Iowa lawmakers push records of WWI service project
A proposed Iowa bill would fund and compile a state record of Iowans who served in World War I, with 10 000 sets printed at an estimated eight to ten volumes each under governor and adjutant general direction. The project would include civilian wartime roles, use War Department and adjutant general records, and offer free library copies across Iowa.
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Iowa
Thirty-eighth General Assembly
Williams
Pottawattamia County
Lbrarieg
War Department
Department of the Stata
Adjutant General
Algo
Towa'a
Mayne
Fata Alto
House
Senate
State University
Smith
Madison County
State Board of Education
Gme
Towa
McFarlane
Moore
Guthrie County
Des Moines War Mothers of America
Uncle Sam
Greenell
Clinton
House of the Town
Conncil Bluffs
Ellis
Miller
Dubuque County
Des Moines
Weaver
Des Moined
Garber
Decatur County
87Th Assembly
House of the
88Th Assembly
Aminuiel
Fbatkema
Epps
Wahello
Horchem
Dibnaue
T Thirty-Eighth General Assembly
Board of Control
Gooselake
Greene County
Whitmore
Senate Committee On Elections
Price
Monroe County
Senator White
Benton County
Boards of Supervisors
Benton
Yes
Lowans
Senator Ball
Jefferson County, & Land
Iown
W. D. Miller
Boone County
Stephenson
Iowa News Roundup Delinquency to Booming Hogs
Iowa items report arrests of Arthur Koerner and A A Gross over attempted Camp Dodge contracts and a Sioux City judge allowing personal home liquor. Hog numbers rise with 7.6 percent gain nationwide and Iowa leading hog state with 10,925,000 head. Public figures Urick and Bennett tied to unemployment strain and state emblem push. Four killed in Council Bluffs crash. Cedar Rapids housing surge. new school merger talks in McGregor. Cummins may address league of nations. Farm sale near Alta at 300 an acre. two Cherokee cows yield nine calves.
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George Jepson
Sioux City
L. H.miller
Tra
A. L. Urlek
Col
R. Bennett
Towa
Union
Wyoming
D. A.R
Iowa
Beresford Davis
Cedar Rapids
Senator Kenyon
Representative Good
Crowder
A. E. Kepford
State Board of Control
Kepford
Charles Veaj
Lithuania
Veaj
Veajhis
Indian Creek
Council Bluffs
J. ©. Brook
James Allen
McGregor
North McGregor
Cummina
Congress
Lowe
League of Nations
Alta
Cherokee
William Rae
Willam Haustbarger
Lift Off Corns and Freezone Advert Lures Readers
A fragmented ad reel touts Freezone to remove corns with a few drops, promising painless, instant relief and easy lifting of corns and calluses. It blends other health and household claims, urging readers to buy at drug stores and noting a Cincinnati origin.
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Cincinnati
Why Women Dread Old Age and Haarlem Oil Ads
An old style advertisement claims women can avoid aging by using GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It promises renewed vigor, stronger muscles, and youthful appearance by driving out toxins and uric acid, with guidance to continue use after initial vigor returns. The copy warns of fake products and promotes the original Haarlem Oil.
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Avery
Herg Ia
Haarlem
Ady
No Hope in Tea Time Tale of Returned Soldiers
A fragment from a wartime social scene depicts a young woman teasing a returning doughboy about drinking tea from a saucer while a soldier jokes that using the cup would burn him. The brief exchange captures postwar manners and ribbing between young hosts and service men.
Recipe for Gray Hair Dye From Barbo Compound
A home mixture using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. Combine 1 oz Bay Rum and % oz glycerine with a half pint of water, plus a small box of Barbo Compound. Drugstore or home prep, low cost. Stays on hair not scalp, nonsticky, non-greasy, and fades slowly.
Comic Artist Mother-Albert Fools Algernon’s Paint Swallowing
A comic panel features Mother Albert and Algernon joking about a boy swallowing half a can of green paint. The quip suggests the boy will become an interior decorator, with light humor and playful banter.
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Albert
Hera
Algernon
Pather
Pape's Diapepsin Indigestion Relief Promoted
An old advertisement promises immediate relief from indigestion and dyspepsia after eating, with claims that one or two tablets stop pain, belching, gas, and sourness. The copy notes the tablets are pleasant, harmless, and inexpensive at drug stores, and briefly mentions aging hair as a separate aside.
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Pape
Ady
Bly's Cream Balm Ad: Open Nostrils and End a Cold
Vintage ad copy promotes Bly's Cream Balm to clear nasal passages and relieve head colds. It claims instant relief by soothing inflamed mucous membranes and restoring free breathing. The text also includes a personal line about Betty and a brunette.
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County Fifty
Bly
You Share in the Profits from Gary Motor Trucks
The article promotes investing in Gary motor trucks as highly profitable. It notes leaders in industry and commerce adopting trucks for hauling, with railways losing some short haul dominance. Buyers include farmers and merchants, who increasingly purchase one, dozens, or fleets of Gary trucks after successful field testing.
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Hawkeye State News
Arthur Koerner
Washington, D. C
Ang A. Gross
Gross Bros
Minneapolis
Dodge
United States
Cole
J. U. Cole Co
Rockford
Betty
Gary Motor Truck Stock
Gary Trucks
Gary Motor Truck Co
Gary, Ind
Gary
Ind
Walt
United States Steel Corporation
Gary Motor Truck Company
Broadway
Beriel
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