Disease of infantile paralysis and regional incidents in Iowa
Dr. G H Sumner prepares a bulletin on infantile paralysis amid a Burlington case, reiterating vigilance during the New York outbreak. The Iowa boards pursue dam height dispute with Oxford Junction, fund militiamen relief, and report first pay for Iowa guards. Other items note a Texas shootout, Kent murder, bank defalcation trial, and a deadly Des Moines area auto crash.
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G. H. Sumner
Estate Board of Health
Burlington
State Board
Inw
State Board of Health
Iowa
New York City
State Board of Control
Iowa Electric Company
Oxford Junction Light and Power Company
Wapsipinicon River
Anamosa
Johnson County
Camp Dodge
H. A. Allen
Iowa Guard
Santiago
Des Moines
A. R. Corey
National Guard
United States
Morgan
U. S
Lambert
Ft. Dodgers
Grinnell Government
William A. Konantz
Iowa City
Iowa State Board of Pharmacy
Doard
Iowa Association
T. D. Davies
S. C. Jones
Edgar W. Andarson
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Laurel
Iowa Spends Record On Roads Bridges In 1916
Iowa invested a record 13,525,617 on roads and bridges in 1916. Bridges and culverts received 0,629,252 with 4,083,619 in permanent structures. Road funds split among county and township roads. counties average 191 per mile, townships 40. Much road work focused on grading and upgrading to permanent grades. Voters’ law extends to soldiers, absent ballot procedures explained. Camp Dodges receives second clothing shipment, first cavalry recruitment continues. Supreme court rules on farm utensils broadening insurance coverage. Freeman seeks to form two cavalry units under state act.
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Des Moines
Towa
Iowa
Union
Chevy Chase Camp Trains Women for National Defense
The National Service School for Women at Chevy Chase near Washington trains a thousand young women in Red Cross first aid signaling and nursing skills. Cadets endure blistered feet from high boots while learning semaphore, wireless, dietetics, and hospital procedures under army officers and notable speakers. The camp ends its first week with strong success and plans for similar schools in Philadelphia Savannah San Diego and San Francisco.
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Chevy Chase
Washington
Kansas City Star
National Service School
Navy League
George Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Robert Lansing
Freveille
Reveille
Service School
United States Army
Tentenlla
United States Marine Corps
Marines
Marine Corps
United Stats Army
Red Cross
Regiinar
J. D. Roosevelt
Navy
Slavko Groulich
John Barrett
Chévy Chase
Wormer
Missouri
Genevieve Clark
Thompson
Chamup Clark
Frank G. Odenheimer
Maryland
United Daughters of the Confederacy
New York
Service Schon
America
Chevy Chive Camp
Elizabeth Willett Poe
Vella Poe Wilson
Lst
Mus
Good Times That Are Gone in Arcadia Reflections
Uncle Zenas recalls Arcadia’s past as a neighborly village when work was shared and gossip free. He laments codfish aristocracy, division into cliques, and a romanticized old era of mutual aid and simple dances. The piece, sourced from Eugene Wood in the Century, contrasts then and now.
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Zenas
Arcadia
New York
Bloomfald Center
United Village
Zenns
Meg
Inventions Flood Naval Board Sparks in Seven Months
Random excerpts note vast figures from Europe and Asia Russia population 180 million to 1,000,000 bushels of wheat yearly. A new fire plug attachment creates sapitery drinking fountains. Australia remains largely unexplored. Bachimine breathes about 18 times per minute. Japanese Ronan school books released. Over 6,000 inventions submitted to the naval board in seven months. Garbage fuel value cited at one tenth that of coal.
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Russia
Australia
Muita
Naval Board
Great Family of Smiths Comment on Their Reach
In England and Wales about eight hundred bearers of any surname burn a mark on social life. The Smiths alone number over 400 000, or 500 times as many. The group boasts men of distinction aiding the family name’s prominence.
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England
Wiles
The Good and the Bad in Pledges and Sureties
A cryptic note discusses the balance of good and bad pledges and sureties, mentioning Portuguese origins and the uncertainty of whether any party is pledged or bound. The fragment hints at financial or legal implications without clear details.
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Liowae News
Webster City
D. A. Kent
Texas
Hig Ranch
Dona
Tex
Kent
State College
Ames
Professor Kent
Hamilton County
Guy Brent
Clotinda Trust and Savings Bank
H. R. Spry
Young Brent
A.F. Galloway
Leslie E. Finley
Brent
Finley
Ray
W. M. Dudley
Simpson College
Indianola
General Board
The
Methodist Church
Ffty
Penn College
Oskaloosa
James A. Devitt
Waterlon
Morria
Blackhawk County
Sherif D. B. Henderson
Raccoon
Omaha
Farmers State Bank of
Silver City
R. H E. Long
Citzen
Lena Bada
Long
Iowa League of Postmasters
Clear Lake
Td Whitehead
Milas Fthoda Whitehead
Misa Rhoda Miller
Whittle Hone
Ed Whitehead
Valley Junction
Weykaa
OWA
Harry B.sampson
Mexico
Southland
Town National Board
Camp Dodges
First Cavalry
West Branch
R. P. Howell
Cavalry
Supreme Court
Murphy Va
Continental Insurance Company
C. J. Freeman
Automobile Department
Secretary of State's Office
Clarke
Freeman
Sixth Cavalry
mSce
Secretary of State
Rphy
O. K
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