Iowa Farmers Form Clubs and Highlight County Agricultural Efforts
In Moulton a farmers club formed with 27 attendees and a larger turnout at the second meeting. County Agent awards prizes in Van Buren soy bean contests. nine farmers grow seed under Union county supervision. Dallas county Farm Bureau cites a $15,000 saving from a flock specialist. Cedar county funding plans include a landscape architect and new facilities. Kossuth county leads tuberculosis testing with 1,527 cattle tested and 106 reactors at Algona substation.
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Moulton
M. A. Hauser
van Buren
A. J. Secor
Wm. Lang
Register of Merit
Jerseys
A. ©. McCandish
Animal Husbandry Department
Iowa State College
Fair Association of
Cedar County
Farm Bureau
H. 8
Fain
Crawford County
Denison
Prairie City
Jasper County
Farmers’ Elevator and
Martin Sar
Essex
Agricultural Department
Sar
Essex Farmers’ Elevator Co
Monroe
Kilduff
Sully
Progressive Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Union County
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
E. T. Rogers
Pottawattamie
Iowa
Kossuth County
Algona
UL. N. Jargo
Bureau of Animal Industry
Kossuth County Farm Bureau
Seized War Saving Stamp Ring Exposed Across Cities
Washington reports a nation wide raid on bond brokers uncovering millions in war saving stamps and stolen Liberty bonds. Agencies seized dozens of offices in New York Chicago Philadelphia and other cities. Dozens of women clerks and stenographers were arrested as ringleaders and accomplices with main suspects.
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Washington
Treasury
Secret Service
John Moran
New York
Chicago
Springfield
Tl. St. Touts
Baltimore
Philadelphia
GOMPERS PUSHES MERGER OF NEW YORK LABOR BODIES
Samuel Gompers arrives from Washington to meet New York labor leaders about a Sunday meeting to form a central federation by merging Manhattan and Brooklyn unions with smaller borough groups. The move aims to create the strongest central body in America as a response to efforts to curb Sovietism in unions.
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Gompers
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Manhattan
Brooklyn
America
International Union Chiefs
Ten Trapped In Burning Mine in Washington County
Ten men are said to be trapped in the Marianna coal mine in Washington county after a fire broke out. The mine, owned by Union Coal and Coke Co of Bentleyville Pa, sent word but details are meager and the cause is unknown.
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Marianna
Pennsylvania
Washington, Pap
Washington County
Union Coal and Coke Company
Bentleyville
Mexican General in Chicago Denies Political Significance
Gen. Jesus A. Castro of the Mexican army has spent two days in Chicago on business and rejected claims that the visit carries political meaning.
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Chicago
Jesus A. Castro
Slayer Bars Clergy Son of Busy Jimmy Dies in Sing Sing
Gordon Fawcett Hamby, 26, a confessed murderer and robber, faced execution at Sing Sing with no clergy aid after requesting it. He reportedly planned to die by his own action in his cell but changed his mind due to Maj. Lewis F. Lawes's fair treatment. Hamby, linked to a December 1918 $13,000 Brooklyn Savings Bank heist, had a coast to coast crime record.
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Ossining
Gordon Fawcett Hamby
Sing Sing
Lewis F. Lawes
Hamby
Death Watch
Tacoma
Wash
Brooklyn Savings Bank
Brooklyn
Major Lawes
Jimmy” Tamby
Chicago
Hays Names G. 0. PF. Body
Will H. Hays chairman of the Republican national committee announce the personnel of the committee to frame a platform before the Chicago national convention opening June 8. Notable members include Hughes Taft Root Roosevelt Pinchot Vanderlip and White with Allen of Kansas and Hammond. The panel will act as a working body to propose ideas and gather insights for a comprehensive program of constructive measures.
