Iowa clubs to teach farmers modern aim in every county
The Iowa Agricultural Association outlines plans to form rural clubs in every county to provide practical demonstrations and instruction for men women and youth on farm topics. A crop expert will visit counties to aid instruction including seed corn testing milk testing alfalfa fruit orchards and crop rotation.
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Des Moines
Iowa Agricultural Association
Wille
Iowa State Library
Chesapeake Bay life saver Captain Chelton dies at 69
Captain W H Chelton, famed for saving 83 lives in Chesapeake Bay rescues since 1859, died at his Lawsonia home near Baltimore aged sixty nine. A veteran Civil War figure, he never cashed a $6 bounty and earned a United States medal in 1902. He also served as a deputy sheriff and once engaged a fugitive in a gunfight, driving the wounded man for aid. Counts list his notable rescues from 1859 to 1896 including sailors, women, and children saved at Tangier Island and other Maryland waters.
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Baltimore
Williamh. Chelton
Chesapeake Bay
Lawsonia
Captain Chelton
Chelton
America
Calvert Street
Congress
the Sun
Somerset County
Frederick Long
Long
Northumberland County
Virginia
Maryland
Republics
Sam
Cherrystone
W. H. Chelton
Head of Basin
United States
Pungoteague
North Point
John W. Crisfield
Crisield
Crisfield
Sharpe Island
Northampton
Magothy River
Samuel Bruster
Hog Island
Potomac
Potato Diet In Germany Highlighted By Budget Study
The Rhine province agricultural chamber reports on 30 peasant families in its study. With incomes from 71 to 3250 dollars yearly, two thirds earned higher figures and owned small farms. Average daily potato consumption among 80 individuals was about 1.3 pounds.
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Berlin
Agricultural Chamber of Rhine Province
Germany
Agricultural Chamber
Immigrant Igna tius Ziemazus Stands Seven Foot Two On Arrival
Ignatius Ziemazus from Poland, 22, measuring seven feet two inches, arrived with 614 others aboard the Pring Adalbert of the Hamburg American. The farmer from Poland planned to buy a farm in the west and wed a suitable woman if found. Weather during the voyage was frequently bad and most cabin passengers stayed below deck for much of the trip.
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Philadelphia
Ignatius Ziemazus
Pring Adalbert
Ine
Hamburg
United States
Ignatius
Ziemazus
Poland
Adalbert
Europe
Boy Proves Good Sleeper in Automobile Incident
In Columbus Ohio a vegetable wagon is struck by a fast moving car, lifting sleeping boy Stanley Cramer from the wagon into the auto of Walter J. Jeffrey. The boy later woke as the machine sped on, unharmed, while bystanders feared a fatal crash and searched nearby streets.
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Columbus
Ohio
Stanley Cramer
Walter J. Jeffrey
Truant Goldfish Escapes To The Thames
Two large Twickenham goldfish owned by George Beale and family have roamed the Thames for five months after escaping from Stoneydeep. A boy reportedly caught one but released it when frightened. a policeman intervened as the boy feared punishment. A £2 reward offered for either fish.
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London
Twickenham
Thames
George Beale
Stoneydeep House
Mr. Bealae
Pink Tint Teeth Linked to Kindness at National Dentist Meet
Dr Jacob Wells of Fargo North Dakota argued at the National Dentist convention that girls with pink tinted teeth possess a loving disposition and will make good wives. The remark drew attention amid debate on dental aesthetics and social traits.
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Washington, D. C
Jacob 8. Wells
Fargo, N. D
Dentiste
London Sees Growth of Lunacy in Three Centuries
Dr Forbes Winslow warned that lunacy will outstrip sanity within three centuries, citing 36 762 registered lunatics in 1859 rising to 135 000 today. He argued civilization fuels insanity and challenged Doctor Mott’s claim that the rise is largely apparent not real.
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London
Forbes Winslow
Doctor Winslow
Doctor Mott
Snakes in Mrs McAtee’s Bed in Meyersdale
Mrs. Carrie McAtee found a large black snake on her bed in a spare room in Meyersdale Pennsylvania. After the reptile disappeared she discovered it again and struck off its head with a hoe. Nearby an earlier incident involved a rattlesnake with 13 rattles in bed with her grandmother.
Food intake notes skim milk and limited meat
The record describes a diet with meat consumption under eight ounces, butter at 1.13 ounces, and slightly over one pint of milk, about half of which is skim milk or buttermilk.
Votes for Women Stamped on Checks in Newport
Mrs O N P Belmont uses stamped bank checks to advertise the suffrage cause in Newport. The action aims to drum up support for women's voting rights and public advocacy.
