Craddock's Des Moines Letter on Iowa Land and People
The column recalls James Pugh's pioneer land purchases in Guthrie and Dallas counties Iowa for 1.26 and 19 per acre and 5 per acre later. It notes Des Moines daily papers payrolls and praise for employers, public notices on wildlife and law changes, and reflections on Brazil and ancient trees. It cites Senator Foster and local rail lines and quotes from Grinnell Herald. It discusses prairie chickens quail and wildlife policy and portraits of Des Moines industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pugh
Iowa
Indiana
Guthrie County
Menlo
Coon River
Dallas County
South Coon
J. W. Foster
Guthrie Center
Senator Foster
Reward Offered for Cure All Catarrh Claim
A newspaper ad touts a $100 reward and declares catarrh a constitutional disease cured by a “catarrh cure.” It claims the remedy works by acting on the blood and tissues, strengthening the patient and aiding nature, with bold assurances of a universal cure.
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Weader
Hoo
Brazil Trade Appeal and German Market Lead Noted
The author argues Brazil offers vast wealth and resources ready for American investment, noting Germany already dominates Brazilian trade. It urges recognizing Brazil’s people and civilization, meeting them as equals to unlock potential markets and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Brasil
Cc. C
Pugh
Rank Foolishness About Colds and Remedies
An advertisement argues against the belief that cold weather causes colds. It claims the cold virus thrives in damp cold, promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective, and states it is highly recommended by long-time users. Sold by all dealers.
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San Paulo
Brazil
Persia
United
Satea
Chamberlain
All Dealere
Record Car of Hogs Sold at Premium Prices
Oliver McGee sold a car of fifty two hogs weighing 125 pounds on average on November 1 1916 for an average of 42.50 per hog. The animals weighed 336 pounds when fat and averaged a gain of 201 pounds in under four months indicating substantial growth and return.
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Greene
Oliver McGee
City to Start Truck Gardening This Summer
Des Moines plans a municipal truck gardening program converting about twenty acres of city owned land into potato patches. The effort includes a nineteen acre block and several vacant lots scattered throughout the city to grow produce for local use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Sheep Top Market Sets Record in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Poll county sheep shattered market records in Chicago as A Findley shipped eighty seven fat ewes from his farm two miles west of Johnston station selling at 11.85 dollars each, 25 cents above the prior record.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Poll County
Chicago
A. Findley
Johnston Station
Many Apply for Citizenship in Des Moines Area
Des Moines reports a surge in naturalization as nearly 100 new applicants seek citizenship since the break with Germany. The county clerk’s office has used a deputy full time to swear in applicants and issue papers, with indications that an extra deputy may be required to handle the demand.
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Register
Evening Tribune
Des Moines
Legion
Germany
Colored Louisiana Church Seeks D D From Kansas College
A Louisiana colored congregation tried to obtain a D D degree from a Kansas college for 50 dollars and decorate their pastors with initials. They sent 25 dollars but failed to raise the full amount, hoping the college would forward the first D to aid in collecting the rest.
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Louisiana
Kansas
Gentleman Ag Doctr
Harper's Magazine
Visibility of Planets in Daylight and Night
The text explains planets are hard to see in daylight because telescopes reduce their brightness and the sky glow. It notes Venus and Mercury are more observable, while other planets remain difficult, with mention of observing conditions at night being more favorable.
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Venus
Mercury
Carlin
Hanes
Tydias
Record Iowa Farm Livestock Values Soar in 1916 17
U S Department figures show Iowa hogs 9,069,000 in 1916 valued at 34,342,000 rising to 9,370,000 in 1917 valued at 127,739,000. Total Iowa farm animals 16,082,000 last year and 16,383,000 this year. value up from 451,385,000 to 534,312,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des. Moines
Iowa
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa’s liquor crackdown cuts state drinking levels
State digest notes Iowa is drier than since the 1916 repeal with agents and courts prosecuting bootlegging. Attorney General Havner gains railroad cooperation while illegal buyers see hundreds of thousands of quarts destroyed, driving consumption to a minimum.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Havner
Iowa Potato Shortage Sparks New York Food Appeal
A New York committee asks Iowa for potato and onion growers. A R Corey notes Iowa’s annual potato crop averages 10,516,639 bushels but fell to 4,287,000 bushels in 1916, explaining Iowa cannot meet New York's food demand.
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Iowa
Ames
A. R. Corey
State Agricultural Department
Newark
New York
Cory
Veteran Conductor George A Jackson Dead on Platform
George A. Jackson, a veteran conductor for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Tail road on the Sioux City division, collapsed and died on a station platform as he prepared to start a run between Sioux City and Menlo. He had thirty eight years with the railroad.
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Bronx City
George A. Jackson
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul Tailroad
Sioux City
Jackson
Menila
Thirteen Year Old Forger Nabbed in Davenport Checks
A Davenport youth, Walter Jansen, thirteen, a grammar school pupil, confessed after arrest for forging four checks totaling 28 dollars. He obtained a checkbook, obtained a blank check, and filled it with a neighbor’s name to buy baseballs.
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Davenport
Walter Jansen
Sandy
Laconia Passenger Tale From Des Moines Turmoil
Fragmentary note recounts Floya Gibbons of the Chicago Tribune, once a passenger on the Laconia when torpedoed by a German submarine. It mentions a move from Des Moines in 1902 to Minneapolis and references Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Gibbons.
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H. E. Teachout
Des Moines
Laconia
Des’ Moines
Floya Gibbons
The
Chicago Tribune
H. T. Gibbons
Minge- Epolis
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