Greater State Fair Planned for Iowa 69th Annual Event
Des Moines reports Iowa's prosperity fair will open August 22 as the 69th Iowa State Fair. Officials predict record crowds and a five million dollar complex of exhibits and amusements. Livestock loops exceed 30 miles Ames to Des Moines with 7500 head. premiums top 121000. 2000 boys and girls entries. 3000 poultry. 40 acres of machinery. U S Department of Agriculture and Iowa State College exhibits. multi day horse racing auto races bands and fireworks nightly. free camp for all.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ames
Boys and
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
India
Champion Pullers Des Moines Iowa State Fair Contest
Iowa's champion draft team will be chosen in a new contest at the Iowa State Fair August 22 to 31. Iowa State College has devised a wagon gauge to measure pull power to the smallest fraction. Teams will pull to their maximum power in sequence, with entrants from across the state competing for $600 in cash prizes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State College
Horse Races at Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports fast stepping predicted for harness racing during the Iowa State Fair August 22 to 31. More than 200 famous trotters and pacers are in barns awaiting the starter signal. Purses total over 17500 with some races drawing as many as 80 entries. Running races and a comedy mule race are scheduled each afternoon.
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Des Moines
India at Iowa State Fair Opens Spectacular Fireworks Show
Des Moines carries word of India a grand fireworks spectacle at the 1923 Iowa State Fair August 22 to 351. The production features live elephants 400 costumed characters vast scenic settings and a dramatic Delhi Durbar pageant. A culminating battle scene between British and Hindus ends with a fiery destruction of the city.
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Des Moines
India
Far East
Delhi
Auto Thrillers At Fair Des Moines Set For August Races
Eighteen world famous drivers head to Des Moines for eight big races over two days at the 1923 Iowa State Fair. Exhibition time trials for new dirt track records are scheduled August 24 and August 1 under the International Motor Contest Association rules. Also at the fair Miss Jack the lady in red will perform the "dip of death" hippodrome act daily in front of the grand stand Aug. 22-31.
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Des Moines
Special
International Motor Contest Association
Miss Jack
Lady In Red
Iowa Artists Compete At 1028 Iowa State Fair Art Display
Iowa artists both amateur and professional will compete at the 1028 Iowa State Fair from August 22 through 31 in the annual art display showcasing paintings sculpture and crafts by local creators.
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Iowa
Prisoners claim truth under new medicine at San Quentin
San Quentin inmates were given scopolamin in experiments led by Dr. R B House. Farrar confessed involvement in a Sacramento murder attempt, naming Roy Carver as the shooter. O Leary supplied information matching war records. Johnson admitted guilt and confessed to other crimes.
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San Quentin
Cal
San Quentin Prison
John L. Farrar
Sacramento
Eugene O'Leary
John L. Johnson
R. KB. House of
Farrar
Roy Carver
O'Leary
War Department
Fireman’s Vacation On Ancient Bone Shaker Bike
Walter Grenda a New Jersey fireman spends his vacation aboard a high wheel bicycle once common in the grandfather era. He bought the relic from a local junk dealer and after minor repairs set off toward Toronto Ontario. In New York his arrival causes excitement as he pedals down Park Row in the city.
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Walter Grenda
Newark
N. J
Grenda
Toronto
Ont
New York
Park Row
New York City
Josephine's Home Becomes Retreat for Statesmen
Paris La Malmaison near the road to St Germain once hosted Josephine after Napoleon's divorce and Napoleon after Waterloo. It now serves as a popular curative resort for retired statesmen including Paul Deschangel Stephen Pichon Raoul Peret and Rene Viviani who have sought recovery there.
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Paris
la Malmaison
St. Germain
Josephine
Napoleon
Emperor
Waterloo
Paul Deschangel
Stephen Pichon
Georges Clemenceau
Deschangel
Raoul Peret
Chamber of Deputies
M. Millerand
Rene Vivianl
la Malmal
Blind Boy Operates Telephone Switchboard
Carl Wiley, a blind night operator at the State hospital in Jacksonville, attracts attention for his uncanny hearing. He distinctions calls from the buzzing sound at each station with almost no assistance, alerting attendants every half hour during the night.
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Jacksonville
Carl Wiley
State Hopital
Great Hospital
Wiley
New York Visit Highlights on the Leviathan and George Washington
An editorial party toured the Leviathan and the George Washington after luncheon. They praised the ships after inspecting the president's suite, noting four rooms and a bath, elegant furnishings, and an unusual electric heater. Souvenirs and carriage costs were joked about as the group compared ships and marveled at refurnishing after the war.
