For many newcomers, Iowa is an acquired taste, with its harsh winters and hot summers, muddy lakes in lieu of oceans, and flat wide spaces instead of glorious mountain vistas. But live in Iowa long enough and the poetry of the landscape slowly seeps into your soul. You begin to perceive the other Iowa, with| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
In an issue of The New York Times on February 20, 1899, there was a curious article on an unexpected visitor at a horse sale in that city. The visitor was Charles W. Williams, from Galesburg, Illinois. He was recognized by reporters as a former celebrity in the world of horse racing. It seems he| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine