Startling Facts on Tuberculosis in Iowa in 1910
Des Moines August 15. Iowa Health Department reports for the first six months of 1910 724 deaths from tuberculosis including 688 from tuberculosis of the lungs. Smallpox zero, scarlet fever 57, measles 42, whooping cough 66, diphtheria 91, typhoid 123, and appendicitis % of unknown. Tuberculosis remains the leading killer and strict preventive measures are urged. Public drinking cups are condemned and dairy-related TB risks highlighted. Anti spitting laws should be enforced and broader social controls urged to curb the scourge. Economic cost is estimated at 1,574,700 dollars in six months.
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Des Moines
Health Department of Iowa
Men of Death
Former Marcus Woman Loses Leg In Canada
Mrs John Bird of Payton Canada formerly Miss Anna Dempsey a Marcus girl suffered a broken leg from a fall two months earlier with improper setting. After two operations the limb was amputated below the knee to save her life following a flood poisoning act.
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Marcus
John Bird
Payton
Canada
Anna Dempsey
Bird
News of Mrs Bird’s Illness Reaches Parents
A hospital note reports Mrs Bird remains seriously ill due to adverse weather in Canada. She will return to her parents’ home in the city as soon as travel is possible.
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Canada
Editors Agree to End Manson Scrape in Peace Pact
The publishers of the Manson Democrat and the Manson Journal publish a joint statement withdrawing all charges and insinuations from prior issues. They commit to not publish articles reflecting on each other's character. Dated Manson Iowa August 10 1910 signed Jno F Dalton G L Long T D Long.
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Manson
Manson Democrat
Manson Journal
Iowa
Jno
F. Dalton
G. L. Long
T. D. Long
Real Estate Transfers Filed for Record July 1910 Cherokee Iowa
Transfers total sixteen with total consideration sixty thousand six hundred twenty four dollars. Notable transfers include Alice J. Goodrick to David Crichfield and Mary Wilson to Ivan Wilson, with multiple Cherokee and Marcus parcels. An ecclesiastical transfer shows T. H. and D. T. Steel heirs to Presbyterian Church of Cherokee, plus a church erection note.
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Chas. E. Moore
Alice J. Goodrick
David Crichfield
John Custis
Catherine McCarthy
Frances J. Edmonds
Herbert H. Freeman
Guy Bidwell
A. W. Jones
H. Lockwood
T. S. Steele
Dee
Mary Wilson
Presbyterian Church of
Cherokee
Thomas
Steel
Presbyterian Church of Cherokee
First National Bank of Cherokee
Iowa
W. CG. Unger
Thos. H. Steele
Sarah F. Richardson
Mary A. Bird
E. Gearon
Marcus
Lizzie M. Bell
John Lindstrom
William J. Peck
G. E. Yeager
Higher cream prices promise fair market buys
A letter from G. J. Lewis and Resp reports that several cream firms shorted Aurelia to 23c while Cher okee towns paid 25c. The authors vow to pay the highest market prices to protect farmers, noting a shift to 20c this week and at least 20c or more next week, with cash or trade and guaranteed test and weight for cream.
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Aurelia
Cherokee
Sentinel Horse and Livestock Ads Buy Sell Notice
Classified style brief notes hint at advertised horses cows and other livestock in the Sentinel columns. Readers are urged to place or respond to notices for animal sales or purchases.
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the Sentinel
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C. DeVries Mer
City Livery Stable
Bo Faraers
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G. J. Lewis
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