Iowa school law amendments and manufacturing bill advance
Des Moines reports on school law amendments sought by education officials including removing presidential approval for expulsions and sharing tuition costs with neighboring districts. The manufacturing bill nears passage after bipartisan talks, while the attachments law gains an immediate-attachment provision to curb fraudulent transfers, and a Supreme Court reporter appointment proposal fails in the House.
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Iowa Grocers Consider Beet Sugar Tax and Yeast Plant
At the Iowa Wholesale Grocers Association meeting in Des Moines two major proposals were discussed. A Prouty led committee urged a one cent per pound tax on Iowa beet sugar to promote beet farming and factory growth. A separate plan seeks to counter a national yeast monopoly by building a large state yeast plant with local raw materials and strong capitalization.
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Nes Moines
Capt. C. C. Prouty
Des Moines
Iowa
GT. Hancock
Dubuque
Begin Now Lad For Life's Work and Rewards
A motivational verse urging young people to start today. Begin step by step, pull weeds in time, plant seeds and save a dollar. Persistence builds a foundation for future gains, and early effort promises larger rewards.
Famous Chorister Chauncey Smith Age 13 Shines in New York
Youngster Chauncey Smith a 13 year old chorister at Grace Church in New York astonishes churchgoers with a sweet voice. He began singing as a toddler and learned piano with one hand. He later joined All Angels church choir and then Grace Church. He is gentle, loves flowers and dogs, and spends weekly earnings of ten dollars plus free music tuition.
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Starry Chauncey Smith
New York City
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Harry
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Canada
Christians Service of
Israel
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Old Log Cabin Where Lincoln Was Born Rebuilt On Lincoln Spring Farm
A detailed note traces the Lincoln birthplace from its original cabin torn down decades ago to a recreated structure on the Lincoln Spring farm near Hodgensville Kentucky. It describes the cabin’s 18 by 16 foot size, primitive fireplace, timber construction, lack of nails, and the journey of logs to reassemble the famous dwelling.
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Louisville
Elizabethtown
Hardin County
Hodgensville
Lincoln Spring
Nolin’s Creek
Buffalo
Tom Davenport
A. W. Dennett
New York
Davenport
Lincolns
Thomas Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Long Run Meetinghouse
Jefferson County
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Knob Creek
Hodge
Favors the Watson heirs in Miles-Watson case ruling
Judge Waterman decides for the Watson heirs in the contested Miles-Watson suit at Maquoketa. The estate of Matt Watson, valued at about 300000, was disputed with George Miles Watson, illegitimate son, possibly appealing to the supreme court after a September district court trial attended by hundreds of witnesses.
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George Miles Watson
Matt Watson
Maquoketa
George Miles-Watson
Supreme Court
Berry Association Formed By Mahaska County Growers
At Oskaloosa mahaska county berry men and small fruit growers met in the judge's room and formed an association to plan organized shipment and sale. They noted past losses from lack of organization and sought to improve profits during the short berry season.
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Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Epworth League Chooses Colfax for Summer Assembly Site
The commission selects Colfax as the permanent location for the summer assembly and training school, citing Colfax as the best state option. The state league will receive 17 acres of Colfax park with electric, water, mineral and common supplies, plus a 2000-seat auditorium to be built by Colfax residents, all in fee simple to the Epworth league of Iowa.
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Colfax
State League
Colfax Park
Iowa
Woman to Head Cerro Gordo County Agricultural Society
Cerro Gordo county officials plan a bold change by appointing a woman to lead the County Agricultural society. The move aims to introduce new methods and energy, with Mason City women among likely candidates for the head position.
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Cerro Gordo County
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County Agricultural Society
Mason City
Science for Boys Weather in a Glass
A home science demonstration uses 92 percent alcohol in a glass cylinder to mimic a rain shower. Warmed gently, vapors form clouds over the liquid and rain droplets fall, creating a miniature storm before the upper cloud surface clears.
Burlington route offers Creston library gift to school board
The Burlington route proposes to donate a library building and books to Creston schools through Superintendent Levey, after years of private access and current disinterest in maintaining the property. Louise Pitt Yokum denies a teaching certificate to Victor C. McGirr citing smoking as disqualification under laws against tobacco use by teachers. Tennessee centennial committee sets key dates including Governors' Day June 1 Kappa Alpha Day June 14 and Stenographers Day August 4.
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Louise Pitt Yokum
Dolores County
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Victor C. McGirr
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Colorado
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Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Stenographers
National Association of Stenographers
Turkey eats little girls tea set in Brooklyn tale
A young gobbler eaten by Mrs. Cornelia Choate was found to have swallowed a dollhouse tea set. The turkey’s crop contained a teapot lid sugar bowl cream pot and a tiny teaspoon from a doll’s tea party set. The Girls claim the missing pieces as trophies.
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Cornelia Choate
A Prank Egg Illusion With Sand In a Shell
A trick describes piercing a raw egg to drain contents then filling with sand to create a convincing fake egg. Seal the hole with wax and claim you can make an erg obey you by balancing on a knife edge. Tap the egg to settle sand and keep it upright for the illusion.
Millions of Cook Books Given Away by Vogeler Firm
A Baltimore publisher promotes the Charles A. Vogeler Company Cookery Book and Book of Comfort and Health as a practical guide for housekeepers. It includes recipes and health remedies like St Jacobs Oil and notes heavy production with over 200 tons of paper used and 100000 copies daily. The ad urges purchase from druggists or via a 2c stamp.
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Charles A. Vogeler
St. Jacobs Oil
Charles A. Vogeler Company
Baltimore
Hall's Catarrh Cure and other old notices mixed ad copy
A compiled page fragment runs through patent medicine pitches for Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and pricing, then shifts to advertisements for Stomach Bitters and travel notes from the Wisconsin Central Lines. The text blends promotional material, a Map of Wisconsin claim, and a political quip about a Washington Democrat.
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Free Labor Bureau aids farmers nationwide in Chicago
The Working men's Home at 42 Custom House Place offers a free Labor Bureau to furnish men to farmers across the country at no cost to employers. Employers should specify work type, wage, and whether railway fare is advanced. Address Labor Bureau, Workingmen's Home, Chicago.
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Labor Bureau
Golden Rind Watermelon Sensation Promised by Salter Seeds
An 1896 advertisement touts Golden Rind Watermelon as a sensational freak of nature with a yellow rind and crimson flesh. It promises 600 prizes, sells melons at $1.00 each, and offers postpaid orders and a 146 page seed book from John A. Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin. It also urges customers to send 15 cents for a package and a Bible themed display note mentions Atchison Globe readers.
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la Crosse
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Queen and Crescent Route Electrifies Southern Rail Service
A marketing fragment extols the Queen and Crescent Route with block signaling electric headlights and rock-ballasted roadbeds. It notes the New Orleans and Florida Limited departs Cincinnati daily on a schedule improving yearly, highlighting luxury passenger service and swift, safe travel.
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Queen and Crescent
New Orleans
Florida
Cincinnati
Unaii
W. C. Rincarson
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