Editorial Snapshots From the Iowa Pages
A collage of small notes and opinions from Iowa papers. Vignettes include remarks on a Sioux Falls murder case, a Davenport editorial meeting, rising garden and corn prices, a Clarinda billiard hall closure, civic encouragement to improve towns, and hopeful June forecasts echoed by several editorials.
Millet Cain and Kaffr Seed Ad Reads In Albia Buxton
A Knoxville Express item notes an Albia dealer advertising millet cane and kaffir seed. The snippet jokes they must have sown too much of that cane seed around Buxton, reflecting a playful line about agriculture and local farming.
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Cain
Buxton
Knoxville Express
Every Town Has Em A Man Leaves Troy In Frustration
The Newton Journal reports a man left Troy after complaining of every fault in town. He was described as fair but given to nursing imaginary grievances until he believed them real. He departed seeking silence away from the town, leaving a foggy atmosphere behind.
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Troy
D—A
Newton Journal
Chicago
Bob Inger Soll and the Col Bob Ingersoll Reference
A fragment references a season ad titled Bob Ingersoll and personifies Col Bob Ingersoll. It notes the supposed misnaming of a jack and claims Col Bob is dead, with the remaining memory of his past travels and denunciations of Christianity.
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Jack
Bob Ingersoll
Col
Bob
Remembering Col Bob Ingersoll Says Jackasses Live
The Redding Register laments the memory of Col Bob Ingersoll while asserting the human soul seeks God through Jesus Christ. It notes that as long as jackasses exist, Ingersoll will be remembered and urges naming every jackass Bob Ingersoll to avoid forgetfulness.
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Col
Bob Ingersoll
Jesus Christ
Ingersoll
Bob
Jackass
God
Redding Register
Convict Labor Debate in Iowa Federation Speech
The state federation of labor plans to abolish convict labor in Iowa yet favors employing convicts to prevent idleness. They argue convicts should learn trades and not compete with free labor, suggesting payment at private-manufacturer rates if convict products are sold. Cedar Rapids Gazette reports.
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State Federation of Labor
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Growth in Population in United States Census Bulletin 71
The 1905 enumeration of fourteen states plus estimates for others show continental U S population at 82 574 195, up 8 7 percent since 1900, with urban areas growing rapidly as cities of 8 000+ rise to 23 466 624 in 1906, while rural areas grow 8 8 percent.
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United States Census Bulletin
Florida
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Michigan
Bureau of the Census
Continental
United States
Alaska
Insular
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cal
For Sale Four. Sections Land in Hansford County Texas
For Sale four sections of land in Hansford County Texas described as black loam soil two to four feet deep. Bargain and liberal terms if sold within sixty days. For terms and excursion date, write John By Kingworthy Manhattan Des Moines Ta
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Hansford, Co
Texas
John
Kingworthy
Manhattan
Des Moines
Royal Baking Powder ad warns of alum dangers
An advertisement for Royal Baking Powder notes the bakeware guide and claims free texts for patrons. It warns that alum is used in some baking powders to reduce cost and cautions that alum can injure the stomach, liver, and kidneys when consumed in food. The ad is from the Royal Baking Powder Co of New York.
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Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Munn & Co
Washington, D. C
Ayer
Die Bootana Co
Man lured by ads learns this and that
A tale warns against gullible searches for quick cures and shortcuts. It contrasts a man chasing advertised remedies with a note on careful health assessment and of Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea sold by F. D. Stubenrauch.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea at F. D. Stubenrauch
An old advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the medicine that sets the world thinking and the remedy doctors agree on. It promotes purchase at F. D. Stubenrauch, highlighting a street address 23-26.
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Laking
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Pure living virtues praised in selected ad copy
A vintage advertisement extols living pure, prudent and courteous behavior. It praises avoiding gossip and harboring clean thoughts while urging promptness, generosity to enemies, and fair dealing. The tag line promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming age restoration and a youthful complexion for 35 cents at F. D. Stubenrauch.
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Hollister
F. D. Stubenrauch
Rocky Mountain
Throw Out the Life Line hymn origin story
The Christian Endeavor World recounts Rev. E. S. Ufford explaining how Throw Out the Life Line was inspired by a life-saving station visit and a wreck tale. He notes that a title can shape reception, and suggests the case shows the importance of a compelling heading.
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Christian Endeavor
E. S. Ufford
As trology Among the Babylonians and Israelites
Prof Edouard Konig writes for the June Homiletic Review on how Israelites surpassed Babylonians in nature views and practices. Dr C H Leonard Crane Divinity School notes Children's Sunday origins. J L Brandt on Evangelistic Campaigns. Published monthly by Funk and Wagnalls at 44 60 East 23d Street New York $3.00 yearly. Kodol remedy advertised with local retailers. 23 26
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Edouard Konig
C. H. Leonard
Crane Divinity School
J. L. Brandt
Funk & Wagnalls. Company
East 23d Street
New York
True and False Pride in Two Women
East and West presents a tale contrasting two young women labeled as proud. One shuns work despite a generous salary, the other thrives in employment, planning to furnish a home and help others, illustrating a distinction between true and false pride through their choices and outcomes.
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Alice
State University Iowa to Host Notable Commencement
The State University at Iowa City will hold a landmark commencement from June 7 to June 12 with Secretary Taft delivering the address. The event marks sixty years of university history and a prosperous year, with 2072 students enrolled and about 325 degrees to be conferred, including 30 advanced degrees.
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State University At
Iowa City
Iowa
Taft
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Southern Iowa
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Louilia Tribune
Tabor News
Literary
Langerak
Vander Linden’s Bazar
Langerak’s
John van Nieuwenhuyzen
West Side Square
CSO Gor
IOC
M. Porter Auctioneer
Kleins Shoe Store
East Aide of Square
M. Porter
Pella Lowa
H. C. Payne
Adam French
M.D
Drs. Payne & French
Citizens National Bank
J. O. Mitten
van Hemert’s
Geo. J. Thomassen
C. E. Martin
U. S. Still College
Boat’s and
Vanderpol’s
W. G. Vander Ploeg
Farmers and Me
Rchants Bank
S. G. van der Zyl
F. W. Frahm
Wormhoudt
Garden Square
Jerlinden