Patent granted for steam meter drum cleaner device
Thomas Payton of Rock Rapids has official notice from Washington that a patent has been granted for a steam meter drum cleaning device. It is described as the only instrument of its kind and would be indispensable in cities with steam heating plants. Mrs. August Johnson, Algona, celebrates her 80th birthday while still milking five cows daily and managing her home. A. B. Carter near West Bend reports quadruplets born to one ewe, four lambs strong and healthy and similar in size and form, thriving with only their mother’s care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Payton
Rock Rapids
Lyon County
Washington, D. C
W. G. Smith
August Johnson
Algona
Kossuth County
George
A. B. Carter
Near West Bend
Palo Alto County
County treasurer balks at safe after 100 attempts
In Allison Butler county the county treasurer failed to open the strong box inner safe and summoned an expert who tried 65 of 100 possible combinations. The unused code puzzled officials as no prior record matched it.
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Allison
Butler County
California
Early Civil War Era Scrip Found in Iowa Town
L. J. Stahlbaum of Elkader in Clayton County reports scrip issued December 18 1857 before the Civil War by the Dubuque Central Improvement Company. It circulated for twelve months at 10 percent interest and was signed by F W Goodrich president and Robert M Walmsly secretary. The note was good for one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Stahlbaum
Elkader
Clayton County
Waples
Dubuque
Albino Robin Returns to Humboldt Park
An albino robin returning for a third season in Humboldt county haunts Taft park. The bird, a striking all white specimen, has become a favorite among park visitors. This spring its early arrival drew children to feed it during heavy late March snowfalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Humboldt County
Taft Park
Model T survives downhill crash with minor damage
Joe Sheppard parked his Ford on a slope in Algona and found it slid into a ravine, turning over. A wrecker spent an hour and a half to restore it, but the car remained largely undamaged aside from a bent fender and two preexisting broken windows. In a separate incident, Nick Sadler and Haakon Christenson drove a truck with eggs toward Chicago when Sadler slept, the rig veered into a ditch near DeWitt and the rear was ripped away, 140 cases broken into omelettes, while one crate of chickens landed upright and unharmed. An empty returning truck stopped to help, driven by Harold Christenson, who owned the eggs.
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Joe Sheppard
Algona
Kossuth County
Nick Sadler
Haakon Christenson
Eagle Grove
Wright County
Chicago
Christenson
DeWitt
Clinton County
Sadler
Harold Christenson
Harold
Mulford of Eldora Preserves Old Tools and Relics
Mulford of Eldora in Hardin county displays old-time articles used daily for decades. He carries a yellowed ivory-handled knife for 54 years and owns a leather eee over 60 years old. The billford style leather piece held large Confederate era paper money and could still be used if not oversized. He also keeps a heavy cold chisel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulford
Eldora
Hardin County
Farmwoman Keeps Family Farm in Chickasaw County
Miss Sylvia Gimerson of Nashua Chickasaw County manages a farm alone after her father’s death. She farms 21 cattle 16 hogs 2 horses and 250 chickens with seasonal help and plans to double chicken stock next year. Chickens and dairy products are her main income sources.
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Sylvia Simerson
Nashua
Chickasaw County
Moat Elms
Gimerson
Farmer Finds Extraordinary Eggs in Hen House
Gerrit Blankers, a farmer near Sheldon in O'Brien County, noticed two White Leghorn hens lay remarkable eggs. One egg measured 814 inches around the long way and 64 inches short, weighing exactly four ounces. The second egg measured 2% inches around both axes and weighed about a sixth of an ounce.
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Gerrit Blankers
Sheldon
O’brien County
Pioneer Cheese Factory Closes After 40 Years Near Renwick
The pioneer cheese factory near Renwick Humboldt county closes after four decades of operation. Built in 1893 the co operative plant produced 250 pounds of cheese daily powered by ten farmer milk suppliers from 105 cows sharing profits.
