Tuition law reform and farm lifeways noted in Decorah paper
The Decorah Republican reports revision of admission and tuition rules for high schools, with a county certificate required and a tuition cap of three and a half dollars per month. Otto Ramberg wins the Bay Encampment essay contest, earning a trip to the State Fair as Winneshiek County delegate, with Charles Crawford as alternate. Ramberg argues farming in town suits Iowa’s fertile soil and modern machinery, stressing soil fertility, livestock, legumes, cooperative marketing, and urban-rural balance.
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Otto Ramberg
Iowa
United States
Farmers’ Institute
Chas. Crawford
Winneshiek County
Towa
Will Build Concrete Dam Near Osage Power Plant
Ferris Tires, proprietor of the Osage Electric Light and Heat Company, announced plans to install a concrete dam and modern powerhouse two miles west of Osage to harness Cedar River power. The project is expected to cost about $20,000.
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Ferris Tires
Osage
Cutting the Weeds Law Enforcement Urged
The text urges city officers to enforce a weed destruction law within 15 days. It cites Chapter 128 of the 35th General Assembly, detailing duties for boards and fines up to 100 dollars for neglect. It warns that failure could lead to complaints and legal action to compel compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
35Th General Assembly
Board of Trustees
Town Council
The Girl and the Baron at Grand Opera House
New York musical comedy The Girl and the Baron with the original New York cast led by Nat S. Ferber Eva Mallvin Frankie Burns George C Hall Emily Montrose Robert Algiers and others will play at the Grand Opera House soon. The scenery costumes and electrical effects are described as superb with a Broadway in action at midnight number and a chorus of celebrated Broadway beauties delivering new songs and routines for the local audience.
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New York
Nat S. Ferber
Eva Mallvin
Frankie Burns
George C. Hall
Emily Montrose
Robert Algiers
Big
American Beauty Chorus
Grand Opera House
Broadway
Police disperse mob at Lehigh Co. grocery in Mason City
A crowd of about 100 Servians and other southern Europeans demonstrated against the store management. Police took charge and arrested six men armed with guns and knives. Those with guns will be tried under the new concealed weapons law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Lehigh Company
Grolcery
Mason City
Farmer Fires Rifle At Auto Over Aggressive Dog
Frank Bartling, a farmer west of Ackley, shot at a touring auto in frustration after a dog chased his cattle. A rifle bullet broke the windshield and whistled past the occupants’ ears, but the dog escaped unharmed. No injuries reported.
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Frank Bartling
Ackley
Mr. Bartling
Organized Horse Thieves Target Rocho Bros. Horses
An organized gang of horse thieves operating in adjoining counties drew Boone county attention last week after Rocho Bros. horses were stolen. Posse efforts are ongoing with no trace yet.
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Boone County
Rocho Bros
Conductor Fights Giant Constrictor in Fort Dodge
Illinois Central trainmen recount a narrow escape for Conductor Hulbert of Fort Dodge as a 12 foot bea constrictor escaped captivity at Fonda. The reptile wrapped around his legs and tried to coil around his body before colleagues aided him.
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Illnois Central
Hulbert
Fort Dodge
Bea
Fonda
Judge Takes Vacation Trip Through Wisconsin
Judge Takes Vacation as Andre Springer with wife and friends travel by automobile across Wisconsin visiting the Dells Kilbourne Geneva and other points of interest. Meanwhile Judge Hobson stays at West Union to handle emergencies.
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Andre Springer
Wisconsin
Dells
Kilbourne
Geneva
Judge Hobson
West Union
Fayette's Good Road Work Promises Record County Project
Fayette county plans a bold road building push under the new road law. A $35,000 tax is levied for this year, with two county grading crews active and a private contract for a third crew. Two county tractors are on prairie roads as work aims to finish forty miles to standard grade with drainage, concrete bridges, proper crowns, and hard-packed surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
State Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Highway Commission
The Rooks and the Seagulls at Elms Vale Farm
A Dover correspondent reports gulls inland in an Elms Vale field attacked by rooks two to one. The rooks chased off gulls, set sentries along the field edge, then feasted in the lot. Naturalists note the rooks’ sentry habit aligns with their known behavior.
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Dover
Elms Vale
London
The Primary Colors and Color Theory
The passage explains white light dispersion into red orange yellow green blue indigo violet and summarizes views that artists reduce to red yellow blue while scientists favor red green blue. It notes retina nerves may respond to three colors and that all hues arise from combining these primaries.
Patents Granted to Towans for Week Ending July 23 1913
The list of patents granted includes a centering device by Geo W Needham of Grand River draft rigging for railway cars by Ralph G Taylor of Davenport as signs to Bettendorf Co Bettendorf a fighting cock toy Henry Boardman of Des Moines sadiron Chas J Johnson as signs to Johnson Gas Appliance Co Cedar Rapids draw bar attachment by Franklin E Goodhue of Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towans
Geo. W. Needham
Grand River
Ralph G. Taylor
Davenport
Bettendorf Co
Bettendorf
Henry Boardman
Des Moines
Sadiron
Chas
J. Johnson
Johnson Gas Appliance Co
Cedar Rapids
Franklin E. Goodhue
Newton
Private Walsh Tramps Fifty Miles A Day To Mason City
Private John Walsh of the United States Army arrived in Mason City last week on the final leg of a long journey. He reports walking about fifty miles daily, traveling from Washington on a 25 cent daily allowance for food and clothes. After reaching Des Moines he plans to move east and leave active service in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walsh
United States Army
Mason City
Washington
Des Moines
Turtle Dove Dinner Leads to Fine in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids deputy game warden Wol lingeworth overheard J D Blue Jr discuss a turtle dove supper. A search warrant found one dove in Blue’s refrigerator, yielding a $25 fine plus costs and a total bill of $38.55. Blue, a local broker, faced the court action.
