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Contents include but are not limited to local newspaper issue blends community news, church and social events, organizational meetings and broader state/national items: it reports many Des Moines and Iowa social happenings (dinners, weddings, misionary and Iyceum programs, churhc repairs and choir notes), ministers' and editors conventions, fraternal and mutual-benefit society meetings, fundrasising rallies and civic appeals to local men to attend a moral/civic meeting. Public health coverage emphasizes a serious typhoid outbreak in Des Moines with state and federal health authorities called in, and other local incident include accidents, crimes, and obituries. The paper reprints national news briefs (Taft's presidency, Mexican unrest, shipping and railroad itesms). community columns from neighboring towns and plenty of classifieds and advertisements most notably long promotional testimonials for Madam T.D. Perkins's scalp and hair treatments alongside commerical notices for land, insurance, cruises, and professional services. Overall the issue mixes local human interest reporting and civic alerts with wide ranging ads and syndicated national snippets.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 17, issue 24, December 02, 1910
Date Created:
1910-12-02
Time Period:
1910s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to local newspaper issue blends community news, church and social events, organizational meetings and broader state/national items: it reports many Des Moines and Iowa social happenings (dinners, weddings, misionary and Iyceum programs, churhc repairs and choir notes), ministers' and editors conventions, fraternal and mutual-benefit society meetings, fundrasising rallies and civic appeals to local men to attend a moral/civic meeting. Public health coverage emphasizes a serious typhoid outbreak in Des Moines with state and federal health authorities called in, and other local incident include accidents, crimes, and obituries. The paper reprints national news briefs (Taft's presidency, Mexican unrest, shipping and railroad itesms). community columns from neighboring towns and plenty of classifieds and advertisements most notably long promotional testimonials for Madam T.D. Perkins's scalp and hair treatments alongside commerical notices for land, insurance, cruises, and professional services. Overall the issue mixes local human interest reporting and civic alerts with wide ranging ads and syndicated national snippets.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Community activists African American churches Meetings African American fraternal organizations Public health Health Accidents Crime Obituaries Advertising Land settlement Insurance Cruisers (Warships) Community-based social services African American civic leaders
Subject (Organization):
Iowa Socialist Party
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines Iowa--Des Moines
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
State Historical Society of Iowa
Publisher:
Iowa State Bystander Pub. Co.
Extent:
4 pages
Genre:
Newspapers
Type:
Text Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
Related Resource:
Library of Congress Control Number: sn83025186
Digital Object Identifier:
bystander1910120201
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rb6w98h
Metadata License:
This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Source
Suggested Citation:
"Iowa state bystander. volume 17, issue 24, December 02, 1910", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rb6w98h
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No Copyright - United States
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