Yeomen plan national home for orphans across the nation
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen adopts a plan to create a nationwide orphan home funded by a 10 cent monthly tax from 300000 members. The project aims to invest up to 10 million dollars, with a cottage-style, family-based layout and local leadership training. A. N. Farmer of Grand Rapids named director of the children's home department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Save the Children of America
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
W. R. Shirley
Oklahoma
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Denver
A. N. Farmer
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Children’s Home Department
The
Yeomen
Farmer
Child's Cough Relief Ends With Honey and Tar Ad
Mrs. G Grab of 3116 Washington Ave New Orleans La writes that her child with a severe cough nearly strangled herself. She credits Foley's Honey and Tar for relief and endorses it for colds croup whooping cough bronchial and flu coughs. Sold everywhere.
Court Dismisses Damages for Fred Tenningkeit After Mob Attack
A federal jury in Council Bluffs ruled against Fred Tenningkeit who sought 50000 dollars in damages from Frank Wilson then sheriff of Audubon county and three bondsmen. Tenningkeit, a wealthy farmer, was nearly hanged in Audubon on December 26 1917 for alleged pro German sympathies and for not buying Liberty bonds. He was forced to sign a 1000 dollar Red Cross donation then released. The jury deliberated about 15 minutes.
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Council Bluffs
Fred Tenningkeit
Frank Wilson
Audubon County
Teningkeit
Audubon
Red Cross
Council of Defense
Tenningkelt
Wilson
Charles van Gordon
Edwin M. Johnson
Frank Watts
Lines to Be Remembered From Beecher on Forgiveness
A compact reflection on forgiveness noting that saying I forgive but cannot forget means I will not forgive. It uses the metaphor of canceling a note by tearing it and burning it so it cannot be shown against the debtor. Henry Ward Beecher is referenced as the author of the sentiment.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Clock Dial Aid for Dosing Schedules in Sickrooms
A small worn clock can serve in a sickroom if its face remains legible. After giving medicine, turn the bands to show the time for the next dose, using the dial as a simple reminder.
More Men Than Women Have Appendicitis
Medical reports show men are more subject to appendicitis though many sudden cases occur among women. Prevention via intestinal infection control is advised. Adler-i-ka antiseptic acts on both bowels to remove foul matter and may reveal long buried toxins. Higley Drug Store advertises Adler-i-ka.
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Higley Drug Store
Prison Parole Gain Guides Iowa Year of Release
Iowa parole board reports a net prison population rise of 290 for the year ending September 1921. From October 1920 to September 1921 Madison received 252 prisoners with 79 paroled. Anamosa had 645 received with 211 paroled. 97 Madison and 120 Anamosa prisoners were released by various methods, with employment secured for 290 paroled men.
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Eee One Ee
Madison
Anamosa
J. Madison
Iowa
Board of Parole
Of Interest To Women Foley Kidney Pills Ad
Women working in home office or factory will find Foley Kidney Pills a splendid relief from kidney trouble. Mrs. Carey of Middle town New York reports kidney troubles since childhood and says she is getting along well after taking Foley Kidney Pills. Sold everywhere.
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Foley
Carey
Middletown
N. Y
Adv
Booze Smuggler Tells Of Playing Tag With Officers
An Atlantic coast liquor smuggler known as Captain X recounts perilous runs from the West Indies to the U S coast. He describes evading destroyers and submarine chasers, loading cargo by night, and docking his boat in Norfolk harbor between trips while Profits soar despite the hootch blockade.
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Norfolk
West Indies
Captain X
Bahamas
Constipation relief ad promotes Chamberlains Tablets
An advertisement advises taking two Chamberlains Tablets after supper to ensure a healthy bowel action and correct liver disorders. It promises a gentle movement without unpleasant effects and removal of dull, stupid feelings often linked to constipation.
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Chamberlain
Walcott Iowa Lacks Church and Jail In Quiet Stance
Davenport dispatch notes Walcott, the town with no church for over fifty years and a derelict jail with rotted hinges. Mayor Strohbeen says residents are free thinkers, preferring no church influence and allowing any denomination to establish a church, though none is patronized.
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Davenport
Iowa
Walcott
Strohbeen
Walcott Iowa Quiet Town Prefers Peace Over Churches
In Walcott residents favor a churchless, peaceful life with Sunday amusements of dances and shows. Mayor Strohbeen cites lack of church affiliation, weddings in Davenport, and funerals by Pastor Johannes Kroeger. The town, population 384, has two banks with $1.5 million in deposits, a top school, and a new public auditorium hosting chautauquas and dances.
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United States
Walcott
Strohbeen
Davenport
Johannes Kroeger
Kroeger
Authority warns no intoxicants enter U.S. amid domestic stills
A subject expert questions the need for international imports while noting abundant domestic stills. The remark frames a broader concern about external supply versus local production and regulatory oversight.
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U.S
Dean's Kidney Pills credited by Fairfield resident
Samuel Neiswanger of 300 E Briggs St says kidney pains and backache eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports three boxes eliminated the trouble with kidney secretions and rest improved. Price 60c at all druggists. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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Fairfield
Samuel Neiswanger
E. Briggs St
Dean
Mr. Neiswanger
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs
Buffalo
N.Y
Adv
Slav Boy of 17 Decorated by Four Nations
Miroslav Marek, seventeen, youngest foreign WWI veteran, formerly a Russian lieutenant, received honors from Russia Poland France and Czecho Slovakia for valor. He arrived in America and enrolled at the University of Nebraska while preserving his war records amid exile and hardship.
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Lincoln
Neb
Europe
Egypt
Miroslav Marek
America
Arts and Science College
University of Nebraska
Marek
San Francisco
Vladivostock
Japan
United States
Atlantic
Moscow
Czar Nicholas
Hanin
Masaryk
Czecho-Slovakia
Moravia
Hapsburgs
Emergency funds sought to fight dairy tuberculosis
Government reports that state aid for dairy herds to eradicate tuberculosis has run out. An emergency appropriation is being pursued through Congress to continue the anti TB program for dairy herds.
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Congress
Gov
State and officials announce animal health program results
The report shows 6 675 applications on file 277 herds tied 2 170 herds passed one free test and 3 146 herds on waiting list with strong county coverage as inspector Dr F Thompson and Dr Peter Malcom present for the Iowa Commission of Animal Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F . Thompson
Chase
Peter Malcom
Iowa Commission of Animal Health
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Slacker
Uncle Sam
Pristinas
Tuan
Spinet
Davenports
J. C. Bradshaw Furniture Company
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Kellogg's
Kelloggs
Kelllogg’s
Florida
Carolinas
Gulf Coast
Texas
Cuba
Southland
W. C. Harrell
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