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Checka
Newport
Mra. O. N. P. Belmont
Men See Luck In Owed Debts And Heavy Burdens
A concise reflection notes that some men's notion of luck lies in owing more than they can repay, implying risk and folly in debt driven optimism. The line contrasts fortune with financial overreach and moral caution.
Northwest Iowa Methodist conference advances membership and reform ties
At Storm Lake on October 1 the Northwest Iowa Methodist Episcopal conference neared full reception of applicants. Webster City was chosen for next year’s meeting as Morningside College programs, missionary sermons by Rev. J A Kettle and the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society events highlighted the session. The temperance push backs the Shankland bill while endorsing the Kenyon-Shephard measure. Spence and Chapler named as Northwest Iowa Anti-Saloon League trustees.
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Storm Lake
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Northwest
Iowa
Webster City
J. A. Kettle
Rolfe
Morningside
Sioux City
Congress
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
W. H. Spence
Fort Dodge
CG. H. Chapler
League
Northwest Iowa
Church Plans Farmers School in Audubon Township
The Lone Star Presbyterian church in Melville township Audubon county will host a rural school farmers institute on Oct 9 and 10. Activities include singing, prayer, lectures, corn judging, colt show and a community dinner. Prizes go to boys 12 to 18 for best corn and best year's draft cost. Rev C H Purmort of Des Moines leads the project for statewide spread.
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Audubon
Ilawa
Lone Star Presbyterian Church
Melville Township
Audubon County
C. H. Purmort
Des Moines
Home Mission Board
Town Synod
The
Presbyterian Church
Vniaf Church
Court Passes Harsh Sentences on Iowa Bootleggers
Judge Smith McPherson in United States district court delivered the heaviest sentences yet for bootlegging. He rejected sympathy stories, noting a prior case where an offender brought eight children into court, six of whom were borrowed from neighbors for the occasion.
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Davenport
Smith McPherson
United States District Court
Solon Blackhand Case Trial in Federal Court
George Cawley faces trial in federal court for sending threatening letters to John Adams a prominent farmer near Solon Adams testified first describing many letters demanding money under threat of death entering the record in Cedar Rapids federal court.
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Cedar Rapids
George Cawley
John Adams
Solon
Adams
Keokuk Attorney General to Investigate Local Gambling Violations
Attorney General Cosson will visit Keokuk this week to probe alleged violations of state gambling and liquor laws that have troubled the city in recent weeks.
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Keokuk
Cosson
Iowa Boy dies in hunting accident at Fort Madison
Harry Hirstine aged 14 died from a gunshot wound suffered while hunting last Friday. The incident is described as accidental and tied to personal safety. Local authorities investigated the shooting in Fort Madison Iowa.
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Iowa
Fort Madison
Harry Hirstine
Iowa Woman to Run Texas Paper
Oskaloosa reports Miss Esther McGuigan longtime managing editor of the Montezuma Republican will leave this fall for St Paul Texas to edit and manage a weekly newspaper for George H Paul who has large interests in the region.
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Iowa
Texas
Oskaloosa
Esther McGuigan
Montezuma Republican
St. Paul
George H. Paul
Woman Held in Bremer County Jail Hangs Self in Cell
In New Hampton reports Mrs. Willets, jailed in Waverly on suspicions tied to the Fredricka fire, died by hanging with a tablecloth. Police describe her as overwhelmed by domestic troubles and insane.
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New Hampton
Willets
Bremer County
Waverly
Fredricka
Former Iowa Woman Nominated for State Superintendent
Sioux City reports Mrs. Ida M. Casidy formerly of Sioux City has been nominated for state superintendent of public instruction on the Colorado bull moose ticket. She is the wife of P. M. Casidy who in Sioux City managed the Minnesota and South Dakota Land company.
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Iowa
Sioux City
Ida M. Casidy
P. M. Casidy
Minnesota and South Dakota Land Company
Laborer Killed In Shaft Accident At Cement Plant
Mason City reports laborer John Tarmon, an employee at the Northwestern Cement plant, died after his clothing became entangled in a revolving shaft.
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Mason City
John Tarmon
Northwestern Cement
Philip Masters the Gospel Journey to Gaza and Ethiopan Queen
A preacher describes Philip the deacon leaving Samaria to Gaza guided by God. He meets an Ethiopian eunuch, a treasurer with Isaiah reads the prophecy of the suffering servant, and belief brings salvation and joy in Christ. The piece urges trusting obedience and joyful faith.
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Philip
Apostolic Church
Jesus
Peter
Christ
Ile
Samaria
Simon Magne
God
Gaza
Pallatine
Ethiopia
Hithsopia
Ham
Candace
Jerusalem
Temple of
Isaiah
Mark
Jesus Christ
Nis
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