Iowa News Roundup From Early 1900s Aims and Accidents
Report on the Maine sinking cites a warned plot before the blast. Fires wipe out blocks at Centerville with large losses. Iowa farmers begin new creamery plant at Creston. union disputes ease as Muscatine factory reopens. Local crimes, accidents, and corporate actions fill local pages, including rail incidents, burglaries, murders, and farm show notes with multiple named towns and people.
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Special Naval
Maine
A. C. Brice
Bedford
Matanzas
Cuba
Buce
McKinley
Centerville
G. W. Randle
Davidson Hardware Company
J. W. Williams
Davidson Building
Dowie & Hanson Grocery Company
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Southern Iowa Coal Company
A. D. Crawford
Muscatine Button Company
Grand Jury
Frank Richie
Robert McClare
Ntional Guard
Iowa
Automatic Butte Company
Muscatine
BE. D. Graham
Ason City
Laurel
Liacres
Eibs Brothers
Ira Rainer
Louis Briart
Seymour
Sunshine Mint
Iowa Citykaloosa Interurban
Sayley
Keota
Cjton
Katine McKay
Ames
M. A. Hauser Ames
Scott County
Western
Anti-Tax Saloon League
Wacshineton
Wheat cost under 55 cents a bushel in Canada 1911
Western Canada saw strong early growth in 1911 but August weather reduced ripening. September and October marketed contract wheat totaled about 20 million bushels at 97.34 cents per bushel, while two months under contract yielded 15 million bushels at 89.14 cents. Total 35 million bushels brought just over 31 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Winnipeg Free Press
Two Girls Try Swearing For Fun In Ohio Playroom
In Hast Eighty-sixth street Virginia Clough and Claire Feldman shut themselves in and practiced swearing to see the consequences. Each wrote a swear word on paper and read it aloud, but no dire result followed and they resumed their play with mild disappointment.
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Ringgold County
Corwin Buchanan
Tuskegee
St. Joseph
Campbell
Fairfield
Chicago
Iowa College of Ames
Four County Grain Improvement Association
Ackley
Hardin
Franklin
Butler
Grundy
Hodson
Winneshiek County
Avoca
Parks
Lincoln
P. G. Swan
Independence
Winthrop
Reed Wilson
W. P. Danforth
Lewis H. Paul
Mills County
Lawrence J. Swift
Pipestone
Mimn
Iowa
Minn
E. C. Brady
Theodore Ahlborn
Waterloo Cement Machinery Company
Harlan
John P. Herter
Cosson
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ottumwa
John A. Kalbach
Kalbach Lumber Company
Oskaloosa
Hot Springs
Ark
W. C. Smith
Grove City
Cass County
Hast Eighty-sixth Street
Virginia Clough
Claire Feldman
Virginia
Claire
Cleveland
Sheep theft charge cites landlord’s brand G F M
A man faced theft charges for taking a sheep owned by Sir Garnett Fitz-Maurice. He claimed the animal was stray and he was returning it. The lordship pointed out the brand G F M on the sheep. the accused quipped he thought it stood for Good Fat Mutton.
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Garnett Fitz- Maurice
Garnett Fitz-Maurice
Fido Causes Hall Chaos By Chasing Hat
A humorous scene unfolds as a dog named Fido sends excitement through the house by chasing a fuzzy hat up the hall tree. The quick chase sparks laughter and a playful commotion.
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Fido
Sirsa Winslow Teething Syrup and Cigars Ad Notice
Sirsa Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children advertised to ease teething pain and wind colic at 25c a bottle. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigars offered with optional 10c upgrade for poorer quality. A light jab notes a pugilist never fights for fun.
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Winslow
Lewis
Moliere Rejects Doctor’s Cures In Royal Chat
Louis XIV learned Moliere had a physician and asked what the doctor did. Moliere replied we chat and the doctor writes prescriptions I do not take, yet I am cured. The tale comes from Life history notes.
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Moliere
Louis XIV
School Talk Options on Qualifications and Attendance
The Father asks about special qualifications of the school that may interest his son. The Principal replies that the school overlooks the Hudson and notes some attendance concerns.
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Hudson
Puck
A Killer. Ella How That Fellow Murders The English Language
Stella notes the line about killing the English language as a humorous aside. The exchange highlights wordplay and wit in a lively dialogue.
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Ella
Stella
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ihawk Eye
State News
Waterloo
Michael Allen
Kee
Matthew Archer
Rock Island
DuPont Pond
Rock Island Rail Company
Allen
Wa City
LUG Ubmuszss
Masonic Orde
Towa
Masonic School
Ani
Lake
Eee
Andrew Bl
Miner
Albia
R. E. Nolan
Boone
Conklin
Clinton
Arence H. Whitebeck
Council Bluffs
M Schneider
Garner
California Figs! Syrup CO
Kas
California Fig Syrup CO
jousroRiikkk’s
California FK Syrup CO
Rayo
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Carter
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Standard Oil Company
Putnam
Monroe Drug Company
Guincy
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