Iowa towns seek female influx amid census shift
Iowa census data show counties with notably fewer females than males and growing towns like Indianola Oak Denison and OsKaloosa gain population. News notes include a new $15,000 Y M C A building in Boone a missing butcher in West Waterloo a fatal fall of an Iowa Central brakeman and Woodmen convention excursions to Chicago.
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Des Moines
Warren
Montgomery
Crawford
Holes
State
Iowa
New England
Crawford County
Montgomery County
Warren County
Indianola
Denison
Decorations In State House Des Moines
Workmen cleared scaffolding in the Iowa state capitol rotunda and main corridor with a Wednesday inspection planned by the canal commission and Artist Garnsey. The $60,000 decor is being revealed as scaffolding comes down, while injuries rise with two days of scaffold removals and three deaths reported in other building work.
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Des Moines
State House
Canirol Commission
Garnsey
Notham
Postponed execution in Des Moines case rocks Rocker
Charles Rocker was not hanged at Anamosa for the murder of August Schroeder of Lyon county. The appeal to the supreme court was delayed until near the last minute. The execution date was set for the day the appeal was received and Lyon county's district court clerk notified the sheriff, relieving him of an unpleasant task.
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Des Moines
Charles Rocker
Anamosa
August Schroeder
Lyon County
Supreme Court
Rocker
District Court
Iowa adjutant questions before grand jury asked jailed
George A. Newman adjutant of the Iowa Grand Army of the Republic and secretary of the Des Moines Underwriters' association refused to answer grand jury questions on alleged illegal insurance rate making and was held by Judge McHenry until he complied. He later returned and answered. Aged Iowa Woman Walks to St Louis for Governor visit at state fair. The 76-year-old Jo an O Connell completed a 250 mile trek from Muscatine to Macon and was aided by a Macon subscription fund and railroad fare for her travel. The governor and staff expected to attend Soldiers Day with 800 troops from the army post led by ColonelThomas, with the Iowa National Guard in a prominent parade role. Cor poral Tanner to speak.
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Des Moines
George A. Newman
Iowa
St, Louis Dispatch
Muscatine
Macon
Joan O'Connell
St. Louis
Thomas
Iowa National Guard
Corporal Tanner
Price of Farm Lands Shows Mixed County Assessments
State auditor reports from nine counties indicate five counties with a loss in farm land values and four with an increase. The changes are smaller overall, reflecting shifts in property valuations across the state.
In Training Echoes Aims For Ezra
A father tests his college returned son Ezra by setting him to saw wood but Ezra insists on ale, mutton chop, and an alcohol rub down every thirty minutes. The result: he didn’t saw the wood.
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Ezra
Encouraging the Timid Suitor in a Domestic Exchange
Freddie asks if his father will consent to marrying Lulu's sister and Lulu answers yes, noting the father will approve and even offer trading stamps if he hurries. The dialogue shows a humorous, lighthearted family negotiation about an impending marriage.
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Freddie
Lulu
Eye Opener Joke in Old Baggles Tale
In a comic strip exchange, Old Baggles questions a bag containing a bottle, while Young Baggles reveals it as his eye opener. Wille confronts his father about promised reward for weeding, only to hear the reward is mental satisfaction of a duty well done.
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Wille
Papa
Tapa
Out of Season and a Quick Wit Exchange
The skit features a shy young man asking if a kiss would bring a scream from the woman who quips that her mother is quinze miles away. A line follows about mother’s absence as a comic interruption. The piece then shifts to Mrs Hippe and Mrs New Rich joking about aqueducts in Italy and a duckless Germany voyage.
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Brown
Hdl. Journal
Norway Maine
Advertiser
All He Had in His Own Way Snages Jages Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue presents a character named Jages claiming to help relieve a boat by lowering a jug, with Snages remarking that her husband gave all he had in the form of advice and excuses. The text reads like a garbled stage or comic exchange with unclear context and attribution.
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Jages
Starved. Hicks and Marryat discuss weekly housekeeping funds
Hicks remarks to an older man about his wife at the opera. Marryat explains they recently began housekeeping and agreed to a fixed weekly allowance for meals and clothing, illustrating their frugal arrangement. The exchange highlights financial strain and domestic adjustments.
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Hicks
Marryat
NEW USES FOR HYPNOTISM CURES LIQUOR AND TOBACCO INDULGENCE
A London hypnotist claims to curb the appetite for liquor and tobacco through suggestion. He cites cases from Dr Jung of The Hague and Dr Mime Bramwell among others, noting cures and the role of self control. He asserts 15 to 20 suggestions suffice and that belief enhances results. Five thousand years ago India knew more about it than we do now.
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London
Jung
The
Hague
Mime Bramwell
Tokarsky
Moscow
India
Frightened by Degrees in Kansas Hall Talk
In a Kansas town a Chicago bacteriology lecturer drew a small audience including a local leader's gardener and housekeeper. They attended for magic lantern views, showed little reaction, then the gardener asked his wife if she paid attention. Maggie replied she was scared though she understood little.
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Kansas
Chicago
Maggie
Sunday Magazine
Better Than Listening Pennypacker Story from Judges Bench
A New York Times quotation portrays Governor Pennypacker of Pennsylvania as a sharp judge who counts split infinitives when bored by a lawyer. The anecdote highlights his blend of practical governance and scholarly wit as a descendant of Pennsylvania Dutch heritage.
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Gov. Pennypacker
Keystone State
Samuel
Pennypacker
New York Times
The Draught on the Silent Road
Two travelers along a quiet road encounter a man lying prone on the ground. One urges leaving him there and mocks his drunken state while the other recalls a stronger draught, invoking the deep infinite as awe fills their companion’s eyes.
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New Orleans Times- Democrat
Fishballs stir debate at boarding house table
A Boston Herald writer recounts Sundays at a boarding house where the landlady’s fishballs are famed. Guests praise them, notably an elderly lady, until a young man quips that fishballs are made of dead fish. The elderly lady vows never to eat another.
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Boston Herald
Brazil Exports Rise in 1904 Driven by Coffee Gains
Brazil's exports climbed by 12.5 million dollars in 1904 with coffee accounting for about 4.4 million of that increase. Coffee planters earned roughly 10 million more than in 1903, while American capitalists are eagerly seeking Brazilian investments, buying tramways and other properties and securing large tracts of land.
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Brazil
Hidden Marriage Announcement Stuns Town Notice
A whispering telephone tale claims she married secretly without public knowledge. Many residents responded with puzzled greetings as the rumor spread through the community.
The Germ Threat Promoted by Dr. Pierce’s Discovery
Health claims extol Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a fortifier against germs, detailing vitality boosts and blood cleansing. A Denver reader testimonial praises renewed appetite, sleep, and energy after seven years of decline, while Pellet use is recommended for digestive issues.
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Pierce
Guv. N. Turner
International Brotherhood of Deamsters
California Street
Denver
Colo
Dr. Pierce
Eye and Ear Specialists Seek Correspondence
Drs Pitts Blunk and Pitts eye and ear specialists located on Francis and Frederick avenues St Joseph Mo invite correspondence. A man's title to glory does not depend on the glory of his title here.
Tale of a Borrower and Japan's Mills and Loans
A moral tale extols subscribing to a home paper. The piece lists Japan’s 75 cotton mills with 1,294,490 spindles, mills’ long working hours, and large monthly outputs. It notes plans to build two armored vessels, a vast domestic loan of 100 million dollars, and favorable terms urged by bankers and patriotism.
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Japan
Kanegafuchi
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