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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
3
A Rhode Island farmer builds a ban tam hen on 14 turkey eggs drawing wide neighborhood interest. Visitors marvel at the odd feat as onlookers debate the fate of the birds and a series of quips about reputation and future mayhem unfold in the tale with playful anecdotes.
An Episcopal clergyman, a fervent baseball fan, teased the Bible reading by saying Here endeth the first innings at the start of the season. He woke up.
A Kansas doctor describes using Grape-Nuts to aid his four year old son recovering from pneumonia gaining eight pounds in a month. He also details an old patient of 73 who, after weeks on the cereal with milk and a touch of sugar, recovered from severe stomach illness and gained 22 pounds, inspiring belief in the cereal’s health benefits.
During a Centerville murder trial a public appeal against the death penalty drew critique and attention to William R. Benkert head of the United Christian party. The Davenport resident and his wife Katherine Benkert, secretary of the committee, were central to the party's activities and its nationwide conventions.
The old Fort Dodge high school, burned two years ago, has been completely rebuilt over 12 years after construction. Walls remained briefly, but remodeling created a improved structure now regarded by residents as one of the finest in the state.
In 1884 A C Parsons warned against high steam speeds to reduce metal erosion from entrained water drops. He found erosion at 3,800 feet per second rates on a surface, yet modern compound turbines nearly eliminate this cross erosion enabling use of brass and copper blades.
Iowa state insurance reports show annual town costs totaling 10,645,453.41 dollars, about four dollars per resident. Auditor John L. Bleakley issues reports in three volumes this year, detailing fire life and fraternal beneficiary data.
H B and L C Pumphrey of Fairfield take lead in clay midd sling research with aim to set up a pottery factory if Jefferson county clay proves suitable. Fairfield businessmen have pledged 350 dollars to build a test kiln as work starts soon. Small vessels fired locally sell well, notably natural colored pieces by H F Pumphrey, while the Pumphreys work on a Hiesiza statue titled The Last of the Indians.
Mt Pleasant will entertain the Fremont Voters' association of the First district on September 15. An executive committee meeting set preliminary arrangements with J A Keck Stockport president T R Rankin Burlington N Crutchfield Wapello and J A Thomas Mt Pleasant in attendance. Absent were Dr Schaefer Keokuk and S C Gardner Washington. Mayor Dugade J A Thomas and August Hettich of Mt Pleasant tasked with details.
The reporter questions Hendrik Hudson aboard a river voyage, asking his view of the scenery. He declines to critique, noting instead that landscape could be arranged to better showcase advertisements, illustrating a blend of exploration and modern advertising sensibility as described by Puck.
In Monticello Iowa a monument honoring the unknown dead of the rebellion and the departed members of Company H Thirty first Iowa Volunteers was unveiled with an appropriate program. The gift came from E. S. Parnell, an aging Jones County resident with strong patriotic spirit.
The Cornell Bluffs and Omaha Street Railway extends to the deaf school over the Lewis and Clark road after county permission. The school, previously fuelled by wagon haul from Council Bluffs nearly four miles away, will gain rail fuel delivery with the new tracks. Cog cars will move to a siding by the heating plant once tracks are finished.
Mr and Mrs Amos Taylor of What Cheer own a remarkable aging weight clock reaching the ceiling with a cherry case and zinc weights filled with iron shavings for balance It is a right day winding clock and has stayed in the family for over 190 years The Taylors also possess a silver teapot long in service
DOING THEIR DUTY readers learn kidney function and the cure claims for Doan's Kidney Pills with testimonials from Algona residents. An Army veteran cites backache relief after using the remedy at a local drugstore. The piece also mentions Cape Town floods breeding malaria mosquitoes and notes screens as sanitary in nonmalarious areas.
Scientists in Switzerland find bones of men living 100000 years ago noting constant danger from beasts. A. W. Brown of Alexander Maine credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing his severe lung trouble and persistent cough. The piece also mentions a meeting of the German and Russian emperors seen as likely to yield peace and references a cautious, lighthearted note about England.
Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Danforth Maine claims her mother, past seventy, grew young again after using Electric Bitters. Dyspepsia for 20 years left her unable to eat drink or sleep, but the tonic restored health and appetite. Satisfaction promised at 50 cents through R. H. Miller.
A Kentucky reader recalls relief from piles after ten years of torture, praising Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal healer for piles burns cuts and skin ailments. The column then pivots to assorted ads touting Foley’s Kidney Remedy Burdock Blood Bitters Dom’s Regulats and other patent medicines, with brief notes on a New York kissing arrest and a warning about laxatives.
A fragmented notice cites Ven as proposing a new identifier using fingerprints and hand patterns captured after wrist restraint to distinguish criminals. It notes Prof. Tomassia offering his own hands based system and discusses the potential dangers and pain involved in the process.
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