Government Nutrition Experiments Target Fat and Thin Americans
The Agriculture Department Funds studies on how to gain or lose weight, with University of Maine and University of Tennessee researchers guiding dietary and lifestyle experiments. Advice ranges from drinking and sleeping to encourage weight gain for the thin to staying active after meals for the overweight. The piece also notes Perry Belmonts facing social gatekeeping in Washington society amid a broader club scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D.D. Woods
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
E. C. Waite
Taft
Belmonts Split Amid Elite American Social Circles
Perry Belmont and his wife Mrs. Belmont, formerly Mrs. Henry T. Sloane, are linked to Newport Reading rooms Paris Jockey Club Allied Hunt Club and Chevy Chase. divorce records tied to their separation include Sloane’s 1899 divorce and Belmonts divorce after a Paris wedding trip. A baby was born after the divorce.
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Perry Belmonts
Washington
Belmont
Chevy Chase
Perry Helmont
New York
Velmonts
Sloanes
Mr. Belmont
Knickebocker
Manhattan
Metropolitan
Army and Navy
Jockey Club
Reading Room
Newport
Paris
Perry Belmont
Allied Hunt Club
Belmonts
Henry T. Sloane
Sloane
Sarah Whiting
Wrong Man Ponders Medicated Cigars Then Laughs It Off
Two city department workers and a druggist share a joke over medicated cigars sent to the wrong office. One man sought a new box while the other learned the mix up. both misunderstood the gift as a cure, but the prank ends with the joke on the misdirected recipient. RS: Ida M. Von Claussen travels from Stockholm to press a White House complaint about treatment at the State Department. She asks the president to appoint a commission to examine her sanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mong
Catarrh
Ida M. von Claussen
Stockholm
Suim
Graves
Oscar
Wiesbaden
White House
Loeb
von Claussen
New York Woman Out After Envoy's Scalp
Mrs. Von Claussen denies minister Graves falsehoods over invitation and credentials to meet King Oscar. She says she will return to Sweden to be presented to the king and cites a cable from President Stires supporting her claim. She hints Mrs. Graves may envy her gowns and influence the presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Stires
New York
Special Favors to State Are Denied
Des Moines reports a Milwaukee Railroad letter to Mr. Miller stating the state must pay full fare for all state travelers including convicts and guards. The board of control notes recent anti-pass and two-cent fare laws not yet in effect and expects railroads to yield only limited relief. Transfers between Anamosa and Fort Madison continue under contracting and reform law prioritizing younger inmates and the Fort Madison facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Downie
F. A. Miller
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Cownie
Board of Control
Fort Madison
Cherokee Insane Hospital
Anamosa
Milwaukee
Miller
Burlington
Ottumwa
Des Moines Loses Supreme Court Tax Case and Insurance Distress
The U S Supreme Court reversed Iowa Supreme Court rulings in Home Savings Bank and two similar cases, ruling government bonds held by banks are exempt from state tax. Judge Moody delivered the test opinion. Also, Auditor B F Carroll filed for a receiver for the Iowa German Mutual Insurance Association, alleging insolvency amid mismanagement and growing assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Des Moines
United States Supreme Court
Home Savings Bank
People’s Savings Bank
Des Moines Savings Bank
Iowa State Supreme Court
Moory
Iowa Supreme Court
United States
Justice Moody
Fuller
Harlan and Peckham
Moodys
Supreme Court of
B. F. Carroll
Iowa German Mutual Insurance Association
State of Iowa
H. W. Byers
J. A. McKellar
Railroads Accept Two-Cent Fare Law Amid Legal Memos
Great Northern announces it will honor the 2-cent fare as enacted by Minnesota legislators, signaling an end to lawsuits over 2-cent fare laws in about fifteen states. State attorneys said firms had no plan to fight, with adjournment looming. Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin legislatures still in session. state fair officials await excursion-rate decisions. Judge Cook noted railroads profited from excursion traffic Davenport to Clinton. Officials doubt action on excursion rates for the state fair will occur soon, but expect continued rates.
