Poweshiek Countys Distinguished Citizens and Rail Power
Poweshiek county presents an array of notable figures from J B Grinnell to Irving Manatt and bishops Hughes, with mentions of other leaders, editors, and judges. The piece notes rail industry scale in Cedar Rapids, freight and wage figures, the Iowa Light and Power plant, and local development projects including courts, schools, and the Redpath Vawter Chautauqua enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poweshiek
J. B. Grinnell
Horace Greeley
By & Southern
Theodore Burton
Ohio
United States Senate
Irving Manatt
University of Nebraska
Greece
Methodist Church
Matthew
Edward Hughes
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Grinnell Herald
W. R. C. Kendrick
Malcom
Harry Gage
Cos College
Clifford Thorn
United States
Brooklyn
Iowa House of Representatives
Albert Head
W. H. Redman
M. E. Cutts
Congress
Montezuma
Frank T. Campbell
Montezuma Republican
Lewis
Scott
Talbott
Hamilton
Byron Preston
Iowa Supreme Court
Campbell
Colorado Supreme Court
Quaker Oars
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Light and Power Company
Mississippi River
Iowa
Middle West
Cedar River
Sioux City
Davenport
Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua Enterprise
Albia Chick Hatchery Expands With New Incubation Plant
Harry Pharis of Albia expands chick operations with a 25 by 75 foot brick building and a Mammoth triple deck hot water incubator holding 24,000 eggs. First batch starts January 29. Separately, Wapello County Farmers Union faces a $2800 note default suit after a finance committee bought peaches and flour for resale, drawing 350 members into an $8 per person fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pharis
Albia
Pharis
Mr. Pharts
Wapello
Cedar Rapids Crowned As Global Cereal Center
Cedar Rapids emerges as the world’s cereal hub with vast oat meal mills and massive starch and corn products factories. Thad Quaker oat meal mill is reported among the major players shaping the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Thad
Perry men fined for lottery tied to farm tickets
Judge Wade in Federal court fined William H. Osmundson and Edward J. Flynn of Perry $1000 each for conducting a lottery in farm disposition by selling tickets that stated the date and method of the lottery. The scheme claimed backing by the American Legion at Perry amid postwar raffle surges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
William H. Osmundson
Edward J. Flynn
Perry
American Legion
Manny
Nurse helps crippled child gain aid and literacy debate rises
Webster county nurse Miss Lone Trott describes aiding a child with a disabled leg and persuading the mother to seek Perkins Hospital Iowa City while a state literacy commission proposes a test for voters. Walter Jesup leads Illinois university plan and J C Cunningham drafts secretary duties amid Iowa legislative talks. Grisell of Guthrie Center mentions Bagley area details.
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Perkins Hospital
Iowa City
Miss Trott
Iowa
State House
Walter A. Jessup
State University
State” University
J. C. Cunningham
Ames
Attorney General seeks procedure to attack Drake estate shares
Attorney General Gibson aims to bar sale of shares in the dream estate and similar offerings. The Drake estate case would force the state to prove no estate exists, possibly summoning witnesses from England to Polk County if fraud actions are pursued in Des Moines. Mrs Sadie B Whitaker, once linked to Drake estate shares here, was indicted in London but never tried.
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Gibson
Sir Francis Drake
Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
England
Sadie B. Whittaker
London
Eng
Drake
Iowa Leads in Rural Phones Across Farms and Towns
The article notes 184000 telephones on Iowa farms and 86 percent of rural homes connected to local exchanges. Iowa leads in rural phones with higher per capita use than cities like London and Paris, while Kansas Nebraska and other cities trail. It claims Iowa has more phones per capita than any city outside Toronto and Copenhagen, Denmark, and contrasts London and Paris with sparse lines.
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Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Toronto
Canada
Copenhagen
Denmark
London
Paris
Berlin
Winterset man falls for fake telegram fraud
Ed M Smith of Winterset reported a Dec 28 telegram from Phoenix signed by Joel Clark saying he had an automobile wreck and that $1500 be wired. Believing the tale, Clark sent money. A week later Joel Clark clarified by phone no wreck occurred and no such call was made. Authorities traced the swindler to San Diego after a two day search. the Phoenix suspect is held for forgery and theft by false pretenses.
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Ed.m. Smith
Winterset
Delbert Clark
Phoenix
Ariz
Joel Clark
Dodge
San Diego
Calif
Iowa Faces High Lost Education Costs From Illness Absence
State health statistics show sick children caused Iowa taxpayers about 45 million dollars in 1920. Daily 141,605 pupils were absent, 80 percent due to preventable illness, wasting funds on teaching, buildings, and equipment. Infant mortality also lagged behind the nationwide registration area, with Iowa at 19.4 percent in 1910 and improvements in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Fagan
State Board of Health
Iowa
Ferret Rabbit Hunting Requires License Under Warden Ruling
State hunters using ferrets to catch rabbits must hold a license, per a ruling cited by W. E. Albert. Although several sportsmen have hunted without license with ferrets, no prosecutions occurred. now arrests are anticipated for anyone found hunting rabbits with a ferret without a license.
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W. E. Albert
Near East Relief Drives Corn Donations Across Iowa
Near East relief workers organize a county by county drive to raise 200 cars of corn for Armenia and neighboring famine areas. Story, Montgomery, Scott and Lee counties report strong canvassing with three cars from Story County and other counties progressing. cash gifts flow to Des Moines and are sent to New York for distribution by the Near East Relief committee. 95 percent of donations go to relief after expenses, with congressional authorization and audit by Red Cross officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Armenia
Story County
Montgomery
Scott and Lee
Des Moines
Shallcross
New York
American Relief Committee
Near East
Mohamadans
Red Cross
How to Remove Gloss From Worn Suitings and Woolens
Directions describe removing gloss from heavy suitings with emery paper and treating lighter woolens with ammonia in water, using a cheesecloth sponge and long sweeps, then pressing under a damp cloth.
Removing Yellow Spots From Porcelain
Household ammonia can remove yellow spots from porcelain. Javelle water or bleaching powder are also cited as effective methods.
Doctors Curb Prescription Mistakes Cited By Evening Paper
An evening paper notes doctors are realizing greater care in making up prescriptions. It recalls a recent case where a doctor sent a poor patient’s medicine to a rich patient, with a complete cure reported.
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Morrissey & Son Tire & Accessory
South Ist Trust & Savings Bank
Morrissey & Son
Sence
Roude Bush Grocery
Estherville
Swift
Swift’s
Wauconia
Jnn, Ge
Logan Berries At
Dr Kings
Pitherville
Ste Yo
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