Busy Iowa state farms run by inmates and officials
The Iowa state board of control led by Chairman John Downie oversees more than 7,000 acres across fourteen institutions where crops from potatoes to tobacco are grown. The state owns 7,333 acres valued over $1,000,000, supporting farming, stock raising, and dairy production exceeding 2,000,000 gallons of milk in 1908. Messages on road funding, tax fees, and a Hampton cooperative society project round out the report.
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State Board of Control
John Downie
Iowa
Cownie
Ard
Iowa superintendents plan statewide school law drive
County superintendents of Iowa will meet State Superintendent Riggs in Des Moines May 11 12 and 13 for the annual conference to decide on a statewide campaign advocating changes in school laws. The gathering will review a modified measure and discuss key features while Riggs pushes county unit ideas. The session begins Thursday with a banquet at First Presbyterian church and runs through Saturday with informal discussions led by county superintendents.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Riggs
First Presbyterian Church
Vacancy Still Remains Open At State Library Board
State library board may not name a successor to the late Mary Whitcomb who managed the genealogical department in the west wing of the historic building. The plan is to move the genealogical collection across the hall under Mr Brigham, eliminating the need for Whitcomb's successor. The board, including supreme court judges and state officials, is to meet this week to act on the vacancy.
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State House
State Library Board
Mary Whitcomb
Colors for Exterior and Interior Paint Schemes
Practical guidance on choosing color schemes for houses to boost curb appeal and resale value. Advises considering house size, architecture, surroundings, and interior light. Recommends studying color scheme books from National Lead Company and their Houseowner's Painting Outfit No. 49 to test paint purity.
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National Lead Company
Trinity
New York
National Lead
Wordplay Joke From A Child On National Stereotypes
A father explains to his son the naming quirk of national demonyms with a playful exchange. The boy asks if a man from Poland is a Pole and questions why a man from Holland isn’t called a Hole. The dialogue ends with a light linguistic pun.
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Poland
Pole
Holland
Hole
Cure for Itching Humor and Painful Swellings
O L Wilson of Puryear Tennessee reports three years of painful swellings all over his body that itched and scarred. After using Cuticura Remedies he recovered fully in less than a week per a Boston advertisement.
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O. L. Wilson
Puryéar
Tenn
Potter Drog & Chem. Corp. Solo Progs
Boston
Fragmentary chat hints at household staff questions
The readable lines show a dialog about a Mrs. HighflyAnd and her servants, asking if she has two aides and noting one leaving while none arrive. The fragment suggests a domestic angle with named figure Mrs. Flutter-Yes but lacks full context or clear outcome.
Bes Moines News Trial Offer Skewers Readers
An old style ad and fragmented dialogue present a quirky scene about subscriptions and a curious exchange over a clarinet. The text hints at a promotional offer for daily and Sunday papers and a humorous street exchange about music.
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Bes Moines News
Reward for Catarrh Cure and Humorous Quote
One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall. J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Endorsements from Swing Skinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Also an inane joke about a husband and piano stool with no relation to medicine.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Taledo
F. J. Cleney
Skinnan & Marvin
Toledo
Hall
Ubu
Alt
Wrigley Spearmint Mint Teeth Dream Health Fact
A quirky note links WRIGLEY SP EARMINT to remote saliva release for digestion. It also cites a precise mechanical figure: in one year an escapement wheel in a watch makes 731 860 revolutions.
Weighty Correspondence By Fred C. Kelly
A humorous look at how bricks gave way to paper for writing in ancient Syria and today. The piece compares brick letters, courtship, and wedding notices with modern paper correspondence, recounting shops, postage, and social quirks for a satirical historical gloss.
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Fred C. Kelly
Medium-Sized Journeys By Strickland Gillilan
Portrait of Diogenes born 12 B C who wandered Athens in search of honesty. A cynic famed for hunger and austere living, Diogenes mocked science art and music while seeking notoriety. The piece frames him as a wandering hobo-like figure and foreshadows future notoriety.
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Strickland W. Gillilan
Zeke P. Diogenes
B. C
Diogenes
Sinope
Pontus
Athens
Antisthenes
Diogenes the Cynic and the Sunlight Vapors of Legend
A compact tale recalls Diogenes meeting Alexander the Great, where the philosopher refuses to bow to power. Diogenes declares he only wants to be left in his sunbeam, prompting Alexander to admire the man’s fearless ignorance. The anecdote frames wit over wealth.
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Diogenes
Alexande the Great
Diog
Alex
Alexander
W. G. Chapman
Hearing a Mountain Man tout Sport the Deer Dog
A mountaineer named Sport boasts of a versatile hunting dog, Sport, who supposedly excels at deer, coon, and bear work. He claims the dog is the best deer dawg in Missouri, a coon-daweg, and a bear hunter. The scene ends as Smith interrupts, breaking the spell.
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Mabel
Eshel
Waal
Yender Crost
Smith
Missouri
Bear
Mountaineer
Ashing
Isaak Walton
W. G. ‘Chapman
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Co-operative Society
Farmers’ Co-Operative Association
Rockwell City
Hampton
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Clarinda
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Industrial School For, Girls
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Fariday
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Wright
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