Banquet in a Sewer and State School Funding Debate
Davenport sources debate compulsory education timing and propose extending the 12 week period to the full school year. Iowa seeks over 8600000 in state aid for insane hospitals and schools, plus big allocations for reform projects. A Waterloo sewer banquet illustrates bold public works plans as others discuss saloon law and marriage license publicity.
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Des Moines
Davenport
Martin
Waterloo
William Horrabin
Iowa League of Municipalities
Monument Unveiled For Revolutionary Soldier Charles Shepherd
Ceremonies in Mount Pleasant marked the unveiling of a monument honoring Charles Shepherd born in Baltimore in 1765. He served under Washington in Brandywine Germantown and at Valley Forge, remained until the war’s end, and died in 1841.
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Charles Shepherd
Mount Pleasant
Shepherd
Baltimore
Washington
Germantown
Valley Forge
Cornwallis
InteRnsoT on City Funds in Davenport Bank Fees
Special correspondence reports a Davenport municipal campaign issue over whether the city treasurer can collect interest on city funds deposited in banks and keep the earnings. It notes annual gains of 4000 to 6000 dollars and the lack of a law requiring turning over interest to the public treasury.
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Davenport
Fancy Work by Mitchellville Girls Earns 270 This Year
Special Correspondence reports Mitchellville Industrial School girls earned about 270 dollars from fancy work this year. The income goes to the girls, who balance school and domestic duties with work in their own time. Under the new system half the students are at work, and demand for their fine needle work has surged.
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Fitzgerald
Mitchellville Industrial School
Iowa
Mechanical Genius: Farm Boy Builds 4 HP Traction Engine
William M. Lynn, 19, son of a farmer near Eldora, constructed a 4 horsepower traction gasoline engine from farm scraps. He also built an electrical system to alert the family when mail arrives, lights the house, and works on an electric motor to run a churn and sewing machine.
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William M. Lynn
B. J. Lynn
Eldora
NEW COAL MINES IN IOWA PROMISE EXPANSION
The White Breast Fuel Company of Illinois has options on more than 14 000 acres across Dallas township Marion county and the northern Lucas county. Marion county holds seven thousand acres. Options expire March 1 1904. The land is reported to lie beneath massive coal veins. The firm is a major midwestern coal producer and may develop this region into a leading district in coming years.
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Iowa
Lucas
Marion
White Breast Fuel Company
Illinois
Dallas Township
Marion County
Lucas County
Middle West
Croesus of the Orient Discusses Hunt in Ames Visit
Michael O Conner reports Leigh Hunt former Ames teacher and state college president is now a multimillionaire, with wealth estimates from 75 million to 100 million dollars. Hunts Korea and eastern China concessions are described as princely and he is said to pursue large irrigation projects there.
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Croesus
Michael O’conner
Des Moines
Korea
Leigh Hunt
The
State Agricultural College
Ames
Hunt
China
Cooperating farmers urged to build co op elevators on line
General Manager Blake and railroad officials seek farmer cooperation along the Newton and Northwestern line to form a cooperative elevator network. Meetings have been held near Boone and in Mingo. Promoters claim farmers can secure better prices by acting together on the plan.
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Blake
Newton & Northwestern Railroad
Boone
Mingo
Barber and Customer Clash Over Coughing Incident
A Philadelphia barber confronted a man in the chair who coughed unexpectedly and threatened to cough again. The barber warned him, the man left without injury, and the boss joked that a hero tonic was due for the coughing patron. The barber recounted shaving people from a Prete boy to an octogenarian drunkard in Colorado Springs.
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Philadelphia Record
Colorado
Colorado Springs
At Home in a Hack
President Roosevelt and guests including John Burroughs John Muir and others share campfire tales in the west Muir recalls a polar bear encounter Burroughs recounts thrills and a statesman notes his lack of rodeo experiences saying he is simply out of sight in a hack
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Roosevelt
John Burroughs
John Muir
Mr. Muir
Mr. Burroughs
Widow Examines Sculptor's Portrait of Husband
The widow inspects a damp bust of her husband and asks the sculptor to alter it. She praises the likeness but tears up as she requests a larger nose, calling it a sign of goodness.
Banquet Toast Calls Upon Absent Members
In a Stray Stories snippet Banklurk recalls a banquet moment where the toastmaster invites a gentle man who lost an arm and a leg to respond to the toast of Our Absent Members, reflecting on the evening’s tone and memory.
Kidney Pills lauded by Miss Bradshaw for cure claims
Miss Ethel Bradshaw of this place reports kidney trouble relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She stresses the remedy as accessible and effective and cites Dr. Dunaway of Benton Illinois endorsing them as best for kidney issues and claiming potential diabetes cure in late stages.
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Dodd
Dr. Dunaway
Benton, Ill
Wisdom of Experience and Train Lines Highlight Missouri
A Missouri paper asks why the state leads in raisin mules with a Paw Paw Corner Bazoo quip about it being the only safe place to stand. The Overland Limited runs daily from Chicago to the Coast on the Union Pacific and North Western Line.
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Missouri
Overland Limited
Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western Line
Unclear proverbs quoted from readers in 1900 letter
An assortment of quotation fragments and misspelled lines. It includes Uncle Eben on work value and a chicken metaphor about laying and poaching eggs. A stray note mentions Piso's Cure and a nameless writer from Naian with a date of January 6, 1900.
Game of Authors Teased With Witty Exchange
Quote captures a playful exchange between Tommy Taddells and Mr. Tedells about the game of authors. It notes a pun on selling books and reflects a light literary mood from The Smart Set.
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Tommy Taddells
Tommy
Mr. Tedells
Poverty brings strange landlords in Chicago
Chicago Daily News reports on poverty driving unusual landlord cases as residents struggle with housing. The piece highlights conflicts between tenants and owners amid urban hardship and rising rents.
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Chicago Daily Gews
Peruna Promises Relief From Hot Weather Weariness
Two Brooklyn and Nashville women testify to Peruna as a year round remedy for weariness and malaria prevention. They credit the tonic with restoring energy, reducing headaches and backaches, and improving mood during hot months. The ad urges readers to write Dr. Hartman for free advice.
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Josephine Morris
Carroll St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Town Trials Governance Without City Marshal
Parkersburg to test keeping order without a city marshal for two months. The town council urged the mayor to dispense with the marshal, relieving the officer. If the experiment succeeds, a longer period may be tried.
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Parkersburg
Romance Shattered: Wayne Herald Editor's Daughter Vanishes
Bessie McNeal daughter of W H McNeal Wayne Herald editor and postmaster ran away in boy's clothes to marry H A Blunt. After weeks of married bliss Blunt called police to find his wife and she disappeared with her father. The groom contemplates divorce.
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Bessie McNeal
W. H. McNeal
Wayne Herald
H. A. Blunt
Biiss Blunt
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