Poweshiek County Notables Lead Iowa Heritage List
A survey highlights Poweshiek County prominent figures in politics education and religion, naming J B Grinnell as a congressman and college founder, Theodore Burton and Irving Manatt in federal service, Bishops Matthew and Hughes, and Dr Albert Shaw among others, alongside local judges and civic leaders. The piece also notes a growing baby chick industry, major local infrastructure, and public issues from literacy tests to rural telephone service and health statistics.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Powshick County
J. B. Grinnell
Horace Greeley
Theodore Burton
Ohio
United States Senate
Irving Manatt
University of Nebraska
Greece
Methodist Church
Matthew
Edward Hughes
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Grinnell Herald
W. R. C. Kendrick
Malcom
Harry Gage
Coe College
Clifford Thorn
United States
Brooklyn
Poweshiek
Iowa House of Representatives
Albert Head
W. H. Redman
M. E. Cutts
Congress
6Th
Montzuma
Frank T. Campsbell
Montezuma Republican
Lewis
Scott
Talbott
Hamilton
Byron Preston
Iowa Supreme Court
C Campbell
Colorado Supreme Court
R. P.fagan
State Board of Health
Lowa
Tanlac Boosts Chicago Heights Woman Energy Levels
Mrs. F. P. Jones of 2008 Halstead St Chicago Heights Illinois reports dramatic improvement after taking Tanlac. Indigestion nervousness poor appetite and headaches faded after one bottle with three bottles restoring energy and a look fifteen years younger. Tanlac sold by all good druggists with over 35 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
F. P. Jones
Halstead St
Chicago Heights
Ill
Taniac
Fancy Touch Quail Note Baffles Diners
A playful exchange questions why a quail appears on the bill of fare though no quail is served. The quip turns on a restaurant’s habit of listing items not actually available, highlighting a joke about menu embellishment and perceived hospitality.
Scrubs Questioned on Sophomore Status in Meeting
An exchange questions a student's year as a sophomore and dismisses him as merely a scrub. The dialogue implies evaluative scrutiny of a young student athlete by another party, hinting at team dynamics and potential selection concerns.
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Ed. M. Smith
Winterset
Delbert Clark
Phoenix
Briz
Joel Clark
San Diego
Calif
Pella High News Highlights From February Events
School notes show a busy period with declamatory contests, debates, and moving picture night. Reports include new typewriter desks, a County Declamatory Contest at Pella, and upcoming debates between Pella and Winfield. The YWCA Girls Reserve forms, with a guiding motto and planned activities, and a girls basketball game against Knoxville High.
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Pella High
Knoxville High
Knoxville
The Contrary Sex in The Tale of Jeona
Excerpt from W. J. Locke's The Tale of Jeona about a character who resists direct instruction, preferring her own intricate and alluring path to desire, highlighting her will and independence.
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Jeona
W. J. Locke
Lamp tethered oxen guides Cornish coast ships
On the Cornish coast fishermen once tied a lamp to a cow’s horns and released the animal along the cliffs to act as a beacon for distressed vessels. Oxen served as beasts of burden in many lands, including parts of Europe.
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England
Freaks of Nature Flight Among Vertebrates
The text notes that birds and bats are the only living vertebrates capable of true flight while squirrels lizards snakes fish and temurs move through the air with notable leaps.
Nothing New About That
A brief reflective note on luck and appreciation noting how people value luck only when it is missing, comparing this sentiment to common attitudes toward chance and fortune.
Proof of Will Notice for S Bosma in Marion County Iowa
Notice is given that a document on file in the Clerk of the District Court office Marion County Iowa purports to be the last will and testament of S Bosma deceased. The will comes for hearing in the February term 1923 on February 26 1923 at which time all interested persons may be heard.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
S. Bosma
Rock Island Train Service and Freight Timetable
Wabash Time Table Howell Iowa lists eastbound and westbound passenger numbers with arrival and departure times for locals and freights. Freights carrying passengers require shipments at the station by 5:00 p.m. the evening before, with local freights operating limited schedules.
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Wabash
Howell
Iowa
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L. F. van Zelmestern Newspaper Union
Funes Eames
J. W. Jarnag
Harry Pharis
Albia
Pharis
Fehl
Et Ie
Nike Uigee
Try Rapids
Meg
Earth
Sragare
Ae Poe
Reminegiinigi Pole
Ins. Wes. Moivey
Coms
Dar Rapids
Indiatrias
Iowa Light and Power Company
Mississippi River
Middle West
Cedar River
Sioux City
Davenport
Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua Enterprise
Cedar Rapids
Wade
William H. Osmundson
Edward J. Flynn
Perry
American Legion
Perkins Hospital
Iowa City
Miss Trott
State House
Walter A. Jessup
The
State University
J. C. Giaangistehach
Mars
Coats
Guthrie County
Nathan Harrymount
Sishoas
Drake
Kansas
Nebraska
Toronto
Canada
Copenhagen
Denmark
London
Paris
Berlin
S.W. E. Albert
Hych
Armegpa
Fay
Gibson
Dream Estates
Sir Francis Drake
Tis Ahaa
Sadie B.whittaker
Eng
Bates
Lee
Shallcross
Recs
Rae Fendt Tyes
American Relief Committee
Duby Tithe
Biatpa Cave
Thane Si
Near East Relief Committee
Act of Congress
Red Cross
Mohamadans
HE IS
Scrubs
Harly Trials
Foder
High School News
Pella
Logan Hendricks
Europe
Bloomfield
Winfield
Fords
Packards
Cornelia de Kock
Manuel
Bill
U. S
Vailey
Gerrit Popma
Harry Hesselink
Mansford Ver Steeg
Mary Drew
Franz—Antoinette van der Ploeg
Frances Ver Steeg
Raymond Brown
Papa and
the Boy
Minnie D
Mice
Margaret Cochrane
Marie Beyers
Betty Bruinekool
Webster School
Miss Throckmorton
Rozenbaugh
Y. W. C. A. Girls’ Reserve
Pella High School
Life Square
Messrs. Lautenbach
Flikkema, Brower
van Doorninck
Gosselink
Rock Island Train Service
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