Bird death tied to tuberculosis shocks Montémania
In Montémania David Sutherland reports a swallow killed by a hair bound around its neck from tuberculosis. Dr Parrana’s daughter Betty watched the nest during nesting season. The piece notes Iowa’s small tubercular death rate as 25,562 deaths and 42,127 births with infant mortality among the state’s five lowest.
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Montémania
David Sutherland
Parrana
Betty
Farrs
Iowa
Iowa Deaths Drop From Tuberculosis Toll
Iowa health data show a gradual decline in tuberculosis deaths. Last year 804 people died from tuberculosis out of 25 562 total deaths in the state, indicating progress in public health efforts.
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Iowa
Thieves Steal Flowers from Graves
Des Moines park commissioner assigns plainclothes police to cemeteries after numerous complaints of grave flower thefts. He notes thieves target valuable plants and mentions a man who posted a warning sign on a grave reading No thief is so mean as one who will steal off a grave.
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Park Commssioner
Des Moines
Iowa Farmers See 1929 Farm Wealth Drop Despite Livestock Gain
Iowa farmers produced 665 million dollars in farm products in 1929, down 18 million from 1928 due to poor crops and lower prices abroad. Livestock and livestock products sold outside the state rose to 559 million, while outside crop sales fell 33 million. Land values keep falling as price paid for inputs remains high, with USDA noting a low May price received to price paid ratio of 81 on the prewar index.
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Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Train Loads of Washing Machines Move from Newton to Texas
A train loaded with Maytag washing machines valued at 250000 dollars traveled west through Des Moines over the Rock Island railroad to the Way Southwestern company in Dallas Texas. The shipment contained 2000 machines and required two locomotives to haul. Earlier a train load of Woods Brothers threshing machines built in Des Moines was sent via the Milwaukee line for distribution in North and South Dakota.
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Newton
Texas
Des Moines
Rock Island
Ma Way Southwestern Company
Dalles Texas
Woods Brothers
Milwaukee
North
South Dakota
Layoff ends. local column invites readers to submit items
The Bee reopens theThinking Out Loud column inviting reader submissions. Notes include warnings about reckless driving on Highway No. 18, a court case involving a trucker, cautions about alcohol in cars, and humor about rock valley tourism. Reports on weathered grain, dry conditions, and ongoing harvest prospects.
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the Bee
Anteists
Fragmentary Dialect Snippet Sparks Debate on Language
Readable lines show a speaker using dialect to challenge a pair of shoes and threaten with a sharp line about a man in them. The excerpt hints at social tensions and racial language in a historical context.
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Thea
Theah
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