Disorder in Anamosa Reformatory Raises Alarm
Correspondence from Anamosa reports inmates in solitary confinement and on bread and water after pandemonium at the reform school. Guards suffer stress with two cited as insane by threats. The warden lists two percent trouble, while grippe sickness spreads locally amid community notices.
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Anamosa
R. M. Peet
San Diego
San Francisco
South America
B. M. Harvey
Jane Harvey
Washington, D. C
Congregational Church
Warden McClaughry
F. S. Carpenter
Malta
O. KE. S
Cedar Rapids
Auditor’s Office
Monay
J. F. Kingsberry
California
James F. Whalen
Board of Supervisors
C. B. Paul
Maquoketa
Center Junction Community News Highlights
Local notes from Center Junction dated January 12 recount a Wyoming art gallery visit by high schoolers chaperoned by Rev. Davis and a cheerful picnic. Activities include maidens of the Rebekah lodge electing officers, visits by relatives from Vanscoy and Logan, and social events across town.
Armstongs to Visit Daughter in Sterling Colorado
Mr and Mrs Charles Armstrong plan a trip to Sterling Colorado to visit daughter Effie With Mrs Armstrong staying through May Mr Armstrong expected to return by early March Esther Lorenz returns from Rockford Iowa where she had been for holiday break
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Charles Armstrong
Sterling
Colorado
Effie
Prairieburg Notes Busy Week and Local Updates
Prairieburg residents report repairs funded for GC. A. & N. and hope to resume soon. Mrs. Mary Burk RN arrived from St Louis with her mother Mrs. Dolan who has lagrippe. Neighbors celebrated Mrs. Lamont on her birthday. Lagrippe illness widespread. four families affected. Loren Barker returned from Klondike after 18 years away. Zellia Rogers in poor condition in Springville with limited hope. Lester Smith visited brother Louis in Anamosa and reports quick recovery. O A DeLauncey welcomed a 9 lb son January 3 1916. Eugene Conklin of Carrington ND visiting relatives. Clift Tharp returned from Alburnette. No church or 8 8 Sunday due to sickness.
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Prairieburg
Mary Burk
R. N
St. Louis
Missouri
J. Dolan
Charles Lamont
Burg
Loren Barker
Klondike
Springville
Zellia Rogers
Lester Smith
Louis
Anamosa
O. A. DeLauncey
Eugene Conklin
Carrington
North Dakota
Clift Tharp
Frozen Hill Notes and Local Happenings
Frozen Hill reports a quiet period with school interruptions and upcoming debate on whether wood or coal holds greater value. Local events include Mrs. Charles James hosting the Ladies Aid farewell, hogs shipped to Chicago by J D Clark and J C French, and several residents visiting Anamosa. Snow is anticipated. a poem by J Trowbridge closes the item.
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Charles James
J. D. Clark
J. C. French
Chicago
Fred Neelans
J.D. Neelans
Anamosa
J. A. Orr
al Hamilton
Harvey Snyder
J.T. Trowbridge
Mrs May Overley Rousser Dies After Illness in Texas
Mrs May Louise Overley Rousser died at 10 10 PM Thursday January 6 1916 at her home six miles west of Kress Texas from lagrippe and weak heart. She was born December 31 1886 in Humbolt Kansas later living in Center Junction Iowa and attended Epworth Seminary. Survived by husband George Rousser two children George Frederick and Katherine Marguerite a mother and father Mr and Mrs E J Overley sister Ruth Overley and brothers Prof F L Overley Iowa State College Ames and Howard Overiley also at Ames. Funeral conducted by Rev Haggard Plainview Texas with all family present.
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May Overley Rousser
Kress
Texas
Epworth Seminary
George Rousser
George Frederick
Katherine Marguerite
E. J. Overley
Ruth Overley
Prof
F. L Overley
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Howard
Correcting Habits to Ease Indigestion with Chamberlain Tablets
Advice warns against late meals and proposes a five hour gap between eating to prevent indigestion. The ad from Kettlitz & Kay endorses Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy and suggests a quick recovery with proper eating habits.
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Kettlitz & Kay
Then You Will Be Happy Swallowing the Stuff in a Barroom
A Cedar Rapids Republican urges bread shoes and stockings for the little folks to feel happiness, reflecting a political exhortation about relief and consumer goods.
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Cedar Rapids
Traveler describes wartime Europe from Tipton writer's view
R C Hink, returning to Iowa from Germany where he was born, recounts a wartime journey via St Paul to Liverpool and London on a fast train, visits to consulates and detention camps, and observations of bread tickets and copper penny replacement. He notes German bitterness toward America and widespread mobilization, then sails home aboard Nordam through Dover to New York.
