Elm tree preserves pioneer camp site in Monona County
The Daughters of the American Revolution win state backing to protect old native trees including a landmark elm near Blue Lake along the Missouri river that marked the Lewis and Clark expedition camp in 1802. The elm near Muscatine to Iowa City trail was reinforced with concrete to halt decay. Nearby Tone Tree, Winterset, and Madison County relate pioneer lore and a historic sprout apple tree named Delicious remains productive.
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Daughters of the‘ American Revolution
Blue Lake
Missouri River
Monona County
State Board of Conservation
Muscatine
Iowa City
Iowa Territory
Tone Tree
Iowa
Cedar Rivers
Iowa 1924 Marriage Rise Divorces Drop In State Data
Iowa statistics show 1924 marriages at 24,855 up 1,339 from 1923 while divorces fell to 3,784 from 4,326. Reports include Hereford cattle market news from Yale Guthrie county, potato yields near 160 bushels per acre, and a 103-year-old Union county resident Marvin Scudder who fought in the Mexican War. Legislative survey plans to visit Iowa State Teachers College November 16 to study course duplication across state institutions.
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Iowa
Marvin Scudder
Union County
New York State
Scudder
Nate Kendall
Coolidge
Iowa State Board of Education
Iowa State Teachers College
S. P. Capen
University of Buffalo
George F. Zook
Municipal University of Akron
Edward E. Eliott
Purdue University
State University
Iowa City
State College
Ames
Native trees showcased by State Board protection effort
The State Board of Conservation spots native trees across the state to protect specimens that sheltered Indigenous peoples and withstood severe seasons. W. W. Grant notes the Rehabilitation department has enrolled 1,400 soldiers and disabled workers since its start, with half funded by the state and half by the federal government. The Warren County High School Athletic Association votes to abolish girls inter-school basketball next year citing health and emotional risks per medical authorities. A corn husking sport idea grows as farmers turn husking into competition, with regional contests in Iowa Illinois Nebraska and Minnesota, leading to a Midwest final slated for November 19 in western Illinois. Fewer hogs likely to be marketed this winter due to corn prices and indicators from the June 1925 pig survey, with shifts in timing and prices expected. A postal card request offers a circular on swine mineral mixtures.
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W. W. Grant
Indianola
Warren County High School Athletic Association
County Institute
Board of Control
Iowa High School Athletic Association
American Medical Society
Iowa
Corn Belt
Wallaces
Illinois
Nebraska Farmer
Nebraska
Prairie Farmer
Midwest
Des Moines
Dallas Center
Lincoln
Montgomery County
Minnesota
Fairmont
Monmouth
Rock Island
Department of Agriculture
Four New Testing Associations Start in Town This Month
Four new crew testing associations begin in Town this month. Two are in Black Hawk county, one in Kossuth, and the fourth near Indianola in Warren county. Black Hawk county now hosts three associations while 18 have joined a fourth. A full association has 25 or 26 members.
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Black Hawk County
Kossuth
Indianola
Warren County
Simple Mixture Best For Constipation
An advertised intestinal evacuant promotes quick relief for constipation with buckthorn bark magnesium sulphate glycerin and Adierika. It claims fast action often within one hour, gentle effect, and relief of gas, suggesting it can remove longstanding matter.
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Adierika
Jay Johnston & Co
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Western Electric Telephone System
State News
Bellflaker
United States
Madison County
Winterset
Jack Price
Albia
State Senate
Senator Price
State
Corn
Carlisle
Riverside
Washington County
W. N. Grozier
W. OE. Krizer
Mahaska County
Keokuk
Mark Twain
Bill Booster
Yale
Guthrie County
M. Thompson
Chicago
Frank Abbott
Osceola
Clarke County
C. C.graham
W. S. Montgomery
Bleckley
Bloomfield
J. H. Walker
Roscoe Township
Davis County
Walker
State Fish and Game Department
W. E. Lohr Dealer
Commonwealth
Northrup
King & Co
Northrup, King & CO
Minneapolis
Minn
Bescon Fails Ills Rubber Shoe Company
Beacon Falls
Conn
Ma OF
Milelor
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