Debating the Iowa Name Origins and Meaning
A reader argues that the Iowa name is not from the IA Sioux or French roots but an American blend from an Indian base word and a French ending. He traces variants from Ayubba to Ayuve s and Iliniwuk, notes many spellings, and cites a Sioux source, while insisting poetic attributions like beautiful land are unsupported.
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Earthday
Iowa
Errogs
Washington
Father Marquette
Pahoutet
Lowa
India
Bureau of Ethnology
Iowa River
Antoine le Clairlie
Iowa Veterans Favor Adjusted Compensation in Legion Poll
The Iowa American Legion reports overwhelming support for adjusted compensation among veterans. Only two of more than 6,000 ballots opposed the measure, with 6,104 votes for and 6,100 against and 1,160 ballots with preference. The Legionaire credits widespread post canvassing and press help for high turnout.
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American Legion
Iown Department
Iowa
Legionaire
Gayeul
Carpenters Accept Four Cent Wage Cut in Des Moines
Des Moines February 1. An arbitration board set a wage standard of 87 1/2 cents an hour for master builders and journeyman carpenters from Feb 1 to April 1 1928 after four weeks of talks. About 750 carpenters are affected and the agreement ends a long wage dispute.
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Des Moines
Fev
Joint Arbitration Board
Smaster Builders
Journeyman Carpenters
J. B. Tulant
The
Master Builders Association
Charles Walker
Carpenters Union
Appointment talk swirls around new U S senator pick
Des Moines February report weighs who will replace late Senator Walter Smith as Harding names Kenyon appointee. Governor Kendall signals not resigning governorship, with northern Iowa as favored bloc focus. Possible candidates include H M Towner Corning Howard J Clark H W Byers Tobin Pickett Rawson Inghem Brookhart and Col Han ford MacNider among others.
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Des Moines
United An
Senate
W. 8
Kentt
Harding
Walter I. Smith
Kendall
Kenyon
H. M. Towner Corning
Biguca
Kenynon
Howard J. Clark
H. W. Byers
Iowa
Mr. Tobin
Vinton
Charlesh. Pickett
Waterloo
Charles A. Rawson
Republican State Central Committee
Harvey Inghem
Des Moines Register
The
Des Moines Triune
Col
Smith Brookhart
Washington
MacNider
Iowa Leads States in Autos Per Capita
Chicago February 1 The head of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce told Chicago Rotary Club members that Iowa and South Dakota lead with one car per five percent of people. He noted 70 percent of last year’s autos sold for under $1,000 and 94 percent under $2,000, with farmers owning about 3,000,000 of the 10,000,000 registered vehicles and doctors, salesmen, and contractors among other owners.
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Chicago
Mhanager
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Rotary Club
Ilino
South Dakota
Iowa
Reeves
Fillmore's Widow in Local Story of Tragic Road Death
The widow of Fillmore is described in a Western Paper obituary note. She endured the loss after her husband struck by a car and dying eighteen months later, leaving a lasting imprint on the community.
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Western Paper
Fillmore
Peston Transcript
Funeral notices for Dougherty Beatty and Hamil families
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Wilson Dougherty at the Dougherty home with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Mrs. S. P. Beatty was laid to rest in the Methodist church followed by interment in Woodlawn cemetery with pallbearers named. DC Hamil's funeral occurred at Goodin parlors with burial in Elm Grove cemetery and pallbearers listed.
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Bruce Moore
David Tipton
Clarence Timmons
Will Embree
Wade Gardner
Had Huber
Woodlawn Cemetery
Hamil
DC Hamil
Goodin
D. M. Davis
Ainsworth
J. T. Matthews
R. L. Livingston
David McLaughlin
Howard Fulton
Harry Beil
Omér Jones
Elm Grove Cemetery
Drunkenness Declines in Des Moines Under Prohibition
Des Moines reports a 56 percent drop in drunkenness since prohibition began. Superintendent R N Hoelsapte of the Iowa Anti Saloon League told delegates at the annual meeting, noting Des Moines as an example of progress toward full prohibition as leaders from across the state gather.
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Des Moines
R. N. Helsapte
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Hoelsapte
New Remedy for Malnutrition Promoted by Medical Expert
A professor of physiological chemistry endorses SUSTO as a nutritive tonic. He reports appetite stimulation and weight gain in adults, convalescents, infants, and the elderly, with cases listing gains from seven to twelve pounds and an improvement from under 96 pounds to 100 pounds in a 75 year old. Sherman Brothers sell the product.
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Susto
Sherman Brothers
Musterole Remedies Raw Sore Throat Warned
Advert describes Musterole as a mustard oil ointment for sore throats with a tingling spot effect. It claims to loosen congestion draw out coreness and pain and notes it avoids blistering unlike mustard plasters. Priced 35 65 cents jars tubes and hospital size 3.
Who Will Invent This Electric Light
A fragment recounts a Boston trait and asks who will develop an electric light that stays on after being turned off while lamenting forgotten tasks in a curious editorial note.
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Boston
Cat Raw Rat or Can't Marry In Andon Islands Test of Wag Hoot
In the Andon islands a ritual tests a man’s endurance by eating a live rat. Those who succeed are deemed capable of marrying and taking a wife. The tradition marks a rite of passage and social status within the community.
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Andon Islands
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Manders
Iowa American Legion News Bureau
Iowa Legionaires
MaacNider
Feiby
Towner
U. S
Smith Brookhart and
Tan
Ford Meside
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Fillmore’s
Ld Golde
Tone
Fk Ne Bros
Cid Golder
Marc Crandall
Brighton
Brighton, Iowa
Chandler
New York
Os. Booth
Bevins Motor Company
Chandler Motor Car Company
Cleveland
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