State Board Chooses Des Moines Area for Colony Site
Iowa state board of control votes to locate the epileptic colony near Des Moines on a 1.05 acre tract west of the city. Flynn company to sell at 200 dollars per acre, with rail and eventual streetcar service planned. site near Clive and Grimes branch of Milwaukee line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Flynn Company
Jeferson
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Milwaukee
Waksenger Brains
Grimes
Clive
AM Fist
Ale
Mason City
Storm Lake
Woodward
McColl
Wynne
NeCall
Bes Moines
Neat
Parties May Unite in Des Moines District Race
Reported plans describe Republicans seeking a coalition with the Progressive party to back the Hull Moose candidate if blocked. Democrats in the Second District quarrel over the congressional prize as factions escalate bitterness and a Davenport Jackson banquet stirs wider Democratic anger.
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Des Moines
Muscaling
Hull Moose
Nominga Siossuita
Davenport
Robbery and assault on rail line near Arkley
Clifford Milton of Arkley was tied with a cartridge belt and straw and left on the Tinois Central railway track about a mile east of town. Two highwaymen emerged from a culvert, robbed him of a water jug chain knife and silver dollar, then bound his wrists and left him. He escaped after a farm hand's cry brought help.
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Arkley
Clifford Milton
Tinois- Central
Ater
Jim
Cross Ross
Milton
Mitton
Athletic managers meet in Towa City for schedules
Athletic managers from every college in Towa City will gather February 10 during the Chicago Towa basketball game to fix spring schedules. State baseball and track dates for the coming season will be settled then. The gathering marks Iowa athletic management’s early coordination.
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C. H. Stengd
Towa
Chalera Wmn
Towa Ciiy
Arason
Gneals
Iowa Athletic Management
Webster county crop yields in 1912 rise sharply
In Webster county Iowa 1912 crop statistics show corn output at 6,628,000 bushels averaging 38 bushels per acre valued at 3,810,880 dollars. The oat crop produced 8,708,000 bushels worth 1,242,180 dollars at current market prices.
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Iowa
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Large Farm Sale Brings Quick Profit Near Mount Pleasant
P J Hurley bought an eighty acre farm of John McKijonon one mile north of Mount Pleasant for 22000 at 375 an acre. He then sold the same property to L A Courtner of Marsh for 24000 at 900 an acre, netting about 200 after expenses in a brief period.
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Mount Pleasant
P. J. Hurley
John McKijonon
Hurley
L. A. Courtner
Marsh
Cement Plant Completion Near Dodge City Reported
The Port Dodge Portland Cement corporation announced completion of a cement plant project with reported costs around 680000 dollars. Officials described significant production capacity and future shipments from the facility.
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Fort Dodgs
Dodge
Portland Cement. Corporation
Miscellaneous Notices and Quotes From Various Sources
Fragmented excerpts cover a range of topics from music tastes and cough drops to a jeweler’s art and Indian cubist claims. The text references Putnam Dyes, Mentholated Drops, a photographer father, and critics debating Cubist influences in American Indian art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star
United States Indian Service
Anmaug
Anys American Art News
Park for Millionaires on Palos Verdes Ranch
Frank A. Vanderlip and associates have bought the 14 000 acre Palos Verdes ranch near Los Angeles for 1 750 000 to transform it into a premier residential park overlooking the harbor and Catalina channel. Plans estimate a total expenditure of 5 000 000 to develop the site.
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Palos Verdes Ranch
Los Angeles
Harbor
Catalina Channel
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank of New York
Neckwear Magnate Tours Paris Amid Fashion Boom
The Paris visit of a famed necktie magnate draws attention from elite society. His line offers 25 neckties at 19 dollars each, with a $250 minimum order and a reported annual profit near 110 thousand dollars. He aims to expand his luxury brand in the capitale of world fashion.
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King of Pecktis
Paris
Hela
Be in Cleared by Simple Change in Food
A reader reports eczema tied to indigestion improved by dietary changes. A woman notes months of facial eruptions eased after trying oat meal grape note and adjusting meals, with digestion improving and the rash waning.
Alberta Crop Yields Across Regions Show Strong Harvest
Alberta weather produced excellent grain yields with wheat broadly graded No 1 and many districts reporting 20 to 70 bushels per acre. Marquis and Red Fife wheat stood out in weight and size while irrigated land yielded high figures. congestion at processing points is noted as rail capacity strains.
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MacLeod
Alta
Inverary
New
Alberta
Lethbudga
Monarch
Milk “River
Hixperimental Farm
John Turner
Lethbridge
Rosthern
Arcola
Calgary
Alberts
G. BP. R
Moose Jaw
Sask
Vassano
Atberta
Bassano
Noble
C. S. Noble
Canadian ‘Pacific Railway
Mending Stiff Felt With Heat Fads
A note describes loosening shellac stiffening in felt hats by applying heat with a lighted match. The method is presented as a folk tip amid garbled prose about workers and busy men.
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Tate
Board OF Control
Capitol
Scala
Park County
Secretary of
St. Paul
Lite Ab
Automobile Department
Allen
Stata
Bleakly
Teechere
Philippines
Acs
State
W. H. Berry
Board of Parole
Iharty
Ju Jong
Port Madison
Anamosa
Iio
Kevin
Persans
Board of Parola
Hobson
A. N. Hobson
West Union
Secretary of State
David Mould
Sioux City
Henry Siwold
Newton
Thomas Ta
Maxwell QE Crestea
O. B. Courtright
Waterloo
J. M. McGrath
Hagia Grove
Iowa Humane Society
Lone Humane Society
Thomas A. Mansfield
J. Leonard Pallakes
C. M. Young
John A. Cavanagh
Frank S. Shankland
W. J. Coffin
Leonard Callahan
C Ts Gilereat
B. Falmer
Congress
Palmer
Wholesale Commission
Palmer & Co
Wherry
Calle
George WW. Clarke
Amys
Pepper
M. H. Byers
Yok “Jay
Des Mohyea
Aseveration
Miga Har
Chaitiarn
Avant
Union of Forces
Clifford Milton of
Ackley
Iowa City
Putnam
Dean
Bilvins
Schences Mandrake
Ben Bend
J. H. Sthonck
L. C. Smith & Bros
Smith & Bros
Virginia Farms and Homes
Palogcu
HPA
EID Bargalns
Chanhin & UO
Inoy Kiichmond
NO. Saai
Dix Vannes
Tas Sirol
Bears
L. Anderson Smith
Idillam
Abberta
Slewa
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