Governor Carroll Proclaims Mothers Day on May 8 1910
Des Moines Iowa April 27 Governor Carroll issued a proclamation naming Sunday May 8 as Mothers Day urging church ministers to dedicate a service to mothers. He recommends wearing a white carnation or a white flower as a tribute and notes the day is by custom not law. He also mentions heavy legislative work following adjournment and possible timing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carroll
Our
Commonwealth
B. F. Carroll
Frog and Fish Tale Warns to Stay Where You Belong
A frog lures a sun perch fish to leave water for dry land. The fish cannot breathe and dies on the bank, proving staying in one’s proper habitat is best. Worms later eat the remains as the worms mock the fish’s mistake. The tale ends with a father’s moral about knowing one’s place.
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Sun Perch
Perceby
Perchy
Daddy
Hughes Cannot Attend G A R Meeting in Des Moines
Governor Charles E. Hughes of New York will miss the annual Iowa Department G A R meeting in Des Moines in June. In a letter to Lafayette Young Hughes regrets he cannot be present and says it would give him pleasure to attend but it is impossible.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles E. Hughes
New York
G.A. R., Department of Iowa
Lafayette Young
Hughes
Iown
Impos
Palmer nomination papers filed for railroad commissioner race
Colonel Palmer's nomination papers were filed today in Des Moines, listing endorsements from across the state. The signers include shippers, wholesalers, retailers, farmers, grain men, coal dealers, and implement dealers, signaling strong primary support.
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Des Moines
Palmer
Railroad Commissioners
Col Palmer
Fragmented Jokes and Misread Notices from Old Papers
A jumble of light anecdotes from early papers. A messenger boy delays a Chicago minister during a Sunday sermon. a diner jokes about a souvenir spoon thief. a servant mistook children’s medicine for adults, following package directions.
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Chicago
Root Juice praised as cure for rheumatism and stomach ills
Local residents report relief from rheumatism kidney trouble and indigestion after using Root Juice. Testimonials describe back pain and chronic stomach issues improved, with praise coming from neighbors and a shopper named J J Hollie of Pyseton Indiana.
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J. J. Hollie
Py Seton
Ind
Ainly
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Louis Baird
Iowa Gas and Electric CO
G. A. BR
Col. Palmer
Story
Rothschild’s
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
Washington
Colonel
Colorado
Heaven
Pittsburg
George
Boston Transcript
MR. J. J. Clark
J. A. Harwood
Washington National Bank
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