Lincoln township adopts plan for central rural school
Des Moines reports Lincoln township in Black Hawk county approved a consolidation plan to build a central school costing 6 000 to 7 000 dollars. A committee studied transportation, teaching quality, and administration, finding better teachers and higher attendance under consolidation as opposed to independent township districts. The Buffalo Center area shares details of a new township graded school costing 18 000 dollars with a nine room building and driver costs for pupil transport.
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Des Moines
Lincoln Township
Black Hawk County
E. Moore
Independent Townsip
Acho Township
Emmet
Buffalo Center
State Fair Fruit Exhibit Seeks Grower Cooperation
M J Wragg Iowa State Fair horticulture secretary urges horticulturists to submit exhibit plans and plate counts for the fruit display. H C Price of Iowa State College will contribute an educational exhibit on fruit culture. Premiums exceed prior years with over 300 in board funds to attract top displays and seedling fruit varieties. Des Moines secretary offers extra premium lists and cold storage arrangements through Des Moines Ice.
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Samuel Calvin
The
State University
Iowa Geological Survey
Des Moines
Jefferson County
J. A. Udden
Rock Island
Wapello County
A. G. Leonard
Monroe County
S. W. Beyer
Ames
Howard County
Webster County
F. A. Wilder
Europe
Bremer County
W. H. Norton
Cornell College
State Geological Survey
Louisa
Potawattomie
Marion
O'Brien
Clay
Page
Cedar
Iowa
M. J. Wragg
Horticultural Department
Horticultural Hall
Association
H. C. Price
Iowa Agricultural College
Des Moines Ice Manufacturing Company
Value of land per acre by county for prior year sales
Statistics from county auditors to the executive council show the average price per acre at which land was sold in each county during the year before this assessment. Trades are included at the stated consideration, which inflates values somewhat.
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Telephone and Telegraph
Merriam
Iowa
Executive Council
Bank Vice President Ward Arrested in Jersey City
Secret Service telegram from Washington reports the arrest of Thomas F. Ward in Jersey City New Jersey by Special Agent Peeke. Ward, former vice president of Le Mars National Bank, allegedly misused bank funds after stock market losses last April and fled Iowa before being tracked to the post office in Jersey City. He signaled willingness to return to Iowa without extradition formalities.
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Shaw
W. S. Richards
Nampa
Idaho
E. O. Patterson
Jones
Mr. Patterson
Pendleton
Silver City
Portland
Ore
Oregon River Navigation Company
T. Jones
Patterson
Hasselo
Astoria
Iowa
Fort Madison
F. W. Bicknell
Wilkie
Secret Service
Washington
Thomas F. Ward
Jersey City
N .J
Peeke
Ward
le Mars National Bank
le Mars
Bride Decamps After Secret Marriage with Benson Brownover
Hudson resident Benson Brownover surprised friends by bringing home his bride Mrs. Cameron of Wapello after a secret marriage. The woman gathered his ready cash and left while he was away, presumably headed for Burlington. It was Brownover’s third marriage.
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Benson Brownover
Hudson
Cameron
Wapello
Burlington
Lansing Pearl Discovery Yields 1800 Dollar Gem
An old man named Benson found a kingly pearl on a clam bed near the Queen Mary site about a month ago. The gem weighs 66 grains and is described as finer and more valuable than others found that day, with twelve pearls located in a single day.
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Lansing
Benson
Little Hints for Women in the Season's Modes
Hindoo cachemires imitate real India cachemires in a fashion notes piece. A fashionable look combines black white and blue with light weight linen for summer lingerie. Quills and pronounced unstitched effects appear in coaching parasols. Nuns ceilings edged with colored silk borders, dotted Swiss vogue, and Banksia rose pompons feature in floral garniture. White lace with gold spangles and painted scenes appeals to refined tastes. Two shade lace mingling in a single medallion is a Paris novelty.
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Hindoo
India
Paris
Notable World Facts: Seas Forests and Transport Ages
The Baltic is the shallowest sea at 43 yards depth, followed by the Adriatic at 45 yards. Seattle tops among large towns with 467 timber buildings out of 14 000. The Botary incubator near Sydney houses 11 440 ducks or 14 080 hens eggs. Canada holds the world’s largest forest in the Labrador and Hudson Bay region, about 1 000 by 1 700 miles. Gold is the best heat conductor among metals, then platinum, silver, copper, then iron zinc tin and lead. In 1900 the shortest London Calcutta sailing was 82 days, longest 199. London to San Francisco shortest 109, longest 2038 days. San Francisco to London shortest 96, longest 181 days.
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Baltic
Adriatic
Seattle
Botary
Sydney
Australia
Canada
Labrador
Hudson Bay
London
Calcutta
San Francisco
Notre Dame University Advertised for Prospective Students
The notice promotes Notre Dame University as a major Western educational institution. It invites correspondence with the President for a free arena and full particulars on terms, courses, and studies. A preparatory school, business commercial courses, and St Edward's Hat for boys under seventeen are highlighted as offerings.
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Notre Dame University
West
St. Epward’s Hat
Bostonian swindled by three shells game revealed
Rodrick notes how a wise Bostonian was duped by a grafter using three shells and a bean. Van Albert explains the ruse as simple discard and substitution.
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Rodrick
van Albert
Chicago Daily News
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Ad Promises Quick Bowel Relief
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for various ailments by regulating bowels. It claims natural, painless movements and a 10 cent starting price, warns against imitations, and notes genuine boxes with C. O. ¢. stamps. Included is a brief comic exchange from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement In Le Roy NY
A historic ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight shoes and treat corns itching swelling and sweating feet. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores with a 25 cent price and free sample offer. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York. Quote from Wellspring included.
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Allen’s
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Household Cleaning Advice From 1910s Notices
The excerpt blends practical tips on laundering laces with admonitions about frugality from a bookbinder and brief quotes about gossip and remedies. Evita R. Parker and short notes from Philadelphia Bulletin and Atchison Globe appear as clipped sayings.
Bronchitis Cure Promoted By Hoxsies Croup Remedy
An advert promises a speedy cure for bronchitis with Hoxsies Croup Cure priced at 50 cents. The copy emphasizes rapid relief and medicinal claim within a small tonic advertisement typical of the period.
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Hoxsie
Peruna ads highlight testimonials from Kathleen Graham and Florence Allan
Letters from Kathleen Graham of Washington and Florence Allan of Chicago praise Peruna as a tonic for dyspepsia and general rejuvenation. Dr S B Hartman of Columbus Ohio announces he will handle female catarrh cases during summer with free advice offered.
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Florence Allan
Walton Place
Chicago
S. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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