Patents granted to Iowans list and mixed Iowa items
A wide list of recent Iowa patents appears including devices from Waterloo and Des Moines such as a washing machine, lifeboat, map and scrub brush, sewer pipe forming machine, electric generation system, and railway switch. The report also notes shortages and incidents: missing Ray W. Clark of Webster City, a fire rescue in Alden, a lucky haul of $15,000 in Peters’s satchel, and community actions in Charles City and Mt. Ayr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Stewart
J. M. Schenk
Agaigners
Cement Tile Company
Waterloo
Willam ¥. Warner
Davenport
Walter BE
Wilson
Clark
Clarke
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Alden
Ralph Peter
Peters
8. M. Woodward
Engineering College
The
State University
Secretary of the Navy
Daniela
Naval Consulting Board
Thomas A. Edison
Hudson Maxim
Fred Lehman
Castle Grove
Town City
Keokuk
Washington
Mount Pleasant
Tima
Winton
Towa
Mason City
Elmer McClelland
Clarion
C. C. Thorn
Elizabeth Whitlack
Indiana Township
Knoxville
Ohio
Marion County
Supreme Court
Hunter
Colfax Consolidated Coal Company
H. G. Strickler
Atlantic
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Swanwood Coal Company
Dudley
Elizabeth Mitchell
Stanley Damsky
Iowa county fairs plan July to September 1916
Iowa will host eighty six county fairs in 1916 with fairs largely in August and September and two in July. The state fair runs Aug 23 to Sept 1 with ten county fairs during that period. Rotation lists many towns and dates across the state, noting entertainment may include auto races and racing horses. Governor Clarke endorses Cleanup Week proposed by Federated Women's clubs starting April 24. Foxes donated to the state collection, auto tax funds distributed by township, and hospital fire escape planning discussed by architects. Also notes on promissory note validity, cost savings on coffee and tea purchases, suffrage registration rules, and state immunization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
A. R. Corey
Greenfield
Corning
Audubon
Vinton
Waterloo
Cedar Parls
Ogden
Waverly
Independence
Aurora
Ward
Alta
Allison
Manson
Rockwell City
Carroll
Atlantic
Tipton
Masonity
Nashua
Strawberry Point
Elkader
McGregor
de Witt
Bloomfield
Burlington
West Union
Charles City
Hampton
Grundy Center
Guthrie Center
Britt
Eldora
Missouri Valley
Mount Pleasant
Winfield
Humboldt
Williamsburg
Marengo
Maquoketa
Newton
Fairfield
Iowa City
Monticello
Anamosa
What Cheer
Algona
Donnellson
West Point
Central City
Marion
Columbus Junction
Rock Rapids
Pella
Rhodes
Marshalltown
Malvern
Orage
Onawa
Albia
West Liberty
Wilton Junction
Sutherland
Sheldon
Shenandoah
Clarinda
Fonda
Avoca
Malcolm
Grinnell
Sac City
Harlan
Orange City
Ames
Toledo
Bedford
Milton
Eldon
Ottumwa
Indianola
Corydon
Sewall
Forest City
Decorah
Northwood
Clarion
Sioux City
Clarke Alda
Federated Women's Clubs
Teading Firms
of Architects of
A. L. Urick
Inter
Town News Digest from Fort Dodge to Conneil Bluffs
Fort Dodge principal receives a conscience money letter. Delmar to build a $50,000 consolidated district school this summer. Hampton vote on water system bond extension on April 24. Cedar Rapids census lists 42,000. state census 40,500. Kalona dairy sale two year old heifer brings $182. Elmer Paget fined $5 for killing a bluebird. DeWitt Observer sold to J. W. R. McGee. Welch Transportation barns at Creston Bluffs burn in major fire. 18 horses lost. many homes damaged. ~23,000 loss. Roy W. Clark, Crooked Creek railroad head, missing. officials announce investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Ames Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa
New York
Iowan
H. W. Byers
Iowa Railroad Commission
J. G. Strickler
Atlantic
Missouri River
Corneil Bluffs
Strickler
David Mason
Knoxville
Hilnois
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Mason
Lincoln
Bloomington
Elevator Hollow
J. Kelley
Sam McClure
lMehieh
Lehigh
ABC
Des Moines
Huffman
State Railroad Commission
M. W. Rotchford
Chicago
Black Hawk
Tama
Clark
McCall
Carl Steahm
Iowa State College
George Haas
Nevada
Railroad Commission
State Food and Dairy Department
Sioux City
Mike Ertmann
Ertmann
Mary Elizabeth McGil
