Vast array of oddities from government cards to lawn riddles
A scattered compilation covers topics from a US postal card index and four card types to a Aberdeen pawnshop hat revealing missing securities. It notes Lincolns remarks on margarine, ship and theater anecdotes, a Paris salon figure, German stork reports, and global trivia on vacuum cleaning, lead pencils, and aeroplane safety prizes.
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Hull Index
Cs. OS
lOow
United Sates
Grant
Young seed corn raises big profits at local short course
Frank Bickford, a youth from Webster City, bid high for prize seed corn at a short course and earned over 200 dollars in weeks. The win boosted his reputation as a seed corn grower while others watched prices climb from 10 to 25 dollars per bushel and 74 bushels were later raised. Farmers in the area flock to acquire seed corn from his success.
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Webster City
Gut
Frank Kickford
Brickfford
Wickford
Alda Henderson
Runnall
Jackford
Nick Aleyers
Flacmillen
Hickford
Katsus
Bickford Fara
Dave
Helice Coro
Lila
Mason Gvbyes W. Oddewhars
IktkKhon
Such
Wobl
Metlurtle
Albameapulis
Northwestern States
Watehloo-Aa
Hipke
Thin Ely
Jimmet
C. Groves
Tronverdé
Converse
Hawardien
Presbyterian Church
Parfora
Wls Hardles
Paullina
Decker
Atiaheupolis
Rock Fapios
Tarren
Charles
Badelinsan
Indelaan Issa
White Hero
Hampton
J. C. Powers
West Union
Hawkeye
Mary Byrne
Miss Byrne
Odebolt—& TF
Morton
Stratton
Odebolt
Brapleton
Roy Nelson
Allen Nelson
Tragic Wall Collapse Kills Four in Cottage Fire Aftermath
Reporting chronicled a sequence of collapses at a cottage fire site in Lis. CAE with a fatal wall fall burying owner J. Brady Root and three others. Earlier, wall failures fatally injured workers and injured others during the rebuilding and cleanup amid gusty conditions.
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Birhet
Alien Killini
J. BR. Roott
Iowa News in Brief Low A Alls
Short Iowa roundup with items from Blanchard Bala, Emmetsburg, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Notes include oil discovery near rail water tank, bank robberies trials, political notices, church resignations, wrecks, fires, and social events across multiple towns. Names and places include Des Moines, Marshalltown, Emmetsburg, Spirit Lake, Burlington, Dubuque, Council Bluffs, Iowa Falls, Fort Dodge, Pella, and Muscatine.
Freight Magnate Exerts Maximum Taxation Powers in Tariff Case
A major Interstate Commerce Commission hearing centers on Western classification No. 61. Thorne leads a briefing for 16 state commissions arguing the plan would standardize rates and taxes across rail freight. Opponents say it concentrates power and could raise costs for industry nationwide.
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Dea Moines
Crifford
Washington
Interstate Comineres Commission
United States
Thorne
Interstate Commerce Commission
FAO
Fyfe
Aer. Pyte
Les Gasidates
Wien
Hurtin
Colume
Calkroud
Wiahluptun Chat
Fauci
Jorge
Organization soon of agricultural bureau in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa reports an upcoming Iowa state agricultural bureau under the federal agriculture department and the state agricultural college to coordinate county level work. A special agent will direct the program with county staff expanding if successful and approved by farmers, potentially increasing federal funding.
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Marshalltown
Cooke and
Goodell
Golte
Ammets
Palo Alto County Sunday School Association
Emstetsburg
Misa L. & Shell
Des Moines
Mra. JW
Agricultural Bureau
Cropa
Towa
Federal Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
Congress
Department of Agricultural Extension
College
Ames
Presbyterians Seek Restrictions On Sunday Observance
The Presbyterian synod session recommended banning Sunday baseball, creating a Saturday half holiday, and opposing the Shankland liquor bill. They also commended the post office department for closing delivery windows on Sundays.
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Hes Moines
New Daiwa
Presbyterian Synod
Sunay
EXPERT WILKINSON WORKS ON BREMER COUNTY RECORDS
A. Wilkinson of Des Moines, noted as an expert accountant, has moved to Jackson County to conduct a county finance probe similar to his Clinton county work. The Jackson probe required public donations to fund the investigation, reflecting concern over county affairs. Fort Dodge electric line to Ogden extension planned with Minneapolis and St Louis cars linking at Frazier for Des Moines and Fort Dodge.
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Wilkinson
Bremer
Des Moines
B. A. Wilkinson
Jackson County
Clinton Coounty
Clinton County
Jackson
Fort Dodge
Ogden
Bes Moines
Minneapolis & St
Daughters of the Revolution meeting in Council Bluffs
Mrs TF Howell of Des Moines state regent led the conference addressing marking of old state trails. She said most trails are known only to the oldest inhabitants. College presidents from towns state schools urged delaying the next two year budget due to recent board changes while seeking rural teacher training and larger support funds for the university and schools.
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Bluntys
FL Howell
Des Moines
the Daughters of the Revolution
Ames
Tat
Seetrly
Pearson
Bowman
Marshalltown Daily News Briefs: City Budget and Local Clashes
The quarterly report to the city council notes a treasury balance for recent months and outlines a shift in government form without waterworks. various notices include a self defense exoneration in a Tuesday shooting, mass con erns, and local moves. Residents face migration pressures as Greek residents may depopulate the city in weeks. numerous small notices cover hotel sales, bank leadership, ranch travel, court cases, and notable local incidents across Estherville O na wa and surrounding towns.
