Iowa to build Missouri River bridge ends at Fremont County
State reports progress on a new Missouri River bridge midway between Sidney and Hamburg in Fremont County, linking Primary Highway No. 3 from Fort Madison. The grade across the river bottom tops seven miles, moving about a million cubic yards of earth as Iowa issues a large contract.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri River
Sidney
Hamburg
Fremont County
Fort Madison
Nebraska
Nebraska City
Ringgold
Iowa Highway Commission
Gorgeous Sunset Over Ames Campus Saturday Night
On October 26 1929 a spectacular sunset over Ames drew fifteen thousand spectators from a campus football game. The sky displayed gold and purple clouds as the sun set behind western hills, with illuminated foliage and stars appearing as night fell. Campanile chimes accompanied the scene with the hymn Abide with me as the crowd paused to admire the display.
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California
Ames
Des Moines Leads in Cosmetics and Medicines Output
Des Moines is emerging as a top center for cosmetics and medicines in the United States, per a survey by the Des Moines Industrial committee. In 1928, local plants produced products valued at 11,914,790 dollars with 24 plants focused on this line, employing about 1,275 workers and paying a total payroll of 1,150,000 dollars. raw materials arrived from around the world and finished goods were shipped globally.
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Des Moines
United States
Telephone Wires to Be Placed Under Ground
Wires between Chicago and Des Moines will be buried along the entire route within the next year. Eight-cable hollow tile conduits will house scores of wires. The underground system will remove poles and reduce outages from sleet wind storms while cutting the need for many line workers.
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Chicago
Des Moines
Numbers at Soldiers Home Marshalltown Hospital
W S Devine reports 125 patients at the Soldiers Home hospital in Marshalltown with 82 women and 43 men. The institution currently houses 481 inmates. Iowa sees many corn husking machines in use after years of trials, including 21 sold in Storm Lake, aided by calm weather that preserves corn stalks for feed while machines mutilate stalks and roughage.
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Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
W. S. Devine
Soldiers’ Home
Igenius
Iowa
Storm Lake
Free U S Pilgrimages to European Cemeteries for Mothers
Congressman C C Dowell notes a March act funding pilgrimages for mothers and widows of U S military and naval personnel who died in service between April 5 1917 and July 1 1921 and buried in European cemeteries Each accepted recipient may travel as a guest of the United States War Department plans to begin the first tour in May 1930 with trips available through October 1930 for eligible survivors
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C. C. Dowell
Iowa
Congress
United States
War Department
Proposed Bridge Across the Mississippi Four Lansing Start Fox Farm
Fox Farm starts at Town Falls December 1 with 20 pairs of silver foxes. Land and buildings cost about 10000 dollars. 20 fox pairs valued around 30000 dollars. Last year silver fox pelts averaged 178.11 dollars. A fox breeding farm has been set up near Des Moines on the road to Ames.
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Des Moines
Ames
Rural Free Delivery's Early Days in Iowa and West Virginia
H A Hall a resident between Eldora and New Providence Hardin county Iowa was one of two mail carriers on the second rural mail route set up in Iowa the first in Morning Sun Louisa county on Nov 10 1896 The West Virginia roots included Halltown Avilla and Charles Town with single to triple routes Hall and Oscar Green later moved to California kept records of his first trip thirty two years earlier collecting five letters and two cards while distributing twenty letters papers two cards four circulars and two packages on that inaugural run.
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New Providence
Hardin County
Iowa
Morning Sun
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West Virginia
United States
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Avilla
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Oscar Green
California
School Children Get Relic From Washington
Prescott public school in Adams county holds a block of wood from White House roof trusses that supported 26 presidents. The trusses were removed two years ago under Lt. Col. U. S. Grant, grandson of the 1873 president. A handsaw finished the top of a ten by ten section after 112 years.
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Adams County
United States
White House
U. S. Grant
Takes Exception to Secretary Hyde's Statement
Roy A. Jarnagin of Peterson Clay County protests Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde call for a higher farmer living standard. He argues farmers locally already enjoy farm homes, schools and churches on par with town residents and dismisses Hyde’s Missouri oriented views as not reflecting Iowa rural life.
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Country Life
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Bancroft seeks paved road to Elmore Minnesota
Bancroft residents sign a petition with 1437 names urging the Iowa state highway commission to pave highway No 9 from the Rock Island crossing north of Bancroft to Elmore then east to Lakota and toward the Minnesota line. Supervisors and locals traveled to Ames to press for action, noting available road bonds nearly cover the project and a Minnesota hookup may occur. Representatives from Bancroft and Burt Senator G W Patterson accompanied the delegation. An ad promotes Weed Chains at Gamble Stores with prices for 29x4.40 and 86x4.50.
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Highway Commission
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Burt
Gamble
Married Woman Fear Gas Eats Only Baby Food
A testimonial claims a three year diet of baby food caused gas and that Adlerika relieves all gas after one spoonful. It promises relief by acting on upper and lower bowels to remove hidden poisons and improve digestion and sleep. Jay Johnston & Co. Druggists promotes the product.
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Adlerika
High Honor Conferred on Davenport Mason Louis Block
Louis Block of Davenport Iowa was crowned an active member of the supreme council of the Scottish Rite Masons southern jurisdiction at an executive session. The award recognizes decades of service. Block is a well known Iowa Mason with a cottage at Templary Park shared with Mrs Block.
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Davenport
Supreme Council
Scottish Rite Masons
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Iowa
Travel talk sparks a furious Irish insult aboard train
Two women discuss summer resorts near Duluth and in Canada amid crowding and heat. A hidden passenger with a map of Ireland on her face scolds them, declaring there will be no Irish there and telling them to go to hell.
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Chicago
Duluth
Canada
Ireland
Northwest Chronicle
Gamble Stores offer unusual holiday toys and gifts
Well here comes Christmas again. Animals that walk and talk. Don't expect ordinary toys at Gamble Stores. Useful gifts for every member of the family. Steady positions at good salaries await our graduates. The thorough training they receive make them preferred by employers. Write for catalog. Minneapolis Business College, Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
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