Remorseful Former Klan Lecturer Denounces Past Ties
Rev. Tom Roberts, once a Ku Klux Klan lecturer, publishes a letter from Nashville Tennessee in which he repudiates the order. He urges allegiance to the rule of law and faith in the church that educated him while appealing to Iowa readers to distrust extremist rhetoric. Klan officials refuse to comment on his repudiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Roberts
Bf Sheffield
Ku Klux
Central Park
Iowa
Town Legionaire
Tom L. Roberts
Nashville
Tennessee
Ku Klux Klan
Roberts
Tom
Hardin County
Pheasants vs. economy and sport in Iowa
The Muscatine Journal condemns a state senate bill proposing an open pheasant season funded by paying hunters a dollar per bird. The letter argues stocking birds was for sport and quail replacement, and warns a paid hunting scheme would quickly exhaust pheasant stocks, calling it wasteful and unsporting. It labels the climate as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fish and Game Department
Iowa
Fish and Game Committee
State Senate
Senate
Muscatine “Journal
Growth of Missions in West China Lecture At Union Baptist
Union Baptist Church announces a Wednesday illustrated lecture titled The Growth of Missions in West China with Miss Emma Obye to read the manuscript. Mrs Doo little's band serves supper. Assembly building fund grows. gifts may be handed to the Pastor. R Y P U canvass continues. S S Council meets Monday. Iowa ranks 34th in the N C for missionary giving. needs $90,000 by May 1. Church membership class started last Sunday. more visitors urged.
Eclipse of 1869 Observed Across Iowa This Year
The total solar eclipse of August 7 1869 drew scientists and observers to Iowa centers. Banks of observatories from the US Navy Franklin Institute and colleges operated in Iowa while residents gathered at firesides and in communities to view the rare event. Livestock sensed the approaching darkness and the public reaction ranged from awe to fear as science and fascination converged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
White Ten
Ben Hur Wilson
State Historical Society
Iowan City
Towa
United States Navy
Franklin Institute of Philadelphia
United States
Historic LeClaire home restored as Davenport shrine
Restoration of Antoine LeClaire house, Davenport's first home and early railroad depot, completed by Rock Island Lines. The building will become a permanent historic shrine under the Hannah Caldwell Chapter D A R, with grounds to feature native Iowa flora. Col Edgar R. Harlan supervised reconstruction to mirror the 1855 site and LeClaire’s ties to early Midwest history are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antoine LeClaire
Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island Lines
Hannah Caldwell
Daughters of the American Revolution
Middle West
Rock Island
Edgar R. Harlan
Historical, Memorial and Art Department
State of
Central Engineering Company of
Missouri & Mississippi
LeClaire
Dorothea Vollmar
Davenport D. A. R
James Grant
United States
Illinois
Keokuk
General Scott
la Claire
Railway Company
Harlan
Historical Department of Iowa
Des Moines
Congress
Notable House and Its Influence on Regional Affairs
Fragmentary passage describes a house and a man who offered counsel to magnates and others. It portrays conflicting aims of war and litigation meeting in that house, yet notes enduring examples of service and goodwill connected with the man and his residence, both transient and lasting.
Authorities Cooperate to Protect Food in Iowa
State and federal officials collaborate to inspect interstate food for compliance with the Federal Food and Drug Act. Iowa inspectors collect samples from California spinach and Kansas wheat shorts, prosecuting violators under federal law to shield consumers from unscrupulous outside manufacturers. The notice also advises pruning practices for orchards and vineyards this February and March, including a long-arm pruning method for grapes to boost yield. Guidance comes from the Iowa State Horticultural Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Department of Agriculture
Iowa
California
Iowa dairy industry rises to second in butter output in 1924
Preliminary Iowa Department of Agriculture data show 1924 butter production reaching 140,604,673 pounds from 445 creameries, with 260 cooperative and 130 individual operations. Minnesota remains first, Wisconsin third, while dairying supports corn and poultry in dairy counties.
