Washington County Man Alf Chilcote One of Washington County's Noted Citizens
Alf Chilcote born May 3 1844 in Somerset Ohio joined the 20th Wisconsin Infantry at age 16 and served until the end of the Civil War. He fought at Prairie Grove Vicksburg and Mobile before moving to Iowa in 1866 and settling near Washington, later living on East Van Buren street.
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Alf Chilcote
Washington County
Somerset
Ohio
Dane
Wis
20Th Regiment
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
Rio Grande
Prairie Grove Ark
Vicksburg
Mobile
Iowa
Virginia McGaughey
Washington
East van Buren Street
Downey college broadens home economics into life skills
Miss Mays of Milwaukee leads Downey college in expanding home economics beyond the kitchen to practical budgeting, food selection, and everyday household management. The program aims to curb spendthrift habits, improve dining decisions, and provide a scientifically organized household education for women, aligning with clubwomen nationwide.
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Mays
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Downey College
Woman's College
Higher Colleges of Learning
Iowa Legislature May Debate Fort Madison Penitentiary Move
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature may confront a proposal to move the state penitentiary from Fort Madison. A legislative panel continues to study reform ideas including indeterminate sentences and new site options, with no firm recommendation yet. In Oskaloosa Ambrose Sheppard, 20, and his brother Willie, 15, died in a mine accident while their father was injured.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Madison
Oskaloosa
Ambrose Sheppard
Willie
Hocking
Hyomei advertised to treat catarrhal troubles
An editor writes that Hyomei provides immediate relief for catarrhal troubles and offers a complete Hyomei outfit for $1 with refills at 50 cents. The seller guarantees a cure or refunds money, illustrating strong faith in Hyomei’s virtues.
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Big Beauty
Santa Fe
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Moines
MR. Alf. Chilcote
Esther Belle
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J. H. Stewart
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