Turbulent Iowa news and obits from Solon to Des Moines
Wind toppled a barn near Solon, a pastor of 24 years died in Town City, and many Iowa headlines follow from Clinton banks to Des Moines shoe factory plans. Notable items include a Keokuk gambling raid arrest, a Des Moines jail elation, and Shriners ceremonies in Ottumwa and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterhouse
John’ Waterhouse
Oakvillee
al Co
Hoperlatn
Lutherin Ehivrch
A B. Bennett
Ixprese ‘Company
Clinton
CO. Hopenbach
Solon
Wis
Belle Plaine
John Hart
Moris
Washington
Colfax
Archie Sebin
Marengo
Leo Kelly
Harry Cresa
Mount Vernon
Mondamin
United Commercial Travelers
J.F. Scharles
LeMara
Ottumwa
Order of the Mystic Shrine
Jeremiah
Harrington
Keokuk
George Cosson
Des Moines
Robertson & Sheperd
L. H. Francis
Spirit Lake
Alta Cansdale
W. M. Cansdale
Boone
Gummina
White House
George %. MacLean
Jews City
United States Commissioner of Education
Brown
Boon Will Rathra
W. R. Trash
Chas. A. Hoover
Charles A. Hoover Mining Company
Buxton
Louisa Holland
Mount Pleasant
Kentucky
Iowa
Henry County
Frances Shedak
Oxford Junction
Iowa National Guard
San Antonio
Tex
BH. C. Worthington
Guy 3
Brewler
Frank Murphy
Sioux City
Vern Hale
Fort Dodge
Lang
Muscatine
Harry D. Kelly
Sherriff
Clarence Woolman
Council Bluffs
Edmund Sterzing
Kelly
Town City
United States
War Department
Iowa City
John Jacob Astor
Chariton
Rock Island
St. Paul
Kansas City
Carlisle
Allerton
Office
The
State Railway Commission
Home Cookery and Household Tips From an Earlier Era
A long, informal guide covers cooking with a fireless cooker for ham, oats, and rice, including steps to boil then slow cook, plus tips for saving water. It adds bone broth guidance and a later scramble of kitchen hygiene, utensil care, and sandpaper usage for smoothing pans and brushes.
Evening meal and rest shape a hero say Chesterfield
A fragment quotes Lord Chesterfield noting that a simple light supper and a calm morning can make a hero out of a man who might otherwise prove a coward due to indigestion a restless night or a rainy dawn.
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Lord Chesterfield
Uses for Sour Cream in Desserts and Sauces
Sour cream can replace sweet cream in many recipes. From Graham Gems to Horseradish Sauce, the guide lists sauces, cookies, and pies using sour cream. It covers making light batters, biscuits, meringue topping, and carrot pie with spiced flavors and simple substitutions.
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Graham Gems
Mnselfigh Life Prefers Simple Funeral Over Grand Mausoleum
A reader quotes an old saying favoring a humble funeral after a modest life over an expensive parade and marble burial. The sentiment endorses simplicity and personal value over ostentation.
Donts for the Housekeeper From a Frugal Guide
A fragment outlines thrift domestic rules advising against wasting items. It warns not to scrub with a high quality broom if a poor one suffices, not to spoil fruit by opening many cans, to pick up fallen clothes pins, to leave bottle corks and stoppers exposed, and to wipe the boiler before storing the utensil, reflecting practical housekeeping cautions.
Fragmentary Phrase From Aged Texts On Beauty And Compliance
A garbled excerpt preserves phrases about beauty and complaisance possibly reflecting social commentary. Repeated lines mention beauty able to prompt thoughts of age and the restraint not to contradict, with further unclear segments about trouble and doubts. The overall meaning is obscured.
First Picnic Hosts Entertain To Ease Social Debts
Holiday guidance outlines a simple picnic format from porch to lawn fete. Guests bring crafts or read aloud, followed by discussion on flowers birds or fruit. Refreshments include punch, sandwiches, salads, cakes, ices and coffee. Also features sponge cake recipe and Pimienta Cheese spread ideas.
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Jara
Exercise Warning From Dr Walker on Office Work
Dr H A Walker of Boston, based at the Arlington, argues office work is enough exercise for many workers. He warns that headwork causes fog and fatigue and suggests that daily office life reduces the need for outdoor activity. He urges limiting significant physical effort to weekends and holidays to maintain health. Washington Herald.
