Two Victims of Mad Dog in Iowa City Get Pasteur Treatment
Two more mad dog victims arrive in Iowa City for Pasteur treatment. T. L. Eaton of Des Moines and his son C. G. Eaton show positive response. Iowa researchers report the dog that bit them carried hydrophobia, but the men are improving. A Boston terrier went mad and bit a boy and his father. Vernor Drake of Madrid was cured and sent back to Boone county. Five victims remain under care. all are reported well.
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Iowa City
T. L. Eaton
Des Moines
C. G. Eaton
University of Iowa
Wages and self protection cited in kitchen talk
In a clipped exchange Wedderly defends high pay for his cook as a form of self protection. He fears cutting wages would prompt the cook to leave, forcing his wife to do the cooking. The dialogue reflects domestic economy concerns in Indianapolis.
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Singleton
Indianapolis Star
The Mistletoe in Druidic Christmas Tradition
The mistletoe is described as a Druidical contribution to Christmas held in ancient England with great veneration. Cutting it involved sacrifices and feasting, while a priest used a gold knife to harvest it, and the falling twigs were received in whiteness.
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England
Oldest Temperance Lecture In Antiquity Cited
A foreign exchange notes an Egyptian papyrus dating 8500 years before Christ that warns against wine and drunkenness. The fragment recalls a line about not lingering in the wineshop and the folly of a drunk man, calling it the oldest temperance lecture in existence per the Christian Herald.
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Foreign Exchange
Christian Herald
Tipping At An End In Iowa Travel Aid
Iowa traveling men will help enforce the new anti tipping law that took effect July 4. L. C. Deets head of the Iowa State Traveling Men's association and A. M. Braskett secretary of the local United Commercial Travelers say the convention records show strong support for abolition of tipping and report success in other states.
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Iowa
L. C. Deets
Iowa State Traveling Men’s Association
A. M. Braskett
United Commercial Travelers of America
Supreme Council
Columbus
Braskett
Deets
Gingham gowns and caps praised for summer outings
The article notes a summer girl emulates her English sister by gardening and selecting fashionable, natty garments. Shops display gingham gowns and caps aligned with current tastes, with one striped gingham outfit highlighted as an example.
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Milady
Twenty Women Graduates Protest Immigration Citizenship Process
Twenty women in college caps and gowns gathered at the U S district court in New York to observe how foreign born men are transformed into citizens and to protest suffrage denial. In the courthouse lobby and upstairs courtroom they urged that American women deserve voting rights, as Judge Augustus N Hand processed aliens into citizens at notable speed.
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United States District Court
Post Office
New York
United States
Post Ofice
Empire State Campaign Committee
Collegiate Equal Suffrage League
Charles L. Tiffany
B. J. Ackerman
Augustus N. Hand
Simple lingerie pattern offers quick summer garments
Midsummer brings new additions to the summer girl's wardrobe with a charming but simple lingerie pattern. The article suggests that a clever girl can fashion such pieces easily, noting lingerie makes good pick up work and keeping a piece in the work basket speeds creation of a useful dainty article of wearing apparel.
Artifacts of Virtu Ornaments for Den and Boudoir
An illustration features a jewelry case with bronze work and Egyptian bas-relief symbols enameled in old ivory. The bottom shows another decorative element, hinting at a themed arrangement of unique material and design.
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den and Boudoir
Parents Dive for Baby in Iowa City Park Lake
A crew of three narrowly escaped drowning in Iowa City when a baby eight months old slid from a carriage into a park lake after the handle was released. Rev. C. V. Allison, his wife, and infant son Paul were saved by bystanders as both parents failed to swim. The infant, unconscious, nearly died but was revived. A second item notes Iowa railroads may see higher assessments in 1915 due to strong profits in 1914 and a prior year’s flat valuations.
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Iowa City
C. V. Allison
West Liberty Christian Church
Paul
Iowa City Park
Iowa
Dictates of Fashion in Summer Attire
Fashion notes emphasize white and black palettes with all white outfits and bordered chiffons for summer. Navy gabardine suits feature tan buttonholes while gathered skirts show shirred waist lines. Buttons favor pierced gilt or oxidized silver. Hat wings appear in cut into curious designs.
Smoking set with inlaid bronze clock and ash trays
A smoking set features a jar with a pipe holder on one side and a compartment for a box of matches on the other. The inverted cover carries two ash trays. The bronze clock is ornamented with Egyptian bas-relief symbols enameled in old ivory.
Handy Crochet Cork Accessory for Thimble Carrier
A compact crochet project describes turning a cork into a protective carrier for a crochet hook and thimble. It instructs starting with a ring crochet, expanding to cork width, then single crochet around, tightening the top edge, and finishing with eight double crochets per stitch to form a ruffled top.
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S. c
A. c
Modifying It Threats During Child Truancy Case
A school attendance officer quoted a woman summoned over her child’s truancy who threatened to throw hot water in her face. The judge responded that she must not throw hot water and added a remark about heaping coals of fire on his head.
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Pittsburgh Press
Fearless Thomas Tail and the Cherokee Sheriff Saga
Fearless Thomas Tail, a full blooded Cherokee, once sheriff of Going Snake district, Oklahoma, survived repeated shootouts and a deadly ambush. A bullet to the head nearly ended him, but Tail killed his assailant and recovered. After death, he asked his revolvers be buried with him, rusting in his grave for decades. Also included: a light jape about a grandiose dinner by Mamma in a cartoonish Exchange item.
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Thomas Tail
Goingsnake
Cherokee Nation
Adair County
Oklahoma
Tail
Pathfinder
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