Reforms urged for Iowa attorney general department
In his annual report to Governor Garst Attorney General Byers proposes reorganizing the department along federal lines, widening county attorney cooperation and extending prosecutorial powers. Additional items urge better pay for staff, stronger criminal procedure laws, and closer state official oversight.
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Byers
Des Moines
Garst
Attorney General
Secord
Attorney General's Department
Department of Justice
Ccounty
Supreme Court
Fitch
Regents Meeting to Decide Towa University Athletics
The board of regents will meet to elect coaches for Towa University's athletics next year. It is likely they will follow Iowa University's board of control recommendations, but the final choice will rest with the regents at the meeting.
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Des Moines
Boards of Control and Parole
George Mogridge
Glenwood Institution
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Board of Regents
Towa University
Towa
Board of Control of
Iowa University
Farm management tips and disease prevention in 19th century farming
A dense, instructional piece urging intensive farm practices. It covers milking hygiene, manure management, equipment upkeep, early lettuce planting, herd health including lice, foot rot and disinfection, storage and processing of manure, hog care, feeding, crop protection, and regulatory notes on milk safety. It also discusses breeding, grain rations, hedgerow pests, and methods to curb pests like straw worm and Hessian fly through stubble and straw destruction and careful sowing.
Young Ruler of Old China Portrait of Pu Yi Empress Dowager Death
London reports the first authentic photograph of Hsuantung, China’s infant emperor Pu Yi, soon to be three, with regent Prince Chun and Dowager Empress Tsu Hsi dead. The piece notes the end of petty rule, Yehonala stepping back, concubines pensioned, and the infant’s separation from his nurse amid palace upheaval.
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London
Hsuantung
China
Nam Hsuantung
Pu Yi
Prince Chun
Emperor Kwangsu
Kwangsu
Tsu Hsi
Modest Charity Brings Greater Value Than Fanfare
In a Press club discussion Taylor argued that truly modest charity is rare yet more meaningful than conspicuous giving. He recalled a flood relief in a small town where he anonymously donated and slipped away, claiming such acts outweigh public subscriptions publicized loudly.
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Taylor
Detroit News
Defiance Starch Promises Better Home Laundering
A vintage ad style quip extols white goods and Sine wash fabrics, noting home laundering works when starch is used. It claims Defiance Starch stiffens without thickening and improves the appearance of laundry, urging readers to try it for better results.
Japanese Pagoda Home Tops Mount Penn Reading Pa
Reading residents view a stone Japanese pagoda with Spanish tile balconies on Mount Penn. Built by former Select Councillor William Abbot Witman the structure may become his private residence. The pagoda sits 80 feet square at the base and rises nearly five feet, capped by a flagstaff and sundial.
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Monnt Penn
Select
A New Kind Pauses Over a Tropics Work Parallel
The Baltimore American quotes a dialogue about a deadly parallel in the tropics where work is located. The exchange frames a grim line of thought on perilous tasks and their location, hinting at broader wartime or colonial labor context.
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Auditor of State
Insurance Department
W.M. Lewis
C. BR. Eilis
Madison
Urbana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Con
Tropics
Baltimore
Child and Grandpa in Library Teasing Exchange
A playful scene unfolds as a boy named Tom and his grandpa banter loudly in a library. The irritated man asks about the noise while the boy insists he is playing with a ship toy, prompting a comical threat of slippers and a gentle scolding.
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Scott
Lebrary
Tommy
Grandpa
Land ownership in England and starch advertisement
The New York American notes that twelve thousand seven hundred ninety-one people hold four fifths of English land, though actual owners number closer to six thousand with a small noble class dominating. An accompanying Defiance Starch pitch claims its chemical free formula is safe for fine fabrics and uses less product for a perfect finish.
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England
New York American
Rain or Shine Invite Mentioned for Louise Party
Fragmentary note describes Wallace accepting an invitation to a party with a conditional plan about rain. The message references Louise and an expected attendance regardless of weather, attributed to a writer identified as The De Ineator.
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Small Wallace
Louise
It Would Seem So Giles The Camel Courageous
The dialogue presents Giles arguing that a camel is the most courageous animal, Miles challenging with a justification that the camel is almost all backbone, prompting a back and forth about bravery and anatomy.
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Giles
Adversity Tests Principles Amid Adage Quotation Fragment
A brief quotation notes that adversity tests a man’s true honesty, suggesting that without hardship one cannot know their moral standing. The fragment emphasizes integrity under pressure and the role of challenge in revealing character.
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Iowa National Guard
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Greater Des Alpines
General Byers
Thomas McDonald
State Highway Commission
Good Roads Committee
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Justice. Ree's
Halk
McHenry
Link
Young
Warren Garst
W. G. Young
Sioux City
Yorng
North American Accident Company of
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Carroll
Willem Dit
Somce
Lee
Ratlon
Sheen
Tan
Ontario Experiment Station
Ohio
Old China
Chile
Hia Miatake
Sonny
Hi& Home
Reading
Pielding
Omaha
USS
Aulabaugh
G. N. Aulabaugh Our
Douglas St
Graig
Fanitey
W. Teranstacas
Sis
Gols
Gnheit
Farnam ST
Iaury
Paxton Fiers
Drs. Bailey & Mach
Omama
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