Aviation Fatalities and the Price of Progress
A discussion on aviation’s toll as pioneers like Chavez and Johnston die in spectacular stunts. The piece argues fatalities stem from dangerous tricks and not just field development, urges safer devices, and calls for farmer input in road plans, referencing Warren County farmers at Indianola.
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Chavez
Simpson Pass
Alps
Napoleon
Ralph Johnston
Rolls
de la Grange
Cecil Grace
Moisant
Hoxsey
Johnson
Hoxser
Warren County Farmers’ Institute
Indianola
Cardul Helps Dry Ridge Woman Improve
Mrs. Lydia Powell of Dry Ridge Kentucky says Cardul helped her walk four miles and work more easily after being nearly unable to move. The ad claims Cardul benefits the female constitution, relieving headaches backaches irregularity misery and distress and notes Cardul’s 69 years of popularity as a woman’s tonic.
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Dry Ridge
Lydia Powell
Cardus
Cardul
State coordinated road aid and reform plans urged
Advocates argue for state administration to plan and reward road improvements in harmony with farmers to avoid politics and ensure efficiency. They claim independent groups invite bias while a state system guarantees representation, automatic improvements, and economical results.
The Gun License Money Debate
Marshalstown residents clash over the gun license fund as farmers and sher men push for road and fishery uses while license payers demand funds be used for the purposes paid in. The fund grows yet allocation remains contested among voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalstown
Treasury
Restock Iowa Dream of Game and Fish Policy
The piece calls for strict enforcement of game laws and balanced licensing for fishers and hunters. It urges stocking and hatcheries, protecting remaining game, and funding for conservation, while arguing prairie chickens should be kept under a closed season and criticizes a named figure's view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Moserip
Unis Bird
Cats and Tuberculosis in Cats Stir Public Worries
The Chicago Record-Herald reports a Cleveland physician’s findings from 100 autopsies showing tuberculosis bacteria in cats in advanced stages. The expert warns cats can spread germs by roaming in summer and resting indoors in winter, urging cat owners to take precautions without overreacting against pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Cleveland
Grandmothers Club Idea Sparks Timely Beauty Talk
The piece extols a vigorous massage routine for a good complexion and imagines grandmotherly clubs as social and intellectual outlets. It proposes a Grandmothers Improvement Club with passwords and activities to suit women past childbearing, offering a social solution to aging gracefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Girls
T Mothers
Grandmothers’ Improvement Club
Taft Campaign Gets Under Way in 1912 Effort
Washington dispatch reports President Taft shaping 1912 bid with key aides. William Loeb named to mobilize New York delegates en bloc, while Theodore Roosevelt’s stance remains a factor in the plan. Charles Hilles may resign treasury post to serve as political agent. Representative Weeks of Massachusetts eyed for national committee chair.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
William Loeb
New York
New York State
Roosevelt
White House
Loeb
Albany
Loch
Empire State
Mc.Loeb
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles D. Hilles
Treasury Department
Hilles
Tait
Republican National Commtttes
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Hill
Maine
Representative Weeks
Massachusetts
Weeks
Congress
National Committee
Roosevelts Record and Prohibition Funding Debate
Iowa newspapers discuss Prohibition supporters raising about 50000 dollars to repeal the mulct law. Webster City notes Roosevelt’s strong performance as president, predicting a potential return. Cedar Rapids Gazette mentions Walter J. Smith opposing Tyers’ senate candidacy, contradicting Byers’ claims.
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Iowa
Auto Tax For Heads Promoted By Partisan Supporters
The Dubuque Telegraph herald argues for a funded auto tax to build permanent, enduring roads. It contends motorists would gladly pay $10 annually if funds were spent judiciously on lasting improvements, citing France as a model and urging the next legislature to enact a road tax scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Pioneer trapper dies in Sioux City
Sioux Chey Iowa Jan 3 Louis Dace Leitelier oldest pioneer in Sioux City died Sunday noon at his home 1414 Dace street of pneumonia. He was attended by his three children and had been ill since two days before Christmas. He settled in Sioux City in 1804.
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Sioux Chey, Ta
Louis Dace Leitelier
Sioux City
Dace Street
Foley's Kidney Remedy Appreciation Letter
Ale Connell of Catherine Street Elmira New York writes of using Foley's Kidney Remedy for kidney trouble. She states five bottles cured her condition and praises the medicine as the most reliable kidney remedy she has taken. J K K Joder and Son share the testimonial.
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Foley
Ale Connell
Catherine St. Elmira
N. Y
J. KK. Joder & Son
Three Women Enter Presentation Cloister in Dubuque
On the feast of the Circumcision three young women joined the Presentation order at Mt Loretta chapel in Dubuque. Miss Margaret Rooney, called Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart, Miss Lenore Cooney, Sister Mary Fidelis, and Miss Mars E. Crowley, Sister Mary Inviolata, were received in a ceremony conducted by Rev Father Leahy with a sermon on their sacrifice.
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Dubuane
Presentation Order
Mt Loretta
Margaret Rooney
Dougherty
Mary of
Mary of the Sacred Heart; Miss Lenore Cooney
Lawler
Mary Fidelis
Mars E. Crowley
Dubuque
Mary Inviolata
Christ
Father Leahy
Accused King of Bigamy Arrested in Paris Case
Paris dispatch says Edward H. James, nephew of the late Harvard psychologist William James and editor of the Paris Liberator, was arrested amid a sensational charge of bigamy. Details in the London suppression of his publication are noted but unclear.
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King
Paris
Edward H. James
Wm. James
Harvard University
London
Chronic Ulcers Indicate Bad Blood
Chronic ulcers arise when the blood’s healing quality is impaired by impurities. The cure claims to cleanse the blood, purify circulation, and foster tissue repair. The advertisement promotes S. S. S. as a universal remedy, with a promise of a free book and medical advice from The Quiet Specific Co. of Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5S.S.S
TEE Quiet Specific CO
Atlanta
James plans England trip over sedition case
An archistic figure who arrived from Lisbon reports London police arrest of Edward F. Mylius in default of 200000 bail on sedition charges tied to an article accusing King George. The text mentions Mylius as distributor of the Liberator and notes the author’s recent sensational book arguing Christ’s nature.
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Lisbon
London
Edward F. Mylius
James
George
England
Mylius
Christ
Real Daughter of Revolution Dead in Madison
Mrs. Mary Fahey a longtime Daughters of the American Revolution member died at her Chicago home at age 33 Her remains were brought back to Madison for burial She had been a pioneer resident since 1838 and had lived in the area over sixty five years
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Madison
Mary Fahey
Chicago
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Eataide
Elty
Wat Rrico
Couxtex
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Iowa Evening Press Association
Black Hawk County
Europe
Furone
Trafalgar Building
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Hasmarket
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Green Ftreet
Boulevard Des Canacines
Plate de Opera
Euescribe
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Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lorimer
United States Senate
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Treeman - Tribune
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J. K. Joder & Son
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Black Hawk National Bank
Real Estate At
Commercial
Fourth Streets
Attorneys AT Law
Waterloo Land CO
Cady & Gallup
Ae Galloway Gibson Inv
Ae “Chas. R. Gates & CO
Lowa Mausoleum CO
Telpehona
Williams’ Quality Segar
Fourth Street
Marsh-Place
J. E. Williams
Peeweessee Ees
W. B. McMurray
J. D. Murtagh
A. G. Redd
Pet
Pike & Knapp
Central Iowa Granith Company
Telephote
Mary Forsythe
Black Hawk Bank
Hone
Blue Ribbon
Fowler CO
F. H. Latier
la Fayette Street
C. B
Fourth Strees
LaFayet*e Building
4Th Street
Hileman & Gindt
Paler
Deslers
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