Iowa Sets Plans for Des Moines Pork Packing Plant
Iowa announces a new large pork packing plant to be built in Des Moines near the state’s center with capital backing. The article highlights Iowa’s leading hog production in 1916 and the Iowa State Fair event featuring an educational war exhibit and expanded swine shows.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Middle West
Union
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
United States
A. R. Corey
Canada
Europe
Orr
Toronto
Regina
Vancouver
Calgary
Samuel
Corriedale Sheep Added To Iowa State Fair Breed Lineup
The sheep department at the Iowa State Fair features twelve breeds with significant cash premiums. The Corriedale, a New Zealand and Australia native, is the newest entrant and is touted as a versatile, hardy breed suited for Midwestern farmers seeking both mutton and wool.
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Iowa State Fair
New Zealand
Australia
Dorothy Preston and the Bridge Blackmailer
Lawrence Preston, a respected town businessman, faces a deadly dilemma when ex husband Rankin blackmails his wife Dorothy for five hundred dollars. On a river bridge Preston confronts Rankin, weighing exposure against murder as he contemplates using a pistol to protect Dorothy.
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Lawrence Preston
Board of Trade
Preston
Dorothy
Rankin
Watertown
Resten
Lawrence
Parker Hotel
California
Preaton
Family backs to solid plant life in Bayville tale
Eloise Dorsett transforms a home hardware venture into a slicer invention with Ned and John Dorsett supporting a renewed factory life. Russell Boyd returns, eyeing a business and romance as Eloise transfers shares and accepts marriage.
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Benny
Eloise Dorsett
Wallace
Sis
Ned Dorsett
Bayville
Mrs. Dorsett
Mr. Dorsett
Eloise
Mater Familias
John
Corkett
John Dorsett
Ned
Dorsett
Ce Lg Royk
Questio i .You
Mr. Russo
Boyd
Miss Dorsett
Russell Boyd
Papa
Russel
Russell
Boyd Hertofore
Angel
Chaplain's Magic Lantern Causes Sailor to Sing
Young Hallowell, newly appointed chaplain aboard a battleship, stages a Bible slide lecture with music between scenes. A sailor unscripted a gramophone ballad during a lag in the show, surprising the audience with There Is Only One Girl in This World for Me.
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Hallowell
Adam and
Inve
Eddh
Gramophone
Bird Preservation and Public Involvement Urged
Ornithologists warn that fewer insect eating birds coincide with rising cotton boll weevil, Eypsy moth, and Hessian fly damage. Government rules require vigilant enforcement and public aid. education is needed to deter youths from harming birds with airguns and shotguns.
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Obird
Helpfulness and humor amid busy domestic life
A brief portrayal recalls a moment of shared laughter as a husband piles on tasks and a partner responds with support and light humor, highlighting teamwork and warmth within a household.
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Germany
Grant
Lee
Pottawattamle County
Missouri Loess
Corriedale
Mste
W. G. Chapman
Rory Eros Lerena
Blackmaller
Woma
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