Christmas Gifts To State University Hospitals
Iowa City on December 10 gifts for patients at University Hospitals are welcomed again this year. Jerry Poole says children’s gifts are welcome, but more for adults are needed. Donations fund gifts for groups or patients unsuitable for mailed presents. Checks payable to University Hospitals. Do not wrap gifts. staff will open and sort. Food gifts are not accepted due to dietary rules. Suitable items include stationery, stamps, toiletries, tobacco, gloves, books, scarves, handwork, knitting materials, leather or ceramic kits, and billfolds.
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Iowa City
Iowa
State University of Iowa
111th Anniversary Of Iowa Statehood December 28 1846
The article recounts Iowa gaining statehood after debates between Iowa and Congress. It covers the 1844 constitutional attempt, boundary disputes, Dodge presenting the 1844 and 1846 constitutions, Congressional acceptance on August 1 1846, Iowa voting August 8, and Polk signing the admit bill on December 28 1846, marking Iowa as the twenty ninth state.
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Iowa
Congress
Missouri River
Missouri
St. Peter’s
Minnesota
Augustus Caesar Dodge
Dodge
Polk
HOME A HAPPY PLACE By May Youth
A youth column urges thoughtful families to build happy homes through love respect and shared activity. It notes modern pressures from crowded schools and distant relatives, and emphasizes children's participation in cooking weaving woodworking bird study and family picnics as keys to better family life.
Tree Farming Expands In Iowa With 20 New Certified Members
Greene special report notes 20 landowners across Iowa joining the American Tree Farm System, including a schoolteacher and a wood products firm owning 670 acres. The total Iowa tree farms reach 64 with 3,556 privately owned acres enrolled. The program, sponsored by state forestry groups and national industry sponsors, is free to landowners and promotes sustainable forest management.
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Clyde M. Frodden
Iowa Tree Farm Committee
Hawkeye State
Forest Industries
Iowa Forest Industries Committee
Iowa Retail Lumbermens Assn
Forestry Committee
Iowa Bankers Assn
Iowa State Conservation Commission
American Forest Products Industries, Inc
Washington, D. C
Breakfast eats on the brain as health advice spreads
Marion County T B Health Association urges a hearty morning meal to beat the noon slump. Many workers skip breakfast and suffer reduced school and work performance. The piece explains body temperature and hypothalamus signals as reasons for morning hunger. A solution: rise earlier or shift midmorning breaks to a real meal rather than coffee and a doughnut.
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Marion County T. B. Health Association
Iowa Leads U S in Egg Production in 1957
Town leads the nation in egg production for January through October 1957, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Iowa produced over 4 billion eggs, about 8 percent of the national total of 61 billion, with monthly output around 420 million eggs and daily average near 13.8 million. Households reportedly earned about seven million two egg breakfasts daily in the period. Town hens produced 141,000 more eggs per day in 1957 versus 1966, boosting total eggs by 42 million, with a overall year growth near one percent while the national total rose four tenths of a percent.
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Towa Development Commission
Crop Reporting Board
United States Dept. of Agriculture
Commission
Iowa
Towa
Town
Fragmented Reflection on Parenting and Child Security
A reflective note stresses that children need love and a sense of value for a happy home. It emphasizes that security comes from feeling cherished, not from the parent’s self-regard, and highlights the importance of stable affection in upbringing.
Creamery Built by John Stewart in 1872 Iowa
First Creamery in Iowa was built by John Stewart in 1872 at Spring Branch in Delaware County.
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Iowa
John Stewart
Spring Branch
Deleware County
October hog market foresees modest rise in slaughter hogs
Iowa farmers plan to market about 3.77 million hogs for slaughter in November and December, about 1 percent above last year and 15 percent below the 1961-55 average. November slaughter expected at 2.15 million head, with December around 1.62 million. October hogs totaling 1.79 million up 14 percent from 1956 and 6 percent above the five year October average. Cattle and calves slaughter in October reach 310,000 head, up 4 percent from last year and 22 percent above the five year October average.
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Iowa
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
You may be in for a thrill on the highway tonight
A writer warns drivers that high speeds tempt danger as cars race along a dark Town highway at about 70 mph. The tale describes a rear car closing in then flashing red lights of a highway patrol, stopping the speeder and prompting reflection on modern cars’ effortless speed.
Five-step mouth to mouth resuscitation taught in Red Cross course
The guide lists five steps taught in Red Cross First Aid classes. A mother clears the child's mouth with a finger, tilts the head, pats the back, then positions the lower jaw to jut outward and applies abdominal pressure to expel air. This sequence outlines airway clearance and rescue techniques for choking.
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Red Cross
Night highway speed limit is sixty across Towa region
The report notes a 60 mph limit at night on the highway near Towa and mentions a near-miss with a patrol speed tape. It also references over 800 drivers and an expert camel named Dromedary, describing its breed and riding suitability.
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Towa
Fragmentary Quote Highlights Recent Thrill Experience
Readable text notes that a person or group has recently experienced a thrill in the last few months, capturing a sense of excitement and adrenaline without detailing the event. The fragment suggests ongoing or renewed interest in a high-energy moment.
Patent medicine use surges 740 percent 1880 to 1910
Compared with an 83 percent population rise experts note dramatic growth in patent medicine consumption. The text also defines dry ice as solidified carbon dioxide gas.
Early Automobile Exhibit in Sioux City 1895
An electric horseless carriage was shown in Sioux City in 1895. The event drew attention from a prominent woman noted for her engaging manner, as observers witnessed the novelty of electric power in transportation.
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Sioux City
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