State Capital Gossip on Extra Session Costs and Laws
Des Moines reports discuss the potential expense of an extra session, constitutional authority, and Morford versus Unger on legislative scope. It outlines per diem limits, member counts, mileage, and past costs, then notes research urging state ownership of horses for militia and estimates on encampment expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
General Assembly
Morford
Assembly
Crossley
Madison
Alaska
Hickey
Cherokee
Cottrell
Des Moines Banks Report Deposits Gains and Bank News
Des Moines banks show deposits on Aug 14 rising vs May 14 with Home Savings at 773440.58 and Town Loan and Trust at 426412.85, Iowa Loan and Trust modest. total for 15 banks stands 12680067.77, up 193857.15 since May. Y W C A cornerstone service Aug 23. St Paul Des Moines railway capital raised to 2600000. Deep River Canning Co formed with 2700 stock. Light company dispute over gas street lights prompts potential lawsuit over price terms.
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Des Moines
Home Savings Bank
Town Loan and Trust Company
Say Y. W. C. A
Y. W
Ninth and Pleasant Streets
Ernest Harwood
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church
A. B. Cummins
J. J. Hamilton
Association
Chamber
Mary Golden
A. L. Frisbie
T. Hagerman
Y. M. C. A. Quaytet
Meribah Wright
Short Line Boots Capital
St. Paul
D. 8
Hanawalt
J. F. Myerly
H. W. Hatter
John Barrett A Life of Patience in Hard Times
Washington reporter profiles John Barrett a 65 year old Connecticut native living in penury. He refuses to complain, offering to sell his body for medical research to ease his plight, while hoping for aid from congress and a recovery to start a small business.
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Washington
John Barrett
Job
Connecticut
Star of Hope
Congress
Georgetown University Hospital
Farmer Dies While Attempting Suicide by Goose
In Zanesville Ohio James Sorey mer, a farmer, died while placing a goose on his neck to commit death by his own action. The coroner cites apoplexy brought on by excitement as the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
James Soreymer
Deel
Ardent lover harasses Arlington teacher in Memphis
Miss Alice Evans 18 seeking police help after Claude Everington, a friend of her late brother, persisted in courting and attacked her. He sent candy and letters, stalked her to Memphis after Texas and Arkansas years, and forced entry at her business college on Wednesday. Police trap failed as Everington remained at large.
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Memphis
Tenn
Alice Sivans
Claude Everington
Miss Evans
Dumas
Ark
Everington
Texas
Arkansas
Evans
Alice
Fiverington
Claude
Prof. Kirkpatrick
Business College
Pro
Kirkpatrick
Broken Heart Leads to Death by Own Action in Long Island City
A 16 year old girl, Maria St caria, reportedly driven to suicide after losing custody of her baby to the Children's Society. In a misery filled room she attempted three methods, including soaking matches in water and drinking, swallowing cleaner, and finally shooting herself in the breast with her husband's revolver. She died on the front steps.
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New York
Children’s Society
Maria St Caria
Long Island City
Quit Home After Twin Deaths In Philadelphia
Mr and Mrs James Cramer fled their home on July 4 after the death of their twin babies Norman and Isador aged about 84 months. Exhausted by heat and grief, the couple watched as the infants were taken to University hospital. One child died overnight and the other died the following evening, leaving the parents distraught and refusing to return home.
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Philadelphia
James Cramer
Norman
Isador
University Hospital
Dresses for Girls Fashion plate patterns from early 1900s
Describes two girl dress designs with Saxe blue linen and muslin fabrics. First dress features a full ground skirt with filet lace, cinnamon linen edging, a round opening bodice, and a muslin underslip, plus a roses trimmed muslin hat. Second dress uses spotted muslin with filet lace trim and pale blue ribbon, a puffed sleeve, and a pale blue hat.
Nail care guide for well groomed hands
A daily four week routine shows how to scrub hands with warm soap and a nail brush, loosen cuticles with an orange wood stick, trim and shape nails, snip hang nails, apply vaseline and polish, and buff to shine. Ten minutes daily keeps nails in perfect trim.
The Frou-Frou and the Modern Petticoat Evolution
The piece contrasts old fashion tyranny of stiff frou-frou skirts with today’s softer lingerie like silk undergarments. It notes the shift from loud signs and rigid petticoats to supple, unobtrusive attire that clings and drapes rather than rustles.
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Norcaster
Regulating a Child's Sleep Across Seasons
The text outlines a temperate daily routine for children aged one and a half to six. It recommends bed at seven when cooled by evening sun and waking at six thirty for breakfast, with outdoor play until eleven, a noon nap from twelve to four, then outdoor activity again as heat drops.
Hats for the Fall Preview Showcases Sailor Brims and Trimmings
Felt hats on display reveal upcoming styles with straight drooping edges on sailor shapes, wings and quills, satin bands and bows. browns, tans, champagne and blues noted. Children's hats favor simple bands, buckles, rosettes and ribbons with short streamers.
Pretty Linen Dress for a Young Girl
Description of a etamine linen dress for a young girl featuring a skirt forming a long tunic with embroidered scallops, openwork bands of soutache straps and small buttons, a matched blouse with embroidery, a yoke of embroidered tulle, and a Liberty girdle.
Improvised Baby Bib For Travel Use
A simple napkin bib trick for when traveling or visiting avoids slips. Tie a small knot in one corner and slide it under the child's dress neck area to keep the napkin in place without discomfort. Ensure the knot sits low to prevent choking or tight neck pressure.
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State
Boughton
National War College
Ft. Leavenworth
Kans
Iowa
Town State College
Committee On Militia Affairs
Botsford
Commercial Club
Railroad Commission
Missouri
Mississippi
Phister Board
Wrightman
Town Manufacturers’ Association
Thadean
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