Prison reform gains support and wage trials expand
The Iowa State Executive Council backs prison reform theories once condemned by the Board of Control. Des Moines reports wage payments for prisoners at Ames and Fort Madison showing earnings improving costs, with Ames prisoners earning 2 dollars a day rising to 2.50. Knoxville and Fort Madison farms also run experiments, while the prison system emphasizes productive labor to cover costs and aid families.
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State Board of Control
State Executive Council
Des Moines
Cosson
Board of Control
Ames
College
Fort Madison
Knoxville
George Donohoe
Colgan
Dear Parents and the boarding school letter joke
A humorous clipping presents a boy away at boarding school and his letter home explaining why he cannot write much. It ends with a quip about a husband repenting at leisure. The joke features a mock shipmate exchange and a Judge’s punchline about falling in love.
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Shipmate
Beanbrough
Hemmondway
Model of Housefly on Display at American Museum
A colossal model of a housefly fifteen inches long, 64 000 times larger than a real fly, is permanently exhibited at the American Museum of Natural History after being showcased at the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography in Washington. The model, designed to show the external anatomy, took a year to complete and is praised by Popular Mechanics as the most accurate representation available.
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Iowa State Federation of Labor
Davenport
J. H. Strief
Sioux City
Mr. Strief
Iowa
Strief
John P. White
United Mine Workers
W. H. Rodgers
Washington, D. C
American Museum of Natural History
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Courtroom Quip Highlights a Perjured Handwriting Claim
A witty exchange unfolds as a lawyer questions handwriting on an oath. The witness concedes to being unable to write, muttering, I can’t write, while admitting the document may resemble his writing. The scene underscores the humor and tension of testimony.
Man’s recovery from coffee joyless life to vigor with Postum
A Missouri man recounts collapsing at 50 from heavy coffee use and years of disability. After his wife switched him to Postum, he improved within six months and soon regained strength, claiming to outpace age and use his formerly useless arm for rapid penmanship. He cites Battle Creek based Postum Co as maker and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Foley Kidney Pills Succeed in Healing Ailments
The advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills are a good honest medicine that cannot help but heal kidney and bladder ailments and urinary irregularities once taken, urging readers to try them for positive and permanent relief.
Fanaticism and Progress in Propaganda
The piece argues that progress relies on passionate commitment to a cause, not mere skepticism or selfish aims. It cites Parnell and William III as leaders whose devotion to Ireland and Holland fueled enduring influence, contrasting them with dry leadership.
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Parnell
Ireland
William III
Holland
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Sign words reveal cave lease in Stone Age tale
Dialogue frames a cave wall rental contract. The tenant must pay forty clam-shells monthly in advance and may not keep dinosaurs pterodactyls or saber toothed tigers. A professor notes the inscription is of humorous historical value rather than epic history.
There is one very good thing about a circus
A speaker notes one redeeming aspect of a circus as a circus feature. The remark implies that a man cannot see the elephant without considerable fuss surrounding the event.
Notable Quip Sparks Talk of a Disaster
A terse exchange hints at a misadventure with a friend believed to craft a scheme. The speaker reflects that the danger was realized when the trouble actually emerged, noting the fat was in the fire.
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