Roosevelt's Moose Encounter In Quebec Woods
In A Book-Lover's Holiday in the Open Col Theodore Roosevelt recalls a perilous hunt in Quebec. A bull moose shadowed the party along shore and chased them for over an hour before Arthur fired a decisive shot. Roosevelt notes the necessity of killing to save lives and likens the incident to dangerous African beasts.
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Theodore Roosevelt
North
South America
Quebec
Ward
Odilon
Arthur
Saintly Santa Burned at School Tree Tragedy
At Shady Dell schoolhouse during Christmas exercises Arthur Wedeking played Santa Claus. His cotton trimmed coat touched lit candles on the tree and instantly caught fire. He suffered severe burns but was saved by quick action. a physician treated him and he is recovering, son of Mr and Mrs Carl Wedeking.
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Nashua
Shady Dell
Arthur Wedeking
Santa Claus
Carl Wedeking
Highway Robbery at Boyd Victim Is August Diekman
August Diekman, who runs a lumber yard at Boyd near New Hampton, was robbed by three masked men while returning from the office. They took about $300 in cash but did not take his watch or other valuables. Police launched an investigation but found no clues.
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August Diekman
Boyd
New Hampton
Floyd County Dairy Union Secures $2.85 A Hundred Milk
Milk producers in Floyd county organized a dairy marketing association and recently signed a contract with dealers for a flat rate of 2.85 dollars per hundred pounds. The price mark represents an 85 cent rise since the group formed, and nearly all county producers have joined the union.
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Floyd County
Year 1917: U S War Mobilization And Economic Shift
The year 1917 saw the United States enter the war, create a food and fuel administration, and fix prices on core commodities. It brought railroads under government control, launched a vast merchant fleet, and sent trade above 29 billion. It produced a 21 billion war Congress, a 7 billion allied loan, and 10 million men registered in a single day. Liberty bonds raised nearly 6 billion, and millions served at the front while Prohibition and Red Cross fundraising rose.
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United States
Food and Fuel Administration
Nce
Congress
Red Cross
Burned in Her Home near Luana
Susan Bachelder, a widow living alone at Hardin two miles north of Luana, died when her house burned last week. Neighbors rushed to help but the interior was all in flames. They found her in bed after breaking a bedroom window and could not revive her. The ruins revealed deposits totaling over 85,000 in banks at Waukon and West Union.
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Monona
Susan Bachelder
Hardin
Luana
Waukon
Weat Union
Car Plunges Through Ice Near Prairie du Chien
Will Lenth of Farmersburg owned a car that went through the ice on the Wisconsin side of the river near Prairie du Chien. Another man rode with him. Help arrived but a hole had to be cut in the car roof to free them. The ice froze the vehicle deep in the river, leaving only the top visible. The car was raised days later.
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McGregor Times
Will Lenth
Farmersburg
Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien
Mr. Lenth
Iowa Institutions in Debt Rise to 101000
Iowa state institutions under the state board of control owe about 101000. The Old Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown and the Fort Madison state prison lead debt at 22000 and 21000 respectively. An extra 4 per diem for inmates would cover deficits, with 300 in Marshalltown hospital and rising costs as the facility ages.
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Iown
State Board of Control
W. L. Harding
Old Soldiers
Marshalltown
Fort Madison
McColl
Raise Your Own Sugar Beets For 1918 Savings
Des Moines Capital reports Prof. P. G. Holden urges Iowa families to plant sugar beets next summer. He claims a single twenty foot row can cut a family sugar bill by about 90 percent, noting one beet soaked and boiled yields a cup of syrup. Iowa soil authorities affirm beet viability and Hancock county produced about 4,000 acres last summer, pushing sugar conservation forward.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hancock County
Clean seed grain for spring sowing urged by USDA
The Seed Stocks Committee urges winter cleaning and grading of wheat oats barley and flax before spring work. Run seed through a fanning mill to remove weed seeds chaff and weak kernels to improve drill accuracy and stand. Clean seed yields 2 to 5 bushels more per acre, with even a bushel gain boosting winter labor value.
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United States Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
Montana
Birthplace of Navy Seen in Camden Yard Sale
The Camden shipyard sale rekindles interest in Delaware as the cradle of American naval power. Joshua Humphreys, born in Haverford, built the first warship for independence at a Continental yard, then later designed ships for a new navy under Washington. Old Ironsides and other famed vessels followed.
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Camden
Delaware
Girard
Philadelphia Ledger
Joshua Humphreys
Haverford
America
Continental
Washington
Congress
United States
Constellation
Humphreys
Camden Navy Yard
Humphrey
Bait for Pigeons Attracts Birds With Salt and Clay
A passage explains using a mix of common yellow clay and a touch of salt placed on a roof or outbuilding to lure pigeons. The salt attracts the birds, which will uncover it in moist earth, making it easy to secure a bevy of pigeons.
Watch Meeting at Ruins In Ames Odd Fellows Plan Rebuild
As smoke rose from the burning Odd Fellows building in Ames members held a watch meeting on New Year’s Eve and laid plans to construct a superior temple to replace the one that served eighteen years. Seven members across branches will lead the rebuilding after the loss and other damages.
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Odd Fellows
Ames
No Grain for Liquor Regulation Decreed in Canada
The Canadian council bans using grain for distilling potable liquor and forbids any foodlike substance from such use. Violations carry fines up to 5000 dollars and imprisonment up to six years, or both. The order stays in effect until the governor general in council says the abnormal conditions have ended.