Emerson
Ruth J. Evans
Lydia
A. English
Des Maines
Grinnell
Beloit
H. J. Stiger
Leander Clark College
W. H. Blakely
Fort Dodge
Delmar
Hampton
Cettar Rapids
Kalona
Elmer Paget
St. Madison
DeWitt Observer
J. W. R. McGee
Welch Transportation Company
Conneil Bluffs
Roy W. Clark
Crooked Creek
Fort 10 Keep Out Women Inspires Eccentric Oakland Bachelor
Ex soldier J A Nygren in Oakland occupies a Moorish style fortress at 3753 Brookdale Avenue since 1899. The four story house features six inch cannons on a concrete base and a watch tower. Nygren says the structure is a fancy for more air and sun and plans to sell, while writing a manifesto for a united militarized society in which Chicago is the industrial capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Brookdale Avenue
J. A. Nygren
Nygren
Tom
Fichte
Descartes
Chicago
United States
Lured to Auto and Robbed in Caldwell
Mrs J R Cameron of 116 Central Avenue West Caldwell reported three men robbed her of ten dollars from a purse after she boarded a trolley in Montclair. A young man called her name and said a car awaited, leading her to enter a vehicle from a Caldwell garage. Police are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell, N
J. R. Cameron
Central Avenue
West Caldwell
Caldwell
Ear Lost in Checker Fight at Georgetown Del
Vaughan Hurley and Isaac Josephs, champion checker players, clashed with a spectator over a bet. In the ensuing melee one man suffered a head injury while the other was badly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ear
Georgetown
Del
Vaughan Hurley
Isaac Josephs
Adylea
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast Habit Promoted
A vintage advertisement touts a daily morning ritual of hot water with limestone phosphate. It claims cleansing the stomach and organs, boosting appetite, and renewing energy, suggesting even brighter cheeks and improved health with regular use and affordable cost.
Can you play the lyre I can tell a good fish story
The exchange contrasts two lines about talent and storytelling. One speaker asks about lyre playing while the other touts skill in spinning fish tales, hinting at performance and wit in a concise dialogue. No events, dates, or places are given.
Tender Skin Babies and Desert Resin Discovery
A short ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for baby skin with free samples by mail. It also reports a UW study extracting resin from desert cactus using denatured alcohol, yielding about 20 percent, suggesting lower costs than wood resin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
University of Washington Chemistry Department
H, KK
Benson
Poor Substitute Snippet: Child Urges Buy for Puppy Dog
A brief domestic scene shows a child named Ethel asking Mamma for a puppy. Aunt Mary’s kitten is rejected, and a bath attempt with Kitty ends in a scratch, revealing sibling and parental exchange over pet care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Ethel
Mary
Kitty
From Different Viewpoint on Mrs Growell’s Fashion
In a brief exchange on a new sewing creation Mrs Growell laments the cost and effort of her garments while others praise the design. She notes she must pay the bills, highlighting personal strain behind public approval.
Handy Husband Shows Grape-Nuts Breakfast Ease
A wife recalls her husband claiming a dish he can cook as well as any chef. He served Grape-Nuts for breakfast, proving its convenience. After a five year tropical layoff they felt healthier, with both praising Grape-Nuts and Postum. A friend with indigestion found Grape-Nuts with cream a soothing supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battis Creek
Mich
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Joseph Steppan
State Historical
Natural History
Department
N. R. Duval
Walnut Creek
Flynn
Pottawattamle
Kossuth
Webster
Woodbury
Plymouth
Polk
Marshall
Black Hawk and
Dubuque
Mayme E B. French
S. Thomas A. French
Mayme French
Benjamin French
Missouri
French
Harry Shropshire
State Board of Control
State Board
State Board of Health
State Automobile Registration Department
Polk County
Kosguth
Pottawattamie
California
Cameron
New Jersey
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