Iowa News H Items of Interest for Druggists in Des Moines
An array of notes covers local business, agriculture, and infrastructure. Topics include hair restoration demand, Lutheran Missouri Synod matters, silo construction, county debts, road bonds, Red Cross aims, farm sales, beets and corn, road paving, and state elections and public safety efforts across Iowa.
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Des Moines
Southeastern Iowa
Lutheran Missouri Synod
Joe Stuckerjurgen
Salem
Marshall County
Ft. Dodge
Red Cross
Iowa
Lulu Swelgard
Iowa State Teachers College Physical Education Department
Wylie Berry
Oskaloosa
Mason City
Clear Lake
Iowa League of Women Voters
Frank Parkinson
Lake View
Polk County
First National Bank of
Burlington
Iowa State Savings Bank
First Iowa State Trust and Savings Bank
Frank Crane
Congress
Keokuk Electric Company
State Executive Council
Monticello
Jawa
Tama County
Davenport
Kendall
Washington Notices and national updates in brief
Income tax statistics show over half of corporations with returns report no net income. Kellogg named ambassador to Great Britain by President Coolidge. United States open to advisory reparations conference after talks with Lloyd George. Grain exports rise with 4 006 000 bushels last week. Navy scrapping bids totaling up to 600 000 for ships considered. Coolidge pledges VA aid to disabled veterans. Silver use survey ordered by Work. Tuberculosis eradication in cattle expands with 5.6 million cattle inspected and 145 000 herds waiting.
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Clear Lake
Philadelphia
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa
M. L. Bowman
Waterloo
Hew
Iowa State Callege
Sioux City
Des Moines
Black Hawk
of Iowa
State College
Ames
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Hardin County Board of Supervisors
State Railroad Commission
Red Bails
Jefferson Highway
Lincoln Highway
Nevada
Kingsbury
Iowa Highway Commisssion
Federal Reserve System
Lowa
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Washington County
Washington
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Great Britain
Coolidge
Hughes
Lloyd George
Blight Fears Tied to Earth Tremors Across South
scattered reports describe tremors felt in Memphis Tennessee and parts of Arkansas and Mississippi while police in Portsmouth Ohio arrested 244 men during a Ku Klux Klan parade. authorities announce wage boosts for Pennsylvania railroad clerical workers and reveal other national incidents from the day.
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Memphis, Tenn
Arkansas
Mississippi Sunday
William N. Gobleman
Portsmouth
White House social plans loom as winter nears
Washington society waits for the official winter program as Miss Laura Harlan returns from Murray Bay to assist Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Harding. Miss Randolph steps in as social secretary, while Calvin Coolidge stays notably domestic with no theater or large social invites.
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Washington
Social Washington
White House
Mary Randolph
Calvin Coolidge
Fong
Immigrants Remit About 400 Million Back Home in 1922
The 1922 survey by the U S Department of Commerce finds U S migrants sent roughly 400 million dollars to their homelands, down from 600 million in 1919 as war relief waned. About 14 million foreign born residents live in the United States, many regularly sending funds abroad.
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United States
United States Department of Commerce
America
Commissioner of Immigration
Europe
Optical glass breakthrough at U S Bureau of Standards
The Department of Commerce reports America can now mass produce optical glass. A 12 inch lens with a 12 foot 8 inch focal length marks a major advance over prior capability, with larger lenses expected soon. Dr. G. K. Burgess notes postwar progress from US dependence on European glass to independent American production and precision finishing requirements.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
America
Bureau of Standards
G. K. Burgess
Europe
Bureau of Atandarda
Washington
Anana Canal Sees Nine Years Of Steady Growth In Traffic
The canal has completed nine years of operation on August 14 and reported four straight increases in tonnage, ship transits, and tolls. A record year followed, with most leading maritime nations routing traffic through the canal. Since opening, 20,474 commercial vessels passed through with cargo worth 4,281,474 tons. The largest rise came from United States registry due to intercoastal trade, boosted by California oil field development and tanker movements. Sample figures show 1914 15 vessels with 1,881,785 tons and tolls of 1777.19. 1919 20 vessels 9,830,018 tons and tolls 8,967.52. 1922 08 vessels 4,272 tons and tolls 16,073.18.
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Anana Canal
Canal
Europe
United States
California
Rae
Howes
Vessela
Tn Nage
Wessely
Cues
Wage
Gomliel
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