Des Moines Notes Mark Gravesite Tablet and Schools Aid
Foundation for a tablet at the grave of Wilson Alexander Scott near the state house is completed and will be laid soon. His donation helped build and lease the capitol site. Also updates on rural school standards funding, dedication of a monument to former Gov. Carroll, apple marketing in Johnson County, John Boylan’s retirement from rural mail delivery, Marion Crandall’s gold star marker, hail damage across Adair and Greenfield, and sugar beet industry notes in Belmond and the Iowa Valley plant.
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Wilson Alexander Scott
State House
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Iowa City
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Pikes Peak
B. F. Carroll
Davis County
Carroll
Salt Creek Township
Eldon
State Historical Department
W. A. Davison
Birmingham
L. W. Hissom
Selma
Davis County Board of Supervisors
Harry Hensel
John I. Boylan
Eldora
Hardin County
Boylan
Indianapolis
Denver
Omaha
Great Southwest
Marion Crandall
Davenport
Y. W
France
Miss Crandall
Adair County
Greenfield
Fontanelle
Byron Webster
Ernest Queck
Clarence Kriens
Roy Billey
John Ritter
Belmond
Wright County
Iowa Valley
Mr. Tyrell
Rotary Club
Iowa News Highlights From Sioux City To Des Moines
A survey notes that rural teachers should engage with community life. New Bathtownship school in Calhoun county opens a $7,000 building with a library and play space. Bible study classes grow in Traer with Beulah Wetzel directing. Cavalry deserters steal cars near Greenfield then are tracked to Concord and Indianapolis. Spencer county fair reports near 75,000 attendees despite rain, boosting local commerce. Adel advertises cane sugar at 5.69 per hundred pounds amid sugar price debates. Farm bureau directors protest open season on Chinese pheasants in Kossuth county. Iowa health data show heart disease far kills tuberculosis, urging public health action. A Spillville memorial honors Dvorak, tying the town to notable locals and a notable birthplace. Baseball attendance records in the world series set new highs, totaling 1,182,854 in seven games.
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Farm Bureau
Titonka
Kossuth County
Barker
Des Moines
Baseball park figures and standings mix with local notices
The article cites a prior baseball attendance record of 801 480 and a higher revenue by 119 089 and lists final standings with teams Washington and Pittsburgh and scores across seven games. It also notes finances including receipts and shares for Advistory council and players and mentions Mason City visitors and local weather with a winter touch and hints at an Indian summer.
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New York
Iowa
Iowa City
Adlerika claims quick relief for gas and constipation
An advertisement asserts gas on the stomach presses on the heart and organs causing restlessness and sleep loss. It promotes Adlerika as a fast acting intestinal evacuant, claiming relief often within one hour and gentle on the stomach, with Druggists Jay Johnston & Co. backing the product.
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Jay Johnston & Co
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