Iowa Observer notes colonization near Lima Peru and local events
Lowans join a colony near Lima Peru with 20 000 acres bought by Mr Guenther while Mrs Guenther and children pursue birth registrations under new Iowa vital statistics law. Nearby bone finds in a Correctionville grave pit suggest an Indian burial ground. Other items report wheat yields on the Missouri river bottom, melon soil value along Iowa rivers, pheasant propagation, buried wallet money, chauffeur license rule, a Medal of Merit for a Merrill operator, peat bed fires, and new citizenship instruction in Iowa schools.
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Des Moines
B. Guenther
LaPorte City
Black Hawk County
Lima
Peru
South America
Iowa
Fremont County
H. D. Harriman
Woods Brothers
Lincoln
Neb
Missouri River
Hamburg
Kansas
Lowa River
Belle Plaine
Iowa River
Ames
Skunk
Capital
Muscatine Island
Ta County
Fort Madison
Mississippi
Muscatine
Prof. Pommel
Iowans to Attend Tuberculosis Meet at Columbus Ohio
Iowa will have strong representation at the ninth annual Mississippi Valley Conference on Tuberculosis to be held September 12 to 14 at the Hotel Deshler Columbus Ohio. Speakers include H S Hollingsworth Des Moines and Dr C H Meyerholz Iowa State Teachers College with about 1000 delegates from eleven states.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Columbus
Ohio
H. S. Hollingsworth
C. H. Meyerhlz
Iowa State Teachers College
Meyerholz
P.e.mcclenahan
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
T. J. Edmonds
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Chicago
Mississippi Valley Sanatorium Association
Mississippi Valley
Ohio State
Mt. Vernon
James Alexander Miller
New York City
National Tuberculosis Association
Allen K. Krause
Johns. Hopkins University
Baltimore
American Review of Tuberculosis
Haven Emerson
Washington, D. C
The
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Motorcyclist Killed Crossing Tracks Near Mason City
Nick Giatrakis 26 was struck by an interurban car while crossing tracks near the Iowa Odd Fellows orphans home in Mason City at 6 30 last night. He had just bought his motorcycle and was a novice rider. His machine was hurled seventy feet and wrecked. He was unmarried.
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Wm. Benton
Cedan Falls
Hospers
Sioux County
John Auchstetter
Auchstetter Place
Mason City
Nick Giatrakis
Clear Lake
Iowa Odd Fellows Orphans Home
Giatrakis
A Texas Suggestion On Complimenting a Young Mother
The Galveston News hints at common compliments to please a young mother. The item notes a saying praising the baby’s eyes and the father’s mouth as a lighthearted remark.
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Galvestop News
Charles A. Kram Becomes Post Office Comptroller
Charles A. Kram, formerly auditor of the post office department for several years, is named comptroller as the office replaces auditor. The move reflects a reorganization within the post office department.
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Charles A. Kram
Post Office Department
Mr. Kram
Knights of Pythias Plan Relief Fund For Needy Families
Waterloo August 19 The Knights of Pythias plan a $100 000 foundation relief fund for members and families. The fund would include $2 per initiation fee $5 000 from the grand lodge and Iowa’s war relief share with income used for aid to worthy knights widows and orphans once the principal is reached.
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Waterloo
Pythian Foundation
Knights of Pythias
Order
W. R. Law
Judiciary Committee
B. EB. Reinhart
Anamosa
Jones County
R. O. Garber
Adair
Iowa
Charles W. Newberry
Strawberry Point
T. R. Mitchell
Ottumwa
E. T. Alderman
Nevada
Grand Lodge
Pythian War Relief Fund
Supreme Lodge
Pythian Foundation Relief Fund
Pythians Elect Officers at Waterloo Convention
At the Waterloo convention, Knights of Pythias elected L. S. Robinson as grand chancellor with a slate including E. A. Grimwood as grand vice chancellor and A. L. Shager as grand prelate. Pythian Sisters chose Mae Hickman as grand chief and Mary E. Johnson as supreme representative among others.
