Home Circle on Love Duty and True Family Life
A moral essay extols marital harmony and cheerful partnership, urging wives and husbands to support and trust each other. It praises the home as a source of joy, religious faith, and moral growth, urging men to excel in their professions and to invest in family well being. It sketches daily labor, child care, and the ideal of one day devoted to family and kindness.
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Fairy
Tome Marking
Tlome
Fiagina
New Jerusalem
Shonts Still Loves Iowa at Centerville Homecoming
Theodore P. Shonts, central figure of a Centerville homecoming honoring Appanoose county natives, cherishes Iowa though pursuing broader business roles. A Drake University commencement speaker and former Panama Canal chief engineer, he now promotes Clover Leaf and related rail lines while remaining active in Drake affairs and local Iowan ties.
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Theodore P. Shonts
Iowa
Mr. Shonts
Centerville
Appanoose County
Towa
Shonts
Drake University
Gen. Drake
Panama Canal
Clover Leaf, Alton
Allied Lines
The Parental Kick Suitor Visit Sparks Veiled Warning
A witty exchange frames a father’s cautious welcome as a suitor comes to call for his daughter. The parry hints at judgment and potential approval, underscoring parental vigilance in courtship rituals.
Improving River Front by Forcing Prison Labor
Scott county board of supervisors passes a resolution to use prisoners sentenced to hard labor at the county jail to work on the river Trent near the Davenport boat club. A sheriff deputy will supervise, with a boat club guard watching the workers and police escorting them. Dam construction and levee prep are planned, with feeding arranged for the prisoners during their sentence.
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Scott County Board of Supervisors
Trent
Davenport
Chab
Iowa Dailies Ban Circus Press Agents
Resolutions from the Iowa Associated Dailies mark a shift to only accepting money for advertising space, severing involvement with press agents and their circus ticket pitches. The stance mirrors Illinois policy, aiming to keep circus dope out of news columns and prevent paid press agent stories from being treated as news.
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Iowa
Iowa Associated Dailies
Des Moines
Illinois
Monument to Iowa Troops At Monticello Erected In 1860s
A soldiers' monument in Darkwoods cemetery at Monticello honors Iowa troops. Gifted by Maj. S S Farwell who recruited Company H of the Thirty-first Iowa in August and September 1862 and led them until his wartime promotion. The 13 foot monument was dedicated during Memorial week with ceremonies.
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Darkwoods
Monticello
Pioneer William H Coop and Ox Team in Iowa Exhibit
William H Coop, Jefferson county's first white child born, is known for guiding a trained ox team. He hosted guests Hilly Sunday and wife in his wagon, helped haul logs for the Bonnifield cabin in Fairfield Settlers' Park, and directed 60 years ago house-building. Now he trains a team of buffalo to send to the state fair for exhibition.
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William H. Coop
Jefferson County
Hilly
Mr. Coop
Bonnifield
Caubies
Iowa
Buffalo
Living Up to One's Features The Nose and Hat
Two women customers debate identity and disguise as they lament how their noses and facial features trap them in social roles. They long to defy expectations yet feel bound by appearance. A friend suggests tea as a calm step toward a plan to quietly stir change.
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Alamina
Papa
Belinda
Wyself
Helinda
Beluda
Pan
Dante's
Cornelia
Gracchi
Bacchanatian
Bernard Shaw
New G A R Commander Michael McDonald Named
Michael McDonald chosen as department commander of the G A R in Iowa. Former legislator, he has a brother in the legislature representing Carroll county. McDonald is a Republican and serves on the state agriculture department’s directorate board, regarded as one of the best men.
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Michael McDonald
Iowa
Carroll County
McDonald
Michael
State Department of Agriculture
Inefficient kidneys cured by Doan's Kidney Pills
Estherville citizens report kidney relief from Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs N O'Connell of Estherville Iowa testifies the product cured kidney and bladder troubles in her family. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells the pills for 50 cents with the slogan Remember the name Dean's. Foley's Urine Laxative also recommended for constipation and liver trouble.
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Hright
Dean
Estherville
N. O'Connell
St. Matherville
Iowa
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Foley
Jay Johnston & Co
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the Home Circle Department
A, Knox
Mary
Srength
Theodore P. Shonte
Estherville, Iowa
Beret
Chautauqua
Stuart
N. B
Clark
Miles
Mra. J. P. Brinsell, Tonapeh
Nev
Dr. Miles
Howard Graves James Erpebh't
Emmet County Land and Abstract Company
Lauds
Losna
Emanet
Ayer
J-C Ayer Co
Lowell, Maz
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