Fire devastates Ottumwa dry goods row in 500000 scope
A major fire origin unknown swept through N Friedman dry goods in Ottumwa causing extensive loss. The Friedman stock, building, and several neighboring firms suffered heavy damage with total losses exceeding $500,000. One hundred fifty workers were left jobless. insurance will cover about three quarters of the damage.
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N. Friedman
Ottumwa
Friedman
Swirles
Nelson Cloak Company
Woolworth
10 Cent
Stevens Shoes Company
Black Hawk County
A. A. Burger
Grenville M. Dodge
Council Bluffs
Norwich University
Northfield
Vermont
General Dodge
C. S. Hanley
Shenandoah
Hanley
S. T. Davis
Iowa
United States
Rock Rapide
Rock River
Frederick von Emperger
Joseph Melan
von Emperger
Melan
Vienna
Austria
James A. Ross
Methodist Episcopal Church
Prairie City
Des Moines
Iowa State College At
Ames
R. K. Bliss
Carl Johnson
Johnson
Enter Ville
W. H. Taft
Yale University
Iowa State College
Taft
Many autos in Iowa rise in per capita rate
A Des Moines report from the Iowa state auto department shows 39 724 more automobiles in 1915 bringing total in the state to 145 824 one auto for every fifteen persons. Iowa leads in autos per capita, California close behind one machine to every sixteen residents. New York Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania California Iowa Massachusetts top six by 1916 totals and per capita ratios.
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State Auto Department
Des Moines
United States
California
Roy Allen
Iowa Automobile Registration Department
Iowa
Avery
Ohio
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Illnois
Tuberculosis Death Toll Prompts Urgent Iowa Action
The Iowa Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis reports alarming mortality from the disease, noting one in three U S deaths and grave impact on ages 20 to 45. In Iowa 64 per 100000 die from TB, with 1490 deaths in the year. Crawford County records the lightest rate while Buchanan shows the worst. The board pledges intensified field work to combat TB.
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Iowa Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
Iowa
Iowa County
Crawford
Buchanan County
Association
Nte
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast a Splendid Habit
A vintage advertisement advocates drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach liver and kidneys, purge waste and toxins, and improve appetite and looks. It claims rapid benefits for biliousness constipation stomach trouble and rheumatism, noting cost from druggists.
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Ady
Bennie Bean Returns From Seaside Regort Winter Home
The Social Whirl notes Bennie Bean coming home for the winter after a summer spent at a seaside resort. He says he is tired of the social whirl and claims his summer earnings came from collecting tickets on a memory-go-round, a playful jab on his past activities.
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Blondine
Bennie Beanbrough
Youngstown Telegram
Cascarets for sluggish bowels advertised in period ad
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for headaches biliousness indigestion and sour stomach. It promises quick relief overnight and a healthy liver and bowels with a 10 cent box. The text also includes stray social chatter about Miss Gadson and a fast car in town.
Saved Minister's Life in Frederick Massachusetts
Reverend W H Warner of Frederick Massachusetts reports his life saved after a medical crisis described as back trouble and lumbago with symptoms of neuralgia and cramps. He cites relief from these ailments through treatment, noting improved head, nerves, and general strength. The account presents a personal testimonial of healing and renewed vitality.
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W. H. Warner
Frederick
Mas
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