Governor Reviews Veterans Parade in Muscatine
In Muscatine Iowa on June 15 the Grand Army of the Department of Iowa held a parade for the fiftieth anniversary of Iowa troops leaving the state. Governor Bob Carroll reviewed the procession with his staff, praising the veterans and noting the parade was a historic, honorific display. Officers in carriages rode after him along Third and Sycamore streets to a reviewing stand as veterans, drum corps, and Sons of Veterans followed in order.
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Iowa
Hawkeye
Grand Army
Department of
B. F. Carroll
Muscatine
Court House Square
Third
Sycamore Streets
Department
Shelby Norman Corps
Sons of Veterans
Drum Corps
Sons of Veterans Convention
M. A. Raney
Marengo
S. W. Brookhart
Washington
E. S. Fairchild Clinton
L. W. Ainsworth
Des Moines
Signal Corps
Charles Fox
Frank Kincaid
Davenport
C. J
Australian Process Safeguards Timber From Rot and Pests
A new Australian process protects timber from dry rot and insects by boiling the wood, then cooling it to absorb a saccharine solution, creating durable treated timber for building and construction.
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Australia
Preparatory Services at First United Presbyterian Church
The First United Presbyterian church holds a communion service next Sabbath at eleven. Preparatory services are Friday at 7 45 p.m. and Saturday at 1 40 p.m. Rev KG McKibben of Pairfield, a seminary classmate of the pastor, will preach Friday and Saturday. A caption of children is planned in connection with the Saturday service.
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First United = Presbyterian church
The
Bids Sought for Remodeling United Presbyterian Church
Sealed bids due by 12 noon Saturday June 11 1911 for remodeling the United Presbyterian church at West Cheater Iowa. The committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Plans and specifications available at J J Coffey and Son Lumber office Nitz.
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United Presbyterian Church
West Cheater
Iowa
J. J. Coffey & Son
Grafting Focus At St Louis Nurserymen Convention
In St Louis on June 14 the American Association of Nursery Men opened a three day session. Grafting will be the leading topic as growers discuss new fruit tree varieties and combat unscrupulous nurserymen selling inferior stock. The group also plans broader business matters affecting the nursery trade.
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St. Louis
American Association of Nurserymen
Millers Defy Reciprocity Talks On Border Line
Niagara Falls June 14 Millers from across the United States clash with lawmakers in a border meeting on reciprocity under the National Millers Federation The federation backs fair US Canada trade but condemns free flour imports as Canadian costs and wages give Ottawa an edge over U S producers
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Niagara Falls
United States
Canada
National Millers’ Federation
Goetzmann
Chicago
Dominion
Resignation Accepted of Morningside College President
Dr. Luther Freeman, president of Morningside College, submitted his resignation to the board of trustees in Sioux City Iowa on June 15 and it was immediately accepted. The move follows notoriety from an alleged heretic speech in Kansas City about a month earlier. College faculty and the retiring board claim his Bible remarks did not prompt the resignation.
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Sioux City, Ia
Luther Freeman
Morningside College
Freeman
Kansas City
Electric Bitters Offered as Remedy for Health and Beauty
A vintage advertisement claims Electric Bitters improve health and beauty in women by regulating the stomach liver and kidneys purifying the blood and creating strong nerves and clear skin. It promises bright eyes pure breath and a lovely complexion with a wretched complexion eliminated. Available for 50 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Mine Inspectors Meet in Charleston For National Conference
The National Association of Mine Inspectors opened in Charleston with broad regional representation. Attendees plan to visit White Sulphur Springs next week for the West Virginia Mining Institute meeting, noting significant safety progress in the last two years.
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Charleston
W. Va
National Association of Mine Inspectors
White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia Mining Institute
International Rubber and Allied Trades Exhibition Opens
Tremendous investments by English firms in the rubber industry in the past two years have spurred the creation of an International Rubber and Allied Trades Exhibition, opening today at Agricultural Hall and running through June 28. It is the first major event of its kind and is drawing wide interest.
