Iowa News Roundup With Fire Deaths and Closings
Statewide items report Keokuk bridge tax court victory and numerous tragedies. Harold Ashway, 6, Burlington, dies from toy cannon blast. Frank Holecok, 67, Cedar Rapids, shoots self amid family troubles. Cora Schmeister, 4, near Wapello, trampled by horses. Also notes flooding, fires, drownings, elevator planning, and saloon shutdowns under Moon law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Judge Blank
Harold Ashway
Burlington
Frank Holecok
Cedar Rapids
William Crook
Henry Steffens
Minden
Cora Schmeister
Wapello
Henry Helms
Hopkinton
Lew Schemmil
Oskaloosa
Lizzie Sims
Iowa City
Asane
George Rickard
Farson
Guest Piano Company
Ottumwa
Clear Lake
West Point
Henry Webber
M. W. Ashby
Hazelton
Totana Park
Shea
Edward Berger
Bloomfield
Titonka
Joe, Riles
Cecil Smith
Iowa
Eldora
Reed's Lake
Hampton
Iowa Central
Alden
August Gregg
Storm Lake
Germany
Jack O’brien
Adair
Ray Moore
Avery
Mack Tompkins
Wheeling
Mississipp
Tompking
Moore
Davis
William Heller
Plymouth Gypsum Company
Fort Dodge
George H. Kenyon
The Mitchens Catoume Fes The Hard Things First
A short passage argues that power comes from discipline and choosing hard tasks first. It posits making the hard things routine so that they are completed and mastered, leaving easier work to flow behind. The tone is exhortative and reflective on personal resolve.
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Dona Sway
Dessert ideas from a prize maple sugar contest
A vintage collection of recipes describes Maple Surprise Salts with apples, rice, and maple syrup, plus Cocoanut Pie and Chocolate Cream Pie. Also included are Rarebit Cream Toast, Mack Terrapin, and Creamed Potatoes with dairy, starch, and herbs for hearty home meals.
Luncheon or Supper Meats From Frugal Cookery
Practical guidance on lighter meat dishes for meals, including escalloped veal with layered crumbs and milk, ham croquettes bound with cream and crumbs, fried sweetbreads with tomato sauce, scalloped chicken with broth and toast, and veal chops prepared with onion and lemon juices then fried in breadcrumbs.
Longing for Wings Turns From Daily Duties
A reflective piece contrasts a soul craving height and sacrifice with the neglect of daily tasks. Andy withdraws from routine duties while gazing upward toward a higher aim, illustrating the tension between ambition and everyday obligations.
Savory Dishes Guide For Summer Menus
During summer months lighter dishes gain appeal and eggs, saucer and cheese can centralize meals while roast pork and heavy meats are eased. Tonat cream adds a nourishing luncheon option and suits the season’s lighter palate.
Not so much what a woman hag that makes her happy
The remark reflects a gendered complaint about female happiness tied to desires and actions, suggesting contentment arises from avoiding certain wants rather than pursuing specific pleasures. It signals a cultural stereotype embedded in the discourse of the period.
Dainty Dishes of Fish From Old Cookbook Text
Classic fish recipes including Baked Codfish Cuban Codfish Fish a la Vinaigrette Salmon Croquettes and a gelled fish mold. Instructions cover prep mixing portions and baking or frying with old time terminology and measurements.
Deep Mourning At Theatre Grows For Proprietor
The theater manager wrestles with how to honor the deceased proprietor. The assistant suggests closing for the funeral, but the plan is rejected. The chorus is to perform in black stockings, signaling solemnity amid ongoing business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laddie
Looked Easy to Him and The Child's Questioned Papa
Graydon, whose father is dead, begs his mother for another papa as he hears other children speak of their fathers. She explains it is not possible now, but he presses the point, insisting it should be easy with so many loose men nearby.
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Wr. P. Clark
Washington
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Mlinois
Hospital Association
Des Moines
Rock Island Road
Rochester
N. Y
Imperial Council of the Shrine
Iowa
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Carroll
Clarkson
Edward Sweeney
John Jeffries
Albia
Rhys T. Rhys
Ottumwa
Des Moines Elks
Atlantic City
Lew Burnett
Tyler
Dea Moinea Lodge
Elts
Mias
Stella Novotny
Victor
Umder i
Mason City
van Duyn
van Vieck
J. R. O'Connor
Rene Meyer
Paul Nelson
Dike
O'Connor
Meyer
Nelson
W. H. Laub
Denison
G. M. Rallshack
Covington
Tabor
Keokuk
Margaret Welsh
Cleve Welsh
Boone
Fred Welch
Sec City
Sac City
Burlington
Town Falls
Williams
Blairsburg
Alden
Webster City
Farmers Savings Bank
William Whisler
Clear Lake
O. B. Wood
Sec
W. G. Stinehart
Olaf Olson
Buffalo Canter
Stinehart
L. F. Brown
Sehor Board of
Eldon
Graydon
Mamma
A Freak Style for Men Chicago Athletic Roll on Hose
Chicago fashion notes a new male style, the athletic roll on half hose. Variants include the telescope roll favored by high schoolers and a quarter hose showing school colors. University students display a filmstrip roll while laborers showcase the mechanic’s drape. Haberdashers face demand for louder effects.
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Chicago
Ingland
Loop
Confedery White House Museum in Richmond Reveals Civil War Ties
The Richmond mansion once private was bought in 1862 for Confederate use by Davis and family. Winnie the Angel of the Confederacy was born here and Joe died from a porch fall. Lincoln visited after evacuation. Now a Confederate museum with a state memorial room in each state and the Merrimac shaft on display.
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Richmond
City of
Winnie
Joe
Abraham Lincoln
Merrimac
Monitor
Portola Town Lacks Cemetery in Census Record
Portola, a division point on the Western Pacific east of Oroville, claims to be the only cemeteryless city in the United States with a population near 1,000. In the past eight months there has been only one death in Portola.
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Oroville
Cal
Portola
Pacific
United States
Public Tuberculosis Care Needs More State Sanatoria
The National Association urges expanded public provision for tuberculosis care. It notes 81 states with sanatoria and 114 municipal or county hospitals, mostly east of the Mississippi, while private philanthropy must still bear most of the burden.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Miaskaippi River
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Oregon
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
A Different Entrance Easily In the Lead
Louis Jennings Wisle Hathaway and Florence Brintnall are three schoolmates whose indulgent parents hosted picnics with free rein over guest lists and entertainment on the beach. Over ten days they held three parties and compared them, noting ice cream treats and rides on a carrousel. Flo boasted her party drew every kid in town.
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Louis Jennings
Wisle Hathaway
Florence Brintnall
Lou
Elise
Flo
Modern Ethics and streetwise proverbs headline
Fragmentary ad and editorial snippets from Galveston News mentioning Dr. Pierce's Pellets and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. The text mocks ethics while advertising patent medicines and a sharp borrower quip. It references sugar coated pills claimed to purgate and invigorate organs and to ease infancy teething pains.
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Dr. Pierce
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Oyales
Andy
Confederacy
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Harold Hayes
Mds
Bubiaio
Gured
Ariacsast
Bitte Italia
Ha Oat
Ws Street
St. Louis
Mimouri
Shiva
Bond
Yusraniey
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