Butter Scoring Contest Crowned Lone Rock Winners
The dairy commissioner's four month butter test drew 159 entrants. Of 359 lots exhibited, 311 scored over 90 points and 27 hit exactly 90. Lone Rock led in multiple categories with C. J. Gudknecht scoring 95.62 in milk, J. T. Hanna 93.85 in cream, and M. Roche 92.38 in cream. The report notes low participation among Iowa buttermakers and calls for broader involvement. Also reported is the Des Moines branch Woman's Foreign Missionary Society annual meeting in Fort Dodge with Elizabeth Perrson reelected president for the twenty first time and officers named for various posts.
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Des Moines
Wright
Lules
C. J. Gudknecht
Lone Rock
P. M. Peterson
Rake
J. T. Hanna
N. A. Dahlen
Northwood
O. H. Barber
Randalia
F. J. Schroeder
Wadena
M. J. Roche
Algona
Dc. A. Nurell
Sexton
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Minnesota
Louisina
Elizabeth Perrson
Ower
Dow
Garner
Luther Freeman
Sioux City
Clinton Tests Creosoted Wood Block Paving Toward Future
Clinton experiments with creosoted wood blocks for sidewalks near a park and plans a second block before cold weather. If successful, more blocks will follow next year. This year cement sidewalks replaced old plank walks citywide.
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Clinton
Thief Described in Berngnes Farm Theft Near Council Bluffs
A description of the alleged thief was linked to a black man seen loitering around A Berngnes farm. He crossed the Missouri River with a matching team of horses stolen from Berngnes and left a watch as collateral for an unpaid toll, promising to return.
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Council Bluffs
A. Berngnes
Missouri River
Berngnes
Fossils Added to University Museum Collection
Fragments of fossilized skeletons of three elephant types and two mastodons were added to the Iowa University museum by Dr. Samuel Calvin state geologist. Also included were camels wild horses and other specimens from bygone ages in Iowa. The animals were once conspicuous in South America Asia and Siberia.
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Iowa University
Iowa City
University Museum
Samuel Calvin
Iowa
South America
Asia
Siberia
Carpenter H E Britt Awarded $9000 Damages
A Clinton county jury awarded H E Britt, a local carpenter, nine thousand dollars in damages after a long trial. Olney and German, formerly of Clinton and now in Chicago, were the defendants in the suit for twenty thousand dollars filed for an accident in which Britt lost a leg while employed by the firm.
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Clinton
Clinton County
H. E. Britt
Olney & German
Chicago
Britt
Blaze on Iowa River Barrow Ignites Straw Pile
A passing engine sparks a blaze on a barge owned by the Iowa City Land company on the Iowa River. A straw pile ignited and firemen from Iowa City quickly extinguished the small blaze with minor damage.
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Iowa River
Iowa City
Iowa City Land Company
Bounty Paid for 41 Snakes in Ottumwa Court
Forty one rattlesnakes were presented to the courthouse during September and the county paid a $21 bounty. Perry Owings supplied fourteen of the snakes.
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Ottumwa
Perry Owings
Child dies after ingesting strychnine tablet
Mason City report of a thirteen month old girl, daughter of H. L. Green, who found and swallowed a strychnine tablet from her mother's handbag during supper. She died shortly after despite medical efforts.
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Babe
Mason City
H. L. Green
Sioux City Boy Killed By Milwaukee Train
Sioux City boy Miles Kendall aged 14 was struck by a Milwaukee train. He was thrown about twenty feet after the collision and his body was run over by an engine on the tracks.
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Sioux City
Miles Kendall
Milwaukee
Keokuk Woman Heads P E O Officers in 1911 Meet
At the supreme lodge session of the P E O, officers were elected and it was decided to meet in 1911 at St. Louis. New officers include President Miss Winona Reeves of Keokuk and several others from Chicago Hutchinson Kan Los Angeles Humboldt Osceola Trenton and Geneva.
