Iowa Clay Best in Country
Iowa State College ceramic engineer H F Staley calls Iowa’s clay deposits along the Des Moines River premier for art pottery. The department plans to hire an eastern expert next fall to work with Staley on tests and an exhibit at the state fair to showcase the high grade materials and potential industry.
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Iowa
Union
Des Moines
H. F. Staley
Iowa State College
Staley
Rockwood
van Biggle
Mr. Staley
Towans
Fine Fat Cattle From Waverly Sold to Chicago Market
Atlas Long, famed for quality stock, raised two heifers born September 1914 and weighing 2600 pounds together. Sold Friday to Sebilsky and Gors for 8205 dollars. Judges call them the finest heifers shipped to Chicago from this station, reflecting Longs extra care.
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Waverly Independent-Republican
Atlas Long
Sebilsky & Gors
Long
Chicago
Mr. Long
Odd Fellows Home Coming in Town Planned for June 16
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Town holds its annual home coming and picnic at the Towa Odd Fellows home southwest of Mason City on June 16. Local committees outline plans for a large Iowa gathering as H. Sweeney of Waterloo, grand master, organizes the program with further details to follow.
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Independent
Order of Odd Fellows of Town
Towa
Odd Fellows
Mason City
Iowa
H. Sweeney
Waterloo
Odd Fellows of Town
Boy Breaks Arm While Cranking Car on Farm
The second son of Mr. and Mrs. McLain in Burr Oak township injured his arm while cranking a car for a visitor on the William McLain farm. He was treated by Dr Barfoot, the fracture reduced, and he is progressing but will not crank another car soon.
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Wm. McLain
Burr Oak Township
Letter Long Delayed From Washington Mills Found Delayed
A letter sent by relatives in Washington Mills eleven miles west of Bellevue finally reached Farmer Olsen in Orfordville Wisconsin after sixteen years. The delivery, covering under 300 miles, bore a 1900 cancellation stamp and officials offered no explanation for the delay.
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Washington Mills
Bellevue
Olsen
Orfordville
Wis
Yawning Causes Lockjaw Dislocation in Fort Dodge Man
M F Dawkins of Fort Dodge dislocated both jaws while yawning. The pain was severe and he could not realign them, requiring two physicians, specialized instruments and anesthesia to reset the jaw.
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M. F. Dawkins
Fort Dodge
Remarkable rainbow halo seen near the noon sun
A large pale rainbow halo around the sun was visible around noon on Saturday with shifting colors. No scientific explanation offered by the writer. Elena Wells, sixteen, of Sumner, was shot Wednesday evening. the bullet entered his back and passed through. He is not expected to live and investigators have no clues yet.
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Elena Wells
Joe Wells
Sumner
Aie
Storm disrupts telegraph lines on two railways
The Milwaukee and Rock Island lines report miles of wire washed out by the storm. Messages are delayed as communication must go via telephone to Dubuque. Linemen warn it will take about two weeks to restore full service.
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Milwaukee
Rock Island
Dubuque
Postal Savings Act Raises Deposit Limit to $1000
A recent amendment allows patrons to deposit up to $1000 with interest. The prior limit was $500, and the monthly deposit restriction has been removed.
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Postal Savings Act
Hog Attacks Boy On Manson Farm injures youth
Joe Kauffman, son of M D Kauffman of Manson, was seriously injured when a hog attacked him on his father's farm.
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Joe Kauffman
M. D. Kauffman
Manson
Dye industry could become explosive factory warns editor
The Dubuque Times Journal questions Democratic leadership after noting a chemist group warned that a dye industry could be repurposed into a 20 000 shells per day explosive plant. The piece alleges reports reached President Wilson and were not acted on, criticizing tariff moves instead of preparedness.
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Admiral Fiske
Daniels
National Organization of Chemists
Wilson
Lodge
Dubuque
Rail Reward for Rockford Children
Frances and Forest McMullen aged 11 and 1 from Rockford found a broken rail on the Rock Island line. Officers stopped a southbound train in time. Superintendent Wallace honored them with a special car trip to Waterloo, meetings with Mayor Law, shopping, a special dinner, and a ten dollar gold piece upon return.
