Iowa News Highlights from State Briefs 1923
Iowa banks held steady in April while summer farm jobs open for Des Moines youth. Iowa egg and butter production reached high figures in 1922, with prices noted. Pocahontas hosts a large play day and a high school student dies from a lightning strike. Des Moines promotes safety driving, road surfacing expands in 27 counties, and Creston hosts a large summer school. Reinstatement of veterans' government insurance grows, corn crop issues cause replanting, and a major Good Roads meeting is planned for Des Moines.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Eugene Bogard
Corwith
Polk County Bankers’ Association
State Highway Commission
Creston
State Executive Council
W. C. Barber
Anti-Saloon League
Congregational Church
Winter Park
Fla
Iowa State College
Ames
International Christian Endeavor
Kendall
Davis
Federal Department of Labor
Moosehart
Ill
Charles C. Corratt
Carlisle
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
A. R. Corey
Robinson
Hampton
Cow Testing Association
Iowa Good Roads Association
Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Wife Reneges on Reward for Missing Husband
Mrs. Morris Hirschfield of Chicago offered $25 for the return of her missing husband after three weeks. In domestic relations court she withdrew the reward saying no man is worth $25. She reported that many callers claimed the husband lived with an affair, which she verified.
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Morris Hirschfield
Chicago
Lost Armenian Baby Identified by Scars in Near East Relief
In Dinuba California Mrs. B. Torosian is to reunite with her eight year old son now in Syria after Near East relief workers traced a distinctive two row set of deep shoulder scars the boy bears from being branded in Turkey in 1915 during Armenian deportations. The mother fled to the United States as the Turkish officer took the child and he survived through the brand the mark that saved him from death. Immigration officials have recognized the brand as proper identification and arranged the reunion.
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Dinuba
Cal
California
Turkey
B. Torosian
Mardin
Caroline McAfee
Kansas City
Syria
Paid to Keep Jinx Away in Gypsy Extortion Case
Mrs Esther Hilfeint paid 500 dollars to Angelina Carumbutz a New York gypsy queen after a warning that her husband and ten children would die unless regular sums were given. Carumbutz appeared in court with a baby on her back and was held on extortion charges in 500 dollar bail. Hilfeint said the gypsy claimed that money would be needed to avert the family’s doom and watched the cash burn when placed in water.
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New York
Honey
Ester Helfeint
New York City
Angelina Carumbutz
King Ennantum Statue Unearthed in Ur Dig
A diorite statue of Ennantum, king of Lagash, about 5200 years old, was unearthed at Ur of the Chaldees during a joint University of Pennsylvania and British Museum dig. The find came while excavating the Ziggurat gate on the site.
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Philadelphia
Mesopotamia
University of Pennsylvania
British Museum
Ennantum
Lagash
War Goods Sales To End June 30
Washington reports the War Department aims to dispose of most surplus property by June 30 the end of the fiscal year. Estimated annual sales reach about 90 million dollars with about 7 million in sales during the most recent week.
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Washington
War Department
Man Without License Arrested in Worcester
Albert Erhart of Indianapolis admitted in Worcester Massachusetts court that he had driven an automobile for ten years without a license. He was arrested for driving without a license while en route across the country.
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Indianapolis
Albert Erhart
Worcester
Mass
Erhart
Rescuer John de Temple Saves Youth in Hudson
John de Temple a 52 year old dock worker completed his thirty seventh rescue by swimming 100 feet in the Hudson to save 17 year old Herbert Haggerty from drowning. Ten minutes later after drying his clothes he returned to work.
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New York
John de Temple
Hudson River
Herbert Haggerty
de Temple
Grime on motor causes decay and costly repairs
The article urges thorough engine and chassis cleaning to prevent corrosion and future repairs. It advises kerosene cleaning of engine parts, careful handling to avoid sparks, removing drip pans, and proper lubrication of springs. It describes freeing frozen springs, disassembly, and use of graphite grease, plus noting new spring covers and high pressure lubricators.
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Motorecar
Attachment for carrying luggage on car running boards
An illustration from Popular Mechanics Magazine shows a motorist’s luggage attachment for a car running board. Two hinged heavy sheet iron strips sit on the board, with leather straps to secure the luggage and a linoleum face on the outer strip for a smooth folded surface.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Retarded Spark Is Injurious To Auto
Instruction from Stewart Automobile School president warns against running engines with retarded spark. Overheating causes piston and bearing damage. advice includes stopping the engine, adding oil in emergencies, cleaning belts, flushing radiator with garden hose, and ensuring hose connections are fully open to prevent reduced cooling.
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William H. Stewart, Jr
Stewart Automobile School
Grease Rusty Car Springs
Positive lubrication of springs may be secured without extra accessories by jacking up the chassis and applying lubricant as the springs are relieved of weight. Leaves open. may need slight spreading. a squirt gun with half kerosene and motor oil cleans rust and oils leaves. If rusted solid, disassemble wash leaves with kerosene and insert graphite grease between leaves.
Automobile Gossip on Repair Tricks and Industry
An article discusses quick fixes like placing washers under a weak clutch spring, outlines broad industry impact with nearly 2,500,000 workers involved, and notes French builders testing cars using heavy oil. It cautions skidding as a common accident cause and warns excessive gasoline use from brakes that do not fully release.
The Kitchen Cabinet Blessed Are They
A fragment quotes Henry Cc Merwin on furniture price and shabbiness as a sacred space where children and dogs may enter freely. It presents a humorous, thrift minded view of home life in a casual tone.
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Henry Cc. Merwin
A Cupful of Sour Cream Delights in Home Cooking
A city woman champions sour cream for many dishes and desserts. Recipes include spice cake using sour cream instead of milk, soups enhanced with a spoonful, roast veal or chicken basted with cream, steak with a mushroom sauce, chicken fricassee with sour cream, scalloped potatoes and onions, and cauliflower dressed with warmed sour cream.
Memory and mind as personal projects
A reflective line from Edgar Goodspeed proposing that individuals bear responsibility for the mental spaces they inhabit and the beliefs they hold, shaping their inner environments through conscious effort.
Seasonal good things and old time recipes
A collection of home dishes including baked apples Arlington style and several chicken and maple based preparations. Recipes describe baked apples with maple sugar and butter, a chicken pie with vegetables and biscuit crust, maple dreams sandwich bites, Lum Lum sweet potato and apple bake, maple sauce and a savory pineapple salad with cheese and sour cream. The closing note warns against penny wise and pound foolish thinking.
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Arlington
Testimonial on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A Pittsburgh mother describes using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before and after nursing her first child. The letter endorses the product as safe for nursing mothers and as a tonic during the postnatal period, noting improved energy and well being.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pittsburgh
WM. Klinge
Plymouth St
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