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Keokuk
Geneva
Neb
Hilda Miller
Los Angeles
Nettie Hoffman
Trenton
Edith Prouty
Humboldt
P. E. QO
Mary Osmond
Osceola
Nora Springs Pioneer Dead
Nora Springs-John Henry, an early Floyd county settler, died in Nora Springs at 80. He came from Indiana fifty five years ago, and his marriage to Ann Workman was the first in Rock Grove township. Mrs. Henry died four years ago. Surviving are six children: Lora Taber, Warren and Monroe Henry of Nora Springs. Walter Henry of Des Moines. Wilson Henry of Minneapolis. and Clara Rose, formerly of Wallace, Idaho.
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Nora Springs
John Henry
Floyd County
Floyd
Indiana
Ann Workman
Rock Grove Township
Henry
Lora Taber
Warren
Monroe Henry
Walter Henry
Des Moines
Wilson Henry
Minneapolis
Clara Rose
Wallace
Idaho
Choose Stock Judging Team
Ames selects its stock judging team to represent at the Royal Stock show in Kansas City. Members include St W Cassady Whiting M H Fedderson M W O Donnell Ames J H Thompson Jama ica and M G Thornburg Ames. They will compete against western teams. The dairy stock judging squad for the National Dairy show next month features J M Leffler G M Nelson and B A Quaife.
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Ames
Kansas City
St. W. Cassady
Whiting
M. H. Fedderson
Bryant
M. W. O’donnell
J. H. Thompson
Jamaica
M. G. Thornburg
West
J. M. Leffler
G. M. Nelson
B. A. Quaife
Motorman Receives Gold Watch for Quick Action
Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Railway awarded motorman J. S. Stokes a gold watch for calm presence of mind during a dangerous incident on Fraser hill. A runaway freight plummeted toward Boone as he reversed power to retreat, sparing passengers from injury.
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Boone
Fort Dodge
To Treble Capacity at Quarry Iowa Quarry Stone Works
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company prepares to install stone crushing machinery to treble quarry capacity at Quarry Iowa east of Marshalltown. The quarries recently acquired from LeGrand Quarry will supply ballast and concrete for the railroad system.
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Marshalltown
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Quarry
Iowa
LeGrand Quarry Company
Farm Deal Near Bridgewater Redounds in Big Trade
John McDermott exchanged his Prescott area property for the J. H. Hulbert ranch six miles southeast of town. He paid 85 dollars per acre for 717 acres and swapped a 160 acre Prescott tract at 85 per acre. He traded a 320 acre north of town farm at 125 per acre.
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Bridgewater
John McDermott
J. H. Hulbert
Town
McDermott
Hulbert
Prescott
Thilard
Florida
Jacksonville
Morlow
Atlantic Coast
Hilliard
Oftler
Oltiog
Omaha
Jackdony
Ile Ong
Atlantic Coast Line
Dasa
HiMard
Wolty
North Florida
Trank Marin
Makoonoo
Haltiard
Chicago Tee & Trust Co
Ohlone Title & Teast
Antestite
Trist
United Stitutes
Moria
Cornwall Farm Land Company
First National Bank
Chicago
Milnola
Women First to Buy Hunting Licenses in Johnson County
Iowa City Mrs L W Dean wife of Dr Dean and Miss Alice Kubichek daughter of gunsmith Wesley Kubichek have taken hunting licenses in Johnson county Beula Riggs of Lone Tree also announced her intention to hunt These three women are well known locally and are the first female licensees in the area.
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Iowa City
L. W. Dean
Dean
Alice Kubichek
Wesley Kubichek
Johnson County
Beula Riggs
Lone Tree
Linden Schaffer Charged in Stepmother’s Murder
Clinton Linden Schaffer, 16, is under arrest at Calamus for the murder of his stepmother Mrs Minnie Schaffer after an altercation. Prosecutors allege he shot her through the heart with a gun and claims the act was accidental.