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Wollingeworth
Cedar Rapids
J.D. Blue, Jr
Blue
Justice Court
Woman kills four foot rattlesnake in North MetGregor
Mrs Frank Betts of North MetGregor heard a fuss among her young chicks and investigated. She found a four foot rattlesnake and killed it with an axe. Seven rattles were taken as a trophy by the brave woman.
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Frank Betts
North MetGregor
Beehive Attack Triggers Fatal Hay Wagon Accident
Mrs. 8. 8. Strand, 30, wife of a farmer near Thompson in Winnebago county, died when a swarm of bees spooked the horses. The wagon wheel rolled over her head, crushing it as the animals plunged.
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Strand
Thompson
Winnebago County
Public Health Column Warns On Meat Shortage And Calf Slaughter
A public health column argues that reduced meat use harms health and links beef scarcity to fencing of western ranges and calf slaughter. It cites 1990 and 1910 beef and calf kill counts, calls for immediate radical legislation to criminalize calf slaughter, and condemns hunting of native bison.
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Iplains
Drilling the Ancients Disciplined Armies in Antiquity
The article traces early disciplined armies from Rome Greece Persia Assyria to Egypt. It highlights Pharaoh Rameses II around 1400 B C who formed a warrior class into a 100000-strong force of infantry cavalry and chariots and conducted conquests from the Ganges to the Caspian, marking Egypt’s first regular army.
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Rome
Greece
Persia
Assyria
Egypt
Rameses TL
Asia
Ganges
Caspian
A Refrigerator Substitute
A brief homespun tip explains a cheap cooling method using a large box, a cellar hole, and borax to keep food cool, suggesting it as an affordable substitute for refrigeration for those unable to afford a fridge.
Best Laxative for the Aged Ad
Advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills as a safe gentle laxative for the aged. Claims prompt action with no pain. Priced at 2.50 and recommended by all dealers.
Rye crop returns in Winneshiek County shown except Highland and Springfield
Assessors report last year’s rye totals for Winneshiek County indicate a modest overall showing. Every township contributed some rye except Highland and Springfield, with the following figures detailing the county’s production.
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Highland
Springfield
Mushrooms of Paris in Subterranean Quarries
The French mushroom industry is centered in Paris and nearby regions. Cultivation occurs mainly in underground quarries from 60 to 200 feet deep, found profitable due to stable temperatures and drafts-free air. Ventilation provisions are necessary. rents range from 830 to 80 dollars annually depending on gallery length height and ventilation.
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Paris
Beans to Separate Bones in Skull by Beans Method
Anatomists describe a peculiar technique to separate skull bones by filling a skull with small beans and submerging it in water. The swelling beans rend the sutures, with Grehart noting a force equivalent to five atmospheres, comparable to a steam boiler pressure.
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Grehart
Making Extra Trouble In A Southern Town Bath Request
A traveler arrives in a southern town with a single hotel bathroom and asks the porter to prepare a bath. The porter protests, saying it is Thursday and that whites wait until Saturday, highlighting period racial attitudes in the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massa
Dyspepsia Relief Ad from Sunberry Ohio
A historic advertisement quotes J. H. Walker of Sunberry Ohio describing years of dyspepsia and loss of appetite. Burdock Blood Bitters is presented as the remedy blamed for addressing the underlying cause. The note appears alongside mentions of Cameras Photo Supplies Muller Bros Jewelers and Citizens Bank Blog from 2011.
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Burdock Blood Bitters
J. H. Walkler
Sunberry
Ohio
Adv
Gas Meters Depend On Sheep Skins For Working Parts
Gas Logis notes meter diaphragms in Manhattan and Bronx meters use sheep skin. About 40,000 skins a year repair New York meters, 300,000 skins needed nationwide. Skins inspected in a dark closet for flaws from brambles, with light to detect weak spots. Proceedings describe selection and quality checks for meter skins.
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Manhattan
Bronx
New York City
United States
Legend of the Violet and Mythic Flower tale
A sixteenth century Latin poem recounts Lanthias a Diana nymph pursued by Apollo. She prays Diana to end the pursuit and is turned to a dull violet. Grief over lost beauty leads to pity and a flower that hides from the sun. Also items on stomach troubles urge Chamberlain's Tablets from Eng bretson's Pharmacy.
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Lanthias
Diana
Apollo
Tanthias
Notice to Bidders for Spillville Church Heating
Proposals will be received by the undersigned until August 9 1913 for placing steam heating system in St Wenceslaus church at Spillville Iowa Apply to Rev Thos Ballon 31 3 Spillville Iowa.
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St. Wenceslaus Church
Spillville
Iowa
Thos
Ballon
Towa
Keep the flies off baby in the home health warning
A health pamphlet urges protecting infants from flies seen as carriers of disease. It recounts two families in a small town showing the deadly consequences of neglect, advises netting or cheesecloth, carbolic acid spray, and careful handling to keep baby safe and cheerful amid summer disease risk.
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B. B
Baby
Proposals for Hospital Site Sealed Bids Sought
The hospital committee invites sealed cash bids from property owners for a hospital site. Describe the building if any, provide lot size, and state when possession can be given. Bids due August 15, 1913, to Ben Bear, Chairman. Committee reserves right to reject all bids. Hospital Committee.
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Rsans
Ben Bear
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Jackson
Mushrooms of
Legend of the Violet
Engbretson’s
Theora Carter
Society of Good Cheer
Thomas
Eclectic Oil
Groves’ Drug Store
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