Iowa's Best Friend Prof Holden Raises Iowa Crops
Des Moines reports Prof P G Holden of Iowa State College Ames leads the state department of agriculture meeting as an agronomist whose corn growing contest method expanded Iowa yields. His $5000 stipend and two years of service have generated vast benefits, with Iowa’s corn crop rising by 100 million bushels this year. Holden’s approach shifted farmer opinion and drew hundreds of farmers to his speeches across Iowa.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
P. G. Holden
Agricultural College
Ames
Holden
Iowa
Michigan
Prof
Banks Show Prosperity Amid State Call Findings
Auditor B F Carroll requested savings and state bank statements in mid November. Millard Cox of the banking department compiled the data showing deposits across 649 banks rose by more than 3 million dollars from August 4 to November 10.
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B. F. Carroll
State Department
Millard Cox
Capitol
Pay Raise Enacted for Iowa Judges Beginning January
The Twenty-ninth general assembly authorized a $1,000 annual rise for all five Iowa district judges to $3,500 and a $2,000 increase for one supreme court judge to $6,000, effective January 1. Judges elected earlier retain their prior salaries until their terms end in January 1905. Judge Evans gains the higher rate upon succeeding W. E. Miller.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
Twenty
General Assembly
Clyde
Macy
Bailie
Withrow
Evans
W. E. Miller
Deemer
Iowa women’s clubs push minimum wage bill for teachers
The Des Moines Federation of Women’s Clubs advocates a state minimum wage for women. A moving light in the federation says a law should be introduced to Iowa’s legislature to raise pay for working women, citing that teachers earn about $60 a month and cannot save for emergencies or old age.
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Des Moines Federation of Women’s Clubs
Iowa
Education Aids Proposals for Year-Round Schools
The speaker argues for 12 month schooling to cut crime, proposing elimination of reform schools to cover extra costs. Married teachers are favored if they have established records, and the issue could shape upcoming legislative labor debates.
Attorney General Mullan pursues Missouri river islands dispute
Mullan moves to answer Omaha claim over Missouri river islands in federal court. Omaha asserts natural accretion rights while Iowa claims navigable river border as of 1851. About 1000 acres valued near 100 dollars per acre, totaling roughly 100000 dollars.
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Mullan
Omaha
Missouri River
Executive Council
Iowa Teams Win Big at Chicago Stock Show
Iowa dominated two events at the Chicago stock show. The Hawkeye agricultural college defeated Kansas in the corn judging before about 50 000 spectators. Clear Jute of St Anthony Minnesota won the grand for cattle with a fat Hereford calf, while two Iowans took ribbons for Aberdeen Angus cattle W B Seeley Mount Pleasant won Senior yearling bull with Blackbird Ito and E T Davis Iowa City won Junior Aberdeen Angus bull.
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Iowa
Chicago
Hawkeye Agricultural College
Kansas
The
Agricultural College
St. Anthony
Minn
W. B. Seeley
Mount Pleasant
Monroe
E. T. Davis
Iowa City
Plans to redistrict Iowa in 1906 legislative session
Political circles discuss a serious push to redraw Iowa’s congressional districts when the January 1906 legislature convenes. The motive cited is Republicans’ slim 185 vote plurality in the second district, with 12 representatives likely in 1910 if 1906 acts stall.
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Iowa
Cummins
Iowa City Doctor Uncovers 100 Skeletons at Okoboji Mound
Dr. Duren H. Ward of Iowa City excavated the Okoboji mound with six laborers for a week and secured 28 Indian skeletons in good preservation. The finds show no signs of white contact and suggest a prehistoric population. the state historical society may benefit from the discovery.
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Duren H. Ward
Iowa City
Okoboji Mound
Ward
The
State Historical Society
Pigeons Carry Football Results at Drake Ames Game
An Iowa novelty uses carrier pigeons to relay scores from the Drake Ames football game. Messages with formation details and team colors were attached to birds and released. all pigeons delivered correctly, with the first message reaching Ames before the game ended.
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Iowa
Drake- Ames
Ames
Twine Plant Promise Goes Before State Prisons
A Sioux City twine company revived the question of introducing twine manufacture in the Anamosa state prison. Representative Powers had urged appropriating up to three-quarters of a million dollars to start the enterprise. The idea was rejected, but officials now reconsider it as a potential paying industry, with 1906 legislature likely to see the facts and possibly authorize it for all state prisons.
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Sioux City
Anamosa
Powers
Sioux City Company
Poultry Industry in Iowa’s Growing Power
Iowa’s poultry sector is sizable with a southern firm preparing 25 000 fowls for eastern markets at up to 22 cents per pound. Nationwide demand boosts values. statewide poultry value exceeds 10 million dollars with eggs yielding over 100 percent return on invested capital. The industry ranks just behind corn in importance.
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Iowa
Reburial Reveals 30 Year Preservation of Rev Joseph McDermott
The body of Rev. Father Joseph McDermott, buried December 30, 1870, was exhumed after over 30 years to reveal near perfect preservation. Water in the coffin may have prevented petrification, leaving the face serene and the vestments intact like a marble statue. Local residents recall the first burial, aided by photographs and stories of the art preservative.
