Iowa dairyman J G Joslin named Grove City creamery head
J G Joslin Hartley creamery manager and Iowa Buttermakers' secretary, winner of grand prix and world fair medal, will leave Nov 1 to supervise the government creamery at Grove City Pa after civil service top ranking. The report also notes local elections on school bond issue and various county events.
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J. G. Joslin
Hartley Creamery
Iowa Buttermakers’ Association
St. Louis
Iowa
Grove City
Joslin
Oneida
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Leavenworth
Perrin
Aleta Elma Pfantz
Chris Wilkening
St. Paul's Luetheran Church
State Center
Sroom
Ottumwa
Kirksville
Fremont
Radcliffe
John
Henry Himmell
Suth
Hamilton County State Bank
Des Moines
Raccoon River
Sioux City
Chas
Grubel
Mowitz
Waterloo
West Liberty Fair Association
Elda Morris
Waukee
Young Morris
Chas. A. Deway
Washington
Royal Arch Masons of
Dewey
T. T. Forbes
Marshalltown
Iowa City saloons close December 22 1915 dry Christmas
Iowa City will be dry for Christmas as saloons must shut by December 22 under the general assembly law targeting saloons near state institutions. The petition expires December 22 and the grog shops cannot operate until January 1 as many had believed. The drys plan to use funds against liquor forces in wet counties.
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Des Molines
Iowa City
Thirty-fifth General Assembly
State University
Cays
State Board of Education
Town City
Aquor
Eskimo Worker Fleeing Greenland Seeks Sleep in Detroit Plant
Arthur Zerbelen, 28, an Eskimo from Greenland, fled Pike's Peak Lake and arrives in Detroit with $21,000, seeking work in an automobile plant. He recalls life under the Greenland king, his strange first encounters with modern life, and his decision to leave in search of honest labor and rest.
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Detroit
Arthur Zerbelen
Holburn Avenue
Pike's Peak Lake
Greenland
Zerhalen
Queenland
Zerbelen
Jacob Jacobs
Mnela
Zerbolen
Rats Gnawed Helpless Man in Barn Death
In Peoria George Miller aged fifty five was found in a barn gravely ill and unable to help himself. He died at a hospital where authorities discovered his body showing severe gnaw marks from rats.
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Peoria, Hi
George Miller
Woman Finds Five Foot Snake on Table in Romneytown
Mrs. Anna Roth, in dim light, discovers a five foot black snake coiled on a table. She calls for help through Silas Harper, who killed the reptile after a struggle.
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Romneytown
Anna Roth
Waterlen
Silas Harper
That Time The Palm Reading Anecdote
A North Dakota congressman recalls a tale of Jones and Smith on a boulevard during a war crops and mosquitoes discussion. The rub of a rubbing palm signals money, but Jones admits he has no dollar to spare, leaving Smith puzzled by the omen.
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Henry T. Helgesen
North Dakota
Jones
Smith
Istchen
SOME MARRIED MEN DO THIS
Robert W. Chambers speaks at the Century Club in New York describing a tale about a man named Smith lamenting a quarrel with his wife over her praise of another woman. The anecdote illustrates his supposed knowledge of women through a humorous miscommunication.
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Des Moines Western Railroad
East Seventh
Capitol Extension
Capitol
Robert W. Chambers
Century Club
New York
Smith
Galt
Mra. Dash
Called His Blur and the Four Flusher Art
A Hartford Courant excerpt mocks four-flushers, praising a few masters while dismissing most as beneath contempt. A spirited exchange ensues with sharp jabs about weight and honesty. The dialogue hinges on bluffing, boasting, and the wit of seasoned critics.
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Ma O Ilar
Hartfora Courant
Embezzler Detained Prompted Call to Hang Up Receiver
A clerk reports to the telephone company that a man was caught with $1,000 embezzled funds. The president instructs to send a reply to his call, telling him to hang up the receiver. The exchange underscores cautious handling of suspected financial crime.
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Poweshiek
Tama
Gilman
Newton
Grinnell
Montour
Hampton
Denison
Michael Maloney
J. Kadoch
J. Lautzenteiser
Sheldon
Kate M. Smith
Perry
J. EB. Davis
Harlan
S. S. Dilenbeck
B.C. Dilenbeck
Citizens Trust and Savings Bank
Davis
Melbourne
Farmers’ Savings Organization
J. C. Ogtend
H. N. Wilsterman
US. A. Nisely
Montgomery Mitchell
Turner
Ft. Madison
Mitchell
Carl Ruebling
Davenport
Scott County
Rusebling
Towa
Bettendorf Car Works
Charles M. Schwab
Bettendorf
Bethlehem Steel Company
W. P. Payne
Nevada
Town State Library Association
Colfax
Payne
Nevada Board
Benton County
Milton
Hei
Jackson Township
The
Churches of Christ
Jon Miller
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Rock Island
Albert Lea
John Almquist
Essex
Carl Doerman
Hartley
George Gibson
Chester Fiesler
Board of Supervisors
Cass County
Atlantic
State Board of Parole
Knoxville
State Board of Control
Las Br
Adj
Guy S. Logan
War Department
North English
Barney
Dairy and Food
Syracuse
Halstein-Friesian Association
D. Bo.Manatray
Fairfield
Manatroy
Chicago
Illinois
Gibson
Ases
Arbitration Committee
John Richards
Central Iowan Fuel Company
Lucas County
Richards
G. J. Summer
State Board of Health
E. E. Bean
Winterset
Bean
Sumner
Iowa State Board of Health
Guilford Summer
Henry Furry
Polk County
Furry
Ad Ash
Emory H. English
Witch of
Ames
State Board of
Cantral
Devos
George H. Betts
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
A. M. Deyoe
Milton Fairchild
Washington, D. C
Warners
Warner
Warner's
Safa Remedies Co
Rochester, N.Y
Carter
Moone
Sampis
Moone Chemical Go
Dept. W
Rochester
Parker
Balsam
Ee Isle
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