Iowa News Items of Interest Summary
A sweeping Iowa roundup covers Edgewood water plant bid at 22500 dollars, Du buque litter rack removal, Glen M Reynolds postmaster nomination, and Elmer Hamilton robbery conviction near Clarinda. It notes 1000+ co operators delegates in Laurenti, fires near Cascade, and a D. Des Moines crash with a fatality.
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Edgewood
Dubuque
Senate
Glen M. Reynolds
Irwin
Elmer Hamilton
Clarinda
Laurentis
Pocahontas Farmers Union
McQuilles
Cascade
Wiliam Foran
Omaha
Foran
Ames
Lyle Porter
Grant Consolidated School
Story County
Minnie Holmes
Randalia
Hinton
LeMars
Harry Stilson
Valley Junction Railroad
Des Moines
Decorah
Conference of Missionary Societies of Congregational Churches
Iowa
A. J. Hardell
Laverne
Council Bluffs
Hardell
Hamburg Canning Company
Frank Castleman
Castleman
Willian Bailor
Farley
State Horticultural Society
Mary Morgan Griswold
State University of Iowa
Ottumwa
Predictions on tax, treaties and tariffs in Washington week
A busy Washington week reports predicts adoption of the sales tax by the senate to fund a soldier bonus while President Harding weighs a veto on the rivers and harbors bill in its current form. McCumber vows tariff completion, and the four power Pacific treaty is ratified with Lodge reservations amidst broad party support.
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Senate
Washington
Smoot
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
Uarding
Harding
House
McCumber
Washivelow
SA “Ee
United States Senate
Paris
Rupert Hughes to chronicle Robert Stowe Gill post history
Rupert Hughes will write a history of the Robert Stowe Gill post of the American Legion in New York. The post is largely Lamb's Club writers and actors. Hughes notes his long military career from private in 1807 to adjutant general in New York and his World War I service, with deafness shaping his path. He joined the Legion citing its principles and significance, and has recent public notice for his stance against censorship.
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American Legion
Rupert Hughes
Robert Stowe Gill
The
Legion
New York
Lamb's Club
Hughes
Intelligence Service
Mr. Hughes
High on Legion Honor Roll for World War I Letters
M W Grimes editor of the Le Sueur News ranks highly on the Minnesota American Legion honor roll for selflessly writing 3 236 personal letters to 230 local soldiers and seven nurses during the war. He mailed weekly hometown papers and helped form a Legion post after veterans returned.
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M. W. Grimes
le Sueur
Mina
Minnesota Department of the American Legion
Vicinity
Colors
Grimes
Ex-service Veterans in Congress Rise in Speculation
Washington notes high ex service representation in Congress as November votes approach. The House holds 81 veterans of World War I, with New York leading at four, Massachusetts and Tennessee next with three each. Senate counts include Michigan and West Virginia veterans.
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Washington
Congress
House
American Legion
Senate
Newberry
Michigan
Etktna
West Virginia
New York
Massachusetts
Tennessee
Ex-Service Men Wanted for Hines Lumber Yards
Edward Hines of Chicago, a millionaire merchant, seeks help in his lumber yards. Employment officers are instructed to hire only veteran sons of the war. Hines supports a memorial hospital at Maywood with funds and honor.
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Edward Hines
Chicago
American Legion
Hines
Maywood
Gingle Track Note on Marriage Inquiries
The American Legion Weekly records a light exchange about marriage plans noting a date and response with Constably as a playful aside. The item reflects period social customs and humor in a brief column snippet.
Mrs Marita Tilger Praises Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Mrs Marita Tilger of Hastings Nebraska recalls during expectancy nausea eased by Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription she took one bottle and found it valuable. She endorses the remedy and invites others to ask their druggist or obtain a trial package by sending 10 cents to Dr Pierce’s Invalids Hotel Buffalo NY or writing for free advice.
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Marita Tilger Hastings
Virtue's Reward. Wife and Hubby Exchange Quips
In a humorous exchange from the Boston Journal, a wife expresses delight that her husband has quit smoking and will visit to share a long kiss. The husband notes her dislike of tobacco smell, alluding to a future affectionate moment. The dialogue also includes a vegetarian joke about chestnuts and a light bit about personal habits.
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