State Education Board to Investigate HWA School Lands
Iowa City April 24 The state board of education will probe 2200 acres of Iowa farm land held by the University of Iowa amid squatting concerns Senator Lambert says a statewide inquiry will focus on Appanoose and Davis counties where 800 to 1000 acres are in isolated 40 acre parcels now farmed.
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Iowa City
Iowa
State Board of Education
Lambert
Appanoose
Davis
Appanoogse County
Poe
Soil survey planned for northeastern Iowa fields
Waverly Iowa April 23. Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture has authorized a soil survey for northeastern Iowa lacking prior investigation. The survey will be done by chemists from the agricultural department with cooperation from Prof. C F Curtiss of the Iowa experiment station. The work follows findings that long cultivation of wheat corn oats and timothy depletes key soil elements especially phosphoric acid and potash, risking future productivity if not conserved.
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Waverly, Iown
Washington
Waverly Indastrial Association
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
C. F. Curtiss
Iowa — Experiment Station
Lowa
Through Silver and Crystal Lakes Around Ne Nebraska City
A terse fragment notes a route around a small Nebraska city following Silver and Crystal lakes. It lacks details on date names organizations or exact path, but implies a lakeside circuit near the town.
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Silver
Nebraska City
Dedication set for Simpson College Hopper Gymnasium
Indianola Iowa April 23 dedication of the new sixty thousand dollar Hopper gymnasium at Simpson college on June 12 will raise the total gifts to ninety five thousand dollars from Arlie E Hopper of Indianola. He is a wealthy man with wheat and timber holdings in Saskatchewan and British Columbia who once herded cattle in Pottawattamie county and labored on a Mills county farm. He remains loyal to the alma mater that educated him.
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Indianola
Hopper
Simpson College
Arry E. Hopper
Warren County
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Pottawattamie County
Mills County
Mt. Pleasant Considers $100,000 Court House Bonds
Henry county supervisors opened discussion on a $100,000 bond issue to finance a new courthouse. The contract for the building was already awarded, with the election last June authorizing the bond issue.
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Mt. Pleasant
Henry County
Court House
Warden J C Sanders Reappointed At Fort Madison
Fort Madison April 23 Warden J C Sanders received official notice of his appointment to succeed himself for a four year term as warden at the Fort Madison penitentiary. The term begins May 1 and follows his prior term ending April 1 amid existing difficulties.
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Fort Madison
State Board of Control
J. C. Sanders
Iowa Couple To Teach Egyptians In Egypt Mission
Perry Iowa April 23 Mr and Mrs Frank Couch members of the Perry Pentecostal mission left for St Louis with friends to travel to Egypt and preach the gospel to heathens. They will pioneer their denomination in Meypt and plan to spend their lives in the work.
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Perry, Ta
Frank Couch
Perry Pentecostal Mission
St. Louis
Egypt
Pear business man tas leprosy
Centerville Iowa April 28 Herman Hirschfield a Kay City Michigan businessman is held on advice of three local physicians believed leprosy victim Dr G H Sumner secretary state board of health received a telegraph from R S Dixon secretary of Michigan state board of health advising authorities that Hirschfield is thought to be a leprosy victim He is visiting his sister Mrs Simon Streichman wife of a local businessman
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Herman Hirschfield
Kay City
Mich
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
R. S. Dixon
Michigan State Board of Health
Hirschfield
Simon Streichman
River Erosion Threatens Sioux City Bridges and Farmland
Sioux City officials seek intervention from Congressman Hubbard to stop Missouri River cutting that has swept about 80 acres into the stream in 48 hours. The revetment at Sioux Point shifts the current endangering the Combination and Northwestern bridges and could put South Sioux City Neb at risk by eroding land between river channels. The loss of land and potential bridge obsolescence loom as the river reclaims its historic bed.
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Sioux City
E. H. Hubbard
War Department
Neb
Sioux Point
Loveliest Sweet Peas Offer From Edgar A Higgins
The advertisement promotes Sweet Pea seeds praised for beauty and fragrance. It offers eight packets for 25 cents including orchid varieties, a white pink and lavender, plus one packet each of double poppies and asters. Ten packets of orchid Sweet Peas for 50 cents. March 1 deadline. extra Charming Spencer Sweet Pea with order.
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Spencer
Catholic Population in Davenport Diocese Reaches 50 000
The Davenport diocese including Washington has about 50 000 Catholics per the 1912 Catholic directory. It lists 115 clergy, 128 churches, 44 parish schools, six academies for girls, one boys college, and eight hospitals run by orders. Thirty clerics serve Davenport including St. Ambrose College professors and Redemptorist mission priests.
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Davenport
Washington
James Davis
St. Ambrose College
Republican State Meet in Cedar Rapids Sparks Campaign Fireworks
The Iowa Republican state convention in Cedar Rapids pits Cummins Roosevelt forces against Taft supporters in a close battle. Roosevelt backers may join Cummins as politicians rally across the state. The season promises sharp oratory and sharp political hopes as players in the campaign face a long, contentious path to the November election.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Cummins-Roosevelt
Taft
Roosevelt
Cummins
Washington
Campaign for 39000 funds to start YMCA boys work
Committees from various churches met in the city hall to push a fund drive for YMCA youth work in Washington along Y M C A lines. So far $2458 is pledged for the first year and $500 more is needed to reach the goal. George H. Paul will chair a future meeting after returning from Pueblo, Colorado.
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George H. Paul
Pueblo
Colo
Sledge Hammer Wounds Kin Near Washington
Charles Kennedy of four miles east of Washington suffered a severe scalp wound when a twenty pound hammer slipped from a wagon and struck him on the head. A farm hand helped him to town where a surgeon sewed the scalp. Doctors found no skull injury and deemed the wound not serious.
Local Bank Building Houses New Business Location
The business has moved to the Citizens' Savings Bank building on the southwest corner of the square and invites all old customers and many new patrons to visit.
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The
Citizens’ Savings Bank
D. D. D Prescription for Eczema Promoted by Pioneer Drug
Dr Evane ex health commissioner states skin diseases relate to skin not blood. The advertisement claims wintergreen thymol and other ingredients form D D D Prescription for Eczema. Sherman Bros and Dr Holmes endorse its efficacy and offer a $1 bottle with a money back guarantee.
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Evane
Pioneer Drug Store
New Digestit Supplied to Lemmon's Pharmacy
Lemmon's Pharmacy has been supplied with DIGESIT, a new indigestion remedy. It claims relief for indigestion belching and sour stomach with no poisons or habit forming drugs. A limited number of free full size packages are offered to prove merit, with refunds if unsatisfied.
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Lemmon
Lemon
Siati Eth Anniversary Celebrated for Jugenheimers in Washington
The sixty year wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jugenheimer is celebrated at their west Washington home with nine children, nineteen grandchildren, and fourteen great grandchildren present. Born in Germany they married in Burlington Iowa on April 23 1852 and moved to Washington in 1870.
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Jugenheimer
West Washington
Mrs. Wm. Jugenheimer
Germany
Ingenheimer
Mire Ingenheimer
Burlington
Iowa
Washington
Old Homestead
Ann Houdek
Wilber Miller
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