Brinton Fights For County Hospital Completion Plan
Mr Brinton recalls efforts to build a Washington county hospital begun 17 years ago with a $25,000 appropriation. He urged a larger, better building using the initial funds, plus a further appropriation. He helped secure free hospital dining room services and backs completing the project despite elevator and finishing work outstanding. He credits care received at Jerusalem Catholic hospital for his belief in local care.
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W. F. Brinton
Brinton
Washington
the Gazette
Wake Neal
Charles Keck
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Brinson
Glasgow
Opera House
Will Chilcote
Maxim of daily work to make one heart happy
The quotation urges daily effort to bring happiness to others. It contrasts with jealousy, revenge, and hate, claiming these evils would fade if minds sought others' pleasure. The speaker, Richter, links virtue to universal harmony and personal fulfillment.
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Richter
Mothers Friend Promises Comfort For Expectant Mothers
A historic advertisement urges young expectant mothers to prepare for childbirth using Mothers Friend a tonic by Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta Ga It claims the product aids muscle and tissue expansion reduces discomfort and benefits both mother and baby with guidance and free literature offered via drug stores.
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
Couple seeks divorce at county clerk office
Des Moines July 29 Deputy County Clerk William Baldwin was surprised when Mr and Mrs B C Leffer asked for a divorce license Instead he explained a petition via attorney is required for a divorce The couple said they had talked and decided they could not get along and preferred to settle it promptly without court delay The clerk noted no obstacle but explained the proper process.
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Des Moines
William Baldwin
B.C. Leffer
Baldwin
Lester
Leffer
Autoists Leave Helpless Man After Collision Near Rockwell
A party of autoists fled after colliding with Edward Block, a young farmer near Rockwell, leaving him in the road. A passing farmer found Block about an hour later and took him to Rockwell for treatment for a compound leg fracture and other injuries. No identities of the fleeing drivers are known.
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Mason City
Edward Block
Rockwell
Block
Paroled inmate Clarence Bonner flees in Joplin
Clarence Bonner paroled from the Iowa penitentiary visited his dying mother in Joplin with a guard then disappeared after being left alone in the room. He later surrendered to police after his mother Mrs. M. P. Bonner died Wednesday.
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Joplin
Clarence Bonner
Iowa Penitentiary
Iowa
Bonner
Town Penitentiary
M. P. Bonner
Sigourney to Build Carnegie Library With Voter Support
Sigourney voters approve a $10,000 library project via a special election on a city property tax. A notable group of women registered and weighed in, contributing to the majority despite the cost and upcoming construction.
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Sigourney
iThe
The Sorority Ritual Exposed by Howard I Rann
A satirical piece describes sorority initiation as a hard to join and intimidating process. It mocks secret rites and passwords with vivid caricature, noting the language tests, physical drills, and ritual secrecy used to mold new members.
Trustees to Organize Erection of Building
Doubt plans will be made and a board of trustees elected soon to secure a location and arrange all necessary steps for the building project.
Boy Rescued From River By Telephone Manager
In Fort Madison Iowa on Tuesday afternoon ten year old Albert Thompson nearly drowned as the Mississippi river surged. Carl Stempel manager of the Iowa Telephone company leapt into the water and swam fifty feet to grasp the boy and bring him to shore where a launch retrieved the unconscious child.
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Fort Madison
Mississippi
Albert Thompson
Carl Stempel
Iowa Telephone Company
Broken ribs from risky diving at Oakwood park outing
July 20 report from Clear Take describes J Heaton and FL Evans injuring ribs while diving from a boat prow at Oakwood park. Dr Hoag of Garner treated both fractures after the accident in which feet slipped causing hard water impact.
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Oakwood Park
Asplin
J. Heaton
Les Moines
FL. O. Evans
Des Molines
Injured in Joy Ride in Des Moines Taxi Crash
Five people were injured when a Morrison Taxicab Co. car driven by Jim Staley left Beaver Road near Kintball corner, rolled down an embankment, and wrecked. Injured include Russell Kenyon Ames pharmacist with arm and rib injuries and Clara Woods with dental trauma. Chief Jenney led a formal probe into the incident.
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Des Moines
Jim Staley
Morrison Taxicab Co
Kintball Corner
Beaver Road
Russell Kenyon
Ames
Chamberlains Colic Remedy Offered For Summer Readiness
Buy it now and be prepared for colic cholera and diarrhoea emergencies before summer. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries Chamberlains remedy for sale.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon’s
Dysentery cured by Chamberlains Remedy
Dysentery is serious but curable. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has cured it even in malignant epidemics. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon’s
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