Renewing Youth Through Faith and Vision of Heaven
In a February sermon Dr. Talmage argues that the spirit can renew itself, aging bodies renewed by health, science, and prayer. He cites reformed habits, notable septuagenarians, and the hope of eternal youth in Heaven, urging less fret and more compassionate, uplifting living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klopsch
Washington
Jean le Blanc
David
Jehoshaphat
Mount Olivet
Thomas Parr
Shropshire
England
London
Harvey
Hippocrates
Darwin
Gall
Boerhaave
Jenner
Ruysch
Plato
Franklin
Carlyle
Goethe
Buffon
Halley
Sophocles
Louis II
Hungary
Haydn
Humboldt
William Cullen Bryant
Isoccrates
Liontinus Gorgias
Herschel
Masinissa
Numiaia
Titian
Eagile
Bismarck
Gladstone
Hawarden
Moses
Paul
China
Edward VII
America
Jason
Medea
Jesus
Heaven
Polk County Court Blocks Courthouse Construction
The supreme court issued an injunction restraining Polk County supervisors from acting on the river front courthouse vote until further order. The ruling allows tearing down the old courthouse and moving offices to temporary quarters, but halts a new build pending election validity review. Property owners favoring the old site hold key land, while lawmakers consider enabling condemnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Supreme Court
Boards of Supervisors
Vproperty
Daring jailbreak suspect captured in Monroe Wisconsin
George M. Steiner, wanted on multiple charges after breaking jail at Cherokee, was captured in Monroe by Marshal W. C. Blunt. He escaped from officers en route to Cherokee and claims to have traveled through Tennessee since, 28 years old, six feet tall, 200 pounds.
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George M. Steiner
Liberty
Galena
Apple River
Monroe
Wis
W. C. Blunt
Steinier
Patrick Nulty
Cherokee
Freeport
Ill
Cers
Tennessee
Power for Cities in Keokuk and Hamilton Water Power Plan
Burlington capitalists are invited to join the Keokuk and Hamilton Water Power project leveraging the Mississippi to power factories in Burlington Fort Madison Keokuk Hamilton Warsaw Carthage Nauvoo LaHarpe and Quincy Illinois A potential monster stock company may form Des Moines rapids run 12 miles from Montrose to Keokuk with falls of 23 feet at low water and 16 feet at high water The river runs through a limestone bluff gorge enabling the power scheme
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk & Hamilton Water Power Company
Mississippi
Burlington
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Hamilton
Warsaw
Carthage
Nauvoo
Laharpe
Quincy
Third Town Retail Hardware Dealers convention in Dubuque
Nearly 200 delegates from across the state attended the Dubuque convention marking the largest gathering yet. Trade reports show a prosperous year with higher demand for tools and heavy shelf goods and especially strong sales in smaller cities as farmers invest in building improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Chicago Smallpox Shipment Sparks Health Criticism
Chicago health authorities faced sharp criticism after sending a fully developed smallpox case, man identified as Schmidt, to Burlington by passenger train. He arrived at Angular Street and was quarantined. The number of train passengers exposed remains speculative.
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Chicago
Burlington
Schmidt
Angular Street
Death by Own Action Club Emerges in Le Claire Town
In Le Claire a secret organization named death by own action club forms with leading citizens, including a former mayor as secretary. Observers say the group aims to eradicate prejudice against self slaughter, noting the village has had no recent personal crisis reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suicide Club
le Claire
Scranton mother challenges public school physiology instruction
Mrs A Houghtaling objects to physiology in public schools citing Christian Science beliefs. The principal demands attendance, and the mother plans to seek court action to resolve the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Houghtaling
Scranton
Mrs Potter of Elwood Taken to Insane Hospital
Mrs. Potter of Elwood is sent to the hospital for the insane at Independence after months of illness. Her husband was killed by a train earlier, and since his death her health declined and her reason failed, leaving a family of children.
Iowa baseball to schedule week of Rock Island games
The University of Iowa baseball team plans a week of early practice games with the Rock Island professional team in Iowa City late April, dates unsettled. The current schedule shows games with Coe College on April 18 and Knox on April 20, with a busy sequence through June 1 including Minnesota, Grinnell, and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University ‘of Iowa
Rock Island
Iowa City
University
Coe
Knox
Coe College
Knox College
Grinnell
Nebuagka
Towa City
Ames
State Normal School
Cedar Falls
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Simpson College
Galesburg
Lindley Institute
Peoria
Illinois
Chamoulen
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
State Normal
High Schools Improve Work Aimed at State University Credits
Prof J J McConnell head of pedagogy at the State Diversity notes visiting state high schools and preparatory schools to ensure graduates gain university acceptance. He cites German and Latin offerings improving, and colleges crediting solid work even if full accreditation is lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. McConnell
Stl
Rock Island Opens Expansive Des Moines Station
The Rock Island has opened its new Des Moines passenger station under construction since last summer. Likely the finest railway station in the state, it features dark red vitrified brick exterior and a richly decorated interior. Separate parlors for ladies and a men’s smoking room accompany a grand 44 by 100 foot central waiting room seating 200. The walls use white enameled brick for brightness and it sits diagonally across from Union Station.
