Souilty and the past in Cedar era traditions
March page 4 recounts ties between local historical associations and enduring Cedar histories. It notes John Brown’s raid influence on Harper's Ferry, the Varney family connection, and Grinnell College links. Iowa towns like Burlington emerge as old manufacturing centers with early territorial legislative activity.
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Cedar
Souilty
John Brown
Lusitania
Germany
Winnter
Brown
Washington
Tanory
Harper's Ferry
U. S. Ma‘cines
Robert
Lée
L. Vi.Phelps
Varneys
Grinnell College
John’. Brown
J. B. ‘Grinnell
Ithat
Des Moines Labor and Health News From 1910s Report
The Des Moines report notes 68 towns sending girls to work in the city with long hours in restaurants laundry and offices. It cites 236 tubercular patients at Oakdale sanitarium and new child treatment facilities. Farm operations supply much food. alfalfa prices rise. miners’ strike prep leads to mass shipping and rail activity near fairgrounds.
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Tran- Association of
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Cote
Dés Moines
Holdy
Des Moines
Es Hevama
Oakdale
Town City
Idaho
Iowa farm animal counts rise in 1922 report by Pinney
A 1922 Iowa agricultural report by statistician Frank S. Pinney shows 1 278 000 horses 2 000 milk cows 3 134 000 cattle 7 546 000 swine 854 000 dairy cattle and 79 000 mules. Gains over the prior year occurred only in milk cows and swine.
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Towa
Frank 8S
Pinney
Iowa
Bureau of Markets and Crop Astimites
United States Bureau
Falter of Fort Madison Named Superintendent at Avoca
Q Sanders, once famed for discipline at Fort Madison penitentiary, becomes Avoca Iowa school superintendent. He champions band and orchestral work and leads a juvenile band of 6 to 16 year olds, with 16 saxophones among his instruments.
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Q. Sanders
Fort Madison
Avoca
Pottawattamie
Port Madigan
Italian cross awarded to Miss Martha Pike of Des Moines
The Italian government conferred a medal on Miss Martha Pike of Des Moines. The award honored her father, killed in the Battle of San Michael in September 1918 while leading a machine gun battalion. This second medal was presented by the young woman on behalf of her late father, Colonel.
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Martha
Pike
Des Moines
San ‘Michlel
Disjointed Court Notes and Wagon Trade Echo Iowa News
Disconnected bits recount a 1919 Catnip Dodge award ceremony, Iowa game law enforcement, and a court case on a William Murphy estate. Also noted is a Traer Tama County wagon sale, with prices for new and used buggies and a comparison to early autos, reflecting scarce draft teams and transportation trends.
Monticello Dog Farm News and Local Notes
A Monticello dog farm business yields about $3,000 a month from stud dogs with hundreds of daily inquiries, while Shrover dogs reach markets from the Union to Canada and Cuba. Ringling Bros shows acquire seven dogs and trainer Roy Ruch praises their intelligence as Des Moines reports rising traffic, accidents, and parole board defenses and parole outcomes since 1907.
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Thomas Shrover
Monticello
Jones
Avery
Union
Canada
Alaska
Japan
China
India
Cuba
South America
Madison Square. Garden
New ‘York
State Board of Parole
Board of Parole
Fort’ Madison
Anamosa
Langey
Anas Qmosa
Parole System Scrutiny Highlights Harsh Sentences
Fragmentary OCR notes cite board oversight of parole and harsher sentences versus earlier customs. The text references opportunities to judge evidence without prejudice, noting large claimed disparities and inquiries into the parole process.
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Doan Mrs Carries Anderson Returns Families to Algona
Local notes report Doan Mrs and Anderson visiting Algona, with families returning from Mapleton. Cattle feeder visits by Live Stock Commission rep from Chicago. Jason Andrews and Burt business visitors seen. School absence due to flu amid Saturday visits. Mary Bowen home hosts noted.
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Anderson
Mapleton
Rome
Amd
Algona
deeDe
Andrews
Angro
Burt Businegg
Herbert + Godfrey
Chicago
The
Bolenous
Robert
J.D. Andrews
Mary-Bowen
Wagabsent
Walter Anderson
Pleasant Sunday Calls at the Jansen Home
Sunday afternoon visitors including Grace Rippentrop Violet Meyer and Dick Meyer called at Bertud Jansen’s home along with John Rippentrop and Henry Janssen. The gathering involved Miss Bertha Jansen and nearby residents, with brief earlier calls noted.
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Miss Grace. Meyer
e _ erry Janssen
Titonka
Jansen
Mondavena
Funeral Arrangements For Local Woman At Lutheran Church
After a Monday illness and a seven month decline, the community mourns as the body of a local woman is laid out. The funeral service will be held Tuesday afternoon at two at the Lutheran church, with burial to follow at the Lutheran cemetery.
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Schroeder
Financial aid and credit control for farmers debated
A chaotic discussion highlights need for careful legislation to curb excessive credit. Officials warn that easy loans without security risk farmer production and fair distribution. Stakeholders urge safeguards, timely reckoning, and restraint to prevent domination by financial interests.
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Tnshs
Dare
Brock Yassers
Cauniot
Unclear fragmentary text on House passage and Senate measure
Fragmentary OCR text discusses a House matter and a Senate measure with unclear references. Names and details are unreadable, leaving only scattered phrases about bonuses, levying money, and political context. No coherent events or outcomes are discernible.
Untitled historical note fragment
Fragmentary OCR note mentioning names and dates with unclear context. Readable items include partial month reference and potential proper nouns such as Ott and Placora. Details are indeterminate but imply a dated internal record or notice with person names.
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