Iowa Leads Seven Cities in Population Estimates
From the New York World Almanac Des Moines tops Iowa cities with 151,900 residents as of July 1, 1928, followed by Sioux City 80,000 and Davenport 67,250. Cedar Rapids and Dubuque tie at 42,300, with Council Bluffs also 42,300 and Waterloo 37,100. Drake Relays announce new features including a queen’s court pageant, play day for women’s physical education, and a large parade through Des Moines. The state approves the Alonzo J. Barkley Memorial Park near Boone and a sheep bells trial in Jackson County. Sioux City entrepreneur Ray Ellis proposes a $200,000 incubator with 1,000,000-egg capacity to revolutionize poultry.
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Des Moines
Iowa
New York World Almanac
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Drake
Boone
State Board of Conservation
Imber
Flora Barkley
Alonzo Ja. Barkley
Alonzo J. Barkley
Board of Conservation
R. H. Volland
Iowa City
Des Moines River
Ray Ellis
Ellis
Swift and Company Procures Wheat Straw for Lumber Insulation
Thousands of tons of wheat straw are being secured by Swift and Company, the international meat packer operating vast refrigerated car fleets and storage plants, as they travel to the wheat belt to insulate lumber with this material.
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Swift and Company
Packer
Wheat Belt
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Ford Dealera
Inventive Newburg Makers Prominent In Small Town
In Newburg Jasper county Iowa a pair named John and Augustus Johnson build a "Flying Gym" device for schools and parks. The iron framed ride weighs about 800 pounds and is powered by riders. Wheat straw insulation boards touted by St Joseph mills for 1929 refrigerator cars and cold storage plants. Ed Newcomer's Fly Trap gains volume as dairy farms prepare to equip with this evolving product.
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Ther
St. Joseph, Ma
Newburg
Jasper County
John
Augustus Johnson
Airplane Night Signals to Be Changed
Owing to a route change for their mail across Iowa the revolving night signals are to move. The Montezuma signal shifts to Marengo and the Reasnor signal to Newton. The air mail service pays $400 yearly for land and $1,200 for a field supervisor. County superintendents follow state education rules to collect data on teaching qualifications and demand for teachers.
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Towa
Montezuma
Marengo
Reasnor
Newton
State Department of Education
Bonaparte Nurseries ship millions of strawberry plants yearly
In Bonaparte and Van Buren county the Bonaparte Nursery and Des Moines Valley Nursery ship over 3,000,000 strawberry plants annually. Thirty men dig plants daily as women sort, bunch, and prepare shipments. Plants reach as far as New York and Colorado, with orders booked into 1912.
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Bonaparte
van Buren County
Bonaparte Nursery Company
Des Moina
Salvation Army Self Denial Members In Iowa Deny Ties
Salvation Army units across Iowa’s eight corps observe Eastertide self denial, giving money to mission work. Maj. Robert Penfold reports the week backs home and foreign missions, noting Iowa led the central territory last year in percentage increase and aims to match or exceed that total this year.
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Salvation Army
Eighten Corps
Iowa
Robert Penfold
Unique Exhibit at State Fair Featured Reconstruction
The Hoovr cottage reproduced by the Des Moines real estate board drew thousands of visitors at the Second annual Exter Homes and Building exposition at the Coliseum. It has been purchased by the Iowa state fair board and will be a feature of the Italy fair this year.
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Hoovr
Des Moines Real Estate Board
Coliseum
Iowa State Fair Board
Old Landmark Hotel Kirkwoud Loss Marks State History
The Kirkwoud hotel, once part of Des Moines life, burned with five to six deaths and many injured. Construction began in 1856, finishing in 1862, with a 1880 addition that renamed it from the Savery to the Kirkwood. The lumber came from native trees and the cow mill stood near the state house site.
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Kirkwoud
the Savery
Kirkwood
State House
Des Moines
Savry Hotel
Des Moines Hotel to Rise West of river and north of St. Louis
The planned hotel will be among the finest west of the Mississippi and north of St. Louis. It spans 132 feet square, rises three stories, uses brick, and is estimated to cost 60 thousand dollars. Once complete it will uplift and adorn the city with its social and civic prominence. It recalls the era when U. S. Grant and many dignitaries stayed nearby, making Mack's opera house a social hub until its later fate.
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Bull
Mississippi River
St. Loup
Dimensiors
U. S. Grant
United States
General Sherman
Gen. Granvily Dodge
Buffalo Bill
Mogoska
Wynoka river steamer visits Burlington in steel hull display
Burlington dispatch reports Wynoka, inland barge liner steamer, at the port Sunday. The two story steel hull craft, resembling a government quarter boat, carried grain and coffins for inspection by locals. Built by Dubuque Boat and Iron Co and bound for Louisville, Ky. Swift waters downstream warrant constant lookouts from its tower with two motor launches stored in the hull for rescue.
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Burlington
Wynoka
Lin
Dubuque Boat and Iron Company
Louisville
Ohio River
Hold United Stand On Farm Relief Question
President Sam H. Thompson of the A F B F with L J Tabor and C E Huss tells Senate and House Agriculture committees that no farm relief position is surrendered. Three national farm groups urge a tariff based policy to raise farm income, automatic checks on overproduction, and farmer ownership of marketing. They seek a tariff that secures a domestic market at a stable price.
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Hold United
Sam H. Thompson
L. J. Tabor
National Grange
C. E. Huss
Partners' Union
Senate
House
Agriculture
Congress
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
House Committees On Agriculture
Committee On Agriculture
Skin Texture Through Types of Human Skin
The author compares skin to fabrics, likening thin skin to silk and thick skin to wool. It notes that thin skin shows color and depth but is delicate and needs building up, while thick skin is more resilient though prone to oiliness and pores. Hair quality helps gauge skin type. normal skin exists as a balanced middle.
Convention Declares Suits To Match Hair Color
The National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers stated at their annual convention that men should harmonize suits with hair. The report notes the humorous claim that bald men would be seen in the nude.
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National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
Atlanta Constitution
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State Bank Building
State News
J. W. Jarnagin
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
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Westerd Electric Telephone System
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Indianola
Rock Island
Ames
Fort Dodge
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J. Hansen
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