Airplane service to start in Des Moines April 15
Des Moines begins air passenger service with fifteen electrically equipped planes at Swaney field for hurry up trips across the United States. Des Moines Chicago line to start May 29 with one flight each way daily, 3 hr 15 min total, 7:30 am from Des Moines and 5:15 pm return. Enclosed Italian planes used, 15 cent fare, discounts to distant points.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Swaney Field
Chicago
McNéeill
Chivago
Iowa savings and trust banks show big deposits rise
The consolidated statement for Iowa savings banks state banks and trust companies covers December 31 to March 10. It shows deposits up 24,820,204 while bills payable and rediscounts fell 11,776,155. Surplus funds rose 168,615 and undivided profits 2,889,088, signaling renewed optimism.
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Savings Banks
State Banks and Trust Companies
Iowa
J Le McCreary memory marker planned in Delhi history
Mrs Adelaide H Knight of Spencer Iowa recalls J Le McCreary an early day teacher preacher and editor whose poem There is no Death inspired by a night ride. Delhi once county seat will honor him with a stone marker bearing birth and death dates and the poem verses. Local reports note eagle captures and legal actions against wildlife killings.
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Adelaide H. Knight
Spencer
Clay County
Delhi
Delaware County
J. le McCreary
McCreary
Lord Lytton
McCrearye
Johnson farm finds prehistoric tusk and tooth on site
At the Johnson farm a man picked up a stone misidentified as a rock then found a large tusk or tooth. The three inch rectangular ivory is well preserved. He returned to the spot and recovered another tooth of a similar type, with potential for more ancient skeleton remains beneath the surface.
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Harlan
Shelby County
P. B. Brown
Old Town
Mr. Brown
Johnson Farm
Hamilton
Hitching Racks Fade From Town Squares Across Iowa
Rural towns once kept hitching racks as a courtesy to farmers arriving by wagon or carriage. As paving spread, racks were removed amid disputes and court cases in towns like Dubuque and Oskaloosa. Des Moines residents now pay for fertilizer as stable manure becomes scarce with the rise of the automobile.
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Oskaloosa
Supreme Court
Dubuque
Des Moines
Grant's Cedar Falls link shown in centennial notes
O L Grant brother of General and President Grant once lived in Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls citizens helped fund a gift for Fred Grant, President Grant’s son, while the general was in the White House. Dr. W W Gist of Iowa State Teachers College shared details with Princess Cantacuzene Sperangky for her grandfather series. The gift was a gold-mounted leather harness for Fred Grant’s ponies, costing $400.
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Iowa
O. S. Grant
O. L. Grant
Cedar Falls
Fred Grant
Grant
White House
W. W. Gist
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Waldorf College Choir Concert Cancelled by Bad Roads
The Waldorf College choir concert at the Lutheran church was canceled due to bad roads. Many had prepared to host the singers as they were transported to Estherville. Easter services will be conducted in English Sunday at 3 p.m. Sunday school starts at 10 a.m.
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Waldorf College
Estherville
Sunday Ties Up Household Tasks and Illnesses
Miss Bertha Iverson does house work for Houge's as Mrs. Houge remains indisposed. Sevér Lakewold is cementing a cistern for E. N. Stanwick. Mrs. C. Olson has been numbered among the sick.
Pig crop to be short expects light spring litters
Iowa State College leaders forecast a below normal spring hog crop. Despite a 125 percent rise in breeding sows from a year earlier, losses from heavy spring litters and high protein feed costs suggest poor litters. Experts urge extra care for piglets early life to protect next year’s crop.
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C. D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Reed
College of Agriculture
Iowa State College
H. H. Kildee
Iowa
Food as the sole fuel for health in changing living conditions
An editorial argues that widespread ill health and malnutrition among children reflect a shift from homegrown foods to urban living. It cites reduced self-sufficiency, greater reliance on transport and storage, and questions the remedies and societal habits behind the health decline.
Yeast and Vitamin Health Claim From Canned Foods
A discussion on food processing and the loss of nutrients notes that while basic elements like carbohydrates protein fats and minerals remain, a fifth factor vitamin appears during processing. It cites yeast as rich in this vitamin and reports tests where adding yeast revived health in animals and people. The piece cautions consumers to choose pure yeast from reputable makers endorsed by authorities.
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State News
Toledo
Tama County
Board of Supervisors
Ringheim-Wheelock Company
Camp Dodge
Leon W. Ainsworth
Ainsworth
Waukee
Clark County
Frank Abbott
Osceola
M. Hamilton
Robert
Oe County
Cliff Zoop
Quimby
Grundy County
James Snell
Dike
E. J. Chapman
Snell
Chapman
District Court
Johnson County
Town City
Rae
Peor Sant
Fahnestock
Columbia
Ford
Columbia Dry
Olumbia
Gentlemen
Burley
Virginia
Ana
Fifth Ave
New TH. Cr
Joyce Lumber Co
Guy U. Noel
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