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Chicago
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Charles Eynans Hughes
William Howard Taft
Hiidu Root
Theodore Roosevelt
John Hays Hammond
Gifford Pinchot
Frank A. Vanderlip
Allen
Kansas
William Allen White
Hays
National Committee
Republican Party
France Vatican ties opposed by Anatole France critic
In Paris on January 80 Anatole France denounces resuming diplomacy with the Vatican in Lanterne arguing the dissolution of bonds marked a crowning defeat of the papacy. He says sending an ambassador would recognize the pope's spiritual power and urges equal regard for other world powers. Clemenceau's opposition reportedly affected votes in a presidential bid.
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Paris
France
Vatican
Anatole France
The
Lanterne
Papacy
Holy See
Earth
Court of Humanity
Comte
Itio Janeiro
Clemenceau
Republic
Western Canada wins big at Soil Products Exposition
The article reports Western Canada sweepstakes at the Soil Products Exposition in Kansas City. It notes prominent wins by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta in corn wheat oats barley and vegetables with Manitoba Kelwood growers earning top corn honors.
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Canadian Government Information Bureau
Kansas City
John Hamilton
Kelwood
Manitoba
Canada
America
Minnesota
Crookston
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western Canada
South Dakota
Canadian Pacific Railway
Adv
Machine debate over dust laying and raising roles
A quoted exchange notes experiment with a machine to lay dust versus a device to raise it, reflecting a practical debate on dust management. The remark implies preference for a system that physically elevates dust rather than scatters it, highlighting an informal engineering discussion.
Cascarets Offer Relief for Liver and Bowels at Night
An advertisement promises relief from bilious feelings and constipation with Cascarets. It claims a clear, rosy morning after use, noting no griping or sickness unlike other laxatives, and highlights low cost. The text ends with a friend’s note about a girl who once wanted to marry a poet.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promotes Internal Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. The medicine is described as a blend of tonics and blood purifiers from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio with testimonials offered.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Ohio
Newberry Jury Case Promises Quick Verdict This Week
Grand Rapids Michigan reports eight jurors passed for cause as court opened in the Newberry election law case. Predictions say the jury to decide the innocence or guilt of Senator Truman H Newberry and 123 associates may be completed by week’s end. Attorneys for both sides express satisfaction with first day venireman examination.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Truman H. Newberry
Veniremen
Historian Prof Robert M Johnston Dies in Cambridge
Professor Robert Matteson Johnston, chief historian of the American Expeditionary Force, died in Cambridge after two years in France. An authority on military affairs, he recently completed lectures before the general staff in Washington.
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Cambridge
Mass
Robert Matteson Johnston
Washington
Pape's Cold Compound Ad Claims Quick Cold Relief
An advertisement urges readers to take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for up to three doses to ease nasal congestion headaches fever sneezing and stiffness. It promises quick relief with no quinine and a pleasant taste costing only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
Pope
It Ran and Won’t Move After Jacks Left Under Car
A motorist tries downtown trip as car refuses to budge after shifting into gear. A garageman fails to move it until discovering two jacks left under the rear wheels and realizing they were forgotten.
Jad Salts Promoted For Kidney Health In Ad Timely Flush
An advertisement urges readers to prevent back and bladder issues by taking four ounces of Jad Salts with water each morning. It claims the drink cleanses sluggish kidneys, reduces urine acidity, and prevents headaches and other ailments tied to kidney distress. A local druggist endorses its use and sales.
Job Inquiry Turns to Exit in Plain Tale
A door greeting from a woman to a plain man seeking work ends with him admitting he is not seeking employment after all. The tale frames a comic moment as he reveals reluctance to marry, leaving the interview unresolved and hinting at advertising for Garfield Tea as a curio.
Charity in Church Sparks Quiet Reflection
A humorous exchange between Mrs Flatbush and Mrs Bensonhurst about a minister's sermon on charity. Mrs Flatbush notes the husband attended church. Mrs Bensonhurst recalls the minister asked for his thoughts and the husband chose not to reply, suggesting he benefited nonetheless.
Bum Hands at Poker Echo Moonlit Exchange
A moonlit scene captures a couple holding hands as she asks if he is lucky at poker. He answers that his luck is always poor, joking that he holds bum hands at poker and in life.
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Houston Post
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