Pleasant Days and Political Buzz in Early 1900s Press
The Lynnville Star lauds bright cover art as winter wanes while Dynettor alters dwellers of a sweat box from Dolliver to Cummins. Rail freight efficiency questioned. the Chronicle is pitched as a good New Year gift. The Newton Record and Saturday Globe receive Xmas and gospel notes. Senator Jeff Davis backs Ben Tillman in a lively Cummins-Allison contest and public health calls echo from the Eldon Forum. A Louisville Courier-Journal quiz asks for top ten foods, with Omaha Bee’s buckwheat cakes and maple syrup reply.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Omaha Bee
Overcoat Stolen From Editor at Oskaloosa Times
Knoxville Express reports a thief took Editor Rosecrans new overcoat from the Oskaloosa Times office on Friday morning. The mock indignation notes the irony of a journalist losing a coat and questions the state of the world.
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Knoxville Express
Rosecrans
Oskaloosa Times
Where are you spending your dollars in Pella
The text argues that spending locally circulates money within Pella, benefiting workers and debtors, while dollars sent elsewhere do not. It urges readers to spend at Pella made products to sustain local labor and the economy. It questions readers on their own spending choices outside the town.
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Pella
Governor Cummins cannot be trapped by Torbert letter
The text notes that many exchanges view Cummins as having a slim escape route in his reply to Torbert. Torbert alleges Cummins said he would not run against Allison, yet the governor is described as smooth and likely to find a way out if challenged.
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Cummins
Torbert
Allison
Santa Claus Illustrates Richland Clarion Cover
The Richland Clarion cover features a Santa Claus theme with festive imagery and a lively, whimsical presentation. Readers are invited to enjoy the holiday illustration as part of the issue’s seasonal content.
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Richland Clarion
Santa Claus
Mahaska and Cerro Gordo County News Highlights
The Albia Republican notes the Mahaska county dedication of the Penn College gymnasium costing about 20000 dollars last Sunday. It also reports hunters harming livestock in Cerro Gordo and a boy maimed in his yard. Bussey Press mentions ten Buxton youths attending college and high school in Oskaloosa, nine of whom are girls, prompting discussion on female prominence in education and society. President Roosevelt plans a world tour and a rest from office next year.
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Albia
Monroe County
Mahaska County
Penn College
Cerro Gordo County
Roosevelt
New York
Senate
Bussey Press
Buxton
Oskaloosa
Political Jest About Dan Hamilton Election
A Keota Eagle note recounts a lighthearted phone joke between a Keota woman and a South English relative. The chat touches on weather and money while predicting hard times if Dan Hamilton is elected, claiming those times have arrived.
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Dan Hamilton
Keota
Educational work gains Iowa school veteran leader
A veteran Iowa educator with extensive experience directing city schools and leading educational groups is prepared to direct a new project. The department pledges full support to county and city superintendents, teachers, and pupils in public school agricultural education. Parents and educators are urged to contact Professor Storm for progress updates.
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Iowa
Hoarded Money Sparks House Fire West of Stratford
Four thousand dollars hidden in an old stove upstairs at the J. J Moore farm home three miles west of Stratford burned with the house. The money belonged to George Cunningham of Boone, a Moore son in law who had drawn it from a Boone bank. Cunningham and Moore families were away when the fire started.
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Webster City
J. J Moore
Stratford
George Cunningham
Boone
Moore
Cunningham
Jno. F. Riggs
Agriculture in Public Schools in Iowa Highlighted
The Iowa State College at Ames has hired Professor A.V. Storm to lead agricultural extension work introducing agriculture and domestic science into Iowa public schools. Educators and parents urge practical science teaching as essential for the future environment of children, with many schools already starting the program and more eager to follow.
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Iowa State College
Ames
A.V. Storm
Iowa
Professor Storm
Toad Awakens After Century Sleep Discovered in Perth
A toad awoke after a suspected centuries long sleep in Perth Australia revealed by a miner drilling a shaft in bird cement. The creature, once inanimate, showed life and moved as if waking from a long dream while scientists debate the exact duration. Also notes a casual exchange about electricity and a humorous line about buttons. The Register and Leader offers a trial subscription to Iowa readers.
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Zoological Garden
Perth
Australia
Columbus
New World
The Register and Leader Subscription Offer
Iowa readers are urged to keep abreast of current events via The Register and Leader which notes 300 correspondents in the state and features editorials markets and Dings cartoons. Price is four dollars per year or two dollars for six months with a free balance year for new subscribers. Des Moines publisher address given.
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Daily Register and Leader
Now I
Iowa
Register and Leader
The
Register and Leader Co
Des Moines
Times
Pella Chronicle
States with power to regulate their affairs praised
A brief notice urges readers to regulate personal health using Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or Tablets noting relief for sluggish bowels or stomach and kidney discomfort. Advertises 35 cents and references F. D. Stubenrauch and The Chronicle for printing needs.
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Hollister
F. D. Stubenrauch
Love is Immortal and Eternal in Human Hearts
The passage posits love as the world's secret and philosopher stone, transforming life to gold. It claims love endures beyond angels' departure, lifting humans toward divinity and remaining immortal as long as life persists. True love is contrasted with brute existence without love.
Our Baby Healed by Case at Lang erak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar
An advertisement notes a child once thin and ill who is now well after receiving Case from Lang erak's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar located at 4952, promoted with affectionate terms and rosy imagery.
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Kennedy
Langerak
Vander Linder’s Bazar
Vander Linden’s Bazar
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FE. Ww. Frahm
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