Iowa News Items of Interest Summarized for Busy Readers
A crowded Iowa roundup notes Milwaukee shops burned in Monticello, church uniting moves in Atlantic, road repairs reopen Maquoketa to Dubuque, corn bids above prewar levels, and a bank embezzlement case in Carson. It cites graft probes, paving with brick in Anita, gifts to Grinnell College, coal rate petitions, scholarships, and a slate of agricultural and civic actions across Des Moines, Iowa City, and beyond.
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Milwaukee
Monticello
Atlantic
Maquoketa
Dubuque
Iowa
J. R. Chaloupka
Carson State Bank
Adams County
Anita
White Pole
Grinnell College
Mary Chamberlain
Chamberlain
P. J. McGuire
Cerro Gordo
Chris Ottosen
James R. Howard
Clemens
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federal Reserved Bank Board
Sioux City
Traffic Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lois Senser
Independence
Wayland Hicks
Brooklyn
Iowa Fleece and Wool Growers Association
Des Moines
Chicago
J. L. Robinson
A. F. Young
Havelock
County Attorneys’ Association
Atty
Ben J. Gibson
Code Commission
H. H. Budke
Selway Steel Fence Post Company
Budke
Raccoon
Alexander Scott
Scott
Iowa City
State University of
General Assembly
Territory of
Joseph T. Fales
Sam Alberts
Katharyn Bolbaugh
Beulah Rodgers
Mahaska County
United States
France
Poliice
W. G. Tallman
C. E. Cameron
J. P. Mullen
State Agricultural Board
State House
A. R. Corey
Fair Board
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
R. R. Roberts
Britt
Dunham
Robert
Irving
Belle Plaine
New Year musings urge yearlong spirit of kindness
A narrator speaking as the New Year exhorts readers to keep the Christmas and New Year spirit of happiness and goodwill all year. He contrasts Old Man Winter’s chill with lively energy, urges less jealousy and hurtful words, and hopes both adults and children maintain kindness daily.
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Nyway
Cherry Street Home Of Washington Inauguration Era
New York recalls 1791 inauguration in the Cherry street house later used by Mrs Washington. Washington and Black Sam hosted receptions, with a large retinue, while Mrs Washington found life dull despite elegant rooms. By 1790 the president moved to Broadway near Bowling Green. Cherry street faded from fame but remained a notable landmark.
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New York
Cherry Street
New Amsterdam
Richard Sackett
West River
Old England
William
Walter Franklin
China
Franklin Square
Samuel Osgood
George Washington
United States
Osgood
Washington
Elizabethtown
Peck
Broadway
Bowling Green
Happy Though Older
A reflective meditation on aging, embracing seasonal change as a metaphor for life. It rejects youth preservation and nostalgia, arguing wisdom grows with time. The piece celebrates age as harvest, offering quiet optimism for later life and continuous growth.
Berlin wife commits gas death after doorbell incident
In Berlin a housewife, left by her laborer husband, turns on the gas and dies. The husband returns, rings the bell, is not answered, and pushes the door violently causing a short circuit. The gas-filled house explodes the front door and wrecks the interior.
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Berlin
The Calendar By Martha B Thomas
The calendar is a curious human document, an easier reckoning than the cycles of nature. It is a grand, silent book divided into twelve pages, with black marks guiding daily life, a small yet important text in any era.
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Martha B. Thomas
Ite Low
Western Newspaper Union
Noble Purposes Replace New Year Resolutions
A concise call to adopt a handful of strong noble purposes rather than a long list of resolutions for the new year. The piece emphasizes clarity, focus, and enduring aims over excessive planning.
Poison Fish in South Seas Sting Kills or Paralyzes
A South Seas fish lies buried in coral sand its hollow dorsal spines resemble rattlesnake fangs. When stepped on it ejects a venom that kills or cripples the victim, a peril reported from distant waters.
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South Seas
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