Pan American expo spotlight for Iowa agriculture
The Decorah Republican notes Iowa aims to captivate Pan American Pacific exposition crowds in San Francisco with an enhanced agricultural exhibit. F. D. Steen of West Liberty chairs the state agriculture department with H. L. Eichling from Iowa State College as assistant, seeking farmer contributions and crop records to showcase Iowa's agricultural progress.
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Iowa
San Francisco
Greater Town Association
Clarke
F. D. Steen
West Liberty
Department of Agriculture
H. L. Eichling
Ames
Steen
Towa
Germany
Patents Granted to Iowans Week Ending July 7 M4
Iowa patent list shows inventors and places across Cedar Rapids Burlington Des Moines Adel Audubon Sioux City Knoxville Dav enport Milford and other towns. Notable items include valve actuating gear for explosion engines gaseous fuel heater armature and lamp switchboard solar hat designs and a liquid oiling device. The column notes U S usage of 2.8 billion bushels of corn.
Puzzles and Arithmetic Tricks From An Old Magazine
A collection of curious arithmetic puzzles and retro brain teasers. It describes a Deaths and births trick, a king and professor tale showing month and age via a computed sum, a subtraction riddle yielding surprising results, and a “tigger out” puzzle about a poor woman and three boys with apples ending in twelve remaining. The narrative notes the mystery of figures and the cleverness of puzzle creators.
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J. L. Harbour
Sunday Magazine
County Bounties for Wild Animals Tallied for Six Months
County Auditor Shea provided Winneshick County payout totals for wild animal bounties in the first half of the year. The table shows payments: aged foxes 118.50, cub foxes 0.50, aged wolves 20.00, cub wolves 0.00, gophers and woodchucks 1 cent each, totaling 1800.80 dollars.
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Shea
Winneshick County
Shifts in Skyscraper Demand Trim New York Heights
The Woolworth Building underscores a changing market as tenants tire of extreme heights. Brokers note few 22 story buildings pay good returns, while 30+ story towers once lucrative no longer cover costs. Demand now favors mid rise offices with easier access and less isolation, leaving top floors largely vacant. The ideal skyscraper emerges as 15 to 20 stories with efficient rents.
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Woolworth
Wall Street Journal
New York
Iowa fruit prospects estimate a 40 percent crop in 1913
Iowa reports show regional apple percentages from 23 to 58 with an overall 40 percent average, predicting about a million bushels for 1913. Crop ahead of normal, good size possible with rainfall, but codling moth damage in unsprayed orchards and eure alio impact noted. plums about 62 percent and grapes over 1 percent of 1913 crop. GEO. M. CHAPPEL, Director.
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Northeastern
North Central
Northwestern
West Central
Central
East Central
Southeast
South Central
Towa
Geo. M. Chappel
Deep and Shallow Diamonds in Diamond Quality
The passage warns buyers to avoid stones that are too deep or too shallow. Deep stones lose color and light due to a heavy table, wasting weight. Shallow stones, or fish eyes, appear glassy and oversized but are poor bargains.
Indian Stone Head Found On Local Farm Displayed
A carved stone head from an Indian club sits in the National Bank of Denorah window. Found on Walter Hoyt’s farm west of the city, it is large and smoothly finished. The piece dates to the era of Winnebago prominence in the area, leaving questions about how such primitive methods achieved its craftsmanship.
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National Bank of
Summer complaint and its care for infants
Q and A from Anna Steele Richardson of the Better Babies Bureau explains summer complaint as diarrheal illness in babies, its causes like impure milk, flies, teething, and heat effects on food. It covers symptoms, home care, preparation of medicines, and steps before doctor arrival with strict cautions against unsafe remedies.
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Anna Steele Richardson
Better Babies Bureau
The
Woman’s Home Companion
United States
Music to Horses: France Experiments Observe Animal Response
A French study notes that disconnected string tones cause little reaction in horses while melodies elicit attention and clear signs of pleasure, with horses turning toward musicians and pricking up ears during the music.
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France
Whistling for Health Benefits Pedagogy
A doctor reports whistling aids health by filling lungs with oxygen and reviving spirits and muscles. He notes boys often develop broader frames and stronger tones due to lung exercise, while many children begin whistling after early childhood.
Decorah Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for Back Pain
Decorah residents report relief from kidney and back troubles after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Retired farmer Monson at 317 East Main says the remedy stopped his backache after one box. Local shoppers are urged to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills, the same trusted product backed by home testimony.
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Doan
Decorah
Towa
Monson
Dean
Balloon sighting over city to 50 degrees altitude
Sunday night around 7 40 observers noted a dark balloon moving east after a brief hover south of the city at about 50 degrees altitude. Later witnesses reported a shifting light in the same direction, prompting speculation about odd sky phenomena.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Ad Promotes Quick Healing
Mr. E. Lopez of Marilla New York writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals every Cut Burn Wound or Sore. Get a full supply today and keep it on hand for Burns Sores Cuts Wounds. Prevents Lockjaw. call at your Druggist for the Adv.
Firedamp whistle shown to German Kaiser
An ingenious firedamp detector called the firedamp whistle was demonstrated to the German Kaiser. The device sounds broken notes at 1 percent gas and a rapid throbbing sequence at 5 percent, indicating danger. Inventor is Professor Haber. Also note: Canada experienced 1,319 strikes and lockouts from 1901 to 1913.
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Kaiser
Professor Haber
Canada
Feather Duster Provides Artificial Hover in Brooder
An old feather duster hung by its handle in a brooder creates an artificial hover for a chick, offering notable comfort and a practical method to simulate lift.
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China
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Saint Teresa Normal School
Saint Agnes Grammar School
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Phoebe Lincoln
River St
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Winona
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