Porches and Paint in a Pleasant Summer Cottage Style
An illustrated guide by William A. Radford on transforming a front porch into a cozy summer parlor. Discusses architecture, hip roofs, interior finishes, and practical layouts for a cottage style bungalow with emphasis on hospitality, solar light, and durable sanitary interiors. Includes notes on laundry rooms, fireplaces, and color use to maintain a bright, welcoming home. Also covers farm notes on Holstein dairying in Mitchellville, with annual yields, pasture management, silos, and planned improvements.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Domestic Work Frustrations Unfold in Social Study
Mrs Doppel laments her trouble keeping a servant girl while a social study voice muses on the artistic temperament of domestics. The dialogue reveals tensions between household labor and creative temperament in a light, anecdotal exchange.
Making the Beet of It Expert Surgeon Tale
A fragment from a Youngstown Telegram features a joking exchange about an accident victim and an attempt to craft an artificial prosthesis from asbestos. The dialogue hints at medical bravado and the era’s attitudes toward hazard exposure.
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Youngetown Telegram
Narrow Escape While Repairing Power Line Near Store
Harry Frank of Northern Iowa Power Co while descending a pole by E A Wilder's store touched an old fire alarm wire tied to live lines. Quick power shutoff and a ground-tied fall saved him from instant death. He is recovering with severe burns to one leg and minor burns elsewhere.
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Harry Frank
Northern Iowa Power Company
E. A. Wilder
Chile Sauce Recipes No 1 for economical sauce
Scald and peel ripe red tomatoes then chop fine. Mix 36 pounds tomatoes 2 pounds onions 10 ounces bullnose peppers with stems removed. Add cayenne if needed and optional large sweet peppers for color. Concentrate in a kettle to 18 pounds, watching for burning as mixture settles.
Woman Dies After Cow Kick Near Luverne County
Mrs. Henry Zenter of Luverne in Kossuth county died within an hour after a cow kicked her in the stomach. Witnesses say she appeared poisoned. her stomach contents were sent to Iowa City for analysis. Doctors compare her symptoms to strychnine poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Zenter
Luverne
Kossuth County
Iowa City
The Latona Opens as New Electric Theatre
Peter Cullen opens the Latona in Williamabary with a capacity crowd last Saturday. Miss Zita Cullen sells tickets and Kyle Mason runs the projector as a modern theatre debuts with bright front and ventilated interior.
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Peter Cullen
Cedar Rapids
Latena
Zita Cullen
Kyle Mason
Williamabary Dournal Tribune
Wise Farming Hints for Hen Care and House Space
The excerpt offers practical poultry guidance including hen house space: at least four feet per hen, six feet preferred, advice to thin or build anew if space is tight, and everyday management by one dedicated keeper. It notes buttermilk boosts egg production and emphasizes regular feeding, grit access, and sturdy floor stones to level an uneven coop.
Floor construction keeps rats out with cemented base
The passage describes laying gravel and stone, then a cement layer over a creek bed to form a tight floor. It emphasizes the finished surface is resistant to rat intrusion and easy to clean.
Independent Case in Humboldt Independent Ownership
Judge Coyle ordered Mr. Minion kept in possession of the Humboldt Independent with ample bond for safe conduct and accounting. The case, to be tried in vacation in August, centers on an alleged oral agreement with the late Mr. Adams. Affidavits are being gathered from witnesses who heard Adams outline his intentions before his death.
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Humbolt
A. FE
Minion
Coyle
Leelanaw Sunk by German Sub Off Scotland
The American steamship Leelanaw sailing from Archangel to Belfast with flax was torpedoed off the northwest coast of Scotland on Sunday. All crew were saved and brought to Kirkwall in their boats. The ship had departed New York May 17 with cotton bound for Russia via Gothenburg and Gothenburg, was detained at Kirkwall, later allowed to proceed to Archangel, where cotton was discharged and flax loaded for Belfast. No details of the torpedoing beyond word that the crew landed at Kirkwall and informed the American council at Dundee.
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Leelanaw
Archangel
Belfast
Scotland
Kirkwall
New York
Russia
Gothamburg
Sweden
American Council
Dundee
British ships hit by German submarines in North Sea
The British steamer Crangerwood, 3422 tons, bound for Havre from Archangel, torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea. Crew landed at Lerwick. German submarines resumed attacks in English waters, sinking a French steamer, a British steamer and four trawlers. Casualties reported aboard Mirth. The Danite, Danae, and trawlers Gehry Charles Kath leen Activity and prosper were sunk with crews saved. The Danite faced two submarines.
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Crangerwood
Archangel
Russia
Havre
France
North Sea
Lerwinck
Scotland
Mirth
Danae
Liverpool
Cape Wreth
Gehry Charles
Kathleen
Activity
Prosper
Constructive energy versus mischief in pursuit of justice
A concise reflection notes that many well-meaning people lack drive. It argues if they matched the energy of active troublemakers with constructive action, more justice would emerge in society.
A Kitchen Martyr and the Night of Sword Theft
A confused report from Louden Mail recounts a事件 involving a figure named Virtel and a weapon claim during a banquet. It mentions a conspiratorial scene, a slain figure, and a line about noble death, set against unspecified locations and actors, with cryptic references to a kitchen and a ritual.
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Comte
Vintel
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Eltiss
Town Farm
W. P. McDonald
Mitchellville
Jasper County
McDonalds
Des Moines
Colfax
McDonald Farm
Honig
Doe
POR
Iitxe
New Electric Theatre
U.S
Steamer Sun
Alfred Skow
Prop
C.R. Shaver
Graettinger Iowa
the Royal Lumber Company
F. H. Green
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