Iowa farm news notes church bell and tractor show
The Low er Otter Creek St Lawrence church gains a 6146 pound bell as a war memorial. Des Moines hosts the first week in December the second annual tractor show by the Iowa Implement Dealers Association at the Coliseum. Iowa reports record crime in 1919 and swift justice for five bandits in Le Mars. S. A. Trowbridge reports strong livestock sales and land value estimates in Hardin and Floyd counties. County paving bids proceed from Charles City to Rudd. Sheep and dairy events draw hundreds at Marshalltown and Popejoy. Short farm courses begin in several counties to aid younger farmers. Dairy products value and creameries noted.
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St. Lawrence Catholic
Otter Creek
Iowa Implement Dealers’ Association
Coliseum
Des Moines
Plymouth County
le Mars
State Penitentiary
Iowa
Sioux City
Northwest Territory
S. A. Trowbridge
Polk County
Trowbridge
Farm Bureau
Hardin County
Floyd County
Iowa Pike
Charles City
Rudd
Floyd
Iowa Fleece Growers’ Association
Marshalltown
Strub’s Hall
Popejoy
Westfolk Townships
Franklin County
Rebecca Atkinson
Reeve
Hamilton
Morgan Township
Westfolk
Dubuque County
Blackhawk
State Department of Health
W. B. Barney
Lester Annan
Yorktown
Jacob Anderson
Poland
Poland China Breeders’ Association
Humboldt County
Duroc Jersey
Ben Morris
Ames
Kellogg
Newton
Baxter Association
Nove
U S Abandons Sugar Control Program Ends December 31
The Department of Justice will end the sugar equalization board on December 31 and focus on enforcing the Lever Act to prosecute profiteering. Attorney General Palmer said the government cannot control sugar purchase or distribution and any future price rises may occur without the board. Prosecutions will target domestic profiteering and unfair pricing by dealers within the United States.
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Sugar Equalization Board
Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Department of Justice
Department
Congress
Sugar Equalization Boarde
United States
Rail casualties total 8 697 in 1918 year
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission annual tally of 8 697 deaths and 64 144 injuries on steam railroads in 1918. Non train incidents caused 589 deaths and 110 431 injuries. Employees killed 164 and 2 332 wounded during coupling. Overhead and side obstructions and falls added 630 deaths and 14 533 injuries.
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Washington
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Farmer a Great Stabilizer
Governor Frank O. Lowden told the United States Association of Fairs and Expositions in Chicago that farmers are the nation's greatest stabilizer and that the country would face a bleak future without its 6,000,000 farmers. He added that future progress must come from farmers.
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Chicago
Dec
Frank O. Lowden
United States Association of Fairs and Expositions
Auditorum Hotel
America
Tabors Located in Freewater Runaway Case
Walla Walla residents report Mrs. Lester Tabor and Walter Tabor were in Freewater Oregon two weeks ago and planned to head to California after leaving. Authorities have received information confirming their location.
Census Enumerators To Be Paid 4 Cents Per Person
Washington announces a pay raise for the fourteenth census enumerators to 4 cents per person and 80 cents per farm reported. Director issues the increase details.
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Washington
Train service cut in Chicago for coal conservation
Chicago December 6 train traffic from Chicago to west northwest and southwest reduced by one third under a United States railroad administration order to conserve coal.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Administration For
London Clerks Strike Shuts West End Stores
Three thousand assistants in major west end department stores walk out over higher pay shorter hours and other concessions.
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London
West End
British cabinet to suspend juries in Ireland trials
The Daily News reports the British cabinet will suspend trial by jury for violence crimes in Ireland and replace it with a commission of three judges for the proceedings in these cases.
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Ireland
London
Daily News
Villa Capture a Myth Debunked by Mexican Consul
Andrea Garcia the Mexican consul in El Paso said a telegram from Chihuahua military headquarters denied the report of Pancho Villa's capture as not true.
World of inventions and notices from 1910s era
A survey of varied innovations includes pumpkin seed oil extraction plants in Hungary, a semicircular back and forth children’s swing, and a car riding along a semicircular track. Other items note rapid post office letter traffic, Congo coast air service plans, and gear propelled roller skates from Oregon. Military and nautical topics touch Manila harbor depths and large ships docking at current piers.
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Hungary
New York
Washington
Congo
Oregon
Fattest Boy in the World Lenny Munson of Leicester
Lenny Munson a sixteen year old from Leicester England weighs 420 pounds making him the fattest boy in the world. Arm circumference 23 inches chest 41 4 inches thigh 28 inches and calf 24 inches.
