Iowa farm leaders urge education and reform in state
In Des Moines June 18 two Iowa officials stressed education for farmers and stock raising success. James Wilson urged college training for producers and cited Ames bulletin demand while John Downie urged fair reform and better use of state funds for orphans and rural families.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Downie
State Board of Control
Iowa Swine Breeders’ Association
Chicago
Ed Trotter Wins Interstate Championship at Soo Gun Club
Kingsley shooter Ed Trotter won the interstate championship at the Soo Gun club shoot in Sioux City, taking top honors in the event.
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Ed Trotter
Kingsley
Soo
Sioux City
Post Office Salaries Change In Iowa For Coming Year
Annual salary adjustments for presidential postmasters show Iowa shifts with Ottumwa up to first class. Many towns move from third to second class while Manchester drops to third. multiple cities see increases from hundreds to over three thousand dollars.
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Iowa
Ottumwa
Algona
Ames
Chariton
Denison
Emmetsburg
Iowa Falls
Maquoketa
Osage
Perry
Manchester
Ackley
Akron
Albia
Alden
Alta
Armstrong
Atlantic
Avoca
Battle Creek
Bellevue
Belmond
Bonaparte
Boone
Brooklyn
Buffalo Center
Cascade
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Clarinda
Clarksville
Colfax
Correctionville
Corwith
Creston
Des Moines
Dexter
Dows
Ubuque
Dyersville
Dysart
Eagle Grove
Eldon
Emmetsboro
Estherville
Fairfield
Farmington
Fort Dodge
Gladbrook
Greenfield
Hartley
Humboldt
Ida Grove
Independence
Indianola
Keokuk
Keosauqua
Keota
Kingsley
Lake Mills
Lansing
Laurens
Logan
Lyons
Madrid
Malvern
Manilla
Manning
Marshalltown
Mason City
Monona
Missouri Valley
Montezuma
Monticello
Morning Sun
Moulton
Mount Ayr
Mount Pleasant
Nashua
Neola
Newell
New Hampton
New Sharon
Newton
Nora Springs
Odebolt
Oelwein
Ogden
Osceola
Oskaloosa
Rock Valley
Rockwell
Rockwell City
Sac City
Scranton
Seymour
Shenandoah
Sibley
Sidney
Sigourney
Sioux Rapids
State Center
Sumner
Sutherland
Tabor
Tama
Walnut
Waterloo
Waverly
Webster City
West Branch
Woodbine
Anamosa
Elkader
Lisbon
Prairie City
Red Oak
Sanborn
The Normal School Cedar Falls Graduates Record Year
The twenty fourth annual commencement of the Iowa state normal school at Cedar Falls included 41 master of didactics and 62 bachelor of didactics degrees along with 18 from the special primary course. Total graduates for the year reach 196 as the largest class yet. President H H Seerley marks 14 years in office amid rising enrollment from 350 to 2400 and faculty from eight to 51. Board adopts Proudfoot and Bird plan for a new building to be erected next year.
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Iowa State Normal School
Cedar Falls
Rn. C. Barrett
H. H. Seerley
Proudfoot & Bird
Des Moines
Iowa State College holds twenty eighth graduation in Ames
The twenty eighth annual graduation exercises at the Iowa State Agricultural College in Ames featured two class sections due to curriculum changes. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson spoke on Practical Education, and Dr Beardshear presented diplomas to the graduates who completed the extra half year.
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Iowa State Agricultural College
Ames
Wilson
Beardshear
Traveler J B Gaylord Dies in Independence Iowa
Prominent traveler and showman J B Gaylord, famed for aiding Barnum's white elephant purchase, died at his brother in law’s home in Independence. He spent much of his life as a globetrotting collector of attractions for shows across many lands and climes.
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J. B. Gaylord
Barnum
Iowa
Independence
Mr. Gaylord
Fourteenth Iowa Bankers Convention Elects Officers
At Des Moines the Iowa Bankers Association held its fourteenth annual convention and elected E. B. Huxford of Cherokee as president C. B. Mills of Sioux Rapids as vice president J. M. Dinwiddie of Cedar Rapids as secretary and L. F. Harlan of Harlan as treasurer for the ensuing year.
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Iowa Bankers’ Association
Des Moines
E. B. Huxford
Cherokee
C. B. Mills
Sioux Rapids
J. M. Dinwiddie
Cedar Rapids
L. F. Harlan
Harlan
The Typewriter Invention and Its Occupational Claim
A statistician asserts the typewriter creates 500000 jobs but omits health impacts. The ad urges sedentary workers to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to cope with confinement and stomach trouble, claiming it aids nature and praises cured users.
Mind Reader Visit Sparks Humorous Exchange
Mr. Sappeigh plans a mind reader visit while Miss Gabby jokes that the man would think he is reading a bicycle advertisement in Baltimore American.
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Sappeigh
Miss Gabby
Baltimore American
Marquette as a Charming Lake Superior Summer Resort
The article extols Marquette Michigan on Lake Superior as a healthful summer retreat with scenic beauty pool hotels and immunity from fever. It promotes a booklet The Lake Superior Country by Geo H Seafford General Passenger Agent Chicago and requests four cents in stamps for postage.
