Banquet Honors First Reformed Church Choir
The First Reformed church choir held a 6:30 p.m. banquet in the church parlors on Thursday May 12. Ostendorf and Gosselink corrected a place card mix up as guests enjoyed chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, and dessert. Loyde entertained with a piepergel routine as music and laughter filled the event, concluding with cheers for the choir and Moonlight Mission Band.
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First Reformed Church
Ostie
Loyde
Oste and Co
Boost
C.U. I
1St Reformed Church
Moonlight Mission Band
Prof's
Man claims rheumatism cure via uric acid dissolving remedy
James H. Allen suffered years with rheumatism and developed a personal prescription he says dissolves uric acid deposits in joints. He offered it to others with high success and named Your Drugeist as local agent Allenrhu promising money-back if no benefit reported. A schoolgirl recounts a moral tale fragment about Joseph and a pit and a murdered boy.
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James H. Allen
Drugeist
Allenrhu
Repeal the 10 Percent War Tax on Sporting Goods
A national agitation urges repeal of the 10% tax on all sporting goods from snow shoes to golf balls. Leading sports writers and major amateur organizations back the campaign, arguing the tax harms youth play and national welfare. Citizens are urged to contact lawmakers, join organizations, and press Washington to end the tax.
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Peter P. Carney
Hugh Fullerton
United States
America
Sam
Congress
Washington
The
Amateur Athletic Union
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Golf Association
Am Jean ‘Trapshooting Association
A Visit to the Chinese Wall
A narrator recalls riding a ricksha with peers to the Great Wall near Peking. A ten year old boy shows perseverance guiding the group home for forty five minutes, earning two coppers. They return tired and dirty, receive baths, and sleep well after dinner. The Great Wall left the strongest impression of all sights in Peking.
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Great Wall
Peking
Tanlac praised as grandest medicine by Clinton couple
John Tosh of 606 Tenth Ave Iowa recounts his wife’s billious attack and long illness, claiming Tanlac improved her symptoms greatly after one bottle, restoring appetite and sleep. He plans to continue treatment to secure further gains, praising the medicine as the grandest in the world.
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John Tosh
Tenth Ave
Clinton
Iowa
Organizing Failures into Successes
A great business establishment is described as built from failures whose skilled employees shine in their niche yet lack the ability to plan and push the whole venture. The passage asks if this reflects many lives who fail in one arena but succeed in another.
Dentist and Patient Swap Witty Banter in Odd Exchange
The dentist notes traces of gold on the instrument while probing a tooth. The patient dismisses prior fillings, and a humorous miscue about a button prompts a quip about youth versus importance. The exchange reads like light domestic humor from a bygone era.
Public sale notice of Des Moines river land 1921
State of Iowa to sell abandoned Des Moines river land under Section 2900-27 on May 21 1921. Describes Lots A B C D in Sections 23 28 76 19 Township 76 N Range 19 W with precise boundary chains and acres totals 20.689 6.699 16.60 acres. Public action by Secretary of State.
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Township
Iowa
State of Iowa
Des Moines
N. W
N. E
Property deed bounds and bids for lands in Section 24
A 1921 Des Moines notice lists Lot A through G parcels in Section 24 with metes and bounds, acreage totals, and appraised values per acre. It directs written bids to the Secretary of State by May 21 1921, for the highest bid above appraised value, with separate bids allowed per lot.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. C. Ramsay
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Monty Paymenta
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