Exploring the Early Iowa Settlement Along Black Hawk River
A vivid weekly history piece chronicles Iowa's 1830s settlement arc from Keokuk and Galland to Dubuque and Burlington. It details river routes, first cabins, schools, a growing mining town at Dubuque, and the shift from traders to family farmers shaping pioneer Iowa.
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Mississippi
Great River
Black Hawk
Iowa
Des Moines
Black Hawk Country
Grindstone Bluffs
Bloomington
Mustatine
Buffalo
Benjamin W Clark
Fort
Davenport
Dubuque
Burlington
Groves Laxative Bromo Quinine Adverts Cold Remedy
An old advertisement touts Groves Laxative Bromo Quine as a fourfold cold treatment. It claims to open bowels, combat germs, relieve fever and headache, and fortify the system, urging quick use when a cold starts and noting prices of 30 and 50 cents from druggists.
City briefs and personals in Cedar Rapids area
A collection of local notes includes lodge No 1141 I OOF meeting with officer elections, church bazaars at English Lutheran and First Christian, a hospital illness return, fines for intoxication in police court, and a series of community notices. Also mentions a fire company response, a breaded loin supper, and local resignations and plans for city events.
Transfer service plan to connect Cedar Rapids to Mason City
Richardson of Cedar Rapids to represent the transfer company at the hearing. Dr Fred W Bailey travels to Des Moines for a Town Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology meeting to discuss Nasal Sinus Diseases.
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Fred W . Bailey
Des Moines
Town Academy of Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology
Willard Crew Travels From Denton for Thanksgiving
Willard Crew accompanied by Franz Lazarus motored from Denton Texas to spend Thanksgiving with his mother Mrs Minnie Crew and his brother Wade Crew at 1628 B avenue NE Willard Crew is in charge of orchestra work at a Denton school.
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Texas
Willard Crew
Franz Lazarus
Denton
Minnie Crew
Wade Crew
Early County Settlement and Place Names
This item surveys how geography shaped the county's early settlement and explores the origins of town and place names. It asks whether names were changed and hints at next week's focus on how settlers acquired land.
Dallas Violin Instructor Mr Lazarus Plans Kansas City Stop
Mr Lazarus, violin instructor in Dallas, Texas, will depart tonight on a return trip and pause for one day in Kansas City before continuing.
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Lazarus
Dallas
Texas
Kansas City
Unseasonable warmth sparks new leaves on shrubs
Unusually mild weather triggers bud break on several shrubs. A butterfly bush at M F Dingman’s home at 1508 Davente NE shows new leaves, and his cranberry bush also begins leafing again.
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M F Dingman
Davente
German "Burbank" Erwin Baur Dies at 58 in Berlin
Berlin reports death of Professor Erwin Baur once called the German Luther Burbank for his work on plant evolution. He died of a heart attack at age 58 after a period of illness. He was noted for developing a tobacco plant without nicotine.
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Burbank
Berlin
INS
Erwin Baur
Luther Burbank
Second CWA Quota Workers Now At Work In Linn County
O L Moore of the National Reemployment Bureau reports 161 of Linn county's 565 man second quota are on cash compensation aided projects. Fifty more men were assigned to Riverside road grading. twelve watchmen on county projects. fifty on the city's avenue NE intercepting sewer job. eight on topographical survey. one with playground commission. four to city barns. six to county relief. thirty on Mount Vernon city projects. Veterans with dependents have first call, then other dependents, single veterans third, unmarried men fourth. The initial 565 quota is now fully employed.
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Linn County
Eigil
O. L. Moore
National Reemployment Bureau
Riverside
Ely
Avenue NE
Playground Commission
County Relief Department
Mount Vernon
Moore
Lst
World War Service Bonus Change For Police Fire Exams
The civil service commission filed with the city clerk an amendment to its regulation on the 10 percent examination bonus for former service men. The revised rule removes the bonus from promotional examinations and limits it to exams for new appointments to the police or fire departments.
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The
Civil Service Commission
Favor Continuation of Gas Tax Refund Probe
DES MOINES AP The Iowa house wrangled over Rep Alesch Plymouths plan to continue the committee probing gasoline tax refunds and pay its members at the legislative rate. Also discussed were Webster Mitchell and other members as the issue advanced in the session.
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DES Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Alesch
Plymouth
Mitchell
Webster
Compensation debate halts child labor amendment ratification
Cunningham of Polk and committee members warned they were not ready to urge adoption yet not prepared to de vote without compensation. The House adopted the resolution then reconsidered its vote and sent it to a subcommittee to craft a satisfactory pay proposal. Garner of Butler moved a special order for a joint session Tuesday on ratifying the federal child labor amendment as the Senate passed it last week.
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Davis
Garner
Butler
House
Jlam
Senate
Want City Playground In Arthur School Dist
A petition seeking a municipal playground in the Arthur school district was received by the city council on Monday and sent to the finance department and the playground commission. Mrs. D C Robb led a list of forty five signers.
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Arthur
Department of Finance
Playground Commission
D. C. Robb
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Iown
One Temfe
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Keokuk
Samuel C Murr
Isaac Galland
Ahwipetuk
Isaac R Campbell
Nashville
Galland
Berryman Jennings
Feokuk
Montrose
Bert Mae
Wiliam R Ross
Rapids
Wisconsin Territory
Clinton
Lyons
Bellevue
van Buren
Henry
Keckle
Cedar Rapids
English Lutheran Church
Ethyle Breedlove
Madison Avenue NE
St Luke's Hospital
First Christian Church
Robert Fyans
Fourth Street NW
August Hultgren
Third Street NW
Charles Veta
Ellis Boulevard
Myrtle Berry
Second Avenue SW
Curry
First United Presbyterian Shurch
Astraum Fire Company
Laurance Press
G.isaline
Roy
Ted
Yte
Odyres Cardinap Ec Stans
Tortona Ty
Drah Maaring
National Transfer
Electrolux
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Third Street
Want City
Arthur School Dist
Eooses NO
Walter Beaver
Cneb
Water Beaver
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