Washingtons Manufacturing District fuels a pearl button boom
The American Pearl Button Co and Washington Manufacturing Co in Washington report a growing push to 12 000 gross of buttons weekly. A 150 hp Bullick Corliss engine drives 45 cutters and 220 finishing room workers with a weekly payroll around 800 dollars. The two firms employ over 70 workers, invest about 75 000 dollars, and plan expansions while adding a shell crusher for chicken grit.
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Washington
American Pearl Button Co
Washington Manufacturing Co
Game Central
Charles Chihan
J. M. Benham
M. Jones
Frank Stewart
Fred Giesler
Charles Keck
Herman Pauls
Frank Giesler
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pneumonia Follows La Grippe Warns Against Substitutes
An old advisory notes pneumonia often follows la grippe but never after Foley's Honey and Tar. Lemmon's Pharmacy urges customers to refuse imitations and choose the genuine product in the yellow package.
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Foley
Fire at Haske home orphanage leaves three missing
Fire swept the Haske home, an orphanage run by Seventh Day Adventists in Battle Creek Michigan. Three children are missing and feared dead as responders fight to reach them.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Evening Journal
Haske
Buick for 1909 Exhibition in Washington Iowa
Buick announces 1909 models on display at the Washington Iowa showroom inviting the public to inspect and compare features and prices from 500 to 2750. The letter highlights the model range including the F touring car, Model 10 T four cylinder, and Model 17 roadster, and notes the Chicago Automobile Show February 6 to 13 with Buick attending.
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Washington
Iowa
al Light Cars of America
Savannah
Aso
Chicago
Coliseum
Dollar Fish Named for Shape and Moonlike Color
A New York Sun description notes the dollar fish or moonfish is a young moonfish shaped like a silver dollar and pearl colored. An attendant explains there are none in the tanks now but they appear occasionally.
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Aquarium
New York Sun
Cummins to Speak at 17th National Irrigation Congress
Spokane officials announce Iowa Senator Albert B. Cummins will address the 17th National Irrigation Congress in Spokane August 9 to 14. The event will feature a reception for Cummins by the Hawkeye Club and a parade with Indigenous participants from Fort Spokane Nez Perce Umatilla and Yakima, amid talks on reclamation forestry waterways and settlement.
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Spokane
Wash
United States
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
National Irrigation Congress
Hawkeye Club
F. A. McMaster
Sioux City
Cummins
Congress
Irrigation Army
Nez Perce
Umatilla
Yakima
George E. Barstow
Texas
Washington
Taft
Pacific Coast
Seattle
California
Arizona
Utah
Oregon
Montana
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Grinnell Game Draws Strong Interest For Iowa Floor
Iowa City fans await the Grinnell clash on the Iowa floor Saturday evening as the Scarlet and Black seek to rebound after a big win over Ames. Coach Griffin faces a conditioning challenge with Old Gold, while Stewart and Hyland are expected to return to the lineup. The seat sale is projected to be the year's strongest for a basketball contest and the outcome could decide the state championship.
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Iowa City
Grinnell
Iowa
Scarlet and Black
Ames
Old Gold
Griffith
Haskell Indians
Stewart
Hyland
New Religious Courses Added at University
To meet rising demand the university adds courses starting next week. Christian Apologetics taught by Rev. J. P. Jones. Christian Ethics by Rev. D. W. Wylie. Modern Interpretation of Religion by Rev. R. S. Lorning with assistance from Profs. Guthrie and Starbuck.
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Iowa City
J. P. Jones
D. W., Wylie
R. S. Lorning
Guthrie and
Starbuck
Zwieback Bread Headlines and Clergy Visit
The Rev. J. H. Koch of Farmington visited the city with notes on Zwieback, departing for Burlington in the evening. He arrived from Ainsworth where he assisted in the funeral of Wesley Price.
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J. H. Koch
Farmington
A. S. Smith
Burlington
Mr. Koch
Ainsworth
Wesley Price
Jemison Family Relocates to Libertyville Area Farm
Mr and Mrs Geo Jemison and their two children left this morning for Libertyville near Dows where they will establish a farm home three miles from town. Jemison has worked a year as a barber at Globe and Shella barber shops and friends wish him success in the new venture.
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Geo. Jemison
Two Childern
Livertyville
Dows
Foley's Orino Laxative Promoted by Lemmon's Pharmacy
An advertising note claims Foley's Orino Laxative cures constipation and liver trouble and makes bowels healthy. It claims Orino is superior to pills by not g aging, with Lemmon's Pharmacy promoting the product.
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Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
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Atre
Win Smoyse
W. A. Cook
C. M. Keck
BUICK
B. F. Dixon
London
Thames
Gardnery Hs Uidger
Irrigation Congress
U. S
Vienna
Steck
el Pilaida
CVU
ELE
Amethyst
H. F. Steck
Centerville and
Clendenning Bros
COAL
Ar Tone
Kelly
Mason Transfer & Storage Company General Agents
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