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Pioneer
Renwick
Humboldt County
Decline of Iowa G A R Posts After Civil War Rise
Assistant Adjutant General J P Risley notes Iowa G A R membership drop from 20000 veterans in 1893 across 529 posts to 492 today. Crocker post in Des Moines leads with 24 members, Marshalltown house of veterans has 20, and Fayette Monroe Fredericksburg and Montezuma posts hold two survivors each.
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Union
J. P. Risley
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
George Gallarin
Des Moines
Crocker
Marshalltown
Fayette
Monroe
Fredericksburg
Montezuma
Escaped horses return home after 25 mile trek
A. E. Albee of Eagle Grove reports his 24 year old horses vanished from their barn and trekked about a mile into town and 25 miles across countryside to rejoin the family farm near Hardy in Humboldt county. The animals were found grazing at the Hardy farm, their longtime Oak childhood home. Meanwhile Jack Johnson Jr. of Algona smashed a Whittemore window to crawl inside an easy chair display during a snowstorm. he slept there as officers considered charges, contingent on paying for the broken glass.
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Oscar L. Johnson
Kanawa
Hancock County
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Animal Kingdom
A. E. Albee
Eagle Grove
Wright County
Hardy
Humboldt County
Mr. Albee
Whittemore
Kossuth County
Jack Johnson, Jr
Algona
Ingenious Planetary Machine Explains Seasons and Day Night
A four month project assembled from auto parts bicycle clock speedometer vacuum cleaner and a shoe horn powers a device using chains belts and gears to show earth rotation sun orbit and the moon around the earth. An electric light stands in for the gun illustrating why days and nights change and why polar regions have long periods of daylight or darkness.
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Moor
Arctic
Antarctic
Freak seven legged pig found by Iowa farmer
Bert Myhre a Cerro Gordo county farmer discovered a dead pig from a litter with seven legs two normal limbs on the abdomen and a forked seventh leg ending in two claw like appendages. The other pigs were healthy.
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Bert Myhre
Cerro Gordo County
Fire destroys Wirt Allen farm buildings near Lake View
A large stock barn and double corn crib burned at the Wirt Allen farm by Lake View in Sac county. Losses include 12 tons of hay 10 tons of straw 1200 bushels oats 2800 bushels corn 75000 pounds popcorn and three heifers plus harness and machinery. A few fires like that would reduce farm surplus.
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Wirt Allen
Lake View
Sac County
Pig Survives Five Weeks Buried In Straw Stack
A strong south wind buried a crippled pig in a straw stack at Mrs Ida Ruhs near Audubon Iowa on February 18. The pig was found alive on March 26 after four months of entombment, having survived five weeks without food.
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Ida Ruhs
Audubon
Audubon County
Builds Scientific Device for County Farm Defense
An agricultural science project aims to advance device construction to study soil and earth questions. The effort involves a county farmer and seeks to clear up practical agricultural queries through experimental apparatus.
Owls Captured After Chicken Thefts Spark Warnings
Two of Monroe county's famous chicken fanciers were jailed in a wire cell outside an Albia store after being captured alive by Earl Spencer of Hilton. The two owls, accused of preying on local flocks, were displayed as detectives suspect they caused several chicken disappearances recently.
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Monroe County
Albia
Earl Spencer
Hilton
Lightning strike hits Lucas county farmer in barn
Harry Wright of Chariton, a farmer in Lucas county, became one of the first lightning victims of the year when a bolt struck his barn as he stood nearby. The incident occurred on his Chariton area farm and details about injuries or fatalities follow in the report.
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Harry Wright
Lucas County
Chariton
Barn fire traps Wright as sheep perish in blaze
A blaze tore through a barn injuring Wright who collapsed and was carried out by neighbors. The barn collapsed soon after. Between 20 and 35 sheep perished in the fire and Wright was later recovered.
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Wright
Urate
Army air corps loans biplane to Ames for training
The Army Air Corps transfers a two seat biplane used by the army for training to Iowa State College Ames for aeronautical instruction. The craft, formerly with the Missouri National Guard and moved from St. Louis, will be used for ground and flight training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Farmer Finds Decayed Cash From Long Hidden Cache
A Lenox Iowa farmer during spring cleaning found a cache of weather beaten currency in an unused outbuilding chimney. He wrapped the money and took it to a bank where counts indicated about 510 dollars, with bills dating up to 25 years old.
