Golden voiced singer gives New York concert and tour
Al H Wilson, hailed as golden voiced singer, headlines at the Grand on Friday April 27. He presents a new three act play My Killarney Rose with a varied song program including My Killarney Rose and The Yodel that Stole My Girl Away. Wilson, a Trishman, showcases strong character acting and comedy with a promises of an elaborate scenic production and a capable supporting company.
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New York
al. H. Wilson
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Trishman
Man Marooned During Night
Frank Hahn of Alta Vista had a serious accident while visiting his brother near Floyd. His horse ran into a stream on a bridge edge hidden by rising water, the horse drowned, and Hahn spent the night on the bridge before being rescued by Roy Richey and another neighbor. He lost his overcoat and coat but was otherwise unharmed.
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Waterloo
Frank Hahn
Alta Vista
Floyd
Hahn
Roy Richey
Mr Hahn
Seven Day Dairy Records At Mr A G Bischoff Herd
Arsena Paul Daisy dominates the seven day totals with 720.7 pounds milk at 3.137 percent, yielding 22.58 pounds fat or 28.22 pounds butter. A twenty two months old heifer added 384.6 pounds milk at 3.014 percent, producing 11.59 pounds fat or 14.49 pounds butter in the same week.
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A. G. Bischoff
Arsena Paul Daisy
Lightning Strikes Hanson Barn in Buchanan County Fire
A barn owned by C. K. Hanson one mile north of Republic was struck by lightning and burned. Tenant J. P. Harmisch lost five cattle, farm machinery and grain, hay, five sows and 40 hogs in the blaze.
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C. K. Hanson
Republic
Buchanan County
J. P. Harmisch
Des Moines Deputy Fire Marshal Charged in City Fires
Des Moines deputy fire marshal left Town Falls with W. M. McClure aged 50 bound over to the grand jury after investigations tied him to setting fire to ten buildings in the past year including a Catholic church. Officials say McClure confessed to the charges.
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Des Moines
Town Falls
Eldora
W. M. McClure
McClure
Billow & Norquist Open New Red Wing Barber Shop
Decorah friends of John Billow recently received postcards showing the interior of the new barber shop Billow & Norquist at Red Wing. The mirrors marble and white furniture suggest a highly attractive shop that is likely to be popular with its customers.
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Decorah Friends
John Billow
Billow & Norquist
Red Wing
Disastrous Fire Destroys School and Church in Lanesboro
Early last Friday morning a devastating blaze in Lanesboro obliterated two public school buildings and the Lutheran church. The total loss is estimated at about $100,000 and the fire’s origin remains unknown.
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Lanesboro
Stradivarius Violin Found in Mason City Owner
A Stradivarius violin, one of seven known, has been found in the possession of W. Morrison of Mason City. The instrument is reported to be about 200 years old.
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Antonio Stradivarius
W. Morrison
Mason City
Neighbors note varied Iowa events and municipal actions
The column records Guy W. Eaton’s mayoral reelection in Waukon by three votes, bond votes for sewers in North McGregor and water works in Waverly, farms sold for 45000 dollars, hogs and cattle sales across Clayton and Fayette counties, and local developments from a bath beach plan in Bellevue to the Ludlow Telephone company formation in Waukon. It cites weather damage, a jail rule change in Fayette, a Triumph chickenpox closure, a fire at Brown Bros Acne post office, and farm inventories by Floyd county farmers.
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Ing Beach
Mitchell County
Monona
Clayton County
Guy W. Eaton
Waukon
F. Staudt
Arlington
Volga Township
McGregor
W. D. Durdy
Fredericksburg
Waverly
Joe Niemen
Manchester
Kensett
Ludlow Telephone Company
Triumph
Fayette County
Childs
Webster City
Rock Island
Hazelton
Northern Town
Littleport
Elkader
Milwaukee
Ossian
Brown Bros
Acne
Lime Springs
Lew Hunsberger & Son
Chicago
Fayette
Will Wendland
Waucoma
Linn County
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Shell Rock
Boone
A. Huffman
Iowa City Light and Power Company
Floyd County
Winneshiek Leads County Sheep Production in State census
The later state census ranks Winneshiek as the twenty second sheep-raising county, reporting 5,991 sheep valued at 31,494 and 30,472 pounds of wool worth 85,997. Clayton County follows closely while other counties in the district lag.
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Winneshiek
Clayton County
Dope Thief Strikes Doctor Pinkerton’s Office
A thief broke into Dr. J. A. Pinkerton’s Traer office and stole morphine and cocaine along with a fountain pen and watch. Fifty dollars in cash was left untouched. This marks a second drug theft at the same office within months.
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J. A. Pinkerton
Traer
Safe Cough Remedy for Children Gains Mothers Trust
The article discusses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe choice for children, noting it contains no opium or narcotics and can be given with the same confidence as to adults. It highlights its pleasant taste and effectiveness against coughs, colds, and croup, as advised by R. A. Engbertson.
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Chamberlain
Vy. R. A. Engbertson
Slain by a Manic Farmhand Near Royal and Spencer
Charles Craig alias Happy Goodwin a farm hand murdered his employer Harry Peterson age 23 near Royal Iowa eight miles southwest of Spencer and wounded Mrs Peterson a bride. He escaped in Petersons Ford car and was captured near Cornell Iowa by Sheriff Lidman and Deputy Frank Smith after a two hour chase aided by rural telephone lines.
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Charles Craig
Happy” Goodwin
Harry Peterson
Royal
Spencer
31 Pigs in Three Hours at Ossian Farm Sale
W E Cornell advocates preparedness amid high living costs. In three hours Monday he bought thirty one pigs, sired by multiparous sows, priced around 14 to 15 dollars per hundred. If his pantry is empty there will be pork galore.
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W. E. Cornell
Swindler Boydston Arrested in Cherokee County Jail
C W Boydston, who sold horse collar fasteners to Mr Mann in Cherokee county and took an order for a shipment never sent, was located and arrested after Mann spotted him in a Marshalltown hotel lobby. Sheriff Huber of Cherokee county brought him to the county jail to await a hearing.
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C. W. Boydston
Mann
Cherokee County
Cherokee
Marshalltown
Boydston
Huber
Vital Statistics from November State Board of Health
State report for November lists 1 651 total deaths in the state with county totals: Allamakee 10 Chickasaw 16 Clayton 16 Fayette 18 Howard 8 Winneshiek 20. County causes include still birth 1 tuberculosis 3 cancer 1 diabetes 1 anemia 1 apoplexy 1 general paralysis 1 organic heart disease 2 disease of arteries 1 stomach disease 1 hernia 2 prostate disease 1 senility 1 and death by own action 1.
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State Board of Health
Allamakee County
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Winneshiek
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Billow
Bellevue
Cedar Falls
Cedar River
M. J. Soukup
Decorah
Iowa
Vital Statistics
Decorah Rod and Gun Club
Hart Schaffner & Marx
BEN Bear CO
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Decorah, Iowa
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