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Marshall
Plac
Ths
Derby
Cite Council
Amoguu
Buknee
Watterworcks
Charles Hierwirth
Frank T. Giwen
Tremont Hotel
Gwen
Owen
Fraunk Capell
Marshall Towane
Whiraku
Fauits
Boy Shot While Searching for Ghost on Grandywite Street
A 14 year old boy named James Logue of 2 North 22d Street was wounded by a gunshot while exploring a lit newspaper torch in a haunted looking house on Grandywite Street. He was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition as police searched the building but found no suspect or evidence of occupancy.
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la Memphia
Ktobert
Cettan
San Marcos
Purlington
O. J. Stewart
Burlington
Dlr
Stewart
Tthe
California
Bubuque
O'Leary
Muscatine
Llinais
Aerey Hospital
Council Blu
Chac
Ethel Gifford
Citzens Gas & Electric Company
Red Oak
Lena Erickson
Gordon Waegen
Iowa
Rock Island
Trebertson
Here
Iowa Falls
Ida Grovil
David #immerman fawn
Fort Dodge
Gilmore City
Des Molnes
Fevy
Thomas
Agudy
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Church of the Assumption
Poebia
Odebolt
Gov. C. Scott
Towa Cirtyy
John Collins
Davenport
Buck Grove
Bonney
Peter Anderson
Philadelphia
Get. i
Grandywite
Tarncaster Avenue
Lin
Tames Logue
North 22d Street
White Street
Fred
Girl Receives License Twice In One Month
A juvenile bride case unfolds as a Clyde area girl, aged about 14 or 15, inherits parental consent issues and faces questioning at the registrar's office. Her mother and at least one guardian accompany her to Morturen, with the clerk verifying details before proceeding to marriage formalities with a named fiancé.
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Fford
Allede
Abia Glo
Clyde
Thie
Saeed
Briele
Gmk
Morturen
Bether
Wreéraant Llogmer
Conte Gerk
Gwiey
Allis Weil
Big Railway Fight Forecast Narrows Down to Freight Rates
Washington October 21 Western shippers expect a major railroad drive this winter to raise freights for funds to finance improvements. Shippers groups plan a strong protest unless Congress enacts strict capitalization controls and blocks rate hikes tied to upgrades. A large national confrontation is anticipated.
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Washington, D.C
Oet
Congress
Nimrods Return With Alaskan Game Display
Frederick H. Burnham of New York and Mrs. Burnham arrived in San Francisco after a 48 day Alaskan Cassler district hunt. Their haul included six caribou four black mountain sheep two moose one goat and 17 bears. The couple traveled 250 miles and Mrs. Burnham joined all along the trek. They describe five auaches killed in two minutes with seven rifle shots as the hunter's thrill.
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Estpherville
Esther= Ville
Uiatt
Onawa
Lark
Ibis City
Woi Barcus
Sioux City
Airs
Mffie Lurrill
Wisconsin
Harcud
Nye-Nchneider- Wowler Grain and Lumber Company
Outawa
Dulugue
Maurice Krow
Lows Trust and Savings Bank
San Francisco
Chine
Japan
Prederick
HK. Burnham
New York
Burnham
Cassler
Alaska
Suffraget Firebug Sentenced to Labor in Oxford
Oxford reports Helen Crages a militant suffraget was sentenced to nine months hard labor at the assizes for attempting to set fire to the residence of Lewis Harcourt secretary of state for the colonies. The case highlights continuing extremism in the suffrage movement and the crackdown by authorities.
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Oxford
England
Helen Crages
Assizes
Lewis ¥. Harcourt
Celebrate Surrender Remembered in Yorktown Program
Yorktown Virginia observed the surrender of Cornwallis to Washington years ago with an elaborate ceremony. Senator Ewanson and federal troops participated as speakers and guests in the commemoration.
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Yorktown
Cornwallis
Washington
Senator Ewanson
Treasury ignores German plea on duties on split peas flour
Washington December 21 The treasury department today declined to accrede to Germanys vigorous representations against the American governments intention to impose countervailing duty on split peas and flour imported from the country
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Washington
Treasury Department
Germany
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Aberdeen
Wriday
Focal
Hig Hut
Ingalls
Senate
Ineefis
Inwalle
J. PB. Allorgen
Liberia
Lincoln
Syringmeld
Mlus
Henner
Lonnondhée
Charles Lamb
Charles Monselet
Quai Voltaire
Paris
France
Switzerland
Italy
Europe
Castro
Berlin
South Africa
Port Elizabeth
Shetland
Ea A
Siam
Miamson
Etligian
AL. J. Foley
Fort Lodge
Traver
Uncle Sam
E. B. Johns
Army and Navy
Johns
Ottumwa
Albion W. Stuart
Stuart
Teamsters
Samuel Grahaim
Harlan Anderson
Samuel Graham
James Anderson
Youn
Cushin
Cushing
Washta
Washtta
Estherville
Kirby Emipre
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
W. J. Kirby
Mr. Kirby
Iowa News
Mitebls
Pantie
York
Blanchard
Brillaney
Chicago Ehengsist
Bala Etseburg
Raassilameizenl
Rena
Port Dalge
Hitherville
Dagen
Telfearul
Glipder Bank
Tude A
Allie
Entity
Mame Fisher
Federation
Bors. J
Liarmidltes
Bes
Baeville
Stori Lake
Cedar Hapids
Onn
Alnsconia Heme
Thin City
Mershalltows
Leo Deledgates
Vindtorn
Morraloir
Lesg Croy
Bh. Hadleman
Stzgerald
Poulles
Falm
Endleman
Eleventh and
Walnut Sts
Tie Bulldins
Bireman
Maurice
Srev
J. E. Winter
American Reformed Church
Denver
Ireton
Ithe Rogers
Steve Lemonds
A. Rogers
Wwe
Michigan
Nimrods
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