Dangers that Await Young Men Warn Against Vice and Waste
In a hard hitting 1898 sermon, Dr. Talmage urges young men to guard character and finances. He cautions against debt before earning, lavish spending, gambling, temper, and idle flattery, urging self control, prudent planning, and righteous conduct to secure a life of success. He cites historical figures who rose from humble beginnings and stresses acting now before character is set.
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America
Bowditch
Salem
Siberia
St. Petersburg
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Gambler’s ruin and urged daily action in life insights
A verbose lecture warns gambling ruins, urges self control, and condemns postponement. It extols discipline, religious devotion, and prompt action, citing Horace Walpole, social gambling, and a cautionary tale of a hostess. It emphasizes seizing opportunities, especially for youth, amid global openings and moral living.
Dairy Industry Gains and Horticulture Progress in Iowa
State dairy commissioner Norton reports a ten percent drop in butter output but an eighty rise in creameries, with wages up and farm separators growing. Cheese factories total 67, while the State Horticultural Society outlines school gardening plans and new experiment stations. A Des Moines board of control consultation meeting defines policy and humane treatment across institutions.
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State Horticultural Society
Weather Crop Service —Board of Control
Des Moines
B. P. Norton
Gates
Wright
Iowa
New York
Towa
Norton
Tories
Appanogobc
Eeereeerencesener
Benton
Jelack Hawk
Cerro Gordo
Floyd
Washington
Pease
Butter Shipments Rise in Iowa as Creameries Grow
Reports show that in year 92,299,211 pounds of butter were shipped from Iowa, up from 39,547,644 pounds in 1897, a decrease in shipments of 7,248,473 pounds. The number of creameries increased to 946 from 891 in 1897.
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Iowa
Plucky Teacher Repels Shooter at Osage School
Kate V. Ogden, a 19 year old Osage schoolteacher, faced Wallace Barnett who threatened her life and demanded marriage and money. She fired two shots as Barnett fled across the state line. he remains at large. Ogden is praised as a capable, respected educator from a prosperous Mitchell County family.
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Wallace Barnett
Osage
Kate V. Opden
Asha
Ile
Kate V. Ogden
Mitchell County
Deed of a Hero
Frank Van Orman, a miner in Idaho, died after intervening in a dispute at a mine. His body was brought to Bayard for burial after a sequence of telegrams announced his injury and death during his sister in law’s wedding day. He intervened to save his brother when an Italian man threatened harm with a shovel.
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Frank van Orman
Idaho
Bayard
Frank
George Benedict
Mr. Benedict
Madness Escaped Patient Returned to Mount Pleasant
William M. Lefler escaped from Mount Pleasant asylum and traveled five miles to his Blakesburg home. He was recaptured after creating a violent scene using a gun against his family, injuring a child, and imprisoning his wife. He is again confined at the asylum.
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William M. Lesler
Mount Pleasant
Blakesburg
Efler
Ifis
Lefler
Lester
Des Moines To Add Beer Gardens Under New Law
A Des Moines liquor dealer says the city will gain beer gardens under a new state law. The old prohibitory statute stays in effect unless petitions gain 65 percent voter support for county supervisors to issue liquor permits. Petitions circulated since election day have met the required threshold and are filed, part of a statewide effort by the State Liquor Dealers Association.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Liquor Dealers’ Association
Double wedding at Nedrick Baptist Church seals two pairs
Miss Mayme Ritter and Lincoln Sauer along with Miss Minnie Ritter and Charles Sauer were united in marriage at the Nedrick Baptist Church. Rev. A. L Shortess officiated as a large number of guests witnessed the nuptials. The couples will reside on adjoining farms near Highland Center.
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Baptist Church
Nedrick
Mayme Ritter
Lincoln Sauer
Minnie Ritter
Charles Sauer
A. L Shortess
Highland Center
Old Cleveland Man Found in Dubuque After Months Missing
Christopher Meyer of Cleveland vanished from home fifteen months ago and was located on a Dubuque street. His two grandsons identified him and traveled there to confirm his identity, ending a long, mysterious disappearance.
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Christopher Meyer
Cleveland
Dubuque
Iowa Short-Horn Breeders Elect Officers at Sioux City
The eighteenth annual convention of the Iowa Short-Horn Breeders Association was held in Sioux City. Elected officers include President W. W. Vaughn of Marion. vice presidents J. P. Manatrey Fairfield J. A. Evans West Liberty G. H. Burge Mount Vernon. secretary and treasurer J. R. Crawford Newton. Cubans in Washington allege that Spaniards evacuating Moron and Clengo de Avila Cuba poisoned public cisterns, causing many deaths.
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Iowa Short-Horn Breeders’ Association
Sioux City
W. W. Vaughn
Marion
J. P. Manatrey
Fairfield
J. A. Evans
West Liberty
G. H. Burge
Mount Vernon
J. R. Crawford
Newton
Washington
Moron
Clengo de Avila
Cuba
Loved to Death At Webster City Inquest
A coroner's inquest in Webster City investigated Ira Fitch who died by morphine self administration after persistent romantic attention from many women. Witnesses described his magnetism over women from married to young maidens, with Fitch avoiding eye contact and not replying to letters. The case stunned society and left many heartbroken. Witch had a wife, who lives in Springboro, Q.
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Webster City
Ira Fitch
Williams
Hey
Witch
Springboro
Rural Teachers Circle Plans Des Moines Meeting
State Superintendent Barrett releases a circular urging rural school teachers to attend the statewide Teachers' Association in Des Moines December 27 to 29. Highlights include a final report on rural schools, the country teachers round table, and subjects on teacher assignment, course of study, records, and meeting demands.
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QR. C. Barrett
Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
Wright
Iowa State Normal School
Educational Council
W. W. Brittain
Associatio
State Board Opposes Corporal Punishment
The Iowa state board of control unanimously opposes corporal punishment. Ex Gov. Larrabee told Des Moines superintendent delegates that abolishing fruit fees and centralizing control in a three member board has worked. He noted Superintendent Miles advocated reform and extreme cases where punishment might be needed. Wardens favored discretionary corporal punishment while other superintendents opposed.
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State Board of Control
Larrabee
Des Moines
Miles
Widrado
Kinne
Board of Control
Life sentence upheld for Betsy Smith in husband murder case
On a second appeal the Supreme Court orders Betsy Smith to serve a life term for murdering her husband Michael Smith for insurance money. With her daughter’s help she poisoned him with arsenic in lemon pie and coffee. circumstantial evidence ties her to the plot as he was blind from a gunshot likely from another act. Cora Smith later confessed while in Anamosa penitentiary, where she died by suicide.
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Supreme Court
Betsy Smith
Michael Smith
Cora Smith
Anamosa
Notaries Public Clarify Jurisdiction Extension Process
Secretary of State Dobson notes many inquiries about notary public law. Deputy Archie Smith explains a notary may extend jurisdiction outside his county only by obtaining a certified copy of appointment from the resident county clerk and filing it with the adjoining county clerk where acts are desired.
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Dobson
Archie Smith
Coal Famine Strains Iowa Coal Supplies
A great scarcity of soft coal grips northern and western Iowa as mines run at full capacity but fail to meet demand. Towns report only about a 48 hour stock and some mines warn retailers of a 25 to 50 cent per ton price increase amid continued freezing weather.
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Iowa
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