Iowa News Clippings Mixed From Keota To Des Moines
A roundup of Iowa notes includes H L Page of Keota supplying 16 sets of horseshoes to Oklahoma Agricultural College for the state fair, and a Maquoketa sparrow tragedy from bright electric lights. Reports cover farmers, railroads, chautauqua declines, and local curiosities from Davenport to Des Moines.
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H. L. Page
Keota
Keokuk County
Oklahoma Agricultural College
Stillwater
Page
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Southland
Editor Paid in Trade Subscribes Coffin-Maker
A western editor agreed to ship his paper to a distant patron if paid with barter. At year’s end he learned the subscriber was a coffin-maker, implying the deal ended in a grim punchline about payment in trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Budd
Orange Township
Black Hawk County
Des Moines
Ralph
Highland Park College
Chicago, Great Western Railway
Great Northern Railway
America
McDonald Hospital Ends Year With Record Births And Upgrades
The John McDonald Hospital reports 618 admissions and 54 births for the year ending Sept 5 1929 marking a near 90 percent rise in births. It notes 1781 surgical cases 193 medical cases 37 outpatients 63 x ray cases four surgical deaths and one medical death. Major improvements include moving the laundry to the basement adding private rooms and quieter wards, and a new gas machine funded by Mrs Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
University At
Iowa City
John Vernimont
Porter
Mabel J. Flockhart
John McDonald Hospital 1929 Financial Statement
The Monticello Iowa report shows assets of 178 444 67 with building and equipment at 93 000 endowment income 5 266 88 from stock and bonds 81 500 bills receivable invested in mortgages and bonds a call for endowment growth to 160 000 and notes the death of Virtus Hanssen board member. Henry M Carpenter president commends advisory board for management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
John McDonald Hospital
Virtus Hanssen
Henry M. Carpenter
Lovell
Smith
Powe
Eaghiresa Asaetidas
Eecea Head
Monti. State Bank
Niles & W
Local church services listed for September weekends
The notice lists Sunday September 22 services at First Congregational Presbyterian and Methodist churches. It notes Sunday school times, morning worship, and sermon topics Unfading Leaves and As an Eagle. Midweek service on Wednesday and pastor conferences are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Leonard Duckett
Christian Endeavor
Methodist Episcopal
Robert Davies
Standay School
Dubuque
Revival Tide Theme Draws Church Attendance
Reformed-Armin Tendick urges all members to attend the Sunday morning service under the banner The Tide of Revival. Services include Sunday school at 10 am and English worship at 11 am with 7:45 pm Christian Endeavor. The Women’s Missionary Society meets next Thursday. St. Matthew’s Ev Lutheran to have 10:30 am service with guest substitute from Wartburg seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armin H.tendick
Christian Endeavor
Reformed Church
Christ
Woman's Missionary Society
St. Matthew's Ev
H. L. Adix
St. Peter's
Dubuque
Wartburg Seminary
Attainment of Happiness
Muscatine Journal argues happiness comes from diligence over wealth and leisure. It states genuine fulfillment arises when one forgets the chase for happiness and concentrates on the task at hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Journal
Irish man seeks news of friends in old times
The Irishman inquire about old companions and learns that Mike died in a railroad wreck. Asked if it was a head on collision, the informant replies that Mike’s head was off when the body was found. Express Want Ads pay.
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Red Oak
Nishnabotna
Frank Bell
Nishna
James Whitcomb Riley
Mississippi
Mike
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Hawkeye State
William Scheffers
Coon Rapids
Carroll County
Scheffers
Tom L. Long
Manson
Calhoun County
John G. Rickless
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
State University of Iowa
Town City
Literary Digest
Hawkeye
Fayette County
Edward Walton
Walton
Iowa Bay Railway President
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
James J. Hill
Fred Sargent
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern Railway System
Charles Anway
Lamont
Decatur County
Tom Kuhn
Bedford
Taylor County
Faur
Great Bend
Kaw
Earth
Lfe
Kuhn
Missouri Line
Missouri State Line
Indianola
Osceola
Leon
Story County
Tama County
Kansas City
Ames
Chicago
Ringling
New York
John Ringling
McGregor
Clayton County
Mississippi River
Cascade Eldora
Storm Lake
Adair County
Dazzy Vance
Brooklyn
That
Henry Wallace
Dazzy
Walter Vance
Madison County
Winterset
Okoboji
State Board of Conservation
W. E. G. Saunders
Maquoketa Caves State Park
McDonald Hospital
Devlin
August Siebels
First Congregational
George W. McNary
Express
Enna
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