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Europe
United States
American Type Foundry
Editors' Handy With Fists in Nineteenth Century Press
A historical note recalls editor conflicts and dueling style attacks among Horace Greeley James Gordon Bennett James Watson Webb and William Cullen Bryant. It cites Bennett’s street altercation with Webb and Webb’s humorous rebuttal and bold claims about truth and consequences.
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Horace Greeley
James Gordon Bennett
James Watson Webb
William Cullen Bryant
Bennett
Webb
New York Herald
Herald
Timetable Teases A Village Inn Near Essex Station
A Windier Magazine excerpt describes a village inn near an Essex railway station where a visitor asks for a timetable. The land lord and staff recall old trains, including one two trains after 2 pm, with local names and a hospital visit reference, while the narrator walks to the station and misses Rogers’ train.
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Essex
Lizzie
George
Mra. Rogers
England's Birth Rate Drops in First Quarter 1922
England and Wales show the lowest first quarter birth rate on record with 192 970 births from January to March, 14 003 fewer than the prior year. Deaths of infants fall to a low. 124 720 total deaths for the quarter. Marriages decline for the third year running, with 209 360 marriages in 1922.
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England
Wales
Kossuth on Statesmanship Inspires People
A quotation from Kossuth on statesmanship notes no man can force his individuality on the people yet each man may strike the chords of the people's heart drawing inspiration from the people's instinct.
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Kossuth
Words From a Great Heart Quote by Victor Hugo
A brief quotation from Victor Hugo extols laughter as a bridge between lips and heart, praising the shared brilliance of outward smiles and inner soul expressed in joyful speech.
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Victor Hugo
DigNs of repentance and mourners bench line
A fragmented quotation from the Richmond Times Dispatch features Charcoal Eph using dialect to describe a map starting toward a mourners bench and a cautious, slow ascent toward danger and hell, with metaphorical bets on fate and speed.
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Charcoal Eph
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Yiorth an Attempt. Live your life for the living
A reflection on living fully to leave a mark that others will miss when you are gone. The quotation encourages purposeful choices and meaningful impact rather than reckless indifference. It echoes a sentiment about community and remembrance.
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Exichange
Desire for Good and the Divine Struggle Against Evil
This reflection by George Eliot frames desire for perfect good as a divine force that narrows darkness. It argues that striving toward transcendent good shapes moral action even amid ignorance of the exact good and limited ability to achieve it.
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George Elliot
Leaders Warn Against Rebellion To Guard Public Welfare
The piece reflects on periodic revolts against government overload and notes that prudent rulers strive to avoid such dangers. It emphasizes that sustained progress comes from steering clear of excessive formal duties while protecting the people's interests.
The Work of the Sower and a Knut Hamsun Quote
A compact excerpt describes a sower scattering grain under a kindly sky. The lines evoke a tiny speck in a great world and promise of light rain as a gentle, hopeful image.
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Knut Hamsun
Small Things That Count Pins and factory output
Thrift Magazine notes that 10,000 people manufacture pins across 92 factories producing 10,000,000,000 pins yearly. The result is about 100 pins per person each year and highlights efficiency in mass production.
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Thrift Magazine
Punish Violators of Migratory Bird Act
Two Savannah men were fined 250 dollars plus costs or faces of three months in jail after pleading guilty to possessing five dead wood ducks in Beaufort County. Federal game wardens arrested them along the Savannah River. sentences were handed down in Charleston District Court.
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Washington
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Savannah
Beaufort County
Charleston
D. C
Man Breaks Window to Flee Bandits in Allentown Area
Harrison Schwenk, farmer near Berlinsville, awoke to a man crashing through his window. Frank Vioscak, Palmerton bottler, says four highwaymen assaulted him during a Bethlehem trip and pursued him after a failed cash heist.
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Allentown
Harrison Schwenk
Berlinsville
Frank Vioscak
Palmerton
Vilossak
Bethlehem
Roman Remains Unearthed Near Bristol
Workmen excavating for a new Keynsham factory near Bristol, England uncovered Roman remains including coffins with skeletons about twelve feet long, a spoon and a brooch. The Daily Chronicle notes the find likely closes a Roman villa or tomb complex.
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Britain
Keynsham
Bristol
The
Daily Chronicle of London
Alfred's Excited Report of Slid on New Chute
Alfred ran home from the playground in a rare frenzy and told his mother he had spent the day sliding on the new chute the chutes until the rompers were worn to bare skin.
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Alfred
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