Chicago Record-Herald Reporter William E. Curtis Visits Ames
William E. Curtis of the Chicago Record-Herald spent a day at the Ames college campus, meeting with Professor Stanton and being lionized at a reception. He traveled with Captain J. F. Merry and his secretary Mr. Brown, visiting Cedar Rapids, Mt. Vernon, Cedar Falls, Manchester, Ft. Dodge, Sioux City, Webster City, and Ames, with plans to tour Minnesota mining regions next week.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Des Moines
Capitol City
Curtis
Record-Herald of
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Washington City
Cedar Rapids
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Falls
Manchester
Ft. Dodge
Sioux City
Webster City
Ames
Minnesota
Mr. Brown
Merry
Iona and Ireland in the news and political notes
Ireland is on the map again with King Edward and Queen Alexandra visiting. Mayor Harrison of Chicago plans a September Iowa tour for the Democrats. A Danville Illinois map notes a lynching victim, reflecting tense times. The sizzle of July and August signals corn season in Iowa and shifts in newspaper exchanges.
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Ireland
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Harrison
Chicago
Iowa
Towa
Stump in stockings linked to hot weather
Report mentions a prior stump in stockings in Sioux City and notes a girl in a northern Iowa town struck in the face by a baseball while boys played catch in the street, breaking her nose. Warning to avoid street baseball.
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Sioux City Journal
Iowa
Door Open at Office Beckons With Times
A confident invitation signals an open door policy and the availability of The Times for readers. The wording emphasizes accessibility and a welcoming stance toward the publication.
Mrs Brainard Dies at Boone After Short Illness
Mrs. John Brainard wife of J M Brainard longtime editor of Boone died Sunday at their Boone residence after a two week illness. She was a longtime resident of this part of the state.
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John Brainard
J. M. Brainard
Boone
Dem Party Candidate Joins After Election Jokes
Joan Thompson of the Ogden Messenger fell headfirst into his office basement but was unharmed. The incident is noted as a light anecdote about Democrats and their persistence after elections.
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Joan Thompson
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Ogden Messenger
John
Con. Dick Root Dies in Camden at Seventy
Con Dick Root of Keokuk, Iowa, longtime politician and former superintendent of door keepers of the U S Senate, died in Camden Maine on Tuesday. He had lived in Washington D C for several years and was seventy years old.
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Dick Root
Keokuk
Camden
Maine
Washington, D.C
Senate
Political whispers swirl around Curtis and Cummins in Iowa gossip
The passage notes Wm. Curtis has appeared before Iowa readers since the state Republican convention and has drawn attention for attacking Des Moines insurance firms. It mentions Cousin’s convention speech and Governor Cummins as common paragrapher fodder, and jokes about Nate Kendall starting with aC to boost his reputation.
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Curtis
Iowa
Des Moines
Cousin
Governor Cummins
Nate Kendall
Oklahoma Draws Home Seekers Amid Rail Line Boost
Wm E Curtis earns 160 dollars weekly from the Record-Herald and asserts fearlessness for independence. The Golden State Limited will resume around November 15 with new electric-lit equipment and a schedule faster than before, Chicago to Los Angeles in under three days. Oklahoma's agricultural mining and industrial prospects draw many to the new country as 120 of 122 Omaha passengers head to Oklahoma aboard a Rock Island train.
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Golden State Limited
Chicago
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
Omaha
Roosevelt
United States
West
DeKoven Street
Mrs. O'Leary
Fort Dearborn
C. R. Maclean
Great Northern Hotel
Rock Island System expands telegraph line to cedar rapids and Minneapolis
The Rock Island System completes improved telegraph facilities with an extra wire from Chicago to Cedar Rapids, St. Paul and Minneapolis. The line will be used exclusively for Company business and will enhance local telegraph service between these points.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Dipsys Proposed Road Work Plan For Marshalltown
The Marshalltown Times-Republican discusses a new treatment for the dipsys to put them on the highways under guard to work the roads. If carried out the road would be broad and straight as they return to their former estate.
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Marshalltown
Rural free mail delivery faces tougher rules and cuts
The department tightens lines and demands sworn affidavits from rural carriers about route boxes and customers. Officials say higher burdens will eliminate many small routes as the service can no longer afford six hundred dollars yearly to serve thirty or forty families daily.
Morning call leads to double tragedy in Knoxville
A Knoxville man shot his son for not getting up and then killed himself. The writer condemns the crime but questions the death penalty, noting many prefer to stay in bed in the morning.
