Interesting Events Of Iowa News
Red Oak resident Ivan J Swanson amused townsfolk by placing a bouquet in a cigar store and inviting guesses of its identity. The bouquet proved to be potato blossoms. Fremont county farmers the Woods brothers harvested 150 tons of asparagus from 100 acres along the Missouri River, sending the crop to a Nebraska canning plant for about 120 per acre and 12,000 total gross, employing around 35 workers.
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Ivan J. Swanson
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Swanson
Hamburg
Fremont County
Woods Brothers
Nebraska
Woods
Jan
BT Receip Accta
General County
PEO
State Insane County Insane
van NT
Syned Old Age Pension Fund Library
Liddy
Nye
FTES
Teachers’ Institute
Tee EA
Court House
Red County Memorial
Alabama ‘ City
Indian Bureau of the
Federal Government
Tama County
Southwest Iowa Becomes Bluegrass Center Of The Nation
Reported rush of bluegrass seed harvest in southwestern Iowa claims the title of bluegrass center with unusually tall grasses. A Mt Etna field sample rose five feet high, and hundreds of workers operate harvest equipment amid growing statewide interest. Meanwhile Dickinson county officials investigate a strange shadow phenomenon in the Spirit Lake courthouse basement coal-room where trees appear to cast shade on the floor.
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Town
Kentucky
Iowa
Mt. Etna
Dickinson County
Spirit Lake
Relic Musket Tells Tales of Early America
J L Harter of Sibley owns a prerevolutionary flintlock musket dating from 1757. A Sutherland London gun, its spark mechanism remains functional. The weapon descended from Jacob Harter who lived in Virginia and moved to Ohio in the late 1700s.
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America
J. L. Harter
Sibley
Osceola County
London
England
Mr. Harter
Jacob Harter
Virginia
Ohio
Mrs Hurst 106 is oldest U S person says friends
Hastings resident Mrs Nancy Hurst aged 106 celebrated her birthday at her daughter’s home and was honored by 79 relatives. She has seven children 37 grandchildren 106 great grandchildren and 24 great great grandchildren across 17 families.
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Nancy Hurst
Hastings
Mills County
United States
Tona
Prairieburg
Linn County
Abbey
Abbeys
Sam
Nettie Abbey Floyd
Thomas Abbey
Prattieburg
Ground Caves In Bursting Into Farm Drain Near Fort Rotee
A farm south of Fort Rotee saw the earth yawn and swallow Mrs. Charles Jones into a deep chasm while she hoeed in a flooded garden. Authorities suspect an oil mining area caused the collapse as nearby land is heavily mined. A separate incident in Tola Grove warns a boy about handling matches after a paper sack burst into flames in a store.
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Charles Jones
Fort Rotee
Boy Smashes Paper Sack To Alarm Fire at Store
A boy carrying matches in a paper sack caused a small blaze when the sack struck a counter. The impact ignited the matches and the counter area, filling the store with smoke for hours. The incident ended with the boy learning a valuable lesson.
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Tola Grove
Tola County
Vet Doc W L Evers Reaches 82nd Milestone in Iowa Falls
Dr. Evers of Iowa Falls Hardin county marks his 82nd birthday and completes 50 years of veterinary practice arriving in 1888. He has served through two wars and continues to work, declaring he won’t stop until he gets old.
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W. L. Evers
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
Dr. Evers
Ancient Herbals Map Water Herbs Oils to Healing
Physicians of old traced healing to the gods and water herbs and oils. Early texts evolved from magic to manuscripts to plant-based knowledge. Dioscorides compiled an illustrated herbal guiding medicine for thirteen centuries, inspiring printed herbals with vibrant engravings and enduring text in libraries.
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New York Times
Hippocrates
School of Medicine
Alexandria
Dioscorides
Greece
Spain
Graveyard of Sailors on South Manitou Island Keeps Local Legend Alive
A Glen Haven correspondent reports South Manitou Island as a graveyard for sailors with 30 to 100 bodies buried there from shipwrecks. Wind and currents off the island's southwest shore made many vessels fail in storms, leaving crews to be buried by local residents as driftwood markers rotted away.