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Kensett News
Rockford
Frances
Forest McMullen
Rock Island
Wallace
Waterloo
Law
Rocksford
Automobile Jostle Pranks with Polite Police Dummy
Sunday in the city a well known fun loving man placed a lifelike dummy policeman near a lumber yard and a telephone pole. Drivers eased around the corner but a girl named a calling him Flick Johnson laughed when told this harmless joke.
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L. A
Flick
Johnson
Adelaide D Vorak to Skate at Winneshiek County Fair
The Winneshiek County Fair closes negotiations for Adelaide D Vorak world champion roller skater to perform four shows on August 15 and 16. She brings her own floor and will showcase graceful fancy skating and feats. The program this year is said to surpass the 1909 Home Coming week.
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Winneshiek County Fair
Adelaide D’vorak
D’vorak
Fourth of July Celebration Planned in Hesper
The Hesper Band schedules a full Glorious Fourth program from sunrise salute to fireworks with a street parade patriotic speeches picnic dinner athletic stunts automobile contests baseball game band concerts and bowery dance. Hesper prides itself on its record as a top place to celebrate the nation’s birth and promises a better spectacle this year.
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Hesper
Flag Day Observance Urges Citizens to Display National Colors
The calendar shows no regular holiday in June yet designates Wednesday June 14 as flag day. Citizens should display a flag or wear a flag emblem to honor the nation, with emphasis on teaching children to show their colors.
Five Die as Rock Island Train Hits Weakened Bridge
A fast Rock Island railway train plunged through a flood weakened bridge near Packard Butler County on Friday morning. Five people were killed and twenty or more injured, including Mrs. Lewis known as the little mother of the Odd Fellows home at Mason City.
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Rock Island
Packard
Butler County
Lewis
The
Odd Fellows
Mason City
Burglary Suspected After Boat Houses Break-In
Owners on Matin Street near Bernatz dam report break-ins to boat houses with boats moved and a small seine stolen. A warrant is sworn, police expect to catch the culprits unless nets of this kind are stopped.
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Bernatz Dam
Matin Street
Decorah letter offers promising young actress to Mooser
A Decorah Iowa letter to Oliver Morosco proposes a well educated pretty young woman with a rich Irish brogue who sings and has a good figure. She would travel for an interview if needed but Mooser notes Broadway has many ingénues and suggests she stay in Decorah.
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New York Telegraph
George Mooser
Decorah
Iowa
Oliver Morosco
New York
Broadway
Mooser
Iown
Indpendence High School Class in Waterloo Picnic Incident
A jumble of local brief items notes a graduation class of Independence High School, a Waterloo stop on a Sunday outing, and a warning about bugs. plus reports of a drowning near Lansing, a cyclone in Ryan, a burglary at Bellevue dental parlors, and letters awaiting pickup at Decorah.
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Independence High School
Waterloo
Northwood
Chas. Edwards
Lansing
Ryan
Delaware County
Bellevue
Decoraht
Frank R. Hale
Samuel Hovey
Oleo
Juve
Mary Smith
Alleged Bootleggers Treated In Calmar Case
Two men names Anderson and Bonner are jailed in the county on liquor selling charges after an incident in Calmar. A third man drove the car carrying a suitcase with about a dozen pints of whisky. The trio, strangers to the area, claim no knowledge of the bottle contents. The mayor bound them over to the grand jury.
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Anderson
Bonner
Calmar
Matt Graff
Grand Jury
Death of Decorah Athlete Joe McGaheran
Joe McGaheran died May 19 in La Porte City after a long residence there. The Decorah native, one of the triplet with Ambrose and Henry, was known for his school days in Decorah and his reputation as a skilled baseball player and a fine person.
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Decorah
Joe McGaheran
Joe
Ambrose
Henry
LaPorte City
Automobile Troubles Spark Looming Garage Squeeze
Oil men warn gasoline supplies will run short this week causing many cars to idle in garages. The message stresses the urgent need for open freight communications to prevent a broader automotive standstill.
Board of Supervisors Busy With Flood Bridge Repairs
The board of supervisors has been in session this week handling routine work and arranging repairs for flood damage to bridges. The notice mentions Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil as a household remedy for injuries.
