Iowa News Highlights From Waterloo To Muscatine
A roundup from Iowa reports the death of six horses near Waterloo, a record corn delivery by Charles H. Sherwood to Cedar Falls, and crop harvests at Clare Sheffler farm. Maj. Leslie T. Saul named West Point instructor. two youths drown in the Cedar River near Muscatine. teacher shortage noted by Ida Fesenbeck. Real estate activity and price gains near Glidden, Wall Lake land sales, and a Burlington drowning. Farm mortgage surges, Iowa farm land values rise. Fox saved from car fire in Council Bluffs. moonshine crash injures three and two whites near Bernhardt. Census data shows Iowa’s native and foreign-born whites, Negroes, Indians, Japanese, and Filipinos. Persia fatal crash claims two. Des Moines Union and train valuations face court challenges as railroads seek tax relief.
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Waterloo
Charles H. Sherwood
Cedar Falls
Lucille Sheffler
Ida Davis
Clare Sheffler
la Porte
Maj
Leslie T. Saul
W. C. Saul
Carroll
United States Military Academy
West Point
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Earl Gatens
Cedar River
Muscatine
Ida Fesenbeck
Bureau of Recommendations
State Teachers’ College
Carroll County Real Estate
Glidden
Thomas Leffingwell
Vergil Foxworthy
Mr. Leffingwell
August Schach
Burlington
Robert
August
Chicago
Webster City
Ellsworth
Chris Christensen
Decorah
John Harter
Agriculture Department
Washington
J. L. Johnson
EB. A
Oddson
Albert Luke
Wallingford
John McGuire
Gladwin
Iowa
Katona
Mr. McGuire
E. F. Hensel
Wall Lake
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Hensel
Kent Withers
W. F. Withers
Engle Grove
Alfred Lamfers
Lamfers
Ibwa
Illinois
Iter
Missouri
Union
Howe
J. Sidney Craiger
Bradstreet Company
Des Moines
United States
George P. Fox
C. Armstrong
Council Bluffs
Fox
Chester Lewis
Lewis
Armstrong
Ottumwa
Bernhardt
Mary Campbell
Chat, Campbell
Persia
Chat Campbell
Harlan
Mitchel
Kendall
Interstate Commerce Commission
W Hid
Aprons and House Frocks Move With Changing Styles
The piece surveys aprons and house dresses now marketed for women, noting names like bungalow aprons and kitchenette dresses. It praises heavier cotton fabrics, cheerful designs, and affordable ready made options that replace home sewing, with vivid colors, cape accessories, and practical features such as crescent pockets and short sleeves.
Ready made fall clothes for school girls aged six to twelve
The article urges buying ready made garments for girls six to twelve to ease the back to school transition. It praises midis skirts and plain dresses made by experts for trim neatness and durability. It notes navy blue wool dresses with white braid, stripes, belts, and simple necklines as practical fall outfits.
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Nish
Atle
Pilgrims Fought Profiteering In Early Boston Record
The 1639 First Church records in Boston name Robert Keayne as the first profiteer denounced by public rebuke. Ministers outlined price controls and fair trading rules, condemning price hikes after losses, shortages, or ignorance, and advocating a one price standard amid early colonial economic tensions.
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Boston
Robert Keayne
Brother Kenwyne
Dominie
Rochester Post Express
Carriers of Dread Disease Diphtheria Study Findings
The Journal of the American Medical Association notes the diphtheria carrier problem remains, with about 18 percent of 800 Baltimore children ever carrying diphtheria bacilli and 11 percent carrying virulent organisms. Positive cultures persisted across weeks, highlighting ongoing transmission risk despite antitoxin era.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Gelien, Moss
Guthrie
Baltimore
How Isinglass Is Prepared From Fish Bladders
Isinglass is the dried swim bladder of several fish varieties. Gelatin content ranges from 86 to 83 percent and higher. The bladder is torn from the fish, cleaned, outer skin removed, washed, and laid to dry with the white skin outward. To prevent shriveling it is fastened to a drying board. Best quality comes from sun-dried sounds. After drying the bladder is moistened and the interior skin removed by rubbing, then rolled between polished iron rollers.
How to Make Pet of Toad for Training
Instructions describe lifting a toad and stroking its back to make it comfortable. With repeated gentle handling the toad becomes tame and will approach a whistle or call, seeking you out in the yard or garden where it lives.
Misunderstanding leads to stalled car incident
Local report details a miscommunication that caused a stalled vehicle incident on a roadway. Responders secured the scene, traffic slowed, and a tow was arranged to clear the car. No injuries were reported, and conditions resumed normal after clearance.
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Kawi
Rock Island Train Service
Westbour
Howell
West
Vander Linden
W.C. Verploeg
Ames Graduate Veterinarian
Farmer's Produce Building
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone Building
Main Street
C. I. Fox
Main and Liberty
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J. J. Sybenga
Puritan Drug Store
A. J. Visser
Franklinee
Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
A. P. Fankhauser
P. G
T. G. Fultz
Vander Zyl Bros
PELLA
W. F. Crew
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