Park 1 Cent a Pound In'41 Look at It Now
Decatur history piece recalls 1841 prices pork 1 cent a pound beef 1½ cents venison 2 cents per pound in Macon county. An 1848 letter notes land selling cheap at $3 to $5 an acre hogs $3.12 per hundred net and wheat 50 to 60 cents at Springfield.
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Decatur
Macon County
Decatur Republican
John Eke
I. A. Buckingham
G. Housh
Union County
Pennsylvania
Springfield
World Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Meets in London
Eighty eight delegates from the United States attend the World WCTU convention in London marking the first gathering since 1914. London press notes the U S presence and the international scope while Miss Anna A Gordon leads the opening session at Westminster Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
World Woman's Christian Temperance Union
England
Westminister Hall
Salvation Army
Anna A. Gordon
Art and Gas in a Poor Man's Dilemma
A narrator longs to acquire books, art, and culture but laments funds diverted to essentials like gasoline and tires. He craves literature by seers and masters, Rembrandt reproductions, and framed art, yet cannot afford them while maintaining basic living costs.
World Woman's Christian Temperance Union delegates meet in London
The US WCTU shared the platform with the countess of Carlisle president of the world body and presided for part of the convention. Germany's WCTU sent a letter regretting they could not send delegates to the loving fellowship. A London reception by the Lord Mayor delighted the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Countess of Carlisle
World Organization
Germany
London
Thirty-Three Pass Bar Examinations At Iowa City
Thirty-three candidates passed the state bar examinations in Iowa City. Of these, twenty-three men and two women graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law. Roy D. Burns did not take the exams and plans to practice in South Dakota.
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Iowa City
College of Law
University of Iowa
Roy D. Burns
South Dakota
Iawn
Sabra E. Clark
Marion
Ray W. Clearman
Oxford
Lawrence Dutton
Anamosa
Carl M. Fischer
Burlington
John J. Fearde
Lloyd W. Frost
Emmetsburg
Maude M. Geiger
Tipton
Hugh G. Guernsey
Centerville
Allan A. Herrick
Humboldt
James A. Hollingsworth
Keokuk
Donald
Lawyers Admitted to the Bar at State Ceremony
The list names G. Hunter Newton William Hutcheson Everette Jones Edward Korab Luke Linnan Maurice Ludeman John Mekota Edward O Connor LeRoy Rader Hugh Rosson William Sheridan Ban croft William Simmer William Sloan Iowa Falls William Wehrli Frank Wilson plus Daniel Sullivan Charles Gordon Archibald Lynch Kenneth Nelson John Peterson Le Roy Reynolds Pendleton Ratner and Edward Kechof among others admitted to the bar at the same time in Iowa cities including Council Bluffs Iowa City Decorah Cedar Rapids Storm Lake Sibley and Wapello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Hunter
Newton
William FE
Hutcheson
Jefferson
Everette K. Jones
Osceola
Edward P. Korab
Iowa City
Luke Linnan
Maurice
George R. Ludeman
Mason City
John EB. Mekota
Edward L. O'Connor
LeRoy A. Rader
Alta
Hugh EB. Rosson
Des Moines
William R. Sheridan
Bancroft
William L. Simmer
Agency
William B. Sloan
Iowa Falls
William Wehrli
Frank F. Wilson
Mt. Ayr
Daniel T. Sullivan
Council Bluffs
Charles F. Gordon
Archibald C. Lynch
Decorah
Kenneth W. Nelson
Cedar Rapids
John L. Peterson
LeRoy B. Reynolds
Lohrville
Charles E. Pendleton
Storm Lake
Pyne H
Ratner
Sibley
Edward A. Kechof
Wapello
English King Backs Price Cuts in Present Costs
King George orders a 10 percent price reduction from firms supplying bread flour soap candles and coal to Buckingham Palace. He will not renew contracts at current prices and will switch suppliers if deals are not reduced.
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London
George
England
Buckingham Palace
Shippers Oppose Proposed Freight Rate Hikes
Clifford Thorne of Chicago testifies before the Interstate Commerce Commission, warning that a 55 percent freight rate increase would shift a $2 billion annual burden onto freight traffic and jeopardize the economy. he cites a possible half percent rise per passenger mile and 20.26 percent on other traffic to cover carrier needs and wage gains.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clifford Thorne
Chicago
United States
Thorne
Last Town Crier Walter Smith Retires in Provincetown
Provincetown Massachusetts July 1 Walter Smith town crier for twenty two years in the towns only street announces his last message at age seventy with no successor in sight His final cry appeals for the reopening of the Church of the Pilgrims founded in 1714 which had been closed for a year.
