Mrs. Jenkins Bargains Away For A Stove
Mrs. Jenkins pursues bargain prices at second hand shops. Her husband teases that she ends up buying back her own stove at a higher price after a flawed grate and missing stovepipe. The tale, set in a suburban yard with a barn, ends with her continuing search for bargains.
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Jenkins
John
Chicago Record-Herald
Mr. Jenkins
Ananas
Jenkinses
Jawns
Mrs. Jenkins
The Vagabond by Douglas Goldring in the Academy
A poem declaring a lifelong love of roaming over fixed towns and comforts. The speaker rejects urban life for wild lands and the country air, praising solitude, nature, and enduring country friendships.
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Douglas Goldring
Academy
Desert Heat Outdoes City Summers Across America
A writer contrast the dryness of desert heat with humid city heat. He recalls 120 degree shade readings near the Mojave and 90 degree Boston nights, noting humidity and constantly high discomfort differ by location.
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America
Country Calendar
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Yuma
Mojave
California
Apache Desert
San Antonio
Tex
Indio
India
Desert
Virginia Honors Smithfield Ham Over New England Fare
The Nashville American notes Virginia's pride in Smithfield ham praising its perfection and contrasting it with New England dishes such as lobsters, clams, and goulash. The piece frames Virginia's ham as superior to other regional foods.
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Virginia
Missouri
Ben Davis
New England
Smithfield
Nashville
Joseph Interprets Dream and Rises to Power in Egypt
The narrative recounts Joseph interpreting Pharaohs dream after delays by Thebes sages. Pharaoh elevates Joseph, gifting him his ring and royal linen, and declares him ruler over Egypt. The tale contrasts Josephs patient faith with the palaces earlier fear and disarray as dream interpretation becomes the turning point.
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Joseph
Pharaah
Egypt
Heliopolis
Thebes
Nile
Sare
Heaven
Eight Hour Day and Socialistic Commonwealth Sought in Iowa
Des Moines reports state labor queries show strong demand for child labor reform centralized wage scales and an eight hour day. Respondents favor education compulsory licensing of trades and anti convict labor. Separate probe examines alleged cruelty at St Bernard's hospital Council Bluffs with possible danger to patients.
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Iowa
Russell Woodard
Stat
Des Moines
KE. D. Brigham
Lowa
Brigham
Lown
Towa
State Board
State Board of Control
St. Bernard's Hospital
Council Bluffs
Sisters of Mercy
St. Thomas’ Hospital
St. Bernard's
George L. Miller
Omaha
Graft Complaints Echo Through Des Moines Police
The Des Moines police seek harsher sentences as they accuse officers of seizing suspects to avoid paying witnesses. A 6122 code provision limits holding arrestees at night and requires presenting them to magistrates. Also covered are Iowa election results, Northwestern National Life Insurance indictments, Webster County jail probes, and a failed effort to solve the vagabond problem.
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Des Moines
Mathias
Des Moines Insurance Proble
Eastern Insurance
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Minneapolis
William I’. Bechtel
Northwestern National
A. V. Sackett
William Kerr
Jacob F. Force
Northwestern Life and Savings Company
Minneapols
Voting Machine Examined For Ottumwa and Des Moines
The state voting machine commission will examine the new Universal company machine proposed for Ottumwa and Des Moines. The old machine had been examined and certified, but the commission believes the new and improved model requires separate review despite the similar principle. Owners may resist reexamination, though the board has set its position.
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Universal Company
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Thesea
Iowa Thanksgiving Proclamation 1906 and state notes
Governor Albert B. Cummins proclaims November 8 as Thanksgiving across Iowa, praising peace, abundant harvests, prosperity, and moral crackdown on crime. The notice covers Iowa topics from literacy to suffrage, politics, and local incidents, naming Des Moines events, library activity, and several county happenings in 1905–1906.
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Cummins
Albert Bo. Cummins
Iowa
United States
Des Moines
Albert B
Commune
Conductor Returns Lost Pocketbook After Fort Dodge Find
Conductor Jerry Anderson on the Sioux City division of the Illinois Central found a pocketbook on a through train containing about $3,000 in greenbacks and $800 in deposit slips. He hid the purse to prevent loss, then at Storm Lake was informed a Remsen passenger had misplaced it. The money and slips were returned to the lady via express.
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George Smith
Ely
C. 8
Carrier
Shoallsburg
Boone
Winconft
Mary A. Duckworth
Mononna Street
Sioux City
George Scher
Sedan
Germany
Leonard Snyder
South Bend Rock
Fort Dodge
Jerry Anderson
Illinois Central
Anderson
Storm Lake
Remsen
Express
Big Case On Davenport Trial of James White Ends in Court
State of Iowa vs. James White unfolds as a major Scott county criminal case. White, a Davenport area farmer, stands charged with stealing 18 cattle from a neighbor and shipping them to Chicago stockyards. An agent who testified earlier has served time and returns from Fort Madison to testify.
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Davenport
Scott County
State of
Iowa
James White
White
Chicago
Fort Madison
Pioneer Joseph Chapman of Colesburg Dies at 84
The Hon. Joseph Chapman longtime Colesburg postmaster and Delaware county pioneer dies at age 84. Born in England he lived in the area over 50 years and served in the state legislature twice along with various county offices. His funeral is described as among Colesburg’s largest.
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Joseph
Colesburg
Joseph Chapman
Delaware County
Chapman
England
Town to appeal verdict in Atkinson cement walk injury case
Town will appeal after Atkinson sued for a broken leg from a slippery cement walk. He claimed permanent injury and sought 5000 dollars. jury awarded 2000 dollars. It marks the first verdict in the state over injuries from a well maintained cement sidewalk.
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Atkinson
Hhe
Supreme Court
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