Cabbage snake scare hits Des Moines markets and more
Iowa dispatches report cabbage buyers pausing amid rumors of a worm in cabbages worth ten thousand dollars in Des Moines. Other items note Iowa electors voting Turner to Washington after twenty four ballots and a Fort Madison prison night school praised for higher attendance and paid convict teachers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. L. Turner
New Hampton
Washington
John W. Scott
Atlantic
Ellsworth Rominger
Bloomfield
J. W. Brown
Iowa State Pentitentiary
Fort Madison
Board of Control
A. I. Jessup
Jessup
Rural Iowa schools shrink as consolidation moves forward
Des Moines January 10 The drift to cities leaves over 600 rural Iowa schools nearly deserted. State Superintendent Riggs releases figures showing 113 schools with an average daily attendance of three pupils and three with one pupil. Other counts include 145 with four, 293 with five and 346 with six pupils.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Riggs
Wood finishes planned for ISU central building floor
In Ames the new central building at Iowa State College will feature a third finish floor planned by Prof L H Pammel of botany. He will use many woods from his nationwide collection to create varied wooden finishes for the department’s space. In Marengo six liquor permits have been granted by local authorities.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
L. H. Pammel
Department of Botany
United States
West
Pammer
Marengo
Saloons Open Under Petition of Consent After Election
The council and three saloons opened for business under the new petition of consent approved at the last election. The anti-saloon league plans to file papers appealing to the district court. Sioux City fire losses show high uninsured rate with only about 1.4 million insured on over 3 million in damages due to weak water service and dangerous district conditions.
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Anti-Saloon League
Sioux City
Iowa
Second United Presbyterian Church Evening Sermons This Week
Preaching services will be held each evening this week at 7 30 o clock except Saturday. Rev Mr Sawhill will preach. All are cordially invited. Take a fine fresh cranberry pie home for dinner at Johnsons.
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Second United Presbyterian Church
Mr. Sawhill
Johnson's
California Names Run Short and Long Unsure
In early California a German immigrant John G Almendinger seeks to Americanize as John G Almond. A few days later John Smith appeals for a name change and asks to add the leftover inger to his own name. The article notes no stated result from the legislature.
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California
John G. Almendinger
Inger
San Francisco Argonaut
Feeding fat hens and laying performance
A Rural New Yorker takeaway notes some hens gain fat easily while others stay lean. Overfeeding fat hens reduces laying efficiency, so isolated, lower fat diets are advised for the plump birds. Active Leghorns and small breeds typically need no such adjustment.
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Sam
G. A. Cosgrove
New Yorker
Poultry Care Advice For Winter Feeding and Housing
Supply chickens and fowls with gravel sand and fresh water. Do not feed only corn and wheat as hens need albumen rich foods for eggs. Plan comfortable winter quarters as egg prices rise.
Sailors and riggers face extreme peril at sea
The piece compares circus acts with ship riggers noting their dangerous climbs up rotted masts and storm impeded spars. It praises extreme coolness and caution, calling riggers a clear headed, hard handed group who take risks cheerily and work with instant understanding of their craft.
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New York Herald
The Explanation The Limit and the Letter of Recommendation
A fragment from the Baltimore American hints at a discussion about a limit and a letter of recommendation. The dialogue suggests a challenged situation involving Calvert Jr and a woman who refused terms, framed as a kitchen scene.
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Bary Moore -Llow
Calvert, Jr
Loss of daughter spurs large inheritance twist
A Chicago Record-Herald passage recalls a woman's grief after her daughter's death and notes that her husband unexpectedly inherited $100,000 about six weeks after their marriage, altering the family story.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Woman protests she cannot stay while removing her hat
A brief note from the Atchison Globe records a woman stating she cannot remain seated as she removes her hat. The item captures a moment of etiquette in a public setting.
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Atchison Globe
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Porterville Resident
Mrs. Cora Walker of Porterville California endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best made for colds claiming rapid cure and strong pneumonia prevention with pleasant safe use. Available at Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman.
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Chamberlains
Cora Walker
Porterville
California
Stewart’s Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Rock Island Frisco Homeseekers Tickets Sale Dates
The Rock Island will offer one way second class colonist tickets on January 17 February 21 and March 21 1905 to points in Missouri Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory New Mexico Texas and to Reinke east of and including Calban. First class limited fare plus rate partial details follow.
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Rock Island
Frisco
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Texas
Reinke
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Maye II
Land of
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H. W. Russel
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Payne Bros. Livery and Feed Stable
Payne Bros
Ben Wittman
Wittery
Rankin Mauck Implement
W. C. Turner
Wash
Ington
Lot
Kamehatka
Second U. P. Church
BAUER
Bulkei
Roy Y. Stichter
E. A. Lewis & CO
Portland
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
City Feed Yard
Corlaire
Florida
Southern Railway
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Fla
Southeastern Limited
Saint Louis
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