Cedar River floods Iowa towns causing widespread damage
In Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls the Cedar River overflowed its banks driving hundreds from their homes. Rail lines and the Illinois Central trestle were washed out, with tens of thousands in property losses. A Waverly dam breach helped fuel the historic rise as crews surveyed damage across the region.
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Cedar River
Illinois Central
Waverly
Great Western
B. B. Soper
Emmetsburg
Kansas City
First National Bank of
Emmeteburg
Iowa
Dakota
Cornell College
Lbe
Cornell
Northwest
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pearl Jane Bramble
Dubuque
Christener
Clare
M. T. Griffin
County Clare
Ireland
United States
Fort Dodge
Iowa Prairies
Lloyd Tennant
Strate
Fort Madison
Tennant
State Board of Control
Second Iowa Infantry
Mason City
Fort Des Moines
Armory
Cedar Falls
Estherville
Kenneth Ranalak
Des Moines
Methodist Hospital
Plymouth County
Rockwell City
Sylvia Messeramith Boldry
Os-kaloosa
Jenno T. Strest
Ngval
Center Point
Willard
Navy
Arthur Ruebsam
Washington
Washington National Bank
Amea
Tingley
Ellston
Mehta
Iowa Moves to a War Basis and Legislative Skirmishes
Governor Harding calls for a military census and a secret state industrial survey to mobilize Iowa for war. The proposed $600,000 program would identify men for duty and optimize factories for war production. A House Senate clash over a slush fund editorial ends with no apology.
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Iowa
Germany
Harding
Xanata Whitmore
Wapello
Appropriations Committee
Heiress Marries Slum Derelict In Reform Work
New York shows Edna Caulkens Long, daughter of a wealthy Brooklyn shipowner, wed George Long, an outcast and drug-ridden reformer known as the man maker. He has led thousands to better paths and runs a $1,000,000 mission in Philadelphia. The pair now labor together to rehabilitate fallen men and save families from ruin. In Milwaukee a dog perished saving its family from a fire set by a blaze in the Rugter home.
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Perry
Hang Geise
Geise
Germany
Das Moines
Alfred Ablett
Ankeny
Dextar
John A. DeArmand
Davenport
Dr. DeArmand
David DeArmand
Missouri
James A. DeArmand
L. @. DeArmand
Webster County
John L. Parsons
Herkelman
Ellwood
Hans Geise
United States
International Association of Blacksmiths
W. C. Wilder
Grinnell
Cleveland
Willard Rohr
Des Moines
New York
George Caulkens Long
Edna Caulkens
Brooklyn
George Long
George Long Bisen
Pathe
Long
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Mrs. Long
Cascarets Treat Bowel Trouble with Ten Cent Box
Advertises Cascarets as a remedy for headaches biliousness indigestion sour stomach and foul gas. Claims cleansing of stomach liver and bowels overnight with a 10 cent box and notes it does not gripe or sickened children. Includes a stray joke about an ex bachelor.
Boschee's German Syrup Ad Claims Global Use
An advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as a fifty one year remedy for coughs bronchitis and colds settled in the throat with lung trouble. It promises a restful night and easy morning expec toration while nature heals with air and sunshine. Trial size 26c family size sold nationwide and abroad.
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United States
Canada
Australia
Short Word Spelling Duel Between Willie and Proficent
Willie, famed for tales of automobiles, declares he can spell short words. Proficent challenges him in a playful exchange about spelling simple terms.
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Willie
Swamp-Root touted for women kidney and bladder issues
An advertisement claims thousands of women suffer undiagnosed kidney trouble presenting back pain, nervousness, and despondency. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure, urges immediate purchase at drug stores, and offers a sample by mail with ten cent postage. It ends with a quip about insomnia and editor reply.
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Kilmer
Danderine promises hair growth and dandruff removal
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming rapid dandruff control within ten minutes and hair regrowth after weeks of use. It asserts hair becomes light, fluffy, and lustrous, urging a 25 cent bottle purchase and describing easy application with a cloth through a strand at a time.
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Knowlton
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