National Coal Week Drive Urges Early Orders
National Coal Week from June 3 to June Sth will be observed locally with a state and federal campaign to urge early coal orders. D. F. Cushing and State Fuel Administrator Webster announce a drive to keep Town from being labeled a Coal Slacker and to expedite transportation after orders pass through dealers.
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U. S. Fuel Administration
Asst
D. F. Cushing
Webster
Cushing
Towa
Railroad Administration
The
Fuel Administration
Fire destroys Harpers Ferry coal sheds and yards
A large fire at Harpers Ferry damaged the coal sheds and stock yards along the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul line last Thursday. Sparks from freight train No 4 northbound ignited the blaze, destroying over 500 tons of coal and several carloads of railroad ties with damage near 200000 dollars.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Harpers Ferry
Local Headlines and Disasters Along the North Iowa Frontier
A rural Iowa roundup reports home fires destroy a Elma dwelling. John Peterson, 6, drowns near Rushford. a Northwood barn and silo burn from lightning. Laborers strike at Webster City sewer plant. a bank in Odebolt rebrands. Fatalities include W. A. Whitacre crushed by a bull near West Liberty. Other items note fish shipments, farm productivity, and war-related civic efforts across multiple counties.
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Matlock
Sioux County
Milo Bigelow
Mason City
Lewis Fordyce
West Union
Otto Greenburg
Andy Fisher
Little Rock
Lyon County
Electric shock proves fatal at Decker plant
TH Weitzel, a packing house worker, was killed at the Decker plant when a wet floor and a live 110 volt light circuit apparently shocked him as he grasped the wire. The cause and purpose were not determined, and colleagues only realized something was wrong when he was found.
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Mason City Times
TH. Weitzel
Weit‘rel
Decker
Lieutenant Laur Haugen Promoted as Aviation Aide
General Kenley, head of all aviation in America, appoints Lieutenant Laur Haugen as his aide. Haugen has served ten months in the service and is the son of Congressman Haugen. Foresight now suggests anthracite will be needed next winter.
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Kenley
All Aviation In America
Laur Haugen
Congressman Haugen
Fifty Years Ago Dissolution and Quick Trades in Ossian
Boice and Lewis dissolve as Gibson and Easton take over the Ossian dry goods firm. The Republican convention nominates Grant and Colfax. Day and Paine prepare for trotting races in June. W W Wheelock patents a self feeding paint thrust. C E Brooks sells 200 acres near Ossian at 35 dollars an acre. Norwegian May 17 celebration a success with Spillville band. Peterson loses a horse in a factory race after it falls into water.
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Boice & Lewis
John Wei
Ossian
Spillville
Haugen
Peterson
Fire at Lovin Ice Cream Parlor in Calmar
A small fire was found Tuesday morning around 2:00 in the rear store room of the Lovin Ice Cream parlor in Calmar. The shed burned inside, destroying a small amount of merchandise and ice cream tables and chairs. Owner Levin reports no deliberate cause found after his routine check.
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Calmar Courier
Levin
Canned Fruit Juice For Winter Sauces Recipe
The June Woman's Home Companion outlines a method to bottle fresh fruit juice for winter use. Extract juice by pressing or cooking, strain through cheesecloth, add sugar if desired, heat to boiling, fill hot bottles, and seal with a plug.
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The
June Woman’s Home Companion
Absorbent Cotton Bottle Sterilization Method
Set bottles in boiling water up to the neck and sterilize for forty minutes. Remove bottles, plug with stoppers, and when cool dip stoppers in melted paraffin.
Death Narrowly Averted in Barn Fire Rescue
O Blegeberg and E Wolstad sought shelter in a mile east of town barn during a rain storm when a lightning bolt struck. The strike knocked them and three horses and a calf to the ground and ignited the barn. Wolstad revived, dragged Blegeberg to safety, and saved one horse. the other horses and calf perished.
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Buchanan County
Helen Blair
Mississippi
Davenport
Minneapolis
Postville
George Mentor
Ida Grove
Volksblatt
The
Herald
Waterloo
Charles W. Chapman
France
Elma
Rumpf
Allamakee County
Paint Creek
Spring Grove
O. Blegeberg
E. Wolstad
Fortnightly Sale and Lunch at Church Parlors
The Fortnightly club schedules a Japanese linen sale and a ten cent lunch at the church parlors on Thursday May 23 at three o clock. Invitations extended.
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National Coal Week
Mare
Redeedor
Soede Steeds
Sexton & Egholm
Oelwein
Waverly
Julia Jacob
Grinnell College
Denison
Crawford County
Havner
Francis Wade
Arlington
Republican
Calmar
Goodrich
Silvertown
America
Goodrich Dealet
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Federal Ave
Iowa
Pedtor Dos Hostis
Huetecs
Akron
Ohio
Stetson
Dutchess Manufacturing Co
Opaing
Cincinnati
Ben Bear
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