The Taylor family brings good luck to Centerville politics
A collection of clippings notes the Taylor family of Centerville, including Senator L. J. Taylor and his son John B. Taylor, Appanoose county auditor. It highlights their long Democratic service, local offices held since 1863, and suggests continued political influence, with strong local cross-party support for re-election.
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Bloomfield
Taylor
Centerville
L. J. Taylor
Senate
Appanoose County
John B. Taylor
Appanoose
Iowa to require agriculture training for rural teachers
Beginning July 1 next year Iowa will mandate all rural and grade teachers to cover agriculture, home economics, and manual training. The measure highlights gaps in current knowledge, advocates hiring boards to fund competent instructors, and notes Ames Iowa State College will offer free summer tuition to rural and grade teachers, with travel and living costs the main burden.
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Iowa
Boards of Education
Iowa State College At
Ames
President Wilson and the Chamber of Commerce Trust Debate
An edited editorial notes President Wilson’s firm stance against delaying trust legislation beyond June 15 as the United States Chamber of Commerce weighs a referendum on proposed laws. The piece questions the Chamber’s timing and influence, suggesting business leaders may wield their own leverage before Congress acts.
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Wilson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
America
Financial inquiry urged into Rock Taland railway
Representative Green of Town calls for a thorough probe into the Rock Taland railway system by the state Commerce commission to uncover financial arrangements. He expects the inquiry to clarify management practices and public spending.
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Green
Rock Taland
Turors
Rock Island railroad finances and land holdings summary
The Rock Island Railroad faces rising fixed charges from coal mine interests and other properties, making bond interest payments difficult. Through Rock land company ownership it controls about a large mileage of railways with stock recently quoted at 10 3 8 to 12 1 2, indicating potential control of $5 to $8 million of preferred stock against $50 million outstanding.
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Rock Island Railroad Company
Rockland Company
Rock Island Company
Reprere Green of Iowa on Rock Island Probe
About twelve years ago promoters in the tin plate syndicate profited by acquiring Rock Island stock. They formed two holding firms to control the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway and its parent Rock Island company. They issued hundreds of millions in securities against a small seed, gaining control of the Rock Island system and expanding holdings through leases and acquisitions.
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Messrs. Reid
Leeda
Moore
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Rock Island Company
Rock Island Railway Company
Rock Island Railroad Company
Rock Island Railway
Ideas of a Plain Man
A diary like meditation on self perception and the uncanny, describing fear and revulsion toward portraits and photographs. The writer wrestles with identity, the invisibility of true self, and resistance to revealing images of God or Jesus, fearing that likenesses distort or invade the soul.
A Moment of Fun From The Foolish Dictionary
A quirky excerpt recalls color a charm for youth and old age at the drugstore, courtship steered by termsmen, and an echo that wins in argument. It satirizes fashion, home finances, and playful wordplay with “The Amery Ghost” and a quirky line about a short scare subsiding.
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Qld
Ponderous Portrait of Daniel Boone’s Wanderings
Daniel Boone was born in Pennsylvania on February 31, 1735, and grew up in Bucks County before moving to Kentucky where he cleared forests with his rifle. He later headed to Louisiana then Missouri, living his later years in timbering and rail fencing before dying at 85, with his fate hinted as crossing the Styx in a self made voyage.
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Daniel Boone
Pennsylvania
Boone
Bucks County
Kentucky
Hoone
Louisiana
Missouri
River Styx
Ghost steals ham joke quoted from Adams Enterprise
A wide awake citizen reports catching a ghost stealing a ham, the tale cited with humorous quotes from the Atlanta Constitution, the Baltimore American, and the Cincinnati Enquirer. The snippets reflect a local humor column tone about human wants and mischief.
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Adams Enterprise
Atlanta Constitution
The Bargain in Punch Quip About Grub and Dances
A witty Punch quip envisions trading a mother for a meal as a humorous undercut to courtly manners. The speaker promises two dances with the sister in exchange for being allowed to take his mother to eat. The banter reflects Victorian era social snobbery and dinner etiquette.
