Various 1910s Iowa items reflect local events and incidents
Notes from across Iowa include smallpox cases in Manson, a Camp of Boy Scouts in West Union, Cresco residents funding a 4th of July celebration, a Forest City bank sale, and a creamer opening in Sac City. Reports cover floods of misfortune, infrastructure plans, and civic efforts in Ossian, New Hampton, Charles City, and Waterloo.
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Manson
West Union
New Hampton
Waverly
Alaska
Cresco
Fayette League of Fibdinaators
Donn
Mason City
Louis Eherdt
Elkader
G. N. Haugen and
Lincoln
Charles City
Northwestern Veterans’ Association
Emmetsburg
Ossian
Sac City
Clear Lake
Comny
Jewell
Oliver Griffith
Cedar Falls
Webster County
Emma Adams
Joseph Ralph
Mike Lacesesa
Saratoga
Waterloo
Prairiebugr
Delaware County
Teachers’ College
Mississippi River
McGregor
Pioneer Jefferson settler dies in brush fire incident
Herman Nieland, a Jefferson township resident and early settler, burned to death while burning brush on his farm. His son and family, away in town, returned to find him missing and later discovered his body in the timber.
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Guttenberg Press
Herman Nieland
Jefferson Township
Hiam
Colored umpire as comedian in Texas Negro league
A nostalgic look at Texas Negro league baseball cites a colorful umpire whose antics and witty remarks drew crowds. The piece compares the league to the Texas State league, notes star players, and describes the umpire’s distinctive crowd-pleasing methods and dramatic on field decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas State League
Cobb
Lajoie
Speaker
Wood
Milan
Battah
Mistah
Terry Turner
Baker
Luther College
Dreaming Dreams of a Coming Country at the Graves
The Marvel reflects on dreamers across ages and roles, noting that distinctions fade beside a vision of a future nation. It suggests all people from poets to workers may someday feel life as a dream and yearn for a broader, dimmed hope beyond worldly pride.
Rapping on Wood and the Blessed Trinity
The passage explains a folk practice of rapping on wood after boastful claims. Three raps honored the Blessed Trinity as an appeal to the wood’s efficacy and to ward off ill fortune.
Corn Canning Restricted And Fewer Factories Operate
The Kelley Canning Co. in Waverly will not run a full line of corn huskers this year. The season’s output will be about half the usual. Many factories statewide plan reduced operations due to large corn stocks, with about twenty five plants not operating this year.
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Kelley Canning Co
Waverly
Pepper for Mice Inexpensive Rodent Control Tip
Cayenne pepper serves as a simple method to deter mice in cupboards. Inspect the area thoroughly and seal each hole with a rag dipped in water then rolled in cayenne pepper to block entry points.
Seed corn germination study shows statewide results
The state dairy and food department tested eighty one seed corn samples under W B Barney. The average germination exceeded 1912 by 6 15 percent with samples from twenty three counties. Polk county performed well with four samples three perfect one 96 percent. Poorest seed found in Chickasaw county with one sample 54 percent.
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State Dairy and Food Department
W. B. Barney
Mr. Barney
Polk County
Chickasaw County
Barney
Petition backs Sunday post office deliveries by travelers
The largest petition ever received by the Post Office Department protests Sunday closing. It weighs 21% pounds and carries ten thousand signatures from diverse workers including governors of Michigan Iowa Wyoming Colorado Minnesota Maine Delaware and New Hampshire. It asks for Sunday mail delivery to hotels and theaters and compensatory time off for Sunday duties, noting a legal change is required.
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Post Office Department
United States
Express
Michigan
Iowa
Wyoming
Colorado
Minnesota
Maine
Delaware
New Hampshire
Kansas towns rent jails over prisoner absence rivalry
Kansas rivalry between Hugoton and Ford county seats runs to jail policy. Hugoton rented the hastile to a family for a home after prisoners vanished from Hugoton jail. Ford boasted no inmates for two and a half years and planned to rent the Ford calaboose as a cheap chicken house.
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Hugoton
Ford
Kansas
Poking Fires as a Living for Sabbath Observers
The practice arises from rabbinical law forbidding Jews to kindle or mend fires on the Sabbath, leading in some English towns with large Jewish populations to hire workers who go from house to house from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset to light fires and lamps and attend them.
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England
Egg and Milk Punch Recipe for Convalescents
Break a fresh egg into a shallow dish with a pinch of salt and sugar and beat until blended. Stir in a cup of milk and a dash of grated nutmeg plus 4 to 6 teaspoons of medicinal brandy. Pour into a thin glass. said to nourish convalescents who cannot eat much.
