Iowa Notes On Education Farms And Local News
Rural school concrete course by Iowa State College proves successful at Superior consolidated school Dickinson county with plans for expansion to summer session for teachers. Miss Jessie Field to wed Ira Shambaugh at Clarinda. Iowa nurses ready for Red Cross service if war comes. Local boy Lester Barlow sells torpedo patent for cash and profits. Gas in Decatur City well linked to organic debris and nitrogen in water. Buttermilk pop a new cheap energy drink from Lara Hawk Cedar Falls. Hardware dealers protest state tax on small arms sales. Parole board reports on Granite and Rockwell City camps. Cedar Falls racehorse sale reveals high prices. Foot size records and tomato yield cases highlighted. Ames death of Capt Wallace M. Greeley noted. Atlantic blockades affect mail routes via relay sled system. Poland China hog sales hit high prices at Mt. Vernon and Madison County deals. University audit reports on 36 organizations. Lehigh Abraham Barger dies at 101. Submarine blockade impacts grain shipments. Vestry’s King’s Bench Reports library addition. Manson seeks Carnegie library funding. Grinnell water storage project planned. Columbus Junction eyed for cannery. Iowa Hospital for deformed children bill proposed. Newton scouts publish American flag articles. Kellogg hog sale payments recorded. Iowa Penn students hold annual banquet. Cavalry and Field Hospital units leave border for muster out.
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Engineering Extension Department
Iowa State College
Superior Consolidated School
Dickinson County
Jessie Field
Shenandoah
Literary Digest
Ira Shambaugh
Clarinda
Iowa
United States
Iowa State University
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Lester Barlow
Clear Lake
Marlin Arms Company
Decatur City
A. W. Hixson
The
Iowa University
Decatur County
Lara Hawk
Cedar Falls
America
Iowa Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association
D. C. Mott
Board of Parole
Granite
Rockwell City
Mignola
Pittsburgh
Bernard Coyne
Climbing Hill
Anton
Sioux City
Joan Parsons
New York City
Hawkeye State
Atlantic Southern
Atlantic
Grant
Moulton
Wella Township
Mt. Vernon
Korate
Lone Tree
Wen
Jacasian Dae
H. Fesenmeyer
Fesenmeyer
Madison County
State University
Iowa City
Logan
Abraham Barger
Lehigh
Barger
Perry County
Ind
Henry
J. A. King
Great Western Grain Dealers’ Association
Law Library of the State University
King’s Bench
Manson
Carnegie
Grinnell
Columbus Junction
Guy Roberts
Ringgold County
Newton
C. E. Morris
Kellogg
Iowa Club
University of Pennsylvania
University
Thatate of Iowa
Lows Cavalry
Lows Field Hospital
Mexican
Fort Deran
Capitol Extension Tax Fight Shapes Iowa Senate Session
Iowa Senate heatedly debated Whitmore's bill to repeal the capital extension tax after this year as part of a broader capi tol extension issue. Ball urged selling 22 of 72 acres. Adams sought reconsideration. The levy would fund future buildings, potentially $800000 over five years, with opponents pushing for direct funding via new legislation.
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Senate
Capitol
Capitol Extension
Whitmore
Ratcliff
Lytle
Caswell
Adams
Senator Ball
Jefferson County
GEN FUNSTON DEAD AT HOTEL IN SAN ANTONIO
Major General Frederick Funston commander of the southern department and leader in Vera Cruz and the Philippine expedition died suddenly after dinner in a San Antonio hotel. He collapsed while chatting with friends and playing with a guest child, Inez Silverberg, aged 11, and was 51 years old. Funston had led U S forces on the Mexican border since March 1916.
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Vera Cruz
San Antonio
Frederick Funston
Southern Department
United States Army
Inez Silverberg
Des Moines
General Funston
United States
Funston
Funston's Border Duty and Vera Cruz Standoff
General Funston served tirelessly at border posts and in the Pershing era, handling troop reassignments and guard returns. He gained fame for Aguinaldo's capture and led with a firm hand in Vera Cruz, countering Mexican pressure and keeping American forces from decisive fighting. His sharp reply to a Mexican general underscored his resolve.
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Pershing
United States Army
Funston
Aguinaldo
Vera Cruz
Iowa Inventor Demonstrates Movable Shield Design
A. K. Miller of Adelphi presented sketches of a collapsible movable shield for trenches to Des Moines crowds and the army recruiting station. The shield weighs about 500 pounds and is intended for use under heavy rifle and machine gun fire. Miller was referred to Washington after his visit.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. K. Miller
Adelphi
Miller
Washington
Dates Set For Cattle Show in Waterloo Iowa
The Iowa Cattle Congress will run October 1 to 7 with a larger prize list than ever. Plans include a fancy horse show alongside the cattle events and a pure food show.
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Waterloo
Iowa Catry Cattle Congress
Iowa Suffragists Offer War Service to Wilson
Des Moines reports Iowa suffragists led by Miss Anna B Lawther and Miss Elizabeth Scott travel to Washington to attend the national suffrage council meeting called by Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt to formally offer the services of suffrage women for war duty. A classified list of willing Matollaws (Matollaws) women will be prepared.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Wilson
Anna B. Lawther
Elizabeth Scott
Burlington
Washington, D. C
National Suffrage Council
Carrie Chapman-Catt
California Syrup of Figs imparts gentle relief for children
Mothers praise California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses stomach liver and bowels without griping. A teaspoonful helps pass foul waste bile and undigested food in hours, aiding feverish or sick children and is advertised as safe for all ages with bottle directions.
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California
Husband's Qualities and Odd Court Scene
In a 1920 item a judge asks about charges while an officer accuses stealing potatoes from a jewelry store. The dialogue features Agnes praising a husband’s qualities, Grace calling him ideal, and Justice questioning the alleged crime.
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Agnes
Grace
A Friend’s Advice Leads to Good Health for Mrs Firshback
Mrs Nellie Firshback of Louisville recounts suffering female troubles headaches and nervousness for four years before using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports restored strength can perform housework and care for an eight pound baby after avoiding surgery. She urges others to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
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Louisville, Bee
Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Firshback
Christy Ave
Louisville
Tous E
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Ass
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