Iowa News Digest Highlights 1916 Iowa Topics
Iowa reports cite Brittain & Co pork plant suspension at Marshalltown Buena Vista College raises 100000 for endowment Dubuque county losses over 300 head of livestock in heat over 100 horses Des Moines river tolls 11th victim at Camp Douglas Hughes invited to Iowa State Fair Peterson seeks award for Matilda Steward murder Wardens faulted at Ft. Madison prison 2500 cement fence posts to be made by prisoners Penn College fundraising success 400000 goal met 90000 raised in nine hours Soil testing offered at Iowa State College fair Farm stock and cattle totals for Allamakee County 1915 tax and levy trends Auto insurance fraud cases Iowa tax rolls 1916 50 million in 49.36 mills Knoxville clay works Iowa Clay Product Co Warden Sanders trustiness theft escape drowning at Des Moines River near Dayton Cruise Two Iowa soldiers to Brownsville Mexican border guard rail rule about railroad crossings Auto license revamps Des Moines college grads take jobs Iowa National Guard recruitment delays Berlin fire destroys business district Hog cholera losses in 1915 Iowa fairs calendar state fair entries large 1916 cotton county levee repairs near Muscatine to avert floods Levee rebuilding to protect Muscatine Island and nearby land owners
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Brittain & Co
Marshalltown
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Dubuque County
Charles T. Hughes
Clarke
Robert Williams
Matilda Steward
Marshall County
Dairy and Food Department
Manchester
Kelsey
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Boy Scouts
Iowa State College
Des Moines
Allamakee County
Iowa
Executive Council
F. S. Shaw
Knoxville
Robert Goodwin
State Clay Works
Redfield Brick and Tile Company
Goodwin
Iowa Clay Product Company
J. C. Sanders
Ft. Madison Penitentiary
Sanders
P. D. Cotton
Cotton
Dayton
Peter Bternholm
Constans Anderson
Gowrie
Albert Swan
Robert Shaw
Hayesville
Iowa University
France
American Ambulance Service
Shaw
Northern Oratorical League
State Railway Commission
State Automobile Department
Iowa National Guard
War Department
Fort Des Moines
State of
Logan
Berlin
Tama County
Reinbeck
Beaman
Gladtrook
A. R. Corey
The
Fair Association
Australia
San Francisco
Muscatine
Louisa
Muscatine Island
Mississippi
Illinois
The Venus de Medici and its restoration tale
In the sixteenth century Rome unearthed Venus statues amid Hadrian’s villa finds, and later Cosimo de Medici transported the restored sculpture to Florence. Debates persist over its creator, with Cleomenes or an Augustan-era Greek named among possibilities. The elder Bernini oversaw the restoration, shaping its modern legend.
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Milo
Rome
Venus de’ Medici
Florence
Cosimo de’ Medici
Cleomenes
Augustus
Bernini
Pope Urban VIII
Louis XIV
France
Medici
Tuscany
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Songs That Live Stephen Foster's Ballads Won the Heart of America
An Indianapolis News reflection on Stephen Foster as the creator of enduring American ballads. It frames Foster as a populist songwriter whose work voiced the national spirit, noting his songs like Old Folks at Home and My Old Kentucky Home remain alive in memory despite debates about his stature.
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Stephen Foster
America
Stephen
Foster
Nellie Gray
Kentucky
Indianapolis News
Cars Bought in 1916 by Star Auto Co. List Grows
A long list of buyers from Star Auto Co. in 1916 includes J H DeVries Clark Richardson C VanDisseldorp M Aalbers Jelsma & Hollebrands M M DeReus A C Price Jake Bogaard Peter DeJong Dr W F Crew C Den Hartog Wilson Winn Henry Overberger and many others. The document also contains a poem titled Things to Forget urging discretion about personal past misdeeds.
Fragmentary line about wiping out a smile or joy
A fragment reflects a sentiment on wiping out a smile or the least way to annoy a fellow and cause gladness to vanish. The text presents a terse reflection on how actions can dampen morale and provoke discontent.
Scott's Emulsion Promises Strength and Vitality
An ad copy extols Scott's Emulsion as the best aid to restore energy, appetite, and health for the run down and overworked. It claims the tonic nourishment enlivens the blood and distributes energy, noting the product contains no alcohol and is produced by Scott & Bowne in Bloomfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
Baby Health Contests Highlight Iowa State Fair
The Iowa State Fair promotes Baby Health contests as a key feature, building on last year's success. Nurses and attendants managed a record number of entries in multiple classes, with lectures and demonstrations planned in the new building for women and children.
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Iowa
Iso
Mothers Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Mothers Gray's Sweet Powders as a remedy for feverishness teething disorders and stomach issues. Claimed to reguate the bowels and expel worms. says mothers have used them for 28 years and they never fail. Price 25 cents with free sample. Address Mother Gray Co Leroy N Y.
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Mother Gray, Co
Leroy. N
A Musician Memorandum of Ideas and Memory
The writer reflects on how ideas haunt memory for years before being written down. Thoughts arise unsummoned from open air and nature, then are shaped by mood into words for a poem and tones for music, finally set into notes.
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Iowa News
New York World
Star Auto Co
J. H. DeVries
M. Aalbers
Jelsma & Hollebrands
M. M. DeReus
A. C. Price
Jake Bogaard
Peter J. DeJong
W. F. Crew
C. den Hartog Wilson Winn
Henry Overberger
W. Doedyne
A. N. VanderLinden H,. VanderKeift
Fred VanZee
J. L. Shilling
Julius Uitermarkt
Joe Slykoord
Veenstra & Nieburg
F. R. Gambell
Jacob VanWyke
DeGeus
J. H. Veenstra
D. DePringer
Sam VanHemert
B. DeBruyn
Jake Fennema
Lester
Harry Schakel
Jno. van Vliet
G. H. Wormhoudt & Co
C. DeGeus
Andrew Langerak Stuursma
VanderMelen
Jno
Rietveld
John Holgpers
GC. C. Verought
Jake Swank
G. B. VerSteeg
M. A. VanHaaften
A. Groeneboom
A. N. DeReus
H. S. Keables
Wm. Brand
Rev. A. Rosendal
Pete VanGenderen
DeCook
Barney Brom
Jno. VanderBeek G. B. DeBruyn
Isaac Newendorp
J. DeBruin
H. J. VandenBerg
John TerLouw
Neal Burgraff
Harry Williamson
Frank van Essen
R. McIntire
A. VanderWaal
L. Wielaard
F. Sjaardema
J. R. McGraw
Wm. Beintema
N. van Maanen
J. H. Doan
Jno. VanderPloeg
Rene Verwers
Jacob Veldhuizen
John Kool
Paul Boertje
Wm. van Heukelom
G. van Niewenhuizen
G. B. DeBruyn
Irving Wallace
C. H. Bogaard
E. F. Black
Gerrit VandenBerg
J. M. VanderKieft
W. H. VerMeer
H. Kersbergen
P. VanGelst
Albert. VanderMeiden
J. M. DeBruin
Mrs. C. DeGoey
J. E. Roorda
Martin VanHelten
H. J. Mepplink
M. Schakel
E. J. Wichhart
John A. DeCook
G. G. Klein Jacob J. DeBruin
Leen van Rees
Iowa State Fair
Gray
Dr. Miles
I. Young
Pittsburg St
Newcastle, Penn
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