Iowa War Office Notes Camp Dodge Duties and State Aid
Col Mapes with a thousand men guards Gary Indiana during a major strike while another detachment guards Omaha. Camp Dodge to be cleaned and expanded with regulars possibly sent later. Fort Des Moines hospitals to close. 10,000 disabled soldiers served. State fish seining along streams. 23 carloads released, six from Lansing. Spirit Lake investigation into property damage. Lake Okeechobee item misread. County fair aid projected at $1,000,000. 90 fairs expected to apply. Handic County nurses boosted by Red Cross. rural nursing planned statewide.
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J. W. Jarnag
Des Moines
Iowa
Mapes
Camp Dodge
Gary
Indiana
Fort Des Moines
Government Hospital No. 26
Iowa fair grounds store 200 army trucks for use
Safely kept in the machinery hall at the state fair grounds are 200 army motor trucks of the latest design. The War Department avoids cost by storing them there, with two watchmen and five expert drivers on call. Cars and drivers are free for fair officials. During the national swine show the trucks moved fancy animals to and from trains.
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War Department
Notable Americans Rooted in Iowa Areas
The passage lists prominent figures linked to Iowa origins or upbringing. Taylor, raised in Buchanan county, is highlighted as a missionary leader. George F. Roberts of New York, a famed banker, notes a Fort Dodge product. Theodore Shonts, who died after shaping Panama Canal management and New York interborough railways, grew up in Centerville and married a Drake University founder’s daughter. George and Arthur Reynolds, Chicago bankers, were raised near Panora in Guthrie county. Carrie Chapman Catt of New York, once head of American women’s suffrage, is a Floyd county native. Frank Lowden, Illinois governor and presidential possibility, grew up on a Hardin county farm. Rev Newell Dwight Hillis, of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, was born on a Harrison county farm. V-R-
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Taylor
Buchanan County
George F. Roberts
New York
United States
Fort Dodge
Theodore Shonts
Panama Canal
Centerville
Gov. Drake
Drake University
George
Arthur Reynolds
Chicago
Panora
Guthrie County
Carrie Chapman Catt
America
Floyd County
Frank ©. Lowden
Minois
Hardin County
Newell Dwight Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Harrison County
Soybean varieties show wide yield differences at Iowa State
Iowa State College experiment fields reveal stark variation among soybeans. Some early types yield about 5 bushels per acre while others reach 18 to 20 bushels. Medium Green silage type produces high tonnage, but earlier maturers like Manchu Ito San and Black Eyebrow perform best for hogging down.
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Iowa State College
Hl. D. Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Estherville Resident Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
Wm McArdle of 922 North 6th Street testifies he suffered kidney trouble and backache while on the road and that Doan's Kidney Pills always gave relief. He would choose Dean's Kidney Pills again, stating they live up to their claims.
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Estherville
Wm. McArdle
Faseline Station
North 6Th St
Doan
Dean
Kidney Pills Sold At Dealers In Buffalo N Y
An old short item notes Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo address, widely advertised with a price of zero cents at all dealers, and mentions a Mr McArdle.
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Dean
Mr. McArdle
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo, N.Y
Blue grass seed production by state noted
Wa tanks as one of the large producers of blue grass seed, Kentucky leading the states. Iowa's blue grass seed is produced mainly in the southern counties.
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Kentucky
Iowa
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Lee County
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Fort Madison
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Frank Mondell
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League of Nations
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Williamsburg
Frank Waleters
Cedar Falls
Main Street
Oll
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Story County
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Western Electric Telephone System
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Julius Miller
Superior
Sale
Jersey
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