Iowa Tops In Livestock Value And Swine Production
Des Moines reports Iowa leads national livestock value and swine production for ten years, with Texas second in value and Illinois runner up in swine. Iowa ranks high in cattle and horses, dairy cows, poultry value, and overall stock totals, outpacing many states in 1910 figures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Bulletin
Texas
Illinois
Lone Star State
New York
Wisconsin
The
Girl saves father from rattlesnake bite in mountain trip
Anita Eberhardt twelve heroic girl sucked venom from her father Joseph Eberhardt’s leg after a rattlesnake strike. She bandaged the wound then hauled him to camp and on to a farmhouse eight miles away where doctors treated him, saving his life despite deep flesh wounds.
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Eberhardt
Palo Alto
San Francisco
Hubbard & Carmichael
San Mateo Mountains
Rock Creek
Bisbee, Ariz
Eber
Joke almost killed woman in Atlantic City prank
Mrs. Yetta Nathanson of 228 North Connecticut Avenue collapsed after a telephone practical joke by her son, John J. Nathanson, a merchant. Medical help arrived. she was initially thought to be dying of heart failure but revived.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Yetta Nathanson
Connecticut Avenue
Young Man Accuses Brother Of Murder Joke Causes Uproar
Nathan son, once believed to have killed a man by a brotherly joke, told their mother a false tale of an arrest. A choking sound and a crash followed as she collapsed unconscious, heard by others in Mrs Nathanson’s house who rushed to aid.
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Man
Brother
Nathanson
Lost 511-year-old cuff links from Scotland
Charles R. Hill reported a pair of cuff links stolen at a Chicago moving picture show. The heirloom links were made in Scotland and brought to America before the Revolution, passed down through 17 generations.
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Chicago
Charles R. Hill
Scotland
America
Iowa Editors Meet as George G Tucker Elected President
More than 100 guests gathered at Savery hall for the Corn Belt Editorial association luncheon in Des Moines. George C. Tucker of Webster City was elected president succeeding J. L. B. Lungerford. A. S. Patton Gowrie became vice president. Al M. Adams Humboldt re elected secretary and treasurer.
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George G. Tucker
Webster City
A. F. Patton
Gowrie
al. M. Adams
Humboldt
Des Moines
Savery
Corn Bolt Editorial Association
Harvey Ingham
J. L B. Dlungerford
Carroll
Greater
Danker
Editorial Association
George C. Packer
Je TB. Uungerford
A. S. Patton
W. A. Noel
Rockwell City
al M. Adams
Bernard Murphy
Winston Eagle
Henry Wallace
Vinton
David Brant
Iowa City
Jack” Dalton
Milligon
Bumper Wheat Crop Promised for Town and County
Reports from Ringgold County claim the blue ribbon with an average Town wheat yield of fourteen bushels per acre. Frank J. Sheldon visiting Mount Ayr for the state fair observed a farm owned by John Frye yielding about forty five plushery to the acre. Thrashers in the area report averages well above the Town figure, threshing twenty two to forty bushels per acre.
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Nes Moines
Ringgold County
Ncre
Frank J. Sheldon
Mount Ayr
John Frye
Ringgold
Lamb exhibits tail hoof at Mega farm show
Prominent sheepman H B Woods showcases a lamb with a perfectly formed hoof at the end of its tail. The lamb’s dam bore twins, both healthy aside from the unusual extra hoof.
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Colo
H. B. Woods
Three Toed Horse Found Near Mina Nevada Fossils Await Study
Discovery by University of California professors Baker and Bonaldo reveals a tropical lake area near Mina Nevada with a three toed horse remains and a well preserved prehistoric dog. Other finds include extinct camel remains fish beds and magnesia ore deposits. An eastern syndicate owns the land and a Smithsonian expedition is hoped for to study the relics.
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Reno
Nev
Mina
Lawrence Baker
Department of Geological Research
University of California
Baker
Bonaldo
Nght
Smithsonian Institution
State Penitentiary
Firebug Syndicate Leader Arrested In New York Fires
Isidor Steinrutzer an east side youth is under arrest charged by the fire marshal with leading a firebug syndicate. He is alleged to have started more than 3800 fires in five years and to have conspired with Samuel Gold. The syndicate includes brokers adjusters and runners who persuade poor tenants to overinsure and set fires. Average charge for starting a fire is about 25 dollars. The fire commissioner says 25 percent of city fires are incendiary.
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New York
Isidor Steinrutzer
East Side
Isidor
118Th Street
Lres F
Samuel Gold
New York City
Boy Helped Burglars Enter Drexel Flat, $500 Loot
Two burglars gained entry to Edgar Woods at 811 Drexel boulevard with a small boy aiding by lifting the transom. While the family was at the theater, $500 worth of silverware and cut glass was stolen, police were notified today.
