New federal building opens in Ottumwa Iowa
Ottumwa Iowa opens its new 225000 federal building after a year and a half of construction with mail service moving to the ground floor post office. The federal court section will formally open on the next visit by Judge Smith McPherson. The white Bedford stone structure features a Third street post office entrance and a Fourth street federal court entrance. Postmaster F A Nimock received the keys from Government Superintendent B A Appleyard.
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Ottumwa
Federal Court
Smith McPherson
Third Street
Fourth Street
F. A. Nimock
B. A. Appleyard
Davenport Opens Free Public Swimming School
Davenport Iowa reports a drowning toll of fifteen last year and three so far this year on the Mississippi prompts a city free public swimming school. Six classes with about ten members each teach daily. Public school boys may attend with parental permission. Seventy have graduated. a thousand wait listed.
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Davenport
Progressive Brethren church to be dedicated after two fires
The Progressive Brethren of Carlton township Tama county Iowa plan to dedicate their new church eight miles east of Marshalltown within weeks. It is the third building after two prior fires with the latest blaze last November. The church cost about 3500 dollars and will feature a dedicatory sermon by Rev. N W Jennings of Pittsburg.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Carlton Township
Tama County
N. W. Jennings
Pittsburg
Ocean Basins by Surface Area
The Pacific Ocean covers 68,000,000 square miles, the Atlantic 301,000,000, and the Indian Arctic and Antarctic 42,000,000 combined.
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Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
Antarctic
Land and Community Growth Through Development
The saying promotes extracting value from land by improving it and boosting a community by development projects. It emphasizes practical efforts to raise prosperity and livability through thoughtful growth initiatives.
Leper to Remain in His Home in Bay City
Dr. A S Warthin and Dr A L Dixon confirmed Herman Hirschfield as a leprosy case in Bay City Michigan. He may stay at home with restrictions including no front porch or street access and outdoors time only. Mrs Hirschfield will stay with him under similar rules. Their four children may visit but cannot reside at home, to be cared for by relatives.
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Bay City
Mich
A. S. Warthin
University of Michigan
A. L. Dixon
State Board of Health
Herman Hirschfield
Centerville
Iowa
Unknown Vote, Perry Chief and the 1 Million Voters
A Perry editor notes a million voters at home during the primaries could decide November’s outcome. Those voters may back the Chicago chosen candidate or oppose them, affecting the presidential race against Roosevelt or Taft.
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Perry
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Emerson wins Missouri Valley oratorical at Drake
J G Emerson of Ames won first place in the Missouri Valley oratorical contest at Drake University on May 24 with the speech titled America and the Peace Problem in the Orient.
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Drake University
J. G. Emerson
Ames
America
Orient
University of Utah establishes loan fund for women students
The Dean of Women spearheads a new loan fund at the University of Utah to aid needy female students. It is expected to raise at least $5,000. Loans over twenty five dollars require notes signed by the student’s parent or guardian, bearing no interest if paid at or before maturity.
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University of Utah
Farewell Only Said One Man on the Street
A Baltimore American wit note reflects on money as idle chatter with a friend. The speaker quips that money may speak but only bids farewell to him. The brief street conversation captures a tone of ironic humor about wealth.
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Baltimore American
Cummins Reputed as Frontline GOP Presidential Timber
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes that Senator Cummins is regarded as the strongest and most accessible Republican contender in the developing presidential field.
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Cummins
Council Bluffs
Young Man Shoots Himself on Farm Near Keota
George Hubbs of Richland Iowa killed himself with a double barreled shotgun on a farm near Keota on Friday afternoon. He had been working for L F Anderson and quarreled with his sweetheart Miss Cora Anderson. after her scream he walked up the road and fired. His parents live in Richland.
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George Hubbs
Richland
Iowa
Keota
Hubbs
L. F. Anderson
Cora Anderson
Cora
The Hollanders Like Iowa in a State Narrative
A State Historical Society volume notes that Dutch Iowa settlers rarely stay abroad. Returning Hollanders often seek equality and prefer Western American life to Holland’s social ranks. Some Sioux County visitors brought six Dutch families to Iowa, spreading new ties.
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Iowa
Netherlands
America
Holland
Fatherland
Western
Europe
Sioux County
Jacob van der Zee
State Historical Society of
Twain and the Office Boy Incident
A Tit-Bits anecdote recounts Mark Twain visiting an office where a surly office boy bars his entry. When asked whom he wished to see and the purpose, Twain replies with a joke about asking for his friend's hand in holy matrimony, defusing the guard with humor.
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Mark Twain
Mark
They Put an End to It
Charles Sable of 30 Cook Street Rochester New York states he recommences to end a dispute or trouble as described in an incomplete report from a local newspaper page segment.
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Charles Sable
Cook St
Rochester, N. Y
Saul of Tarsus and What He Saw in a Vision of Christ
A sermon from New Orleans argues Saint Paul saw Jesus before the general resurrection. It links Paul’s conversion, the resurrection, and the divine plan, contrasting Paul’s vision with the disciples’ appearances and forecasting a future, glorious church surpassing angels in brightness.
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Saul OF
Tarsus
Saul
Jesus
Mrs. Lela Love Endorses Foley Kidney Pills in Testimonial
Mrs. Lela Love, wife of farmer Wiley Love near Covena Georgia, reports using Foley Kidney Pills with quick relief from sluggish kidneys and recommends them to kidney trouble sufferers. June.
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Lela Love
Wiley Love
Covena
Foley
Not Always A Lord Reflects On Domestic Abuse Against Women
An English lord recounts questioning a battered woman in England. He learns her husband drank for ten days straight and she finds relief only when work ends, highlighting harsher realities behind suffrage arguments.
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England
Foley Kidney Pills End Kidney Trouble Says Sable
Mr. Sable of 30 Cook Street Rochester New York recommends Foley Kidney Pills for prompt relief from long standing kidney trouble. His endorsement, coming from his own experience, is presented as evidence of the pills' curative qualities. June.
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St. Charles Sable
Cook Street
Rochester
N. Y
Foley
Sable
L. S. Bradshaw & Co
Silent Praise Prompts Love’s Kind Words
A reflection urges choosing loving words over waiting for praise. The message emphasizes kindness as a tonic that benefits even the happiest people.
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