Diamond Jubilee State Fair to Open in Des Moines
Des Moines prepares for the Diamond Jubilee State Fair and Exposition marking its 75th anniversary. The eight day event features 142 million in premiums, record livestock displays, a junior fair, wide exhibitions, a Radio and Motor Show, and a grand pageant tracing Iowa history.
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Inerica
Iowa
Lown
B.C
Herbert Hoover
Ement
Towa
Pain
Pompeii
United States
Old-fashioned wood chopping contest to return at Iowa State Fair
At the Diamond Jubilee celebration August 21 to 30 the state fair plans a wood-chopping contest once popular in Iowa. Open to wood choppers statewide, the event will be held in front of the grandstand with each contestant to hew three pieces from a ten-inch log.
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Iowa
When to Feed Dogs and the right feeding routine
An article cites Kelly advising dog owners to feed once daily in the evening after exercise. It warns against underfeeding causing scavenging and overfeeding making food a constant preoccupation for the dog. The guidance emphasizes moderation and timing for adult dogs.
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Red
Kelly
Hearst
International Cosmopolitan
Great Secret Out line A Hit at Laa
In a humorous exchange Mose is told the distance between men and women in love and bargaining. Liges remarks a man pays $2 for a $1 desire while a woman accepts $1 for a $2 thing she dislikes.
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Mose
Love’s Entanglement in the Freer Rose Garden
In the Freer estate’s rose garden, Robert Blair, heir to the Freer office, is found disheveled but safe after missing his train and causing worry over sixty thousand dollars in bonds. Lena Freer and family race to locate him, while Robert explains he was ill and hid to recover.
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Lena
Mr. Freer
Joe Lant
Blue
Freer
Aenila
Bob
Robert
Mrs. Freer
Mra. Smith
Town
Hive
Lita
Horace
Phattssa
Rose Garden
Tena
Freers
James
Martin
Robert Blair
Davon Ob
Havelock Notes and Local Travel Reminiscences
Local society notes report the Woman's Missionary Society meeting on August 9 at the church parlors with a mite box feature. Fire damages seventy shocks of grain on the Martin Keerles farm as townspeople respond to the general alarm. Mrs. Margaret Northrop visits from Webster City. many neighbors travel for funerals, hospital care, and visits across nearby towns. The piece also recounts a rapid Black Hills trip, including Needles Drive, Sylvan Lake, Wind Cave, and other scenic spots with extensive sightseeing.
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Woman’s Foreign ‘Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
A. M. Howery
J. L. Miller
E.R. Waters
Martin Keerles
Margaret Northrop
Webster City
Havelock
Will Boysen
Rolfe
Jacob Kober
B. C. Boysen
V. C. Core
Miami
Fla
Marion Jenks
Lake City
Bert Bass
A. P. Truelsen
Emmetsburg
Chas. Otto
Martha
Milan Sharp
Henry Buck
Otto
Barney Hersom
N. B. Hersom
Thos. Edge
Aurelia
Jay Pelton
E. L. Kunkle
Orpha Bloomer
Wm. Hilton
Minnesota
F. R. Eggspuehler
Plover
J. C. Brogotti
George Shannon
Ware
Rev
G. L. Day
Rex Trafton
Harold Hitchcock
Wendell McVey
Glenn Jacobson
Elton
Melvin Buck
Lost Island Lake
Rapid City
Needles Drive
America
Sylvan Lake
Custer
Garden of Biden
Wind Cave National Park
Wind Cave
Opera Hall
Hot Springs
National Soldiers’ Hospital and
Rapid Canyon
Castle Rock
Black Hills
Mrs. Grover recounts Coolidge vacation in Black Hills
Mrs. Grover shares impressions from a trip through the Black Hills and Bad Lands of South Dakota, describing the region as America’s scenic wonderland where President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge spent their vacation two years ago. The piece emphasizes natural beauty and reader interest in the area.
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Mrs. Grover
Black Hills
The
Arrow
South Dakota
Calvin Coolidge
America
Havelock Methodist Church Notes Hostesses Named
Mesdames KE. R. Waters Al M. Howery and J. L. Miller will host the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meeting in the church parlors on Friday afternoon Aug 9. A mite box opening to follow.
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Mesdames
KE. R. Waters
al M. Howery
J. L. Miller
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Church Invites Public to Join as Regular Services Continue
A church invites readers to make it their home with services next Sunday at regular hours and a welcoming stance for new members. The message emphasizes ongoing worship and community.
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Junior Ague
Ee Ee
Epworth
Aha
Leaders to Leave Iowa State College for Oklahoma and Allied Mills
Karl Weaver exits the Iowa State College Dairy Department after ten years to head the Dairy Department at Oklahoma A. & M. College in Stilwater on Sept. 1. He is a noted Holstein and Jersey judge and urged use of homegrown feeds. John Evvard of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station leaves next June to head research cattle, swine and sheep at Allied Mills. Virginia to have twenty five airports completed by next summer.
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Karl Weaver
Iowa State College
Ames
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stilwater
Okla
Weaver
Iowa
Wisconsin
Towa
John Evvard
Towa Agricultural Experiment Station
Evvard
Allied Mills
Six bay Clydesdale geldings to perform at Iowa State Fair
The Chicago Stock Yard six-horse hitch, six bright bay Clydesdale geldings, will appear at the State Fair Horse Shows from August 26 to 30. Driver and trainer Billy Wales, a popular figure, has guided them through famed shows and their individual traits draw praise from horse lovers statewide. The team includes champions from major fairs and expositions.
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Des Moines
Chicago
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