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Lenox
Taylor County
Paramount Theater Presents Dixie on Parade and Face in the Sky
Cedar Rapids Paramount Theater runs April 19 to 21 showing the colored review Dixie on Parade featuring 50 performers alongside the feature film Face in the Sky starring Spencer Tracy.
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Paramount Theater News
Paramount Theater
Cedar Rapids
Paramount to Feature Crawford and Cooper in Today We Live
Stuart Erwin and Marion Nixon star in a program with no price increase. Matinees are 25 cents and evenings 35 cents, with children 10 cents. Ed Carey’s KYW orchestra and Bud Harris lead a lineup including Maude Russell Bert Howell and twelve Sepia steppers. Starting Saturday April 22 Paramount presents Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper in Today We Live, claimed to be their finest collaboration.
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Stuart Erwin
Marion Nixon
Ed Carey
KYW
Bud Harris
Dixie
Maude Russell
Bert Howell
Paramount
Joan Crawford
Gary Cooper
Ady
Open Meeting of VFW Draws Veterans From Several Cities
About 250 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary attended an open meeting of Monticello post No. 1683. Delegates from Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque and Waterloo participated as speakers explained new legislation affecting World War veterans. The auxiliary held a brief business session and initiated Mrs. Marjorie Skinner. Music by the Dubuque post orchestra accompanied dancing after lunch.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Waterloo
Iowa
Arnold Utzey
Paul Eckardt
George W. Schreck
M. B. Andelsinger
W. H. Jarrett
Gwendolenanyon
Adies
Marjorie Skinner
Final Session Of The Religious Training School
A Jones County Religious Educational training school session ended at the local Presbyterian church dining room. The Monticello high school girls quartets performed after lunch. Dean McConnell of Cornell college spoke on Character Development and led an open forum. Forty? three? was presented to 39 pupils who completed courses in February and March. The Findings Committee proposed another training school in October. Faculty included Rev. George H. Goodrick dean and several pastors and Miss Harriet Cunningham.
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Jones County Religious Educational Training School
Presbyterian Church
Monticello High School
Dean McConnell
Cornell College
McConnell
Jones County
Monticello
Anamosa
A. J. Walker
Car hits pole. driver unhurt in Cedar Rapids crash
L. A. Davis of Martello escaped injury at 4 am Tuesday when his car struck and broke a telephone pole at 2301 Mount Vernon Avenue Southeast Cedar Rapids. The impact snapped the pole but Davis was not hurt.
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L. A. Davis
Martello
Mount Vernon Avenue
Cedar Rap
Davis in Crash After Sleep Claim
Davis told police he was on his way home and must have fallen asleep. He was not held. His car was badly wrecked in the crash.
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Davis
World’s Fair to Build Strange New Bridge
A semi circular bridge linking Northerly Island to the Chicago World's Fair grounds will be 790 feet long and 46 feet wide with eight 80 foot spans. Pile driving has begun for the drawbridge style structure rimmed with shops like a boardwalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Ponte Vecchio
Florence
Easter Weekend Visitors and Fair Preparations Noted
The report mentions Northerly Island hosting key Fair buildings including the Federal building and Hall of States and notes the South Lagoon access for vessels. It also records Easter visits by the Embree and Cartano families with Mrs Mate Embree returning home and Louise Cartano visiting from Springville. Will Hunter visits Morley to see her father W B Allen.
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Federal Building
Hall of States
Hollywood
Children’s Development
Robert Embree
Madrid
Monticello
Richard Cartano
Mate Embree
Cartano
Louise Cartano
Springville
Mr. Cartano
Will Hunter
Morley
W. B. Allen
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R. V. Porter
F. L. Provan
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G. Gutensohn
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W. J. Grossheim
Earl Hodgkin
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