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Bee Sting Cure Tale Prompts New Iowa Anecdote
The article recounts Mr. M. J. Clark praising bee stings as a cure for rheumatism after a Grand Avenue incident where C. W. Mecaskey was stung several times by a swarm. It also covers Dr. Rowe of Boone and a New Hampshire connection, plus views on Cummins in New York and religious practice of the Sabbath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Clark
Ames
Grand Avenue
C. W. Mecaskey
Dr. Rowe
Intelligencer
Boone
Plymouth
New Hampshire
Clark Avenue
New England
West
John M. Brainard
Iowa
Cummins
New York
R. W. Liddle
Gilbert
Hughes
Senator Cummins
Taft
Hughes Cummins
Middle West
East
Congress
M. J. Stillman
Walworth
Wisconsin
Daniel Stillman
Christ
Constantine the Great
Rome
Luther
God
Soren Kalsem
Hannah M. Knudson
West Branch
Knudson
Eric Knudson
John Brown
West B
L. D. Wey
Erie Knudson
Salem
Henry Ty
Millsville
Engay
Des Moines
Kan