Roosevelt Taft split. Wilson predicted to win, says Wiley
Des Moines Aug 10 Dr H W Wiley former U S Food head and Republican voices break with Taft and Roosevelt accusing them of protecting food adulterators He backs Wilson for president and plans to campaign in Indiana He criticizes James Wilson and Remsen board and recalls battles to enforce pure food laws Wiley notes many Republicans plan to vote Wilson and discusses his past roles and future plans including editing in Good Housekeeping.
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Des
Moines
Iowa
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
H. W. Wiley
Food Department
United States
Des Moines
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Wiley
Indiana
Marshall
Democratic Party
Dr. Wiley
Remsen Board
Republican Party
James Wilson
Board of Agriculture
Washington
Barney
John Harvey Wiley
Harvey W. Wiley, Jr
End in sight of Darrow trial in Los Angeles
Los Angeles August 10 with prosecution arguments set to begin Monday the Darrow bribery case nears its end after nearly three months. The trial has featured bickerings and technical debates, while Darrow remains hopeful and fits his claimed good health. The jury may hear closing actions by Friday night with possible Saturday sessions.
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Los Angeles
Clarence Darrow
McNamara Brothers
Darrow
Husband Gave Poison To Child Bride
Mrs Mary Hill 16 swore out a warrant for her husband Charles Hill a Chicago City Railway conductor on a charge of wife abandonment after she testified he brought home carbolic acid three days after their marriage and told her to swallow it. Detectives were sent to locate Hill in Englewood Chicago.
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Chicago
Mary Hill
South Robey — Street
Rooney
Englewood Court
Charles Hill
Hill
Chicago City Railway Company
First Freshman Arrives At Iowa Agricultural College
Ames Iowa Aug 12 The first freshman this year is I K Lee a young Chinaman from Shanghai. More foreign students from India South America Europe and Africa expected. Registrar Knapp reports a big crop year bringing many inquiries and a 30 percent rise in admitted students compared with last year.
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Ames
Iowa Agricultural College
I. K. Lee
Shanghai
India
South America
Europe
Africa
Herman Knapp
Having a Good Time Cartoon Gag About Shipshape Factory Life
A joke about starting a new job in an antique furniture factory. The worker claims to fulfill a lifelong dream by testing furniture through extreme wear in a single day, joking that he kicks tables and burns them with cigars and coffee to simulate a century of use.
Wilson Defends New Jersey Against Political Machines
Governor Wilson speaks to 300 Orange visitors at Sea Girt and argues New Jersey is progressive, resisting “the trusts” and insisting voters be partners in government. He warns the Democratic Party must prove it serves the people or lose support. He also says machine influence is checked by the people and praises the new Democratic organization’s fidelity to public interest.
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Wilson
Oranges
New Jersey
Trusts
United States
Democratic Party
Party of
People
Alice
Red Queen
Sea Girt
N. J
Frederick W. Hindrichs
Independents
New York
Brooklyn Democratic Club
Roosevelt
Wilso
Hindrichs
New Democratic Organization
State Fair to Feature Noted Concert Bands This Summer
Patrick Conway and his splendid concert band with New York vocalists is engaged for the Iowa State Fair last week in August. The Liberati concert band the Fifty sixth regiment band of Ottumwa and two orchestras join a premiere program praised by Iowa music lovers. The fair management promises vastly improved musical offerings unseen in the West.
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Patrick Conway
New York
Conway
Iowa
Liberati
Fifty-sixth Regiment
Ottumwa
Greatest of the Great Fairs in Iowa
The Iowa State Fair is praised as the greatest state fair in the country and perhaps the world. It is described as a well planned exposition of agriculture horticulture and general industry with top livestock and equipment exhibits and premier races and entertainment.
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Iowa
Iowa State Fair
Eight Cows Die In Whisky Flood From Silo Jam
Sterling Illinois August 12 Fourteen Hereford cows at John David farm fed in a silo soaked by heavy rains. The corn fermented producing crude whisky in puddles. Eight cows drank and died while six were rescued, sobering up and pondering their fate as they staggered toward the creek.
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Sterling, Ill
John David
The R. F. D. Ode to the Postman and Rural Life
A poem praises the Rural Free Delivery service and the postman as a blessing to farm and town. It extols the postal box beside the road and the joy of mail, noting rural hope, shared bonds, and lightened days for children and communities. The verse ends with a contrast of men swearing and women crying to keep from swearing.
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Brotherhood
How to Enjoy Your Food by Horace Fletcher
Horace Fletcher argues for mindful eating and thorough chewing to enhance flavor and digestion. He claims slower, deliberate bites improve taste, reduce overall food intake, and lower cost of living while promoting enjoyment.
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Horace Fletcher
A. M
New York
N. Y
Should I Have My Child's Teeth Straightened
The article argues for early orthodontic treatment during the child's developing mouth. It emphasizes appearance, function in chewing, and easier decay prevention, noting that irregularities arise from imperfect development and treatment should begin as soon as persistence is likely.
Thirty Three Years Ago Today in Fairfield Tribune
A 79 era Fairfield page highlights pioneers and a three night home talent play The Dutch Recruit names local actors and editors note Turney Wagon Works prospects A Cooper Bailey Co circus touts an electric light show two deaths are listed and prices reflect late 19th century life Advertisers doctors lawyers bankers and merchants appear in the slate including Wilson Unkrich Jones Jordan Allmayer 514 Drug Store and Wells Garretson among others
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Fairfield
A. C. D. Bradshaw
Charles W. Kirkpatrick
McK. Robinson
W. M. Black
Laura Craine
Margaret McKenney
John Armstrong
Jefferson Guards
Greenback Party
James B. Weaver
D. B. Wilson
Unkrich & Jones
Jordan Bros. & Co
Allmayer Bros
J. Dahlman
Inghram’s
Boy Scouts Take Thousand Mile Hire
Robert Cronan and Fredric Gamble two Boy Scouts from Kewanee Illinois travel by bicycle through several cities on an about five week trip covering roughly one thousand miles. They carry tents cook their own meals and plan to visit Des Moines Grinnell Cedar Rapids Davenport Rock Island Moline and more before returning home.
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Robert Cronan
Fredric Gamble
Kewanee
Ill
Des Moines
Grinnell
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Foley Kidney Pills Advertised by Progressive Party
An advertising blurb touts Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache rheumatism weak back and kidney and bladder irregularities. It claims healing strengthening tonic effects with no harmful drugs and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package from L S Bradshaw & Co in August.
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Progressive” Party
L. S. Bradshaw & Co
Patient with rheumatism seeks medical aid from doctor
Mrs. Fawney tells the doctor she believes she has rheumatism and notes her husband earns $25 per week. The doctor confirms rheumatism as the diagnosis in a terse exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Fairfield, Ia
Sterling
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Uncle Sam
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