Hawkeye State News Highlights Local Happenings
Iowa items report a Kansas man Brown fell to his death in a Council Bluffs well. Wilton Junction opens a billiard parlor. Miss Homer of State Center dies of cancer. Salina church dedication. Wallingford area wool sale strong. prison escapees recaptured. July to August child health exams planned at Iowa University. and local farm, livestock, and plant notes across multiple towns.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
Brown
Kansas
Council Bluffs
David Ayres
Wilton Junction
Joel Hopkins
Ash Grove
B. J. McEvoy
Algona
Fayette
Fort Madison
University of Iowa
Mary Ellen Homer
State Center
Catherine Homer
Herman Spurgeon
West Grove
Presbyterian Church
Salina
Jefferson County
Mason City
J. B. Snyder Auto Accessory Company
R. P. Clark
Brayton
James Hass
Hawarden
H. French
Eagle Township
Poweshiek County
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Chicago
Blockton
Forest Harvey
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Auburn Savines Bank
C. W. Walker
Osage
American White Orpington Association
Orpington
Knoxville
Lafe Collins
Roy Menille
Laurens
Menille
Monticello
Gregory Parson
Big Rock
Charles
J. W. Marks
Spirit Lake
Fred Bradburn
Ames
College
Bradburn
Don’t Be An Engine Teaser Grind Valves Only When Needed
An editorial warns engine teasers who constantly tinker with carburetors, interrupter points, or valves. It urges careful grinding only when a true need exists, to avoid worn cylinder walls and poor seating. Emphasizes cleaning grinding compound and checking push rod clearance to prevent leaks.
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B. W. Cooke
Coyne Trade and Engineering School
Accidents and First Aid Procedures From Early Manual
The text outlines immediate accident response including giving first aid to the injured and equipping a small first aid kit in the car. It advises obtaining names and addresses of all witnesses and notifying the insurance agent promptly. It also calls for clearing the road to resume traffic and arranging transport to a hospital or physician.
Oil leak remedy for car right brake band
Cars sometimes leak oil from the right wheel housing due to lower right side height on country roads. A fix is wrapping thin felt around the axle shaft for about eight inches to push oil back toward the differential, secured with shellac and cord.
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The
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
PLAN TO PREVENT SKIDDING IN CARS
A rear axle alignment issue causes skidding when radius rods or torque tubes are bent or misadjusted. Measurements from yoke bolts on each side of the front axle to the rear axle reveal misalignment. Correcting and equalizing these distances straightens the rods and prevents skidding.
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G. A. Luers
Popular Science Monthly
Z. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfeld
Mass
Automobile News and Care Tips for Spring Maintenance
Practical guidance for motorists includes adjusting the carburetor, inventorying tools, flushing the radiator, and cleaning the cooling system. Tips note zinc oxide or lampblack stiffens tire tread, warn against overloading tires, and stress driver skill as the best brake. A wax in alcohol compound is suggested for fixing battery terminals and related hardware.
Wood elected unanimous chairman of Republican congressional committee
Representative William R. Wood of Indiana chosen by acclamation to head the national Republican Congressional Committee, succeeding Simeon D. Fess who retires to run for U S senator. Fess notes his six year chairmanship since 1918 and warns on Democrat leadership shifting control to a regional bloc with varied lawmakers across many committees.
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Ashington
William R. Wood
Indiana
National Republican Congressional Committee
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Wood
Congressional Committee
Congress
Fess
Senate panel urges limited Haiti Marines stay with withdrawal
A special Senate committee urged continued American Marine presence in Hayti with reductions, warning drastic pullout could spark brigandage and revolt. The report, signed by McCormick and fellow Senators, says intervention brought both “benefit and failure,” aided peace and solvency, while noting some cruelties and blunders.
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Hayti
Senate
Haiti
Santo Domingo
State Department
McCormick
Illinois
Oddie
Nevada
Pomerene
Ohio
Jones
New Mexico
United States
First Woman Named Superintendent of Library of Congress
The Library of Congress appoints Mrs Harriet DeKrafft Woods as superintendent of buildings and grounds the first woman to hold the post. She will oversee 126 staffers plus 500 library employees and manage funding, maintenance, and operations. Woods has engineering knowledge earned with her late husband and previously ran a division of the copyright office.
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Harriet DeKrafft Woods
DeKrafft
United States Navy
Arthur T. Woods
University of Illinois
Library of Congress
Ehlief
Woods
Chicago
Fordney Retirement Puts Green In Line For Ways and Means
Representative Joseph W. Fordney of Michigan announces he will not seek re election. This opens the path for Representative Green of Iowa to likely chair the Ways and Means Committee after March 4 1923. Green has 11 years in the House and 17 years as an Iowa judge.
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House
Fess
Arkansas
Tennessee
Alabama
Maryland
Kentucky
Georgia
Missouri
Texas
Florida
Civil Service
Louisiana
North Carolina
Joseph W. Fordney
Michigan
Representative Green
Iowa
Ways and Means Committee
Green
Wordney
Longworth
Ohio
Ways End Means
Fordney
Ice
Ways and Means
Saginaw
Mrs Frank Wilkie finds Tanlac restores health after eight years
Mrs Frank Wilkie of Syracuse New York, former matron at the State Reformatory in Industry, New York, says she is delighted with Tanlac as it restored her health after suffering eight years.
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Frank Wilkie
Syracuse
N. Y
State Reformatory At
Industry
Tanlac
Tanlac credited for eight years relief in Syracuse case
Mrs. Frank Wilkie of 229 Cedar Street Syracuse says Tanlac freed her from stomach trouble after eight years. Previously in Buffalo and former matron at the State Reformatory Industry New York she suffered severe pain, gas, poor sleep, and low appetite. She reports restored appetite, better sleep, and no heartburn. Tanlac sold by druggists.
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Frank Wilkie
Cedar St
Syracuse
Wilkie
Buffalo
State Reformatory
Industry
N. Y
Taniac
Woman Voters Seen as a Power in Politics
In the Chiggersville Clarion an editor recalls a delegation of lady voters who pressured him to write on women in policy. He reflects on their entrance, remarks, and exit and concludes they may be a power in politics.
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Fair Sex
Milwaukee
Chiggersville Clarion
Untapped Potential Hinges On Pace Not Promise
Quote reflects on how many men with bright futures fail to realize them due to inability to keep up. Emphasizes pace and perseverance over inherent talent.
Umbrella Woes Highlight Borrower’s Return Habit
A playful note reflects how wind often flips an umbrella while borrowers rarely return favors or items. The saying contrasts common prop failures with unreturned borrowed objects, hinting at social responsibility.
Woman reports Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Cumberland Maryland resident Mrs. Joan Heier recalls severe early life and post marriage back pains that eased after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims strength for seven children, easy childbirth, and offers to answer letters from other women seeking advice.
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Cumberland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan Heer
Dilley St
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