G A R and W R C Picnic and County Farm Visit
A pleasure trip from Fairfield to Bishop's Grove and the Jefferson county poor farm drew about 100 participants from Fairfield and Libertyville. They toured the 231 acre farm, saw 54 residents, and praised Superintendent Moses Kiger and family for humane care. The visit featured music by Mrs. Ralph Maddox and Miss Nellie Case and highlighted strong grounds and organized wards.
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Bishop's Grove
Fairfield
Libertyville
Moses Kiger
Kiger
Enola Kiger
Mr. Kiger
Jefferson County
Ralph Maddox
Nellie Case
Noble Kiger
Eldora institute to become industrial school in fact and name
Des Moines reports that the Iowa state board of control and Colonel Lyman Drake announce plans to turn the Eldora boys’ institution into an industrial school. The aim is to install trade departments, train 500 boys as skilled workers, and prepare independent, useful citizens for future life.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Control
Lyman D. Drake
Eldora Institute For Boys
Eldora Institution
Colonel Drake
Eldora School
Missouri
Eldora
Abe
Wantep A Good Solicitor For Rural Route Vise
A rural routes position is advertised by the Day and Weekly Journal. Liberal commissions offered. Apply at the JOURNAL office.
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Journal
Healing Salve Promotes Global Wellness Trends
A new salve hailed as the most healing in the world draws attention from health groups and consumers seeking natural remedies. Experts caution that claims require clinical validation while noting growing demand in markets for traditional ointments and alternative therapies.
School for Thieves The Way Young Aspirants Learn to Burglarize
A London Mail report reveals how youths are trained by adult criminals in burglary tactics. Trainers assess a child's hands for the thief's mark and coach boys to lasso upper windows and climb, while girls learn pocket picking and lie crafting.
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London
Scotland Yard
Enfield
Bill Sikes
Villadom
Brixton Hill
Parisian Beauty and the Rise of Napoleon at Luxembourg
The article recalls Madame Tallien's influence in Paris after the Terror, Barras and the Directoire, and the 1797 Luxembourg reception for General Bonaparte. It notes Tallien's charm, Barras's memoirs, and Napoleon's modest yet pivotal address praising France's scientific gains and peacetime progress. It ends with Brumaire’s coup altering power.
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Directoire
Marie de’ Medici
Barras
Mme. Tallien
Paris
Cabarrus
Marquis de Fontenay
Tallien
Conventionnel
Les Carmes
Robespierre
Notre Dame de Thermidor
Mme. de Chastenay
Josephine Beauharnais
Luxembourg
Bonaparte
Italy
Talleyrand
Mme. de Stael
Mme. Recamier
Napoleon
Brumaire
France
Senate
Mre
Stuart Wortley
National Review
In His Trade at the Family Dinner
A violinist invited to a family dinner faces persistent musical demands from relatives. After performing three times he asks the host to demonstrate selling flour in the wheat pit and to help roll the barrel, blending humor with cultural caricature.
Food laws in France protect Paris shoppers
Parisians suspecting adulteration in foods or drinks can submit samples to the municipal laboratory for free analysis. The city prosecutes offenders if needed, and proven cases may lead to fines imprisonment and a public display of a conviction notice in the offender’s shop window.
Granny Soft Side Question Sparks Bicycle Wish
A child asks which side of Granny is soft to coax a bicycle gift, while Granny ponders the request during a visit. The anecdote captions pity as human, noting the teasing exchange in Punch's style.
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Grandmother
Granny
Keener Fined for Beating Infant in Oskaloosa
Melvin Keener was fined 100 dollars in Mayor Williams' court after neighbors reported severe physical abuse of his five month old baby amid illness and a skin disease. The mother allegedly suffered repeated abuse as well. Keener pleaded guilty at arraignment but was denied that plea and convicted after defense.
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Oskaloosa
Melvin Keener
Williams
Keener
Notice of Final Settlement in Leaf Estate Jefferson IA
The final report of J A Huglin as administrator of the estate of Caroline C Leaf, deceased, is on file with the Jefferson county district court clerk. It will be presented for court approval at the September term beginning September 26, 14, at Fairfield courthouse. Objections must be filed by noon on the first day of the term.
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State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
J. A. Huglin
Caroline C. Leaf
District Court
Fairfield
Arid
Knights Templar Conclave and Odd Fellows Sale Details
Triennial Conclave Knights Templar San Francisco September 50 and Sovereign Grand Lodge IOOF San Francisco September 19 25 1K tickets go on sale August 1 to September 10 1904 final limit October 23 1904 49 80 round trip. Inquiries to P E Hern for further information.
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Knights Templar
San Francisco
Cal
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
P. E. Hern
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G.A. R. and
W. R. C. Picnic
Anner
School For Thieves
Mann
J. P. Manatrey
R. C. Sayers
J. AJ HeGiin
Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson Mf., CO
Chicago, Illinois
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Golden Health
Dave Company
Madison
Wis
Wolden
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