Dancing mania echoes through era of social unrest
The piece surveys a wave of extravagant dancing likened to medieval mania and a perceived contagious disease. It cites New York Medical Times and various editorials debating psychology, social causes, and the influence of urban life on public frenzies, noting notable anecdotes and opinions from many rural papers.
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Imes
Medal Times
New York Medical Times
Lectar Rapids Republican
Newark
John
Aix la-Chapoalle
Handwriting on wall signals saloon decline in City Press
The City Press argues court actions threaten saloons and a broader shift away from drinking culture. It notes a developing, slow, but growing reform movement, with Senator Cumming resurfacing as a political focal point.
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Charles ‘City
Terloo
Wbit
Johnson's Death Tests Tariff Vote Amid Democratic Divisions
Washington Aug 12 Special notes that Senator Johnson of Alabama's death unsettles Democratic control over the tariff bill. Overtures from progressive Republicans led by La Follette emerge as Kenyon's protection for farmers fuels trust-limiting shifts. Poindexter's decision looms as Louisiana defections threaten a 48 to 47 edge.
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Johnson
Alabama
Democrata
LaFollatte
Mkenyon
Poindexter
Louisiana
Finances Committee
Kenyon
LaFollette
Hkes
Reminiscences of Long Ago from the Muscatine Journal
A retrospective feature recalls events across decades in Muscatine. Nine veterans of Captain Satterlee’s company return from Keokuk county with others due today. Later items note a female organ grinder and campaign involvement, a 30 year ago Sunday, a leg injury from wild grapes, a visit from Lee Ewing, and a West Front street runaway horse injuring Mrs Cavett and two children with the baby unharmed.
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Captain Satterlee
Keokuk County
John W. Jayne
Ben F. Smith
J. G. Wyans
Joe Willams
Ben F. Neidig
F. Hanson
Henry C. Campbell
A. B. Brown
H. D. Gardner
Alex Clarke
Samuel’ Hoover
South Muscatine
Slough
Lee Ewing
Elizabethport
N. J
West Front Street
Willam Cavett
Spruce Street
Murderer and lover stake claim on a lonely hill
Two figures meet on a rocky shelf above a valley as a man and a woman debate who owns the spot and whether a murder is real or imagined. Their tense exchange reveals love, guilt, and a promise to bury the past as they reconcile and descend together.
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Barry Preston
K. M. Whitehead
Sho
Progressives Eye Agricultural Protections in Bill Debates
Smoot of Utah defends his leadership as Gallinger of New Hampshire debates a farm policy bill. Progressives from agricultural states push for partial protection while targeting manufacturers, fearing broad cuts raise living costs. Democratic managers assess whether to pass with or without farmer votes, aiming to steady the bill before next election.
How Buttermilk Makes Throat Lily-White
An old pilgrim magazine ad advises whitening the throat using warm water, a presolated buttermilk paste, and daily application. It claims the paste also brightens the face, arms, and hands and notes cost savings versus soap and face cream.
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Pilgrim Magazine
Beware Fake Cure For Hog Cholera Warns Farmers
Daily Hints on Farm Topics by K A Kirkpatrick warns farmers of fake hog cholera cures sold by grafters. Vaccination with serum is advocated, with methods including serum only, double, and simultaneous treatments. Pen exposure and state labs in Ames are discussed, along with serum procurement and who may vaccinate.
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Wise
State Department
Ames
State Biological Laboratory Ames
Crop Improvement Association
Late Veterinary College
Ser serum only hog cholera vaccination guidance
Instructions on using the serum only method for hog cholera vaccination emphasize veterinary competence, pre treatment caging, skin sanitation, and alcohol disinfection. A dosage table, quarantine rules, and when to use single versus simultaneous methods are outlined for healthy, exposed, and diseased herds.
Annual township picnic set for August 15 near Cranston school
Cranston Iowa August 12 The annual township picnic will be held in timber north of Cranston graded school on August 15. Tables built a bountiful dinner served at noon program arranged baseball and other amusements planned ice cream and refreshments on sale. A formal organization formed to keep picnic yearly large attendance expected and welcome extended. Also notes on funeral of Ivan Townsley at Oak Grove church and interment beside his mother, A B Ladies Aid meeting, and local visits and travel of residents including Myrtle and Harry Meeker, Miss Ida Englehardt and Miss Elsie Worthman with Ed Barnhart of Oskaloosa.
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Cranston Graded
Ivan Townsley
Oak Grove
W. G. Davis
Myrtle
Harry Meeker
Fraser
Colo
Foster Family Visitors and Local Social News
Foster, Foster, Ill, Aug. 11. Mrs. Van Dyke and two children of Belle Iowa visit at the home of their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Blaine. They also visit at the home of their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Ripley. Mrs. Henry Kettlekamp and child ren of Muscatine spend a short time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Mewes before returning to Muscatine. Mrs. Wm. Workman entertained the ladies of the German M. E. church Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Randolph and niece Rosella Diehl depart Thursday for a month’s visit to relatives in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Murphy and daughter Miss Jennie of Philadelphia are visiting friends in this vicinity. Monday.
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M. E. Church
Otis
Randolph
Rosella Diehl
Pennsylvania
Murphy
Misa Jennie
Philadelphia
The Latest Fashion Note on Shoes and Hosiery
A fashion note advises powdering delicate shoes before wearing to prevent holes in hosiery and reduce friction. It mentions Allen's Foot-Ease as a popular antiseptic powder used inside shoes to cushion and protect feet and footwear.
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Allen
Guests and Visits Across Families Near Sweetland Iowa
They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watson, now visiting Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Foster. Mrs. Thomas Watson Jeanette Steen Mrs Briars and Roberta called at the D. L. Ripley home Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Helen Wray stayed with her daughter near Sweetland, Iowa from Thursday to Saturday.
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Thos. Watson
Isaac Foster
Muscatine State Bank Amends Articles of Incorporation
Muscatine State Bank of Muscatine Iowa announces amendments to Article III redefining its objects to conduct general banking under Iowa law. The article details powers to receive deposits discount obligations loan funds invest and manage real and personal property and act as receiver trustee guardian or fiscal agent under court order. Article VIII limits indebtedness to necessary expenses with board authorization. Dated July 24 1913.
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Muscatine
Iowa
State of
United States
Thirty-fifth General Assembly
Said, Bank
P.M. Musser
B. S. Alnutt
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