Iowa Folks and Events From J W Jamagin Aug 9 1922
A Dubuque county farmer finds a rock fissure yielding clear musical sounds and a 100 foot shaft leading to a semi lake with cold crystal water. Grapes and fruit along highways spark a debate over public vs private property with landowners asserting control. A flood at a Manchester hatchery wipes out 25,000 rainbow trout stock, costing an estimated 35 to 40 thousand dollars. Fort Des Moines hosts a thousand cadets in military training under West Point instructors as Camp Dodge encampment nears.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mosalem
Dubuque County
Lang
Manchester
Delaware County
United States Fish Hatcheries
Fort Des Moines
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
West Point
Iowa National Guards
Camp Dodge
Origin of Publican in English usage
The publican title arose for the keeper of inn and tavern who taxed travelers and sometimes exacted fees. Over time the term fixed in common speech and law to include inn keepers, hotel keepers, ale-house and wine vault keepers. Today a hotel keeper is called a publican or Boniface.
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England
Boniface
Confessions of an Old-Timer From Pella Chronicle
The column laments aging and nostalgia for Pella with references to a home-coming jubilee. It notes weak local support for a $3,000 three day celebration, a lukewarm response that may deter travelers, and the editor hints at continued coverage. The piece ends with an editor's hopeful note that the jubilee will proceed unless strikes or other events intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Pella
The
Gabriel
W. A. Young
Pella Chronicle
Elma
Pella Iowa Seeks Bids for Street Resurfacing Project
Official publication public notice invites sealed proposals from contractors in Pella Iowa for resurfacing or repaving streets and avenues. Bids due August 21 1922 at 7 20 PM with required deposit and bond. Work to begin September 11 1922 and finish by November 16 1922. City will pay via warrants or bonds with five percent interest and levy taxes if needed.
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Pella
Iowa
City of
Owa
City Improvement Fund
City Council
A.C. Kuyper
Recommendation for Federal Life Insurance Company of Chicago
A physician endorses the Federal Life Insurance Company of Chicago praising fair dealing, first class service, and prompt claims adjustments. The letter states the company is dependable and accommodating to both clients and patrons, signed by Dr. A. P. Fankhauser.
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Federal Life Insurance Company of
Chicago
Federal
A. P. Fankhauser
Plea for Faith Not Doubts from Goethe Quote
A compact quotation urges readers to share faith over doubts, echoing Goethe's appeal to give belief for heaven's sake and keep personal doubts to oneself. The line emphasizes the value of faith as a social reservoir in contrast to private uncertainty.
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Goethe
Favorite Stones of the Past and Jewelry Traditions
The article traces medieval rings with turquoise and emeralds as favored stones and notes coat of arms on rings as a chivalric trend. It explains Renaissance adoption of diamonds with rough cuts due to crude tools and describes emerald ornamentation and rings that doubled as miniature perfume boxes from those digs.
Every Woman Needs a Tonic at Some Period of Life
Omaha reader Mrs. Ida Orton recounts serious digestive illness during young motherhood. She credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription with restoring health and strength. She endorses these remedies to women in ill health and notes trial offers via the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, N Y.
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Omaha
Dr. Pierce
Ida Orton
Sprague St
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
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Feex
L. F. van Zelm Featern Newspaper Union
Felix
Heh
LG van Zeum
J. W. Jamagin
Bellevue
Jackson County
N. C. Wells
Jorney
New Hampton
McGregor
Calmar
Spencer
Randolph
Fremont County
Ben Davis
W. Scott Lewis
Glenwood
Mills County
Monroe County
Albia
Ennis Hainline
Isabella Deshane
Hainline
Harold Westermark
Wilton Junction
Muscatine County
Wilton High School
Wilton
Vestermark
State University
Batty
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
Councy Bluffs
Missouri
Robert Shoemaker
New York
Kansas City
W. W. Shaw
Rose Hill
Mahaska County
Ames
California
Fort Dodge
J. Evans
Ralph Denio
Wyoming
Sheridan
Denio
Montana
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Belford
Taylor County
Lowa National Guard
Cavalry Division
State Fair Grounds
Fourteenth Cavalry
Clay County
Justice of the Peace
Trumble Lake
Ruthven
Neyenesch
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