Victory Brand baker Albert Jamieson dies unidentified
Albert Clyde Jamieson once devised the Victory brand bread for lean wheat content while based in Council Bluffs. He died in a Minneapolis hospital after an operation in Mankato. Identified by Minnesota friends, his burial followed in Council Bluffs amid a life of balloon exhibitions, parachute tests, and travel as an aerial performer.
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William Bradley Wins Second in State Contest
A meteorite discovery near Des Moines becomes a sensational feature as two large pieces are unearthed with weights of 431 and 32 pounds. Professor Heinrichs of the State University of Iowa analyzes the specimen as rare and valuable, containing iron, nickel, phosphorus, sulfur, and unknown components. Additional fragments and larger stones are reported from Amos Pingrey’s land and the White farm in Dickinson County, with numerous small particles spread across areas of meteorite explosions.
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State University of Iowa
Iowa City
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Des Moines
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Meteorite's sale and saga of land contracts in Estherville
A meteorite found on a farm near Estherville shifted ownership through land contracts between speculators and settlers. After protracted litigation, C. E. Birge secured the land, then restored Sever H. Lee’s contract and deed. Birge sold meteorite fragments to museums including Vienna's Imperial Museum for $130,000. Pieces reached Minnesota University and London exhibits. local residents still preserve small samples.
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Emerald Isle
Museum
The Story of My Grandmother in Estherville
Ruth Heidke from Estherville Iowa shares a fragment describing how civilization’s progress makes children worldly and reduces reverence for elders. The piece hints at nostalgia and intergenerational change in a reflective tone.
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Estherville
Iowa
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