Fourth congressional district federation of women's clubs convention
The Rockwell hosts provided a gracious welcome to delegates at the Fourth district federation convention in Rockwell. Reverend Anna M. Blandford gave a model welcome, with C. W. Damon of Mason City replying to the address, praising the club women’s work and hospitality.
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Federation
Rockwell
Indies
Rockwall
Fourth Congressional District
Federation of Women’s ‘Clubs
Iowa
Rockwell Indies
Bose
Anna M. Blandford
C. W. Damon
Mason City
Women Club Notes Highlight Iowa Studies and Italy Talk
The article recounts Iowa women club activities with Julia A. Robinson detailing state library distributions for home use and Prof. B T Spencer of Grinnell College speaking on the Women and Children of Italy. Mrs Charles H McNider urges beautification of Iowa beauty spots, and Mary F Tuttle discusses Nature's Text Book. Awards aim to boost high school graduates entering higher education, with a Caand county club forming to study consolidated schools and push township support.
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Rockwell
Julia A. Robinson
Des Moines
State Library Commission
B. T. Spencer
Grinnell College
Italy
Rome
Charles H. McNider
Mason City
State Federation
Iowa
Mary F. Tuttle
Osage
Society of
Cario Collectors
Nature
Iowa City
Henry J. Steinberg
Maso City
Hud
Francis J. Whitley
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Kh. H. Sylvester
Iowa State University
Frank Dodson
Freeman R. Conaway
Myra Call
Committee On Education
Iowa High School
Caad
Cracow Market Life Before the War Explored
A vivid sketch of Cracow in its prewar days, describing the Great Square, the Our Lady church, and a bustling covered market. It contrasts the city’s refined, gentle inhabitants with peasant markets, goose sellers, butter and cheese stalls, and the dignified street manners of Cracow residents.
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Blomebody
Rerin
Cracow
Poland
German patent granted for beet sugar molasses lubricant
Notes From Commerce Reports report J Stefferis secured a German patent for making a lubricant from beet sugar molasses. The item notes American plans to build factories in China to produce dried and desiccated products and cites Krupp’s steel burglar proof safe, tested by a oxyacetylene flame to bore a two inch hole through one and a half inches of plate. It also mentions Chubut Argentina oil fields yielding over 275 million barrels refined locally in 1914 and a global coffee output in 1914 at 94 thousand tons less than 1913.
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J. Stefferis
China
Krupp
Chubut
Argentina
Alaska Gold Belt Sees Massive Tax Revenue Near Juneau
The early gold rush near Juneau produced more than 60 million dollars in gold tax from the belt region. The gold bearing belt extends about miles northward to the Hagia river area, with numerous claims now under development and many others awaiting work.
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Eagle River
Alaska
Juneau
Hagia River
Attempts to Exhibit Iowa Cattle at San Francisco Fail
Iowa officials failed to secure midwestern cattle, sheep, and swine for the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Governor Johnson considered joining Curtiss and Clum in urging California to admit Iowa stock, but the state vet persisted with the ban. Iowa officials praised Curtiss’s efforts and noted potential legal action was discussed but not pursued. Road and agricultural prosperity themes conclude with Iowa’s growing wealth and auto industry presence.
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San Francisco
Keane
California
Cate
G. F. Curtiss
Ames
Woodworth Clum
Clinton
Tank
Exposition
Atate
Iowa
Clair
Laws
Curtiss
Dewaise
Tower
Curt
Deer Ditches Motor Car In Narrow Escape Near Pocantico Hills
A deer darted onto a State road near North Salem and struck a runabout driven by Pheodors Meskey of Bridgeport. The car went into a ditch. Meskey suffered minor bruises while the deer fled into the woods and was believed exhausted. The incident was linked to deer escaping Rockefeller estate lands at Pocantico Hills.
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Pheodors Meskey
Bridgsport
Meskey
Dees
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Mount Kisco
N. Y
New York Times
Pirate Box Reunites With Barbara Folsom Mystery
David Gordon uncovers a pirate’s buried treasure and a name Barbara Folsom. The box leads him to Barbara who turns out to be Mrs. John Fraser in private life. She reveals the pen name comes from a friend and a shared home sparks reconnection.
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David Gordon
David
Captain Kidd
Barbara Folsom
South Africa
Far East
John Fraser
Washington Square
Barbara
Mrs. Fraser
David Thougut
Fidscr
Kidd
David Sobesty
McClure
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