Vincent Astor to Establish City Residence After Titanic Loss
New York reports Vincent Astor, heir to the Astor fortune, will buy a New York City home after his father Col. John Jacob Astor perished in the Titanic disaster. He has been abroad and now plans a fall move to entertain his mother and sister, with Newport and Rhinebeck estates already in his holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vincent Astor
Astor
Col
John Jacob Astor
Europe
New York City
Newport
Rhinebeck
Hudson
Fifth Avenue
Vincent
United States
Alice Muriel
Mr. Autor
Rhineberk Place
Cadillaqua Pageant to Greet 600000 in Detroit
The Cadillaqua historical pageant, tied to Detroit’s 211th birthday, will be staged tonight in a night display unseen before on American waters. The court stretches 2000 feet by 300 feet and will be lit by 5000 electric lamps and colored lights for a grand show viewed by six hundred thousand spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Cadillaqua
Liv
Borrowed Smiles and Courtroom Grits in Odd Bits
A collage of humorous quotes and brief notices from old papers. Jokes about ice delivery credit and a magistrate scene mix with a travel court gag and a speed joke in a small town setting.
Iowa Farm Land Values Rise Sharply Across State
Des Moines reports show Iowa farm land values climbed an average of 57.94 per acre over the last decade, exceeding the per acre value in every state except New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and California. Continued bumper crops may push values higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Bolton
Greater Des Moines
Union
New Jersey
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
California
State Tax Levy Increase Reported by Executive Council
Des Moines July 24 Governor Carroll and assistants of the State executive Council completed the assessment and tax levy for the year The state tax levy rose from 24 10 to 44 10 mills on the dollar based on a taxable town property valuation of 721 000 000 yielding about 2 300 000 for the general fund Railroad assessments rose to 65 951 441 and interurban assessments to 1 233 577 with minor mileage driven changes 1911 totals 33 10 mills 1912 34 10 mills
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carroll
State Executive Council
Pork chops advance tied to census hog counts in Iowa farms
Des Moines reports the thirteenth federal census suggests higher pork and mutton prices due in part to Iowa and Illinois hog trends. Iowa led hog production in 1900 and 1910 with rising values, while total farm hog numbers fell, aiding price increases as population rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Lowa
Union
Hllinois
Ilinois
United States
Goggles Sent to Ottumwa Mechanics for Safety
Ottumwa July 23. Following a safety lecture by M. Switzer head of Burlington's safety department the company sent new safety goggles to Ottumwa division mechanical headquarters. The glasses have clear large round lenses with wire gauze at the sides to preclude flying sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottummwa
M. Switzer
Burlington
Ottumwa Division
Chamberlain's Lini ment for muscle soreness advertises relief
For soreness of the muscles whether from violent exercise or injury there is nothing better than Chamberlain's Lini ment This remedy also relieves rheumatic pains Sold by Kemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Kemmon
The Twig Is Bent
A humorous essay argues heredity shapes boys while fathers struggle to reform them. It mocks moralizing parenting and praises plain discipline, likening ineffective guidance to bent wood. The piece wryly critiques overbearing religious piety and advocates tougher, practical upbringings.
Lathe Metal Fragments Injure Worker Eyes At Plant
Sparks and metal splinters from lathes sprayed into the eyes of an employee at the factory causing immediate medical attention. Supervisors report standard safety procedures were in place but the incident prompted a safety review.
College Student Pactor in Church Highlights Iowa Study
University of Iowa registrar FLC Ensign releases figures from a 2060 student census showing 1501 in a church and 405 with a church preference. Sixteen churches operate in Town City with student pastors, and faculty influence also strengthens religious ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
FLC Ensign
Major Hanson Ely to Return from Philippines
A message from the Philippines states Major Hanson Ely of the 5th Battalion U S A. will sail in September to rejoin his family in Iowa City. He will bring his wife and three children, joining a fourth child born in the Philippines. Major Ely is brother to Attorney N. D. Ely of Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Philippines
Hanson Ely
Sth
U. S
Pay Grart Pushcart Peddlers Face City Action
In Hoe PAY GRART New York the mayor weighs 14000 pushcart peddlers seen as victims of graft. Backed by benevolent groups they demand an end to alleged police extortion for prime selling spots. The move targets the rumored corrupt system affecting prices on fruits vegetables meats and more across lower city areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Colored Women Opens Biennial Meet
In Hampton Virginia the eighth biennial meeting of the National Association of Colored Women begins as the largest in the organization’s history. Miss Wilzabeth C. Carter of New Bedford Massachusetts presides while delegates from the north east south and west discuss club efforts for humanity and the advancement of their race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
National Association of Colored Women
Wilzabeth C. Carter
New Bedford
Mass
Cardinal Gibbon Celebrates 78th Birthday in Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbon marked his seventy-eighth birthday with thanksgiving services and a reception at the Episcopal palace. He received many congratulatory telegrams and letters from clergy and laymen across the United States. He previously observed the fifty-first anniversary of his priestly ordination. Born in Baltimore to Irish parents, he studied in Ireland and Maryland and was ordained in 1861. He became bishop in 1868 and head of the Richmond See in 1872, is archbishop since 1878, and received the red hat in 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bons
Episcopal Palace
Coleries
Unite States
Baltimore
Woodchuck Roams Cascade Home, Snapping Rats Like Cat
A Cascade Pennsylvania resident keeps a pet woodchuck that hunts mice and rats with feline efficiency. Trained by a cat’s association, the animal exhibits keen eye and scent senses and sits at a rat hole for up to half an hour awaiting a dive. The rat rarely survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Hughes
Cascade
High Prices for Old Furniture at French Auction
Wealthy buyers paid top prices for antique furnishings in France as a Regency era sofa and four chairs with Gobelin tapestry sold for 50 000. A linked string of pearls fetched 99 000 at the same sale, signaling strong market demand for period items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Peeling Oranges for Easier Breakfast Prep
A quick kitchen tip explains pouring boiling water over oranges for five minutes loosens the bitter white pith. After peeling the fruit, the lining comes away cleanly with the skin, allowing easy slicing and chilling for breakfast.
Barber Shop Moves During Bank Building Remodel
Globe barber shop owner Charles Cutright relocates his operation from the room beneath the Washington National bank to a new site above the Lloyd Lytle grocery store. He will operate there until bank remodeling ends, then return to a newly furnished former space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cutright
Globe
Washington National Bank
Lloyd Lytle
Bank
Lytle
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Offered for Sale
Buy it now and be prepared for an emergency before the summer. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain’s Colle
Lemmon’s
Puzzled Mother Protests Algebra Textbook
A Bowen high school boy's mother protests the teaching of algebra at the school. She argues the textbook hasn’t been revised since the price of eggs rose, questioning how such a backward book can prepare children for active duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Chicago News
Lydia Pinkham Product Praised in Ohio Letter
A Fitchville Ohio mother praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing her daughter's months of pain headaches and nervous weakness. The letter claims the daughter now looks and feels well and urges other women to try the medicine. The company notes receiving hundreds of such letters and urges young girls with reproductive health issues to seek restoration through the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchville
Ohio
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Steck
Steck’s Jewelry Store
Washington, Iowa
Hanes
Daves Cash
Cook
Ft. With
THE
OFFIC
OWA Gas & Electric CO
Galveston
Atlanta
Detroit Free Press
Blue Bull
Squashville
NWA
State News
Howard L
Wajor Ely
Wowan
Tampton
B. V. D. Union
C. M. & F. Clothing CO
Cardinal Gibgond
Reginald
Virginia
Sige
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!