Iowa News Items of Interest and Local Incidents
A roundup of Iowa items includes an annual rabbit show planned for City Park on Aug 22, a gas rate proposal approved at 1.62 percent by Newa City officials, and multiple fires and arrests across Britt Britt Mra Mellor murder case details a sheriff raid near Meservey finding a still and raisin wine. Also noted are a golden wedding at Atlantic, a storm Lake college presidency change, and state road and rail schedule developments with educational and municipal notes.
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Newa City
Hardare
J. E. Vincent
Smith & @agreen
Britt
James Stevens
Bur-ington
Mra. Mellor
Robert N. Dodge
van Meter Methodist
Atlantic
Sherif F. E. Marsh
Charles Kennedy
Meservey
Dan Ferris
Waukon
Ruth Anciaux
Exire
A. C. Hoot
Webster City
Toledo
Walter Stafford
al Stafford
Lamont
Lela Little
Wagner
Nat Martin
Tama County
Gilman
Waterloo
Arthur M. Boyd
Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
Stanton Olinger
Johnson County
Republican Central Committee
H. D. Evans
L. C. Q. Clearman
Treasure! Consolidated
Iowa
Davenport
United States Bank
Des Moines
Otto Praeger
Washigton
Towa City
Chicago-Omaha
Iowa City
Hampton
B. F. Cookman
Pauline Perry
A. B. Perry
Cole
Ed Sulek
Lowe City
Town City Canning Co
Lauren Gallagher
John Gallagher
Fulton Ryan
Mississippi River
Clinton
Werk Department
Bureau of Public Aoade
Department of Agriculture
Twin Cottages and a Studio Quest
Two nearly identical cottages share a connecting passage once used by neighbors Avery and Emery Goodwin, now separated by old disputes. Nathalie Goodwin visits and discovers Donald Prior uses the passage as a studio, painting her portrait as they plan a breakfast visit with pancakes to ease tension.
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Goodwin
East Bay
Mr. Goodwin
West Bay
Nathalie
Donald Prior
Stebbins & Porter
Cheeq
Tanlac restores Gowalski after yearlong illness tale
A Wisconsin man describes enduring a year without breakfast with gas pain headaches and weight loss. After trying Tanlac he reports improved appetite and digestion and no more kidney pain. The testimonial notes Tanlac is sold by Ideal Pharmacy in Pella and other druggists regionally. A separate note mentions the American Bible Society offering free Revised Braille Bibles to blinded soldiers and distributing millions of scriptures during the war with War Department cooperation.
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William Rouse
Perry
Argent
Dallas
Des Moines
D Crane
Eva Vanleuvan
Council Bluffs
Carrie Lockwood
Lockwood
Beryl Hart
Iowa University
Columbia University
Commission For Relief
Belgium
Commission
Winneshiek Country
Virginia
Canoe Creek
Plymouth Rock
Iowa
Roland
Bergen Church
G. Smedal
Bergen Lutheran Church
Bergen Parsonage
State Educational Department of
Francis A. Stanger, Jr
Bridgeton
N. J
McClenahan
Board of Education
Iowa State Railroad Commission
Peru
Cime
Merle Ferren
Cole
Lkely
Interstate Comme! Commission
Lowa Railroad Commission
Laws
C. B. Smith
Rev
W. M. Rose
Pleasantville
Merion County
Lea
Taniac
Bgan
Pella
Ideal
Bibles for the Blind Aid Soldiers With Raised Gospel
The Ameri can soldiers blinded in the war receive copies of the Gospel of John printed in raised letters as part of a relief effort. The program provides accessible scripture to veterans adjusting to life after injury and supports spiritual comfort through enlarged, tactile text.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children advertised cure
An old advertisement extols Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a quick remedy for colds feverishness headache stomach trouble teething disorders and worm eradication. The copy claims the product moves and regulates bowels is pleasant for children and has been used by mothers for 20 years with all druggists carrying it. It lists the sample and company address in Le Roy New York.
Marshal Dennis heads to Waterloo for police chiefs meeting
Marshal C W Dennis departed Sunday evening by the Wabash to attend the state meeting of Chiefs of Police in Waterloo.
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C. W. Dennis
Wabash
Waterloo
State Meeting of Chiefs of Police
Not diamonds pearls cannot buy one little boy
A reflective verse contrasts a tranquil home with a lively, noisy household. The speaker recalls past quiet evenings filled with Browning, Ibsen, and music, then describes a boy’s vivid growth and nightly questions. The refrain centers on love outweighing wealth as the child’s presence ends the narrator’s longing.
Pella Markets Hog Prices Reported by Farmers Co operative Exchange
Hog market figures from the Farmers Cooperative Exchange list C Dieleman as bid in the range of 12.00 to 14.75 per hundredweight with adjustments of 1.25 and 0.55 dollars per hundredweight and a 2.00 dollar base per barrel, plus 10 cents. The report reflects price corrections and per-barrel adjustments in the Pella market.
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Farmers Co-operative Exchange
C. Dieleman Men
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Matthew Caisek
Confess
Joseph Lewis
Lone Tree
Frank Kline
William Alvin Burch
Harriet Grace German
Clarinda
Williams
Florence Melliga
Siadiante
Wisconsin
Dibie
Frank H. Hann
American Bible Society
War Department
Bible House
New York City
Bibles
Browning
Walter Pater
Ibsen
Pella Markets
Clote
Pella Produce Co
Flint, Michigan
Prives
Mar Bate
Buick
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