Iowa Warns Milk Testers to Obtain Permit by Sept. 15
Official statement warns all operators of milk and cream testers in Iowa to secure a state license from the dairy and food commissioner or face prosecution after September 15. The fee is 2.50 per certificate, and inspection drives have tried to cover all counties with hearings. The new law requires licenses and sets a fine of not less than 26 dollars for testing without one. Canadian Pacific May Enter Iowa Rail service links discussed with Hawley lines and Soo Line, extending routes toward Kansas City and connecting Des Moines with Minneapolis and St. Louis. Infrastructure plans include a line through Winterset and Cres ton to Kansas City, linking with the Canadian Pacific at Medicine Hat or McLean. The goal is an intelligent rail valuation to guide rate decisions, aiding state and federal cases. Articles of incorporation for Oskaloosa Co-operative Industrial Society and Dayton Co-operative Creamery filed. Hearings on express rates in Chicago. Iowa corporate filings yielded July fees of 3,708.20 to Secretary Hayward, with highest sums from oil inspectors. The Babcock test law upheld in Barsley case, affirming enforcement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Dairy and Food Department
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Newman Erb
Hawley Lines
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Iowa Central Railway
Hawley
Soo St. Marie
Missouri River
le Beau
S. D
Medicine Hat
McLean
Pacific
Minnesota
Missouri
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Des’ Moines
Kansas City
Winterset
Greenfield
Creston
Clarinda
St. Joseph
Rock Island
United States
Vinegar makers under suspicion in Iowa
Des Moines reports Iowa vinegar makers are under scrutiny by Commissioner Barney with over a hundred samples tested by State Chemist Chittick showing strong violations of the state law. Analysis says the purée of scraps and pulp is boiled with corn juice and coloring to mimic cider vinegar. Prosecutions expected.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Barney
Food and Dairy Department
Chittick
Microbe Special Educates Chicago On Public Health
The Microbe Special exhibit from Louisiana toured Chicago to teach hygienic basics. Dr Dowling presented fly tracking experiments showing a guinea pig death in hours and urged mosquito nets, clean air and foods, soap and baths, and moral restraint to fight disease.
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Chicago
State Board.of Health of Louisiana
Park Row Station
South
Oscar Dowling
State Board of Health of Louisiana
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Agnes Morris
Miss Morris
Illinois
George B. Young
Sleepworker Hoisted Tin In Dream Reveals Skill
John Hoover, employed by Jacob Kauffman in Wayne County, slept in a barn while work on a roof halted by rain. He awoke to hammer sounds, dropped the tool on his foot, and then descended to reveal he had tacked three rows of tins while asleep with flawless workmanship.
Angler Catches Giant Carp at Highbury Waters
London angling editor Hugh I. Sheringham reports a dramatic catch in Cheshunt Hertfordshire waters. A sixteen pounds five ounces carp, thirty inches long and twenty-one inches in girth, provided exceptional sport, rivaling even claims of larger carp from canal records.
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London
Hugh I. Sheringham
The
Feld
Highbury
Ciery
Cheshunt
Herts
Tiverton
Devon
Gum Chewing Prompted Court Outburst in Easton
In Easton Pennsylvania Judge Staples in Monroe County admonished a young man on the witness stand to stop chewing gum. The witness swore he swallowed the wad after the judge repeated the command, and even the judge laughed at the moment.
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Easton
Staples
Monroe County
Ting
Scott
Locusts Devour West End Crops and Birds in Pa.
Stroudsburg area reports a swarm of 17 year locusts affecting the West end with widespread feeding activity. Farmers halt drives to knock locusts from horses and cows. poultry and fowl, groundhogs, birds, and even trout habitats are altered as locals gather insects for pigs and chickens.
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Stroudsburg
Broadheadsville
West End
Egypt
Weir Mountain
Poll Township
McMichael
Peter Koehler
Ross Township
Welt Mountain
Braced Nerve and Smokes Save Brakeman After Fall
Woodstock Virginia brakeman Henry Fadeley fell from a southern freight and crushed a foot, requiring amputation. He used suspenders as a tourniquet to stop bleeding and, though not missed by the crew until Strasburg Junction, was found beside the track calling for help and smoking cigarettes.
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Woodstock
Henry Fadeley
Southern
Fadeley
Strasburg Junction
Hipless trouser idea shocks Boston tailors
Dan Coghlin, famed for wearing more outfits than any man, predicts a future where men’s fashion becomes hipless and more feminine like women’s attire. He notes yearly changes exceed twenty outfits and notes trends toward gay colors, buckles, belts, and form fitting lines.