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H. A. Walker
Boston
The
Arlington
Washington Herald
Gary Makes Denial At Steel Inquiry Denies Monopoly Plans
Gary testifies before the House steel investigating committee promising to reveal all facts about United States Steel and its subsidiaries. He denies forming a world monopoly, admits steel interests control subsidiary companies, and asserts subsidiaries retain some independence while main ownership steers overall conduct. He notes possible lack of cooperation from commerce and labor agencies and pledges frankness with the committee.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Richart H. Gary
Steel Investigating Committee of
House
Stanley
Gary
Such & Trust
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Stanley Committee
Taft
Roosevelt
Ita
Carnegie Steel Company
Ateal Corporation
Martin Probe on Lorimer Vote Fails Again in Senate
Washington senators again delay a Lorimer election probe by voting 48 to 20 against directing the privileges and elections committee to study alleged corrupt methods in Lorimer’s 1913 senatorial election. A subcommittee will handle the inquiry, split between pro and anti Lorimer factions.
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Washington
Senate of the
United States
Martin
Virginia
William Lorimer
Himels
la Follatte
Wisconsin
Senate
Dillingham and Gamble
Fletcher and Johnston
Caucus Adopts Wool Tax Underwood Bill
Washington Democrats unanimously approved the Underwood revision of the wool tariff in a full party caucus. The plan sets a 20 percent duty on raw wool, cutting more than half from the Payne Aldrich law, with Bryan backing the measure and Underwood testing the proposal on about 200 members.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Underwood
Taft Referenced Sparks Cheers at London Banquet
Andrew Carnegie honored guest at National Liberal Club banquet in London. Carnegie's speech drew loud cheers, especially his remarks about President Taft, as guests waved serviettes and handkerchiefs in the lively gathering.
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Taft
London
Andrew Carnegie
National Liberal Club
Two Drown, One as a Hero in Martford City
In Martford City Indiana a high school student Glen Woolard drowned while attempting to rescue teammates. William Jost and his wife Williame Jost both perished while trying to save him. Local authorities report a tragic rescue attempt resulting in multiple deaths.
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Martford City
Ind
Glen Woolard
William Williame
Young Men and Women Associations Seek World Campaigns
The article notes likely record breaks in fundraising by Young Men's and Young Women's Christian associations, citing Philadelphia's $1,030,000 in twelve days and a $2,000,000 foreign capital campaign. It lists local successes from Brooklyn to Elyria, with varied totals, and cites three lender prerequisites: Christian unity, a strong public appeal, and tangible results from existing buildings.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Atlanta
Reading
Elyria
Ohio
Charleston
B. G
Raleigh
Welcomed by Men Who Smoke
Advertorial text promoting Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as the remedy for tobacco breath. Claims include deodorizing the mouth, leaving pure breath and a fresh sense of cleanliness. Promotes availability in drug stores and by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co, Boston, with free sample offer.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Fragmented 19th Century Ad Snippet Mix
Readable portions show satirical comments on death and marriage, with vintage ads for patent medicines like Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pelluta and Garfield Tea. Mentions Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup and fashion notes on men’s neckties.
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Dallas Center
Adel Mill Company
Iowa Association of Trained Nurses
Waterloo
George Lehman
la Porte
Nebraska
Pust
Baton
Newton
G. W. Lisor
Cherotee
Manals Central
Fred Davis
Tarai
Des ‘Mobles
C. H. Luther
Grand Junction
Hi. A. Dunlap
Iowa ‘City
Theodore
Bentley & Olmsted
First Street
Court Avenue
Cummins
R. R. McBride
Iowa Funeral Directors’ Association
H. B. Gidley
Creston
John P. ‘Miller
Britt
Scott County
Davenport
Clint Whipple
Oviatt
Madrid
Olive Conger
State House
State Senate
Washington, D. C
G. F. Tucker
Webster City
W. N. Green
Owen Dillon
Vermillion
Henry Wallace
Des. Moines
Lake City
Naroogis
Minneapolis
Mason City
H.W. van Duyn
Twenty-first
E. B. Harford
Indianola
Bishop Lewis
Morningside
Chine
Frank Stolba
Linwood Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
M. Gregory
H. H
Storm Lake
W. A. Jones
Henry Detering,Jr
James R. Wood
Ames
Marshalltown
Beet Sugar Company
Waverly
Augusta Precher
Charlot City
Paris Green
Mitchens
Board of Directors
Committee of House
Lorimer
Caucus
Thompson
Fyolingan
Barry
Dr. Pierce
Gage
Meriwether
Asdee
Little Red Schoolhouse
By Au Cea Aly Maracas Senna
Aufornia Fic Syaup
Gentine
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