Yearly king road work urged as ground firms up
Farmers should prepare King road projects now while ground conditions allow. An Iowa legislator proposed a bill to authorize surgeons to end the life of incurably ill patients. Joe Trigg questions the itch for office. Eastern papers mock Roosevelt and Parker as Alphonsa and Gaston, each pursuing the same goal. Rockefeller family welcomes a grandchild, sparking hope the heir will be prudent with vast wealth.
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Iowa
Joe Trigg
Roosevelt
Alton B. Parker
Alphonsa and
Gaston
John D. Rockefeller
Rocke
Colleges Receive Carnegie Gifts With Conditions
Coe College of Cedar Rapids is awarded 845000 and Ellsworth College at Town Falls receives 10000 from Andrew Carnegie. Coe must raise 45000 to obtain the gift, while Ellsworth must spend 25000 on improvements before receiving its grant.
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Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Ellsworth College
Town Falls
Andrew Carnegie
Coe
Carnegie
Ellsworth
P-ville News reports town property value drop
Last week's P-ville News states the total town property value of $530,348, including personal and real, down $40,000 from the previous year. The Republican of Montezuma marks its fiftieth anniversary with a special issue highlighting editors and local builders. EH Blanchard remains editor and is praised for a strong weekly paper.
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P-ville News
the Republican
Montezuma
Blanchard
Coun cil Bluffs Doctors Tangle Over Advertising Practices
Resident physicians clashed with practitioners calling themselves the Hot Springs Doctors after pervasive advertising drew patients away. The dispute, described as unprofessional, sparked a roar from home doctors and prompted calls for scrutiny of medical advertising.
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Council Bluffs
Hot Springs
Express looks ahead to future issues and price hints
The Express explains its weekly heft noting twelve full pages and questions readers about enduring three months for 25 cents. The note teases whether the paper can sober up in time for next week and hints at continuing publication regardless of early price pressures.
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the Express
Vanother Express
Petition Drives Change in Woman’s Imprisonment Case
A vast petition with over one hundred thousand names influenced a shift in affairs regarding the woman’s imprisonment. Des Moines politician George L. Dobson launched a vigorous Seventh District congressional campaign against incumbent J. A. T. Hull. Dobson’s first Des Moines speech sparked a ten thousand dollar damages claim by Hull, accusing Dobson of previously backing Hull before taking a China job and now seeking Hull’s seat.
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George L. Dobson
Des Moines
Congress
J. A. T. Hull
Hull
Pella interurban hopes and school director shifts
Promoters are urged to back an interurban from Pella toward Des Moines as a strong regional route. In other notes, new school township sub directors elected March 5 face delayed start until after the spring term, affecting promised teacher contracts and possible changes by the extending old director.
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Pella
Des Moines
Hearst and Bryan Split Rumor Stirs Newspaper Talk
The Knoxville Express notes rumors that William R Hearst may drop William Jennings Bryan from his journals. The column predicts Bryan will continue to be newsworthy for years and suggests Hearst could face unwelcome headlines if Bryan reemerges in politics.
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William R. Hearst
W. J. Bryan
Hearst
Knoxville Express
Willie
Bryan
Ladies’ Church
City ordinance targets weeds and spitting in Pleasantville
Pleasantville News reports a new ordinance forcing property owners tenants or agents to trim all weeds and grass to the curb as directed by the city marshal. Failure leads to city workers cutting the growth and taxing the cost to the property after five days. The law makes no seasonal exception and could unleash grass and weed cutters even in midwinter if snow allows.
No title from a fractured world reflects a mix of people
A fragmentary reading notes a queer mixture of people in the world and compares it to a quoted line Duke's Mixture. It recalls a user recounting that last week a lady informed them that something had transpired. The text is incomplete and ambiguous.
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Duke
Printing the news is the only system
The speaker notes the difficulty of pleasing everyone and urges journalists to print the news despite side issues. The quote reflects tension in reporting and public reaction, with a suggestion that truth-telling is paramount even when details provoke discomfort. The text references grief and a desire for discretion in what is revealed.
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Brothers of
Stopping the Paper and Knoxville City's Debt Crisis
A disgruntled reader halts his eleven year paper subscription after a dispute with the editor, triggering a note that the editor later died of heart failure. An accompanying Knoxville journal column analyzes a looming city election and a city government in deep debt, with warrants discounted and taxes at legal limits, urging retrenchment.
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Knoxville
Iowa Manufacturer's Department Aims To Promote State Industry
A report from Newton notes a proposal to form an Iowa manufacturer s department within The Register and Farmer. The aim is to highlight the scope and importance of Iowa s manufacturing interests to readers, beyond local advertising. The idea emphasizes a broader, principled promotion of state industry.
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Newton
Iowa
Register and Farmer
Factories in Iowa towns spur home market growth
The Iowa State Register notes surprise at Gloversville New York gloves still made there and cites a factory turning out fifty fur coats and gloves by the hundred dozen. It highlights two thrifty Iowa boys building independence in the industry and calls these plants part of state business stability by supplying home markets, reducing long shipments, and keeping capital invested locally.
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Gloversville
New York
Iowa
Iowa State Register
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Cough Syrup Ad
An advertisement extols Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original laxative cough syrup. It claims to cleanse the throat and lungs while treating coughs colds croup and whooping cough and notes it tastes good and harms sold by H M Langerak.
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Kennedy
H. M. Langerak
Proceedings of the County Board of Supervisors 1905
Proceedings show multiple dated entries from June to November 1905 listing individuals such as Will Lancaster James Jaber C Murphy Sant Murphy and John Wise, with notes on team work superintendent work postage rock timber and lumber payments, reflecting ongoing county projects and infra work during that period.
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Will Lancaster
C Murphy
San Murphy
John Wise
Ed Harvey Rock
Sant Murphy
J M
Royal Baking Powder Co Expenditures Report 1905
A dated ledger style record from Royal Baking Powder Co New York items show C Mur phy lumber W H Norris tool repairs R C Converse clerk commissions Casey and Belville advertising Anthes Lumber Columber and various payments totaling 1644 63 43 49 with dates from November 6 1905 to December 30 1905 referencing Ward 2nd Ward and Ward.
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C Murphy
C Murphy Lumber
W H Norris
R C Converse
Casey & Belville
Anthes Lumber Columber
Lake Prairie Township Receipts and Disbursements 1905
Ledger style record shows cash on hand at start of fiscal year January 2 1905 and listed receipts from Geo L Boydston T R Sheehy G T H Klein and others totaling multiple dollars. Disbursements include payments to road superintendent D D van Zee Buwalda Bros snow shoveling and other road labor costs through June 6 1905. (Continued on 3rd page.)
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Geo L
M P DeReus
D D van Zee
Buwalda Bros
T R Sheehy
Henry Roorda
T R ' Sheehy
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Church Directory
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