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Canadian Council
Curious Land and Curious People Near Cape Horn
A portrayal of Tierra del Fuego islanders near Cape Horn noted for daily rain and cold, their scant clothing, and shelters of bent boughs with grass. Magellan dubbed the land of fire, they wear bone and seal-teeth necklaces, use body paint with red signifying peace and white war, and are keen imitators.
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Cape Horn
Tierra del Fuego
South America
Magellan
Horn
Land of Fire
Winneshiek Co-operative Telephone to Hold Annual Meeting
Notice states the Winneshiek Co-operative Telephone company will meet at the court house in the small court room on January 19 at 1 pm to elect officers and address other business. H. T. Ramlo 13, President.
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Winneshiek Co-operative Telephone Company
H. T. Ramlo
Farmer Assaults Clerk With Hatchet Near Varina
James DeVaul a farmer living near Varina Pocahontas county was taken into custody by Sheriff Winegarden after striking Alfred Nitzke a local store clerk with a hatchet. Nitzke suffered scalp wounds a fractured skull and is not expected to live. The assault followed a prior quarrel between the men.
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James DeVaul
Varina
Pocahontas County
Winegarden
Alfred Nitzke
Nitzke
Tie
Large load of live turtles brought across ice to McGregor
A wagon carried about 300 live turtles to a cellar beneath a large building near the Mississippi River. They will be kept without food or water until the Lenten season raises turtle flesh prices, after which they will be killed dressed and sent to Philadelphia.
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McGregor
Mississippi River
Philadelphia
Iowa and Automobiles License Fees Figure View
State house figures show over 282060 automobiles registered last year. Fees totaled 1641718 dollars, averaging 65 cents per person in Iowa.
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Towans
State House
Preston to be Chief Justice of Iowa Supreme Court in 1918
Judge Byron W. Preston of Oska loosa will serve as chief justice of the Iowa supreme court for 1918, succeeding Chief Justice Gaynor. By court rule the senior in age who has the longer tenure becomes chief when terms expire together.
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Byron W. Preston
Oskaloosa
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Gaynor
Supreme Court
Death From Burning Torch Fatal for Elkhorn Merchant
Chris Peterson a 28 year old hardware merchant of Elkhorn Shelby county died from burns after a gasoline torch exploded while he helped Sorren Jensen install a furnace in the country. Jensen was badly burned and rushed to a hospital.
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Chris Peterson
Elkhorn
Shelby County
Peterson
Sorren Jensen
Jensen
Suspicious Character Arrested in Waterloo Case
Fred Thomas from Fort Leavenworth Kan was arrested at Waterloo as a suspicious character. His rooms were searched revealing I. W. W. literature automatic pistols cartridge boxes with poisoned bullets and other articles not usually found in a law-abiding man's residence.
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Fred Thomas
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Waterloo
Citizens Raid Trains for Coal in Stanwood City Yards
Residents of Stanwood Cedar county frantically raid passing coal trains as they halt in city yards. Citizens load wagons from cars and hand scule tickets to agents to verify weights for payment amid severe shortages.
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Stanwood
Cedar County
Sacrificed Their Hats In Old Washington Market Tale
In New York City’s Washington Market master builders once cast hats aside at Saturday close as a mark of pride. Butchers were expected to wear high hats behind counters after a successful week, while apprentice meat sellers salvaged discarded hats for their own use, shaping a quirky trade custom.
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Washington Market
New York City
Injured Worker Freed After Corn Shredder Incident
Charles Olson suffered severe arm and hand injuries while clearing silks from corn shredder rolls at the Andrew Anderson farm near Belmond. His mitten tangled in the machine, pulling his arm into the rolls. Workers stopped the machine but had to disassemble it. release took about 45 minutes.
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Charles Olson
Andrew Anderson
Belmond
Valuable Electric Heater Design and Performance Features
A new electric heater weighing seven pounds stands 15 inches high. The heating unit reaches 2000 degrees Fahrenheit within one or two minutes and maintains that temperature while powered. It uses a burnished copper parabolic reflector to intensify radiation in any direction. Current consumption is about 600 watts.
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Hut
Problem of Health Solved by Kitchen as Core
The text asserts preventive health hinges on kitchen practices. It argues the cook determines much of health outcomes, requiring good food, pure water, fresh air, and cleanliness. Additional needs include reasonable hours and exercise to solve health problems.
Roup Germs in Chickens Warned by Iowa Column
A Wallaces Farmer column advises disinfecting nasal passages and sores on chickens with carbolized vaseline, using permanganate of potash in drinking water to color to rose for germ control, and removing lice to prevent spreading germs. It stresses cleaning under wings, throat spots, and nostrils to protect the flock.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Snakes in Water Battle Tactics Noted in Florida Lakes
AnExchange notes that snakes, especially battle snakes, swim with ease and speed, often seen in Florida Everglade lakes. Attacking from a boat is riskier as the reptile lunges into the craft, creating tight, dangerous quarters.
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Everglade Lakes
Florida
Forest service notes growth of campsites in national forests
Officials report rising use of national forests for municipal campsites and summer school sites. Permits have already been issued to cities and educational institutions, with more applications expected. Forest officials say public playground use dwarfs other purposes and anticipate this priority use to be highly important.
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The
Forest Service
Doan’s Kidney Pills Help Decorah Woman Back Pain
Decorah resident Mrs Ed Ostenson of 610 West Main Street described three years of dull back ache sharp pains and dizziness from kidney trouble. After using four boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills she reports wonderful relief and urges others to use the same remedy priced at 60 cents at dealers nationwide Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York issued as an advertisement.
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Decorah
Ed. Ostenson
Main St
Doan
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