Indians camped near Henry Ver Meer farm visit
Farmers on Route two stop at M. J. Thomassen home and Paul Ver Meer residence. Reuben Thomassen recovers from arm injuries after hospital stay and x rays reveal fractures. Ver Meer recalls Dutch roots, Indiana memory, school days, lifework in cattle and hogs, and changes from weekly livestock shipping to trucks.
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M. J. Thomassen
Route Two
Thomassen
Paul Ver Meer
John Thomassen
Jantje
Reuben
Iowa City
Henrietta
Ver Meer
Johanna Ruth
Henry Ver Meer
Holland
Janeh Markel
John Vander Ploeg
Mr. Ver Meer
Plainview School
Des Moines List Of Fourteen Iowa Inventions Granted
A report from patent attorneys Bair Freeman and Sinclair lists fourteen Iowa inventions granted last week. Frank J. Dultmeier of Pocahontas heads the group with a trailer wheel guiding device that keeps wheels in the auto track during turns. Other inventors include Otto R. Billingsley Massena and Lyle W. Brown Marshalltown with an adjustable shackle and an air block pilot control for oil, among others from Des Moines Davenport Dolliver and Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mar
Massena
Lyle W. Brown
Marshalltown
Frank Clark
Dolliver
Harry J. Criner
Davenport
Sylvester M. Dunlap
William G. Dunn
Clarinda
Hilder Erickson
Pocahontas
Sanitary Hen’s Nest
Free 44 page book on constipation relief offered
Sufferers can obtain a large free 44 page booklet detailing methods to relieve constipation and colon troubles without medicines or surgery. No cost or obligation. Write to THE BALL HEALTH SCHOOL Dept 127-A Excelsior Springs Mo for a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Health School
Excelsior Springs
Butter Substitutes To Be Higher
M G Thornburg reports Iowa approval of federal oleomargarine amendments taxing colored oleomargarine ten cents. He cites town officials backing the measure and credits Representative Thurston and Senator Brookhart for steering the bill through the House and Senate. The rule committee helped move it to a vote and the tax aims to curb unfair competition from colored oleomargarine using palm oil.
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Iowa
M. G. Thornburg
Washington
Thornburg
Thurston
House
Brookhart
Senate
Mr. Thornburg
The Inquiring Reporter Debuts Weekly Opinions Series
The Inquiring Reporter introduces a new weekly feature asking five individuals their views on a public interest matter. Each respondent shares a concise stance reflecting diverse perspectives on timely issues.
Question on gasoline service stations proposal
A reader asks for views on a suggestion concerning gasoline service stations. The note implies debate about regulation or policy but provides no concrete details, dates, or named parties to quote.
All night motorist service debated by local leaders
Local discussions on 24 hour service for motorists questioned profitability and safety. John W. Vander Linden and others argue night hours waste electricity and pose risk. some favor limited hours or a rotating public station system to test demand while noting Des Moines and Oskaloosa operate daytime access.
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John W. Vander Linden
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Night service pledge from station director
The station chief states that from now on the outlet will stay open late to supply trade and answer night calls as in the past. He adds there may be little business after midnight but intends to serve the public as long as reasonable despite other stations’ actions.
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Chronicle
Ver Meer
Pella
William den Hartog
Tunis van Heukelem
Ed Ves
Infant Children Called By Death
Two infants died in separate family homes over the weekend. Donald Eugene Grandin aged one year four months died Sunday night after a two day fever and throat infection. He is survived by his parents and sisters Ardella and Beulah. Ralph Pope aged nine months died Monday morning after a short illness. He leaves four brothers and a sister, including twin Raymond. Funeral services were held at Oakwood cemetery for both, with Rev B Mader and Rev Ralph Nordlund officiating.
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William Grandin
Donald Eugene
Ardella
Beulah Grandia
Oakwood Cemetery
Rev
B. Mader
First Reformed Church
Clarence Pope
Ralph
Erisipelas
Charles
Dan
Clara
John Carl
Raymond
Ralph T. Nordlund
The
Baptist Church
Adlerika Gas and Constipation Remedy
Dr. Carl Weschcke developed Adlerika to act on both upper and lower bowels. It claims to remove old poisons and stop gas bloating within 10 minutes while relieving chronic constipation in about two hours. Vander Linden's Drug Store promotes the product.
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Carl Weschcke
Vander Linden
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Chronicle Man
Vos
M. J
George Kimmell
Fred Lautenbach
Dave Verought Insurance Agency
South Side Square
J. H. Shinn
Hatcheries
Lowa
Guy J. Middleton
Glarion, Town
Sargent
Sargent’s
Sargent Pig Grower
John Wynberg Pella
Invents
C. H. Brown
E. 88Th SL
Cleveland
Ohio
Pape
Fape
Wheeling
W. Va
Rovide
Arthur Verrips
Mg Pelea
Carl
Gerrit L. Dykstra
Otley
Coxwell Chair
Spinet
Eers
Axminster
Wormhoudt & Plette
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