Governor Harding Urges Surfaces for Iowa Roads and Prohibition
Governor W L Harding addresses the Thirty eighth General Assembly urging a single step in road improvement to surface roads with 80 percent funded from the motor vehicle fund and abutting property assessments. He backs federal prohibition amendments and expands suffrage to women in primaries while preserving a strong veterans memorial program.
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Harding
Des Moines
General Assembly
House
Senate
W. L. Harding
Iowa
Amy
Nermittine Waren
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Congress
Bulldine
Towa
Foley Cathartic Tablet Ad Opens Morning Relief
An advertisement promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets as a wholesome laxative and cleansing physic. It claims quick morning relief from bloating languor headaches indigestion gas and constipation with no griping or nausea. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
Martha A Crawford obituary in Iowa church community
Mrs Martha A Thrasher Crawford born January 20 1854 in Washington County Iowa died January 12 1919 at age 64 11 12 wife of John A Crawford mother of three with one son having died in infancy. Surviving husband two granddaughters one great granddaughter and other relatives. Funeral held at Ainsworth Iowa with Rev C A Field officiating and music by local performers. Burial at Ainsworth cemetery.
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Martha A. Crawford
Rhoden Thrasher
United Brethren Church
Thrasher
Washington County
Iowa
Martha A. Thrasher
T. B. Thrasher
Washington
W. N. Thrasher
Riverview
Calif
John A. Crawford
Crawford
Ainsworth
C. C. Laffer
Sigourney
W. T. Trotter
Mmes. van Horn
Spessard
Pearson and Field
J. J. Fitzgerald
F. Chihak
J. W. Parrow
W. S. Smylie
David Thompson
8. T. Wheeler
Hotel Keepers Hear About Illinois Roads
Davenport, January 15. After two days at the Hotel Blackhawk the fifth annual Iowa Hotel association convention ended with dinner and dance. William F. Miller was elected president. George Dempsey treasurer. A. F. Cooper vice president. Thomas H. Hoffman secretary. Illinois roads talk urged cross-state road progress. plans call for 4,600 miles of hard surfaced highways funded by auto taxes.
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Davenport
Blackhawk
Iowa Hotel Association
William F.miller
Miller Hotel Company
George Dempsey
Dempsey Hotel and Cafe
A. F. Cooper
Des Moines
Thomas H. Hoffman
Iowa City
W. E. Hull
Peoria
Illinois
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Mr. Hull
United States
Istance
Hull
Association
L. G. DeArmand
Davenport Auto Club
Warden
Loyalty at Amana
The Cedar Rapids Republican editor investigates Amana colony rumors of disloyalty and finds them entirely false. He and Almond S. Reed confirm charges are malicious, noting the colonists contributed to war bonds and Red Cross membership, and that their woolen mills and flour industry supported the war effort.
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Cedar Rapids
Amana Colony
Amana
Almonds. Reed
Red Cross
Amana Colonists Build a Commonfounded Community in Iowa
The Amana colonists, of German descent led by Christian Metz, migrated from New York to Iowa beginning in 1843. They founded Amana towns from 1855 to 1886, expanding to South Amana West Amana Fast Amana High Amana Middle Amana Homestead and New South Amana. They operate about 30,000 acres in common with property values running into millions.
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Amana
America
Christian Metz
Setttling
New York
Iowa
Iowa County
South Amana
West Amana
Fast Amana
High Amana
Middle Amana
Homestead
New South Amana
County hospital need at Manchester county
Manchester Jan 15 Despite county voters rejecting a county hospital the improvised second floor city building hospital has shown value. It has seldom lacked patients, once filling ten at a time, with one hundred ten operations performed and likely lifesaving outcomes for several patients.
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Manchester
Altho
Hospital’s Quick Response Highlighted in First Year
The article notes hospital facilities were readily available when needed and records a strong first year of service. Nurses Mae Atkins and Kate Singer led the care with several additional staff employed as needed.
Reclamation Plan to Employ Soldiers for Vast Land Program
Secretary Lane urges Congress to approve 100 million dollars to reclaim 215 million acres of arable land and employ discharged soldiers at current wages. The scheme would finance development, with land and interest repaid to the government in 40 years, and no net cost to the state. Lane argues rapid action safeguards workers and boosts national resources.
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Washington, D. C
Interior Department
Lane
Congress
House
Indestructible Laundryman Cheered by Bellevue Skull Study
New York hospital notes a bullet caused Eduardo Gindra’s headache as doctors describe him as the indefatigable laundryman living at 493 Eighth Avenue. The piece highlights Dr. Rosenblatt’s skull collection and the peculiar claim that the bullet revealed Gindra’s robust endurance.
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New York
Eduardo Gindra
Bellevue Hospital
Eighth Avenue
Gindra
Thoroness
Bellevue
Rosenblatt
Bellevelle
Greenwich
Dismissive Bullet in the Head Spurs Hospital Moment
Gindra arrives at the hospital with dizziness and a headache. A surgeon removes a bullet behind his right ear, found after a dawn visit. Gindra jokes about the misfire and recalls a night of target practice. The doctor thanks him for his timely arrival.
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Gindra
Rosenblatt
No State Basketball Tournaments In Iowa This Year
Fort Dodge January 15. No state or district high school tournaments in Iowa this year. W B Blakely, former president of the state athletic association, cited influenza quarantine at colleges and universities, CSC student army training corps disruption, and financial withdrawal as reasons for cancelation.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
W. B. Blakely
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Blakely
Student Army Training Corps
Spencer Schools Open Every Other Saturday
Spencer plans to operate on alternate Saturdays for five weeks due to the influenza epidemic. Regular vacations will see sessions held, and districts will make up the lost time without extending the summer schedule significantly.
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Spencer
Spencer Public
Roosevelt National Park proposal in Sequoia plan
Senator Phelan of California said he would offer an amendment to the bill creating Sequoia National Park naming it Roosevelt National Park. The proposal includes the King River canyon and Senator Phelan said Secretary Lane had approved the idea.
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Washington, D. C
Phelan
California
Sequoia National Park
Roosevelt National Park
King River Canyon
Lane
California Senate Ratifies Prohibition Amendment Vote
Sacramento reports the California Senate voted to ratify the national prohibition amendment by 25 to 14. The assembly adjourned until Monday and may vote on the measure Tuesday.
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California Senate
Sacramento
Cal
Senate of California
Assembly
Dietetics Expert Dr Horace Pletcher Dies in Copenhagen
Dr Horace Pletcher a renowned authority on dietetics died in Copenhagen after a long illness from bronchitis. The report notes his prominence and international stature in medical science.
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Horace Fletcher
Copenhagen
Horace Pletcher
Child misidentifies Statue of Liberty in war film
Four year old Helen watched a movie and noticed the Liberty statue on screen. She declared she can tell the goddess of Liberty because she has an ice cream cone in her hand.
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Helen
Allus
Liberty
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Roosevelt Park
Emmnet
Washington, Town
Singer
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Washington Street
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