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Iowa
Germany
St. Paul
Liverpool
England
London
Washington
Bernstorf
United States
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Aldeshot
Victoria Station
Faulkstone
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English Channel
New York
Castle Grove Farmers Mutual to Hold Annual Meeting
Castle Grove January 12 notice announces the Farmers Mutual Insurance association annual meeting. Members are urged to attend for instructional value. M Haley hauled hogs to Hopkinton. Hopkinton buyers buying more pork from the area. Alice O Rourke visited Cass with sister Mrs Tallman who has been ill but improving. Caspera shipped a car of hogs to Chicago with son Herman. S M Hosford sold two Shorthorn calves to Joseph Appleby and M Haley. E J Noble loaded steers for Chicago. Grippe illness affecting many in the area.
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Castle Grove
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
M. Haley
Hopkinton
Alice O’rourke
M. J. Tallman
Cass
Scotch Grove Box Social Planned and Local Updates
Scotch Grove township No. 7 hosts a box social on Thursday January 20 at 8 40 with Hazel Herrington as teacher inviting all. Five more car loads of corn arrived selling at 76 cents a bushel. Local residents report illnesses and recoveries while Mrs Charies James hosts a Willing Workers farewell as the James family plans March move to Missouri. Cedar Rapids visitors and Chicago trips bring farm market notes and teaching assignments for Ethel Rice near Olin. Lou Hutton visits Monticello.
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Hazel Herrington
Mervin Sinclair
Robert Clark
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James
Missouri
R. P. Clark
Cedar Rapids
G. J. Hughes
Chicago
Hughes
Ethel Rice
Olin
Lou Hutton
Monticello
School Board Proceedings January 7 1916 Special Session
The school board met in special session with W. F. Rohn L. W. Lovell and I. E. Reed present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Alta Farnham was elected teacher of the intermediate grades at $55 per month. Unpaid high school tuition for 1914-15 was certified to the county auditor. Bills were allowed.
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W. F. Rohn
L. W. Lovell
I. E. Reed
Alta Farnham
Death of Bedelia Duffy Cascade Pioneer
Bedelia Duffy a longtime Cascade resident died at her Washington township home at 5 30 am January 1 after a brief illness. Born in Pittsburgh 72 years ago she was a daughter of the late James Duffy. She taught school in the area and was devout Catholic. Survived by two brothers John W and James Duffy and Mrs John Sakahill. Funeral held Tuesday at St Peters church with Rev M J Farrelly officiating. Pallbearers named John Takes Peter Takes Michael Hughes Patrick Hughes J EB Flanigan Michael Finn.
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Jones County
Washington Township
Miss Duffy
James Duffy
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Arly
John W
John Skahill
Cascade
St Peter’s Church
M. J. Farrelly
John
Peter Takes
Michael and
Patrick Hughes
J. EB. Flanigan
Michael Finn
Literary Beginners Advised to Write from Experience
Robert W. Chambers advised literary beginners, per the London Strand, to have something to say and learn to say it. Write what appeals to you, then find a publisher who will take it. do not seek to fit a publisher's demand. If it is the real thing, you will break into print with your first effort.
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Robert W. Chambers
London Strand
The Janizaries as Fearless Converts of the Ottoman Guard
The Janizaries, originally Christian converts, became the fiercest soldiers of the Turkish empire. Converted under Sultan Orkhan in 1280, they formed the sultan’s bodyguard and later stormed Constantinople in 1458, a city long deemed impregnable.
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Janizaries
Mohammed
Sultan Orkhan
Constantinople
St. Louis
Finland One Seventh Water Density and Population
Finland spans 144249 square miles with about one seventh water. The 19th century census lists 3,196,700 people in eight governments, Helsingfors hosts 154,000 residents while cities north of 5,000 are few and far between.
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Grand Duchy
Helsingfors
New York Times
Famous Promises From Advertisers in a Pay Day Pledge
An advertisement promises a $100 reward to anyone who can prove that a thorough trial of a remedy brings no relief. The note includes a sly line about exchanges and secrecy in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch context.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Protecting Forests Prevent Floods and Erosion
The article explains forests reduce spring floods by trapping moisture and moderating melt. Mountains intercept moisture and spruce duff soils sponge water, releasing it gradually. Forests act as natural storage reservoirs, reducing sudden inundations and protecting valleys.
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London Standard
Gutting Down Expenses in Theater Production
A manager recounts a playwright reading a comedy and proposes cutting cost by changing the line Have a cigar to No, thanks I don't smoke. The anecdote illustrates trimming unneeded detail to save money each season.
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Kansag
City Star
The Needy Ones Irate Father and Son Dialogue
Irate father laments vast money needs as the son replies the costs stem from the hotel tailors and taxi, not personal need. The exchange underscores financial pressures and generational tension over expenses.
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Richard
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