Des Moines Sees Bans On Oriental Dancing Girl
Des Moines reports a coalition of Iowa agriculturists and fair organizers condemning the oriental dancing girl featured at fairs since 1893 and agreeing to exclude similar sideshows from state fair grounds. They also plan joint sessions next year.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
State Grange
Park and Forestry Association of Iowa
The
Grange
Iowa
North Atlantic
North Central
Barrett
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Iowa Adjutant General Seeks Arsenal and Camp Grounds
Adjutant General Byers urges the governor to fund an Iowa National Guard Arsenal with office space and permanent camping grounds. He recommends a special annual appropriation not exceeding 10000 dollars to support home station drills, and law changes to pay officers and enlisted men at US Army grades. He also calls for publishing Iowa Civil War rosters with about 5000 dollars for manuscript preparation and printing.
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Byers
Iowa National Guard
Adjutant General
Army of the
United States
Iowa
William G. Dows
Cedar Rapids
Fiftyfourth
Harry H. Coughlan
Ottumwa
James Rush Lincoln
Ames
William B. Humphrey
Sioux City
Des Moines
Teachers Plan Des Moines Session of State Association
The Iowa State Teachers association schedules sessions in Des Moines from December 28 to 31 with departments and round tables arranged. The articles discuss topics of interest for hundreds of attending teachers and note preparations for the organized meetings. A coroner's jury hears testimony from Carrie Giesler’s mother on Christian Science treatment and faith healing.
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Des Moines
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
Iowa Hardware Dealers’ Association
Iowa Abstractors’ Association
State Grocers’ Association
County Clerks’ Association
County Auditors’ Association
County Sheriffs’ Association
County Recorders’ Association
County Attorneys’ Association
Boards of Supervisors
Teachers’ Association
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Christian Science
Carrie Giesler
Iowa School Enrollment Drops Tied to Literacy
State superintendent R C Barrett links Iowa’s falling school census to higher literacy and smaller family sizes. Enrollment slipped from 560 173 in 1902 to 550 202 in 1903, with 566 000 peak in 1900. Barrett cites immigration and movement to Canada and western states as factors.
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R. C. Barrett
Barrett
Iowa
Canada
State Fire Marshal movement urges arson detection law
Des Moines fire insurance agents push for a state fire marshal to be created with district offices and assistant marshals. the aim is to combat arson and incendiary fires, with political action planned for the next legislative session.
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Des Moines
Revival planned at Clear Lake next July under Dr. Bulgin
The Clear Lake assembly executive committee chose Dr. E. J. Bulgin to conduct a ten day camp meeting starting next July. Father Roach, a Cascade priest, was stabbed in the neck during benediction by Charles Manzene, an insane youth, causing a panic though the wound is not serious.
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Charles N. Kinney
Drake University
Formosa
Clear Lake
Father Roach
Cascade
Charles Manzene
Admiral Schley Endorses Peruna
Admiral Schley, a famed 19th century hero, reportedly endorses Peruna after a friend asked his view on the catarrh remedy. The article notes his family already uses Peruna and asserts broad public endorsements prove its merits and cure potential. It urges readers to contact The Peruna Drug Mfg Co. for literature.
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A Schley
Admiral Schley
Peruna
Annals of Medicine
M’f’g Co
Collumbus
Ohio
Peruna Almanac Promotion and Quips From Era Headlines
A spoof item notes free Peruna Almanac promotion for 1904 and marks a Manila American discovery of a so called champion circulation liar who edits a new Tokyo Buddhist paper Saeneeens Dawn. It quotes a grandiose greeting about universal subscriber reach and contrasts a mogul with a nihilistic interview remark pendant to a Cincinnati Times-Star gag.
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Manila American
Saeneeens Dawn
Tokyo
No. 6 Foot Tales And The Shoe Stretcher Joke
A shoe dealer and head salesman discuss stretching the truth to fit a customer. The joke centers on a woman insisting a size 3 shoe fits her No. 6 foot and asking it be stretched to raise the instep. The exchange humorously exposes sales tactics.
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No specific dateable headline in this Valley City nostagic remedy note
Mrs. Matilda M. Boucher of Valley City narrates relief from dizziness bilious attacks and sciatic pain through Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills. She credits three weeks of treatment with full recovery and notes widespread use of these medicines in Barnes County.
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Valley City
N. Dak
Matilda M. Boucher
Dodd
Barnes County
Leavenworth Woman Thanks Contributors After Husband's Death
A Leavenworth woman thanks those who helped during her husband's fatal sickness and singles out accident insurance agent Mr. Fairlock for asserting that stomach congestion falls under accidents in a card of thanks reported by the Kansas City Star.
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Leavenworth
Fairlock
Kansas City Star
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