Iowa News Items of Interest
A broad summary of Iowa items notes sewer contract awards, stock show funding, and a Fort Des Moines hotel opening banquet. It lists courthouse and county events including indictments, divorces, road work, hospital campaigns, new factories, and local accidents, with multiple city and person names.
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Pocahontas
Fort Des Moines
Vinton Fair
Sheldon
Hawkeye Wire Fence Company
Britt
Ben Fuller
Tama
Fort Madison
John McCormick
Palo Alto
Jess Crook
Rodman
Publc
Hubert Utterback
John Keating
Iowa State Bank
Chicago
Des Moines
George Virgil
Gaza
Illinois Central Railroad
Ed Beardmore
Waukon
State Highway Commission
Oelwein
Northwood
Sioux City
Western Iowa Company
Fred Kupp
Henry Heineman
Tipton
Robert McKee
Grand View Club
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
G. Decker French
Davenport
Humbodit
Nebraska
South Dakota
Pinney
Contiei
Orphans in France Seek American Aid for War Waifs
The Fatherless Children of France, led with Paris by Marshal Joffre, reports 700 children's deaths monthly since the armistice. An American campaign, led by Mrs. Walter S. Brewster, seeks 60 000 war orphans on lists labeled unadopted. Ten cents a day funds a child, $3 a month, or $36.50 a year to adopt and correspond. Write Mrs. Walter S. Brewster, Room 634, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.
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Ate
W. F. Moore
Guthrie Center
Iowa Bank Asociation
Council Bluffs
Rex Ehle
Fordcord Rubber Company
Clinton, Davenport and Mu
France
Ames
C. M. Harmon
Federal Employment Bureau
Iowa
Webster County Council of Defense
Patriot's Fund
Fort Dodge
War Organization
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
A. J. Knapp
Des Moines
Iowa Motor Trades Association
California
Mary Jarrett
Ike Jarrett
Sibley
Clear Lake
Mason City
Charles M. Ford
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry
Army Candidates’ School
Langres
Belgium
School Board of
Monticello
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
State Educational Board
Gertrude Alice Shropshire
Shropshire
L. L. Dickerson
Grinnell College
Wicraman
Academy
French Ministry of Public Instruction
American Library Association
Dickerson
A. B F. University
Army of Occupation
Coblens
Fatherless Children of
Paris
Marshal Joffre
Walter S. Brewster
Chicago
Walters
Brewster
S. Michigan Avenue
Tom and the gold dust of time
A uncle praises Tom for managing his time like gold dust. Tom advances in college, building a solid future, because he values every moment. The tale contrasts gold dust with time, urging readers to treasure each second as precious.
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Tom
California
Life on This Old Planet Says Rough, Uneven Course
Ray I. Hoppman notes that life on this old planet follows a rough, uneven path, reflecting struggle and resilience in the human condition.
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Ray I. Hoppman
Uncle Eben on mule driving and bragging reliability
In rural talk Uncle Eben sniffs at boastful bragging about mule driving. He declares that a man who claims ease in driving a mule is not a true mule-driver. The remark reflects a folk wisdom view of skill and humility.
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Uncle Eben
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Old remedy ad claims many children fall ill, praises ten outcomes in 24 hours. Says powder breaks colds feverishness and teething issues, aids digestion and worms, pleasing to children, used over 30 years, available at druggists. Address Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY.
Ode to the Horse and its Silent Burden
A reflection on horses as tireless workers from birth, toiling with loyalty and suffering neglect. The speaker calls for kinder treatment and appreciation, noting how horses pull plows and carts, serve in war, and deserve respect for their steadfast effort. The poem ends urging humanity to be considerate and friendly to the horse.
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Horae
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Iowa News
W. & Son
United States
Oppenheimer
Oskaloosa
Castor Ria
OMEN
D. G. Gosselink
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