Iowa’s 69th Annual State Fair Opens Aug 22
Des Moines special reports extensive preparations for Iowa’s Annual Outing running from August 22 to 31. Livestock, government exhibits, farm machinery, and an auto show fill more than 40 acres while a bustling program includes horse racing hippodrome acts bands fireworks and large scale educational displays drawing visitors from across the Midwest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Midwest
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Canada
India
U S to Exhibit at Iowa State Fair Aug 22 81
The U S Department of Agriculture will display at the 1923 Iowa State Fair with eight livestock exhibits and expert attendants. The exhibit helps visitors learn improved farming methods and government experiments. It includes charts and topics such as The Power of Meat Farm Power and Federal Meat Inspection.
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Des Moines
Specital
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Plan Women's Fair Des Moines Special Program
A new Iowa State Fair women division lineup runs Aug 22 to 31. The agenda includes style shows baby health contests cooking demonstrations needlework china painting plays pageants welfare work and home furnishings. Farmers gain 18 county wide projects exhibited by the Farm Bureau from 18 counties.
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Des Moines
Special
Farm Bureau
Three suits filed in federal court over war risk insurance
Three suits, each for 10000, have been filed in Cedar Rapids federal court seeking war risk insurance benefits for veterans’ beneficiaries. Plaintiffs are Bertha Sielaff, Eva Crosley, and Josephine Armstrong, whose sons died from war service related causes. Attorneys expect recovery pending government defense outline.
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Cedar Rapids
Bertha Sielaff
Buckeye
Alvin B. Sielaff
Eva M. Crosley
Eldora
Gawker
Emmett W. Crosley
Josephine Armstrong
Iowa Falls
Graydon A. Atkinson
Camp Dodge
Deering Standard Binding Twine Offered by Farmers' Supply Co
2511 Farmers' Supply Co announces Deering Standard Binding Twine, claiming it is the best on the market and inviting customers to place orders now.
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Deering
Farmers’ Supply CO
Atlantic couple visit daughters on Sunday
Jacob Swin and his wife of Atlantic spent Sunday at the home of their daughters Mrs. J. E. Morgan and Mrs. James Jensen.
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Jacob Swin
Atlantic
J. E. Morgan
James Jensen
Rufus Underwood Dies at 77 in Adair County Iowa
Rufus Underwood born February 4 1846 in Berwick Illinois died July 26 1923 at his home in Eureka township Adair county Iowa aged 77 years 5 months 22 days He married Lucy B Perrine May 2 1867 at Monmouth Illinois and had four children The family lived on a Berwick farm Earlham and finally Adair county He leaves a wife three children nine grandchildren five great grandchildren a sister and two brothers Funeral service July 29 1923 at Eureka Center Cemetery conducted by Rev S E McCartney.
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Rufus Underwood
Oliver
Polly Underwool
Berwick
Warren County
Illinois
Eureka Township
Adair County
Iowa
Monmouth
Lucy B. Perrine
Aurilla Carnefix
van Underwood
Minnie Norton
Fontanelle
Millie Underwood
Mr. Underwood
Earlham
Madison County
Lydia Ann Kipp
Winterset
Don Pedro Underwood
Roseville
Willard Underwood
Sprague
Washington
Henry Taylor
Mary Kirkpatrick
Rufus Taylor
Frank
Nellie Underwood
C. E. Perrine
W. H. Porter
Des Moines
B. F. Carnefix
Earl Schmidt
Stuart, Iowa
A. C. Greenbeck and Family
Greenfield
L. A. Kipp
Ed Kipp
Cleta Gordon
John Capps
Allie Capps
Menlo
E. G. Fick
Sam Jones
Atlantic
Card of Thanks and Op-ed on Ku Klux Klan
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends for support during illness and death of a husband and father, with names mentioned. A Des Moines Letter by Chas C Pugh discusses the Ku Klux Klan, noting limited knowledge of its aims, while recognizing some members as respected citizens and urging reflection on American values.
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Ku Klux Klan
Iowa
Chas. C. Pugh
Des Moines
No Time Like the Present Heating Overhaul Ad
Anita Plumbing and Heating Co promotes furnace and heating plant overhaul services with contact numbers 147 and 37 offering immediate action today.
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Anita Plumbing & Heating Co
Hard Coal For Sale From Holmes Lumber Co
Twenty tons of hard coal offered by Holmes Lumber Co while available. The note emphasizes quality and limited quantity. The rest of the text discusses a 1907 US Department of Agriculture report noting a steady decrease in lumber production in the United States.