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Knoxville
Archduke Leopold Marries Actress Amid Royal Scandal
Archduke Leopold, brother of Princess Louise of Saxony, wed actress Madame Adamovna after Louise eloped with her children’s tutor Giron. Leopold says he prefers plain people to titles and has no regrets about losing royal trappings.
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Austria
Archduke Leopold
Louise
Saxony
Madame Adamovnes
Giron
Leopold
Geronimo Baptized by Methodist Church
Recent dispatches report Geronimo the Apache chief has been baptized and joined the Methodist church. Critics question his sincerity, recalling his violent record and likening the move to a joke about hell turning Methodist.
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Geronimo
Dolliver
Germino
Mosquito Menace Meets Summer Heat and Rail Ride Rivalry
Heat drives people outdoors where mosquitoes swarm and bite causing irritation. Readers describe swarms settling on exposed skin and the small triumph of fending them off. The comparison notes the rough joy of beating the railroad company for a ride as a mild consolation.
Businessmen bear bulk of cyclone relief costs says critic
A local commentator notes that Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck have given nothing to cyclone sufferers while questioning why citizens send money to distant mail order firms. He argues business leaders front the major shares of local donations and that calls for help recur frequently.
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Exchange
Montgomery Ward & Co
Sears Roebuck
Chicago
School Building Assured By Bond Proposition Vote
A district vote carried a $12 500 bond for a four room ward school with a 39 vote margin. Women voters helped ensure passage as 140 women and 286 men cast ballots.
Mt Vernon man killed wife over money request
A Mt Vernon New York man killed his wife after she asked for money. The piece mocks harsh reaction to her request and notes the husband’s action as inappropriate and extreme.
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Mt. Vernon
N. Y
What To Eat August Number Opens With Dining Health Hints
The August What To Eat features Dr. Felix L. Oswald with Traveling Temptations the twelfth Dietetic Health Hints essay. Genie Rosenfeld writes on New York as a summer resort and Busy Stay-At-Home Husbands.
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Felix L. Oswald
Genie Rosenfeld
New York
United States
Elizabeth Pegram Lumpkin
Laura A. Smith
Eva R. Gaillard
Margaret Rayburn
Gotham
Amelia Sulzbacher
Carlo Fox
Julia Harries Bull
Elizabeth Wadsworth Morrison
Business pamphlets on railways offered in Missouri Kansas
An advertisement from a Houston area paper invites readers to request pamphlets about business opportunities tied to the M K T Railway and related ventures. It promises information covering Missouri Kansas Indian Territory and Texas with mail contact at RAT 603 Wainwright Building St. Louis Mo.
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Missouri
Kansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Wainwright Bidg
St. Louis
Burlington mine stock promising quick returns in Black Hills
The Puan Bros fiscal agents promote Burlington mine shares in the Black Hills, claiming rich free ore and honest management with dividends soon. They urge buyers to invest with trusted friends, noting ore value at 300 dollars per ton and stock at 10 cents, projecting 80 cents and higher later.
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Burlington
Black Hills
Puan Bros
Fiscal Agts
Very Low Rates to Pittsburgh via the North Western Line
Excursion tickets will be sold August 1 2 and 3 with favorable return limits on account of OC A T U Convention. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.
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North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
No Pity Shown Promises From Healing Salve Ad
An Alabama reader from Verpena recalls a lifelong battle with piles and 24 tumors. Bucklen's Arnica Salve reportedly cured the troubles after other treatments failed, praised for burns and aches. Available for 25 cents at L. M. Bosworth's drug store.
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F. A. Guiledge
Verpena
Ala
Bucklen
L. M. Bosworth
Referendum Meeting Supports Four Ward Schoolhouse Plan
At a sparsely attended Ames school meeting the view favored a downtown four ward schoolhouse in the first ward. Dissenting McDaniel and proponent Noble spoke as discussions weighed first versus fourth ward locations. The petition was sent to the school board and the next day’s election approved the bond issue.
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Ames
McDaniel
Noble
Parley Sheldon
Crop Bulletin Reports Best Week for Harvests Across State
Weather favored harvest of hay and grain with most hay crop secured and quality high. Southern districts nearly finished. northern areas report progress in small grains. Corn gains noted though some showers needed in south and east. A July 20 hailstorm line caused crop damage across Lyon Osceola Taylor Ringgold counties, but overall losses remain a small share of state output. Minor crops faring fairly well and markets stocked with early apples and garden truck.
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