Electric lighting plant installed on Moon Bros farm near Cedar Falls
An electric lighting plant with a dynamo and a large 80 amp storage battery was installed on the Moon Bros farm near Cedar Falls to provide light and power for farm buildings. Fifty five tungsten lamps were placed in the dwelling, barn, garage and outbuildings plus the yard.
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Moon Bros
Cedar Falls
Gagone
Charley” Grimm
Clear Lake
Scherling Bros
Parkersburg
Sac County
William Koepper
Ricketts
Schleswig
Koepper
Board of Parole of
Iowa
Carl Michel
Oakdale
Anamosa
Miesler
Barber Asphalt’ Company
Fairfield
Destrood
Bert Stedman
Stedman
Little Sioux River
Cherokee
Iowa City
Fred Woodhull
Pilot Rock Plowing Match Association
Patterson Brothers
Rock Township
Des Moines
C. F. Peterson
Peterson
L. B. Francis
Spirit Lake
Sull College of Osteopathy
Ben Ness
Guthrie County
Panora
Greenfield
Osceola
Creston
Glenn Frank
Chicago
Boone
Chantaudur
Walter I. Fowler
Ames
Rock Island
Knoxville
James Reason
Mason City
Muckle Fur Company
Tempting the Child to Eat at Home
An article offers practical tactics to improve a child's appetite through playful feeding tricks. It cites a monthlong aunt led experiment with spoons and cream, bread and butter games, picture rewards, and imaginative table settings. It also covers planning meals, using leftovers, and economical tips for kitchen and housekeeping.
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Wan
Abe
Peach Possibilities and Peach Desserts Guide
A vintage guide extols ripe peaches with ideas to can pickle jam and marmalade and to cook desserts. Recipes include Peach Cahapea Saute, Peach Tapioca, Clave pastry cups, Peach baskets, and Baked Peaches served with cream or on toast.
How to Prevent Waste in Food and Housekeeping
Advice on reducing kitchen waste and saving costs by preparing only what will be eaten. Thrift, not niggardliness, guides household economy and efficiency. Suggested practice includes using leftovers and avoiding overproduction.
Adelaide Keen and the Sinking Feeling Craving
An unclear passage mentions Adelaide Keen and a sinking feeling related to eating. It notes no derogatory content about daily food preparation and comments on broad observations across walks of life. The fragment lacks concrete details, dates, or identifiable events.
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Adelaide
The Unexpected Guest in a Quick Housekeeping Kitchen
A housekeeper keeps a well stocked closet of canned foods meats and sweets for unplanned guests. Stock includes potted meats soups jelly pickles olives nuts fruit cake and cookies. Use stored vegetables for quick salads or hot dishes with white sauce. Keep a list inside the door and stay calm to be a charming hostess.
Willing to Help with Settlement Work in City
A dialogue reveals plans to teach poor sluma girls cooking and sewing while offering to give elementary bridge whist instruction. The exchange shows willingness to contribute to settlement mission and education efforts through practical skills and games.
Not Her Fault in Dream Bills Dispute
London Tatler quotes Mrs Newlywed and husband in a witty exchange about household finances. The dialogue critiques male spending expectations and female responsibility for bills in a light social note.
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London Tatler
No Humor There Cleopatra Joke Ends In Stung
A historical quip notes Cleopatra and Antony and a joke about applying a percent to herself. The remark turns on a humorous, self deprecating line implying a sting. The exchange underscores Cleopatra’s wit amid political romance.
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Cleopatra
Anthony
Mystery House of Chrisman Remains Unsolved After Fifteen Years
The Chrisman Illinois mystery house stands unused after fifteen years of builder and owner secrecy. Builders, decorators, and furnishers vanished into the shadows as crowds watched. The palatial interior, fire damage repaired, and repeated purchase attempts failed. The house, curtained and silent, invites speculation on its unseen occupant and purpose.
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Mystery House
Uprang
Chrisman
Excarvatora
Bricklagara
Mechanica
Thun
346 Pound Woman Fauste Record Weight Loss Attempt
Mrs Barah Powell of Kirksville Missouri completed an 80 day fast reducing weight from 846 to 900 pounds. She plans another fast to continue loss aiming for 200 pounds without harming health.
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Fauste
Kirkeville
Barah Powell
How it happened in a battered world
An onlooker recalls a warped moment of wartime chaos, describing a weary man and a tramp amid ruined streets. The speaker, self‑identified as a war correspondent, laments disuse and a loss of purpose since the fighting faded, hinting at a life changed by conflict.
Religious dispute drives cook’s bold church visit
In a humorous note from the Saturday Evening Post, Henry N. Cary recalls a Chicago Cook who, after moving from St. Louis, joined a church in Chicago. Observing her depart with a carving knife, Cary asks her destination and she replies she’s “gwine t’ church” to see which side wins in a religious dispute.
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Henry N. Cary
Chicago Publishers’ Association
St. Louisa
Chicago
Cary
Mary
Hyening Post
Poor Old Sailor Seeks Help at Gate
A seedy wanderer asks a woman at the tub for aid, claiming sixteen years of wetting the water while she tests him with a sharp glance. She dismisses him after a brief exchange, resuming her work.
Unsuitable fragmentary advert or dialogue note
Fragmentary historical text references Castoria bottle labeling and a quoted exchange about peace and indigenous people. The readable portions mention Fletcher's Castoria, a 30 year signature, and lines attributed to the Sacred Heart Review, with an exchange about native and white peoples. No cohesive event or person-driven story is present.
The Ultimate Limit Dentists Joke Exchange
A humorous dialogue about dental practice features two dentists. The first jokes that patients fall asleep during teeth work due to his parthy touch. The second counters that his patients insist on photos to capture the delight on their faces.
Truthfully Said to Join the Church Quote From Smart Set
A line from Smart Set Magazine presents a dialogue where one speaker urges joining the church and cites a prophet’s invitation while the other recalls attending a recent church gathering. The exchange highlights religious persuasion and social expectation with period voice.
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Parson
Smart Set Magazine
Time to Reorganize
A fragmentary passage about a marriage proposal and a Supreme Court reply. The speaker recalls a six month readjustment period and discusses happiness as communal and interdependent. The quotes convey reflections on ideals, happiness, and encouragement.
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Supreme Court
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Fie
Ora Harrison
Ranliz
Rolla Carter
Oliver Claridge
Drakesville
J. P. Linn
Fort Dodge
Buena Vista College
Edward Campbell
Towa
King Corn
Farmers’ & Merchants’ Cooperative
Brick and’Tile Company
Marshalltown
Finkle Brick Company
Cecil* Russ
J. F. Russ
Buffalo’ Center
Toledo
Orvillé R. Greene
Eliott
Ogtsara
John Steepy
Spahn-Rose
Dubuque
State Board of Education
P.G. Holden
Ames College
Vinton
Webster City
Co-operative Creamery Company
Audubon
Andrew Woods
F. D. Bixby
W. van Duyn
Button Workers
John W. Gleim
Cedar Rapids
Henry Okerbloom
Omaha
Werner Okerbloom
Parl Pierce
Charlie Smith
Washington County
Stephen Courtney
Tfe
Fort Madison
Wapello
Anna Fabenberg
Central Park
Davenport
Charles H
Jones County
McElroy
Walker & Cornealius
Bayard
Bose
Philipa Brooks
Phillips Brooks
Janef
Net
House OF Mystery
Manohuria
Fletcher
Sacred Heart Review
Stevenson
Fronadlan
Willard
Wostuk: Cereal Co., Ltd
Baiths Crack
Mich
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