Hawkeye State News reports wide Iowa incidents
A long dash of Iowa items notes a Traer to Cedar Falls crash injuring Viola Mildred Hilbert, plus storms in Tama and Grundy counties causing farm damage but no deaths. Other reports cover Perry and Dubuque hospital injuries, Waukon opera house completion, a murder charge in Manchester, several auto wrecks, a bank collapse in Cedar Rapids, and various local losses, deaths, and civic notes across the state.
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Viola Mildred Hilbert
Traer
Cedar Falls
Viola
Tama
Grundy
Hardin County
Garwin
George Klensie
Waukon
Allamakee
M. J. Barthell
Iowa
Michael O'Meara
Dubuque
Robert Anderson
Manchester
Anderson
O'Meara
Charles Landrey
Eldora
Laudrey
Saundrey
J. J. Joyner
Boone
Des Moines
Harley Thompson
Glidden
First National Bank
Drop in land values across Iowa counties reported
Reports to the State Auditor show 41 of 77 counties with valuations below the council’s 1915 figures, while 36 counties report increases. Marion and Plymouth counties lead in reductions, with many others listed. Also noted are legal issues on dimming car lamps, a rare 1841 Iowa land guide, new duties for John Neltzel in the state employment bureau, a strong fire safety record, nurse reciprocity with England, and Governor Clarke's office flap.
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Ajmer
India
Floyd Aldrich
Shenandoah
Chicago
J. B. Burnstedt
Hamilton County
A. J. Peterson
I. W. Libby
Iowa
Volga City
Lodge No. 9
Clayton County
Elkader Lodge No. 72
Elkader
Jewell Lutheran College
Jewell
Hauges Synod
Lutheran Church
Grand Forks
N. D
Red Wing
Minn
Archibald Livingston
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Supreme Court
Hyensen
West Union
Charles Schweinerus
Lewis Gragert
Clear Lake
Clarinda
George BE. Clayton
Clayton
C. J. Beech
W. J. Francey
Henry County
Mr. Francey
Salem Savings Bank
New London National Bank
Fort Madison Shoe Company
Lloyd Wright
Sioux City
W. W. Hall
Walter Scott
Hawarden
State Board of Education
Marshall Estate
College of Law
Iowa City
Commercial Club of Atlantic
Tom Fitzgerald
Ottumwa
M. Hunter
Fort Madison
Lee County
Albia
T. H. McDonald
Iowa State College
Oskaloosa
W. K. Neill
Ur. Momyer
New Bharon
Barna
Willow Creek
Magnolia
W. P. Christy
University School of Music
Spokane
Wauh
Z. L. Hazard
Iowa-university
Christy
Joe Ward
John McMuen
Bloomfield
Moulton
Bose Ie
Des Moines
Auditor of State
State Executive Council
Marion County Real Estate
Executive Council
Marion County
Plymouth County
Mills
Taylor
Wapello
Jefferson
Henry
Greene
Appanoosa
Clinton
Decatur
Floyd
Fremont
Library of the State Historical Society of
Europe
John B. Newhall
West
East
England
Iowa Country
Clarke
Dubuque
Hancock
Lee
Pottawattame
Story
Tama
Delaware
A. M. Deyoe
Public Instruction
Iowa Butter Trademark Issue Delays State Plans
The Iowa Thirty sixth General Assembly adopted a trade mark for Iowa butter and authorized filing in Washington in the state name. Washington authorities declined the patent request due to its unusual nature, suggesting the dairy and food commissioner hold the trademark before transferring it to the state. The delay stalls a plan to develop a special grade of Iowa butter.
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United States Patent Office
Iowa
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
Washington
Attorney General’s
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Illinois and Missouri land sale pitch promises vast crops
An advertisement touts 50 000 acres of alluvial bottom land in Illinois and Missouri, boasting rich soil, two crops per year, and no foreclosures. Himmelberger Harrison Lumber Co offers 40 acre tracts with 10 percent cash, 10 yearly installments, 5 percent interest, and a warranty deed backed by over two million dollars in assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Qa
Illinois
Towa
Illinois Prairie
Nile
Himmelberger-Harrison “Lumber Company
Missouri
South
East Missouri
Himmalberger Harrison Land Sailing Club Views
A humorous fragment shows a Cape Girardeau man escaping relatives at a club social. A nearby member asks about foreign relations, and the man quips about interning opponents in Schoharie county for 62 weeks yearly until 1963. The piece weaves satirical banter with casual social scenes and light jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himmalberger-Harrison Land Sailing Company
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Isid
Schoharie County
LOOK YOUR BEST SOAP AND OINTMENT ADVERTISEMENT
An advertisement extols Cuticura skincare, offering free samples by mail from Boston. Included is a comic exchange about marriage plans and a quip about a beauty specialist Cogmetique, reflecting light column humor. The snippet blends product copy with social banter.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Ady
Gloomy observer notes world’s relapse in Europe
The melancholy observer questions improvement and cites European news as evidence of a serious relapse after a period of apparent progress. His cautious stance reflects a tense global mood.
The Flood Did Jimmy Swing On Gym Rings
Five year old Jimmy Fiood Did attempted turns on swinging gym rings at the Boys Club following his older brother. His grip slipped and he fell to the floor. His brother gave first aid and asked if the rings hit him. Jimmy replied the floor did.
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Jimmy
Denison’s Coffee Ad Echoes in Quirky Verse Lines
A playful two stanza ad style piece repeats Denison’s Coffee slogans About pure delight and appeal shifts between dialogue like Won’t Do and Penn Punch Howl with a stray exchange about a stylish but dull woman. The fragment references a vacation and a tramp.
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Cedar Rapids
Wm. J. Shephard
Augusta
Lewis Converge
Pioneer Stock Taber
Company G
Henry Stelling
Rev
John Cooper
Dennis Milan
Green Mountain
Alty Bmirth
Webster City
Adam
Nimocks
Thareve
HalvordOuerson
Mason City
Beckemith
Senate
House
John Neltzel
Muscatine
Thirty-sixth
General Assembly
State Labor Department
A. L. Urick
State Labor Commissioner
QO. Roe
Board of Fees
Indiana
Wisconsin
Emory ‘H
German Fire Insurance Company
Peoria
State Insurance Department
W. S. Allen
Rescue Army
Christian Army
American Rescue Workers
Secretary of State
Olaf Hansen
Ames
Nevada
Hansen
Road Gang
Food and Dairy Department
Department of Justice
Guetataon
Chas. Glass
Greeley, Ps
Hecht
Ea Oticle Ihopyctyrs
Hampton
Rhodes
Mary
Cog
Metique
Denison
Tom
Penelope
Libby
MSN
Chic
Pour Grocer
Eill
Thorouigh
Peenis Hoter
Lenore
Barone Preparatory School
Notre Dame
New Hampshire
Ous Hundred
Forsaly
Ruuthesay
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