Interesting Items From All Parts Of The State
A roundup of Iowa notes reports a fatal auto crash near Lowe City killing Pauline Cook aged 12, with a reward offered for missing farmer William Palenske. Other items include the death of A G McMann in a 6000 foot fall, Muriel Blain’s fatal car rollover, infantile paralysis in Oelwein, Paul Clapp joining a relief trip to Russia, and Mrs Johanna Brody’s Benton County residence since birth. Also noted are prize livestock at Rockwell City Fair, a strain of typhoid inquiry in Granger, Cascade creamery startup, land sales near Walnut at 310 per acre, a Bristow burglary, and community picnics in Mapleton with farmer union turnout. Local court in Cedar Rapids saw a high drama as neighbors confronted Annie Bixler. she pled guilty to assault, receiving $100 and costs or 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Cook
Lowe City
B.A. Smith
William Palenske
Ocheredan
A. G. McMann
Davenport
Fia
Muriel Blaing
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
Mra
J.R. Downing
Thor Grindson
Ralph Owens
Paul B. Clapp
W.N. Haskell
Russia
Paulie
E. Clapp
Perry
Johanna Brody
Benton County
Poland
Rockwall City
Ravk
Fois Jenesa
H. B. Miller
Hutte
Mont
Hie
Waterloo
AD. Brenneman
Granger
Cascade Creamery
I T
Walnut
Iowa
Mpg
Fred Ayantsen
Andrew Arsentsen
B.F. Shumway
Coahier
State’ Bank of Relabeck
James & Patterson
Annie Bixler
Agatnet
Charles Watney
Rowland
Watney
Das Moines
Eiparnisrd
Monona County
County Farm Bureau
Una
Mapleton
W. ‘Coddington
E Picqimer
W. Hunt C. M. Perisd
Four Selected for America At Washington Conference
The article outlines the selection of U S officials for the forthcoming armament conference agenda with Hughes as secretary of state leading the American delegation. It notes the international lineup including Baron Kato, Shirebara, Lloyd George and others, and discusses tensions over China Japan and Manchuria, plus the League of Nations activity, Irish negotiations, tax bill drafts, and domestic issues like the Ku Klux Klan challenge and the open shop plan by major packing firms. It also covers the San Antonio flood and the Downtonless return to New York with U S victims’ bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enduty
United States
Harding
Hughes
Heade
Elihu Root
Rood
Baron. Kato
Shirebara
Lloyd Gaerre
Andrew Bonar Law
Evans
Lord Lee
Fareham
Admiralty
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Pacific
Far East
Proro
Holland
Belgium
China
Russia
Tokyo
Manchusia
Washington
Shantung
Wallington
Peking
Assembly
League of Nations
League
Saar’ Basin
Danzig
International Court of Justice
John Bassett Moore
New York
Senor Alvarez
Chile
M. Descamps
Senor Amador
Panama
Alvarez
Taens-Arica
Senor Edwards
Senor Aramago
Solivia
la Pug
Sinn
Ireland
Ulster
Lloyd George
Courtera
Dublin
de Valera
Inverness
Dalt Bhain
Arthur Griffith
Sinn Fein
Michael Collins
Robert Barton
Economc
Lamon Duggan
Irish Republican Army
George Gavan Duffy
Rome
The
Freeman's Journal of Dublin
Great” Britain
Iriah
Aspirin warning from Bayer on genuine tablets
A vintage notice warns buyers to look for Bayer on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin prescribed by doctors. It cites safety proven for twenty-one years and lists common uses such as colds, headaches, neuralgia, rheumatism, toothache, and lumbago. Prices noted as Hendy tin boxes of twelve Bayer tablets cost a few cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Druggista
Rex Ingram Predicts School Reform Through Film
Rex Ingram, producer of The Tour Horsemen of the Apocalypse and The Conquering Power, argues motion pictures will eventually replace oral instruction in schools. A Detroit test split students into two equal groups, one viewing a 13 minute motion picture lesson with teacher explanation, the other receiving 55 minutes of oral instruction. The film group averaged 3.28 percent higher on the lesson test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furla
Rex Ingram
Detroit
Greatness Not On Surface In A Sinclair Lewis Tale
A dated note recalls Sinclair Lewis being teased at a dinner with reporters and lowlife guests. The author confronted a reporter about recognizing him, then moved to humor and social critique, ending with a quip on hypocrisy and kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
Mr. Smith
Jones
Mr. Lewis
Lewin
Bat
Main Street
Boston Globe
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Highlights Purity
An advertisement proclaims Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles made from vegetables. It assures consistent quality in every bottle and offers a sample by mail with a 10 cent request, urging readers to mention the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Walter Bet Tells Dick Diner About A Nickel Tip
Walter bets a diner that he wouldn’t tip. The exchange ends with the diner claiming a nickel, saying the customer is out 45 cents for cot impertinence.
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Walter
Hall's Catarrh Medicine A Constitutional Remedy
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. When inflammation recedes, normal hearing may return. the medicine claims to act through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore natural functions. Circulars free from J Cheney & Co, Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Oho
Heard and HEEDED APPEAL In a church scene many candles and a joke
A country negro preacher spoke long on mysteries to his congregation as the sexton, dozing at first, added two more candles and whispered that there is no more light since they had the key.
Simply Scandalous Bogus Ride Sparks Hushed Gossip
In a playful exchange, neighbors tease about a mysterious couple seen in a new recreter. One husband notes a woman described as striking and slim, with two blue streamers on her hood and a smoking muffler, while a wife objects, saying the bride was not involved and labeling it a roxdeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac
Three Colors Enough Harold Why Britain Ignores Anaffa Dye
London Answers notes a debate on dye use with practical focus lacking. Clarice suggests no urgent need when red white and blue remain constant. A silent man is deemed worthy of attention in the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Great Britain
Clarice
London
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Greenland
Lenin
Leith
England
Blaine
Wash
America
Toplée
Moore
International
Senate
Ita
Japan
Robert Lansing
Wilson
Dawen
Anarce
War Department
Shipping Board
Railroads
Veterans’ Bureau
Fght
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Chicago
National Unity Council
Edward F. Dunne
Miinois
Hasiya
Ku Klux
New Hampshire
Utah
Montana
Armour
Swift
Cudahy
Noton
Sig
San Antoni
Texas
San Antonio
Dowuntless
Fletcher
Bexton
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