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Mater
Young Nashua Farmer's Narrow Escape From Death
Nashua February 23 95 special W E Tucker jr a prominent young farmer east of Nashua had a narrow escape from death when approaching a railroad crossing with a corn load a distraction caused him to look up as a northbound freight bore down the wagon wrecked the wagon and spilled corn but he and his team escaped injury
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Nashua
W. E. Tucker, Jr
Mr. Tucker
Bog in Ireland on the move near Carrick on shannon
A shifting bog several square miles in area is advancing near Carrick-on-Shannon, threatening Leitrim and Roscommon counties. Thousands of acres submerged, roads impassable, and Shannon River flooding cut communication. Desperate drainage efforts continue to halt the rising bog’s advance.
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Carrick-on-Shannon
Ireland
Carrick
Leitrim
Roscommon
Shannon
There Are Times When Men Love Women Too A Bit
The column reflects on how men often misread women, noting how naturalness fades when a man enters a room and women present an edited version of themselves. A narrator recalls a business trip where an old friend invited him to breakfast, then led him to a summer house where the colonel's two daughters chat in a hammock, hinting at impressions and misperceptions.
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Davenport
Torreon
Mexico City
Ding
Huerta
Mexico
Shaye
Tam
We Two
God
Jesus
Christ
Hyomei Relief in Five Minutes Adverts Sold Outfit
Advertisement for Hyomei claims rapid relief from colds and catarrh. It emphasizes immediate action as the antiseptic oils reach the mucous membranes and promises lasting benefit within minutes. Wangler Bros. Co. offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied and promotes the complete outfit for one dollar.
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Wangler Bros. Co
Encounter with two charming girls changes a man’s view
In a letter Ruth Cameron recalls meeting two sisters at a Colonel’s home. He and the hostess’s guests behaved playfully and charmingly, sparking infatuation. He cancels a dinner engagement to stay longer, noting how the upstairs girls appeared artificial, unlike the sisters. He laments not meeting the sisters, then shares a male perspective on natural behavior around men.
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Miss Cameron
Ruth Cameron
Dealers Warned Not to Sell Pills in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids February 23. County Attorney Guy P. Linville sent letters to fifty seven cigar drug and fruit dealers warning them to observe Iowa law prohibiting cigarette sales and wrappers. The move follows reports that high school students were becoming addicted to cigarettes and that minors could obtain them readily.
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Cedar Rapids
Guy P. Linville
Iowa
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HOD Evening Courier
Mumber Associates
TRE HW. Wa
Hartnay Company
Yi Wet Pa Tee Joung Harrmax
A&w. Pevensox
Scc
Gen
York
Tribune Huiiding Aifed
Lokens
Chaage
Allen
Aise
Waterloo
Wmn
Ark Courier
Archenge
Boeat
Courier
Europe
Americas
Waterton Evening Courier
Pondon
Trafelger Building
Northcumberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Dent's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Paris
Boulevard Des Capucines
Place de Operas
Rue Scribe
Bertin—Unter
Hartford
New Haven
Connecticut
California
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Sioux City
Es Moines
Marshalltown
Rowley
Great Westain
Gobert
Philadelphia
Hinshaw
Jig
Frank Qq
Stuart
Chariton
Des Moines
Reprere Green
Rock Island
Amery
Eeare
Dept
M. Resinol
Baltimore
Parcel Post
United States
Balti
Cincinnati Hnquirer
Young Nashua
Hyomei
FoOowow Ler Co
Dbaebtos
Jowa
F. H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Lafayette Building
4Th St. B
Scott
Schences Mandrake
J. J. Schenck & Son
THE
Cincinnati Time Rescorder CO
Cincinnati
West Eighth Street
Kansas City
Inet
Littin
Mente
Len
Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar Bidg
Atlanta
H. A. Boysen
Black
DR. I
Bazard
Black Hawk Bank
DE. T. F. Thornton
Black's Building
DE. O. J. Fullerton
C. A
R. E. Russell
James Black
F. C. Liffring
DR. Gerrit J. Bennett
West Fourth
Elmwood and Western
E. H. Knittle
BANK
Bluc
DR. Bodwell
Osteopathic
Ralston Architect
D. Pedersen Hawyer
Consolidated Phone
Doefferson Street
East Fourth Street
Burch Brothers Co
Stewart and NuBone
W. H. Holmes
Decorah
Crosa Deng Co
Henderson Lug Co
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