Republican County Convention Called in Winneshiek Iowa 1916
A Republican delegate convention for Winneshiek County Iowa is called for May 6 1916 at 11 A M at the Decorah Court House to choose delegates to the State Convention in Cedar Rapids before the National Convention on June 7 1916. It lists delegate counts by precinct and directs that names may be written on the Presidential Primary ballot or posted. E J Hook is chairman and F E Cratsenberg secretary.
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Winneshiek County
Iowa
Court House
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Bloomfield Wes
Glenwood
Bluffton
Peood
Burr Oak Pa
Higland
Calmar
Jackson
Lincoln
Canoe
Madison
Military
Orleans
Pleasant
Springfield
Sumner
Washington
Frankville
Fremont
E. J. Hook
F. E. Cratsenberg
Was Francis Bacon the Author of Shakespeare's Plays
A summary of debates sparked by Delia Bacon and others who argued Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare's works. It covers Bacon’s political fall and later posthumous reevaluation, Pope’s and Dixon’s opinions, and endless cipher theories and claims regarding authorship versus Shakespeare.
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Francis Bacon
Verulam
Alexander Pope
Hepworth Dixon
House of Lords
William Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avon
Delia Bacon
Lord Verulam
Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
Old Canal Still in Use in Dedham History
After 275 years Moth ers Brook remains in use though needs have changed. Dedham mass residents built the first canal in 1639 to supply water for mills, linking the Charles river to Eastbrook over about a mile. The hand excavated work reflected the settlers’ penal determination, with gardens visible along the canal’s winding route near town borders.
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Mother's Brook
Dedham
Mass
Charles River
Eastbrook
The Moth and the Flame Symmetry and Motion Explained
The piece explains how a moth with two chemically identical eyes moves toward light due to asymmetric chemical changes in response to rays. Removing one eye disrupts this symmetry, causing circular rather than linear movement. It also notes large numbers of automobile, baseball, and movie fans, alongside palm leaf fans with practical use.
Two Great Inventors and Their Contrasting Visions
An anecdote highlights how Hertz doubted wireless transmission while Levassor inspired a dream of sixty mile per hour car travel. The tale contrasts foresight with invention and ends with Levassor quietly remarking on banquet revelers who make fools of themselves.
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Hertz
Levassor
Paris
Bordeaux
Time to Cut Fence Posts
Agricultural specialists debunk night and date methods for cutting fence posts. Proper season is November 1 to March 1 when wood dries slowly, reducing checks and cracks. State experiment stations and the U S Department of Agriculture warn that pretreatment improves durability and usefulness of typical wood.
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Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
The Japanese Fan and Its Varied Uses
The article notes how fans figure in Japan from sports to daily tasks. Umpires in wrestling and fencing use large fans as a signaling language, servants use flat rough mper fans to tend fires, farmers employ stout fans for winnowing grain, and waterproof paper fans provide cooling by immersion.
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Japan
Surgical Advances and Local Commerce Echo at Home
A piece reflects on modern heart surgery turning fatal wounds into treatable injuries and notes dramatic brain and organ procedures. It uses a patriotic line about resilience and ends with a plug for spending locally to improve the town.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Quick Liver Relief
A vintage ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best liver aid. It claims strong liver action and smooth digestion with no griping, offering 25 cents at the drugstore and promising better wellbeing after use.
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Dr. King
New Life
Ady
The Story of Glass and Its Many Uses in Industry
An exploration of glass from its stone age origins to modern manufacture. It covers types and names of glass, raw materials, regional sand deposits in the United States, and the broad range of uses including lighting, appliances, and insulators.
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Mexico
Peru
Montezuma
United States
Massachusetts
Illinois
Ohio
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Missouri
New York
Biar
Bohemian
Murano
Venetian
Venice
Saint Gobain
Charleston Mayor Praises City Charm at Dinner
Mayor John P. Grace of Charleston lauds the city as possessing the most aristocratic old-world aura among American cities. He recounts a tale of Squire X, a renowned Madeira connoisseur, who mistook cheap wine purchased by a cashier for a famed 1784 vintage, and learns the grocery seller was the butler.
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John P. Grace
Charleston
America
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Squire X
Madeina
Dirt and Disease Across Boys and Girls
Doctor Hill cites an 8900 child study showing girls report more infectious diseases than boys of the same age, despite boys loving dirt. The finding suggests dirt and disease are not directly linked, and girls’ greater sociability increases exposure to germs from others.
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Doctor Hill
Sloan's Liniment for House Cleaning Aches and Bruises
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment to ease pain from cleaning efforts. It claims quick relief from soreness, neuralgia and bruises with minimal application, and includes a testimonial praising its value. The piece ends with a remark on a man of today becoming tiresome tomorrow.
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Sloan
Information for Women and Kidney Health Ad
An early 20th century health ad urges women to seek prompt help for kidney and bladder trouble. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills and Doan's Kidney Pills along with Doan's Ointment and Dean's Regulators, claiming benefits for energy, confidence, and general well being.
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Doan
Dean
Virginia Girl Gains Fifteen Pounds on Vinci Cod Liver Tonic
Norfolk girl Mattie Jenning describes relief from nervousness and loss of appetite after using Vinci six bottles, reporting improved appetite and weight gain. Ad promotes Vino! cod liver and iron tonic as a constitutional remedy that builds blood and aids digestion, with a guarantee from Druggist R A Engbertson of Decorah Iowa.
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Norfolk
Vinci
Mattie Jenning
R. A. Engbertson
Decorah
Electric industry growth and projects worldwide
The report details new hydro stations delivering 25 000 kw to San Francisco territory, Salt Lake City housing electrified with ranges, bonds for a mid between Graymont and Summit electric plant, and a Liverpool group training women for electrical work. It notes 1915 electric industry earnings, kilowatt hours, and copper production and distribution by region and country.
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San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Graymont
Summit
Electric Contractors’ Association of
Liverpool
England
New Zealand
United States
Equitable
New York City
Tthe
Spain
Europe
Canada
Mexico
South America
Cuba
Electrifying the Milwau kee Over the Rockies
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway electrifies 440 miles of main line in the mountains, with 115 miles in operation, using harnessed mountain streams to power trains. The move promises resource conservation, lower costs, smoother rides, and faster schedules, inviting travelers to consider the line for Pacific North Coast trips. Advertises children’s suits from Bear’s.
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Rockies
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Pacific North Coast
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
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