Iowa News Highlights From 1908 Dispatchs Across Counties
Reports from Little Sioux Newton Mason City and several towns describe deaths due to anaplexy a rape indictment against Mary W Lindsey school diphtheria outbreaks in Logan County and building closures A hotel owner fined for poolroom violation fair district decisions boost for poultry and pet stock associations and interest in vaudeville theater construction in Sioux City.
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J. C. Caldwell
Little Sioux
Mary W. Lindsey
Newton
Colfax
Logan
C. P. Wilson
Charles
Mason City
Prairie District Fair
Pella
Gay
Conesville
Behlopkoh
Stockton
Iowa State Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Waterloo Courier
Ames
Des Moines
Iowa
Travelers’ Protective Association
Warren County
New Virginia
Orpheum Theater
Sioux City
Chicago
Armory
Poultry Association of the Northwest
Lettaville Public School
Hamersley
Davenport Turner Society
Turner
United States
Turner Affairs
Iowa Walls
W. H. Stillwell
St. Paul & Des Moines
Milwaukee
Carl Reith
William. Starr
Clarksville
Starr
Iowa Sae and Fox Indian
Toledo
Barnum
Fort Dodge
Carroll County
F. A. Howardsa Bluff
Webster City
Ramson
A. Sykes
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
J. A. McCarthy
Britt
Charles Hotel
Thrift
W. E B. Brice
Brice
Electric One
C. P. Tange
Horace Boles
Towan
Carria Kinsey
Deg Moines
Dubudue
Marcino Wireless Company
London
Iowa City
Waverly Poultry Fanciers’ Association
Marshall County Farmers
Douglas B Marlow
Nevada
Ingelude
Marshall Town
George Loss
Loss
Evangelist
Tabernacle
Ottumwa
Ottumiya
Christmas decorating ideas and hostess hints
A reader suggests changing from the usual tree to festive decor using stars wreaths holly cedar mistletoe and red bows with many candles. Other letters discuss a turkey dinner salad serving timing and menu ideas for an elegant holiday occasion.
Etiquette on plates and passing dishes notes
The maid places the plate to the right of the guest and passes dishes from the left. For a birth announcement, respond with a brief congratulatory note to the mother, such as expressing happiness for the new arrival.
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Wilber
Dusty air protection tips from old advice column
Instruction suggests placing small amounts of cold cream in each nostril before sweeping or going outdoors to trap dust. It claims dust will stick to the cream and be wiped away, reducing inhalation and preventing colds or catarrh in head and nose during dust season and cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn C
Dyeing a White Blouse for a Fall Suit Match
A reader notes a quick method to pair a new fall suit with a slim waist line. Buy three well-fitting net blouses with a front frill and long sleeves, then dye to match the suit sample for an excellent result.
Dresses for Girls Ages Eight to Twelve in Silk and Cashmere
The article outlines four dress designs for girls aged 6 to 12, detailing fabrics such as Jap silk, cashmere, and silk, with decorative trimmings. It lists specific materials: yards of silk, cashmere, lace, and ribbons, plus style notes on yokes, sleeves, tucks, and pinafores.
Montana establishes new national bison range near Jocko river
The government will preserve the American bison by creating a 12,800 acre range north of the Jocko river in the Flathead Indian Reservation Montana. The $40,000 appropriation funds fencing shelters and buildings with $30,000 paid to landowners including many Indians. The American Bison Society leads fundraising. details of herd management follow herd purchase and fence construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flathead Indiian
Montana
Congress
Morton J. Elrod
University of Montana
Jocko River
Ravalli
Jocko
Engineering Department
United States Forest Service
Amer
Ican Bison Society
Austin Corbin
Blue Mountain Park
N. H
Corbin
American Bison Society
Roosevalt
William T. Hornaday
New York Zoological Park
Gypsy Smith to Lead Evangelistic Meetings in Pittsburg
Gypsy Smith, full-blooded Gypsy born Rodney Smith in England, returns to America for a Pittsburg crusade starting in January. His life story spans a rural upbringing, early poverty, Salvation Army leadership, and four prior U.S. tours with vast crowds in New York, London, Manchester, and Glasgow as he prepares a campaign at the exposition building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Gypsy Smith
Rodney Smith
Cornelius Smith
Mary Welch
Gypsy
England
William Booth
Salvation Army
United States
New York
Boston
Denver
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Washington
Ocean Grove
Australia
Adelaide
Melbourne
Sydney
British Isles
Manchester
Alexander McLaren
Metropolitan Tabernacle
London
Charles H. Spurgeon
Glasgow
Edinburgh
National Council of the Free Churches of England
Great Exposition
American Prison Methods Best Advocates for Reform
Dr Elizabeth Chesser argues for adopting American prison methods in English women prisoners. She cites emphasis on reform through teaching trades and social conditioning to aid honest reentry. In contrast English prisons confine women most of the day with meals served in cells and restricted dining utensils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Chesser
Blind Beggar Hearings Spark Quiet On Street Corner
A Baltimore American excerpt shows a police officer inviting a fake blind deaf and dumb beggar to a hearing by the squire, provoking the beggar who laments it will ruin his business and questions the value of a blind man seeing his own end.
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Baltimore American
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Albion
G. F. Peek
Algona
Iowa College
Carnegie
Rose Brill Mai
Madame Merri
Blora
A. N. Myer
Madamd Merril
New Bison Range
Flathead Indian Reservation
Man
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