Save the Prairie Chicken to Halt Its Extinction
An impassioned plea for preserving the prairie chicken, once abundant across Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and beyond. The piece argues the birds control pests, support farming, and could rebound if western states create protected refuges, enforce hunting limits, and unite to save the species. It notes the birds’ role in consuming insects and weed seeds, urges coordinated state action, and warns of looming collapse if no action is taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illiois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Sub
United States
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Margaret M. Nice
Middle West
Paris Green
Illinois
Missouri
Minnesota
North
South
Dakota
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Montana
Wryoming
Idaho
Washington
Colorado
New Mexico
Stubbie
Dakotas
Prairie States
Town Criers Meet in Banquet Hall for February Session
The Town Criers plan a regular monthly meeting next Tuesday at 6 30 PM in the Pythian temple banquet hall. Advertising officials from M W Savage and H B Glover are expected, with lawmakers and advertisers invited to hear progress reports on coliseum matters and state admen’s convention notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Temple
B. Smith
Minneapolis
M. W. Savage International Stock Food Company
J. A. Townsley
W. A. Welty
H. B. Maynard
Waterloo
Des Moines
Y W C A Banquet Planned For Monday Evening
The Y W C A announces a free banquet Monday evening at Walnut Street Baptist Church. Winning and losing teams to serve, with Mrs H T Fisher seeking volunteers. About 2000 members expected. entertainment promised. social opening for the year. Finance progress noted as renovations of Century building begin next week. Dues now payable. charter status for early payers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Street Baptist Church
H. T. Fisher
C. M. Woods
Imics
Black’s
Waterloo Savings
Paul Davis
Flrst National
Citizens’ Savings
Mystery Woman in Black Identified as Book Agent Suspicions Rise
Westfield police pursued a reported woman in black who boarded a freight train from Independence, then traced a neat Dutch woman selling religious books to a nearby neighborhood. The agent used a bicycle escape to flee toward the city after a brief encounter near the ball park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Westfield
Independence
Wirterioo
Womn
Garrison
Ball Park
Hanks
Hoti
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Cold Threat of Pneumonia
A Hannibal Missouri man, M Stockwell, reports that Foley's Honey and Tar stopped a severe cough and cold before pneumonia could develop. He credits one bottle with a complete cure and notes there are no opiates, offered by J Ke Joder & Son as a reliable household medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
M. Stockwell
Hannibal
J. Ke Joder & Son
Poor Woman's Home Project In Iowa Nearing Start
Executors of the late Mrs. Harriet M. Kendall move toward fulfilling her will to fund a Christian women refuge for poor widows or childless single women. About $30,000 to $35,000 remains after bequests, with $60,000 to $70,000 total when a county match is raised. A woman in Iowa has applied for admission, noting the item in the Woman's National Daily. Build plan awaits estate settlement and matching funds in Black Hawk or Chickasaw counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet M. Kendall
Iowa
National Daily
A. J. Edwards
Ira Rodamar
Mrs. Rae Muirhead Visits Waterloo Monday
Mrs. Rae Muirhead, organizer of Business Girls clubs, arrives on the Rock Island at 9 45 Monday forenoon to visit old friend Mrs. Paul Davis in Waterloo. Though still not fully recovered, she plans to attend WC A organization and plans a longer rest afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Muirhead
Business Girls
Illinois
Waterloo
Paul Davis
Rock Island
Muirhead
Bromo Quinine Featured In Cure Note By Grove
An old health note touts Laxative Bromo Quinine to prevent grip and claims one unique formula. The signature reads B. W. Grove. The brief promotes the remedy as address to the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Grove
Chief Quanah Parker Dies in Oklahoma Ranch at 67
Quanah Parker, famed Go manchi chief and son of the captured white woman Cynthia Ann Parker, died of pneumonia at his ranch near Mount Scott in Oklahoma. He left substantial property and had three wives, with a history of leadership and fierce bravery in the Comanche nation.
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Quanah
Oklahoma
Lawton
Okla
Parker
Tex
Mount Scott
Wichita Mountains
Quanah Parker
Noconah
Texas
Cynthia Ann Parker
Elk Creek
Ross
Council of the Braves
North Fork
Red River
United States Army
Lfe
Ben Parker
Quansh
United States
Open Air Crusaders Open Air School in Chicago Report
The Open Air Crusaders study from Elizabeth McCormick Open Air School edited by Sherman Kingsley describes health gains for physically deficient children after a year in open air programs. It notes ventilation shifts in Chicago schools, mentions funding from the Elizabeth McCormick Memorial fund, and lists other cities running similar programs with vivid illustrations and schoolgrams urging fresh air and sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Open Air Crusaders
Chicago
Elizabeth McCormick Open Air School
Sherman Kingsley
Enited Charities of
United Charities of Chicago
Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund
Hook
Esides
Providence
R. I
Boston
New York City
Pittsburg
Cambridge
Masa
Rochester
N. Y
Hartford
Elizabeth McCormick
Kingsley
McCormick School
Childhood Friend of the Open Air Framed by Night
A fragment cites a phrase about an outdoor friend and a nighttime scene. The readable text references an open window and the air outside, suggesting a reflective or poetic moment rather than a distinct event or person. No clear names, dates, or places emerge from the fragment.
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Jurious
Farewell League Service At Old Epworth Building
Tomorrow evening the Epworth League of First M E Church will hold a farewell rally at 6 30 to mark leaving the old building. Seven of the ten former presidents are expected to speak with three absent leaders listed as Miss Ella Nichols deceased Dr A N Ferris in California and George C Hubba in New York the event aims to be interesting for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League of
First M. E
Ella Nichols
A. N. Ferris
California
George C. Hubba
New York
Des Moines Offers to Buy Railway
Des Moines mayor offers a city purchase of the street car system from bondholders N W Harris Co. A resolution likely to pass and, if legalized by the legislature, the city will vote 4 000 000 traction bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hanna
N. W. Harris & Co
Old-Time Hair Sage and Sulphur Tonic Reissued
The Wyeth Chemical Company offers Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy in modern ready to use form. Druggists sell it with a guarantee of refund if it fails to deliver as represented. Price is fifty cents a bottle, recommended by H W Taggart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth Chemical Company
New York
Wyeth
Graduate Nurses Admitted At Children's Memorial Hospital
Graduate nurses sought at Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago the only Pavilion Hospital in the West for a three year course combining children’s and adult nursing in a general hospital. Aimed at young women aged 19 to 30 with high school education. Short probation term salary after two months. Beautiful location near Lincoln Park with lawns trees tennis croquet. Course complies with Wind’s Law for RN registration. For details contact Superintendent of Nurses 706 Fullerton Ave Chicago IL.
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Adue Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Lincoln Park
Fullerton Ave
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G. O. Shields
The
League of American Sportsmen
Western States
Ghierg
Pythian
Y. W
Officer Garrison
Poor Woman's Home Project
Kendall Will
Mag
Woosier Co
Ladies of Waterloo
Hallerfest Co
Park Avenue and
Lafayette Street
Switzerland
Railway
S. Sternshein
West Fourth Street
Black Man
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