Accident Shoots 17YearOld Walter Tongue by Cousin Archie Staley
Walter Tongue aged 17 was shot and killed instantly by his cousin Archie Staley aged 13 during a target practice at Smyrna. The incident occurred when Walter bent over. Archie fired a .22 rifle hitting Walter in the brain. No blame is attached to Archie who is described as distraught. Archie had traveled to Smyrna to spend holidays with relatives.
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Walter Tongue
Archie Staley
Des Moines
Smyrna
Walter
Archie
Staley
Symrna
Leaking gas kills two at Des Moines theater home
Major William Foster proprietor of Foster's and the Grand Opera House and Roy Bemis of Spencer were found dead in a room at the Foster home in Des Moines. The double death was caused by asphyxiation from a gas leak in an adjoining room. Foster was a prominent Midwestern theatrical figure and Bemis was the son of a Spencer banker and guest at the residence.
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Des Moines
Wolves Attack Livestock Near Farms in Delaware County
Wolves are increasing in number in the northeastern Delaware County as a cold spell and heavy snow push them from timber along the Turkey River. Food scarcity drives wolves to venture closer to civilization and many have attacked livestock near farm barns.
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Delaware County
Turkey River
Iowa Observes Birthday With State Milestones
Iowa marks its 63rd year since admission to the Union in 1846. The state’s early history includes the first convention at Iowa City in 1844, the second constitutional convention in 1846, and the August 3 referendum approving the constitution by 456 votes of 20,000. Ansel Briggs served as the first governor.
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Mawkeye
Iowa
Iowa City
Ansel Briggs
Deaths and Local Happenings From Red Oak to Nora Springs
A young woman, Cecil Be Dodd, 21, of Red Oak, jumped from a Burlington train car window at Malvern and died two hours later of a broken neck. Red Oak Postmaster C. C. Platter, 71, Civil War veteran and cattle breeder, died at home after forty years in Red Oak. Calo farmer John Mayne set a husking record with 2 044 bushels of corn, about 113 1 4 bushels per day. Jennie Benson of Cedar Rapids fended off a highwayman by striking with shoes, dropping the thief’s purse. G Anderson was fatally stabbed by Thomas Mueller at High Bridge. Mueller under arrest. Joe Nolan near Watkins, delirious, ran a mile barefoot in snow. foot frost will require amputation. Aurora suffered a major fire destroying two store buildings. losses around 10 000 dollars. post office operations saved. L. H. Pathn, president of Nora Springs First National Bank, died after a disease complication.
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Giel
Cecil BE. Dodd
Wm. Dodd
Red Oak
Burlington
Malvern
C. C. Platter
John A. Logan
Numerous Iowa items span health, deaths and local notes
The column reports mild smallpox in Boydod near Sheldon and the death of William Morse in Floyd aged 77. It notes hunting licenses issued in Dubuque, a embezzlement case in Sandia, teachers' meeting set for Ottumwa in April 1910, land sales near Holly Springs, elk shipments from Bedford, and Shawnee workers killed in an explosion. Also covers postal worries in Ames, crime probes, bank fire damage, and various civic appointments, business closures, and public notices across Iowa towns.
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Boydod
Sheldon
William Morse
Floyd
Morse
Floyd County
Dubuque
Frank Matison
Sandia
George Leaming
Southeastern Iowa Teachers’ Association
Ottumwa
A. D B. Camp
Holly Springs
J. W. Burkhart
J. P. Standley
Bedford
Armour & Company
Albert B. Kerr
Rock Island
Shawnee
Okio
Creston
Wilson D. Rich
Ames
Federal Grand Jury
Dog and Horse Flesh Report Sparks Moral Alarm
A Berlin correspondent notes German meat statistics show horses and dogs widely used for sausages, with dogs valued for flavor yet masked as other meats. The piece contrasts Berlin dogs under strict muzzle laws with Parisian dogs, plus a humorous anecdote about marriage and cheese from London Tit-Bits and a verse from the Washington Star.
