Iowa News Tells of Fire Losses and Civic Happenings
Readable notices recount a Des Moines brick plant nearly ruined by fire with a $75,000 loss, five horses killed at Gilman livery, a Carnegie library dedication in Sibley, a Colfax marshal found dead from gas fumes, and a Davenport hotel room suicide note. Also notes auctions, Red Cross drives, and school service flags across Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
Red Cross
Shackelford Bricks
Des Moines
Ross
P. Sloan
Gilman
Iems
Albert Carson
Mitchellville
Kaiser
Atink der Kaiser
Hopkinton
Tre
Dubuque High School
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Charlea F. Pye
Waukon
Pye
Spillville
Winnecatck County
A. M. Deyoe
Miles Consolidated School
Bellevue
Iowa State College
Ernest Erricaon
Fraser
Eleanore Moore Hospital
Boone
F. W. Hacke
Iowa City
Fred
Carl H. le ®Chlapp
Davenport
Ed Grote
George
Katie Stallings
Near Doon
Grote
Elwood
Clinton County
Maquoketa
United States
Fanny Hupp
Bronx City
Andrew Hupp
Hupp
Sam
Gnefort
New Year Calls Reflect Old City Customs and Tales
In a reminiscence from Memories of a Publisher the New York New Year custom is described. In 1866 ladies stayed home while men visited in sleet and cold, sharing carriage costs. one entry notes making thirty five calls. The piece notes evolving social habits and ends with a note on Miss Minerva and Jack’s eventual marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon County
Marie Uden
Matlock
J. H. Latta
Logan
W. W. Latta
Otto Frederick
Newton
Frederick
Ottumwa
Carroll County State Bank
Mise Rosa
George
Fay R. Letts
Letts
Lloyd
Camden
Dalhart
Tex
Carl Johnson
Grundy Center
E. H. Knock
Mr. Johnson
Bertha Peck
J. R. Carroll
O’brien
Boone
Sac City
Humboldt
Frank Gotch
Gotch
Lone Tree
Farmers’ Co-Operative Union
Orin Chabot
West Township
Red Oak
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
G. H. Putnam
New York
Mr. Bryant
Literature Is Not Taught in The New Republic Argument
A professor argues literature cannot be taught effectively describing experiments with Shelley's dark beauty and Tom Jones, and recounts unlikely pairings such as a two mile runner with Jane Austen and a former math teacher with George Borrow, illustrating the limits of instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Republic
Tom Jones
Jane Austen
George Borrow
Pump Stolen From NYC Streetcar Passenger
Miss Minerva Menke lost a shoe pump when it wedged in a Madison Avenue streetcar step and the conductor tugged the bell rope. The pump was later found by Jack Wilson, who pocketed it and notified the New York Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva
Jack
Miss Minerva Menke
Madison Avenue
New York City
Miss Menke
Jack Wolfson
New York Herald
Keeping the Body Healthy in Old Self-Help Tone
The text argues obesity stems from overeating and underusing the body. It cites nature’s demand to earn a living by sweat, warns excess food burdens digestion, and assigns most blues to a poor liver and poor outdoor exercise. It prescribes deep breathing, ample water, and active skin as keys to avoiding doctors.
Pella Markets Stock and Grain Ad Details Revisions
Market figures corrected by Van der Zyl Bros and Benak listed in Wheat Produce. Prices range from six to fifteen and a quarter dollars per cwt and 50 cents to one dollar per bushel. Pella Produce Co also notes Wheat Produce corrections. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa News
Willy Woman
Mabe Tag
Washington High School
West Waterloo High
Buey
Wilton Red Cross Society
Sioux City
Italy
Albert Uger
Newhall
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Iowa
Cer Teln
Yese
Pella Markets
Van
der Zyl Bros
Pella Produce
Castoria
Bruinekool Shop
F.&s. Rubber CO
Oppenheimer
Oskaloosa
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