Hickory nut grower in Iowa eyes big crop gains
Lew Longley of Appanoose county cultivates large Missouri Arkansas hickory nuts on a 40 acre tract by Chariton river. Last year he earned 400 dollars and expects 600 this season from nuts sold at 3.50 to 4 dollars per bushel. He is a fifty plus bachelor who traps bears, fishes, and works at a nearby saw mill while also serving as key witness in a state case involving a shotgun incident.
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Chariton River
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Centerville
Appanoose County
Lew Longley
Mr. Longley
Hickory Grove
Nurses Take State Exam At Des Moines For Licenses
A large group of about 150 graduate nurses from 40 training schools gathered at the state house in Des Moines to take the state law examination required to grant certificates enabling nursing practice under the state board of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State House
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Iowa Water Carried On Yale Trip For Football Team
Several hundred gallons of pure Iowa water were taken with the Iowa City football team to New Haven Connecticut for a game with Yale. The players drank only Iowa water from departure to return five days later. The athletic board arranged a five day supply for the twenty five men to prevent water from disagreeing with them during the cross country trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa City
New Haven
Waverly Horseman Sells Pearl Benbow For 7000 In-Law Northwest Stars
Andrew Johnson of Waverly returns from a successful season in Louisville with Pearl Benbow, a mare he bred and raced. He sold Pearl to John H. Ryan of Minneapolis for 7000, a horseman known for Peter Nash and Auto Tombro, with past earnings around 5000 in the last two seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Johnson
Waverly
Louisville
Pearl Benbow
Mr. Johnson
Lexington
Pearl
John H. Ryan
Minneapolis
Minn
Mr. Ryan
Northwest
Peter Nash
Parochial Schools to Unite Under One Head in Dubuque Archdiocese
The archdiocese of Dubuque says all parochial schools will be standardized under a single head Rev Dr John M Wolfe a noted priest professor and educational authority. Wolfe will direct schools city and country wide with superintendent like authority across the diocese including Dubuque Cedar Rapids Waterloo Marshalltown Ames and other districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
John M. Wolfe
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Ames
Peat Fire Destroys Land Near Hayfield in Hancock County
Forest City resident W R Prewitt describes a peat fire in Hancock County near Hayfield. About 200 acres aboard two miles by half mile burn, started August 14 when a hunter dropped a cigarette in E P Harper’s oat field. Firefighters used wet sacks but peat burned on, ditches did not stop it, and the blaze burned land, hay stacks, and caused injuries. Two men burned, horses killed, land sunk over two feet in affected areas. A C B & Q work train operates between Mount Pleasant and West Burlington during the blaze.
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W.R. Prewitt
Forest City
Hancock County
Hayfield
E. P. Harper
P. Green
J. J. Otis
Civil War Nurse Martha Cales Remembered at Valley Junction
Martha Cales served as a nurse at Jefferson Barracks Missouri through the Civil War. She later married soldier Wade and nursed him through a long illness at Jefferson Barracks. Died in Valley Junction at 87. attended Civil War nurses reunion in Des Moines during the Grand Army encampment.
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Martha Cales
Jefferson Barracks
Wade
Jefferson Barrack
Valley Junction
Des Moines
Southland
Reopened federal case over Harvey Wikert insurance claim
H E Moffett of Eldora Hardin county says the case brought by attorney Wendell Huston for the parents of deceased soldier Harvey Wikert has been reopened in federal court. The war department and Red Cross reported him missing while in a French hospital and he later died at Hospital No. 67 Kansas City after surgery.
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H. E. Moffett
Eldora
Hardin County
Wendell Huston
Harvey Wikert
Insurance Department
Wikert
Huston
War Department
Harvey
Red Cross
Argonne
Abbot
Minnesota
Eagle City
Kansas City
Humbert & Son Percheron Breeders Win High Honors
Humbert and Son near Corning in Adams county stand as leading breeders of Percherons in the nation with 170 head of thoroughbred stock. The stallion tops the herd at 2350 pounds and several 38 year olds exceed a ton. Horses from this farm have won honors at multiple state fairs and are deemed superior to imported animals by expert horsemen.
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Humbert & Son
Corning
Adams County
Humbert
Centerville man plans farm radio demonstration tour
H. H. Payne of Centerville plans a radio demonstration with equipment mounted on a motor track touring nearby farms. The device will drive past homes inviting families to listen to market quotes addresses and concerts from various radio wave centers as many rural homes already have radio outfits and receive musical programming from Kansas City newspapers offices.
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H. H. Payne
Centerville
Kansas City
Community radio programs draw large citywide crowds
Neighborhoods freely listen to diverse radio programs as residents in St. Joe and surrounding areas enjoy varied broadcasts, highlighting strong community interest in local media offerings.
