Dairy cow demonstrations highlight Iowa milk profits and better cows
At Cedar Rapids State Dairy Convention Prof Hugh G Van Pelt argues Iowa dairy farming could double butter output without more cows. He cites 32 percent of cows unprofitable, urges better feed, care, and breeding, and stresses record keeping and sire quality to improve profits.
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Cedar Rapids
Hugh, G. van Pelt
Waterloo
Prof. van Pelt
Iowa
Jay
Patang
Reward Offered for Degier Capture in Muscatine
Governor Carroll with County Attorney Pepper approves a $300 reward for the capture and conviction of Frank Degier, the suspect sought by Muscatine authorities in the slaying of his father.
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Guv. Carroll
Pepper
Muscatine
Frank Degier
Keota Holds Civil War Parrott Cannon Relic
In Keota Iowa the town preserves a 20-pound Parrott siege gun called Major General Parrott. Battlescars mark the carriage and bullets have been found in it. The G A R post guards the relic and keeps it with careful upkeep amid local patriotic ceremonies.
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Keota
Iowa
Parrott
Ume
Itgelt
Harlan Statue Completed in Chicago for National Capitol
Miss Nettie V. Walker of Appanoose finished the Jamey A. Harlan statue and its bronze casts are in cold storage in Chicago awaiting state action to place it in the national capitol niche. The $5,000 work passed executive council review and Hayward’s inspection. A ceremony is undecided. most states delay placement until after holidays. The Harlan statue stands eight feet high, Kirkwood statue seven feet.
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Nettie V. Walker
Jamey A. Harlan
Chicago
National Capitol
Hayward
Washington
Kirkwood
Winnie Ream-Hoxle
Iowa City
Harlan
Dubuque Plans Aggressive City Business Group
Dubuque aims to form a militant, well organized coalition of local business leaders to promote the city’s commercial interests. The movement envisions broad public impact as associations in Town and nearby areas strengthen coordination for city upbuild. Des Moines ministers debate ending Sunday funerals.
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Dubuque
Des Moines
Body Turns To Stone In Exhumation At Orrville Ohio
The grave of Gther Homan at Orrville was opened to move the body to Waterloo when the casket proved impossible to lift. Inside, the body was found turned to stone and the beard had become glossy black. Homan died August 25, 1892, his wife later moved to Minneapolis where she died February 29, 1908. Daughter Mrs. Samuel Pinkerton had the body exhumed to bury beside a younger daughter in Elmwood cemetery, prompting a Waterloo correspondent report.
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Mr. Homan
Hopian
Orrville
Minneapolis
Samuel Pinkerton
Elmwood
State moves to raise sheep in Iowa institutions
Iowa enters the sheep raising business on a large scale with the state board of control led by Chairman Coonie announcing sheep production at all state institutions similar to hogs and cattle. Charles City council approves a $2000 budget for a new fire wagon.
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Iowa
Coonie
State Board of Control
Charles City
Richard Derring Seeks Greek and a College Dream
Richard Derring returns to his mother's farm and plans to fund college with grit and support from Aunt Jerusha. She reveals a secret stash and a will to aid his education, while Seth Kinney guides him to study Greek. An evolving scene shows early romance with Emily and the steady drift toward independence.
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Richard Derring
Jerusha
Emily
Hutton
Richard
Derring
Seth Kinney
Kinney
Tom Bishop
Jett
Uncle Eben
Jerasha
Jerazha
Ehen
Amanda Derring
Greek exam beats woods not boards in professor's grin
A student Richard fumbles an oral in Greek while distraction from Emily and a back-seat whisper test his nerve. He recites in a chant like the ancient woods and earns a surprised, approving response from the professor who recalls how ancient learners did it.
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Richard
Seth
Emily
Jerusha
Eben
Howe
Palmer
Clas
Tom
Ashton
Massachusetts
Greece
Aluminum coinage to replace copper in near future
Paris correspondence notes that copper coins will be retired in favor of aluminum. The plan targets penny and half penny pieces, about the diameter of a franc, but thicker and lighter. Aluminum coins aim for ease of use and cleanliness, with the end of the year hoped for beginnings of coinage.
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Paris
Loudon Telegraph
Value of Tears as Antiseptic to the Eye
A medical note praises tears for their cleansing power, claiming a good cry cleanses the face and acts as an antiseptic bath. The salt content is said to sterilize the eye’s delicate mechanisms and render harmless bacteria lingering on the surface.
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Sibley
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Temple of Justice
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Serent
Sipph
Aavsa Tee
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