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Waterloo
Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
L. S. Robinson
Glenwood
E. A. Grimwood
Oxford
Junction
A. L. Shager
Dows
Ward Ferguson
Rolfe
H. P. Oetzman
Davenport
Fred W. Rupert
Cherokee
Ole Langland
Cambridge
Grand Inner Guard
H. N. Ratcliffe
Douds
Grand Outer Guard
J. N
Lavipa Foreythe
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Lichty
Grand Protector
Mary L. Basham
Des Moines
Grand Guard
Nellie T. Corliss
Independence
Supreme
Mary EK. Johnson
Boone
Bertha R. Craver
Spencer
Grand
Immunity of Teak and Cypress Against Ter Mites
In a Japanese timber study, teak and cypress pine resisted termite attack. Immunity appears not from hardness or weight but from a repellent component likely benzine extract. In Paramosa, camphor green oil provided the strongest termite protection.
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Parmosa
Queen for Nine Days
The shortest English reign belonged to Lady Jane Grey who ruled for nine days in 1958 before being beheaded. Mery, daughter of Henry VIII, then ascended the throne.
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Jane Grey
Mery
Henry VIII
Iowa coal rates will be adjusted in Cedar Rapids
Traffic Manager Sundberg announces ICC opinion censuring railroads for coal rate violations from eastern Kentucky to Cedar Rapids. The commission orders removal of violations and a graded rate between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, likely reducing Cedar Rapids coal rates and affecting Ohio and West Virginia mines.
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Cedar Rapids
Sundberg
Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Kentucky
Cedar Rapids’ Gas Company
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
Mississippi River
Ohio
West Virginia
Railroad adjustment under review in Iowa case
The text notes that other Iowa cities will benefit and railroads may seek to avoid a reduction. It is anticipated that the adjustment outcome will be interesting and likely requires sixty to ninety days to be checked.
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Iowa
A Call for Treasury Notes and Coin Reform
A pamphlet voice urges Washington to issue short term treasury notes at five percent redeemable in gold, arguing it would expand money circulation, boost industry, and restore national prosperity. It warns against limits on currency and draws a parallel with Civil War actions, criticizing lenders and charity as threats to independence.
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Washington
Treasury
Chase
Europe
United States
U. S
Uncle Sam
England
Rome
Egypt
Two Boys Killed and Hurt in Des Moines Coasting Collision
Des Moines reports one death and one injury after two boys aged 7 and 5 coasted down a street and collided with a large car driven by Melvin Chambers. The boy, Billy Runyon, sustained bruises while Melvin was killed. The mother was shopping downtown during the incident.
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Des Moines
Melvin Chambers
Billy Runyon
Melvin
Blank's Ladder Quote Reveals Mrs Blank's Quiet Influence
The late W. K. Vanderbilt recalled a banker’s comment on a man whose horse won the Grand Prix. Vanderbilt replied that the climber’s rise was helped by Mrs. Blank who “steadied the ladder” for him, highlighting a quiet, guiding influence behind ascent.
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W. K. Vanderbilt
Blank
Mr. Vanderbilt
Mrs. Blank
Untamed Animal Jests Stir Curiosity in Jungle Scene
A vivid, playful scene describes a hunter or observer marveling at a tiger and a doe in a tense moment. The narrator remarks on the wild cat’s whiskers and the improbable chase up a tree, highlighting astonishment and curiosity.
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Correctionville
J. W. Jarnagin
Woodbury County
Oates
Virginia Campbell
E. G. Campbell
Henry County
Trenton
Willis ‘Thomas
van Buren County
John W. Rowley
Keosauqua
John Benderstadt
Poweshigh
Prairies
France
Red Cross
Hospital of the Insane
Mount Pleasant
Ramsayer
Searsboro
Benderstadt
Rock Island
Nicholas Roghair
Maurice
Treasury Department
Walter C. Ramsey
Auti
A. Miller
Merrill
Plymouth County
Theodore N. Vail
George Friday
Eagle Grove
Wright County
Thirty-Eighth
General Assembly
Texas
Knights of Pythias Plan Relief Fund For
Pythians
Interstate Commerce Com
Klean
Tucker and Richer
Washington, Iowa
South
Central West
Wilson-Karel Lumber Co
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