Calf’s strange stocking cause baffling illness
Knoxville miller Isaac Brooks reports a sick calf with a bad cough and weakness. The animal could not swallow a capsule until a stocking foot gone down its throat was found forcing the tongue through a hole, explaining the illness. Nearby, news on Chautauqua funding, a return of a railroad agent, street cleanup by White Wings, and a large $800,000 suit in Waterloo are noted.
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Knoxville
Isaac Brooks
Pringle
Brooks
Lead tablet claim sparks interest for 1701 inscription find
An 11 year old Ruth Peterson finds a lead plate near the Des Moines river with a Latin inscription and a coat of arms sketch. The fragmentary text mentions General Marquart and Father Hennepin during Louis XV’s reign and may reveal a century and a half old record of early explorers. If authentic, the tablet could hold significant historical value.
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Louis XV
Marquart
Hennepin
Dodge
McMaster
America
Webster County
Ruth Peterson
Albert Peterson
France
Thrown by Truck Crushes Driver as Car Rolls Downhill
In Corning a coal wagon collision left a driver with a broken right leg after a company truck rolled downhill. Mrs Delitta Wallace received a peculiar letter requesting and promising a large estate sum upon the death of a former sweetheart, offering $5020.
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Corning
Delitta Wallace
Motorman Saves Woman After Runaway Buggy Incident
Mr and Mrs Jack Carr of Tracking near Albcia were thrown from their buggy when a horse harness caught on a street car. The buggy wrecked and Mrs Carr landed in the car's path, but the motorman stopped in time to prevent serious injury.
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Albcia
Jack Carr
New Well Completed at Tabor Town
The new town well has been completed and accepted, delivering thirty five gallons per minute. A street sprinkler has been ordered to milk the summer plan, sprinkling the streets this season. In Charles City four women fought. Mrs aura Gregory fined ten dollars and costs for assaulting Mrs Nellie Murray. In Onawa a young man killed in an automobile wreck near Blencoe is identified as Leonard Williams of Post Oak Mos.
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Tabor
Charles City
Aura Gregory
Nellie Murray
Onawa
Blencoe
Leonard Williams
Post Oak
Mos
Cow Infection at Koontz Farm Ends Near Death for Four
A sick cow at the Paul Koontz farm infected four men, with doctors fighting to prevent further fatalities. The outbreak raised alarms about livestock illness and farm safety, as the community awaited medical updates and possible veterinary intervention.
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Paul -Koontz
Baby Killed in Wreck Near Casey
A four year old boy, Alvin Sundeen, drowned in Davenport river incident and two victims died in an accident west of Casey when a car driven by Winkelmann was forced off a cement culvert by a passing team. Bankers choose Tipton for next Iowa State Bankers convention, breaking Davenport Clinton Muscatine pattern. Prisoner James Travis remains at large after being released to pay a fine. Meantime, John McMillen died at Moulton after falling from a ladder on an opera house project. An aged woman MisieRalster drowned near Osage after likely stroke while near a farm water tank. Eugene Cavanang died in an automobile crash. details remain unclear.
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Adair
Linden Sachau
Casey
C. Winkelmann
Tipton
Davenport
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
Clinton
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Alvin Sundeen
John Vancencellious
Vancencellious
Elevator Burned Down Near Sharon
A large elevator building burned down at midnight in Now Sharon. The contents and operation were handled by Wlx Neill Ce FoMomyay.
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Elvator
Oskylogsa
Mgin
Wlx Neill
Ce FoMomyay
Sharon
U S Not Hostile Says German envoy in Berlin
Dr Anton Meyer Gerhard special envoy to the Kaiser writes in Der Tag that the United States should be friends with Germany over the Lusitania issue. He asserts German efficiency is winning friends in the United States while the American press is not fully neutral and public opinion varies.
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Berlin
Anton Meyer- Gerhard
Count Bernstorff
der Tag
United States
Lusitania
Gerhard
Meyer Gehard
Germany
Armenians Sink British Steamer Armenian Off Cornwall
The British steamer Armenian of the Leyland line was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-38 about 20 miles west of Trevose Head near Cornwall. A number of Americans died and ten were injured among about 29 lost from Newport News bound for Avonmouth with a cargo of horses. The case raises whether the ship was a troop or horse transport under British government control. Officials in Washington and Ambassador Page were informed and preparing details for relay to London.
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Washington
Leyland Line
Trevosehead
Cornwall
England
State Department
Newport News
Avonmouth
Department
Page
Wilson Won't See Aj Over Envoys in Mexican Summit
President announces no meeting with Aj during summer talks as envoys Cornish and N. H. discuss Mexican relations and border issues. Officials say no direct engagement planned while negotiations continue.
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Dh Cornish
N. H
Mexican leadership talks with U S presidents and officials
Bach Cornish N H and others arrived to arrange a conference with President Wilson and Gen. The president asked Dr son to explain he is on vacation and visitors. The Mexicana sage Vasquez named provisional president. General Angeles was considered suitable for selection and may meet Washington after return, but no timing given.
