Interesting Iowa News Highlights Across Welfare, Orphans and Farming
Des Moines welfare drive funds aid for beggars and street performers turning to charity. Iowa seeks homes for nearly 1,000 children in Davenport and Toledo through the Bureau of Child Welfare. Mason City Odd Fellows home expands with endowment plan and full mortgage paid. Poultry heads feed fox fur at Des Moines market. chicken by products turn profitable. Iowa wasteland under 1 percent on farms, and Odd Fellows facility on 260 acres reaches milestone.
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Des Motines
Welfare Board
Roy Huntooh
Fulton
Des Moines
Newton
Mr. Huntoon
Ames
Davenport
Toledo
Iowa
Bureau of Child Welfare
Odd Fellows Home
Mason City
Orphans
Grace Lawn
Green House
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellowship
Clock built from native walnut by Will Mellen
Ralph Overholser of Red Oak reports a clock by Will Mellen recently finished after starting the project at the year’s beginning. The timepiece uses Town walnut from the Harry Paul farm near Henderson and is built to last with steel reinforcements and grooved doors. Mellen planned it as an heirloom for years and to withstand wear. Cherokee Indians from Oklahoma camped near Bouton in Dallas County while a child recovered from typhoid fever. Chief Durham Young leads the group, wealthy from oil lands in Oklahoma, traveling by high class automobiles and buying milk eggs and similar goods from local farmers. Young has 39 years in the Masonic Order and 40 in the Odd Fellows lodge.
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Madison County
Robert 8. Herrick
State Horticultural Society
Patterson
Herrick
Grimes
Ralph Overholser
Red Oak
Will Mellen
Harry Paul
Henderson
Dallas County
Oklahoma
Bouton
Durham Young
Chief Young
Masonic Order
Odd Fellows Lodge
Farm and asylum work details and rabid fox attack
The Polk county home for the incurably insane operates a large farm where inmates do work and contribute to food costs. Dr. J L Besnahan of Waukon fought off a rabid mother fox using a steel rod after it rushed him while fishing. he killed the animal and chose to make a rug from its hide rather than send the head for examination.
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Polk County
J L. Besnahan
Waukon
Iowa Gains Fuel Tax Revenue and Notable Local Notes
Iowa reports gasoline tax receipts rise to 11.03 million dollars for the year ending June 30, reflecting increased highway travel. The piece also highlights local stories including Gerald Hyde’s successful lake swim, a broken jaw from a dream incident, Mrs. D W Larimer’s tribute trip to France, and Knoxville native George Cherrie’s prominence as a naturalist and explorer.
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Iowa
N. E. Kendall
Ray E. Johnson
Adventurer Cherrie Survives Peril Across Continents
He has lived through jail ten months and near execution in Central America for backing the wrong side. A Black Sea steamer accident left a forehead scar and a forearm scar marks removing bone after a gunman tried to kill him on a South American expedition.
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Cherrie
Marble Ledge Road Work In Arkansas Shifts Tons Of Stone
Workers along Federal Highway No. 65 between Western Grove and Valley Springs carve through Nebt gray marble. The grade runs atop a marble bed, with dozens of tons dumped nearby and a large piece valued at about 150 dollars.
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Western Grove
Ark
Arkansas
Newton
Boone
Valley Springs
Animals Fly Aboard Planes In Odd Air Service Feats
Washington reports show live animals including dogs goats mice and snakes have ridden in cockpits or fuselages of aircraft. King the dog mascot at Kelly Field reportedly parachuted from four thousand feet and landed safely in a lieutenant's arms. A cat and her litter were found in a plane fuselage and adopted by hangar crew.
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Washington
Ail Corps
Air Service Mechanics School
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Bing
Leutenant
Iin
Air Corps
France
Eld
Panama
Cerewa
Air Mail Shown Safer for Valuables by Post Office
Washington lost office records show air mail safer for valuables than other transport. The Vestris sinking caused far greater losses than air mail in ten years. A New York rail car fire destroyed more mail than air mail has in its entire operation. Over ten years 1,024,864 pounds carried with loss 2,384 pounds. Loss rate 0.81 percent. Planes blocked with sheet metal for protection against fires.
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Washington
Vestris
W. Irving Glover
New York
Air Mail
Post Office Department
Girl stowaways a growing worry for ship lines
Cape May New Jersey reports that young women seek sea adventure by boarding ships as stowaways to Europe. Veteran steward Arculus notes rising cases and says lines are tightening embarkation checks to stop unauthorized passengers from joining at docks.
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Cape May
N. J
Asa New
Wo Arenius
United States Shipping Board
Arculus
Old Eponies
South Jersey
Ates
Tle
Europe
Alorule
Peanut Challenge Delights Child Seeks Help With Giant Nut
Nancy Vera, just over three, struggles to shell a huge peanut in her first bag. She asks her mother to unbutton the shell with a humorous childlike request.
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Nancy Vera
Two Things to Prize in Old Jobs and Friends
The piece reflects on valuing long held work and familiar companions. It argues we grow accustomed to old duties and overlook their true value and potential. The author contrasts the steady aid of reliable labor with the neglect of its benefits.
Gamera Swallowed for Stomach Camera Demonstration
In Ossining New York a gastro camera was tested before 100 physicians at Sing Sing prison using inmate Alexander Vollera who swallowed the device. The apparatus includes dual cameras in a rubber tube that lights and captures internal stomach images, yielding up to 1040 individual photographs from a single insertion.
