Fire safety week set by state leaders in 1925 Iowa
State Fire Marshal Tracy announced October 5 to 10 as fire prevention week, with Gov. Hammill issuing a proclamation. The piece reports 1924 fire deaths of 80, many involving women and children, and tallies property losses by category across the state. It notes causes from matches to defective wiring and flues, as well as other fire risk factors, plus related public safety efforts and local curiosities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tracy
John Hammill
Mrs Enfield's Man Returns Home After Abandonment
In a tense domestic scene Mrs. Enfield thaws toward her husband Jim Enfield who left after years of hardship and mistreatment. Their daughter Gladys shows mixed feelings as Jim returns poor and weary, and Jane contemplates resuming traditional roles while cautiously welcoming him back.
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Mrs. Enfield
Mrs. Reames
Jim Enfield
Gladys
Jane Enfield
Jane
Jim
Diplomacy Quip Sparks Witty Exchange Between Pecktons
In a light exchange Mrs. Peckton lays down the law and Mr. Peckton answers with a sly nod to diplomats. The banter centers on principle and deference as a social moment.
Year in the dairy market 1924 review from Blue Valley Creamery
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute reviews 1924 dairy results noting diversification boosted production and profits, butter prices fluctuated with imports offset by tariffs, and domestic output stayed high into late summer. Fluid milk supply surged due to favorable weather, then leveled near year end with seasonal declines in late fall.
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Eye
America
Blue Valley Creamery Institute
Chicago
United States
Hog Prices Expected Higher After Slump Says Survey
Experienced hog breeders and buyers predict a coming period of reduced production and higher prices following a phase of heavy shipments and low prices. A Blue Valley Creamery Institute survey shows 15 to 20 percent fewer pigs this spring than last year, with prices to producers up $2.00 to $2.50 per 100 pounds recently. If corn improves in 1925 and pork demand holds, hog feeding should become more profitable.
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Blue Valley Creamery Institute
Chicago
Milk Industry Output Shaped by Creamery Butter Demand
Data from the Blue Valley Creamery Institute show over 84 percent of the nation's yearly dairy milk goes to creamery butter, with 3.7 percent for cheese. Condensed milk boomed during the war, exporting 40 percent by 1919, fell in 1920, then recovered, with eight states producing nearly 90 percent of it.
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Blue Valley Creamery Institute
Wisconsin
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Mlinoa
Ohio
Washington
California
Beidler and Johnson Woodhawks in the Wild West Tale
In 1860 on a Nile river stop, woodhawks Beidler and Johnson, famed frontier figures, entertains Eastern tourists. Beidler, later a Miles scout and vigilante leader, earned fame as X Beidler for signing warnings with a single letter. He also served as Lewis and Clark sheriff and boasted a steel jail cage shown to Montana officials.
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Musselshell ‘River
Montana
Xx” Belcler
Liver-Hatin
Johnson
Nile
Beidler
Woodhawks
Mr. Beldler
Beldler
Great Plains
Rome
the Woodhawk
Italy
Miles
John X. Beidler
X" Beidler
Lewis and Clark County
Belchler
French flood lights illuminate Des Moines air mail field
The air mail field southeast of Des Moines now features French flood lights. A 3,600 pound motor generator rests on a concrete base, powering a permanent tower beacon with 500 million candle power arc lights. The area within half a mile is lit like day, reducing landing hazards at nearly all mail fields.
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Des Moines
Rock Island Train Service Times and Freight Notice
Eastbound and westbound passenger and local freight schedules listed for Rock Island service with cutoffs for freight shipments due by 6 00 p m the evening before Freight trains also carry passengers The timetable mentions Wabash times and an unrelated religious line about old time religion
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M. N. Clark
Sherman
Hardin County
Illinois
Iowa State Fair
R. F E. Johnson
Centerville
State Automobile Department
Secretary of State
Anamosa
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Rapids
State Organization of
Harry Gray
Clarke County
Uncle Sam
Land and Air Forces
R. T. Edwards
U. S. Army
Don M. Griswold
Griswold
Mississippi River
Keokuk
E. Beatrice Wilson
Moulton
Appanoose County
Dean
AECOT
Dewey
Poweshiek
Montezuma
Belgium
Wautters
Lake City
Calhoun County
W. R. T. Shade
Shade
Ed Chenette
Ed Chestnut
Chenette
Lottie Miller Dalbey
J. W. Miller
Miss Miller
C. W. Dalbey
C. H. Niles
Col. Henry Wheeler
Gulf Coast
Mr. Niles
Mr. Chenette
Victor Music Co
Clara Delafield
Western Newspaper Union
Auceieve
Weexly
Jan
Golub Valley Creamery Institute
Creamery
Icheese Factory
the Valley Éacumeny Institute
Anniek
Xx” Beidler
Rock Island Train Service
Wabash
Howell
East
M. Vander Linden
John J.van Dyke
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