First Night Airplane Flight Traverses Iowa in 1923
The Des Moines area witnessed the United States first night airplane crossing of Iowa on August 10 1923. Guided by searchlights and 50 foot towers the plane carried 500 pounds of mail and promised future service carrying a ton. A memorial to President Harding at Camp Dodge drew a 13 mile long car procession of 8600 Iowa National Guard members and visitors.
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Des Moines
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Iowa
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Cheyenne
Omaha
Harding
Camp Dodge
Iowa National Guard
Farm parcels consolidated under one owner for tax records
The township assessors adopt a single unit method for farm reporting in line with the United States census bureau. The census lists 213,489 farms meeting income or full-time service criteria. Auto license plans for 1924 include white on black plates with identical numbering, projecting at least 50,000 more plates than 1923, totaling around 600,000.
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United States Census Bureau
Child Narrowly Escapes Death in Water Incident
Gerald Lee Vander Leest, two, son of Mr and Mrs John Vander Leest, fell into water beside a barn on Sunday. Doris tried to pull him out, then Mrs Vander Leest arrived as his pulse faded. Dr Henry, away, returned to find the child seeming well again. The family had been staying with Mr and Mrs John McCuen south of town while the threshing machine operated.
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Gerald Lee
John Vander Leest
Doris
Baby
John McCuen
Prairie City News
Third Iowa Cavalry Reunion at Bloomfield
The thirty third reunion of the Third Iowa Cavalry will be held in Bloomfield on September 12 and 13. Arrangements are being made by the local Grand Army post to ensure a pleasant visit for veterans. Growth in attendance declines yearly as the last survivors approach the final roll call. Bloomfield and its citizens invite the veterans and pledge to make this reunion one of the regiment’s best.
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Iowa Cavalry
Bloomfield
Grand Army
Bloomfield Democrat
Are You Too Stout A Weight Loss Program Card
A compact daily plan advises a morning habit of two glasses of water and ten minutes of reducing exercises to aid weight loss.
Weight Watcher’s Daily Menu From August Delineator
A historical excerpt outlines a full day’s diet for overweight individuals with meals designed to be light yet filling. It includes breakfast options of fruit, one egg, toast, coffee, and fatless milk. Lunch features soup, salad, bread, and lean meat while dinner emphasizes vegetables, small portions of starch, and a light dessert.
Market Quotations From Farmers Co operative Exchange Pella
Quotations from the Farmers Co operative Exchange in Pella show hog prices per cwt ranging from 5.05 to 7.95 with 713 head traded. Cream prices listed as C1018 to 87 reflect dairy trading activity in town markets.
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Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella
Town
Pella Predune Co
Kodak prints needed by 26,000 publishers
A compact column from the Washamore Institute in Lafayette outlines opportunities for publishers to obtain Kodak prints, promising guidance on how vacations can be financed and where to sell. The Lafayette blog post notes Philadelphia, PA as a reference point.
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Kodak
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