Des Moines Meeting Debates Tuberculosis Care Plans
At the Iowa Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis second annual meeting in Des Moines提出 discussions on how to care for the consumptive poor in advanced stages. Dr. Thomas proposed county farm retreats with fresh eggs milk and vegetables, while Dr. Stevens favored home care with state medical schools and trained nurses. Other speakers stressed sanitation and climate as key to reducing mortality.
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Des Moines
Iowa Association For the
Louis A. Thomas
Red Oak
E. Luther Stevens
George Minges
Dubuque
J. W. Kime
Fort Dodge
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Farmer
Paul O. Kato
Forest City
A. M. Linn
William Larrabee
Clermont
A. L. Urick
Larrabee
E. E. Dorr
State Federation of Mercantile Associations
John Mebthoot
Council Bluffs
Iowa- Nebraska Wholesale Grocers’ Association
A. C. Hutchins
Iowa Manufacturers
First Iowa Infantry to Meet in Muscatine Reunion
J. F. Clark of Des Moines president and J. O. Stewart of Cedar Rapids secretary send notices for a reunion of the First Iowa Infantry in Muscatine on October 3. The forty fifth anniversary is skipped on August 10 due to circumstances. The gathering starts at 10 a m and continues all day and evening with ex Commissioner Ware expected to attend.
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Iowa Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge Monument
Government Reservation
Craven
Rossville Gap
National Military Park
Lowa Reservation
Lowa
Lookout Mountain
Missionary Ridge
Ringgold
First
Iowa Infantry
Clark
Des Moines
First Iowa Infantry Association
J. O. Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Ware
Mutineers Seize Sveaborg Fort After Fierce Battle
Helsingfors Sveaborg falls to mutineers after heavy night fighting with government troops. Civilians and soldiers report casualties heavy. Red Guard and Cossacks clash with loyal forces as mutiny spreads, with strikes and railroad disruption. Sveaborg, a fortified Finnish fortress near Helsingfors, is cited as under insurgent control amid ongoing bombardment.
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Helsingfors
Sveaborg
Bhattudden
Skatudden
Finn
St. Petersburg
Skatudden Island
Skatudden Fortress
London
Finland
Loya
The Coward Clay in His Library Seeks Final Resolution
In a dramatic scene Captain Clay retired, tormented by illness and poverty, contemplates a suicide with a live revolver. He recalls valorous battles and a president’s commendation, longs for courage, then shatters the weapon and dies from a fatal hemorrhage as comforting memories from his wife and sons comfort him.
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Clay
McKinley
Palmas
Sergt. Peters
N. Y
Fire devastates Montgomery plant in Buffalo blaze
A fire at the Montgomery Bros. & Co. planning mill and box factory on Court Street partially destroyed the building, with damages around 170000 dollars. The Pierce Automobile Co occupied the top floor and its loss is about 100000 dollars. Lieut. George Storm and Fireman George Harnett were slightly hurt while night watchman Fred O’Brien is missing.
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Buffalo
Montgomery Bros. & Co
Court Street
Pierce Automobile Company
George Storm
George Harnett
Fred O'brien
Fire damages Borchert Malting plant in Milwaukee
Fire Tuesday damaged the Borchert Malting company plant at Twenty Fifth avenue and South Pierce street Milwaukee causing about 20000 dollars in losses split roughly between building and contents.
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Milwaukee
Borchert Malting Company
Twenty-fifth Avenue
South Pierce Street
Farmer killed by lightning during threshing near Springfield
Luther Lorton, a Springfield area farmer, was struck and killed by lightning while threshing oats during a violent rain and electric storm. Clyde Xanders was knocked senseless in the same incident.
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Springfield
Luther Lorton
Clyde Xanders
Directing Electric Waves and Directional Wireless Power
Marconi describes a method to confine wireless telegraphy waves to specific directions by using a horizontal conductor raised above ground or water. The radiation peaks in the vertical plane of the wire and drops off sideways. Transmitting and receiving antennas are aligned in the same orientation to attune the system.
Quotations on Courage From Historical Voices
A collection of noted statements on courage from Elizabeth Kulmann J Brisben Walker George Horace Lorimer Sydney Smith Leigh Hunt Rochefoucauld and Helen Williams Post. The quotes emphasize bravery facing fear moral resolve and public perception across eras.
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Elizabeth Kulmann
J. Brisben Walker
Sophocles
George Horace Lorimer
Sydney Smith
Leigh Hunt
Rochefoucauld
Helen Williams Post
The Parade of Flawed Characters in a Grim Riff
The excerpt ponders public figures and lies surrounding fame from a sycophant friend to a feared criminal. It questions trust in a loosely sketched gallery of men and women whose reputations clash with reality, asking who among them deserves admiration.
Oregon man credits Postum with curing coffee illness
An Oregon man recounts a 25 year battle with stomach distress tied to coffee. After switching to Postum, his symptoms faded and he regained health, claiming no headaches or heart trouble since abandoning coffee. He references local banks and merchants and offers to provide sworn statements. Look for the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Oregon
Postum
Nat'l Bank
Trust Banking Company
Grant's Pass
Ore
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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