Democrats Name State Ticket At Des Moines Meeting
Iowa Democrats met at the Kirkwood hotel in Des Moines to name a full state ticket for 1918. Claude R. Porter would be governor with other nominees including Whittaker Murtagh and Koontz, while Kenyon faces no organized opposition and no US Senate candidate is planned.
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Porter
Kenyon
United States
Kirkwood
Des Moines
Claude R. Porter
Centerville
William S. Kenyon
Appanoose County
Frank B. Whittaker
Hillsboro
van Buren County
Joseph J. Myers
Carroll
Carroll County
J. C. Murtagh
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
John Jamison
Fayette County
D. E. Kirby
Sioux City
Woodbury County
H. C Blackmeyer
Ottumwa
Wapello County
Georg W. Koontz
Town City
Johnson County
Joseph Beh
Harlan
Shelby County
Kirkwood Hotel
J. W. Reynolds
State Central Committee
Wilbur W. Marsh
Iowa
William 8
Frost Warnings for War Gardens by Local Whistles
Charles City weather bureau issues frost warnings this spring to aid war gardens. Warning whistles by local manufacturers and the Charles City and Western interurban will sound six long blasts, repeated once, when passing through outskirts and towns on the line. Average last killing frost date is May 5. earliest observed was April 9.
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Charles City Weather Bureau
War Gardens
Charles City
Western Interurban
Bold Robbery by Masked Bandits at Cedar Rapids Hotel
Two masked highwaymen entered the Pullman hotel lobby in Cedar Rapids and ordered the night clerk and bellmen to the wall while one kept them covered. They rifled the cash drawer of 160 dollars and fled through the front door. Guests in the nearby all night cafe were unaware of the incident until the alarm sounded. Police describe the bandits as young men and local talent is suspected.
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Pullman
Cedar Rapids
Patriot Enlists Davis of Marshalltown in Quartermaster Service
Jesse R. Davis aged 49 from Marshalltown dyed his hair brown and claimed to be 41 as he joined the quartermaster's service. Officers expect he will likely be retained in the army. He has two sons and a son-in-law in service, and his wife will run the farm while they are away at war.
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Jesse R. Davis
Marshalltown
Davis
Narrow Escape Near Mc Gregor Along Railroad Track
John Hammond walked beside the railroad near Mc Gregor with a basket on his arm when a freight engine passed, striking the basket and tearing it. He escaped unharmed despite his poor hearing and the force of the engine.
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John Hammond
McGregor
Mr. Hammond
Woman Drowns in Water Tank Near Manchester Farm
Mrs Hawker aged mother of Prank Hawker of a farm southeast of Manchester was found drowned in a large watering tank after family members returned from field work. She lay face downward in the tank and apparently fell in with no strength to rise.
Poetry Not Par With Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Burt Gibbs entered a Buffalo Marine Corps recruiting office and proclaimed his wish to fight. He delivered a quixotic, rhyming plea to the officer in charge, then bowed, declared his name, and sang of democracy. He was rejected as physically unfit.
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U.S. Marine Corps At
Buffalo
Burt Gibbs
Gibbs
Fatal Shotgun Accident Claims 16 Year Old
Lawrence Coates aged 16, son of Mr and Mrs Arch Coates of a Volney area farm, died after a shotgun on a hay rack slipped and discharged when he tried to lift it. He was with his father and neighbor Art Jones at the time. The shell entered his abdomen and he died almost instantly.
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Waukon Democrat
Lawrence Coates
Arch. Coates
Volney
Art. Jones
Lawrence
Plowing With an Automobile Near Decorah
A traveler reported near Decorah on the Rock Island line a farmer was trailing two plows behind an automobile and turning soil much faster than with two teams and two strokes. The sight impressed the observer who paused to watch, comparing it to traditional plowing methods.
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Rock Island
Decorah
Wrestler Promises to Beat the Wrestling Trust in Public Duel
Maria Prestina the Omaha wrestler and manager J. C. Marsh travel to Gay White Ways to challenge the wrestling establishment. Marsh says Prestina could defeat any top rival, offering to start with Prestina taking a fall and allow the opponent to use familiar holds.
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Maria Prestina
Omaha
J. C. “Ole” Marsh
Decorah
Wrestling Trust
Prestina
Marsh
New York
Caddock
Zbysko
Stecher
Lewis
Olin
Plestina
Zyb
Kidney Pills Praised By FPB Reader From Detroit
A Detroit reader, 55 Grand River Ave., W. Detroit, Mich., says kidney and bladder trouble disrupted sleep until Foley Kidney Pills provided relief. The ad notes Tonie in action and promotes Engbertson's Pharmacy as the sale point.
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Fairbank
Grand River Ave
Detroit
Mich
Foley
Tonie
Engbertson
Store Room Floor Gives Way In Arlington
The L. G. Rittenhouse store room adjoining the News building collapsed on Thursday as two carloads of feed being unloaded by the Co operative Commission company pushed the first floor into the basement. The incident rattled the entire brick block and caused considerable damage.
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Arlington News
L. G. Rittenhouse
News
Co-operative Commission Company
High Priced Yearlings Sold by Windsor Farmer
H S Swale, a leading Windsor township farmer, sold twenty five yearling steers to F E Glascock & Sons of West Union at 11 cents per pound. The total amount reached 2701.05 dollars, averaging 108.04 dollars per head, a striking price given the large lot.
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West Union Argo-Gazette
Swale
Windsor Township
F. E. Glascock & Sons
West Union
The Farmer's Share of Bonds and Rural Prosperity
The piece argues farmers deserve a fair share of the third Liberty loan. It notes 1917 farm product values at 21 billion dollars, 7 billion more than 1916, and claims prosperity has reached rural districts, which have not faced the high living costs of urban industrial areas. It suggests farmers should have funds to invest in Liberty bonds.
Practical Health Advice From User Experiences
The passage notes guidance to observe others methods and learn from them. It mentions many people using Chamberlain's Tablets for biliousness and constipation with good results, suggesting it is wise to follow such examples.
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Chamberlain
Winneshiek County Voters Grow by Fifty Five in Poll Count
Winneshiek county records show 5568 voters up 55 from last year. At 50 cents per poll, tax revenue this year totals 2784. District tallies include Decorah 205 Calmar 252 Ridgeway 185 Ossian 216 Castalia 68 Ft. Atkinson 86 Jackson Junction 1 Spillville 10 gain concentrated in towns.
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Winneshiek County
Fremont
Lincoln Township
Sumner Township
Jackson Township
Burr Oak Township
Bluffton Township
Madison Township
Calmar
Jackson Junction
Spillville Corporation
Decorah
Ft. Atkinson
Spillville
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad Promises Relief
Jos Gillard of 148 Fillmore St Nashville Tennessee reports a dry hacking cough and chest pain improved after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The advertisement claims it soothes heals and cures and lists Engbertson's Pharmacy as the seller.
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Jos, Gillard
Fillmore St
Nashville
Tenn
Foley
Engbertson
Adv
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Patriot
Marine Corps
Ole Marsh
Tiatt Schaffner & Mars
Winneshiek Voters
M. J. Soukup Decorah, Iowa
Milwaukee
Peter Johnson & Sons
Hart Schaffner & Marx
America
H. S. & M. Clothes
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