Small Gain in Population Reported for Iowa
The Republican notes census returns from fifty-one Iowa counties showing a 6.4 percent population gain, with final statewide growth likely between 6 and 7 percent. It lists counties with increases and a few with decreases, detailing 1915 counts versus 1910 figures and noting large totals for complete and incomplete county sets.
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Iowa
Allamakee
Audubon
Cedar
Clayton
Davis
Jackson
Mahaska
Washington
Benton
Black Hawk
Boone
Butler
Calhoun
Cass
Chickasaw
Clay
Crawford
Dallas
Decatur
Delaware
Dubuque
Emmet
Fayette
Floyd
Franklin
Ruthrie
Greene
Hamilton
Hardin
Harrison
Jasper
Jefferson
Linn
Louisa
Lyon
Mitchell
Monroe
O'Brien
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Scott
Sioux
Story
Wapello
Warren
Wayne
Webster
Winnebago
Woodbury
Wright
Adair
Adams
Appanoose
Bremer
Buchanan
Buena Vista
Carroll
Cerro Gordo
Cherokee
Clarke
Clinton
Des Moines
Dickinson
Fremont
Grundy
Hancock
Henry
Howard
Tumboldt
Ida
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Kossuth
Lee
Lucas
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Mills
Monona
Montgomery
Muscatine
Osceola
Page
Pocahontas
Polk
Pottawattamie
Poweshirk
Ringgold
Sac
Shelby
Tama
Taylor
Union
van Buren
Winneshick
Worth
County Bridges Condemned by State Inspectors
The State Highway Commission reports widespread bridge condemnation after inspecting county structures. Clayton County leads with eight condemned bridges as fraud suspected in construction. Inspections show sand and gravel cores with minimal cement and a veneer of concrete. Further probes are expected to reveal more details.
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Monona
State Highway Commission
Clayton County
Banker Maurice Despres Dies Suddenly at Home
Maurice Despres, a banker at Eli, died suddenly last week in his home. With Mrs. Despres, he had rested on a bed near the stairs. she later found him dead, believing him to be asleep at first glance.
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Maurice Despres
Eli
Tie
Drowned in Desperate Escape from Approaching Rain
Mrs Olga Diller of Marshall town tried to cross the Iowa near her fishing spot with her husband. Swift water overturned the boat, she lost control of the oars and fell overboard, drowning before her husband realized what happened. Her body was recovered hours later.
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Olga Diller
Marshall Town
Lowa
Diller
Triplet calves born to Conklin cow draw attention near Webster City
A farm southeast of Webster City owned by Stanley Conklin reports a rare cow family with a cow and triplet calves. The three calves, two bulls and one heifer, are all healthy and normal, marking a notable rarity in cattle.
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Stanley Conklin
Webster City
Conklin
Little Girl Traps Pickpocket at Rock Island Depot
During Liberty bell exercises at the Rock Island station a tall man approached Nelle Cochrane and patted her shoulders. A gold watch tied with a red ribbon disappeared from her dress pocket five minutes later. On return home Nelle spotted the same man with a red ribbon on his vest pocket. Quietly she retrieved the watch from his pocket, leaving him stunned.
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Rock Island
Town City
Nelle
Better Creamery Buildings Improve State Butter Making
Commissioner Barney notes activity centers on rebuilding creameries as many are 20 to 30 years old and outdated. Owners replace with modern buildings and top machinery to produce the best butter, while several new creamery projects are also under way in the state.
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Barney
Fine Herd of Cattle In Emmett County
Hugh Luke, a farmer and stockman in Emmett County, milks seventy five cows from a 214 head Holstein herd. Monthly milk checks total between 500 and 600 dollars, with a cow yielding sixty pounds per day and three cows producing three pounds of butter daily. Observers deem Luke's herd among the finest in the state or west.
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Hugh Luke
Emmett County
Mr. Luke
West
Child Struck Crossing Street Suffers Severe Facial Injury
The four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Gragert near Miller was hit by an auto while crossing the street. One wheel ran over her head and she was found unconscious. Surgeons say the roof of her mouth was cracked lengthwise but she may recover.
