Iowa state news round of local tragedies and notices
Mrs Feuix Keasum aged sixty burned to death at Solon after clothes ignited by a stove. Her deaf husband failed to hear cries. William Wendy died by morphine at Dubuque. Sioux City workers solicited aid for a fictitious distressed countryman. Clerks fined for flirting with Washington beliefs on public streets. Postoffice changes listed. Multiple brief obituaries and local incidents across Iowa.
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William Wendy
Dubuque
Linwood Cemetery
Sioux City
Charles
George Roperts
Chicago
Tere
Towa
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Hennepin
Des Moines
Otentee
Tur Muscatine Tribune
Academy of
Chippewas
Pottawatomies
Missouri River
Audubon
Audubon County
Arthur L. Sanborn
Clark
Mills County
H. F. Wilkinson
Clear Creek
Ailamakee
Avon Station
Polk County
N. M. Deaton
Big Grove
Pottawattgmie
Alvin Eck
West Branch
Cedar County
H. T. Gunnell
Brooks
Adams County
J. T. Ireland
Zink
Council Bluffs
Turkish Writing and its Varieties in Ottoman Practice
The article outlines six Turkish scripts the nessik base for sacred texts, souluz for mosques, dewani for firmans, rik a for ordinary letters, talik for legal documents, and siakah for Finance. It notes the difficulty of mastering all styles and the skill of those who can read and write them all. A miscellaneous note mentions a workman and the Brooklyn Bridge tower incident.
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East
Bates
Ministry of Finance
Ark
Gurney
Héatile
Fraser
Philadelphia Bulletin verse fragment about wedding and skating
A fragment of a Philadelphia Bulletin verse mentions a wedding plan and a couple with a smiling bride and a skater named Jean Pierre. It frames a light, domestic scene with affectionate imagery and rhythm.
Jacob Lohr and the Panthers in the Mohawk Valley
In the Mohawk Valley a young settler Jacob Lohr and his wife Polly endured a night tied to a pig pen by three panthers. He sealed the enclosure and then lured the predators inside by day with meat, trapping them by a clever corded peg system. He shot the captive panthers at dawn, earning a bounty from the state for mother and kittens, and later used their pelts as a warm sleigh robe.
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Jacob Lohr
Mohawk Valley
Schenectady
New York
Pan
Polly
Pennsylvania
America
Jacob
Mr. Lohr
Fev. I. Beman
Pension Arrears Act To Bring Back Pay For Ex-Soldiers
The article explains how the Pension Arrears law will grant back pay to veterans based on the time elapsed since their last pension, with estimates showing substantial sums for individual claimants. It notes many ex-soldiers did not apply previously, and highlights state distributions, including Chicago with about 18,000 pensioners and Minnesota with around 3,000 likely to benefit, plus heirs’ eligible shares.
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Northwest
Congress
Treasury
Periane
Chicago
Minnesota
Pension Arrears Rules Explain Widow Orphans Eligibility
The Chicago Journal notes that when a pensioner dies the widow or children under sixteen may claim arrears, with disputes over who is entitled. Extra Pension Rears Act work awaits Congress funding, and claimants should apply to the Commissioner of Pensions in Washington once appropriation is made.
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Congress
Washington —Chicago Journal
Legacy of Calvin Fairbank and abolitionist trials in Kentucky
The piece recounts Calvin Fairbank a Congregational minister jailed in Louisville Kentucky in 1844 for aiding enslaved people to freedom. It details his brutal 1850s confinement and lashings, his wife’s steadfast support, post release struggles, and support from friends like Lewis Hayden Sophia Little and others as revived interest grows in his destitute condition.
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the Tribune
Charles Howard Malcom
American Peace Society
Calvin Fairbank
Kentucky
Congregational Church
Oberlin
Ohio
Louisville
Hayden
Boston
Fairbank
Mason and Dixon
State
Mr. Fairbank
Massachusetts
Newport
Troy
Richmond
Virginia
Sophia Little
Bragg and the Brigadiers Era of Reconciliation
The piece contrasts post Civil War rhetoric favoring reconciliation with the rise of violent groups. It notes that supposed repentant former Confederates formed Ku Klux Klan and White Leagues after reunion, using masked violence against Black people as a chilling outcome of amnesty and readmission.
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Lee
Appomattox Court House
Democracy and Barbarism in the Southern States
The Teller Committee testimony exposes harsh violence in Louisiana and South Carolina linked to Democratic rule and suppressing Republican voters. The piece argues this amounts to a war on free ballots, with the solid South opposing a free North. It notes a fatal shooting in Watauga County and ends with a light joke about a cough syrup seller.
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Louisiana
South Carolina
Teller Committee
Russia
Turkey
Washington
United States
Democratic Party
Congress
Burlington
Domestic health advice from early 1900s periodicals
Tips on soothing baths with borax for relaxation and sleep, cold feet remedy by cold water and brisk drying, apple pastries baked in paste, corn cakes made with corn meal and flour, and foot care for corns including warm soaks and sweet oil treatment. Emphasizes simple, inexpensive home remedies and practical hygiene.
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British Medical Journal
N. Y
Kentucky
Journal of Health
Small tools boost farm economy and self reliance
A farmer can save time and money by maintaining a home workshop with basic tools for repairs to plows, harrows, wagons, and machines. Keeping parts ready, learning to take apart and reassemble equipment, and storing fuel and materials properly helps thrift, efficiency, and profits across the farm.
Sheep welfare in winter shelter and wool quality
The article argues that despite warmth clothing, sheep need adequate shelter in winter. Prolonged exposure reduces health and profitability, with late grazing causing suffering, wool damage, and lower yields. Proper care boosts wool quality and owner returns.
Advice on sheep care and winter feeding from M. Herald
A rural column warns of weak wool spots from poor early season care and the risk of cold exposure. It urges better herd management, shelter, regular barn feeding when frost damages pasture, and moving sheep to closer pastures if needed. Includes a home pickle recipe for meat preservation using molasses, brown sugar, and saltpeter.
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Herald
Benefactors of Hop Bitters Declared Benefactors
A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced a new medicine Hop Bitters by combining known remedies. Despite initial skepticism, trials proved its merit and many now honor the discoverers as benefactors.
Allan's Anti Fat for Senator Obesity Pitched
The piece touts Allan's Anti Fat as a safe remedy for severe obesity affecting a United States Senator. It claims fatness causes other diseases and credits chemistry with proving the treatment effective. It notes the product is sold by druggists and targets readers with editorial humor about the senator.
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United States
Washington
Allan
Drugglsta
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