Historic patriotic spectacle to honor 150th independence anniversary
Iowa State Fair plans a two hour nightly reenactment on a 500 foot stage with 500 costumed performers and over 40 tons of fireworks. Historic scenes include Paul Revere’s ride and Washington crossing the Delaware. Officials say it will be the Midwest’s largest such production, backed by six months of preparation to ensure accuracy.
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Paul Revére
Cornwallis
Washington
Delaware
Midwest
Marion Porter Writes An Interesting Letter
An item from Mt. Pleasant records Marion Porter’s note about good health and meals at the state hospital. He mentions cheerful Fourth of July dining, little jaunice, and pride in Claude Porter’s senatorial bid. He says he reads the Chronicle around ten each Friday and sends greetings to old friends. Spring tonic ads for Country Club and Oxford Dry Ginger follow.
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Marion Porter
Mt. Pleasant
Marion
The
State Hospital
Mr. Porter
Claude Porter
Chronicle
the Chronicle
Independent School District meeting set for August 9 1926
Lake Prairie Pella City Marion County Iowa board of directors will meet August 9 1926 at 8 PM in the High School Building. Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditure estimate. Estimated taxes per 1000 dollars of value are 8 37. Cyclone losses of 101000 will aid rebuilding in Clarinda area. Also notes a Philadelphia 1876 Centennial woodcraft exhibit walnut stairway now in Dunn's funeral home and remarks on hollyhocks Althaea Rosen. Kaldenberg family trip to Michigan described.
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Independent School District
Lake Prairie
Pella City
Marion County
Iowa
Philadelphia
Richard Clarkson
Iowa State Register
Des Moines
Dunn
Figuring distance in corn planting near Bondurant
William Nolin and son Karl near Bondurant Polk county measured travel while planting 150 acres of corn totaling 212 miles. Plowing one row at a time yielded 424 miles, 1 272 miles in the three plowings. Five insurance companies paid 101000 for the Clarinda cyclone damage. A hail storm afterward damaged apples and plums, with 9000 bushels of apples and 400 bushels of plums destroyed and further fruit losses noted. Insurance men then promoted storm protection amid losses.
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William Nolin
Bondurant
Polk County
Karl
Clarinda
State Hospital
Communities
Drink Country Club and Star Pop for headaches and loss of appetite
M. and M. Starr Bot. Co., Distributers. Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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M. & M. Starr Bot. Co
Oskaloosa
Iowa
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