1918 Iowa News Highlights From Ottumwa to Dubuque
The 1918 Masonic grand lodge convenes Ottumwa. Winnebago county reports 404 births 207 girls 197 boys. Judge Arthur of Logan retires as Grand Master. Joe Lilly new Moose head in Des Moines after Dubuque convention. flood deaths near Bloomfield. dentistry class volunteers for Army dental reserve corps. Davenport bankers urge $25 to $50 million Liberty bond session. Cedar Rapids arrests over poison plot. Hartland livestock sale funds Liberty bonds. Guthrie county Liberty bond tally exceeds quota. Madrid Jones brothers registration results. Penn college death from elevator fall. 96-year-old Mrs. Kirkwood aids soldiers. Coe College Russian studies amid war prep. Des Moines training camp site for 13th division. Liberty bond drives surge in Des Moines and Decorah. Grand Lodge supports Liberty loan. Swedish Old Settlers picnic planned in Des Moines. Beecher tree destroyed by lightning. Avoca crash injures rail worker. Mason City July 4 celebration for guard funds. blue laws case upholds Sunday newspapers. Traer farmers fined for illegal fishing. Red Cross drives in Mapleton. UI employment bureau posts earnings. state defense councils organized. Beaman boy shot accidentally. Iowa State College women Red Cross work. draft registrant Knight in Atlantic jail. Masons urge bigger crops and farm support.
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Masonic Grand Lodge
Ottumwa
Winnieshiek County
Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge
Arthur
Logan
State Lodge of
Moose
Joe Lilly
Des Moines
Dubuque
Wydoncah Creek
Bloomfield
Wm. Brown
The
State University
Dental Reserve Corps
Davenport
Charles E. Louweise
Cedar Rapids
Marion County
Liberty Bonds
John Wagoner
Hartland
Pella
Pleasantville
H. C. Stephens
Benson, Neb
Normal Department
H. C. Horack
Iowa City
Iowa State Bar Association
Council Bluffs
Iowa Bar Association
Horacks
United States
Guthrie County
Bayard
Casey
Stuart
Bagley
Yale
United States Navy
Fred
Field Hospital Corps No. 1
Sam Vrom
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Vrom
Jane Kirkwood
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Rusala
Coe College
Anna Heyberger
Baker
Red Cross
George Cochioftis
Decorah
L. J. Smyth
Navy League of the United States
League
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
Harding
Avoca
Mason City
National Guard
Waterloo
Times-Tribune
Iowa
W. R. Orchard
Opera House
University of Iowa
University Employment Bureau
Robert £. Reviow
Robert Beaman
Gathercole
Belle Beaman
Harry
Iowa State College
Grant Knight
Atlantic
Peterson Place
Maine
Harry M. Belt
Masons
Barnum and Bailey Circus to Visit Des Moines
The Barnum and Bailey Circus claims a historic three hour performance with new acts led by Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. A 1400 strong cast and 1000 animals will star across four stages and three rings with sixty clowns, four elephant herds, and multiple caravans. A three mile free street parade on circus day features six bands, steam calliopes, and an electric piano before the largest tent in circus history opens. Five rail trains and 89 railroad cars will haul wagons and equipment as 750 horses carry the show to the Des Moines exhibit on June 29.
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Barnum & Bailey's
Des Moines
Barnum & Baisley
Aladdin
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Harth
Electric Chore Boy Harnesses Household Power in Milwaukee Suburb
In Wauwatosa Milwaukee area resident H J Geerlings installed a quarter horsepower electric motor to run a home waterworks pump and washing machine. He salvaged parts, kept total cost under 50 dollars, and reports substantial annual savings in rent and labor. The system runs from a basement socket and uses a belt drive to power the pump and washing machine, reducing reliance on a hired laundress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Geerlings
Wauwatosa
Milwaukee
Wis
Péquiroid
Geerlings Wavidget
EVRA
Engineer Turns Off Switch As Water Reaches Cup
The moment the water spills over, its weight presses the cup and pins the arm, signaling the engineer to approach and switch off the device. This sequence ends the operation as the circuit is deactivated and safety is restored.
JANSMA WRITES FROM HAWAII
A sailor writes from Hawaii describing a tropical life among hula maidens, warm tents, and a quarantine. He notes hot climate, outdoor living, coral seafloor, daily foot work drills, Decoration Day suspension, seasickness on the voyage, and contrasts meals with home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pet
Waciki
Say Pet Will You Save My Annual For Me
A wartime reminiscence from 1917 notes a request to save an annual or pictures for a student or school context. The writer, signing as JANS of the 2nd Recruit Co, mentions being far from home and expresses gratitude to a friend at Central Ray for future help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jans
Pella Markets Reported Prices From Local Commodities
Van derly Brothers corrected cattle range seven to eleven dollars per hundredweight while hogs bring fourteen twenty five to fourteen seventy per cwt. Corn ranges from one forty to one fifty per bushel Wheat from two fifty to two seventy five per bushel Oats at fifty cents per bushel. Candled eggs sell for twenty five cents and butter at twenty seven cents. Old hens fetch thirteen cents per pound and old roosters at a low per-pound price. Ducks full feathered bring eight to ten cents per bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderly
Pella Produce Co
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Classic patent medicine note advertising Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children. Claims ease for feverishness stomach issues teething and worms. Says used by mothers for 30 years and available at druggists for 25 cents with a free sample from Mother Gray Co LeRoy New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
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Iowa News
Barnum & Bailey Circus Coming
Electric Chore
Jansma
Hawaii
Kamehameha
Honolulu
Ahu Island
Pella Markets
Maxwell
Canada
U. S
Robert McIntire
Pella, Iowa
A. B. Colyn
Otley
Colyn
Town
Worth & van Zante
Said Place
Mre
Peter
Breen
Torme
Cpah
Hevak
Frank A, Kane
Loan & Trust Bidg
Washington, D
Iacr
India
Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Thouganda
Jegse A. Case Dent
Brockton, Maas
Art Post Carda
Brown Hero CO
Murray St
New York City
DR. John, G. C. Nash
E. 1St St
P. A. Edmund
Wormhoudt
DR. Aschenbrennner
Geelhoed
T. G. Fultz
Main Street
W. H. Vander Ploeg
Farmers
Mer
Bank
Towa
Vander Zyl Bros
Carpenter & Sybenga
Physicians and Surgeons
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone
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