Peaches at Dinner Prompt Comment from Tribune
A father recalls giving his two five and four year old sons two peaches each and his wife two, while a younger child guesses the count. The child then sees the revealed number and comments too many, in a brief family anecdote cited by the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
Profanity and Thought in Speech and Mind
Ohio State Journal notes a link between swearing and loss of clear thinking. It asserts a psychological explanation, suggesting the devil enters the brain at moments of profanity and scrambles thought, highlighting a perceived moral contrast.
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Ohio State Journal
Trunk and Box Confusion in Transit Riddle
The New York Post quips on railway terminology: seek the booking agent to book a journey and locate the luggage van for baggage, noting a trunk is a box when stored. The humor hinges on terminology and practical travel flow rather than a specific travel event.
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New York Post
Desert’s Shifting Sands in Peru Examined by Astronomer Bailey
Astronomer 8 J Bailey studied crescent dunes near La Joya Peru in Islay. He found the crescent points 160 feet apart the convex side 477 feet and the dune over 100 feet wide. The dune weighs about 8000 tons and migrates 125 feet yearly driven by south winds.
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Islay
la Joya
Peru
8. J. Bailey
Burning coal field found at Haselbach Germany
Engineers report a ground fire at Haselbach in Altenburg whose underground blaze has burned for years. Mysterious fissures opened beneath a factory and coal seams were found at eighteen feet deep.
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Haselbach
Duchy of Altenburg
Germany
Strengthening Bed Springs With Welded Wire Reinforcement
A sagging bed springs issue can be fixed by placing an additional spring beneath the existing ones made from woven wire fencing. Stretch the wire tight to support the sag. For iron beds, undo the ends of the woven wire and fasten them to the bed frame.
Let Ananias Lie in Peace in Milwaukee News
A Milwaukee News editorial urges relief for overworked biblical figure Ananias and calls for a lighthearted shift away from biblical cast during a period of rest and appreciation.
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Ananias
Jonah
Milwaukee News
Doan's Kidney Pills Ad Warns Against Back Pain
Cresco Iowa resident R Wentworth testifies that kidney trouble and rheumatic pain plagued him at night until Doan's Kidney Pills provided relief. He reports lasting improvement and no recurrence. Sold by all dealers price 50 cts Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents for US Remember the name Doan's.
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Cresco
R. Wentworth
Market St
Iowa
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Gollmar Brothers Circus Parade Heads Through Decorah
The Gollmar Brothers Show comes to Decorah on Monday May 19 featuring a grand street parade and a top class circus. Observers praise the parade for its stable, meritorious display and the fine turnout of horses dens and grand tableaux. The parade departs from the lot at 10 oclock sharp and winds along the principal streets.
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Gollmar Brothers
Decorah
Native American Products Highlight Regional Delicacies
The article notes South Carolina as the sole U S source of tea and mentions unique regional items such as cotton bolls and alligator pears. It also describes Florida’s natural quotas and lists desirable gifts including guavas limes kunquarts mangoes and chayotes as rare offerings in northern markets.
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America
South Carolina
Florida
Padding an ironing board with newspaper sheets
The article advises using old newspapers as padding for an ironing board when no blanket is available. Lay newspapers smoothly on the board to the needed thickness, cover with cotton, and replace the papers periodically for a clean, smooth surface.
Bracelets Mark Early Distinction of the Insane
In ancient times bracelets were used to distinguish the insane before confinement in asylums. The article notes that the golden bands once served as a marker of mental illness and were worn by those deemed lunatics.
All's Well Moravian Hymn Excerpt
The poem speaks of divine guardianship with lines praising Jehovah as a watchman over sea and land. It reflects Moravian hymn imagery of safety in darkness and light and the Lamb as guide.
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Lamb
Potato method to clean oil paintings described
A washed peeled potato cut in half is used to clean oil paintings. The surface is wiped with a damp cloth, rubbed with dry cotton wool, and finally polished with a silk handkerchief.
Cleaning Ivory Knife Handles Tips
Cleaning ivory knife handles with half a lemon and salt for whitening. Rub well then rinse in cold water and dry thoroughly for best results.
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Dr.price
Dr. Price
Gollmar Brothers Circus
Native Americal Products
Richelieu
Tragy & Hanson
Sherwin & Williams
Groves
J. P. Burns
Dubuque, Io
Mt. Olivet
Key West Church
Dubuque
Midland Chemical CO
Dubuque, Iowa
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