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Lewis Gragert
Miller
Farmer badly hurt by herd bull near Blackhammer township
Elling A. Karlsbraaten, a 63 to 70 year old farmer from Blackhammer township, Was rushed upon by his own herd bull while driving cattle home from the pasture last week. Doctors fear for his recovery as injuries are severe.
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Elling A. Karlsbraaten
Blackhammer
Weather facts contradict common June impressions
The Cedar Rapids Republication notes that June rainfall and temperatures varied from popular beliefs. It cites 3.00 inches of rain in Des Moines for the month, a normal near five inches, and June temperatures around 67 degrees, with colder months recorded in 1902, 1903, and 1907. The piece argues weather judgments rely on current feelings, not long-term data.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Iowa
Farm Property Insurance Rates Proposed by Iowa Rating Bureau
The Iowa Rating bureau filed with the state insurance commissioner a combined rate for farm property fire, lightning and tornado coverage. The proposed charges are one year 85 cents, three years 81.50, and five years 2.50, with tornado alone priced as one year 30 cents, three years 75 cents, and five years 1.00.
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Iowa Rating Bureau
State Insurance Commissioner
Skunks Present Battle Against Large Caterpillars
A new field of woefulness finds the skunk a vigorous enemy of full grown range caterpillars. Birds fail to destroy these large pests, but skunks devour quantities, giving reason to value these creatures more highly than currently.
Peculiar Death Near Rockford She Trains Halted
Lydia Hickman aged 69 on her way home from church in Rockford narrowly escaped a train. Frightened as the train passed she fainted and fell onto the cars and was found dead.
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Lydia Hickman
Rockford
The Finest Lines of Soft Shirts in the West
S0e to $1.50. BEAR'S offers a selection of soft shirts priced from eighty cents to one dollar fifty, highlighting value and western appeal.
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West
BEAR
Author of Many Successes Edward Peple Has Major Farce
Edward Peple of A Pair of Sixes has the century’s biggest farce hit and other successes. His plays The Prince Chap and The Littlest Rebel show his range. A Pair of Sixes is American in topic and wholesome in humor with love interest. The play will be presented in the city this winter.
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Edward Peple
Northwestern Town Fair and Race Circuit Opens Purses noted
The Northwestern Town Fair and Race Circuit offers about 86000 in purses over four weeks with events in Waukon Elkader West Union Strawberry Point. Secretaries Geo Hall Henry Kane Mellree and TA Axtell oversee entries with deadlines from August 2 to August 23 and purses ranging from 1400 to 1500 to 2000.
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Waukon
Geo
Hall
Elkader
Henry Kane Retary
West Union
Mellree
Strawberry Point
Axtell
Horseshoes as Luck Symbols on Ships
Sailors valued horseshoes for luck and in earlier times Jack hammered a horseshoe upside down on his ship’s mast. Nelson placed a horseshoe with points upward on the Victory’s mast before the Trafalgar action.
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Jack
Nelson
Trafalgar
Iowa could boost lumber output and state revenue
A Iowa State College forestry expert estimates 2.5 million acres of natural forest in Iowa could yield timber worth about 20 million dollars annually if used scientifically. The land lies in hills and along streams poorly suited to farming, with potential gains rivaling several neighboring states.
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Iowa
G. B. MacDonald
Forestry Department
Iowa State College
Towa
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
North Dakota
Prof
MacDonald
Rhode Island
Delaware
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Illinois
Vermont
Maryland
Mississippi River Valley
Allamakee
Clayton Counties
Greenland’s sovereign path from Norse origins to Denmark
Greenland was named by Norse settlers led by Erik the Red in 985. A Norwegian bishopric started in the 12th century and around 1260 it became part of Norway. After a 200 year gap caused by climate disasters, Danish settlement began in 1721, and Greenland has belonged to Denmark since.
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Greenland
Greenland Commission
Copenhagen
Denmark
Erik the Red
Norway
Sheriff serves execution in Colby Motor Co. case
Cerro Gordo County sheriff recently served an execution totaling 115872.07 dollars including interest. The action targets a Rockwell banker linked to the Colby Motor Co. failure in Mason City.