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Marquette
Lake Superior
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mich
Copper Country
Geo. H. Seafford
Chicago
Irish impulsive stereotype cited in joke
An Irishman jokes that Irish men act on impulse, saying a man would kill in a minute and buy him a drink the next moment, reflecting a humorous stereotype from London Pick-Me-Up.
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London
Fourth of July Rates from Chicago Great Western
Be patriotic and take a holiday trip on Independence day. ag rates in every direction are offered by the Chicago Great Western railway. One fare and a third for round trips, children half rates. Tickets on sale July 3 and 4, good to return July 5. For further information inquire of Agent C. G. W., or address F. H. Lord, G. P. & T. A., 113 Adams street, Chicago.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
F. H. Lord
Adams Street
Chicago
Paris resident experiments with long life elixir
A Paris petitioner attempted a self made elixir that prolonged life beyond expectations, according to the Boston Globe. The story notes the strange experiment and its implications for life beyond death.
N E A Convention Trip Details For Charleston July
Tickets issued for travel to the N E A convention in Charleston with routes through Chattanooga Knoxville Asheville and Spartanburg and return via Norfolk Old Point Richmond and White Sulphur. maps and time cards available at Tucker 354 Clark Street Chisago for July travel.
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Charleston
D. C
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Asheville
Spartanaburg
Norfolk
Old Point
Richmond
Tucker
Clark Street
Chisago
A Dark Secret Guarneted Senators Elected American
The brief item cites Puck with a provocative line about senators and elections, noting that none will tell the truth. It presents a satirical jab on political revelation and secrecy.
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Puck
Lane's Family Medicine Product Note
Fragmentary item mentions Lane's Family Medicine and medical terms. The readable text refers to liver and kidneys and a price of 26, with unclear context about illness or treatment. Only scattered phrases remain, limiting clear event or outcome.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Endorsement
The message extols Mrs. Pinkham as uniquely experienced in treating female illnesses with over a century of cases annually and twenty years of steady success. It urges women to seek her advice and obtain Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief, inviting correspondence with Miss Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Homeseekers Excursions via Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad offers homeseekers excursions on the first and third Tuesdays of June July and August. Tickets to southern states such as Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North and South Carolina Tennessee Texas cost one fare plus 2.00 for a round trip with 15 day on going and 21 day return limits and step over privileges in Homeseekers Territory. A new wide vestibuled train runs daily between Chicago and Fort Worth and Waco with Pullman car service available.
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Homeseeekers
Chicago & Eastern Ilinois Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Tucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Issouri
Port
Carolina
South
Caroina
Tennessee
Exas
Chicago
Waco
Ft. Worth
Texas
Leavin
Chicago Daily
Pullman
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
C. L. Stone
G. P
T. A
National Conventions Prohibition Pree Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the national conventions are on sale June 27-28 1900 in Kansas City and July 2-4 1900 for the Democratic event. The Chicago Great Western Ry known as the Maple Leaf Route offers vestibuled trains free chair cars dining service and single fare for the trip. Contact an agent or F H Pace at 113 Adams Street Chicago for details.
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Prohibition
Pree
Democratic
Kansas City
Chicago Great Western Ry
Maple Leaf
Chicago Great Western
F. H
Don’t try to condense the milk of human kindness
A brief Chicago Democrat quotation urges not to shorten or diminish the generous spirit expressed in human kindness.
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Chicago Democrat
Coughing Leads to Consumption Advertises Kemp's Balsam
An early 20th century ad promises Kemp's Balsam stops coughing quickly. It urges readers to visit a druggist today and offers sample bottles free, with large bottles priced at 25 and 60 cents.
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Kemp
The Criterion On Bread Casting In Waters
When most men cast their bread the waters they rely on faith and supposition rather than sure method, a popular saying illustrates risk and prudence in resource use.
End of the Busy Little Bee Described in Chicago Daily News
A brief item notes the busy bee story concluding with a painful day, as reported by the Chicago Daily News.
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James Wilson
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Mechanic Arts
Iowa Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture
England
Egypt
Arizona
China
Thibet
Yangtse- Kiang River
State Banker’ Association
Francis M. Drake
Drake University
Gen. Drake
Gen.Drake
University
Keys
E. J. Toof
New Haven
Conn
Baren R. Sherman
Vinton
Congress
Gov. Sherman
Thirteenth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Shiloh
Board of Control
Orphans’ Home
Reform
Eldora
Nebraska
Board of Supervisors
F. W. Bicknell
Post Office
the Normal School
the State College
Suecceasfal
Paris
Boston Globe
Lane
New York
Minnesota
MMO
Boguicesce Xanssenenne
Milwaukee
Louis
Omaha
Bears
THE
Centaur
York City
Waltham Watches
American Waltham Watch Company
Waltham
Queen City Printing Ink Co
Niagara Falls
Cos
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Niagara
Wis
Aetran
Wabash Railroad
Tinco Trust
St Lou
Via
Rockford
Dubuque
Fort
Mali
ALLER
Paul
A. N. KA
Catia
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