Large attendance at Chautauqua opens with Our Merchant Marine
The Chautauqua tent on Dr. Birney site hosts a large opening day crowd under fine weather. Ex-Congressman Charles B. Landis urged restoration of the American flag on ships and a robust American merchant marine via subsidies, arguing it secures foreign markets and supports labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Birney
Charles B. Landis
Indiana
Landia
High Seas
South America
United States of America
Walter Raleigh
United States
Europe
Japan
China
Death claims P. S. Converse after lingering illness
Public spirited Estherville resident P. S. Converse died July 6 at age 78 after a stomach cancer. He moved from Tama County in 1908 and led investments in city property and banking interests, serving as president of Iowa Savings Bank, Estherville, and kitat National Bank at Dunnell, Minnesota. He was born in Connecticut February 8, 1837 and survived by eleven children with a long record of benevolent acts and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Converse
Wasser
M. EK
Oak Hill
Estherville
Tama County
Iowa Savings Bank
Kitat National Bank
Dunnell
Minnesota
Connecticut
Dysart
Weatford
Martha Maria Watkins
Edith
M. 38
Crittenden
South Haven
Kansas
E. D. Converse
W. Bagley
Brook Park
Minn
M. S. Converas
Peabody
Stingy Man Reflects on Generosity and Propriety
Found among the papers of a man who died rich, the quote praises thrift and frugality. It notes a stingy man seldom donates, yet values proper use of hard earned money. The fragment hints at wealth retention and a wary stance toward giving.
Fifty Out of Ten Thousand Girls in Education Critique
Katherine Eggleston argues in Woman's Home Companion that nine thousand nine hundred and fifty girls per ten thousand entering primary schools are not prepared for college while being trained for wage earning or domestic roles. She cites Helen as an example, claiming education may push women toward independence but harm traditional marriage prospects as men feel competitive pressure from educated partners.
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Katherine Eggleston
Woman's Home Companion
Helen
Billy Smith
Billy
Hele
Helen Ia
Leen the Evy
Corn stalks to paper: a new manufacturing path
Government experts Dr. B. T. Galloway and Dr. Nathan A. Cobb unveiled experiments proving cornstalk fibers can produce paper from tissue to building stock. They cited per acre yields of 3-5 tons stalks, potential $6 a ton, and a vast supply beyond current wood pulp demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. T. Galloway
Bureau of the Plant Industry
Nathan A. Cobb
Cobb
Great Paper Trust
Middle West
Galloway
Plant Industry Bureau
House Committee On Agriculture
Washington
Iowa
Town Council Proceedings Publication Requirement
The act from the last general assembly mandates condensed publication of all town council meetings and a list of all claims allowed. The town clerk must prepare a report akin to the county auditor’s session summary.
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General Assembly
Board of Supervisors
Templar Park Notices Visitations and Visits
Mr. hos Green of Texas visits his sister Mrs. W H Foote and family at Templar Park. Mrs J A Cain went to Macn City Saturday to visit her brother in law Birch Cain and family. Rev Richard Ellerby and fem.
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Hos. Green
Texas
W. H. Foote
Templar Park
J. A. Cain
Macn City
Birch Cain
Richard Ellerby
Free Agricultural Exhibit Car to Visit Estherville
An automobile showcasing grains fruits and farm products will tour Estherville on a side track near the passenger depot. F S White Agricultural and Horticultural Commissioner will lead free lectures on agriculture and related topics then the display will open for inspection with free bulletins on grains grasses fruits and other farm products. Lectures start at 7:00 p m admission is free and attendees are urged to remember the date. The Spirit Lake Herald notes a local newspaper change in ownership with A R Carter selling to H A Welty and Harry Helma and mentions Beacon editorials praising the transition and new management.
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Agricultural and Horticultural Department
Estherville
F.S. White
Agricultural and Horticultural
Spirit Lake Herald
A. R. Carter
H. A. Welty
Harry Helma
Dickingon County
Beacon
Ray Carter
Cuba establishes Information Bureau under President Gomez
With the new fiscal year Cuba forms a Bureau of Information. President Gomez names Leon J. Canova, an American newspaper editor, as director. Citizens may request Cuba related information free of charge by writing to Canova at the Utility and Information Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor, Havana, Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of Cuba
Bureau of Information
Gomez
Leon J. Canova
Iwan
Cuba
Island
U. and I. Bureau
Utility and Information Bureau
Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor
Hayaha
Way Land to Lot Hay For Sale In Dolliver Iowa
A large quantity of tame hay is available for cash or on shares in lots from ten to one thousand acres. Quality is good and will be ready after July 10. Address J. J. Parra, Dolliver, Iowa. Also Foley's Honey and Tar advertised for coughs and lung troubles. Blumer pens for sale at the Vindecalar and Republican office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allright
Signal Corps
U. S. Army
Secretary of War
Atlantic
Maine
Florida
Congress
Lota
J. J. Parra
Dolliver
Iowa
Foley
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Chautauqua
Stuart
the Chalmbers Concert CO
Chalmers’ Concert Company
Chicago
Buffalo
Mississippi Valley
Uough
Great Lakes
Germany
Great Britain
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
New York
Hal Merton
Lewis G. Abrama
Sidney
Australia
Cadar Rapids Republi
Monroe Marklzy
Ham, Merton
Bebsie' McKibben
T. A. McKibben
Milsworth Township
Miss Eggleston
Lyceum Theatre
Chico Perkins
Lough Opera House
Knights Templar
W.H. Foote
M. K. Whelan
A. O. Myhre
Harvey Schultz
A. M. Jeffries
KE. I. Sandrol
A. Nichola
BR. J. Ridley
Robert Hamilton
Lew Heffelfinger
John Hansen
Frank Shadle
John Ross
Atlantic Coast
Vindlcaiar and
Republican
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