Iowa Fact Jones Bores Iowa Pig Picture Asks More Hogs
A long Iowa column notes strong farm income and growing hog numbers, with farmers expanding swine herds. It reports improved autumn farming, higher prices for some crops, and optimism across Iowa as November begins. It cites a town farmer near Winterset and a Jesup school hog project as examples.
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Jowane
Coolidge
Grinnell College
Blanche Wilson
Webster City
Margaret Henely
Grinnell
Katherine Gilmore
Des Moines
Middle West
Woodmen Lodge
Bates
Manson
Mae Francis
Iowa State Teachers Association
Iowa
Winterset
Presbyterian
Zearing Consolidated
Kelly Consolidated
Napier Consolidated
Huskers
Anands
Sousa
Mystic Shrine
Iowa State
Kansas City
Chicago
Towa City
Towa
Capitol Grounds
State Historical Society
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
City Library
Annals of Iowa
State Fish and Game Department
Criba
R. W. Cassidy
George Eketrom
R. C. Williams
Consolidated School of Jesup
Hampshire
World News Highlights From Washington and Abroad
Washington calls for U S membership in the World Court as the Federal Council of Churches presses the issue. Navy strength reaches 86000 with 11000 new recruits since July. Wayne Wheeler says treaty provisions trump the Volstead Act, but not the Eighteenth Amendment. Former President Wilson denounces postwar America as cowardly and dishonorable. Secretary Mellon proposes broad tax cuts if the soldiers bonus bill stalls. The Federal Trade Commission concludes cotton hearings with little support for major change. Soil surveys to be included in winter work, covering over one third of the continental U S. Secretary Hughes informs France that payment limits block U S reparations participation. Robert J Grant appointed director of the Washington Mint. Last week grain exports reach 1606000 bushels, up from 2147000 the prior week. Congressman Funk urges food relief in Germany in his Congress message.
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Iowa
State University
N. E. Kendall
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Agen
Jasper County
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
B. Barbey
Oelwein Nursery Company
Oelwein
Norfolk
Bloomfield
H. A. Wisbard, Jr
Sanger
California
Red Oak
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Rhodes Scholarship
Ames
H. B. Hammer
Weaver
Quincy, Ill
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Burlington
W. G. Warner
Iowa Freece Wool
World War Veteran Shot in Oklahoma City
Reported gunfire wounded Paul McCarthy a prominent local attorney and World War II veteran in Oklahoma City. Also noted were multiple other incidents including a dragline accident near Mitchel Field, NY and various national news items from the era.
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Paul. McCarthy
Oklahoma City
Okla
California man elected national commander of the American Legion
John Fr. Quinn of California was chosen national commander at the San Francisco convention on the eleventh ballot with 502 votes. He vows to push immediate passage of the ex servicemen’s adjusted compensation act and close contact with agencies handling rehabilitation and hospitalization. New national vice commanders were named, and Quinn also reappointed key officers. Mrs. Franklin Bishop of Leicester was elected national president of the American Legion auxiliary.
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John Fr. Quinn
California
American Legion
San Francisco
Alvin Owsley
Toras
Quinn
Plains
James A. Crain
Washington, D. C
Clarence BR. Edwards
Boston
Wilder
Metcalf
Kaniag
Ryan Duffy
Fond du Lac
Wis
Thurman Mann
High Point
William B
Healy
Wilkenbacre
D. M. Stoddard
Arizona
Lester Albert
Idaho
Ezra
Clemens
Minnesota
Legion
Lemuel Bolles
Seattle
Russell Creviston
Indianapolis
Eben Putnam
Wellesley
Mass
Robert Tyndall
Robert A. Adams
Mre
Franklin Bishop
Leicester
American Legion Auxiliary
Man Drives Legion Growth With 245 New Members
John A. Smith of Monahan Post Sioux City Iowa organized a Legion recruitment drive in packing houses and stock yards enrolling 245 new members by hand and 150 by mail on installment payments. He earned a round trip to the San Francisco convention with rail fare and was decorated by National Commander Alvin Oweley during a Sioux City visit.
