Farmers Meet Soon International Exhibit Plans Attract Hawkeye Stockmen
Des Moines IA Nov 28 The annual Iowa Department of Agriculture meeting on December 13 in the state house will discuss five topics led by transportation concerns with railroads and shippers represented. Iowa Stockmen attend Chicago Fat Stock Show and the Des Moines exposition will display State and foreign items. Insurance rate hikes postponed to April. banks report brighter volumes.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
State House
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Secretar
Iowa Farmer
S.E. DeLane
H. C. Butt
A. L. Ames
Corn Meat Producers’ Association
Permar
Iowa
Chicago
Argentine Republic
Glynne Wilams
United States
St. Louis
State Horticultural Society
Park and Forestry Association
Iowa Fair Secretaries
State Farmers’ Institute
Agricultural Society
State Agricultural College
Curtiss
Spirits Meet at Capital Convention Promises Remarkable Mediums
The state spiritualists convene January 19 to 21 in Des Moines with famed mediums Mrs Bliss Green of Chicago and Miss Cora L V Richmond of Chicago. Moses Hull of Whitewater will speak, and sessions at Yeoman hall will cover association business and spiritualistic meetings. Max Hoffman coordinates plans.
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Des Moines
Bliss Green
Chicago
Green
Moses Hull
Whitewater
Wis
Morris Pratt Institute
Cora L. V. Richmond
Church of the Soul
Yeoman Hall
Max Hoffman
Defect May Kill Amendment for Biennial Elections
Special correspondence reports a fatal defect in the proposed constitutional amendment for biennial elections. The ballot inquiry omits explicit reference to Iowa’s constitution, likely sending the matter to the supreme court as it did four years ago when the amendment was rejected on a technicality.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Rules on Tax Payment Error
The court held that a taxpayer who voluntarily pays taxes owed but for which no law exists cannot recover the amount from the county. John Kehe of Black Hawk County was found guilty of this error, with both lower and higher courts affirming the judgment.
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Smith McPherson
United States District Court
Council Bluffs
United States
McPherson
Iowa
Supreme Court
John Kehe
Black Hawk County
Maine Disaster Hero’s Brother Receives Duplicate Commission
J P Merritt of Red Oak present in Des Moines with a duplicate commission for Darwin R Merritt Ensign and assistant engineer on the Maine who perished in Havana harbor February 1898 The document will be kept in the state historical department archives along with a portrait of the officer Father W W Merritt prominent Red Oak resident is compiling a history of Montgomery county
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J. P. Merritt
Red Oak
Des Moines
Charles Aldrich
State Historical Department
Maine
Havana
Aldrich
McKinley
Long
Navy
Merritt
Historical Department
Darwin R. Merrit
Lowan
W. W. Merritt
Montgomery County
Marion Iowa high school bar on football provokes appeal
A Marion IA school board bans football for high school students citing public funding duties. Two players defy the rule and are suspended. The county superintendent ruled the suspension valid, and the case advances to the state superintendent with the former student appealing.
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Iowa
Linn County
Marion
A. L. Kinzer
Robert McGowan
Marion School Board
Des Moines Girl Stella Weston 14 Dies After Eating Hair
Stella Weston a 14 year old girl from Des Moines died in agony after sleeping with her hair wrapped in her stomach. Doctors could not relieve the hair blockage despite extensive treatment and post mortem findings revealed the cause.
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Stella Weston
Des Moines
Improvement in Banks Noted In State and National Reports
General improvement in business conditions is shown in bank statements. Since the last call deposits rose modestly while loans generally declined for state banks after August 6 and national banks after September 6.
Tragedies Claim Two Lives In Iowa Regions
An 18 year old farmer near Dunlap died by hanging in an apparent self inflicted death. Reverend James F. Brennan of Fonda died from injuries after a kicking horse incident.
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Harry Waite
Dunlap
James F. Brennan
Fonda
Official Cup Of Coffee Experiments To Brew Best Cup
The Bureau of Plant Industry under the secretary of agriculture plans immediate experiments to determine the best method to brew coffee. F L Lewton will test roasting levels water temperatures and infusion times to optimize flavor and caffeine retention while reducing bitter acids.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington
F. L. Lewton
Her Mistake
A West Side child claims a toothache keeps her from school, but confesses the pain is actually in her head. Her mother agrees to take her to a dentist to pull the tooth, highlighting a humorous misdirection reported by the Kansas City Times.
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Mamma
Lacey
Kansas City Times
Diabetes Thought Incurable Cured By Dodd's Kidney Pills
Hinton Kentucky November 28 Special report by E J Thompson a school teacher says he suffered diabetes for over two years and after using Dodd's Kidney Pills he regained health. He claims two doctors said diabetes incurable but his kidney treatment brought recovery and attributes it to the pills.
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Hinton, Ky
E. J. Thompson
Hinton
Thompson
Dodd
Mas
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Warrrner
Seth
Savannah
Prolix Chief Justice Delivers 105000 Word Judgment
Sir John Madden of Victoria, famed for verbosity, issued a judgment of 105000 words after seven hours of reading. The lengthy ruling kept him awake throughout the recital, as noted by Punch.
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John Madden
Victoria
John
Cuticura Soap Promoted for Skin Care and Hygiene
Millions around the world use Cuticura Soap plus Cuticura ointment for preserving and beautifying the skin. It cleanses scalps of crusts and dandruff, stops hair loss, soothes rough hands, treats baby rashes, and serves many toilet and nursery needs. It appeals especially to mothers.
Rabbit's foot won’t replace hard work warns Uncle Eben
In a Washington Star remark, Uncle Eben cautions that relying on luck or signs will erode a believer's faith when the time comes. He voices skepticism about shortcut beliefs replacing effort.
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Eben
Washington Star
Lowest Rates for Florida Exposition and Fair Tickets
Tickets go on sale November 15, 1904 with a 21 day limit. Route via Seaboard Air Line Railway is promoted as the shortest and best to reach Florida for the Midwinter Exposition in Tampa and the South Florida Fair.
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Florida
Tampa
Fla
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Hungry man cannot make a meal from advice, says paper
A Chicago Daily News note asserts good advice alone cannot satisfy hunger and implies practical action is needed to feed the hungry.
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Chicago Daily News
Do Not Believe Piso Cure For Consumption Claim
An item from the Chicago Tribune notes a reader near Trinity Springs Indiana on Feb 15 1900 rejects Piso's Cure for Consumption as having any equal for cane and colds. The message adds a cautionary line about oiliness versus holiness.
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F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ir.d
Chicago Tribune
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