorism notes that quick rise to fame in a single night tends to fade just as fast, warning about fleeting celebrity.
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Chicago Journal
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
A nursing official from a New York Children's Home promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to treat colds feverishness constipation and worms. Sold by druggists 25 cents. Free sample address provided in Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
New_York
Alien
Olmsted
le Roy
Ew York
Quote from Puck on power and bungling the job
A witty reflection notes that might does not guarantee right and sometimes leads to mistakes. The line underscores the idea that strength without wisdom can fail.
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Puck
Quotations and Advertisements from 1900s Page
A collection of short ad blurbs and sayings including cures for colds and consumptions, money back guarantees for laxatives and dyes, and aphorisms from Puck and Town Topics. Notable lines mention Laxative Bromo Quinine, Piso’s Cure, and Putnam Fadeless Dyes with refund claims.
Wisconsin Brook Trout Season Opens Under Favorable Conditions
The Wisconsin brook trout season opened April 15 under favorable conditions. The State Fish Commission reports over ten million fry released in streams served by the Chicago and North Western Railway, and weather is set to support an early, good season with well-enforced fish and game laws.
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Wisconsin
State Fish Commission
Chicago & North- Western Railway
Four-Track News Sale Rumor Denied by Publisher
Washington rumor claims the Four-Track News sold to Frank Munsey for four million dollars. Publisher George H. Daniels says the paper will continue to be published at the old stand. Albany Journal notes the denial and ends with a proverb.
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Washington
Frank Munsey
George H. Daniels
The
Albany Journal
Fortune Seldom Knocks at the Knocker
A succinct proverb-style note from the Chicago Daily News asserting fortune rarely visits those who rely on chance rather than effort.
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Chicago Daily News
Klean Kool Kitchen Kind Trademark Promotes Comfort Stoves
An ad notes The Klean, Kool Kitchen Kind trademark on stoves enabling cool kitchen cooking. It declares a luxury becoming a necessity as affordable comfort grows, suggesting improved kitchen experiences.
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Good Roads Movement
George H. Wilson
Kirkwood Hotel
Lowa
Lieut. King
Nina Swalm
A. W. Swalm
Montevideo
Berry
Las Vegas
Executive Council
Commercial Association
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Iowa State Bar Association
W. H.C. Jacques
William McNett
Gov
Cummins
New Constitution
State Medical Society
Frank Martin
Sons of Veterans
Northwestern Iowa
Northwestern
Pella
Marion County
Iowa Railway Company
Howard
Rock Island
Liston McMillan
State Agricultural College
Teon Brown
Colored Women’s Clubs
Towa Federation
Robert R
Jones Street
Cal
Bette
Sawyer
Excelsior
H. M. Sawyer & Bon
Bobe Mfra
East Cambridge
Mase
Price
Paxtine
Skeet Essen
A. N. Kla
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