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Holmes Lumber CO
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Freeman R. Conaway Dies Suddenly at Home
Freeman R. Conaway a long-time newspaper man and former state printer died at his Cedar Rapids home last week. He collapsed without warning while at home and passed away.
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Freeman R. Conaway
Cedar Rapids
Grasshopper Outbreaks Hit Northern and Midwestern States
Serious grasshopper outbreaks span the Upper Mississippi Valley, Rocky Mountain region, and Pacific coast with reports from Wisconsin, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Wyoming, Utah, Oregon, and northern California. In California’s Klamath Lake area poisoned bait is distributed at 10 000 pounds daily. Central and western Texas see more severe outbreaks than in years past. Canadian reports note severe southern Saskatchewan infestations.
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Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Wyoming
Utah
Oregon
California
Klamath Lake
United States Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Is Given Special Treatment
Relatives and friends in the old home town and community will regret to learn of the continued serious illness of Mrs. James Langer of Mayette Kansas who is at the home of her daughter Mrs. Hazel Stout in Topeka Kansas receiving special treatment for bodily ailments which have greatly impaired her health for several years past. Mrs. Langer is a sister of William Charles and George Scholl and Mrs. Oren Burns of this city.
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James Langer
Mayette
Kansas
Hazel Stout
Topeka
Langer
William
Charles
George Scholl
Oren Burns
Miss Vera Hook Guest of Mrs Buckley at Stuart
Miss Vera Hook spent Friday at Stuart as a guest of Mrs. Geo. C. Buckley.
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Vera Hook
Stuart
Geo. C. Buckley
Iowa aids farmers in warehousing plan to hold wheat
The Iowa Department of Agriculture will help farmers form local boards to implement the warehousing plan for grain storage. Secretary R. W. Cassidy says current wheat prices favor holding for higher market values. Printed materials for the warehousing bill are now available, with full information from Secretary Cassidy.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
R. W. Cassidy
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Cassidy
Not a Paying Investment in Oats Says Des Moines Letter
A Des Moines letter argues 60 bushels per acre at 25 cents per bushel yields $15 an acre gross, only 6 percent on $250 land, leaving nothing for taxes and upkeep. The writer cites a Dallas county example of land bought eighteen months ago with no profit possible.
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Dallas County
Chas. C. Pugh
Des Moines
Family Visit From Atlantic Tracks Local Footwear Man
Frank Tomkin and his family of Atlantic spend the week with his sister Mrs. W A Bailey and family while Tomkin is noted as an efficient salesman at the F M Nebe shoe store.
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Frank Tomkin
Atlantic
Mr. Tomkin
W. A. Bailey
F. M. Nebe
For Better Farming The Illustrated Agricultural Articles
The illustrated agricultural articles from this paper are largely prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. They reflect knowledge from extensive experiments and years of development, offering farmers practical information only this government department can provide.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Slicker Promises Fooling Farmers Across Io wa
The piece decries get rich quick schemes targeting farmers in Io wa and neighboring states. It condemns oily promoters who pressure hard working farmers to invest for overnight riches. Dividends arrive late or not at all as these schemes promise instant wealth.
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Iowa
Free Homes Offer Near Greenwood South Carolina
Land owners around Greenwood SC offer small farms free to prospective settlers. Settlers to build homes and receive pond for title, with clear title after three years. Movement began due to vacant land from the exodus of negroes.
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Greenwood
South Carolina
Pond
Found purse and contents reported to office
Woman's purse found and placed in the records with articles of value. Owner may claim by visiting the record office, proving ownership, and paying 50 cents for this notice.
Creston Awards Paving Contracts for City Roads
The Creston city council awarded three and a half miles of new paving and one and a half miles of resurfacing at a total cost of 141 thousand 584 dollars 16 cents. Work must be finished before year’s end.
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Creston
Fly repellent for horses from walnut leaves and soap
A folk remedy suggests soaking black walnut leaves overnight then boiling and applying to a horse to deter flies. It notes a possible accord with bolic acid soap rubbed on the neck and legs to repel flies and improve coat polish, with a disclaimer it may or may not work.
H P Ziegler Attorney at Law
Attorney at law offers settlement of estates and general legal services including opinions on abstracts and collections.
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Attorney At Law
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