Hot weather slows corn husking across Hawkeye state
Iowa field notes record 240 acre land sale at 225 dollars per acre Rocha Harmon Leafering buys from Bert Mitchell. Farmers around Leon ship feeder cattle to consume the corn crop. William Schellsmidt of Waukon has killed 20 wolves in three months. Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel visited Perry on October 13. 20,000 alumni expected for Iowa City homecoming on November 11.
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Harmon
Bert Mitchell
Leon
Iowa
William Schellsmidt
Waukon
Babe Ruth
Bob Meusel
Perry
Iowa City
O. W. Herson
Havelock
Methodist
Farragut
Grundy County
Montgomery County
Charles Patterson
Algona
Sam Lehnen
North Liberty Savings Bank
Anatomy Department
State University Medical School
George Vette
Nashua
John Reidinge
Spencer
Doe Thompson
Stuart
J. S. A. Watson
Ames College
Department of Agriculture
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
Orange City
Jurgen Madsen
Dike
John Newman
Shenandoah
John E. Lake
Oskaloosa
Nathan M. Pusey
Council Bluffs
Clarence Brainard
Delta
E. Harker
Sac City
L. E. Park
Tracy
County Medical Society
Creston
Big Shrine
Fred Bangert
Sibley
M. McNally
Inwood
Green Mountain
Fred Crowe
Winthrop
Sioux City
Stanley Phillips
Pierre
D. N. Richardson
Davenport
Young
United States
New Haven
Conn
Keep Brakes In Condition For Safer Driving
An article urges regular brake inspection and proper adjustment to prevent wear, fires, and accidents. It explains the risks of over tight or loose brake bands, uneven action, and the need to lubricate and check components monthly. It notes stopping distance and speed awareness to reduce crashes.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Police Department
Safety Council
Stopping Distances Grow With Speed On Dry Pavement
The text explains emergency stopping distances at various speeds. At ten mph a car can stop in about nine and a half feet, at twenty mph about 88 feet, and at eighty mph just over 85 feet under ideal braking. It notes stopping distance grows with the square of speed and warns wet or slimy streets multiply the distances, urging caution.
Grease the steering knuckles to prevent wear
The steering knuckles bear heavy strain and require constant lubrication. Grease cups or a grease gun should be used, ideally when the car is serviced or oil is changed. Worn knuckles signal overuse, and inspecting them helps judge a car’s true care and age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Automobile care tips from an early guide
A period quality article discusses car maintenance from lubrication and bearing care to electrical safety and camshaft marking. It covers warning devices for oil flow, importance of proper carburetor adjustment, cleaning techniques, and handling of threads with lard, emphasizing early 20th century automotive upkeep practices.
Republican women nominees noted in primary returns
Reports from Republican national headquarters through Mrs. Harriet Upton show only three Republican women have been nominated to Congress and three qualified for nomination. State legislatures may list up to eighty to forty women, and county offices up to two hundred. Comparisons with Democratic lists suggest parity in women candidates between parties.
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Ashington
Harriet Taylor Upton
Republican National Executive Committee
Congress
Upton
Alice Robertson
Oklahoma
Winnifred Mason Huck
Chicago
William EB. Mason
Lindsay Patterson
Winston-Salem
N. C
Charles M. Stedman
Lydia Adams-Williams
Nevada
Francis C. Axtell
Washington
United States
Nina Oter-Warren
New Mexico
Klan Protest Threatens Arlington County Immorality Rumors
Arlington County faces a potential Klan protest as letters warn officials to curb alleged immoral activities including late night gatherings near Arlington National Cemetery and drug and alcohol violations. Residents report nightly car caravans along the road from Rosslyn toward Fort Myer and disturbances near the cemetery precincts.
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Knights of
Arlington County
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Potomac River
Clarendon Station
Washington-Alexandria Highway
Four Mile Run
Arlington Cemetery
Rosslyn
Fort Myer
Virginia
Night Air Mail to Add Coast to Coast Service
Planning to extend Ani Mail Service in the United States, a twenty eight hour mail run will connect New York and San Francisco with overnight air flights to interior Alaska. Second Assistant Postmaster General Paul Henderson announced the plan in Detroit at the Aeronautical Chamber and Automobile Club gathering. He described night flying fixtures, beacon beacons every twenty five miles between Chicago and Cheyenne, and a Chicago Cheyenne route of 1000 miles enabling 800 pounds of mail per flight to reach San Francisco next day.
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United States
New York
San Francisco
Alaska
Paul Henderson
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Aeronautical
Automobile Club of America
Detroit
Chicago
National Airplane Race
Air Congress
Michigan
Air Mail Service
Henderson
Cheyenne
Bell from the Capitol Years Still Tells Time in Washington
An old three foot diameter bell with a long history remains in Washington serving as an hour signal four times daily. It was first installed by Colonel Casey during the State War and Navy building construction begun in the 1870s, later moved to the Propagating gardens and then housed in the Washington monument completion era. Superintendent Byrnes, once in charge of the Propagating gardens, now oversees the Agriculture Department greenhouses.
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Uncle Joe
Washington
State, War and Navy
Washington Monument
Library of Congress
State Department
Casey
Uncle Sam
Byrnes
Department of Agriculture
Golden Medical Discovery Praised by Danville Woman
Mrs. Viola French of Danville testifies the Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery revived her nervous fatigue and loss of interest, giving a brighter outlook and renewed strength after trying it on the advice of friends. She urges others to obtain the medicine from a local druggist or write for free medical advice to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
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Danville
Viola French
S. Hazel St
Golden Medical Discovery
Pierce
Edgeworth Tobacco Promotes Pipe Ideas and Free Samples
An essay extols pipe smoking for clearing the mind and sparking ideas. It praises Edgeworth tobacco as a personal fit, notes free samples via Edgeworth and Brother Company, and offers dealers a prepaid parcel option for Edgeworth Plug Slice or Ready-Rubbed in exchange for dealer prompts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgeworth
Cat & Brother Company
South
Well Directed Fashionable Wedding Staged by Director
A high profile wedding proceeded smoothly as reports confirm it was staged by a renowned movie director. Attendees praised the event’s polished presentation and coordinated planning.
The Easier the Job, The Harder to Get It
A brief aphorism notes the paradox of labor where easier tasks leave fewer chances for employment, illustrating the strange logic of existence and effort.
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