Alaska mission worker recalls village life and work
Miss Eleanor Ridgeway of Norfolk Nebraska spoke at Trinity church about five years in an Alaska Koyukuk River village where only two whites, a missionary and a nurse, lived among Eskimos and Indians. She described schooling, church services with interpreters, subsistence via fishing and hunting, and a tuberculosis event with an old chief.
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Alaska
Eleanor Ridgeway
Norfolk
Neb
Trinity Episcopal Church
Miss Ridgeway
Koyukuk “River
Yukon River
St. John’s
Seattle
Yukon Territory
Scott county corn sells for 50 cents
Davenport Iowa December 12 Scott county corn set a new high at a public sale on the Thrifer farm Utica Ridge road 500 bushels sold for 50 cents a bushel J Keating a farmer was the buyer It followed recent sales at under 35 cents in the region
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Davenport
Scott County
Utica Ridge Road
J. Keating
Degler Convicted of Second Degree Murder in Slaying
John Frank Degler received a second degree murder verdict after a jury found him guilty in the fatal attack on his father. In his jail cell he insisted a frame up and blamed Michael Lukas, threatening to seek a new trial while vowing not to go to the penitentiary alive.
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John Frank Degler
Journal
Corntail
Michael Lukas
Henderson
Father
Degler
John Henderson
Clyde Bauguess
Pawshuska
Okla
Muscatine
Fifty Million Pounds of Paper Used by the U S in One Year
Public Printer Carter reports the U S Government Printing Office used 50 million pounds of paper in the year ending June 30. If laid flat the sheets would cover about 35 square miles and stacked into octave books would reach 506 miles high. Total expenditures for the year reached about 11.11 million dollars, down from 13 million the prior year.
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Washington, D. C
Government Printing Office
Carter
Congress
Congressional
Half Breed Indians Not Competent Says Commissioner Burke
Commissioner Burke of Indian affairs reports it is unwise to continue recognizing Indians of one half or less blood as competent without further proof. He notes nearly a million acres were allotted to Indians in the year ending June 30 and 1,700 patents in fee issued to competent Indians. He also announced a revised course of study for Indian schools to strengthen day and boarding schools and expand attendance.
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Washington, D. C
Burkee
Indian Affairs
Ford Owners Promise 34 Miles Per Gallon With New Carburetor
The Air Friction Carburetor Co. of Dayton Ohio touts a device that cuts gasoline use by one third to one half while boosting power 30 to 50 percent. It claims Ford and other cars can run on cheaper fuel and start in cold weather, with a 30 day trial and local agent opportunities.
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Air Friction
Madison St
Dayton
Ohio
Ford
Adv
Gas rate battle costs $420000 across parties
City and Muscatine Lighting company project total expenses near $420000 for the gas rate hearing. Master Gusder will be paid $675 total for the hearing, shared by the city and company. City share estimated around $10000, with surveys and legal fees forming major costs.
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John A. Gusher
City and Muscatine Lighting Company
E. R. Tipton
Utilities Corporation
Walter S. Bemis
Tipton
Gusder
Muscatine Lighting Company
Wade
U.S. District Court
Galileo Galilei and the Sun Centered View Reported
A historical note recalls Galileo Galilei as the man who supported the earth revolving around the sun. An old want ad mentions roomers. Indian public schools faced reduced funding for liquor suppression after national prohibitions, yet enforcement against bootleggers and moonshiners remained needed.
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Galileo Galilei
Sunday Schools To Contribute Funds To Near East Work
About 1,500 Iowa Sunday schools including Muscatine County will contribute Christmas gifts to Near East Relief for starving children in Armenia. Churches will hold services on Christmas morning and children will give to American orphanages in famine regions. State director C. A. Montanus notes wide participation. Governor Kendall plans a Christmas appeal for support.
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Iowa
Muscatine County
Armenia
Near East
Religious Department of the Near East Relief Committee of
C. A. Montanus
N. E. Kendall
Grain Campaign
National Directors Of Federated Clubs Meet In Chicago
National Board of Directors of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs will meet at the Drake hotel in Chicago from January 4 to 6. Discussions include Biennial convention plans for Chautauqua New York, establishment of permanentNational Federation Headquarters, final settlement of War Victory Fund questions, and possible reorganization of General and State Federations.
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Federated Clubs
General Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Drake Hotel
Chicago
Chautauqua
New York
National Federation
War Victory Committee
General Federation
Half of County Farms Drained
Statistics from the 1920 census show Muscatine County with 1 923 farms, 953 drained, 456 needing drainage and 132 in drainage and levee districts. County area about 276 480 acres, 43 922 in drainage, 40 770 improved land, 18 7 percent improved farms, timber and cut over 88 percent. Also notes treasury savings certificates, interest rates, and war savings comparisons.
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Muscatine County
Central States Engineering Company
Department of Commerce
Increase Limit On Treasury Savings Securities Holdings
The limit on ownership of 1921 war savings stamps and treasury savings certificates rises from 1000 to 5000 in maturity value per person firm or corporation. A local post office bulletin notes the change but warns that postmasters may now target school and church funds as well as county and village accounts.
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Treasury Savings
Treasury Department
Outgro Claim Promises Fast Relief for Ingrown Nail
Advertisement describes Outgro as a harmless antiseptic for chiropodists that can be bought at drug stores. A few drops on the skin around an ingrown nail are said to reduce inflammation and pain and toughen skin so the nail turns outward almost overnight.
Pape's Cold Compound advertised as quick relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as the quickest, surefst relief for nasal runniness headaches dullness feverishness and sneezing. It claims to act without assistance tastes pleasant contains no quinine and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
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Eski
Peni
Tentiary
Sohn
Frank Degler
U. S
Burke
Department of
Commerce Point Out
Treasury Savings Security Holdings
Geo. Kranz & Son Florists
Iowa Avenue
Stewart
W. W. Stewart
Mm de la Vie
Norma Talmadge
Melorose
Lillian Walker
Denette Talmadge
Pergiven
Danderine
Starck
Mat Starck
West Third Street
Weber-Wagner Co
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