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France
Germany
Berlin
New York Herald
German Empire
Paris
Quiet wedding and ostentatious divorce debate
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet notes a wide gap in opinion on a quiet wedding, contrasted with a desire for an ostentatious divorce, reflecting social attitudes on marriage and separation. The brief exchange highlights public fascination with privacy versus spectacle in union dissolutions.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
The Point of View on Roses and Thorns
A brief poem fragment contrasts optimism and pessimism, noting thorns in a rose as fate’s opposing plan. It references Nixon Waterman and Saturday Evening Past, suggesting reflection on perception and endurance.
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Nixon Waterman
Murine Eye Remedies Ad From Chicago Catalog
An illustrated eye book offer from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago promises guidance on eye trouble and proper application of Murine remedies. The drugeist touts benefits like soothing eye pain reducing stinging and strengthening weak eyes and notes a price of 60e with mentions of eye comfort for eyelids and granulation.
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Differences in Opinion Across Education and Living Styles
A Texas Panhandle conversation contrasts a cowhand and a college man over pranks of sophomores and a blizzard trek. They defend differing impulses while sharing a common sentiment about risk, privacy, and growing up, framed as a caution on youth and experience.
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Texas “Panhandle
Bar I, Outfit
Santa Rosa Mountains
Clerical pun quenches quiz in church dialogue
A Providence clergyman's daughter reads about a western diocese service. The account notes the eucharist sung by Bishop Weller with Bishop Grafton pontificating from the throne. She asks for the meaning of pontificating. the father quips that it simply means bridging it.
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Wer Wright Yen
Providence
Weller
Grafton
Boston Transcript
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children ad
A historical ad promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to aid sickly kids. It claims rapid relief for colds teething disorders stomach troubles and headaches with over 10000 testimonials and free sample offers via Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Odd Advertisements and Humorous Quips from Historic Page
A collage of vintage ad copy and quips appears. It includes a gentile remark on table tipping, pest control pills, and phrasings like Walter tipping when hungry. Also touted are Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation and temperamental cures, jungle fowl nesting, Wizard Oil for stomach pains, and Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething.
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Iowa News
Oschola
Calo
John Mayne
Mayne
Sthaca
Jennie Benson
Cedar Rapids
Jonlommy
G. Anderson
High Bridge
Thomas Mueller
Mueller
Anderson
Muller
Joe Nolan
Watkins
Aurora
Ature
Postoffice
Nora Springs
L. H. Pathn
First National Bank of
W. A. Crumpton
Illinois Central Railroad
Nick Capiolosa
Council Bluffs
Conrad
People’s Savings Bank
Nevada
Gaffany
Milwaukee
Mason City
J. H. Hahn
Hahn & Shouffer Real Estate
Colfax
Thomas McKeem
Frank Daugherty
Yarger
Atlantic
Carroll
H. H. Richardson
Webster City
State Board of Health
A. M. Linn
C. R. Scroggle
Indianapolis
Lyi
Department of
National Educational Society
Fort Dodge ¥. M. C. A
Postoffica
Bleakly
Osceola County
Guthrie County
Shell Rock
S. W. Remington
Remington
Isaac Clark
Cerro Gordo County
Butte
Mont
Montana
State Railroad Commission
Agnes
Emma Goedken
John G. Goedken
BH. K. Rice
Fort Dodge Grocery Company
Sioux City
Tollerton-Stetson Grocery Company
Evany
Bright
Doan
James Doan
Solomon Sawyer
W. Jackson St. Brawl
Ind
Dean
Charles Hansing
Bouthillier St
Galena
Donna
Hansing
Don
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Aires
Ile
London
Fortune
Washington Star
Exfreshman
Boston Herald
Australia
Transvaal
Great Britain
Perry Davis
Largo
British Empire
Winslow
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