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St. Joe
Polk County Auto Tax Sparks Road Funding Debate
In 1921 Polk County paid 1094 for death and damage to domestic animals by dogs and 44 as wolf bounty plus 490 for gophers. It has issued 4540 hunters licenses and 4019 dog licenses under a new law, plus 25274 automobile licenses yielding about 500000. Farm groups urging highway-use of auto tax would favor changing the law to keep funds locally. under present law all counties share the tax pro rata by road mileage, a boon to larger contributors like Polk, Linn, Scott, Dubuque, Woodbury.
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Polk County
Polk
Linn
Scott
Dubuque
Woodbury
Tuberculosis eradication reports from Iowa dairy herds
The Iowa Commission of Animal Health with the U S Bureau of Animal Industry reports 4 142 herds passed one free test 1 113 accredited herds 4 617 on the waiting list and 11 383 applications on file Shelby county has 995 applications the largest total Winnebago 923 leads in accreditations 117 Marion 72 Kossuth 70 Pottawattamie 218 waiting list Shelby 255 Wapello 219 Black Hawk 216 in the county breakdowns
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Iowa Commission of Animal Health
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Shelby County
Winnebago
Marion
Kossuth
Pottawattamie County
Shelby
Wapello
Black Hawk
Des Moines Banker Reports Iowa War Finance Aid Repaid
Grant McPherrin, head of the War Finance Corporation for Iowa, says the state received 24 million dollars from the program this year with 8 million repaid. August saw over 1 million in cancellations. He notes many short-term loans are being renewed and no loan collections have been forced, signaling financial improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant McPherrin
Des Moines
War Finance Corporation
Iowa
Congress
McPherrin
Camp Dodge Demolitions Erase Historic Army Camp
A large force works to wreck the remnants of Camp Dodge as a former massive training center vanishes. Once housing up to 60 000 men with hospitals libraries recreation centers and YMCA huts the camp cost the government 10 365 120 dollars underscoring wartime expense.
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Camp Dodg
America
Camp Dodge
Health official orders diphtheria quarantine measures
Dr Rodney P Fagan secretary of the state board of health issued quarantine instructions to communities statewide after reports of diphtheria prevalence. He noted cultures showing the diphtheria bacilli in patients indicate the need for active isolation and control measures.
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Rodney P. Fagan
State Board of Health
Diphtheria quarantine rules outlined for carriers
The guidance states a 28 day quarantine may end with the patient still isolated and treated as a carrier. Adults at a carrier's home may come and go unless they contact school children or handle milk. School children in the home must relocate and obtain a throat culture before attending school again.
Merged Iowa papers form new Estherville plant
Des Moines Register and Leader The Vindicator and Republican of Estherville merge into a stock company. The Vindicator traces northwestern Iowa roots, with historic editors and the Upper Des Moines link. The union promises strong payroll and a top western paper. Also notes weather, railway staffing reshuffle, and local marriage.
German Evangelical Lutheran church to be dedicated next Sunday
Des Moines and Davenport prepare for a short wedding trip before returning to make their future home. The new German Evangelical Lutheran church on North Fourth street, completed at an estimated cost of 1000 to 1200 dollars, will be dedicated next Sunday with visitors from May Guy, Ocheyedan and elsewhere assisting. The small congregation has shown spirit, and a minister from Terri will be followed by a locally stationed pastor in about two weeks. Judge A. D. Bailie of Storm Lake arrived to open the November term of court, then returned to finish duties. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cox came home Saturday from their scenic studio assignment with King-Perkins Co. Herbert Lathrop is due back from Oregon for school at Ames after holidays. A well attended Rebekah social at Odd Fellows hall raised 35 dollars, with Zanah Bachman and Clara Lesher singing, and a Carl and Kay Godden piano mandolin duet.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
The
Vindicator
Republican
Estherville
Iowa
Des Moines
Algona
Funk
Spirit Lake
O. C. Bates
McFarland
Geo. A. Nichols
W. R. Ashford
Geo. A.nichols
A. O. Salisbury
V. O
Warren Dillon
M. C. Binwalter
Cedar Rapids
Wolfe and
Page
Sam Collins
R. J. Ridley
N. J. Lee
Harry
Otto
Brown
Ulysses V. James
Welcome
Minn
Carrie Mitchell
John Dundas
F. W. Ginn
Davenport
New
German Evangelical Lutheran Church
North Fourth Street
May Guy
Ocheyedan
Terri
A. D. Bailie
Storm Lake
Jesse Cox
King-Perkins Co
Cox
Herbert Lathrop
Oregon
Civil Engineering
Ames
Odd Fellows Hall
Rebekahs
Zanah Bachman
Clara Lesher
Carl
Kay Godden
Heart Weights Differ by Sex Says Study
The article notes that the average man’s heart weighs ten to twelve ounces while the average woman’s weighs eight to ten ounces, highlighting a clear difference in heart size between sexes.
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State News
Mount Pleasant
New London
C. B. & Q. Railway
West Burlington
Evy
the Vindicator & Republican ‘Publishers and Printers
Estherville Wholesale Grocery Co. Distributors
Kuppenheimer
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