These Soldiers Refuse to Stay Dead
Washington reports a mix of records about Nathan Cooperman a private in Company H 38th division thought dead in France yet later listed alive discharged Feb 17 1919 at Camp Dix NJ. He is among about 2000 ex service members listed as killed buried overseas while alive and seeking compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Nathan Cooperman
Eet 3d Division
France
Adjutant General of the Army
Adjutant General’s Office
Camp Dix
N. J
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Mit
Cooperman
Anna Cooperman
Philadelphia
Wew
Marne
William Wirt
Dayton
Ohio
Wirt
War Department
Monster Twenty Foot Snake Terrorizes Montezuma Farmer
The Montezuma Republican reports Fred Hawking of Burgett Hawkins farm chased by a large twenty foot snake. Hawkins uses a horse to reach fields and fences to escape, while Ferral Rogers plans to exterminate the reptile. Neighbors fear the snake may threaten other farmers if it moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
Fred Hawking
Burgett-Hawkins Farm
Hawkins
Mr. Hawkins
Ferral Rogers
Ferrel
Millions for a New Stomach
An advertiser extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a digestion aid from Buffalo New York claiming it strengthens the stomach and blood through nature’s remedies. The copy emphasizes that it contains no alcohol or narcotics and has maintained public confidence for over fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
Mrs Linda Harrod Endorses Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs Linda Harrod of Ft Wayne Ind describes years of stomach trouble relief after trying many remedies and finding immediate relief with Chamberlains Tablets. She says after taking two bottles she can eat anything without distress and credits the product for her improved condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Harrod
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Embezzler Surrenders After $70,000 Theft Tales
A weary Chicago man, Charles E. Brierley, district manager for the Thomas Lipton Tea Co., walks into the detective bureau and surrenders after confessing a theft of between 75 000 and 100 000. He had written daily, pleading forgiveness to his wife for five days before confession, recounting how market schemes lured him into defalcations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Detective Bureau
Brierley
Charles E. Brierley
Thomas Lipton Tea Company
Chicago
New York
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad Card
Advertising copy touts Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable bowel complaint cure. Recommends stocking before summer and notes availability at drug stores.
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Chamberlain
Land boom of 1919 Iowa lands examined
An investigation of land values in sixty Iowa counties reveals that the 1919 land boom pushed farm land prices to levels making more than 3 percent return on capital rare for most farmers. It also made it difficult for many tenants to purchase land on borrowed money with reasonable odds of repayment.
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Iowa
Farmers of Iowa
State Veterinarians Association
Des Moines
C. c
E. H. Cunninghan
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Cunningham
State Biological Laboratories
Ames
Iowa Farm Bureau Notes and Disease Of Turkeys
Prof J R Redditt visited the county for three days July 15 16 17 with demonstrations attended widely. Disease in chickens shows TB like symptoms with almost 50 percent flocks affected and control measures urged including culling infected birds disinfecting housing and improving air and light.
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J. R. Redditt
Poultry Department
What to Do When Bilious Eat No Meats and Light Foods
An advertisement advises avoiding meats and heavy foods and using three Chamberlain's Tablets to cleanse the stomach and tone the liver. The claim notes that a day or two later a person should feel well.
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Chamberlain
What The Wind Looks Like
The passage explains wind as invisible yet influential, noting that early study relied on crude methods. It describes using balloons to trace air movement and devices like weather vanes and anemometers to infer speed and direction, providing rough estimates of atmospheric flow.
New Wind Tunnel Makes Air Visible At McCook Field
Engineers at McCook aviation field Dayton Ohio have developed a 200 hp wind tunnel that renders air visible and achieves speeds up to 500 miles per hour. The Venturi shaped tube draws air from the inlet end through a propeller powered fan five feet in diameter and 24 blades to study forces on a small model airplane wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeronautical Enginees
War Department
McCook Aviation Field
Dayton
Ohio
Jad Salts Kidney Flush Promoted for Back Pain Relief
An advertisement urges readers to use Jad Salts to flush clogged kidneys and prevent bladder problems. It claims four ounces in water before breakfast will restore kidney activity, reduce urine acidity, and prevent liver and sleep issues.
Measuring device for wind lift in tunnel with fog description
A suspended rod supports a lift measuring device at the tunnel exit. An external delicate balance links to the rod, enabling precise reading of wind force versus resistance. The airflow appears as a fog filled cross section with denser edges and a shifting, gentle motion across the disk.
Undertaker F. E. Butler Takes Over Frazey Firm
F. E. Butler becomes successor to A. V. Frazey as local undertaker. Contact phone listed as 1382 for arrangements and services.
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F. E. Butler
Undertaker
A. V. Frazey
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Powsheik
Tea Company
Cell
Farm Bureau Notes
Owen L. Coon
Farm Bureau Federation
E. H. Cunningham
Jefferson County
Farm Bureau
J. R. Howard
Lincoln
Shallenberger
J. F. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Ill
Hanna's
Exide
Frazey, the
Burlington Street
J. T Davies
Fairfield
O. C. Bottger
Prop
Uae
First National Bank
Fairfield, Iowa
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