Iowa News Roundup From Hawkeye Ellis Era
Summary of Iowa items including missing teacher’s pupil tale in Tersta, bridge ice dates on the Mississippi near North McGregor, Cedar Rapids White Shrine charter as Gethsemane No. 1, injuries to Cedar Rapids railroad workers, farm sales near Altoona, a Boone mine accident, organ fundraising at Wesleyan college, various pension awards, arrests, fires, and school board notices across the state with multiple local names and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tersta
Alta McVay
Glen Seddon
Omaha
Mississippi
North McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Wis
J. Porte
Lowa
Town City
Ira J. Adley
Adler
Reform School
Thomas Brownring
Davenport
St. Patrick's Cehurch
Burlington
Melrose
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Order of Eastern Star
West Liberty
Harry Phelps
Winsor Poreck
H. F. Fleagle
M. B. Welday
Altoona
J. H. Shuey
Adel
Fred Joyce
John Kirkwood
W. D. Johnson
Boone
Mr. Kirkwood
Towa Wesleyan College
Cornelia Hardenbrook
Bedford
Laurens Shipman
Wapello
Della H. Buell
Lone Tree
Jennie A. Maull
Sac City
Mary Ann Roenisch
Lansing
F. M. Bales
Fairfield
Charles Staupero
California Junction
John A. Skeletor
Missouri Valley
Hingsted
St. Albans
Lodge
Knights of Pythfaz
Couricil Bluffs
Frank Shakleton
Lawler
Belgium
Joh Gattes
Plymouth County
Iwdeas
Vrs
Helen Koen
Duluane
Mary
Toone
Tas Anseios
Cal
France
Ames
Etta M. Bardwell
State Department
Geo. A. Crane
Dexter
Laura H. Pigert
Marathon
Weston D. Ralston
Paullina
Harvey A. Swelgmerd
Garner
James S. Swasster
Carlisle
Elk Grove Farmers’ Club
Thomas J. MecLernon
College of Dentistry
University of Iowa
Fair Associations
Marshall
Hardin
Poweshiek
Marshall County
A Happy New Year Indeed Most Any Time
A country road scene with trees sky summer homes and a distant lake, a steam railway line crosses the road as a fast moving automobile approaches the crossing and an express train appears from the right. The auto owner asks the chauffeur if they will make it and the chauffeur vows to speed up but fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunter
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eczema Healed in Two Weeks with Cuticura Soap Ointment
R F D No 2 Seymour Maine resident recounts years of itching burning and sleepless nights from eczema. Skin broke out on scalp and between shoulders causing pimples and irritation. After trying many remedies, he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment as directed and says he is sound and well in two weeks. Ad invites readers to request free samples and Skin Book from Cuticura, Dept L, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Killian
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
George W. Clarke
John W. Rowley
Keosauqua
Rowley
Poor Woman's Gift to Light Heathen Lands
A blind Parisian woman at a missionary meeting gives 27 francs, explaining she has saved oil costs by day and night darkness, choosing to fund light for the crusade abroad. Her remark frames the gift as a daily sacrifice for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Testimonial For Calumet Baking Powder Endorsed By Mrs Wilson
Testimonial from Mrs B J Wilson of Nashville Tenn praises Calumet Baking Powder as superior for wholesomeness and economy. She notes using it for Christmas cakes for the President and claims no failures with careful handling. Calumet won Grand Prize at the World Pure Food Expo Chicago and Gold Medal at Paris Exposition 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Wilson
Nashville
Tenn
Wilson
Chicago
Ady
Castoria bottle inspection urged for infants safety
A historic ad urges careful examination of Castoria bottles, touted as a 30 year trusted remedy for infants and children. It claims children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and features a domestic memory quip about a wife recalling past wrongs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Bold Stage Driver Pete McCoy and the Dead Horse
A South Dakota congressman recalls Pete McCoy, famed for bold driving on a Deadwood to Bear Gulch circuit. When one of four horses collapsed at Carbondale, Pete refused to stop at the hotel and kept the stage moving toward the regular stopping place, saying the boss died ten miles back but he would not let him down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Pete McCoy
Deadwood
Carbondale
Spaarfish
Bear Gulch
Pete
Lippincott’s
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Druggists offer Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claimed to relieve feverishness, teething disorders, and regulate bowels while cleansing worms. Advertised as pleasant for children and trusted by mothers for 24 years, with a free sample and address in Le Roy, New York.
Little Henry Becomes Big Brother to a New Baby
The New York Evening Post notes how young Henry, fond of pretending to be a railway engine, greeted his newborn sister with grave curiosity before declaring she would become the tender of the train, implying shared pretend play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Henry
New York Evening Post
Not Gube Out On Bail A Quip About a Police Captain
The line asks if he is a police captain at large and answers that he is only out on bail, reflecting a wry take on his status and freedom pending legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gube
Working Convicts Improve Roads and Morale in States
Des Moines reports governors nationwide back convict road work citing health, reform, and cheaper highway construction. Key supporters include Dunne, Oddin, Hanna, Cox, West, Mann, McDonald, and Carey, who favor pay, lower guards, and broader social benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
National Committee On
Dunne
Illinois
Oddin
Nevada
Hanna
North Dakota
Cox
Ohio
West
Oregon
Mann
Virginia
McDonald
New Mexico
Carey
Wyoming
Hunt
Arizona
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Hawkeye
Lola M. Kofoed
Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Rutland, Vt
Walter Simpson, Jr
Ray McKeen
Kansas
J. 0. Evans
Creston
Robert McGinniss
Fontanelle
Milwaukee
Woodward
A. Wallace
Perry
Congress
Avoca
Hamburg
Lee Cowles
Payne Junction
Ansmosa
Horan
Winifred Barnett
George Barnett
Gladbrook
John H. John
Marshalltown
Antil
Newton
Toby Severson
Anton Rynerson
Tama
J. G. Penrose
Postville
Mary Jane Pilcher
Middle West
Considera
SPU
Apn
Crawford
Crabshaw
Topigs
Balendid
Carter
Hronic
Hewat
Cay Havarstock
Hamee
le Clero
London
Parker
Digipa
fFornby
Sioux Falls
Farwere Elevator Company
Forres
Virginia Farms and Homes Free
DH OF Splendid Bargains
Chapkin & Co., Inc
Richmond, Va
Witcels Pornore
Balfeagh
Pabier
Maxwell
Neby
Seitaro
Geerri G Hon
Wlby Co
Buxee
Bort Wayne
Tad
A. C. Miller
The
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Greater
Thomas P. MecLernon
State University
Dental College
State Board of Education
Mclernon
Amden
N. J
State Dairy and Food Department
Charles City
H. H. Bergman
Pfeiffer Brothers
Booth Fisheries Company
Sioux City
A. D. Merwig
New Hampton
Iowa City Commercial Club
Towa Construction Company
Warth Up
Commercial Club
Wren
Towa City
Fryer Woatises
Towa
Tinward FP. Whitney
State Agricultural Society
Town
State Agricultural College
Whitney
Capitol Grounds Extension
Eorge M. Bechtel
State Executive Council
Bechtel
Supreme Court
McHenry
Barney
Lincoln
Guy Br. Logan
War Department
National Guard
Col
H. A. Allen
Cedar Rapides
Wg, Fletcher
Willamsvieg
Towa County
T. (. Cessna
Poweshiek County
Her
Jesse
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