Billy Pig and Billy Goat Quarrel Over Food and Fears
A fragmented 1914 era tale shows Billy Pig and Billy Goat in a field dispute over vegetables and dinner, with Pig stealing a meal while Goat drinks. Separate discussion analyzes Worksmen's Compensation laws, arguing reliability of older or crippled workers and evaluating hazard perceptions and insurance practices. The piece blends a children’s fable scene with a legal commentary on employee compensation and safety.
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Des Moines
Menoure
Wilrry
Lo G
My Maver
Wee Coles
Tribe
Mayer
Ont
Billy Goat tricks Billy Pig and the dinner mix up
A tale of Billy Goat deceiving Billy Pig over a shared dinner. Billy Pig plots to steal soup from the trough but Billy Goat outwits him by secretly slipping poison and causing a tumble, leaving Billy Goat triumphant on the wall while the pigs scatter in alarm.
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Billy Pig
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
New York
Drusilla
Hilly Goat
Billy Goat
Hily Pig
Billy Pie
Pilly Pig
Tilly Goat
Democratic Break Averted Seek Peace and Postmaster Fight
Polk County Democrats weigh a peace plan and envoy diplomacy to stave a split and a new Democratic weekly. James O'Donnell backs a forthcoming paper that may affect Des Moines post office politics as Huffman holds the postmaster bid with contest. Also notes resolutions for Comrade Van Metre and a fatal cellar fall injuring Hazel Preach near 278 Randolph Street.
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Bes Moines
Polk County
Des Moines
James O'Donnell
Jimmy
Gearer Huffman
George
Connolly
Meredith
Tow a Candidate Alyy Land Ge Al Al Honors
A scrambled campaign note outlines Alyy Land Ge Al Al pursuing the role of commander in chief for GOA with endorsements and regional support pledges. The document mentions a September start, plus a local move from Pow a and several business names including Reliable Insurance and Bentley Bros.
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TOWA
Alyy Land
Ge. AL AL Honors
Des Maines
Tie Goa
Powa
Woman Fiske dies in apparent self harm in Newton
Carolyne Noland, a 17 year old from Des Moines, reports a Newton death tied to a local incident aboard the Victoria steamer. The coroner and jury note the case involved Mrs. Fisk and a son, with parole issues and reformatory custody referenced. The piece also covers water shortages, farm news, and transport plans across Iowa.
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Niawton
Cordelias
Fiske
Victoria Santtacium
Colefax
Atamern
Werthoy
Fran Newton
Reformatory
Clarke
Tall
Des Moines
Carolyne Noland
Mre
J. M. Roland
Adal
Manchester residents oppose repeat carnival plans
Wancchester community leaders called a meeting of local businessmen to decide if a 1914 carnival should be held. A split emerged over repeating street fairs amid concerns about public order and wholesome attractions. Some residents threaten to seek restraining orders if the event proceeds.
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Manchester
Liams
Ialion
Dax
Wheeler
Oelark
Prand
Mysterious Local Death Linked To Widow Y Vort
In Marshalltown on July 18 a woman named Y Vort, widow of a former prominent figure, was found unconscious in a home and died. Local authorities treat the death as a mysterious case with unclear motives and possible connections to the widow’s late husband.
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van Metre
Robt. Anderson Post
Department of Iowa
C. G. Cratitrer
Marshalltown
Magels Rest Ig
Peehos
San Praneiser
Mre Y. Vort
Chari View
Hoyt
Mothers Tell of Mother's Friend
Fragmented text discusses mothers and their friends with disjointed phrases about support and roles. It mentions education, family burdens, and shared remedies, though specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR. Names or concrete events are not identifiable in the readable portions.
Winifred Davis to Attend National Young People's Convention
Miss Winifred Davis left last night to travel to Liverpool Ohio then Pittsburgh and Steubenville before joining the national convention of the Young People’s Society of the United Presbyterian Church as a delegate from the local church. The trip includes visits with friends and return plans afterwards.
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Winifred Davis
St Liverpool
Ohio
The
Young People's Society of the United Presbytering Church
Ste
Pittsburgh
Steubenville
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