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John A. Smith
Monahan
American Legion
Sioux City
Smith
Legion
San Francisco
Alvin Oweley
Veteran Refuses Prize Car At Legion Fest
John Dunphy a red headed Irish sergeant in A battery of the 151st field artillery declined a 500 car prize drawn in a merchants contest tied to a St Paul American Legion festival. He said another person more deserving should receive it and refused the award despite his own tickets.
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John Dunphy
One Hundred Fifty-first Field Artillery
St. Paul
American Legion
Dunphy
Goldier
Legion
Western Kansas Legion Baseball Tourney Opens in Smith Center
American Legion posts across western Kansas joined a base ball tournament at Smith Center. A purse of 750 dollars drew teams, with the winning squad advancing to the state championship.
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American Legion
Western
Kansas
The
Legion Post
Smith Center
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns on Genuine Tablets
The ad cautions buyers to look for Bayer on the package or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer aspirin. It notes safety for many pains and lists common formats including 12 tablet boxes and larger bottles, highlighting Bayer as the trusted trade name and warning against counterfeit products.
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Bayer
Newsboys React To Hamlet Climax Tie
In the final scenes of Hamlet two newsboys watch the drama and remark on the tie that marked the extras. Jim quips that the knot on the actor playing Hamlet tied the performance to a dramatic ending.
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Hamlet
Luerten
Golly
Jim
Cremation Recommended Over Burial in Public Safety Note
A historical brief argues cremation as safer and more practical than burial, urging communities to reconsider traditional disposal methods and promote sanitary projects for public health. The note emphasizes resource conservation and environmental concerns guiding the shift.
Unclear Panicked Text Notes Health Symptoms
The readable fragment mentions achy symptoms and a general sense of distress but lacks clear details. It appears to reference health concerns or period related issues without specifying conditions, dates, or named entities. Further context is needed to produce an accurate record.
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Iowa News
Pew
University of Iowa
Washington
Federal Council of Churches At
World Court
Washington Dispatch
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
America
Wisson
Secretary of Treasury
Mellon
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Soils
Officinale
Continental
United States
Hughes
Robert J. Grant
Denver
President Coolidge
Department of Commerce
Funk
Illinois
Germany
Ange Rasmussen
Mitchelfield
New York
W. Elila Corey
D. Lawrence Groner
United States District
Corey
Alexander Howat
Kangee
United Mine Workers of America
Helen Jean Turner
Hillsboro
Peoria Po- Meé
Migonk
Janesville
Clinton
Darien
New York City
St. Louis
Leo
Robert Austin
Los Angeles
Glendale
Monrovia
Company
Indiana
Milton Hershey
Pittsburgh
Bay City
Mich
Montesano
Wash
John Davey
Akron, O
James R. Willams
Carril, ML
Cal
Springfield
Noah C. Bainum
D. Sauls
Continental Life Insurance Company
Southern Industrial Insurers' Conference
Tinehurst
N. C
James O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Trenton
N. J
W. D. Packard
Packard Motor Company
Warren
Inola
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Purdue
Michigan
Marines
Northwestern
Lake Forest
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Missouri
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Maryland
Cornell
Columbia
West Virginia
Texas
Baylor
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Center
Suwanee
Georgia
Virginia
See
Mexico City
Vernon Hinckle
Willam Davis
Portland
Ore
Cory
Alphonsa
Queen Victoria
Cartagena
Manila Bay
George
Greece
Athens
Doctor Heuer
Goethe Museum
Frankfort
Goethe
Berlin
Hugo Stinnes
Bertin
Belgium
Hohenzollerg
France
Holland
Nalut
Winnipeg Dispatch
Canada
American Legion News Service
J. R. Quinn
Selecta Californian
John RK. Quinn
John Smith
Sioux City, Ja
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