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Father Joseph McDermott
McDermott
Sexton McElroy
Elm Grove Cemetery
Father Jacobsmeier
Washington
Smoking Becomes Unfashionable Aim At Coe College
Dean Stookey lectured at chapel urging college men to end smoking on campus. He cited rooms filled with smoke and compared it to a smoking car atmosphere, noting past fashion shifts driven by student influence including coeds helping curb the habit.
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Dean Stookey
Coe
Chapel
Better Iowa Grain Initiative Aims for Higher Seed Quality
An Iowa organization founded in Des Moines seeks to improve seed grain quality through annual corn judging contests at a central Iowa site. Capt. M. T. Russell will form a committee with agricultural leaders to establish a state body and promote higher grade grain exhibits. notables Wallace Faville Atkinson and Wells support the project.
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Iowa
Des Moines
E. E. Favilie
The
Farmers’ Tribune
James H. Atkinson
Homestead
George Wells
Grain Dealers’ Association
Monona County Farmers Institute Holds Strong Mapleton Event
The Monona county farmers institute closed at Mapleton with large attendance and a rich display of corn and farm products. Professor Holden and Ames students led prize judging with over 200 entries. D I Counts James Hunt and J R Murphy awarded prizes for small grain fruits and vegetables. Arthur Carhart won the boys contest for scoring corn earning a scholarship to Castana normal school. Ora J Baston won the sweepstakes premium for best county corn. Reed's Yellow Dent Corn scored highest and was praised as well suited to bottom lands.
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Mapleton
Prof. Holden
Ames
D. I. Counts
James Hunt
J. R. Murphy
Arthur Carhart
Center Township
Castana Normal School
Karl Iddings
Ora J. Baston
Whiting
Reed
Holden
Sermon Titles Echo Playhouse Names At Ottumwa Church
Rev. John Hastie of Ottumwa Baptist church preached on show titles used at the Grand opera house to draw crowds. He aligned sermon topics with performances such as A Runaway Tramp and The Sign of the Cross, turning theater captions into Sunday messages for revival audiences.
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Missouri
John Hastie
Ottumwa Baptist Church
Grand Opera House
Hastie
Opera House
Niagara Falls
York State
Plan for new electric lines to Waterloo and Cedar Rapids
Proposals foresee two new electrical lines during the next building season. One extends the Smith-Dows line from Iowa City through Cedar Rapids to Waterloo, the other from Marshalltown to Waterloo. The Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern railway also plans to extend from Sumner to West Union over 30 miles. Work on the Smithrows line may start in early spring after surveys.
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Smith- Dows
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Sumner
West Union
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Toddville
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Urbana
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Shady Grove
Jubilee
Gilbertvile
Court House For Charity In Waterloo Faces Debate
Black Hawk county supervisors weigh granting use of the old Water street courthouse to the Helping Hand mission led by Rev. C A Miller. Petition signatures exceed 400 ask for a three year lease with improvements and option to buy, to convert the building into a charity hospital.
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Board of Supervisors
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
C. A. Miller
Water Street
Mand Mission
Iowan Wins Harvard Class President as Quiet Scholar
W. H. Keeling of Sioux City becomes Harvard sophomore class president, the first Iowa student and first non society member to win the post. He worked his way through college, once serving meals at Dandall Hall, and led the Freshman Debating team and Sophomore Debating Club amid a rising democratic, anti upper-class sentiment.
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Iowa
W. H. Keeling
Sioux City
Steeling
Dandall Hall
Keeling
Warvard
Joseph Jefferson and the Slow Train to St. Joseph
The famed actor Joseph Jefferson, known for Rip Van Winkle, travels by a notoriously slow Missouri passenger train. In a sleeping car he jokes about a night’s rest while the porter teases that Jefferson could sleep for years. A fellow passenger mentions his famous sleep tale as the train crawls toward St. Joseph.
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Rip van Winkle
Missouri
St. Joseph
Philadelphia
St. Jo
Disparaging Remarks Spark Tense Exchange at Home
Mrs Nolan criticizes the costume of her husband s bosom friend Mr Sterlihy provoking sharp rebuke from Mr Nolan. He taunts her with comments on aging, worn boots and a warm heart, arguing such a quality would make more proud women in the world.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Money Talks Across Languages, Says Spondulix Dialogue
A witty exchange notes that money’s influence travels globally while words remain in English. The piece from De troitee Press ends with a quip about currency as a universal language.
Dodd's Kidney Pills lauded as greatest remedy claim
Arlington Indiana advertisement cites W A Trysong from Sapp Kentucky and Fieve praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as the world's greatest remedy for kidney trouble. Testimonies claim cure after one and a half boxes and neighbor endorsements, with warnings about Bright's Disease. A wedding joke about Fight the Good Fight is noted.
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Ind
Dec
W. A. Trysong
Sapp
Dodd
Fieve
Bright
No Tongue Can Tell Eczema Pain Ends With Cuticura
Mrs Arfie Elson of Bellevue Michigan recounts five years of severe itching bleeding eczema. After failed doctors she found relief with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment following the first bath. She invites others with doubts to write for confirmation.
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Bellevue
Mich
Investor Guarantee Association formed by mine operators
We are the largest mine operators in the West inviting writers to prepare prospectus and full particulars about our associated companies. They join to form the Investor's Guarantee Association with five million dollars capital to guarantee investors against loss. Arbuckle Goode Commission Company, 326 Olive Street, St. Louis.
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Investor’s Guarantee Association
Arbuckle- Goode Commission Company
Olive Street
St. Louis
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