Better Sanitation in Iowa Urged by Health Official
Des Moines dispatch reports F B Francie of the state board of health urges immediate education and a comprehensive sanitary inspection program. He favors state authority to enforce laws, inspect cellars and wells, and prohibit use of unfit water, arguing much disease could be prevented. The board will study the issue and present a legislative report. Governor Cummins denies announcing a senate candidacy and clarifies he did not intend a scramble for the seat. A dispatch notes a spike in whiskey prices driven by corn costs and disaster-related factors.
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Des Moines Dispatch
F. BE. Francie
State Board of Health
Iowa
Francis
Board of Health
Adda
State Board
State Board of “Health
Atyan
Keokuk Gate City
Dagram
Wustheer Francis
Hroigh
Cummins
Senate
Allison
Laks Forest
Alligon
Mbvertte
Two Cent Gallon Advance Sparks Campaign Finance Debate
The piece notes a two cent per gallon price rise impacting product costs, and details Democratic Chairman Mack naming a 29 member campaign finance committee to fund the third battle. It mentions Bryan’s campaign and says Iowa has no formal committee, but pledges welcoming citizen contributions for the cause.
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Mack
Democratic Hetional Committee
Ke Bryan
Om Tug ‘Won and Fury
Towa Hag
Iowa
Notable August Dates in Historic Events
This date history lists events from August across years including New London publication in 1758, Fort Hoonesborough siege in 1778, Batavia possession in 1811, Hull and Detroit actions in 1812, Ghent talks in 1814, Baltimore centennial in 1829, the Smithsonian opening in 1848, Mobile Bay surrender in 1864, and Laurier receiving France’s Legion of Honor in 1897, with births and other highlights.
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New London
Conn
Fort Hoonesborough
Batavia
United States
Hull
Canada
Detroit
Ghent
Gor Peane
Charles A
Dana
New York
Baltimore
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Fort Gaines
Mobile Bay
Warragut
Granger
Wilfrid Laurier
Order of the Legion of Honor
France
Samuel Benedict Christy Pioneer in Mining Education
Samuel Benedict Christy, professor of milling and metallurgy at the University of California, born in San Francisco on August 1865, studied at UC and Columbia, served as vice president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, joined several international mining societies, authored numerous papers on mining and metallurgy, and invented processes for treating gold ores. He contributed to engineering education and mining science across several eras and institutions.
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Samuel Benedict Christy
San Francisco
Calif
Hoe
University of California
Columbia, University
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy of London
Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemistry of
South Africa
Society For the Promotion of Engineering Education
California
Nevada Statesman Pioneer Sen Morrie Stewart Birthday
The article profiles William Morrie Stewart, known as Old Santa Claus in Washington, highlighting his Nevada career from district attorney to U S senator with four terms, his rise and losses in mining, and his long life born in Lyons North Carolina in 1827. It also lists household recipes and a $100 reward notice for a lost dog.
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William Morrie Stewart
William Morris Stewart
Nevada
United States Senate
Lyons
N. C
Hoe
Ohio
Yale
Neveda County
California
United States
U. S. Senate
Senate
Beothér Fortath
Washington, D.C
Stewart
Santa Claus
Origin of Elephant And Donkey as Political Emblems
The origin of the elephant and donkey as party symbols is traced to Thomas Nast. Nast first drew the animals in Harper's Weekly in 1874 during Grant's third term campaign, with the donkey predating the elephant by four years in 1870.
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Thomas Nast
Harper's Weeky
Grant
Nest
Harpers Weekly
Naat
Haa
Intermin
Guayacanl
Ecuador
United States
Fortune
National Gallery
Nast
Nast Wes
Notre Dame Lady's Appeal for Free Home Remedy
A note from Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home remedy claimed to cure rheumatic and neuralgia pains without weather change. The letter invites sufferers to write for a kit, asserting the treatment purifies blood, relaxes joints, and restores tone, with proof in testimonials.
Economy in the kitchen and Our Food in packages
The piece urges trimming grocery costs by buying only high value items. It promotes Our Food In Preparation to bake two large pies, noting grocers offer the products Lemon chocolate and custard. It includes a humorous aside about a husband who gambles and returns broke, quoting the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Dlenga
Bliss Della Strobe Finds Relief After Peruna Use
Bliss Della Strobe of 710 Richmond St Appleton Wisconsin says she was run down for years and no doctor helped. After trying Peruna she improved with the first dose and felt completely cured, noting the medicine greatly aided her health as a woman in a run down condition.
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Della Strobe
Peruna
Della ST
Richmond St. Appleton, Wis
Perina aids Mrs Judge Boyer with renewed health
Mrs Judge J F Boyer of Evanston reports relief from illness after using Perina, praised for calming nerves and restoring appetite and sleep. The testimonial notes strength and vitality returning, crediting Perina and Manalin ideal laxative for aid.
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J. F. Boyer
Sherman Ave
Evanston
Saya
Perina
Man-a-lin
Slavery in England and Scotland Through Early Modern Times
An excerpt notes that before and after the conquest two thirds of English people were denied basic freedom. Lords controlled slaves who could be transferred or sold, and could only gain freedom by master consent. The system persisted into Charles II’s era with Scottish cases as late as 1775.
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England
Scotland
New York
Remarkable Tambour Major Jean Henri of Napoleon Era
A tribute to Jean Henri famed tambour major of Napoleon’s era. He could play on two Aztec drums simultaneously with a soft, harmonious effect, moving swiftly between drums in a way that bewildered spectators. The piece ends with a garbled note about ads and influence.
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Jean Henri
Napoleon
The Matchmaker in the Hymeneal Garden
Katherine wakes in a hammock to a playful scene with Reginald and a baby. Jack Kingsley and Bill Heming joke about kisses while Katherine suspects a prank. Reginald accuses, laughter follows, and a garden quarrel becomes a lighthearted mystery about who kissed Katherine first. The household tea and the two year old keep the mood buoyant as plans for revealing the truth are delayed.
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Katherine
Katha
Reginald
Regi
Mr. Kingsley
Euatherine
Jack Krogaley
Katherine Et
Jack
Tuth
Tack
Katherion
Eles
Yack
Kathering
Kath
Erine
Jack Kingaley
Ana
Katherice
Cooky
Bill Heming
Mr. Heming
Bill
Ogtenta- Hously
Mike Katherine
Xatherina
Knathering
Heming
Janie
Katheriine
Hathorine
Kather
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Hlha
Maguaga
Commodore Hardy
Stonington, Conn
Willam T. G. Morton
New Custom House
Boston
Banks
Cedar Mountain
Saratoga
Fido
Bari
Hall
Ona
Tts
P. J. Chenry & Co
Toledo
Ohi
Diigetsts
Tie
Martin Julian
Wangier Bros
Alfred Peats
Sama
Shakespeare
Bacon
Warpers
Harper Brothers
Notre Dame Lady's
Chicago
Herala
Pere-na
Ste
Reginald Esa
Probi BY
America
Hetty Greee
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Ita
Davie Wabster
Massachusetts
Iow Sim
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