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Chicago
Edgar Woods
Drexel Boulevard
Wagging tail saves life of Scotch collie in Kansas City
A mad dog alert near Sixth street and Barnett avenue led Patrolman Otis Flora to discharge a riot gun. He spared the afraid dog after it wagged its tail and proved friendly. The dog belonged to Rev. Father Sigis mund Pirron of St. Anthony's church and was led home by the officer.
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Kansas City
Sigismund Pirron
St. Anthony’s Church
Seventh Street
Barnett Avenue
Kan
Sixth Street
Otis Flora
Flora
Father Pirron
Farm Land Sale Details From 160 Acre Quarter
Bert Hakes recently bought from his father the old home of 160 acres near Williamsburg Will BR. He paid 200 dollars per acre. The quarter was formerly owned by James Henthorne, from whom Hakes bought eighty acres in 1868 at ten dollars per acre. Eight years later he acquired the remaining eighty acres then occupied by Hawthorne for thirty dollars per acre.
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Williamsburg
BR. Hakes
Bert Hakes
James Henthorne
Hakes
Mr. Hakes
Hawthorne
Water Meter Fight Erupts Between Plumbers and City
Fort Dodge plumbers and councilmen clash as the city plans to sell water meters at a price below the plumbers’ quoted rate. The confrontation underscores a dispute over meter supply and city policy.
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Fort Dodge
Battle Royal
City Agrees to Three Miles of Asphalt Roadway
Bloomfield city council lets a contract for three miles of asphaltic concrete pavement at about 68000 dollars to be completed by October.
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Bloomfield
Switchman Frost Killed in Rail Yard Fall
Fort Dodge reports Illinois Central switchman Joseph Frost, 23, died after falling between box cars in the Tara yards. He was known for his steady work and had been with the company a short time.
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Fort Dodge
Joseph Frost
Ilinois Central
Tara Yards
Frost
Coal Mine Planned On 600 Acre Iowa Farm
Albia reports a new town site on a 600 acre farm four miles northeast of the city. John Ramsey and brothers Bryan and Homer Harris are sinking a coal mine expected to become one of the largest in southern Iowa.
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Albia
Her
John Ramsey
Bryan
Homer Harris
Iowa
Perry Chosen for Winter Meeting of Firemen
The State Firemen's Association board of control selected Perry as the site for its upcoming winter meeting in November. The decision names Perry as host city and sets the schedule for the event.
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Perry
Sioux City
Board of Control of
The
State Firemen’s Association
Fred and Mack Win State Fire Men's Free-for-All
Des Moines entry Fred and Mack won the big event at the state fire mens tournament in Sioux City finishing first in the free-for-all with a time of 1 15. Council Bluffs and Sioux City squads were close behind. Prize money amounted to 700 dollars.
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William E. Hutchinson
Truro
Joseph Lowery
Des Moines
Walter E. Nichols
Conrad E. Nesting
Waverly
R. F. Kugel
Sioux City
George W. E. Guertsen
Cedar Walls
James A. Trotter
Ainsworth
F. Lankelma
Pella
George R. West
Churdan
W. W. Pritchard
Alex’ Bickford
Earlham
Frank L. Gordimer
Jr. Pulaski
Conrad E. Norton
Fred and
Mack
Council Bluffs
Creston Sets Home Coming Week with Aviation Show
Creston announces home coming during the week starting September 23. An aviation exhibition will accompany the celebration, adding air display events to the community observance.
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Creston
Halo and Wings Doubt in Misty Dialect
A dialect speaking speaker questions a white figures promises of halo and wings and mocks the promised transformation. The speaker doubts the halo and wings will appear and recites a wary, defiant plea for proof. The monologue challenges racial fantasy and self doubt.
The Problem of Sweating in England and the United States
The November Chautauquan argues perspiration is a universal effect of heat. It notes the stereotyped figures of Uncle Sam and John Bull and urges equal rights for Americans and English in hot weather. It jokes about hotel clerks and speed, calling for fair play worldwide.
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England
United States
Tacle Sam
John Bull
Santa role fuels Christmas aid at Sundry school
A native notes Mr Curmudge plays Santa at the Sundry school Christmas tree exercises. A visitor agrees but suggests he is stingy, though he insists on the part to justify giving gifts he otherwise could not.
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Mr. Curmudge
I Know Where I Get Off
An old man explains he drinks wine and eats nothing at a dinner. He boasts he cannot figure out knife and fork use but claims mastery of the glass.
Market talk leads to a beets measure standoff
A marketman boasts he profits from musicians while a customer laments, and the marketman replies that the musician demands only four beets per measure. The exchange highlights tension over fair pricing and the quirky rule.
Dialogue Misunderstanding Between Teacher and Student
A fourteen year old girl blushes and explains to her teacher she avoids using her full name Bertha Johnson Kenmore because it would sound like she is married. The exchange shows a social expectation of propriety and personal identity in a school setting.
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Bertha Johnson Kenmore
Grarried
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