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Clinton
Minnie Schaffer
Linden Schaffer
Calamus
Trade Gold for Paper in Mason City Bank Heist Suspects Sought
Two men exchanging five thousand dollars in gold for paper money at a Mason City bank are suspected bank robbers. They claimed Spokane origins and kept the money since the 1907 panic, with some coins dated 1908. Police and a sheriff's posse are pursuing them.
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Mason City
Spokane
Jasper County
Colfax
Sharp
J. W. Kartchner
T. J. Shaw
Mitchellville
Buggy Rolls Down Grade at Burlington Street Bridge
A buggy rolled down a steep grade near the Burlington street bridge, tossing occupants John Scriver and David Harkless into a ditch. The horse and buggy turned over twice but both men escaped unharmed.
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Iowa City
John Scriver
David Harkless
Burlington Street
Iowa City Man Pleads Guilty in Attempted Wife Murder Case
Levi Hill of Iowa City on trial for attempted wife murder pleaded guilty to attempting to commit a felony. He received a five year sentence in the penitentiary.
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Iowa City
Levi Hill
Two Stabbed by Mob in Omaha Tragedy
Charles Nichols a switch man and Ed Curry a fireman for Illinois Central were terribly wounded in a cutting affray in front of 117 Burt street Omaha. Police reported a mob attack left the two men injured as bystanders looked on.
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Council Bluffs
Charles Nichols
Ed Curry
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Burt Street
Omaha
Fire Devastates McGarvey Homestead Buildings
Large fire tears through most structures on the old McGarvey homestead in Waterloo. Damage estimated at 10000 dollars, partly covered by insurance.
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Waterloo
McGarvey Homestead
Maccabees Chapters 6 and 7 Overview and Martyrdoms
This summary covers passages from 2 Maccabees chapters 6 and 7 detailing persecution under Antiochus IV, the Greek Hellenistic rulers, and the heroic martyrdoms of Eleazar and the seven brothers. The text emphasizes faith, obedience to the law, divine justice, and divine vengeance against oppressors.
Sermonette on martyrdom faith and steadfast loyalty
The sermon argues that the blood of martyrs seeds the church and persecution proofs righteousness. It cites Abel and the Maccabees, urges passive resistance and love toward persecutors, and notes Christ's blessing for those reviled for his sake. Faith sustains amid trials and modern persecutions.
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Abel
Jesus
Christ
Heaven
God
Eleazar Opposes Greek Edict During Maccabean Era
In Jerusalem under Greek rule, the Jews face a decree to worship Jupiter. An aged scribe Eleazar urges resistance rather than violate Moses laws, arguing against Sabbath desecration and pagan feasts as persecution grows and some heed his warning.
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Athens
Jupiter Olympius
Jerusalem
Jupiter
Moses
Eleazar
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
The Martyr Eleazar and Jewish Resolve Under Antiochus
The text recalls the Maccabean era as Jews resist Greek impositions, with Eleazar choosing death rather than eat forbidden meat. It describes brutal executions for adherence to Jewish law, the king's feast enforced on Jerusalem, and a call to live transfigured spiritual life in daily affairs.
A Prayer on Service and Inner Strength
A prayer urges devotion to divine service and Christ’s joy above earthly gain. It asks for steadfast friendship, strength in daily work, and using weakness to reveal God’s power. The piece ends with attributed quotes about character and inner cause of moral crisis.
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Christ
Seaside Bluff Earns Admiration From Sea Captain
A city man on vacation in a seafaring village dons yellow oilskins and acts bold before a retired captain of the old American merchant marine. The captain regards him with dry scrutiny, then finally declares he only needs a wooden leg to be a real admiral.
Steady Workman Praises Quiet Diligence In Civic Life
The Los Angeles Express notes a contrast between steady workers who pace reliably and avoid excess and political schemers who chase style and power. It cites U S leadership in anti tuberculosis care with 800+ sanatoria and 15 000 beds, while Germany and France maintain smaller public or private facilities.