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Rock Island
Des Moines
Union Station
Growth at Iowa University A Century Growth
The University of Iowa shows strong expansion from 74 instructors in 1890 to 135 in 1900. Student enrollment rises from 887 to 1641 in 1900 1901, with facilities expanding correspondingly. Anticipated attendance this year exceeds 1600, up from 1438 last year.
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University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Tax Ferret Investigation Yields County Funds
In Iardin county the tax ferret inquiry has raised about $16,000 for the county treasury with an estimated total of $30,000 to be secured. The process has been quiet with no signs of contest from claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iardin
Woodmen of America Hold Iowa Biennial Convention in Cedar Rapids
Three thousand Woodmen of America members from 73,000 in Iowa met in Cedar Rapids for the biennial state convention. Officers elected include I. Mee Cutcheon as delegate at large and J. Green as state clerk, with Larrison Raster and J. W. Lauder named to top advisory and head physician roles. Cedar Falls saw $200,000 spent on local improvements including a city line and the state normal school. The Cedar Falls rapid transit plan advances toward Denver and Janesville, expanding into Blackhawk and Grundy counties.
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Woodmen of America
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Cutcheon
Holstein
Jerry 8
Green
Davenport
Peter Stephany
Manning
Larrison Raster
Tiyons
J. W. Lauder
Afton
Cedar Walls
Iowa Butter and Cheese Dealers Elect Officers at Des Moines Meeting
The Iowa Association of Wholesale Butter and Egg Dealers held its annual meeting in Des Moines and elected officers including President T. L. Emrio of Brighton, Secretary W. M. Verhey of Des Moines, Treasurer George W. Nicholson of Grand Junction, and directors W. IX. Boardman Nevada Andrew Wood Rockwell City W. H. Shorwell Perry P. L. Stanley Kartham.
Rev Joseph Moran Dies in Creston Collision
The Rev Joseph Moran, prelate of the Grand Commandery of Wisconsin, died after a collision in the Creston yards while riding an engine. His body was sent to La Crosse, Wisconsin. A $5,000 accident policy expired two hours after the injury.
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Joseph Moran
Creston
Grand Commandery
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Wis
Architecturally Detailed Eight Room Residence Plan
A detailed description of an eight room house costing 2200 with specific room sizes and materials. It covers foundation rubble stone, two thickness tar paper insulation, 2x10 joists, 2x6 rafters, red cedar shingles, sash cord windows, double thick American glass, oak and Georgia pine finishes, white rust coat with gray trim, heavy tin gutters, cement basement, and designated coalroom furnace fruitroom laundry stores. George A. W. Kintz is the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldria
Mirrors in the Home Sparking Room Illusions
A dining room with a strategically placed mirror doubles its window view and creates a spacious illusion. Mirrors reflect light and landscapes, doubling furniture and enhancing decor, as seen in elegant rooms at the White House.
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White House
Rose Seelye Miller
Preventing Waste of Coal and Electric Rail Ideas
The piece notes alarms over British coal supply with proposals to use water power for electric transmission to factories and railways. It mentions Ohio capitalists planning an electric railway across Alberta to Klonuke and a water route to the Arctic Ocean starting at Edmonton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
Arctic Transportation Line
Ohio Capitalists
Alberta
Klonuke
Arctic Ocean
Edmonton
Not Impressed and After-Dinner Speaker Quip
A Brooklyn Life quip compares an honored after-dinner speaker to his eating habits with a humorous remark about meals. The exchange highlights social wit and contemporary dinner party banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Running a Furnace
Practical guidance for household furnace care from J N Thompson advises keeping the furnace clean inside and out, avoiding ash buildup, proper firing on both sides, keeping the fire door shut, using the by pass damper, regulating heat at registers, moistening air with a water tank, and training the wife to operate the furnace while the owner is sick, ending with a note not to scold the furnace man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Thompson
Science and Industry
Long Overdue Poem Draws From Cholly and Edith
A humorous exchanged poem piece centers on Cholly finishing a touching poem titled Long Overdue about a ship. Edith misinterprets it as a marriage proposal causing a lighthearted courtroom style aside.
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Cholly
Edith
A Daughter of Eve Wife Wears Flowers at Opera
A Philadelphia Press item notes a wife dressed for the opera receives flowers from her husband who suggests the blooms help cover her ailing attire. The exchange underscores social etiquette over fashion.
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Eve
Philadelphia Press
The Height of Ingenuity Joke Exchange
A brief cartoonish gag features a judge quipping on clever machines. The jab recalls a punch line about a device that organizes schedules and folds time, highlighting a playful take on invention and efficiency.
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Wagegles
Good Thing for Artist Sculpture Cost at Pane American Exposition
The original sculpture for the Pane American exposition is projected to cost about $500,000.
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Dr. Talmage
Christ
Milton
Chrysostom
Handel
Leighton
John Foster
Southey
Chaucer
Lamb
Manycooks
Sheldon
Oscar
Brooklyn Eagle
Irons
Power For
Convenntion
University of Iowa
McConnell
University In Prooperouns
ART IN Architecture
Hardeware
Mintels
Akadye
George A. W. Kintz
North Sere
Milthen
Aidor
Branda
Hamber
Philadelphia
Evening Dulletin
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