Des Moines Letters Report Highland Park Murder Amid Labor Strife
A Des Moines letter details the Highland Park murder of Lena Peterson and her brother Thomas, with detectives active and no solid leads. It notes shifting theories, public rewards, and a wave of burglaries under mayoral leadership, plus wage strikes among painters, team drivers, and brick haulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Peterson
Highland Park
Polk County
Lena ‘Peterson
Thomas
Marquisville
Mable Schofield
Hurtenhower
Brenton
Court House
Ninth Street
Association
Women and Men Suffer Kidney Trouble Say Advert
An old advertisement claims kidney and bladder trouble affect both women and men, lowering mood, ambition, and vigor. Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer promises quick relief with sample offers and testimonials, urging readers to contact Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Rock Valley Items From Sioux County Herald
A suit for annulment of marriage on grounds of fraud in which Doun and Rock Valley are involved has been started in Lyon county courts. A hard fought battle is anticipated. Pra McCarty of Whitemore To Champion visited town. Will Thomas, a Minnesota visitor, returned Saturday after looking at land investments. A H Perau from Sioux Falls visited Thursday and purchased a stock farm near Sioux Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley
Hudson
Canton
Ndiasa
A.S. Dodds
Sioux City
Col. Warren
de Bey
Kimball Avenue
Rock Valley Mills
O. Cronin
Marshal
Eldridge
Léader
Warren Hotel
Foppe
Pioneer
First National Bank
Mitchell
Gem Cafe
Dunham
First and
Mitchell Streets
Warren
John Mulhall
Doherty & Healy, Millners
Fair Grounds
Church of the Holy Name
Rock Rapids
Iowa
L. Dullard
Dorothy Higgins
S.A. Mitchell
Anna Foppe
Siny
Sioux County
Doun
RockValley
Lyon County
Pra. McCarty
Whitemore
Will Thomas
Minnesota
A. H. Perau
Sioux Falls
Corn Huskers Demand Modern Shredding Machine
An editor argues against a proposed field corn husking machine. The writer asserts the shredder is the ideal husker and predicts future use of shredders to utilize entire corn crops, criticizing waste and urging adoption of mechanical husking.
The Seeds of California Orange Romance
A 19th century tale traces the birth of seedless navel orange varieties from a Bahlo Bra zil native to a Washington DC program, then California cultivation. Two trees survived in Riverside after cow and drought, buds fetched high prices, and by 1899 California yielded over 4 million boxes valued at about 12 million dollars.
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Bahlo
Brazil
Agricultural Department
Washington
Tibbetts
Riverside
Cal
Department
California
The Way They Went Through A Vanished Forest
A recollection of settler life in the early fifties describes clearing a heavily timbered westward farm. He felled ancient whitewood and other trees, burned log heaps, and used walnut to fence a clearing while reflecting on a forest lost and the land’s transformation.
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Man Noty
FAS
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BF. William
Huizenga
Suh
Rosa
Roys
J. A. Kreamer
Miles
Arkansas City
Kans
Wiles
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
le Husker
Minnie Koster, Boyden, Fo
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