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Contents included but are not limited to community news, social events, religious activities, educational updates, and cultural commentary primarily from Iowa and surrounding areas. It includes reports on church meetings, literary societies, personal visits, marriages, health remedies, and local business advertisements. Prominent themes include the promotion of education (notably at Tuskegee Institute and other schools), religious revival efforts, race uplift through moral exhortation and economic self-help, and social gatherings such as Christmas programs and club entertainments. The text also features reflections on race relations, critiques of social behavior, encouragement for racial unity and business enterprise, and notices about notable individuals’ achievements and challenges. Additionally, there are practical agricultural and household tips, legal trial coverage, and announcements related to transportation and infrastructure projects.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 18, issue 28, December 22, 1911
Date Created:
1911-12-22
Time Period:
1910s
Description:
Contents included but are not limited to community news, social events, religious activities, educational updates, and cultural commentary primarily from Iowa and surrounding areas. It includes reports on church meetings, literary societies, personal visits, marriages, health remedies, and local business advertisements. Prominent themes include the promotion of education (notably at Tuskegee Institute and other schools), religious revival efforts, race uplift through moral exhortation and economic self-help, and social gatherings such as Christmas programs and club entertainments. The text also features reflections on race relations, critiques of social behavior, encouragement for racial unity and business enterprise, and notices about notable individuals’ achievements and challenges. Additionally, there are practical agricultural and household tips, legal trial coverage, and announcements related to transportation and infrastructure projects.
Subject (Topic):
African American newspapers African Americans--Social life and customs African American churches African American educators African Americans--Education African American students African American business enterprises African American political activists African American poets African American fraternal organizations African American women--Societies and clubs African Americans--Religion Civil rights Race relations Community leadership Religious institutions Sunday schools Clubs Christmas Health Home economics Agriculture Local elections
Subject (Organization):
Tuskegee Institute
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
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:
bystander1911122201
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rx93n70
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/
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"Iowa state bystander. volume 18, issue 28, December 22, 1911", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rx93n70
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No Copyright - United States
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