Mothers Convene as State Teachers Meet in Des Moines
The fifth biennial session of the Iowa Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers Association opens in Des Moines at the Unitarian church with Mrs F S Watts presiding. Leaders from Audubon Humboldt Charloe City and Des Moines outline programs with speakers including Mrs Broderick Kehoff and Col Theodore Roosevelt. The State Teachers Association convenes Thursday to Saturday with noted speakers P B Clexton Ida Bender Richard Lurton and John F Riggs amid anticipated record attendance.
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State Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
Roosevalt
State Teachers’ Convention
Lows Congress of Mothers
Unicortan Church
Iowland Hatson
F. 5. Watts
Audubon
Eac
National Congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Association
Mra. Lovrien
Hutabaidt
Charlee City
Isaac N. Jlillis
B. F. Narroll
Yieling
Fehaols
Red Loyrien Af
Broderick K. Kehoff
Philadelphia
le Ha
W. S. Hefferan
Chicago
National
Parent ‘Teacher Association
Prof
Colgrove
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Governor Carroll
Parent Teacher Association
State ‘Teachers’ Association
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
P. PB. Clexton
Knoxville
Runaway In Britt Funeral Procession Injures Twelve
In Maron City Iowa on November 1 a fur eral procession near Britt involved five teams running away after a vehicle frightened them. Twelve people were injured including Lewis Webber his wife and one child and LBW Tegtmyer his wife and three children among the seriously hurt.
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Britt
Iowa
Maron City
Lewis Webber
Babe
Tegtmyer
Teama
Mother Finds Child Dead in Fort Dodge Home
Mrs. L. W. Norton awoke to find her two men, one, a small child, dead beside her. The mother, with assistance from neighbors, alerted the authorities as the coroner arrived. Officials reported the child had been dead for hours and cited possible infantile paralysis or spinal meningitis as the cause.
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Fort Dodge
L. W. Norton
Passeatricken
Summaoned
Fort Dodge plans memorial for late Senator Dolliver
Fort Dodge residents begin plans to honor the late Henator Dolliver with a city memorial. All citizens including school children will contribute, and various classes are joining the effort as the community recovers from the loss.
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Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Henator Dolliver
Fort Dodges
Platter Dies in Ogden Train Collision
Guy Platter of Ogden, newlywed, was struck by a passenger train while driving near Ogden. Portions of his body were thrown from the right of way. his horse was injured but only he was harmed. The train sustained no damage.
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Boones, la
Guy Platter
Ogden
Municipal League holds posts for one year in Iowa
Waterloo officials announce a full slate of standing committees led by Mayor J R Rector including state legislation chaired by C F Kimball from Council Bluffs and a long list of city attorneys councilmen and mayors across Des Moines Dubuque Ames Cedar Rapids and other cities. The arrangement covers street paving lighting sewerage waterworks and other municipal affairs with officers and district leaders named.
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Waterloo
J. R. Rector
League of Iowa
C. F. Kimball
Tty
Council Bluffa
D. Kemmerer
Gelowell
M. E. Penguite
Colfax
John MacVicar
Des Moines
Parley Sheldon
Ames
J. Bennett
Fort Dodge
A. C. Mueller
Davenport
Ottumwa
C. B. Ward
Fairfield
B. PB
Delst
Boone
O. C. Meredith
Newton
T. M. Sparhoe
Webster City
J. G. Lugel
Charles City
R. C. Thompson
C. D. Bhippey
Oelwein
J. HW
A. M. Embree
Went
Liberty
GC. A. Frinbee
Alden
H. Odden
Osage
R. B. Ferguson
Reinbeck
EB. EB. Gilbert
Keota
R. E. Byang
Bussey
J. M. Clevender
Osceola
R. Frost
Avoca
N. B. Hebert
Hetherville
H. B. Speaker
Correctionville
Dolliver Estate Administered After No Will Found
Fr. Dodge Mrs. J. P. Dolliver named administratrix of the late Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver with bond set at 24000. Inventory of personal property to be taken in 30 days, with C. A. Bryant as district court clerk. Main assets include a 400 acre Iowa farm near Ft. Dodge and a South Dakota farm, value around 125 dollars per acre.
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Dolliver
Fr. Dodge
J. P. Dolliver
Jonathan P. Dolliver
C. A. Bryant
District Court
Ft. Dodge
South Dakota
Iowa
Will Replace Burned Church in Clearfield Area
The new Merthodiat church near completion recalls last Christmas night’s fire that destroyed the old building. The replacement will cost about $12,000 and features white and straw-colored brick with golden oak woodwork.
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Clearfield
Bere
Bransbury Seeks $25,000 for Lost Left Leg
Ottumwa Clyde Bransbury sues the Wabash railroad claiming $25,000 for personal injuries after an accident in Appanoose County. He was injured when falling beneath a passing train while loading water ballast for passenger cars, resulting in the amputation of his left leg.