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Great Northern Railroad
Minnesota
Wisconsin
J. Cc. Cook
Senate Committee
Davenport
Clinton
Fire Insurance Activity Shown in Iowa Last Year
Auditor Carroll reports for the coming annual insurance report that Iowa fire insurers show general satisfaction in losses and business. Joint stock and mutual fire companies wrote 411,088,507 in risks and paid 2,117,011 in losses. state and county mutual associations wrote 119,847,649 in risks and 707,604 in losses. Fees to the auditor’s office totaled 55,451 and taxes to the state treasury 300,304. insurance examining fees were 5,563.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Iowa
Life
Auditor's Office
State to shift to semi annual purchase system
After nine years the state board of control adopts semi annual supplies purchases for state institutions. Initiation in October covers the next six months. Division April to October and October to April is favored over annual purchases for efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Control
Railroads to report fatal, injurious accidents to commission
The board orders railroads in Iowa to inform the railroad commission by wire of any accident causing loss of life or injuries. The move, revived from pre 1897 law, lets the commission visit wreck sites and investigate causes. Initially opposed, railroads consented to restoring the old reporting requirement.
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Iowa
Railroad Commission
Fair Barn Plans for State Fair Grounds
The Iowa Department of Agriculture funds plans by Smith Wetherell Gage for an 80000 dollar Fair Barn wing at the state fair grounds. One section costing about 10000 dollars will be built this year with rest to follow. Bids for a 75000 dollar swine pavilion on the grounds will open May 1. Architects also draw plans for a new state warehouse north of the Capitol boiler house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iown
Department of Agriculture
Smith, Wetherell & Gage
Department
Capitol
Fine Dutch Interior Painting Donated to Des Moines Club
A fine oil painting by Sidney Potter, about sixty years old, arrives from Europe for the Des Moines Women's Club art gallery project. The 4 by 6 feet canvas shows a Dutch girl with a basket of kittens on her lap and an uneasy mother nearby, seated at a window overlooking a Dutch landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Chamberlain
Des Moines
Advice to rheumatics prescription routine
A Chicago Tribune syndicated piece by Geo Edmund Flood M D urges moderate diet and ample water to prevent rheumatism and urinary issues. It presents a full home remedy with Cascara Aromatic, Barkola, Prickly Ash Bark and Aromatic Elixir and notes diet and exercise follow cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Edmund Flood
M. D
Cody
Dollar bill that traveled the region ends its run
A farmer marks a dollar with initials and many years later notes it never returns to him. He recalls it moving from merchant to neighbor and back over a decade, finally sent to a mail order house and gone. He urges local shoppers to support area merchants who pay taxes and fund schools and churches.
Queen of Portugal Proud of British Humane Society Medal
The queen is noted for a prized decoration from the British Humane Society after she saved a drowning man in Lisbon harbor. She wears the medal on major occasions. Queen Amelia, born at York House, Twickenham, is praised as an early female M D who quips that King Carlos is her most trying patient to diet for “too solid flesh.”
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Portugal
British Humane Society
Lisbon
Duchess d'Aosta
York House
Twickenham
Amelia
Carlos
New Cast Iron Hot Water Heater From Great Western
Owners can enjoy comfort and economy with the new cast iron hot water heater from the Great Western Heater Company of Des Moines Iowa. The heater reportedly saves 25 to 50 percent of yearly fuel costs and costs less than old style systems. Contact Great Western Heater Co Des Moines Iowa for full particulars and installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Heater Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Great Western Heater Co
Strict Hairdressing Rules Define Japanese Society
In Japan a highly formal standard governs how women dress their hair. The custom marks ranks from upper to lower, affecting both the married and widowed, whether they seek new marriage or remain widowed, with strict expectations across social classes.
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Japan
Starch Makes White Goods Look New and Sharp
The article argues that fine wash goods stay attractive when laundered with proper starching. It recommends Defiance Starch for strong, non thickening starch and improved appearance of laundered work. A witty line about a tightfisted preacher closes the piece.
Old Sofas and Chairs Dyes Advertised in 19th Century Script
An antique advertisement extols Putnam Faceless Dyes for refreshing upholstery colors and discusses Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. The fragment cites various claims and a price notation, reflecting period consumer messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Discovery of Alcohol and Geronimo Feats
The article notes alcohol’s thirteenth century discovery and praises Garfield Tea as a natural laxative made from herbs. It also recounts Geronimo’s extraordinary endurance feats in a single day including 40 miles on foot and 600 miles by horse, finally exhausted after a lengthy chase described by a writer in Outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geronimo
Miles
Pink Pills touted as blood builder for women health decline
An old advertisement recounts Mrs. William Manley of Utica New York describing six months of postnatal illness including dizziness swelling and fatigue. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy claiming to restore blood and strength and offers mail order purchase details.
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William Manley
Court Street
Utica
N. Y
R. Williams
Dr. Williams
Re. Williams Medicine Co
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Casey
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Brancophia
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Pittsburgh
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