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Ossining
Sing Sing
Franz Gerard
Vienna
Lawrence Cremin
Alexander Vollera
Old Sing Sing Prison to Pass Into History
Ossining New York reports Sing Sing prison to be abandoned after 103 years. About 900 inmates will move to the new facility within a week, while the existing death house will remain as a memorial. The new prison, costing 85 million, will hold up to 1780 inmates.
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Ossining
Stine
Inoan
Warde Lewis Boo Loves
Suwanee Name Confirmed By Geographic Board Decision
Atlanta officials report the United States Geographic Board has officially adopted the spelling Suwanee for place names including rivers mountains and counties. Dr S W McCallie state geologist informed Doctor MetCallie the board had ruled in 1891 that Suwanee should replace prior spellings such as Sumney Suanee and Sewanes across maps and records. The trigger was Suwanee Mountain in Forsyth County after a resident noted the mountain was labeled Suaney locally while Suwanee appeared on the map.
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Atlanta
United States Geographic Board
S. We McCallie
MetCallie
Dog Dives Under Ice to Rescue Children
A hunting dog saved two children who fell through Danube ice near Donnustans. A hunter ordered the dog to dive into the stream after cries were heard. After multiple attempts one child was found and brought to shore, followed by the other in a second rescue.
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Berlin
Danube
Donnustans
African Witch Doctor Worries French Regime
Tengazaville in Equatorial Africa Karno, a reputed witch doctor, exploits local superstition to incite anti white sentiment. He operates from the sparsely settled upper Sangha region, aiming to oust white colonizers and establish control for himself.
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Tengazaville
Rene Equatorial
Afticas
Karno
Sangha
Karna
Maine Leads as First Prohibition State in 1851
Governor William G. Crosby approved the Maine taw to prohibit drinking houses and topple shops on June 2, 1851, making Maine the first prohibition state in the Union.
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Maine
William G. Crosby
Union
Illusion Diapelled In Bride Seeks Old Wardrobe
A bride three months into marriage writes home for her old clothes she once swore she would never wear again. The note hints at changes in style and household life as she adjusts to married life.
Glaze and the Global Spread of Ancient Porcelain
Excerpt discusses how glaze likely spread from Egypt to Western Asia and beyond, tracing ancient ceramic decoration from Egyptian turquoise glaze to Babylonian and Syrian patterns. It notes early Chinese glaze development after these traditions and references sources on porcelain pagodas and jade palaces.
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Desert
Akhnadon
Egypt
Western
Asia
Babylon
China
A. K E. Grantham
Holstein Cattle Winter in Luxurious Quarters
National Geographic describes Friesland dairy farms where buildings merge barn and home under a tall roof. A wall divides living quarters from cows with large, airy stalls, each sanded and windowed, with fresh curtains and ribboned tails.
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Friesland
Tolland
National Geographic Society
A Fair Cop Over Pond Rules Prompted by Fisherman
A weary river angler claims he is not fishing but teaching a worn to swim as a village constable orders him from a pond claiming fishing and bathing are forbidden without proper costumes. The exchange ends with the constable leading the man away.
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Pathen
Wisdom of Antoninus on memory and time cycles
A quotation from Marcus Aurelius Antoninus noting that people cannot lose past or future as they recur in cycles. It emphasizes that time spans do not affect what a person ultimately loses at death, and that all lives, long or short, end with the same fate.
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Maggeus Aurelius Antoninus
Hairdressing Craze Reaches Peak in Early 18th Century France
The Detroit News notes that in Paris around 1780 court ladies wore hair piled so high they kneeled or faced windows to sit. About 1,200 hall dressers served the city, with hairdos taking a full day to complete and maintenance done roughly once a month.
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France
Paris
Detroit News
Wings of Enthusiasm and Persistent Courage
The piece contrasts eager, soaring zeal with slow trudging effort. It urges continued forward motion despite being passed by victors, insisting that sustaining courage may prove the ultimate victory.
Do Bees Know Beekeeper
The article argues bees do not recognize beekeepers. It notes bees work for about six weeks, two spent in the hive, making frequent human recognition unlikely even if bees could distinguish people.
Explosives The man under the collar cannot afford to live
Fragmentary note from Farm and Fireside hints at dangers of explosives or illicit arms. The garbled line suggests fear of consequences for possession or use and aligns with wartime or rural safety themes.
Seven to One Cow Output From Milk to Corn Ratio
A historical note describes a ratio where seven to one relates to a cow supplying corn and milk yields. It mentions a pressurized measure of 100 pounds of milk and references a milk to corn production balance. The fragment implies an agricultural or dairy practice from an older period.
So Many Men Many Again Thinks Te Fas an Open Mind
A fragment notes a critic argues that perceived openness is mere vacancy. The line echoes a recurring doubt about sincerity in attitude and thought, though readable text is limited and ambiguous.
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Robert Barnes
Oskaloosa
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Mexico
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Scarborough-on-Hudson
Towa
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Gerald
Lakeside Beach
Chautauqua Point
Rodney McCoy
J. F. Schmitz
Ossian
Winneshiek County
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Quinton
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U. S. Vance
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Pocahontas County
D. W. Larimer
Clifford
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Larimer
Knoxville
W. J. Casey
George Cherrie
Mr. Cherrie
America
Mr. Casey
Roosevelt
South America
Theodore, Jr
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Sine Sine Prison
Suwanee
Geographic Board
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