State Health Board Budget Sees Salaries Recast in 19th Century Plan
The state health board adjusts salaries and appropriations, noting the secretary's pay shifts under the old and new plans and comparing Iowa to other states. The department’s present appropriation rises to 12,000 from 7,666, as more funds flow to other bureaus while health work sees smaller gains.
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Hi Department
Tovn
Doe
State Board of Health
Wenty
Iowa
New York Parks Signage Sparks Spooners Debate
In New York on May 25 the city faces signs in parks aimed at curbing a so called Spooners monopoly. Park Commissioner Stover explains ordinary benches are divided by iron arm rests into four seats and couples occupy the middle two seats provoking citizen protest and calls to end the arrangement.
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New York
Ordor
Stover
Liquid cures eczema where salve fails
Medical authorities urge washing away skin germs with a liquid treatment rather than greasy salves. A compound of wintergreen oil, thymol, and other ingredients in the D.B.D. prescription penetrates the disease, destroys germs, and soothes the skin, offering relief after a 25-cent trial. Cook & Sherman
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Cook & Sherman
Sale of Real Estate Five Blocks North of Button Factory
Real estate sale notice and bidder call. Sale will be held on property located five blocks north of Button Factory. S. W. Livingston appears as the listing party.
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Button Factory
S. W. Livingston
Ladies' Aid Back Meeting and Local News Notes
May 24 itemizes the Ladies' Aid gathering at Mire layter Mrs Wesley Mikeeh of Vocatine and visiting relatives. numerous local visits and travel between Muscatine Washington and West Chester. Mule accident near Kenny Baker described. several residents visiting, working, or away at conventions. church remodeling plans discussed at West Chester Presbyterian meeting.
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Mire Layter
Wesley Mikeeh
Vocatine
Ter -Isters
Frank Andersen
Victvan
West Chester
Frank McFarlande
Cedar Rapids
N. R. Coffman
M. I. Parsonage
West Chester United Presbyterian Church
Sewing Glasses Finish Up Work in Washington Schools
A yearlong sewing course in Washington schools concludes after nine months of steady effort by girls and teachers. Kate Montgomery led sewing at McKee Grammar with about ninety students across four divisions, culminating in four fancy aprons worn at school. Mothers praise the program as the school board and Superintendent Fuller support continuing the department next year. Sewing is also taught in fifth and sixth grades in ward schools with notable progress.
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Mises Kate Montgomery
McKee Grammar School
Miss Montgomery
Elrs
Fuller
Me Kee
Crawfordsville Multiple Local Movements Mention Funeral and Travel
Crawfordsville May 25—Mr and Mrs Thomas Smylie attended the funeral of Mrs Smylies sister Mrs Gray in Washington. Jacoby of Muscatine and Hila Proudfit of Washington stayed at the Gertrude Clark home overnight, returning to Washington today. Mrs J F Buxbaum Ella De Long George Yeager and Mary Manners were bound for Washington this morning. Orris PF Maxwell and H D Cherryholmes returned home from a business trip to Burlington. Riley of Columbus City visited relatives here yesterday. The article also notes a general remark about truth in public discourse.
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Sir. Orris
PF. J. Maxwell
H. D. Cherryholmes
Burningtonth
Skirmish Near Arlington Sleights and Butler’s Contrabands Remark
Fifty years ago today on May 25 skirmishing occurred between New York troops and Confederate forces at Arlington Sleights opposite Washington. General Butler first used the term contrabands of war to describe fugitive slaves and refused to send them back to their owners.
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New York
Arlington
Washington
Butler
Children of Mrs Jack Cudahy Reported Missing to Chicago
Mrs Jack Cudahy’s four children Edna 10 Marie 8 Elizabeth 6 and Michael 3 are believed en route to Chicago under their grandmother Mrs Michael Cudahy after being taken from a convent near Alhambra California. The mother plans to follow as disputes over custody continue.
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Jack Cudahy
Chicago
Los Angeles
Michael Cudahy
Edna
Marie
Lizabeth
Michael
Alhambra
Cal
Delaware to be largest ship at coronation naval review
London May 25 Reginald McKenna first lord of the treasury said the United States battleship Delaware will be the largest ship at the coronation naval review surpassing Britain's Neptune.
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Reginald McKenna
the Weatiralty
United States
Delaware
Debolt Inherits $100000 In Atchison Estate
Mrs. Elizabeth Rowan Debolt, daughter of Major Andrew Rowan, former bearer of the message to Garcia, inherits a fourth interest in A. B. Syms estate of Atchison and gains more than $100,000.
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Atchison, Kan
Elizabeth Rowan Debolt
Andrew Rowan
U.S A
Garcia
A. B. Syms
Atchison
Market Report Chicago Ile May 5 1914
Estimated receipts show 4 924 with yesterday’s leftovers. Market prospects steady to weak with light and heavy shipping grades trading about 5 40 to 6 00. Sheep receipts around 16 000 with prospects weak. cattle at 4 500 and overall tone cautious.
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Chicago
Ile
Acces
Chicago market notes cattle wheat and wool price quotes May 25 1911
Chicago HL May 25 1911 reports estimated receipts today about 2000 official receipts yesterday 30997 shipments 5171 left over 4924 and tomorrow 17000. Cattle and sheep prices listed with ranges for Beef Cows Texas steers stockers and western cattle and native sheep western lambs plus top wools. Grain quotes show May July wheat oats and sugar futures with open and close marks.
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Soto
Texas
Washington City market prices page
Prevailing prices listed for local market items with entries for oats hay straw flour bran shorts corn meal butter and other commodities. The page includes vendor names and notes on quotation formats reflecting 19th or early 20th century market reporting.
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Washington City
Keister & Son
Blast kills four in mine near Hibbing
Four men were blown to pieces in an open pit mine near Hibbing Minnesota as a powder charge exploded prematurely while workers were placing it. The heads of one victim were hurled about fifty feet onto the bank. Names of the dead were not learned.
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Duluth
Minn
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