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Aske
Ottumwa
Clyde Bransbury Seake
Wabash
Stangbury
Appanocose
Fill Vacancies Named for Iowa and West Point
Daw son designates Myron J. Waller Hilto and Arnold W. Jacobsen Wilton to fill an Iowa vacancy at Ann apolis. Austin L. Hubbard Davenport is named for a West Point vacancy.
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Towa City
Myron J. Waller
Hilto
Arnold W. Jacobsen
Wilton
Dawson
Iowa
Annapolis
Austin L. Hubbard
Davenport
West Foint
Mumma Offered Tactical Officer Post At West Point Portrait
Lieut. M Mumma, then commandant at Culverary, has been offered the wartime post of tactical officer in the United States military faculty at West Point. He has decided to remain at Iowa City.
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Mumma
Iowa City
United ‘States
West ‘Point
Iowa
Eastern Star Elects at Annual Boone Convention
The grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held its annual convention electing officers including Worthy Grand Matron Emma Weekman Grundy Center and Worthy Grand Patron J W Clementa West Union. Other officers named include associate grand matron Josephine Hobson Albla and grand secretary Marla Jackson Council Bluffs plus treasurer Ida Webster Waucoma and chaplain Jennie Whedon Winterset.
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Eastern Star
Boone
The
Order of the Eastern Star
Emma. Weekman
Grundy Center
J. W. Clementa
West Union
Josephine Hobson Albla
J. L. Rose
Waterloo
Alta Sullivan
Fairfield
Lucila Crooks
Marla Jackson
Council Bluffa
Ida Webster
Waucoma
Jennie Whedon
Winterset
Grace Scott
Adah
Cecelia Small
Des Moines
Ruth
Eda K. Allison
Peterson
Graf
Esther
Matiilda Kulp
West Bend
Martha
Lou Wilhelm
Sac City
Grand Electa
Margaret Stevenson
Jefferson
Maud W. Lynn
Ourindy Center
Harriet Houglan
Sheridan
Grand Secntinel
Bruce Moore
Iowa
City
Many Are Seeking Pardons in Iowa Board Review
The Iowa state board of parole, with members including M. H. Berry, P. A. Smith, J. E. Howe, and Bam D. Woods, finished investigations at the Fort Madison penitentiary after hearing testimony in over 100 Iowa cases and many more at Anamosa. Over 200 convicts seek release, about a quarter of state prisoners, claiming the right of free men. Publication of petition details is withheld to avoid undermining reform goals, as most petitions aim toward pardons.
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Fort Madison
Iown State Board of Parole
M. H. Berry
Indianola
P. A. Smith
Scranton
J. E. Howe
Greenfield
Bam D. Woods
Des Moines
Heamed
Anamosa
Iowa
Nurse Challenges Cahill Will in Estate Dispute
Maryhalltown telephonist Miles Grace Kruse contests the will of Thomas Cahill, an eccentric Irishman who died at St Thomas hospital. He left his entire estate to the Sisters of Mercy in a later will dated Sept. 21, while Kruse claims Cahill favored her earlier. Kruse, 20, formerly a nurse at St Thomas hospital, alleges Cahill was not of sound mind when the second will was made and that he warned her to keep the first secret. She resides in Ackley.
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St Thomas Hospital
Cahill
Mise Kruse
Oshill
Misa Kruge
Mves
Ackley
Nominees Named for I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
Cedar Rapids voters learn the slate for June induction in the I O O F Grand Lodge with candidates for grand master deputy grand master grand ward en grand secretary treasurer and grand representative. Names include Stevenson Bluffs Cutting Decorah Brunton Davenport Kummer Keokuk Wagner Storm Lake Harper Montezuma Romer Lyons Brown Dubuque Montgomery Anamosa Harvey Anamosa Tilson Des Moines Smith Koontz Burlington Hindorf Holmes Red Oak Guon Red Oak and more.
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I. ©. C. F. Grand Lodge
Cedar Rapids
I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
S. Stevenson
Cornel Bluffs
E. W. Cutting
Decorah
W. W. Brunton
Boone
J. T. Temple
Davenport
W. C. Kummer
Keokuk
H. F P. Wagner
Sigourney
J. W. Marshall
Storm Lake
H. ¥. Harper
Montezuma
W. G. Romer
Lyons
Willian Brown
Dubuque
A. A. Montgomery
Stuart
B. M. Harvey
Anamosa
R. L. Tilson
Dea Moathes
L. W. Smith
Dea Moines
J. C. Koontz
Burlington
A. Y. Hindorf
Newton
To Rebuild Packing Plant After Fires Fort Dodge
The Corn Bell Packing company plans a third rebuilding of its main plant at a cost of 36 900 after fires destroyed the building twice previously. The power and artificial ice plants survived. Capital stock rises from 100 000 to 250 000. The first fire occurred in December 1909 and the second in August 1910.
