Ida Grove Area Public Works and Local News Items
The piece notes Spencer awarded a contract to install a city water distribution system at Arnold's Park with a bid of 17 620 for cast iron pipe hydrants and fittings. Ida Grove Council rejected funding the public library by taxation. The People’s Store at Odebolt suffered extensive fire damage to the second floor and roof, with stock harmed by smoke and water. Other items include cattle judging trophies in Shorthorn events, Baxter Hotel profits, land gifts by Louis Youngers, Sr., and multiple farm fires and incidents in nearby towns.
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PN. Kraus
Spencer
Ida Grove
People’ S' Store
Odeboldt
Altho
Paul Oldsen
C.A. Oldsen
Sae
Iowa
Julius Rohwer
Ida Grove Hotel Co
Baxter Hotel
Louis Youngers
Sheldon
Carroll Township
O’brien
Lynn Township
Sioux County
Farmers
Boylen
Iowa Saving Co
Otto Bjornstad
Dick Hansen
M. R. Pincham
Henry Horner
Cylinder
Thos
Goeders
Perfectly scandalous summer at Willard Mountain hotel
Marion Belmont and John Anderson Gray spark a fling at a mountain hotel. The Willard Mountain crowd gossiping matrons plot to reveal the affair. They elope, depart by nine o clock train as the hotel bus driver ferries Belmont’s trunk away. The couple finds freedom and the old gossip enjoys the drama.
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Rocking Chair
Willard Mountain House
Marion Belmont
John Anderson Gray
Pete
Miss Lapham
Mrs. Otis
Miss Scobie
Little Mountain Lake
Register
Alan
Betty
Tam
Miss Belmont
Brad
Mars
Otis
Miss Scoble
Miss. Belmont
Mr. Gray
MT. Gray
W. Mountain Express
Ove Rails
Cece
Trousseau
Honeymoor
Rocking Chair Brigade
Butter tasters sea shells used as currency by coastal tribes
The violet-tinted clong shells known as butter tasters served as a medium of exchange among Indian tribes along the shore. Skilled chipper crafts produced polished Luckshanks from thicker pieces, turning sea-worn shells into durable, gem-like currency and decorative items with pearls and amethysts.
Quebracho Wood a South American Monopoly for Tanning
The article notes quebracho logs and extract as a key tanning material in South America, likening quebracho to a natural monopoly like potash in Germany and jute in India. It emphasizes rapid action in tanning, its growing South American industry over 25 years, and its reduced wartime demand as leather needs lessen.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
South
America
Germany
India
South America
Prisoner admits shoplifting in court slang laden exchange
A judge and defendant clash in quirky courtroom dialogue. The offender, a former soldier, says he learned to steal while policing company streets in the army, admitting to taking items as he went along.
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American Legion Weekly
Vocalist Provoked Mule Incident Echoes in Speech
A garbled report describes a vocalist provoking a mule with the sound of a new vehicle. The mule reacted violently, kicking the rear transmission through the radiator, and the observer Warmer Corntessel recalls the moment with rueful humor.
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Corntessel
Early Fall Plowing Best For Sowing Wheat This Year
Iowa State College advises farmers to begin fall plowing by mid August for better fall wheat. use a tractor and disc behind binder if available, or wait for ground to settle for a firm seed bed. Early plowing reduces weeds, aids moisture absorption, and speeds soil readiness for spring.
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Farm Crops and Soils Department of
Iowa State College
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Monopoly
Bode
Jimmy
Prince Albert
Prince Alber Te
R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
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