Prize Pork Show At The Iowa State Fair
The Iowa State Fair swine department aims to break records this year with a vast prize pork display. Iowa leads in pedigreed stock with strong reputations built by notable hogs like Hog and a long history of large entries. Last year saw about three thousand entries and this year promises even more, reflecting the state’s pork wealth and competitive stock breeding.
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Art Smith
West
Iowa State Fair
Iowa
Hog
forJowa
Hawkeye
Popular Amusement Feature At The Iowa State Fair
The 1914 hunter and jumper classes, popular with fairgoers, will return this year as part of the entertainment. Western audiences find such events novel, while Iowa favors strong, fast horses with good conformation and weight carrying ability. Last year showcased distinctive horseflesh, with skilled riding over hurdles and water jumps earning praise.
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Iowa
Miss Lawrence and the Reform of Criminals
An elderly philanthropist Miss Lawrence forms a society to rehabilitate criminals by mercy. Her efforts, aided by a corps of young assistants, lead to few permanent reforms yet improve conditions among the criminal classes. Hawkins, a trusted major domo, is exposed after a victim recovers her stolen goods. The episode ends with her disbanding the society and moving to broader reform efforts.
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Margaret Lawrence
Miss Lawrence
Homer Hawkins
Homer
Mr. Hawking
Hawkins
Eorning
Infant speech milestones mentioned in a Buffalo Express note
The Buffalo Express cites phrases about early speech development such as the first consonants m and r and the first words mum and roo. A brief aside notes Mrs Gabber as gifted with a sixth sense and mentions inexhaustibility in a quoted fragment.
Brenlin Unfilled Window Shades Highlight Features
A customer praises Brenlin Unfilled Shade as the world’s finest window shade. It uses closely woven cloth without a flaw causing streaks and pin holes, hangs straight, resists fading, and provides smooth shading. Available in many artistic colors to match room color schemes.
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Des Moines
Hampshire Hogs
Iowa State Fair and Exposition
Kellogg
Pella
George
H. D. Wormhoudt
Phaedrus
Puritan, Drug Co
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