Iowa News D Items of Interest Summary
A wide sweep of Iowa notes includes Glidden on old time schedule, Evergreen district near Waukon paying a record 402 monthly teacher wage, and Cedar Rapids girls protesting uniforms. Willisea council approves 25090 for three miles of street work. Marengo forms community club with 3000 secretary. rail weight shipped from Clarinda to Shanghai. Sioux City hosts a thousand grain men. Council Bluffs nurses and overseas service honored. Woodbine businesses revert to old time hours for farmers.
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Mght
Evergreen
Waukon
Shenandoah
Flanders
Cedar Rapids
Willisea
R. J. Gilchrist
New Community Club of
Marengo
Iowa and Southwestern Railroad
Clarinda
Shanghai
China
Defense Council
Frank Cook
Sioux City
S. W. Wilder
George A. Wells
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
France
United States
Healy
Woodbine
Man-Bold removed as Sarrebruck mayor by Marshal Foch
Paris dispatch reports Herr Man Bold the chief burgomaster of Sarrebruck en has been removed from office by order of Marshal Foch. French sources say Paris councils plan to neutralize the left bank of the Rhine until Germany pays the peace indemnities.
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Herr Man- Bold
Sarrebrucken
Germany
Treves
Marshal Focher
Council of Four
Rhine
Obituary Notes On Local Leaders And Queen Victoria
Personal Isaac Van Domlin, grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Minnesota, died at Rochester after an operation there. Robert David Lewis, vice president of Liggett & Myers, died in St Louis after an appendicitis operation at age seventy two. Queen Victoria underwent a successful abdominal operation, according to Madrid.
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Iowa
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Kansas
McGregor
Dakota
R. J. Welch
Knoxville
National Petroleum Institute
Standard
W. A. Lewis
Batavia Savings Bank
Bruce Fietcher
Hamburg
Daughbors
Camp Dodge
Theodore Schultz
Dex Moines
Red Cross House
K. of C. Bet No
Perkins
Sioux County
C. C
John Hiltman
Mondamin
M. van Ausdall
Knights of Pythias
Padntry
Isaac van Domlin
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Minnesota
Rochesternion
Robert David Lewis
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
St. Louis
Queen Victoria
Madrid
Washington Reconsideration urged for all antitrust laws
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Washington urges reconsideration by Congress of antitrust legislation after no referendum by affiliated trade groups. War risk bureau in Washington issues March checks totaling 39.1 million dollars with cumulative payouts near 419 million since inception. Reports note discharges total 1,447,714 through March 22.
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Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Washington
War Risk Bureau
Washington Dispatch
Plant Trees to Escape Erosion on Farmlands
United States Department of Agriculture advises farmers to plant black locust and shortleaf pine to reclaim badly washing gullies. Spacing and seedling handling are outlined, with guidance on sourcing trees and other suitable species for watershed protection.
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United States
Piedmont
Mountain
Mississippi Valley
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Barley as a Feed Crop for Northern States Farms
The USDA advises maintaining barley acreage for farm feed to support livestock. Barley yields more feed per acre than other small grains and adapts to well drained soils, wetlands, and sandy lands. It fits rotations, responds to late seeding, and requires manageable labor, though milling and brewing markets may shrink demand.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed Remedy
An old time tonic claims to strengthen the body cure colds and guard against disease. It lists ingredients wild cherry bark atillingia stone root quassia root and quotes digestive and blood-building benefits. Advertising copy urges trial price 10 cents for tablets or Catarrh tablets via Dr Wiesca Invalid Hotel Buffalo NY.
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Walter
Dr. Pierce
Gage
Girl Worship and the Pretty Face in American Life
David Belasco cites a cultural obsession with girlish beauty across magazines ads and theater. A Palm Beach anecdote about a wealthy banker and a girl in the surf ends with a cynical quip that a rich father could marry for security.
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David Belasco
Millonaire
Palm Beach
Secret of youth hinges on eliminating bodily poisons
An old advertisement touts Haarlem Oil Capsules as a tonic to keep kidneys clean and blood purified. It claims a 200 year Dutch heritage, stressing poetic vitality, steady nerves, and strong muscles if the capsules are taken.
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Haarlem
Holland
Hag
The Way of It Crime and Borrowing Woes
A fragment from a column or dialogue notes a humorous take on personal ethics and etiquette. It contrasts petty theft with credit by saying a new hat becomes a crime in a husband’s view while a borrowed item may never be returned.
How to Tell Your Favorite Tobacco by Nose Guide
A historical note explains smokers judge tobacco by aroma. It claims the nose detects flavorings used to improve burning and taste, citing "TUXEDO Tobacco" with chocolate flavor as a superior, aged Burley blend.
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Agran
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