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Board of Supervisors
America
Dr. Thomas
Ady
Winneshiek County Hog Census Shows Stable Herd Size
County auditor reports 130,766 hogs raised in Winneshiek last year, a slight decline from 1913. Hog cholera losses totaled 1,999, with Military township worst hit at 439. eight townships had no losses. страницу
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Winneshiek County
Military Township
Fremont Township
Orleans Township
Lincoln Township
Sumner Township
Jackson Township
Burr Oak Township
Decorah Township
Springfield Township
Highland Gowmemed
Ospeecred
Pleasant Township
Glenwood Township
Frankville Township
Bloomfield Township
Calmar Corporation
Pees
Castalia Corporation
Ridgeway Corporation
Fort Atkinson Corporation
Jackson Junction Corporation
Spillville Corporation
Are You Starving Your Storage Battery
A little book explains why car storage batteries fail to hold a charge. Causes include neglected distilled water, incomplete charging, generator issues, or excessive lamp load. Owners can test generator output with an ammeter and obtain the book from Peter Johnson & Sons, Inc. in this city.
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Peter Johnson & Sons, Inc
Willard Storage Battery Company
Card of Thanks for Raymond Foltz
The Smalley family thanks neighbors and friends for help during illness and death and for the beautiful flowers sent to Raymond Foltz. James and Sarah Smalley ©
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Raymond Foltz
James
Sarah Smalley
How to Get Rid of a Cold
A Holdridge Neb story claims Foley's Honey and Tar cured a severe cough and cold after it kept him from sleep. The ad states the remedy soothes and heals, praised by Emgbertson's Pharmacy with Attn. Ady.
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C. E. Summers
Holdridge
Neb
Foley
Backache May Signal Kidney Trouble Says Decorah Citizen
A Decorah blacksmith Sever Olson describes years of hard work weakening his kidneys and causing back pain with colored urine. He credits Down's Kidney Pills from Engbretson's Pharmacy with relief, urging readers to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills instead. Price see at dealers.
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Bright
Decorah
Sever Olson
Maple Ave
Down
Engbretson
Dean
Mr. Olson
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Contest for judgeship narrows to two men
Fifty years ago the judgeship race narrowed to Milo McGlathery and G. R. Willett. A McGregor Western railroad meeting in New York favored building the Decorah branch soon. The Yankee Robinson circus announced a near-future visit and Decorah prepared July Fourth orators M. V. Burdick and Rev R Swearingen. A bank sign fell injuring none. A thief took a flag from L P Allen’s Bloomfield home.
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Milo McGlathery
G. R. Willett
McGregor Western Railroad
New York
Decorah
North McGregor
Austin
Minn
Yankee Robinson Circus
Congregational Church
Troy
N. Y. Decorah
M. V. Burdick
Rev.r. Swearingen
Winneshiek County Bank
J. Hutchinson
Dr. Greene
Norne
L. P. Allen
Bloomfield Township
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Winneshiek County Hogs
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Skoda
Bae
Unk CO
Ine, Wis
U. S.A
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Republican
Miller’s
Age Business
Citizens Savings Bank
Sound Banking
Chautauqua
Marjorie Parmenter
Carmeling
Tom Lewis
Priscilla Carver
Russia
Morris G. Hindus
MR. Lewis
Miss Carver
Frank W. Gunsaulus
James Butin
the Birdman
Mac Dowell
Pamahalika
Macdowell
Bird Imitations
Little Company
C. W. Walsam
DE Koven
H. A. Buchtel
Colorado
DeKoven
DeKovens
Maud Scheerer
Shakespearian
DR. L. G. Herbert
the Shrew
Sibyl. Sammis -Macdermld Company
Elmer J. Burkett
Sibyl Sammis-Macdermid
Rachel's
Metropolitan Singers
Miss Ellen Smith
Ned Woodman
John Brodie
Hugh Anderson Operatic CO
E. M. Evans
Hugh Anderson Operatic’ CO
Martha
W. C. Adams
W. E. Hoyt
E. J. Parman
Richard Schrubbe
W. R. Toye
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