Record breaking Iowa state fair sets new attendance high
Long Des Moines dispatch reports the Iowa state fair as the most successful in its history with ideal weather and broad farmer prosperity. Exhibits in agriculture horticulture stock and dairy set records aided by improved stock and disease controls. The piece notes the usefulness of cavalry in modern warfare and previews Crocker’s Brigade tenth reunion in Keokuk alongside a growing woman suffrage movement and state financial notices.
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Crocker
N Brigade
Keokuk
Des. Moines
Iowa
Iowa National Guard
Des Moines
James Rush M Linecoln
Fifty-first Iowa Regiment
Philippines
South Africa
George O. Mordgridge
Reid
Belknap
Curtis
Bussey
Bruce
Hillis
McQueen
Noble
Parrott
Missouri
Dixie
Col
H. H. Rood
Mount Vernon
Charles P. Birge
Evelyn H. Belden
Iowa Woman Suffrage Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
National Association
United States
Merriam
Fidelity and Casualty Company
New York
Iowa Insurance Department
Remarkable verdict in Angquist death in Fort Dodge
A coroner's jury in Fort Dodge returned a verdict that laborer John G Angquist died from blood poisoning caused by a foot scratch received five years earlier. The cause was ruled chronic blood poisoning, with the verdict accepted by the coroner and drawing much comment from physicians and locals.
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Fort Dodge
John G. Angquist
H. Rose
Iowa invited to appoint official for Charleston 1901 exhibit
Gov Shaw is asked to appoint a commissioner to oversee Iowa efforts for securing an exhibit at the 1901 South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition in Charleston. The event, hosted by South Carolina, will showcase South Carolina and West Indies products, with invitation extended to other states.
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Gov. Shaw
Iowa
South Carolina
Sheep Feeding at Sioux City Stock Yards This Winter
Arrangements are made to feed 10 000 sheep at the Sioux City stock yards this winter. Thuet Bros will bring the sheep from Montana ranges and the first consignment is expected in a few weeks. Feed will be mainly screenings from local mill grain.
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Sioux City
Thuet Bros
Montana
Fort Dodge girl loses eye after cider bottle explosion
Kate Steiner, 14, suffered a severe eye injury when a pop bottle filled with cider exploded. A shard of glass entered her eye, severing the eyeball, and doctors fear possible loss of sight in the other eye as well.
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Kate Steiner
Fort Dodge
Art in Architecture and the Case for Simple Homes
The article argues that small inexpensive houses should emphasize simple room layouts and plain exteriors. It cautions against rich ornaments as inappropriate and stresses common sense as the designer’s core skill. It notes architects often overuse decoration while builders’ plans tend toward excess.
Compact pine house design with practical layout
EH. A. Payne describes a compact 32 by 43 foot pine framed house with a dining room passable from the sitting room, small pantry, and kitchen, plus a cellar under dining and parlor. The plan emphasizes economy, direct stair access, two-story living, and a porch entry, with an estimated complete cost of 1200 to 1400 dollars.
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EH. A. Payne
Sunlight Cure for Smallpox and Skin Ailments Reported
Experiments by Dr. Finsen of Copenhagen and Dr. Chatiniere of St. Maude show phototherapy using ultraviolet light filtered through red curtains may reduce fever, lessen eruptions, prevent pockmarks, and ease bronchial symptoms in smallpox and measles patients. France’s Dr. Srrat has adopted the method for smallpox and some skin diseases.
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Finsen
Copenhagen
Chatiniere
St. Maude
Academy of Medicine
Paris
France
Srrat
The Devil of the Hindoo Gods
The article discusses Siva as a destroyer figure in Hindu myth, describing him as a power of destruction and physical evil. It notes Devi as his consort, depicted as a fierce, bloodstained fury. The piece emphasizes mythic imagery over moral qualities, highlighting carnage and death as central to the described deities.
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Siva
Westminster Review
Devi
Durga
Uma
Kali
Russia to Adopt 13 Month Calendar, Starts Monday
Niewsin reports Russia may switch to a calendar with thirteen twenty eight day months beginning on Monday and ending on Saturday. The piece likens the calendar to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters noted for stability for decades, urging its use for indigestion and related issues.
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Russia
Monay
Reduced Round Trip Tickets On Missouri Pacific Lines
Via Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route to the West Southwest and Southeast at half rates plus 2.00 for the round trip Tickets on sale September 4 18 October 2 16 November 6 20 and December 4 18 1900 For full information and folders contact any agent or H C Townsend G P T A St Louis Mo
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H. C. Townsend
St.Louis
Ozarks fruit book and health ads mix in period notices
A fragmentary page promotes Among the Ozarks a Kansas City mail offer on fruit farming in Missouri and home-seeker farming appeals. It blends with short health and consumer ads citing Piso Cure for Consumption Grove remedies Laxative Bromo Quinine and Putnam Farness Drugs with various quotes from newspapers and topics.
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Missouri
America
Ozarks
J. B. Lockwood
Kansas City
Rivalry Sparks Between Rivers and Brooks
A quarrel erupts as Rivers taunts Brooks with a remark about a hand-me-down suit. Brooks counters by noting the suit is unfit to cut while Rivers claims the opposite, prompting Brooks to press the exchange further.
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Rivers
Brooks
Chicago Tribune
Walter Baker & Co Win Gold Medal at Paris Exposition
The judges at the Paris Exposition awarded a gold medal to Walter Baker & Co., Dorchester, Massachusetts, for their Cocoa and Chocolate preparations. The firm, a leading global chocolate maker, has earned top honors at European and American expos, this marking a third Paris Exposition award across the New York Tribune coverage.
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Walter Baker & Co
Paris
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Europe
America
New York Tribune
Pioneer Woman Heals Many with Pinkham Vegetable Compound
The article touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for female ailments. It cites widespread testimonials from women and claims the product helps thousands daily.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nebraska the Land of Plenty promotional notice
S EUSTIS Dont Pasa'r Agt 0 8 & Q RR announces cheap excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays each month to Nebraska to view grain fruit and cattle potential. Includes request for information on The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country with maps and illustrated booklets. Chicago Ill.
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Nebraska
Corn Belt
West
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