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Cerro Gordo County
Rockwell
Colby Motor Co
Mason City
Rocket Costs Fifty Dollars and a Shattered Window
Chris Jensen bought a rock from Wan kon and set a match to it. It sailed through a plate glass window, costing Jensen 350 in damages.
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Chris Jensen
Wankon
Jensen
Wreaths and Laurels Celebrate Victors of Old
The passage notes ancient victors in war, sport, poetry, and song were crowned with wreaths of myrtle and bay leaves from the laurus nobilis tree, symbolizing renown and triumph in classic times.
Granites of Immense Strength Rise Under Crush Test
Some granites withstand a crushing strain of 40 000 pounds per square inch. The report notes immense strength in selected granite samples and implications for construction use.
Restoring fatigued muscles method described in Deutsche Revue
An abstract from Die Umbhau cites Th. Weber claiming a 22 to 40 percent gain in work from muscles by alternately resting the fatigued group and vigorously contracting a different muscle group. The energized movement raises heart action and circulation, aiding fatigue toxin removal and oxygen delivery to restore the first group's power.
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Deutsche Revue
Die Umbhau
Th. Weber
Historic Cemetery at Newtown Faces Wipeout by Street Extension
A cemetery founded in 1652 in Newtown, home to ancestors of New York families including Jonathan and Elizabeth Fish and Rev John Moore, is to be erased by street expansion. If descendants do not intervene, remains will be moved to Hart's Island pauper burying ground.
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Newtown
New York
Hart's Island
Old Burying Ground
Jonathan
Elizbeth Fish
Stuyvesant
Hamilton Fish
John Moore
Ponies Used for Arctic Travel by Danish Explorer
A Danish explorer returning from Greenland inland ice used Icelandic ponies adapted to Arctic travel. Horses sheltered in ice stalls cut into the ice, tarpaulins used in severe weather, proving comfortable and capable for future expeditions.
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Greenland
Arctic
Panama's Caisson Gate Largest Built For Panama Canal
A floating caisson gate claimed to be the largest of its kind was completed at San Francisco and towed to the Panama Canal. It will be used as a dam across lock entrances during repairs painting or when a lock is emptied for any reason.
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San Francisco
Panama Canal
What Gives Milk its Color
Recent experiments show that the color of milk is chiefly due to the presence of carotin, a coloring matter found abundantly in green plants, especially in grass. The yellow pigments of our bodies also consist of carotin, which is probably derived chiefly from our food.
Water and Light Refraction Explained by Height over Water
Edgar Lucien Larkin explains how seeing depth in water changes with observer height due to refraction. He notes light’s bending at water air interface and gives the refractive index of water to air as 1.36, with examples of sticks appearing bent underwater.
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Edgar Lucien Larkin
New York American
The Vice President's Gavel in the Senate
The vice president's ivory gavel, used by John Adams and every presiding officer since, is a historic yellowing relic. It sits in the vice president's desk daily and moves to the senate safe when the chamber is recessed or adjourned.
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Senate
John Adams
Boston Advertiser
Melting Fat Methods Provocations in Medical Theory
A historical note argues only boiling gasoline and superheated alcohol could dissolve human fat, yet practical obstacles hinder their use in living subjects. The remark reflects period curiosity about chemical approaches to fat reduction and raises questions about safety, ethics, and feasibility.
Headache and Nervousness Cured by Chamberlain Tablets
Mrs Richard Olp of Spenceport New York credits Chamberlain's Tablets with curing her headache and nervousness and restoring normal health. For sale by Engbretson's Pharmacy Ady.
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Chamberlain
Richard Olp
Spenceport
N. Y
Engbretson
Ady
Ice Frost Recorded in July on Water Pail
Catmar Courier notes a frost on the mornings of July 4 and July 5 indicating a record frost for each month this year. Asle Haugen reports ice an eighth of an inch thick on water in a pail at his premises on July 4.
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Asle Haugen
Narrow Escape from Death in Sewer Collapse
Two Vinton men narrowly escaped death when a sewer ditch caved in trapping them and a third man was partially buried. Fellow laborers dug them out in an unconscious state. Prompt medical aid saved their lives.
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Vinton
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