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Great Lakes
Manitou Island
Glen Haven
Mich
Detroit Free Press
Lake Michigan
Bamboo distribution and diversity across regions
The text notes bamboo origins and regional diversity. It states the United States has two native species confined to southern states, with cane-brakes now rare. Central and South America host about 150 native species, while Asia, especially China, is the richest region with nearly 500 described species and most economic varieties.
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United States
Virginia
Missouri
Central America
South America
Asia
China
Islands
Winchester Rivalry Over King Arthur's Round Table Tale
A Chicago Daily News writer notes Winchester claims King Arthur's Round Table as a major relic. Though linked to Hardyng and Henry VIII, locals stress Winchester's medieval cathedrals and 19th century literary landmarks over the table's authenticity.
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Winchester
England
Old Castle
Chicago Daily News
Hardyng
Henry VIII
Charles V
Charles
Arthur
Tess
Sycamore the Champion of Trees in Iowa
Sycamore grows to 170 feet on rich bottom lands and along streams in Iowa. Its diameter reaches up to 6 feet, with distinctive white exposed bark in large plates and three to five lobed bright green leaves. Also called button-ball tree for seed masses, it sheds hidden buds under leaf bases and serves as shade and ornament plus a source for boxes crates and interior woodwork.
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Iowa
Continental Currency 1775 1779 overview and depreciation
The article explains that Continental currency issued by the Continental Congress from June 22, 1775 to November 29, 1779 totaled 250 million dollars in face value. Notes were promises to redeem in Spanish milled dollars but carried no redemption date and depreciated rapidly, dropping to one eighth of face value by 1779 and broad depreciation by 1781.
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Continental Congress
Congress
Indians From Sea Sky Dungeons Old Versions
Three origin versions of the Indians are presented by H J Carr in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. One says they began at the sea bottom, another from twins born after a mythic descent from the sky, and a third from an underground people who surfaced after an adventurer’s ascent. Mahogany figures prominently in noted historical contexts and furniture.
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H. J. Carr
Cleveland Plain Dealer
England's ancient bridges tell of monks and legends
The article observes the Devil's Bridge over the River Mynaeh near Aberystwyth in Wales built by monks, though superstition claims the devil. It notes God's Bridge near Bowes and other medieval arches in Devonshire, Parknoor and Exmear, illustrating England's historic stone bridges.
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Mynaeh
Aberstwyth
Wales
Lot
Bowes
Devonshire
Parknoor
Exmear
England
Cedar Rapids Model Railroad Enthusiast Builds Station Replica
Harry A. Gathman of Cedar Rapids in Linn County completes a precise scale model of the Cedar Rapids railway station. He learned the hobby in Milwaukee with a 50 member club that runs trains on a regular schedule under a dispatcher. The piece notes his background and the hobby’s detailed nature.
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Harry A. Gathman
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Gathman
Milwaukee
Birth of Adam Depicted in Michelangelo Fresco
In the Sistine Chapel, Rome, Michelangelo’s Birth of Adam shows the Almighty on wind as he reaches to touch Adam. The scene conveys the divine spark imparting life and the awakening of the human soul.
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Adam
Michelangelo
Sixtine Chapel
Rome
Ohio's World War I Military Contributions
Ohio supplied 107 infantry regiments and 13 cavalry detachments for World War I. The state also provided two light artillery batteries and two heavy artillery batteries, totaling a large mobilization of Lol soldiers.
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Ohio
Reputation and Character in Grant’s Civil War Valor
The text contrasts reputation with character and recalls Ulysses S Grant as a farm youth in Ohio who loved horses. It notes his later role at Appomattox in arranging surrender terms with Robert E Lee and implies his appreciation of horses led him to allow Confederates to keep their horses for farming.
