Iowa Towns and Roads Highlight 1919 Briefs
Iowa notes cover highway durability, gravel road limits, and truck travel issues. Des Moines reports on a 35,000,000-ton coal vein near Des Moines with multi-year tests and a 125-hole survey, plus town fairs premium plans and a large cattle sale in Marshalltown. Des Moines also notes a religious census at Town State College and a statewide map scam, while Ames and other towns report labor, irrigation, and gaslighting incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Eleanor
Belle Traser
Bradford
Iowa Falls
Pope- Joy
Alden
Onstade
Cascade
Tropics
Des Moines
Towa
Union Station
Cnsthdion
Cedar Rapid
Fontanelle
Robert Armstrong
Charles
Ames
Highway Commission
Marshalltown
Iowa
Chingo Stock Yards
Ack
Ihe Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Danville
Corporation
H. W
Religloud
Town State College
Lst
Tyes
Yemaluder
Presbyterian
Congragnonal
Christian
Baptist
Tuuthernn
Gathotte
Rapiscopal
Town State Vale Association
Hee
Tfdress Ag
State Highway Commission
Official
Town Highway Commission
State Highwway Commission
H. D
John Mills
Kirksville
C. A. Morris
Central Church of Christ
Denver
Cgolo
Ethel .MacDougal Morris
Jewells
Jewell High School
Waverly
David B. Henderson
Blackhawk County
District Court
State Supreme Court
Century-old Aunt Sallie Williams Celebrates 114 in Brooklyn
Aunt Sallie Williams known as Mrs. Sarah Gouley, aged 114, lives in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn. She recounts eighteen marriages and seventeen children, most now deceased, while her 72-year-old husband helps care for her and her 80-year-old son runs the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
ABC
Sallie Willams
Sallie
Ives
Gedars
Sheepshead Bay
Mos' Ob ‘Dem
Sarah Gouley
Sonny
Mammy
Hut
Manhattan
Planer Knife Shaves Harvard Man After Whisker Mishap
Harvard resident Henry Boylston lost his facial hair while planing lumber with an automatic machine. His long whiskers, tucked in his vest, were pulled into the rotating knives, ending a vow not to trim since the Civil War. A barber finished the job with a quick shave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Colo
Henry Boylston
Boylston
Baby Coughs Up Safety Pin After Eight Months
A one-year-old boy named David Bailey coughed up an open safety pin after eight months of trying to digest it. The pin was given by an older brother when David was four months old in the family home. He and his parents Mr. and Mrs. David Bailey report no lasting harm.
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Burton
David Bailey
David
David Balley
Police Bribe the Lookout Dog Sparks Cincinnati Raid
Police bribed a lookout dog in Cincinnati to aid a raid by feeding him candy. The dog, tied near a gateway, allowed officers to seize gamblers. The misused canine helped officers identify targets and records indicate a successful operation.
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Cincinnati, O
Lift Off Corns With Your Fingers Ad
A tiny bottle promises easy corn removal from toes and feet. Apply a few drops, relief follows and the corn is said to come off root and all with no pain. Advertisements claim immediate stop to soreness and painless removal.
Ouija board stops tobacco salesman at shop
A local tobacco salesman visits a grocery tobacco store run by a colored woman. They argue over a tobacco brand, she wavers about carrying his line, then asks the Ouija board what to do. The pointer quickly settles on No and the salesman leaves without an order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oulja
Ouija Board
Indianapolis News
Girl Sees Body as Glove for Heart Theme Explored
A reflective piece presents a girl who feels her body serves as a mere vessel for her heart. The metaphor centers on identity and emotion, inviting readers to consider how inner feelings shape outward self-perception.
Triner’s Bitter Wine Adverts Aimed at Convalescence
A vintage promotional item from Joseph Triner Company urges readers to try Triner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine to cleanse the intestines and restore appetite. The ad also promotes Angelica Bitter, Cough Sedative, and Antipatria gargle, citing health benefits and stock availability at 1888 address in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Touty Stevenson
Tuiner
Triner
Joseph Trlner
Ashland Ave
Chicago
T—Adys
Fragmented dialogue hints at flirtation rights
A snippet shows two voices debating a flirtatious widow. One asks what she is trying to do while the other suggests she aims to enjoy small pleasures while sunny weather lasts. The fragment lacks clear names or places.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Deafness
An advertisement claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous surfaces and cannot be cured by local applications. Only a constitutional remedy, Hall's Catarrh Medicine, can reach the mucous membranes and restore the Eustachian tube, offering one hundred dollars for any untreatable case. sample circulars available from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
The Kind Auto Thieves Boldly Claim Nerve
The Kind reports automotive thieves displaying nerve and boldness as their misdeeds escalate. The brief notes a sharp, skeptical tone about the thieves and questions their brazenness in crime.
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Barney
State Try Commission
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Biaik Book Company
Dubuque
Wis
City Commission
Missouri
California
Salfie
Planer
Ach Diza Bilden Rao
Ani
Doan
A. H. Parsons
Notary Public
Foster, Milburn CO
Buffalo
Ace Vey
Snys
Wm. Harvey
Highth St
Grante’ Pass
Ore
Samraeseeeiea
Bewu
Cae
Hos Munsiecukee
Durham
Durham Tobacco
Bull Durham
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