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Fort Dodge
Corn Bell Packing Company
R F D Makes Record Mail Route Run in Auto
Rural Carrier Pitking set a record by using an automobile to cover 25 percent of his route in 63 minutes. He delivered 140 pieces of mail, collected 88 cents postage due, and sold $1.18 in stamps. The party included Postmaster Henry, Carrier Altking, Mailing Clerk FR, L. Brown, Joan Treat, and Driver C. C. Hicks, with Congressman Haugen witnessing the start.
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Charles City
Pitking
Henry
L. Brown
Joan Treat
C. C. Hicks
Haugen
Bottles for $7,000 settlement reached in railway accident case
A settlement of seven thousand dollars was reached with the Chicago and Northwestern over the death of Engineer Loomer. Loomer died when his engine plunged through a bridge north of Lake Mila. The wife, Mrs Loomer, acted as claimant.
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Mason City
Chicago & Northwestern
Loomer
Lake
Mila
Mra
Kidney Remedy Testimony But Mostly Marketing Claims
A testimonial from Mrs Margaret Anderson of Minneapolis credits Swamp Root for a six year kidney cure after doctors advised surgery. The letter promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root and Notary verification appears. advertisement style urges readers to obtain samples and a booklet from Kilmer & Co.
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Margariy Lb
Anderson
Minneapolia
Minn
Dr. Nilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Vale
The Key to Germany in Milwaukee Club Talk
Capt Charles King praised the German element in Milwaukee's population at a club gathering. He recalled a soldier who met the Kaiser in Berlin and claimed the Kaiser asked about Milwaukee and its people. The exchange highlighted curiosity about Germany and local ties.
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Germany
Charles King
Milwaukee
Miwaukee
Captain King
Berlin
Wald
Hamburg
Eal
Polifer
Not Easy Pat A Noted Four Times Married Man
Not Easy Pat was a married man with four wives still alive. He testified at a court for arguing and was found guilty. The judge marveled at his ability to fool so many women while Pat claimed he was only seeking a good one.
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Pat
Lippincott
The Science of Love Lecture Sparks Debate on Practice
The Indy philosopher Sakharaim Ganesh Pandit lectured on love as a divine discontent and argued that genuine arousal comes from giving love. He stressed substantial study and practice as essential to developing love in others.
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Iindy
Sakharaim Ganesh Pandit
First Taste Larned to Drink Coffag When a Baby
A personal reminiscence extols coffee dangers for children and credits Postum with improving health. The speaker describes early coffee habits, nervous spells after breakfast, and a later switch to Postum which then brought better sleep and strength.
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Arma
Firet
Meale
Postum
The Last Supper Sunday School Lesson 1910
A Sunday school text outlines the Passover at a Jerusalem upper room with Jesus washing disciples feet including Judas. It explains the unleavened bread and wine symbolism, the new covenant, and the Lord’s Supper as a prophecy of Christ’s second coming and living Christ in believers.
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Jesus
Jens
Bethany
New Kingdom
Judas
New Kingdom of Heaven
Promised Land
Egypt
Ain
Christ
Sina
Baby Skin Care Praise for Resinol Ointment
A customer letter from Mra J F Deal of Kansas City Kansas extols Resinol Ointment for a four month old baby with irritated chafed skin. She claims quick cure after prior failures and lauds Resinol Soap and related products as trusted household remedies available widely. The note includes a request for a care guide and mentions Baltimore Maryland as the source.
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J. F. Deal
Kansee City
Kans
Mookter x Gample
Frase
Arene Merone
Realaoemfonl Daltimore
The Next War Report Cites Naval Exchange
A fragmentary wartime note describes an exchange where a Wass bomb was dropped and countered by a torpedo explosion under a hat at the same moment, as remarked by a judge. The text preserves the tense, clipped tone of a courtroom wartime record and hints at the chaotic battlefield dialogue.
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Claim and Puzzling Ad Copy
An old advertisement presents Kidney trouble warnings as backache hip pain and urinary trouble, promoting Dean's Kidney Pills by Foster Milburn Co. The copy includes testimonial style lines and mentions locations in Illinois and Buffalo, touted relief, and pricing. It ends with disparate lines about pulpit poetry and neuralgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
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C.F. Paiid & Co., Publishers
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League of Iowa Municipalities
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State of Minnesota
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Margaret KE
Minonapolis
Minnesota
M. M. Kerridge
Am Miliary
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Matthaw
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Hemling
N.W. Hide & Fur Co
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