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Boston
Dan Coghlin
Coghlin
Fashion Forecast Angers Both Sexes With New Styles
The piece notes gendered fashion shifts predicting men adopting feminine touches such as hipless trousers princess coats hobble pants and gored jackets along with silk gloves laces and ribbons as the era moves toward broader sartorial experimentation and cross gender trends.
Man slain by snakes kept by bridge to deter wife's departure
James Stoner of Punxsutawney Pennsylvania was found dead from snake bites. He had kept rattlesnakes chained to a footbridge near his home for five years to stop his wife from leaving the area.
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Punxsutawney
James Stoner
Editor Brant Levels Accusations Over Fort Madison Solitary
Des Moines reports editor David Brant of the Iowa City Republican charges Fort Madison penitentiary mismanagement. He alleges inmates faced over ten days in solitary, some two weeks, with parolees aiding warden interests and alleged misconduct unpunished. Brant claims governor ignored appeals.
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Des Moines
David Brant
Iowa City
Republican Hug
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Brant
la. W. Paley
Cosson
Peta
Hreason Viets
Bona
Haley
Traley
Tie
Fort Madison
Board of Parole
Sanders
Sandera
Board of Control
Cornered bandits escape after chase by posse near Mondamin
On August 19 in Mondamin a daylong pursuit of two murderers of Marshal George Butcher ended when the pair fled a sandbar in the Missouri River during a storm. A Harrison County sheriff with 200 men renewed the search despite the darkness, hoping to seize the fugitives.
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Mondamin
George Butcher
Missouri River
Mondanin
Idland
Sher Roel
Harrison County
State Supervisors Adjourn After Tax Reform Plea
The Iowa County Officers association adjourned after endorsing tax reform. A committee including A J Lawrence W Needham and Harry Rosencrans was named to confer with the state tax commission. Burlington was chosen as next year’s convention site with President F J Morris of Des Moines and other officers re elected.
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Mason City
Iowa County Officers’ Association
A. J. Lawrence
Muscatine
W. Needham
Clinton
Harry Rosencrans
Charles City
State Tax Commission
Burlington
Edty
F. J. Morris
Des Moines
Northwestern Hotel Men's association picks Sioux City for next year's meeting
Sioux City Ia was chosen as the site for the next meeting by the North western Hotel Men's association during the convention at Sionx City Grand Forks N C August 19. Officers elected include President F J Taggart Omaha vice presidents J C Venable Lincoln W I Miller Davenport and Secretary Treasurer L A Medler Omaha
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Sionx City
Grand Forks
N. C
Sioux City
Northwestern Hotel Men's Association
F. J. Taggart
Omaha
J. C. Venable
Lincoln
W. I. Miller
Davenport
L A. Medler
Iowa City Man Dies of Queer Accident
Iowa City Aug 19 Iarl Brook was injured by an electric shock and gasoline fire late yesterday. He suffered burns to the head and arms and lay critical in a local hospital.
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Iowa City
Towa City
Iarl Brook
Pearl Worth 500 Found Inside Clam by Hayes
In Lansing on August 19 Harry Hayes found a clam containing a turtle back slug and a pearl valued at 500 dollars. The discovery adds a notable treasure to a routine shellfish find.
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Lansing
Harry Hayes
Escape of Convict at Fort Madison
Fort Madison Aug 19 J Jones a convict sent from Des Moines for five years for horse stealing escaped yesterday while at work in a corn field and had not been captured by press time.
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Fort Madison
J. Jones
Des Moines
Maud Booth Speaks to Convicts at Fort Madison Prison
Maud Ballington Booth addressed the convicts in the chapel for two hours at Fort Madison on the 19th, receiving a royal welcome as she spoke about her work and the needs of prisoners.
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Maud Ballington Booth
Fort Madison
Aus
Maud Dallington Booth
Little Mother
The Christian Case Against War and Arms Spending
The piece argues war fails to settle conflicts and harms nations. It critiques high military budgets, proposes redirecting funds to agricultural and industrial education, and urges peace through gospel ethics over naval buildup. It cites Civil War outcomes and Spanish-American War era spending to claim warfare hinders progress.
The Crown for the Faithful
A sermon on fidelity and humble service. Faithfulness in small duties aligns with eternal worth, and true reward comes from steadfast devotion to God rather than worldly success or status. The speaker urges using every talent for God even when results seem insignificant.
Abiding In Christ by Rev Andrew Murray
Abiding in Jesus means surrendering self to be ruled taught and led and resting in everlasting love. The text extols the blessed rest the foretaste and fellowship with God that comes from abiding in Christ and the peace of God that sustains heart and mind. It speaks of grace providing strength for duty courage for struggle and joy even in death.
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Jesus
Andrew Murray
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Charles B. Smith
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