Iowa State News Roundup Loses Fire Ravaged City
A long Iowa statewide summary reports a major fire at Osceola that destroyed three stores and threatened the business district. Two men died from collapsing walls, with Dick Eggleston and George Griffin identified as victims. Fire crews from Chariton, Creston, and Osceola fought flames for hours. The item also notes arrests related to espionage, tax education efforts, juvenile assaults, Red Cross drives, and other local happenings across multiple Iowa towns and counties during wartime America.
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Flick
Oscentx
Dick Eggleston
George Griffin
Silo Packing Company
Chariton
Creston
Osceola
BE. H. Hardy
Edmonton
Alberta
Cedar Rapids
Hardy
New York
Woolworth
Anthony F.lash
Dubuque
Viola Moore
Fort Dodge
Camp Cody
Deming
N. M
Moore
Moora
Luwa
Gilbert
Gilbertson
Des Moines
Ir. Gilbertson
Edith M. Curtiss
Den
F. Curtiss
Iowa State College At
Ames
Chicago
Miss Curtiss
Towa City
Iowa City
Sioux City
Securite
Men Frst
Duduque
Wich
Nall
Farrar
George Schley
Logan
Board of Supervisors
Story County
Herbert E. Hadley
Joseph Bradley
Bert Hubbard
Anamosa Reformatory
Rochelle
Davenport
Eldon
Redfield
The
Red Cross
Shenandoah
Pong Yee
San Francisco
Kaiser
Norway
United States
Marshal Heatly
Alfred Sturney
Ida Grove
A. J. Sturney
France
Storm Lake
State Fish and Game Department
Iowa Hearings Probe Coal Prices At Des Moines
Governor Harding chaired a coal hearing to report to the federal fuel administration and push for lower coal prices. W G Hodge testified for Hacking Coal Co while attorney Alberson protested cross examination. Officials noted cost increases of coal production over two years and cited price changes by federal agencies. Iowa merchants face license rulings, rural school shortages impact winter term openings, and debates arise over German study in schools.
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John C. Ebert
Camp Dodge
Ebert
United States
Whittier
Cedar Rapids
Mae
Legislative Committee
State Bankers' Association
Ida Grove
Ernest Rathburn
Roy O'Mara
Christian Rofrm
Mahaska Rounts
August Sass
Chris Gebers
Tom A. Metcalf
Dysart
Hem
Iowa
Internal Revenue
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Washington
Treasury Department
Russell Johnson
J. Nohnson
Falla
Fort Worth
Texas
Sioux City
Waron Dyers
Sam
Myre
Chris Lausen
Council Iufts
Guernsey
Forest Od
Bryan Johnson
Keosauqua
United States Navy
Red Cross
Aes
Te Red Cross
Kanawha High School
Apple
Thy
Harding
Prine
Des Moines
W. G. Hodge
Hacking Coal Company
Raymond Alberson
Hodge
No. Harding
Albernon
E. ©. Smith
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
Federal Fuel Administration
Georges Kuba
Davenport
United Light and Railway Company
Federal Trade Commission
Shortin
Tembera
Frank D. Josep
Henry
Ida and
Grundy
Joseph
State Department of Public Instruction
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Livres
Thhey
Council of Defense
Schood
State of
Défense Board
Charles Webster
State House
Cost of Iowa milk production 12 month table released
Iowa food and dairy commissioner William Barney releases the annual cost of milk production per 100 pounds for each of the 12 months. Estimated costs ranged from 2.75 to 3.00, with Minnesota reporting up to 2.99. Aiming for a reasonable profit, December milk would price at 3.97 per 100 pounds based on average costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney
Iowa
William
Food and Dairy
Commissioher Barney
Government lists non essential industries for coal
Washington reports the fuel administration issued a preferential list to guide orders for coal, prioritizing government needs, railways, households, public works, steel plants, coke ovens, and utilities for a 30 day period. Operators urged to report free tonnage to secure emergency supplies amid a fifty million ton shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Rocky Mountain
Peeterentin
Germans Fail to Dislodge British Forces at Front
Soviet-like terrain reports claim German encirclement attempts threaten British lines near Cambridge while General Hyng advances toward the town. Casualties are heavy with losses on both sides. seven hours of intense fighting prior to the current stance.
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London
Dee
Cambrin
Cortain
Trial verdict in Mineola for murder case ends with custody ruling
A New York case arises in Mineola where a jury reaches a verdict in a murder trial. The defendant's plea centers on temporary insanity with connections to the slain husband John Silles, a Yale football figure. The judge orders custody of the deceased's mother, amid doubts about accountability.
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Mineola
N.Y
Abe
Maurden
John the Siilles
Yale
Chibman
Pene | Weathury
Lowe Ishii
de Sridles
Campaign for Stenographers In New York Training Courses
An announcement at a convention of shorthand teachers outlined intensive daily typewriting and stenography courses for women. The program aims to prepare pupils to pass government examinations as soon as possible, using 10,000 sets of lessons and focusing on rapid readiness across the United States.
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New York
Aces
United States
A Soldier Checks Fare as London Bus Darkens
A veteran returns from the trenches sits in a bus corner in London and drops a shilling and coupe as lights fail during a bridge crossing. Passengers grope for the coin while the conductor jokes that it rolled away. Three messengers later illuminate the scene with the missing fare.
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Byg
London
Christian Selence Monitor
Heal Itching Skins Product Advertisement
Quee used altways used because these super creamy emolllents tend to prevent skin troubles be coming serious if used daily. Free sample each by mail with Book Address postcard Cu' cura Dept L Boston Sold everywhere.
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Dept
Boston
There Goes What You Might Call the Average Suburbanite
A clipped column sketches the typical suburban man returning from a department store with a domestic load. He carries home a steak, a science item for his wife, and a new record for the Ids phonograph, illustrating common middle class purchases and interests.
Fragmented 19th century ad text with odd dialogue
A garbled page fragment mixes names and phrases about Delilat and Sam-Son, a hair product brand request, and quirky product pitches. It references Quinine tonics, laxatives, and a Cross Ball Blue ad line. The tone resembles a faded old ad and dialogue piece with stray marketing cues.
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Iowa State
Commonwealth
Wilson
J. F. Deems
Burlington
Uote
United States Food Administration
Unig
Food Administration Bureau
Towa
R. D. Wall
Uate
24Th
Derping
NN. Mex
War Department
M. St. Fayram
Department of Public Instruction
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Dyersburg
Tex
Lignon Scott
Dean
Lydia Shuster
Afargaret St
Frankford
Saya
Shuster
Doan
W. Cassidy, JR
Notary Public
Hidney Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N, Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
I W. ON
Omaha
Gastoria
Fletcherr
Delilat
Sam- Son
B. W. Groves Nehawmrs
Leon Dox
Alice
Ady
Marine
Ryan
Asx
Rotwedy Co
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