Not Dead Yet a Soldier in Limbo Over Grave Mixup
Nathan Cooperman, once in Company H 38th Division, is listed dead by graves registration though officials say he was alive as of February 1919 and may be alive today. The case follows a grave misidentification with a mother in Philadelphia receiving a grave photo, while a body in France bears his tags.
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France
Adjutant General of the Army
Adjutant General’s Office
Camp Dix
N. J
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Mit
Cooperman
Anna Cooperman
Philadelphia
Wena Ac
Jaulgonne
Marne
William Wirt
Dayton
Ohio
Wirt
War Department
Icuaae
Twenty Foot Snake Chases Montezuma Farmer From Work
Montezuma farmer Fred Hawking endures a dramatic chase as a reported twenty foot snake follows him from field to house near Montezuma. Neighbors note rapid retreat, fences are navigated, and Hawking plans to exterminate the creature with Ferral Rogers while enlisting volunteers. The whole neighborhood fears further encounters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
Fred Hawking
Burgett-Hawkins Farm
Hawkins
Mr. Hawkins
Ferral Rogers
Ferrel
Embezzler Surrenders After Confession About Lipton Theft
Charles E. Brierley the Chicago Lipton Tea district manager confessed to embezzling between seventy five thousand and one hundred thousand dollars from the firm and turned himself in at the Chicago detective bureau. He wrote five letters to his wife before confessing describing his theft and guilt while seeking forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Detective Bureau
Brierley
Charles E. Brierley
Thomas Lipton Tea Company
Chicago
New York
Farm Bureau Notes on Poultry Disease and Farm Tools
The Iowa Farm Bureau reports Prof. J. R. Redditt visiting for three days with cattle and poultry demonstrations. Tuberculosis like disease affects almost 50 percent of flocks and control measures include culling and disinfecting. Also covered are seed house proposals, cooperative car orders, fly control for dairy cows, serum pricing reforms, and training for youth in live stock judging alongside aeronautics wind tunnel work at McCook field.
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J. R. Redditt
Poultry Department
Owen L. Coon
Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
E. H. Cunningham
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Jefferson County
Iowa
Millions for a New Stomach
An aged millionaire demands a cash sum for a new stomach, arguing wealth cannot ensure happiness without digestion. The piece extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery from Buffalo for digestion, blood nourishment, and immune defense, claiming fifty years of public trust and no alcohol or narcotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
Mrs Linda Harrod Endorses Chamberlains Tablets
Mrs Linda Harrod of Fort Wayne Indiana endorses Chamberlains Tablets claiming years of stomach trouble ended after trying the product. She reports immediate relief from heaviness and pain after meals and states she can eat anything without distress after using two bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Harrod
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable bowel complaint remedy to be bought in advance from any drug store before summer. It emphasizes usefulness in many homes and urges preparation.
Land boom in Iowa 1919 raises farm land values
An investigation of land values in 60 Iowa counties shows the 1919 land boom pushed prices to a level where only exceptional farmers could net more than 3 percent on capital. Many tenants faced infeasible odds to buy land with borrowed capital.
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Perenneaa
J. R. Howard
Iowa Farms Bureau Federation
Lincoln
Iowa
How to Cure Bilious Attacks With Chamberlains Tablets
An advertisement advises avoiding meats and heavy foods and taking three Chamberlains Tablets to cleanse the stomach and tone the liver. It promises that within a day or two the reader will feel better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
What The Wind Looks Like
The piece explains wind as invisible yet influential and traces early methods to study air flow. It describes meteorologists using balloons and devices like weather vanes and anemometers to estimate speed and direction of atmospheric currents.
Rad Salts Kidney Flush Promises Quick Relief
Advisory urging use of Rad Salts to flush and activate kidneys, reduce bladder irritation, and prevent kidney related discomfort. Promotes four ounces daily in water before breakfast as a preventive care measure, citing grape and lemon acid with lithia and a local druggist’s endorsements.
Butler Undertaker Succeeds A V Frazey In Local Firm
F E Butler takes over as undertaker succeeding A V Frazey at the local firm. Contact number 1382. The notice names Butler as the new operator and assigns responsibility for funeral services and arrangements.
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F. E. Butler
Undertaker
A. V. Frazey
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Washington, D
C. Ny
Nathan Gooperman
Powsheik
Tea Company
Cell
Farm Bureau Notes
Farm Bureau
Farmers of Iowa
State Veterinarians Association
Des Moines
C. c
Cunningham
State Biological Laboratories
Ames
Aeronauticg
Shallenberger
J. F. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Chicago, II
Exide
Rae
Frazey, the
West
Burlington
J. T Davies
Fairfield
O. C. Bottger
Prop
First National Bank
Fairfield, Iowa
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