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Provincetown
Mass
America
Walter Smith
Church of the Pilgrims
Over 2000 Bankers Convene in Des Moines Iowa
More than two thousand Iowa bankers attend the thirty third annual Iowa Bankers association convention in the Bercher theatre Des Moines. J H McCord delivers the annual address while Frank Warner and M W Henderson Jr report. Numerous group discussions focus on postwar prosperity and community advancement with varied topics and notable speakers from national and local banks.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Bankers Association
Bercher Theatre
J. H. McCord
Frank Warner
M. W. Henderson, Jr
Hawkeye
B. Wilson
Des Moines Clearing House Association
We OF
Moore
Guthrie Center
American Bankers Association
Kent ¢. Ferman
Cedar Rapids
National Organization
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
New York City
Medill McCormick
United States
Illinois
McCormick
Railway Time Table Corrected to March 1 1920
Railway timetable excerpt lists eastbound and westbound express and local trains with arrival and departure times. Washington Branch services include No 450 and No 430 locals, No 429 and No 449 locals, and freight trains. Some notes show special conditions for days and adjustments, with agent signatures and line codes.
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Oasanette
Washington Branch
H W Russel
Lodge and chapter meetings listed for Washington area
Regular meetings for LODGES and CHAPTERS listed with dates. Washington Lodge No 26 meets 1st Friday. Cyrus Chapter No 13 meets 2nd Friday. Bethlehem Commandery No 5 meets 3rd Friday. Washington Chapter No 98 OES meets 2nd Thursday. Damascus Shrine No 10 WS of J meets last Thursday at Moose Hall. Members named for officers and secretaries. Visiting fraters welcome.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Charles Freding
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus
H. T. Carris
H. P
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
J. D. Glasgow
E. C
H. Richards
Washington
Mary Lavada Kerr
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shrine
Moose Hall
Rose M. Reid
Covenant Lodge 101 Meeting Notice
Covenant Lodge No. 101 meets every Tuesday at 7 30 in the Oo F hall on North Iowa Avenue. A cordial invitation is extended to visiting members to attend with M. D. Lee noble grand and R. S. Keller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covenant Lodge No. 101
N. Iowa Ave
M. D. Lee
Noble Grand
R. S. Keller
Brighton
Dall
North
Iowa Caea Avenue
Elmer McFadden
Investment institutions in the United States total assets
The total resources of the investment institutions of the United States exclude international banking houses private banks and investment banks and brokerage houses and traders in securities and amount to 47 835 330 165 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
May shun pastor who married Mary
Buffalo N Y July 1 The northern Baptist convention may frown on the marriage of a divorced pastor Rev J W Brougher of Los Angeles to star couples Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks The move to bar him hinges on his divorce stance while supporters push strict prohibition enforcement and oppose any party seeking dry law modification
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Northern Baptist Convention
J. W. Broughter
Los Angeles
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Brougher
Talk is Cheap Joke Fades as Rates Rise
A playful quip about cheap talk loses its humor amid rising telephone rates. The comment reflects consumer frustration as pricing changes impact daily communication costs.
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Evening Journal
Post Office
Laws
E. Main Street
Mutual
Ist
W.C.T. U
Abe Martin
BY Walt Mason
ART and
Willard
Car of America
Eldridge Battery CO
Washington, Iowa
G. J. Slobe
Northwestern State Bank
Orange City
Clearings
R. W. Birdsall
State Bank of Dows
Our Public Schools
Group 3
C. H. McNider
Presi
Carl F. Kuehnle
Bank of Denison
A. M. Henderson
First National Bank
Story City
M. J. Tobin
State Bank of
Vinton
Blue Sky
A. F. Dawson
Davenport
A. D. Simmons
Simmons & Co
Bank of Osceola
J. F. Weber
Ottumwa National Bank
R. L. Bunce
Commercial Savings Bank
R. S. Hawes
St. Louis
H. F. Atwood
al ¢Raina
Aent Oound
Ivnam
May Shun
Mary
Perec
Washington Battery & Electric Co
South Side Square
A. John Droz
Irvin E. Huston
Southwest Corner Square
Lemsey
Washington, IA
Res
S. LI. Bateman, M
D. Blair
J. E. Edgington
M. D
F. & M. Bank
Austin Sutherland
R. R
J. D. Dayton
West Chekter
Parme
Ay Cate
County
Dawn
Brookhart Bros. Law
Opera House
Mutual Phone
T. A. Michels
Temple Building
Jowa
Black
Wilson
CO. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Journal
Morrison & Morrison
Lawysre
Owa
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
Abstract Department
Rington
Keeley
Web
W. A. Butterfield
Crail
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Blue
G. W.meyer
Keota
M. H. Sartor
M. H. Garter
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