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Lenny Munson
Leicester
England
Lenny
Old tree yields 86 varieties of fruit in Ohio yard
An over seventy five year old backyard apple tree in an Ohio city revived by grafting now bears 40 to 50 bushels annually. It produces extra-early to winter varieties and seven kinds of pears, totaling 86 fruit types, supporting healthier yields across seasons.
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Manila
Ohio City
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Simple Stunt to Cure Hiccoughs Described by Dr Vanegas
Dr. D. Francesco Vanegas proposes a method from Revista de Medicina y Cirurgia Practicas Madrid to stop obstinate hiccoughs. The patient lies down and pulls knees to chest, pressing abdomen against thighs to elevate abdominal organs under the diaphragm and halt diaphragm spasms.
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D. Francesco Vanegas
Revista de Medicino Y Cirurgia Practienas
Madrid
Sand-boat racing on Belgian dunes at La Panne
Belgians and visitors enjoy sand-boat racing along La Panne dunes where small wheeled frames carry a mast and sail. Guided by a rope, sand sailors can tack and maneuver as on water, reaching 15 to 20 miles per hour in a good breeze.
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la Panne
Prudent Hesitation and Anarchist Exchange
A clipped dialogue features an anarchist and a peer as they weigh tactics. The exchange centers on destroying law and authority yet postponing action to secure police protection at a future gathering. The banter hints at planned but cautious revolt.
Passing Him Revolving Door Invention Catches Eye
A witty exchange cites a revolving door as a clever invention. The dialogue humorously notes sliding out as a Dill collector arrives, implying quick exits and playful observations on security or timing.
Sailor Returns as Christmas Storm Hits Lighthouse Village
In a storm swept setting at Bennett and the lighthouse, a rugged sailor arrives at a snowbound cottage bearing news and rescue. Marie and Ben Clark confront romance and danger while Santa seems to appear in a dramatic rescue under icy seas.
Taking Him at His Word
Siemmandhaw opens a fancy box and asks about a new neck tie. Shimmerpate calls it a marvel of beauty and asks where it came from. He explains it was a Christmas gift from an aunt and offers to give it away, urging the other to try it on.
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Frank
Marie
Ben Clark
Tintey
Hammond
Mornig
Fidhiis Stern
Marto
Natonic
Christmas reverence echoes through ages in scripture
A devotional meditation recalls the birth of Christ as the Life and Way who came to bless the earth, praising the gladness and timeless truth of the Nativity. The text reflects faith in Jesus as the path to blessing humanity across generations.
Fragmentary Civic Talk from an 19th Century Page
A short, garbled excerpt shows dialogue about a toy and surplus with phrases referencing evidence and a son named Christus. The lines appear as stray speech snippets from a scanned page, lacking clear context or attribution.
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Christus
Tying Up the Christmas Packages
A gleeful medieval verse celebrates the work of gift wrapping before Christmas. The playful lines describe paper ribbons and careful tying as a joyful, loving effort that keeps gifts contained and ready for giving.
Where Ignorance Is Billis
A witty note on Christmas gift giving contrasts early and late shopping with a humorous take on awareness and surprise during the season. The remark highlights the advantage of the recipient not knowing the shopper’s timing.
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Billis
The Joy of Motherhood in Ellensburg
A testimonial from Mrs O S Joungson of Ellensburg Washington praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after illness and helping her conceive. The letter urges other women with functional disorders to try the medicine and consult Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts after 40 years of experience.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ellensburg
Mra. O
Joungson
R. No
Wash
Moatensen
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Puzzle of Nonsense Scribbles in a Curious Exchange
A jumbled dialogue features childlike imagery and broken phrases as characters discuss treats and a plan. The garbled text hints at a humorous kitchen scene with mentions of cake, cream, and a gentleman, but the speaker and context remain unclear.
Boschee's Syrup Promoted For Cold and Lung Troubles
Boschee's Syrup has been used for coughs bronchitis colds throat irritation and especially lung troubles for fifty three years. It assists a good night’s rest with no coughing and easy morning expectoration. Made in America and sold everywhere.
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America
Civilized World
Adv
Offhand remark in court about speeding and a pardon
In a dry town scene the judge confronts a man at the bar about a speeding rate of 40 miles an hour and a claim his chauffeur hurried to catch a meeting, while debating the need for a timely pardon and the town’s limits.
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Bulroad
Tine
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