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Ohio
U. S. Grant
Appomattox
Robert E. Lee
First American Piano Patents Record
The first upright piano patent in the United States was issued February 12, 1800 to John Isaac Hawkins of Philadelphia. Earlier, J. S. McLean of New Jersey received the first U S patent for a piano on May 27, 1796.
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John Isaac Hawkins
Philadelphia
J. S. McLean
New Jersey
United States
Richland Center Social Roundup at Local Homes
Mrs Ursula Hein and Carl Schneiter family spent last Sunday at Sand Spring with the Schneiters. Martin Buol family visited Dubuque Mercy Hospital where Miss Martha Buol underwent surgery and is improving. Len Buol Edna Hoffman and Reinhardt Siebels visited Martha Buol in Dubuque. Hicks family and Claudia Beekoven of Elmhurst returned home after a week with relatives. Leonard Robinson family visited the George B Hein home Friday evening.
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Carl Schneiter
Ruth
Olga
Paul
Sand Spring
Herman Schneiter
Martin Buol
Dubuque
Mercy Hospital
Martha Buol
Miss Buol
Len Buol
Edna
Herman Hoffman
Monticello
Reinhardt Siebels
Amber
Howard P. Hicks
Emeline
Claudia Beekoven
Elmhurst
Leonard Robinson
Jamey
Joanne
Robinson
George B. Hein
Signal Rules Tighten Before Highway Turns
A new motor vehicle law takes effect July 4 requiring a continuous signal for turning when safe, with a clearly audible alert if pedestrians may be affected and a hand signal to inform other drivers. The State Safety Council notes the rule applies to right or left turns for the vehicle traveled distance.
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Towa
Sorfety Council
Greatest Used Car Clearance Sale at Jones County Fair
Greatest Used Car Clearance offers prices far below wholesale with many models listed. A ticket for a Chevrolet giveaway is promised at the Great Jones County Fair Friday Eve August 27. Includes 1929 Whippet sedan, 1930 Whippet sedan, 1929 Pontiac, 1931 Plymouth, 1930 Chevrolet, 1931 Chevrolet, 1931 Chevrolet coach, 1934 Master Chev coach, 1935 Master Chev coach and sedan, 1929 Ford Tudor, 1930 Ford Tudor, 1934 Ford V8 pickup, 1933 Ford Model B, plus a new motor pickup and a 1936 LW B truck among others.
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Jones County
L.W.B
Car bargains advertise low down and monthly payments
A dealership touts low down payments and low monthly payments across a wide range of makes and models. Shoppers are urged to visit the showroom to explore bargain prices and special offers.
County Treasurer 1937 Semi annual report approved
The Board approves and endorses the first 1937 semi annual report of County Treasurer T. F. McNamara covering January 1 to May 31 1937 with total receipts and detailed income sources from taxes, licenses, state funds and miscellaneous items. The board notes on hand balances and authorized transfers, and records the semi annual settlement.
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Helger
Holst
Treasur
McNamara
T. F. McNamara
Jones County
Court House
Giroline
District Court
Baton twirlers trained for football squad next fall
Harold W. Dodd teaches 25 youngsters in Ida Grove Iowa to twirl batons with plans to select 12 top pupils for a school squad to perform at football games next fall. Students practice with brown sticks at home and standard batons in class.
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Harold W. Dodd
Ida Grove
Ida County
Dodd
Iowa Adopts Safe Distance Provision For Motorists
Iowa motorists must not follow closer than is reasonable and prudent as a new motor vehicle code provision takes effect July 4. The rule requires considering the speed and highway conditions behind the vehicle ahead, and the notice is issued by the Iowa State Safety Council.
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Iowa
Towa State Safety Council
Fort Madison Applicant Delays Beer Permit by Penny Box
Mrs. Mo Ldones of Fort Madison, Tee county, sent in a state beer permit application with the license fee stored in a wooden box. The box contained 20,300 pennies, delaying issuance until the coins could be counted.
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Mo Ldones
Fort Madison
Tee County
Anow
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