June dedication and weather in Ames college events
June dedication address by Dr. Thurston during Engineering Hall ceremonies noted. Weather, parade of flags, and floral tributes described amid tumbling rain and shifting fortunes of commencement days. Postmaster deficit and new photography paper announced. Chicago journalists visit Ames for flood coverage en route to Des Moines.
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Scientific Monthly
Thurston
Engineering Hall
Chicago
Ames
Des Moines
City
Johnstown
Noah
Night Harrowing in a Farmer’s Field and Local Weather Woes
An Algona man witnessed a farmer in a top buggy harrowing grain, illustrating tough farming times. The Des Moines area contends with floods and storms, while a June 1 1903 crop bulletin notes record rainfall, flood damage, and reduced yields across Iowa.
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Lone Rock
Des Moines
Jefferson
Scranton
Carroll
Marshalltown
Blairstown
Iowa City
Mt. Vernon
Grandy Center
Amana
Waterloo
Logan
Albia
Charles City
Deaf girl's soap sales touch Jefferson crowds anger follows
The Eddyville Tribune reports a deaf and dumb girl who canvassed Jefferson with a soap proposition was warmly welcomed by residents. She expressed gratitude in words as she left, provoking anger in Jefferson.
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Jefferson
Eddyville
Iowa Floods Reach Unmatched Level Since 1851
The article recalls floods from the past week as unmatched since 1851 in Iowa, noting the period’s damage outstripping earlier floods due to the country’s undeveloped state.
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Iowa
Field Work Plans For Mining Deanery At Iowa State
The Iowa State College Mining Engineering and Geology department plans a summer field program at Fort Dodge for mine surveying inspection and geology. Students from all classes will study coal gypsum mines map a coal gypsum mine and analyze the Des Moines river section. The party departed June 1 from Ames and camped near Coalville with full equipment.
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Department of Mining Engineering and Geology
Iowa State College
Fort Dodge
Idaho Springs
Victor
Colorado
Ames
Coalville
Des Moines River
Des Moines
Decoration Day Reflections at Gilbert Station
A Decoration Day address honors fallen soldiers including Frank Bently, pledging continued commemoration by G A R members and descendants. The sermon recalls war’s dark cloud, liberty, and the duty to honor veterans as posts pledge to march in remembered fields and garland graves. Des Moines, Iowa.
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Liberty’s
Frank Bently Post
Lillian Barker Beede
Des Moines
Iowa
W H Morse Land Co Offers 20000 Acres in Red River Valley
The W H Morse Land Co of Crookston Minnesota lists 20000 acres of improved and wild lands in the Red River Valley for sale at bargain prices. They also offer merchandise stocks for sale or exchange. L L Zenor assures strong business, noting improved outlook after slow early sales. Write Crookston for maps and lists.
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W. H. Morse Land Co
Crookston
Minn
Red River Valley
L. L. Zenor
W. H. Morse
Interviewing Caprivi and the German code of names
A World War II era correspondent recalls violating German press ethics by naming Count Caprivi in a cable dispatch. He recounts the resulting backlash and years of skepticism from German editors and peers who called him the man who names names.
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Europe
Berlin
Associated Press
Bismarck
Count Caprivi
Caprivi
Wolf von Schierbrand
Hungary distributes 15000 fruit trees to towns
The article notes Hungary's state farm provides 15,000 fruit trees at no cost to townships that plant and care for them until bearing age. It contrasts with American reluctance to plant fruit trees along public highways, joking that boys would chain bulldogs to protect the trees.
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Great State Farm
Hungary
Sunday School Lesson Turns To Concert Fund Raffle
Nellie answers Mamma with a mixed lesson from Sunday school. She says she must sell three concert tickets, give 20 cents for the superintendent’s present, and that Noah built the ark in a playful old chronicle tone.
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Nellie
Noah
Little Chronicle
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Hazelwood
B. A. Knudson
Acer
Persia
Sowa
Sudisch Bros
the Union Savings Bank
Union Savings Bank
Union National Bank
Alfred H. Munn
Geo. Judisch
H. Westerman
Neck of the Woods
Howe
Congress
Thos. Hemstock
Grant Township
Crop Bulletin
Register
Asa Vandermast
Childs
Val Lace
Prof
Atkinson
The
Agricultural College
Henry Wallace
Ollie
Dea Wuereas
E. L. Grierke
Joan Kinrztey
Gro. G. Miller
Gilbert Station
Colombia
Freedom
Fair Liberty
Frank Bently
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