Anamosa Monticello Assessments Compare Prosperity
The piece argues against The Eureka on Anamosa and Monticello prosperity, using county assessment data. It compares taxable values over ten years, noting gains in real and personal property for both towns, while outlining shifting moneys and credits and praising steady growth in Monticello. It cites 1907 figures and comments on economic health and public improvements.
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Anamoosa
Anamosa
Monticello
Governor Hughes Axioms Of Veto Power And Duty
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat lauds Governor Hughes of New York for strong public service, noting 37 vetoes, 197 measures recalled, and 250 bills killed without action. It emphasizes his long hours and constant activity beyond a standard workday.
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Hughes
New York
St. Lonia Globe-Democrat
Centralized Creameries Upset Over Rate Shifts
A Mississippi political note praises John Sharp Williams while criticizing Governor Vardaman. The railway commission raises rates, pleasing cooperatives and disheartening centralized creamery plants seeking Iowa cream access. Williams is lauded for ability and gentlemanly instincts amid regional tensions.
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Chicago
Iowa
Railway Commission
Vardaman
United States Senate
Mississippi
John Sharp Williams
Williams
Cheap editions of classics hurt new book sales
The English book trade complains that cheap editions of the classics reduce sales of new works. The public gains by reading the old masters, and those who have not read Dickens, Elliot, Macaulay, Scott, Thackeray or Trollope still discover the classics anew.
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Dickens
Elliot
Macaulay
Scott
Thackery
Trollop
Editor Bernard Murphy Plans August Vacation
Bernard Murphy of the Vinton Eagle will cut out the editorial page during August and take a vacation. He will mingle with fellows who take politics, finding a month without politics and political companionship dreary.
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Bernard Murphy
The
Vinton Eagle
Murphy
Tate Springs Musing Reveals Sparse Week News
Fragmentary notice from Tate Springs notes quiet week with vague references to fruit trees and a person named Rose, placeholder language suggesting disposal of items.
Multiple Iowa news items among broad wire service notes
A long column of scattered Iowa notices reports deaths and illnesses from Dyersville to Davenport, civic issues including vaccinations, saloon crusades, and local church debates. It records crop and river conditions in Dubuque, racing and sports results, obituaries, political commentary, and public notices from various towns and counties.
Varddman Flickers Toward National Fame Noted By Arkansas Figures
Varddman may be on the edge of national fame while Tillman and Jeff Davies of Arkansas are highlighted for their roles or mentions in the same context.
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Standard Oil Co
Landis
Standard Oil, Co
Varddman
Tillman
Jeff Davies
Arkansas
Hero Among College Presidents Makes $100000 Clean Up
Des Moines Capital reports Prof. Maton Eaton former Delaware County superintendent and Highland Park alumnus returned from Wall Street with a $100,000 gain. Eaton, who founded Montana College with his brother, impressed financiers not by stock manipulation but by his higher education work. He traveled from Deer Lodge to Des Moines to celebrate with fellow alumni before returning home.
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Eaton
Delaware County
Highland Park College
Wall Street
Professor Eaton
Iowa
Highland Park
F. L. Eaton
Oak Park
Des Moines
Deer Lodge
Mont
Montana College
Montana
Clark
Marcus Daley
Carnegie
Skibo Castle
Thomas Lawson
Maton
ZC. Thornburg
Prohibition sweeps the South with dry districts rise
The Dulane Telegraph reports wide abstinence from liquor in the South. Ninety of Kentucky’s 119 counties do not license liquor, Nashville Memphis and Chattanooga remain exceptions. Tennessee is largely dry, with no malt or spirit sales in those districts. Texas counties end saloons, while North Carolina and Mississippi join the reform wave. The temperance crusade dominates politics with little opposition.
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Dulane Telegraph
Kentucky
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Texas
North Carolina
Mississippi
South
Reflections of a Bachelor in the New York Press
The column offers witty social commentary on relationships and gender norms. It jokes that costly advice is earned by following it and that admiration for a woman's clothes comes with paying for them. It also notes a girl reporting an attempted kiss as a sign of truth and mocks a man’s reliance on appearances over brains.
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New York Press
Centralized reading exams opposed as fad by Cedar Rapids letter
A Cedar Rapids Republican letter condemns Des Moines readers for state exam papers. It cites fifty eight counties supplying readers including Linn county and argues local control should stay intact against centralized authority for teaching basics in rural schools.
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Cedar Rapids Republican
State Department of Instruction
Des Moines
Linn County
Beware the Seedless Apple from the Trucr Star-Clipper
A cautionary note warns buyers about seedless apples sold as a rare novelty and money maker. The piece cites Wisconsin Agricultural College authorities, saying the fruit is not new, fails as a profitable venture, and is priced far above normal trees by some sellers.
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Hog
Wisconsin Agricultural College
Railroads to Spend 2 Million on Newspaper Ads
The Harriman line plans about 2,000,000 in advertising in the near future. They will drop handbills posters and the like and switch to display advertising in newspapers. Merchants have already moved from fence boards to newspapers, and railroads are expected to gain similarly.
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Harriman Linen
Republican primary ballot to be printed as pamphlet
The Wyoming Journal notes many Republican gubernatorial hopefuls emerging across Iowa. It warns winter losses may trim candidates and says the primary ballot could resemble pamphlets for voters to study before casting their ballots for state and county offices.
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Iowa
Aome
Prof Calvin Leads State U in Oil Field Study
The Maquoketa oil field is abandoned for now as Prof Calvin of the State University tops the class in this study.
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Wyoming Journal
Maquoketa
Prof
Calvin
The
State University
Anamosa Eureka News AnimoSa travel mishap and new inmate moves
Anamosa Eureka News reports Mr. Holt’s hair cut delay and a new milking machine by Mr. Scott Joslin. It covers a convoy move of convicts to Fort Madison and from Madison to Anamosa, plus a dramatic car accident near Shaw's bridge where Judge Miller escaped injury after a near fall and the auto was saved by a strong elm tree.
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Scott Joslin
Board of Control
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Judge Miller
Fred Carpenter
Ross McIntyre
Shaw’s
Wapsic
Mr. Cash Joslin
Crowe Denies Reform Claims Amid Bible and Booze Remarks
Patrick Crowe states openly he has not reformed and admits he does not read the Bible while continuing to drink liquor. The piece lightly suggests Mr. Orchard should discuss Crowe’s stance with him.
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Minneapolis
Patrick Crowe
Orchard
Mr. Crowe
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