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Cornish
Jesus Aguilar
Maj
Tn Co
Hident Wilson
Gen
Dr. Son
Vasquez ‘T
Ala
Hjretut
British Sugar Refinery Order Sets New York Record
The Federal Sugar Refining Company at Yonkers received the largest foreign order for refined sugar to date, 65,000 tons worth $5,000,000, from an English firm. The order was shared with other companies, following a prior $3,000,000 order for 25,000 tons two months earlier, with work continuing day and night.
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New York
Yonkers
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Deral Refla
Jng
Allies Take Krithia at Gallipoli Front
A dispatch from Mitylene reports that Allied forces have occupied Krithia on the Gallipoli peninsula. The Navy ordered the survey ship Eagle to Port au Prince to inquire into conditions there, with the Eagle previously in Halden waters. A separate item notes a murder case in London with three bridesmaids sentenced to death.
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Athens
Mitylene
Krithia
Gallipoli Peninsula
Eagle
Haiti
Washington
Hagle
Secretary of the. Navy
Daniels
Port Au Prince, Flaitl
Halden
Armenian Sinking Says Ship Carried No Passengers
Washington reports the British admiralty informed Ambassador Page that the Armenian was engaged in admiralty business and carried no passengers when sunk by a German submarine. Twenty one Americans were said to have died, possibly crew members, as officials await official facts and consider possible diplomatic effects.
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Washington
Admiralty
Ambassador Page i
London
Ambassador Page
State Department
British destroyer Lightning damaged by mine or torpedo
The British destroyer Lightning was hit off the east coast of England on Wednesday, killing one crew member and leaving 14 missing. The vessel, dating from 1893 with 290 tons displacement, reached harbor safely and carries one 12 pounder gun, two six pounders, and two 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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London
Admiralty
England
Harbor
Fragmented OCR note on a passing age and height
Fragments describe a passing ag e and a height of eight feet. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or identifiable subjects.
One Good One and a Winking Dining Room Exchange
Dialogue heavy comic vignette set in a restaurant and wedding office scene. A jokey banter follows about a bride and groom noting a judge’s past as a street car conductor after a marriage fee transfer remark. The humor hinges on misread intentions and playful misdirection.
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd wins Grand Prize at Panama-Pacific Expo
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd of Dorchester Mass wins the Grand Prize for cocoa and chocolate preparations at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. The firm boasts 55 highest awards at major European and American expos. An anecdote recalls a six year old bright boy now in college.
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Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Europe
America
Adv
Allen's Foot-Ease promotes comfort for convalescent troops
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for use in shoes or foot baths to refresh, prevent fatigue, and ease soreness among soldiers. Ad urges purchase for 25 cents with free sample and distributor details in LeRoy, New York. The second fragment notes a man offering to vote for woman suffrage in a streetcar scene from a New York Post caption.
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Allen
Allen S
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Care for Your Hair with Cuticura Emollients Adv
Advice to use Cuticura shampoos with ointment on dandruff itching and scalp irritation. Promotes complexion hair hands and skin with fragrant creams. Free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Also notes cocoa nut water in Ceylon as a rubber coagulant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Adv
Easy Going Men Often Go The Wrong Way
A concise proverb-like reflection notes that calm individuals may stray. It contrasts temperament with decision making, suggesting gentleness does not guarantee correct choices in复杂 situations.
No Change Was She Self-Possessed When Yow Proposed
A terse exchange reflects ambiguity over self possession during a proposal, with an affirmative answer indicating continued certainty and composure. The dialogue hints at personal assurance and stance in a social or romantic moment.
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Anawers
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Dean Mallory
Kansas City
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Thornton
White Wings
Potter
Mullan
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Acow
Dniester River
Is Ag Aerendants
Ottumwa
James Travis
Travis
Bloomfield
John McMillen
Moulton
St. Ambrose College
Jgg
M. S. Ryan
St. Touts
T. ‘Osage
Misie ‘Ralster
Geo. Kupker
Muda
Tank
Fort Dodge
Wugene Cavanang
U. S
Traverse Head
Wilson
Bach
New York Refining,Companie
Turk
Britain
Page Armenian
Ong
Bank
Kip Sel
Annapolis
July Coughey
Denison’s
Tom
Patrice
New York Evening Post
Ceylon
Manzanilla
Quéen
Spain
Libby
Nye
Lawson
Dawson
Tocal
MFG, CO
L 'Erarny
Wisconsin
Wissell
Bellows & Hodgkin
Cumberland, Wik
Hirach
G.i
A.B. Hirsch
Boonville, Mo
Bitzgerald Agency
Law Bldg
Indianapolis
Ind
Iowa
Kodaks
Ras Pevelo
Fhotopeoph
Des Moines
FHOT
Material CO
Siz
Locust Street
Towa
Des Moines Saw Mill Co., Inc
Canada
FAW. Hewitt Ltd
Des Moines, la
Canadian Governmen
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