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United States
Germany
France
Agincourt
Recruits Bond Over Powder Smell Anecdote
Veteran asks if recruit ever smelled powder. Recruit replies he did during a prior drug-store visit before enlisting, highlighting a light moment in military recruitment dialogue.
The Reason Why and Public Notices Push Extermination Items
The item references government purchase of 25 gross of Rough on Rats for Panama Canal Zone use. It promotes Perry Davis Painkiller and Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup as household remedies. It notes boarding house coffee and Lewis’ Single Binder cigars and ends with a quip about duty calling on a man.
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U. S
Panama Canal Zone
Perry Davis
The Wayfarer Actor Seeks Quarter for Job
A stern woman questions a bearded wayfarer who says he is an actor in need of funds for a shave and haircut to land a role in Virginius. She retorts that he should head to town unshaven for Rip Van Winkle and begins to unchain the dog.
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Wayfrarer
Virginius
Rip van Winkle
Where Inspiration Sits
In a domestic vignette from Puck a husband debates priorities between Mary’s mittens and Willie’s shoes as Mrs. Quilluser gently urges, then shifts focus to a Sunday special about a new substitute for coal. The scene blends family life with a touch of literary whimsy.
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Willie
Nellie
Puck
Thrift versus appetite in meatless youth
A humorous reflection notes a young man who quits meat hoping to save money, only to find prices higher now than Franklin’s era. After six months he spends his savings and becomes part of the gilded youth, warning that old ideals must be adopted cautiously.
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Acs
Lund
Loavat
Morida
Crack
Florida
Mronci
Lluird
Lundreds
Amerian
Norsthore Ag
Por Ta Thore
America
RON
Tayantle Ga
Literatu
Franklin
Puck
The Final Transaction in The Washington Star
A dialog on the ultimate consumer describes the final link in an article’s journey to a hotel guest who orders chicken hash, illustrating the retail chain from producer to end user with a sharp, ironic tone.
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Rollo
Washington Star
Rose in hair sparks playful age joke
Miss Elder-Dick notes a rose in her hair making her look ten years younger. Miss Younger-Gee teases to borrow more roses, prompting a lighthearted exchange.
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Elder
Bootlegger Peddles Cold Tea on Frisco Rail
An Oklahoma man recalls a bootlegger at a remote station selling what appeared to be liquor to thirsty cattlemen and a buck Indian. The vendor warned buyers to wait until leaving the train, claiming the bottles contained real cold tea instead of alcohol, a ruse to avoid trouble.
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Oklahoma
Through Express
Iite
Silk Stockings Indispensable to Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony, famed advocate and woman of simple dress, admitted a fond personal vanity for silk stockings. She joked they inspire her, lift her speech, and make her feel as if she is walking among the clouds during early-morning addresses.
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Susan B. Anthony
Four Pound Baby Cradled In Cigar Box Tale
A Arkansas hills story recounts a woman describing a fragile infancy born weighing four pounds and placed in a cigar box as a cradle while recounting her delicate childhood to friends. The tale is shared with astonished listeners in a Kansas City Times column.
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Arkansas Hills
Kansas City Times
Grading Literary Power Pean Shailer
Mathews argues headlines shape public mind more than editorials. He notes authors impress by titles, artists by themes, and lecturers by platitudes over execution or content.
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Pean Shailer
Mathews
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Edson
Greece
Moses’ Law
Bacchus
Halcazar
Rowland Hill
C. A. Dawson Scott
J¢eremy Tyvlor
Porida
Roth
Atlanta
Benin
Acw
Vannam
Oo Charro
Hilliard Ackbonving
Alaaine
Cornwall Farm Land CO
First National Bank Didg
Til
Birs
MorkdalMralt
MAHM
Ohiongo
St. Tonko
Los Angeles Express
Baltimore American
Lewis
Free Nation
Washington
J. , Crallivca Company
Oralle Huilding
Resinol Chemical Company
Ltimore
W. CG. Starbuck
Jamaica Plains
Mass
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