Iowa News Briefs from the State Beat
Montgomery county sells 35000 drainage bonds. James A. Devitt elected head of State Bar association. Humboldt legion awards 40000 hall contract. Osage man killed when machine parts failed. Iowa animal product value tops 475700000. Dubuque raises manager salary to 10000. Aplington creamery loss 2500 to 33000 with 15 tons butter destroyed. Chubb presides Iowa electric light section at Lake Okoboji. Jones county girls clubs organized for sewing instruction. Iowa to receive about 500000 of 2027600 fed cattle indemnity funds. Pearl Booth of Mason City charged under Volstead act. Jean N. Cole, 46, dies by asphyxia in Marshalltown work. Neighbors plow D I Castle’s 150 acres of corn. Exline fire destroys six buildings. loss 70000. Sheriff shoots booze driver Frank Stewart. bond posted later. John Bagley injured in crash. neck wound and bruises. 900+ baby beeves on feed by Iowa club boys and girls. Shorthorns 15 percent purebreds. Marshall, Woodbury, Cerro Gordo lead calves. Iowa counties with calves on feed total 55. Iowa coal stocks sufficient for 3–6 weeks. Aug. 15 supply predicted. Coal peace noted as nonunion work slowed. settlement hoped before coal runs out.
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Montgomery County
James A. Devitt
Oskaloosa
State Bar Association
American Legion of Humboldt
H. A. Thrams
Osage
Iowa
Mississippi
Dubuque
E. O. Carr
Aplington
C. N. Chubb
Davenport
Electric Light Association
Lake Okoboji
Pearl Booth
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Jean N. Cole
Marshalltown
D. I. Castile
Hobarton
Exline Cash
Exline
Peoples Savings Bank
Frank Stewart
Delaware County
Bond
John Bagley
A. H Groth
Iowa Beef Producer's Association
Iowa Club
Groth
Marshall County
Woodbury County
Cerro Gordo
Muscatine County
Iowa Coal Operators Association
Httle
How Daniel Faces a Severe Test in Babylon
Lesson centers on Daniel 2 and Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Daniel leads prayer for deliverance, then interprets the vision of a great image whose parts symbolize successive empires, ending with the kingdom of heaven established by a divine stone. The lesson emphasizes God’s answer to prayer and the certainty of God’s eternal rule.
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Daniel
Christ
God
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Tecause
Kingdom of Heaven
Roman Empire
Mensiah
Patrick Manson’s Lecture Urges Open Mind on Discovery
The exchange recalls Sir Patrick Manson's lecture praising open inquiry even when findings challenge beliefs. The British physician, who identified malaria’s mosquito transmission, has recently died.
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Sir Patrick Manson
Patrick
Triangle Stuff
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote contrasts a chorus girl reduced to poverty with a nurse maid serving a millionaire's family. The text remarks that many homes break up this way and lightly mocks those who claim hardship from occasional pragmatism.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
The Celestial Bed Fraud Of Doctor Graham
In 1779 London the English faker Doctor Graham opened a Temple of Health promising a magnetico electric celestial bed that cured the sick. Advertised exploits included a bed with 28 glass pillars and a gilt canopy, charging admission and 50 pounds to sleep in it, later cut to 25.
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Doctor Graham
London
America
Denton
Graham
Cascara Bark Supply Declines as Harvesters Penetrate Swamps
The article notes cascara bark is in limited supply with barberry trees abundant in Washington but scarcer elsewhere. Harvesters push deeper into swampy forests as old growth declines, and second growth is less potent. Cascara bark is used worldwide in medicines flavors and drugs.
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California
Oregon
Washington
Seventh Crusade Ride Captured in News Yarns
The article notes a Jerusalem to northward air service carrying mail and passengers, likening today’s route to a Seventh Crusade. It mentions the Flory land resisted soldiers for 20 centuries, as described by Farm Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount of Olives
Jordan
Jerusalem
Her Heart Upon Her Sleeve Quote in Classic Novel Tone
A compact literary note quotes a line about a beautiful woman and her soul held in her arms, referencing a saying from Robinson Crusoe and a general reflection on happiness.
Woman Recovers Strength After Pinkham Treatment
A St Paul woman reports relief from fatigue head pain and pelvic discomfort after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states she can work fully now and endorses the remedy as a dependable women’s medicine for ailments unique to women.
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St. Paul
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Mra. Phil
Maser
Winslow St
A Fig for Expenses Plan and Banter
A humorous exchange features a new millionaire approving a plan to add a pergola to a mansion and stock it with fish. The banter includes an architect offering to improve appearances and a casual response to the idea. The piece ends with a proverb on luck and experience as lessons not easily taught or sold.
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Birmingham Age-Sterald
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State News
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Nebo
Chadnezzar
Robinson Crusoe
Rice Brothers
Live Stock Commission
Sioux City
Daisy
Guaran Fly Killer
Repa Manor
Grosklya, N.Y
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