Anthrax Outbreak Hits Livestock in Plymouth and Cherokee
A serious anthrax outbreak in Plymouth and Cherokee counties affects cattle and several herds of horses and mules. State Veterinary Surgeon Paul O. Koto says it’s the worst in years, centered on Remsen Le Mars and Cherokee, with rapid fever and hemorrhages. Vaccination efforts have been used to treat exposed animals. The origin is uncertain but may trace to nearby South Dakota.
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Plymouth
Cherokee
Paul O. Koto
Remsen
le Mars
Kato
South Dakota
Chronicle invites readers to join the newspaper family
A brief note asks recipients to treat a sample copy as an invitation to become part of the Chronicle family, inviting continued readership and engagement with the paper.
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Chronicle
Grand Distribution of the Famous Piano Offer
A township selects one top lady to win a piano and an extra piano goes to a Church Lodge or Sunday school in the winning township. Subscribers vote which local group earns the second piano based on its most able participant.
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Lake Prairie
Summit
Red Rock
Union
Polk
Knoxville
Clay
Lynn Grove
Elk Creek
Jasper County
Richland
Black Oak
Mahaska County
Kings
Ler
Geo
Doubleday
Corpus Curiati College
Galesburg
Corpus Christi
J. Mi. Purdance
McNairny County Independent
Seliner
Testa
J. Ernest Paxson
Press
Parkersburs
Pay
Rattlesnake Sightings Rise Near Town
The rattlesnake epidemic seems more serious than the hydrophobia scare with three full grown rattlers killed near town since July 1. One was killed in town on the east end of Marion street and Arthur Betterton kicked a large buzzer off the sidewalk in the west part after dark, accidentally. The reappearance is linked to a bounty the board of supervisors has not funded.
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Marion Street
Arthur Betterton
Art
Board of Supervisors
Knoxville Express
State Fair crowds overwhelm Des Moines streets
The State fair drew huge crowds prompting the state board of agriculture to buy space rather than beg for it. The Alton Democrat quips that if Des Moines enterprises provide more hotels, newspaper staff will fill them each year.
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State Board of Agriculture
Des Moines Enterprises
Alton Democrat
Charity begins at home says sermonette on justice
The piece argues that charity means good affection and love, and that true justice starts at home. It claims unfair behavior at home undermines any boast of justice elsewhere, stressing fairness as a household duty.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Liver Pills Ad
DeWitt's Little Early Risers touted as safe easy gentle liver pills with original Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve labeled on every box. Placard-like copy claims effectiveness for cuts burns bruises sores boils sunburn and especially piles sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt's
Tree Tragedy Ends Farmer McKinney's Life Near Knoxville
James A McKinney, 65, a farmer three and a half miles west of Knoxville, was killed while cutting timber when a felled tree top snarled in a sapling. The trunk rebounded, breaking his back and ribs and killing him instantly. He left a wife, two sons, and three daughters. His sons witnessed the accident, so no inquest was held.
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Knoxville
James A McKinney
Sac County
Reclamation Plan in Iowa for Des Moines River Project
Mason City reports a plan to reclaim 32 000 acres in Palo Alto county by straightening the Des Moines river channel. The river bed runs 52 miles, proposed canal would extend 26 miles to 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide at the top, 60 feet at the bottom. Estimated cost is 225 dollars.
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Mason City
Palo Alto
Des Moines
Land drainage plan estimates savings for four towns
Landowners push a drainage project reclaiming land valued at two to two and a half million dollars to support 300 to 350 families. Benefiting towns include Emmetsburg Graettinger Rodman and West Bend. Businessmen strongly encourage the move as the country holds over a million dollars invested in forty drainage canals.
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Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Rodman
West Bend
Telegram from Tobin on compiling corporation tax rolls
M J Tobin, internal revenue collector for northern Iowa, instructed by the secretary of the treasury to survey his district and assemble a list of corporations to be taxed under the new Paye tariff law. The list will include capital stock and business location, covering five classes. This gathers data ahead of tax regulations.
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M. J. Tobin
Internal Revenue
Iowa
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
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