Jefferson Chautauqua grounds new five acres opened
The Jefferson Chautauqua association gains a five acre tract bought by progressive citizens, opened with cement sidewalks and a fence, connected to city water and sewer, enabling camping, picnics and all public gatherings. The town also reports nine new telephone toll lines reaching 193 towns and cities.
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Jefferson Chautauqua Association
Raccoon River
Jefferson
Boone
Perry
J. O. Roberson
Iowa City
University
Nagali
le Mars
George L. Lowe
Himer Lowe
Minneapolis
Council Bluffa
Keokuk
Hiners-McCarthy Company
A. A. Smith
Sioux City
Chas, Maupin
John Hiskman
Hamburg
Maupin
LeMarg
Josephine Smith
Des Moines
Silvis
Andrew Clausen
Logan High School
Hammill College of
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Ernest Kuespert
Winterset
Arthur Williams
Fort Madison
Convention of Elks
Libertyvills Presbyterian Church
Marius Holm
New Hartford
Holm
Sarah Boyie
Knoxville
Martha HE. Joy
Mount Pleasant
Margaret A. Plum
Lure of Orient Ruins a Woman's Life in Chinatown
Kitty Powers, once from Roxbury Massachusetts, drifted into Chinatown fifteen years ago and fell victim to opium and other drugs. She died alone in a rotting shanty with detectives watching, a suicide of neglect amidst a world of wealth and tragedy. Detectives sought Fong Pong, her former suitor and supposed New York Chinatown leader, but found no aid for the dying woman.
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New York
Kitty Powers
Fong Pong
Hip Sing Tong
New York City
Massachusetts
Catherine Powers
Kitty
Chinatown
Chicago
Roxbury
Mass
Yong Pong
Bear Belts Bull in Fight Near Floodwood Minnesota
Floodwood Minnesota report farmer O H Gjora from Fine Lakes township says a bear attacked his two year old bull in a pasture near his home. The bull was killed from injuries. The bear fled into the woods as the family arrived. Nearby John Foote an Indian killed a she bear with a cub he captured but released the cub.
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Wilson
Dunkerton
Henry L. Ballmer
Springdale
Ada C. Finefield
Cracker
Lewin R. Glenn
Liberty Center
Harris B. Flesher
Carnarvon
John P. O'Connor
Hamilton
James Schnark
J. Hmmet Reddish
Covington
Eleanor CG. Lord
Samuel Jord
Fredric
Avis Gilland
H. B. McDaniel
East River
New Market
Frank Dolph
Keokuk & Western
John 8. Foleck
Mapleton
Wake City
Madame H. Vuille
Rue de la Charriere
la Chaux de Fonde
Switzerland
Shenandoah
Madame Vuille
Town City
Ernest Rosenkranz
Fred Johnson
Riverton
Nebraska City
Auburn
Neb
Henry Hawks
Levi Mattax
Castie
Hawks
Wiota
Chris Schwenneker
Everett
Emery Hatfield
O. Mallory
Anita
Mallory
Oskaloosa
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
M. Halverson
Allamakee County
Decorah
Juan Rodrigues
Fort Madison
Manchester
Aurelia
Big Tabernacle
Council Bluffs
McCord
Mount Pleasant
Sioux City
Grandma Milligan
Alvin Milligan
Aaron Brown
Catinei Bluffs
A. E. Moerke
Mason City
Robert Wells
Masonity
Floodwood
Minn
O. H. Gjora
Fine Lakes
Giora
John Foote
Prairia Lake
Mr. Foote
Cow Mother of Triplets Highlight of Local Herd
Webster City Iowa reports a rare cow family at Stanley Conklin’s farm producing triplet calves alongside the dam. The explorer notes twins are common but triplets attract attention as the trio remains healthy and normal. In Amity Georgia, a black snake under an outhouse prompted investigations when five kittens disappeared from the building.
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Webster City
Stanley Conklin
Amity
W. A. Fitzgerald
Hidden Impurity in Coffee Warns Consumers
An advertisement promotes Denison Coffees endorsed by F C Harwood. It claims American women would avoid impure coffee if they knew the hidden mold and decay before roasting. Harwood's expertise is highlighted, promising pure hand-picked berries and Denison branding offered through Chicago headquarters.
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F. C. Harwood
Mr. Harwood
Coffes
Denison
F. G. Harwood
Denison’s
den Aon Coffee Co
Chicago
Adv
Garlyle’s Good Nature Seen by Servant Broadfoot
Jeasse Broadfoot, once Carlyle’s servant, now married, recalls the philosopher as kindly and patient. She describes duties like lighting his pipe, preparing tobacco, and tending to his needs, countering claims of a bad temper with affectionate memories of his gratitude.
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Garlyle
Carlyle
Jeasse
One Led to Another
Dialogue excerpt shows a man calling about a busy telephone line and a neighbor's call where each asked numerous questions, illustrating a humorous miscommunication about access and interruptions. The snippet captures light domestic banter without broader context or events.
Jail Measles Breakout Report Shocks Residents
A grim scene described as an awful situation at the jail where inmates have contracted measles and have managed to break out, prompting concern from a woman who compares fashion among rival inmates and notes imported gowns.
Pieces of Man Refitted After Circus Accident
Miriana Cortes, a Spanish circus performer, was crushed and fractured in many places during a April 30 act. At St Luke's Hospital doctors rebuilt his shattered body, a feat praised as remarkable in surgical history and suggesting a near miraculous recovery.
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Miriana Cortes
St. Luke's Homeopathic Hospital
Cortez
Cortes
Philadelphia
Something Just as Good Fishery Party Idea
A playful line asks to arrange a piscatorial excursion and a good old fishing party. The lighthearted note suggests simple outdoor recreation and camaraderie around fishing as an enjoyable activity. It evokes casual social plans and leisure.
Sympathetic Turn and Sharp Witty Jibe
The excerpt recalls Cholly’s first car ride ending in a rollover and a quip about his luck. A playful line about marriage follows, implying every husband faces judgment from his wife as a running, ironic generalization.
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Cholly
Will Aeroplanes Stop War Thinks About the Airmen Factor
Orville Wright argues in Collier's that airplanes have equalized information, making surprises unlikely and trench fighting the norm. He notes the escalating cost of prolonged war and predicts air reconnaissance could end wars by deterring rapid terms, reshaping strategy for years to come.
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Europe
Orville Wright
Collier's
Napoleon
Wina
Safest Marriages Declared by a Statistician
A statistician states the safest marriages are those contracted with men under twenty four or over thirty four years of age.
Kansas Exchanges Skates for Fridge in Family Deal
A Kansas woman swapped the family refrigerator for a pair of roller skates, a move framed in local color. A Kansas man would likely have traded for a different kind of skate, reflecting regional quirks in barter.
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Kansas
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