Waverly county fair attendance tops state
News notes report the county fair at Waverly drew 45,000 visitors, the largest turnout in the state. Other items include a $55,000 Congregational church planned for Fort Dodge, a Cedar Rapids yeast factory conversion, a Thornton burglary with safe blown, and a Milwaukee line side track planned for Rossville Allamakee county.
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Congregationalists
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Wauken
James J. Hill
Magnus
Cedar Rapids
Waverly
Rossville
Allamakee
Lansing
Mason City
Edgar Davees
Springville
Orville Snow
Charles City
Orchard
Mitchell County
Louis Gerhardt
Alta Vista
John Funk
Elkader
George Frost
Allamakee County
Williams
A Carload of Fish Arrives for Lime Springs Ponds
A government fish car arrived in Lime Springs on Friday delivering 1200 croppies 4500 sunfish 80 channel catfish 100 black bass and 800 yellow perch for planting in the mill pond between the mill and Chester. Chester parties and Warden Lake with Dr Plummer oversaw the operation. Volunteers planted the fish under Mr Lake’s direction.
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Lime Springs
Mill Pond
Mill
Chester
Warden Lake
FE. D. McWilliame
Wm. Barnes
Lawa
Boy Swallows Lizard in Iowa City Hospital
The 14 year old son of Fred Vifian living south of Ryan drank from a slough tile, felt ill with spasms, and was taken to Iowa City hospital where doctors confirmed he had swallowed a lizard after mistaking it for rain water.
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Fred Vifian
Ryan
Iowa City
Burglars Target Senator Cummins Home in Des Moines
Nighttime break in on October at United States Senator Albert B. Cummins home on Grand Avenue led to the theft of jewelry valued at 144 dollars and a small sum of money. Most jewels belonged to Mrs. Cummins as heirlooms. Police are conducting a thorough search for the burglars per Des Moines dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Albert B. Cummins
Grand Avenue
Kerosene Fire Destroys Osage House
Joseph Dixon's east Osage home burned last week after hired man John Krunes poured kerosene on the fire. In the blaze John Herron suffered severe burns to arm and face. The house was a total loss with S000 insurance. Dixon has moved to a Montana farm.
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Joseph Dixon
Osage
John Krunes
John Herron
Mr. Dixon
Montana
Fatal Fall Kills Prominent Farmer Near Sheffield
The body of A.C. Anderson, a well known farmer living near Sheffield, was found at the bottom of an area between southside buildings at Mason City last week. He was killed by a twelve foot fall from the landing above.
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A.C. Anderson
Sheffield
Mason City
Great men and fools on great enterprises
A clipped quotation notes that great men pursue grand enterprises while fools misjudge them as easy. The fragment references Marquis de Vauren and includes garbled trailing text.
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Marquis de Vauren
Old Days on Decorah Division at Cedar Rapids reunion
Independence Bulletin reports a Cedar Rapids reunion feature where Cigarette McKenzie entertained with Decorah division rail tales. He recalls fifty four pound rails, double headers, uncoupling at bridges, and engines with 17 by 24 cylinders running near forty five miles per hour while one backed a train through a car at that speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKenzie
Finder Recovers Diamond Lost by Bank Cashier
Cashier A T Nierling of the First National Bank of Waukon lost a $300 diamond from his ring while traveling to New Albia on business. On the return trip, after stopping to fit mud chains on his car, a fellow traveler joined in the search and unearthed the gem from the mud, a gift to Mr Nierling from his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Nierling
First National Bank of
Waukon
New Albia
Mr. Nierling
Military Training Adopted for Marshalltown High School
The school board orders compulsory military training for all non-athlete boys as part of the high school curriculum. The program aims to provide regular exercise and physical development for every student.
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Marshalltown
Death of Charles W. Miller longtime Bremer lawmaker dies
Charles W. Miller a Democratic representative in the Iowa legislature for many years from Bremer County and former editor of the Waverly Democrat died October 6 from internal cancer He was born in Buchanan County 54 years ago and served as vice president of the National League for Medical Freedom.
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Charles W. Miller
Bremer County
National League For Medical Freedom
Waverly Democrat
Mr. Miller
Buchanan County
Remember the Baby Advertisement for Barker’s Antiseptic bath aid
For sale by John G. Schimming and R. A. Engbertson. Adv. The note urges recalling the baby and warns against giving the baby a bath without Barker's Antiseptic. It reads as a compact promotional line from a historical advertisement.
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Barker
John G. Schimming
R. A. Engbertson
Adv
First Iowa silo built in Waukon in 1881 traced
Hon A M May argues against Waterloo dairy show misstatement while recounting Iowa history. Dr T T Barnes of Waukon built the state’s first silo in 1881, a brick and stone 30 by 45 foot structure on a hillside, with fodder fed from the bottom. Bad weather delayed delivery of the cutting machine, yet the fodder kept well and cows ate it greedily, validating the experiment. Barnes later served in the eighteenth Iowa General Assembly.
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A. M. May
Waukon
Register
Waterloo
McWkay Brothers
Towa
Buckingham
Tama
T. T. Barnes
A Queer Wooden Flower in Guatemala
A queer wooden flower is found in Guatemala named the rose of hell for its growth along Mount Agua and near the Fu ego volcano. It features four bark covered petals, a bark covered stem about a foot high, and a bloom nearly a foot across.
