Air route tale and Iowa notes from 1924
Des Moines writer recounts a Paris to London air voyage with 18 aboard at 100 mph and 2000 feet altitude. The column covers Iowa lamb shipments, Social Service League work, county bets, church diversity, honey yields, oat records, Mesquakie Powwow, school health gains, road snow fences, divorce and marriage trends, naturalization classes, sanatorium outcomes, and local curiosities including a William Maxon marker and rattlesnake bounty.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George W. Shockley
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Paris
London
English Channel
Shockley
Seven Reasons to Sunday School
Sunday School Builder presents seven reasons to attend and support Sunday School. It highlights studying the Bible, observing the holy day, gathering with believers, supporting church work, aiding evangelism, pursuing personal growth, and being equipped for good works through biblical instruction and fellowship.
Is $10 Worth Saving on Suits and Overcoats
M. Vander Linden advertises custom orders offering $10 to $165 in savings on suits and overcoats. The shop features 300 wool fabrics at a single price, with suits at $25.00 and overcoats at $29.50.
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M. Vander Linden
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J. W. Jamagin
Peter Malcolm
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Supervisors
Social Service League
Dorothy Tamy
Tamy
Percival
Winterset
Madison County
Breeding
Buena Vista County
Hayes Township
Lincoln-Lee District
Harry C. Kirk
Armstrong
Emmet
Kirk
Walter Beall
West Union
Fayette County
William E. Halstead
Richmond Bros
Knickerbocker Farm
Tama County
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Arizona
South Dakota
Anna Drake
State Board of Health
Cunningham
Polk County
West High
Board of Education
Eugene Mannheimer
J. W. Studebaker
America
The
United States
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Oakdale
Scarborough
State Society of the Daughters of American Revolution
William Maxon
Springdale
Cedar County
Underground
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Underground Railroad
Ossawatomie
Whittier
Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution
W. H. Hennings
Claw County
New Hampton
Euna
ASC
Wayne
H. L. Sherman
Duroleum
J. R. Crumpacker
Monroe, Iowa
Hupmobile
Beman Auto Co
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Pete van Zante
Jas. V. Lankelma
Ideal Pharmacy
Pella
Honey Creek Coal Co
Phil Bishop
Mgr
H. C. Payne
Broadway
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone
Main Street
Dr. C. I. Fox
Main and
Liberty Streets
J. J. Sybenga
Puritan Drug Store
J. M. Cook
Bell Clothing
Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
H. O. Wormhoudt
Jaarsma Bakery
A. P. Fankhauser
Chiropractic
T. G. Fultz
F. F. Carpenter
Jansma’s Bakery
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