Big Excursion Planned for Epworth League International
Epworth League transportation committee plans one of the state’s largest excursions to the International Epworth League convention in Denver in July. Three Iowa trainloads are envisioned with fares about 19.25 dollars round trip from Des Moines, plus potential better rates. George J. Huffman chairs the committee with W. J. Tutt and Rev. E. T. Gruwell on the panel.
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Des Moines
Jan
Transportation Committee
The
Epworth League
Denver
Iowa
George J. Huffman
W. J. Tutt
Rev
E. T. Gruwell
Hampton
Omaha
Yellowstone Park
Engine tears through moving house near Fort Dodge
A train from Lehigh struck a two story house being moved near Fort Dodge Iowa causing the engine to plow through the structure. No lives were lost though the engineer was badly bruised. House movers fled the scene after unhooking horses to safety. Des Moines notes elections for Roosevelt and Fairbanks with separate ballots and certificates prepared.
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Ft. Dodge
Iowa
Lehigh
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
State House
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Senate
United States District Court
Smith McPherson
The Lakenvelder Fowl Described in Feather
The Lakenvelder is a White Leghorn with black neck hackle saddle and tail plumage in both sexes. The female has a white back with black on the hackle and main tail, bluish shanks, and an erect comb unlike the Leghorn female, though English standard differs for the female comb.
Yellow skinned fowls desired by American people
M K Boyer in American Poultry Journal notes prejudice against Langshans and Houdans in favor of yellow skinned breeds. He argues Langshan is a superior table bird for juiciness and meat, and Houdan offers fine grain and quality, but tastes favor American yellow varieties. The piece laments the persisting prejudice.
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Reliable Poultry Journal
M. K. Boyer
American Poultry Journal
Willing to Linger Longevity a Topic of Interest
A Kansas City Independent item notes the enduring interest in longevity and the wish to live as a universal inheritance. It references a priest at a dying Irishman’s bedside who asks about readiness to depart. the man answers he would rather stay where he is best acquainted.
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Kansas City
Curb-War Ners' White Wine of Tar Syrup Promoted
Advertisement claims a cough remedy named White Wine of Tar Syrup cures a cold in one day when taken promptly. Sold by All Drugists and J. H. Stewart with price points of 25 and 50 cents.
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Warner
J. N. Stewart
Warners
J. H. Stewart
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