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Guatemala
Child Kicked in Head by Horse in Rhodes Yard
Warren O D Jordan two year old son of O D Jordan of Rhodes was kicked in the head by a horse while playing in his father's yard. He sustained a skull fracture and, despite hospital care in Marshalltown, is not expected to recover.
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Warren
O. D. Jordan
Rhodes
Marshalltown
Kelleher Bros Stock Farm Readies Market With Watering Spring
Independence Bulletin notes the Kelleher brothers farm near Buchnan county houses about 125 head of steer averaging 1600 pounds and 160 hogs 300 to 400 pounds each, valued around 25000 dollars. The stock, in ten carloads, is finished and near market. A high elevation spring feeds pipes to multiple farm sections for running water for the cattle and hogs.
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Independence Bulletin
Buchannan County
Kelleher Bros
Kellehers
Cow Trails Her Calf In Ackley Stock Yards
FE M Griggs of five miles west of Ackley recalls a curious incident when he moved several calves to the T C stock yards in Ackley. An hour later the calf’s mother traveled to town following Griggs route and located the calf at the fence. The cow used her tongue to wash the bars and reunite with her offspring. The calf had been sold to a local livestock dealer, and the mother did not know the calf had been taken.
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FE. M. Griggs
Ackley
Never Drew a Check Farmer Prefers Cash Payments
A 50 year old farmer owning 220 acres with over twenty five years of success says he has never written a check or opened a bank account and prefers cash payments over checks.
Germany's Crown Bears Blazing Gems and Crossed Swords
The German crown displays eight shields with alternating black eagles and jeweled crosses. A globe topped by a gold cross sits atop four swords that blaze with diamonds.
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Germany
Fifty Years Ago in Briefs and Prices
Gen Lee to write Virginia campaign history. Louisville to Nashville region swarmed with pigeons. Races erupt between Creoles and Americans in New Orleans. Nebraska awakens to a state organization. HW Cleghorn moves stock to Conover. F Gibson sells interest to Tim Finn. Winneshiek plans an east end 25 by 50 hall. Week’s prices: Wheat 76 to 80 cents, hogs 10 to 12 per hundred, oats 25 to ?, butter 30 cents, chickens 8 cents, turkeys 1 cent.
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Gen. Lee
Virginia
Louisville
Nashville
New Orleans
HW. A. Cleghorn
Conover
Undertaker Reflects on Hard Times and Health
A Birmingham undertaker notes that economic downturns cut demand as people economize. They eat simpler, skimp on meals, skip doctor visits, and recover without medical help. The remark offers a blunt, if dark, philosophy on how austerity shapes living well.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Foreman Harvey Noll Killed by Slipping Boiler Plate
Harvey Noll foreman of Iowa Steel and Iron Works in Cedar Rapids was fatally injured when a boiler plate slipped and knocked him down. He was found unconscious and rushed to hospital, initially thought to have a broken leg, but died shortly after arrival. Internal injuries were reported.
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Harvey Noll
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Cedar Rapids
Miss Ada Hard Piano and Organ Teacher ad
Ada Hard advertises piano and organ lessons at 608 Mechanic Street Decorah Iowa terms 50 cents per hour.
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Ada Hard
Mechanic St
Decorah
Towa
Men who stretch truth beyond mere fact
A clipped remark notes that some individuals cannot state the truth without overstatement. The line implies a critique of habitually exaggerated reporting or testimony.
Quote about love and wedlock mirrors jokes of locksmiths
A wry adage states that love laughs at locksmiths, suggesting wedlock often inspires humor. The line plays on the idea that married life resists even careful plans and locks, turning practical concerns into lighthearted commentary.
Desperate Escape: Turner Flees Train Out Window
Grant Turner, sought in Hardin county for fraud, leaped from a Chicago & Northwestern train near Cedar Rapids as it sped five miles out of town. Sheriff Max Gherke halted the ride and searched the area, but Turner vanished into darkness after passengers saw a human streak exit through the open window.
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Grant Turner
Hardin County
Max Gherke
Turner
Chicago & Northwestern
Cedar Rapids
Dr King’s New Life Pills Cure Constipation
A historic ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a fast remedy for constipation and a natural bowel movement without griping. It promises waking refreshed next morning and urges starting treatment tonight at 25 cents a bottle.
Indigestion remedy advice urges Chamberlains Tablets
For indigestion do not take pepsin or other digestive ferment products as they require more use. A tonic like Chamberlains Tablets helps the stomach function normally. Obtainable everywhere.
Wonders in Clod of Earth
The article extols soil as a living machine populated by microbes unseen to the eye. It notes their cooperative work sustains plant life and, by extension, human life, with gardeners urged to protect this vital activity for nourishment from the earth.
Burdock Blood Bitters and Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil Ad
Dyspepsia cure Burdock Blood Bitters promises purification of blood and digestion aid priced at 1.00. Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil advertised for workers and laborers, useful for cuts burns and bruises, offered at 25¢ and 50¢ with home-keeping emphasis.
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America
Dr. Thomas
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Thornton
Boy
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Chas
W. Miller
A. M
Babe
Republic
Nebraska
Undertaker
Rexake
Jno
G. Schimming
L. L. Hamre
Ladies’ Guild of Grace Episcopal Church
Grand Opera House
Parman's Drug Store
W & Mars
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Ben Bear
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