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Minnesota
M. G. Thornburg
Towa
Banker's Wife Praises Adlerika For Stomach Trouble Relief
An Estherville reader recounts severe stomach distress where all foods caused souring and gas until Adlerika was tried. The ad claims Adlerika swiftly relieves gas and constipation with quick action and no griping, endorsed by Dray Johnston & Co., local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
John ‘Ston & Co
Can Your Child See The Eye Test That Changed A Life
A teacher and Dr Frederik Rae Gruneau Batter of San Francisco describe a boy in a class who was thought idle and misbehaved but suffered from severe vision loss. After glasses, the pupil improved to top of the class, proving countless children struggle in school due to unrecognized eyesight issues. The piece urges parents to have children’s eyes checked to ensure normal vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredrick
Rae Gruneau
Ss Sys
A &N Francisco
Chia
Western Newspaper Union
Pruning Grapes and 1924 Iowa Hog Trade Overview
The article describes pre-spring grape pruning by removing old wood and saving pencil-thick canes for bearing wood, plus a church notices section and a lengthy Iowa Hog Parade of 1924 summary. It notes Iowa hogs marketed in 1924, farm slaughter figures, and marketing shares headed to Chicago, with grand totals and fanciful comparisons.
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Sayd Co
V. Holsinger
Iowa State College
Vancouver
British Columbia
Key West
Florida
Iowa
Cedar Keys
Key ‘West
Chicago
Local Social Notes Include Moving Residents and Birthdays
Emmet Echoer reports on community changes with Mrs. Robinson on the pick list. Friends honor Misa Inda Dean on her birthday. Merediths visit Des Moines relatives. Edith Petchow plans lambs. Several couples relocate households in town and township. A surprise for Mrs. Parnell near Estherville. Weaver departs Spirit Lake after a visit. Hog sale attended by W A Shultz at Spirit Lake.
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Robinson
Misa Inda Dean
Meredith
Des Moines
Edith Petchow
Edith
Walter
Shannon
Irving Ellerstead
A. Irwin
Snyder
Charles Brown
Brown
Paul Weir
Center Township
Mra. Henderson
Weirs
FE. F. Keonecke
Wm. Parnell
Estherville
Weaver
Frank Wells
Spirit Lake
Edilie Ziemer
Wallingford
W. A. Shultz
Grant Lynn and Son
Neighborhood Changes and Community Notes in West Emmet
West Emmet residents report Hastings family moves near Wallingford and Snyder farm relocation west of Superior. The Schmidt and Scott families also adjust farm locations. John Dobberstein returns from Minot to visit Lenna Haybrandson. The Sticktuit club hosts a gathering with Mrs. Dewall. West Emmet Schools set garden contest duties for pupils and plan a March meeting with Mrs. Stark on the 26th. A petition seeks a new road from the W Cockburn farmstead to Estherville main road. Telephone line 8 patrons attend an ice cream social Friday night at a spacious venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T March
Sir Rampant Lion
Charlie Brown
Wallingford
Henry Snyder
H. H. Schmidt
Superior
Lenna
Elmer Haybrandson
Will Dewall
West Emmet
L. W. Stark
W. Cockburn
Estherville
Farm life notes and family visits near Emmet bridge
Farm home of Mr and Mrs F A Smith hosts games and a cake ice cream treat. Henry Dewail and Elmer Nelson shell corn for Charlie Lavelle near Emmet bridge. L W Stark family visits G G Wheatley home. Miss Rachel Smith visits Manhattan Beach. Mr and Mrs Martin Welnitz weekend at Paul Welnitz. Nelson Wheatley family return from Estherville where children were ill. Rush Brown returns from Glenfield to ailing father.
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F. A. Smith
Henry Dewail
Elmer Nelson
Charlie Lavelle
Emmet Bridge
L. W. Stark
G. G. Wheatley
Rachel Smith
Manhattan Beach
Martin’.Welnitz
Paul Welnitz
Nelson Wheatley
Estherville
Sabo
Rush Brown
Glenfield
N. D
Mr. Brown
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Hansen’s
Towa Wan
Ion
R. S. Herrick
State Horticultural Society
Iowa State Horticultural Society
State House
Church OF Christ H. L. Olmatead
Chas
Keeler
Ladies Aid Mets
Schwitters
Hull
Christian
Endeavor
V. R
Emmet
Caravan
Raife
Paris Cleaners
Dyers
East Side Square
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