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London
Rubber and Allied Trades
Parcel Post Hearing Flags Broad Support and Opposition
Representatives and many organizations sought to back a general parcels post bill before the House committee on post offices and post roads. The Postal Progress League endorsed the measure, but express companies are seen as a powerful obstacle to passage.
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Washington
House Committee On Post
Sulzer
New York
Postal Progress League
Congress
China’s Envoy Tang Delivers Lecture at State College
Chang Yin Tang the Chinese envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States spoke on America's Part in the Rejuvenation of China at Pennsylvania State College during commencement day. He praised the U.S. people and government and later attended a College Widow performance by college amateurs for the YMCA.
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State College
Charities Meet to Close in Boston
Boston charity leaders gather on June 1 to finalize year long fundraising plans and close out accounts as the drive winds down.
National Conference of Charities and Corrections Concludes
The thirty eighth annual National Conference of Charities and Corrections ends this evening after discussions on philanthropic topics by men and women of high standing. Organizers hail the meeting as the most successful in the organization’s history and foresee renewed efforts against social and economic evils nationwide.
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National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Good Roaders in Georgia Meet to Discuss Highway Improvement
Albany Ga June 14 highway improvement in all its phases will be discussed at a two days meeting opened here by the Georgia Federation of Road Authorities. Speaker William Jennings Bryan will share observations from good roads movements in various states.
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Albany
Georgia Federation of Road Authorities
William Jennings Bryan
Iowa bankers open state convention in Mason City
Currency reform postal banks and other financial topics will be discussed by Iowa bankers at the state convention opening in Mason City. American Bankers Association President Watts is slated to speak among others.
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Mason City
Bankers of
Iowa
Watts
American Bankers’ Association
Real Estate Transfers Record Listings Across Counties
A lengthy compilation details numerous property transactions in Iowa including transfers in Washington, Lime Creek, English River, Crawford, Marion, Seventy Six, and other townships. It lists buyers and sellers such as W. T. Kebels, C. B. Beaty, J. F. Schantz, J. Henn, A. G. Snider, J. W. Harding, T. J. Matthews, Mary Ann Miller, Jerome Howe, and many others with prices ranging from small tracts to large estates, and holdings in 40 to 3200 acres plus city parcels.
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W. T. Kebels
C. B. Beaty
Washington
KE. J. Robison
Henry Testroet
Lime Creek
Walter F. Keating
Howard E. Keating
Isabella Keating
Franks. Gerot
Edward F. Gerot
Iowa
J. P. Sieren
Chas. Sieren
J. H. Grush
A. Washington
R. R. Arthur DeArmond
M. B. Cline
A. Lowa
Anna Miller
Stephen Assman
A. Lime Creek
Wm. Scofield
T. J. Farrier
Brighton
Sam'l. C. Gardner
John Henn
M. J. Burns
A. G. Snider Et al
Frank A. Sommer
Kalona
A. J. Dawson
WF. P. Kilgore
Oregon
J. W. Harding
Cyrus M. Bush
Highland
Seth S. Miller
M. D. Miller
English River
Thos
O'Flaherty
Oscar Shiller
John E. Adams
Chas. H. Keck
Andrew Rinner
Edward Rinner
A. Crawford
Jacob Hotle
W. B. Augustine
A. Clay
Mary A. Tufts
Almond
Tufts
Alice M. Thoma
P. R. KR
Stephen KE. Reisman
B. Sands
T. BE. Brown
A. J. Morgan
Peter D. Miller
Jos
D. Miller
Cora L. M. McKee
A. Muller
Burtis Flynn
Riverside
A. Towa
Harrison A. Balheirs
W. Beliel
A.ranklin
Letitia H. Palmer
C. M
St. P. Ry
Elizabeth Hebel
Clara A. Hebel
P. P. Shorts
Wm. H. Klein
Josephine Musser
Frank G. Rich
Amos T. Spear
Chas Singleman
T. J. Beard
Agnes M. Beard
Jerome Howe
EB. P. Smith
Dutch Creek
Alta M. Herr
Joby I. Green
Cyrus S. Williams
Smith Dawson Price
John E. Strabala
John F.eagle
Richmond
Alex McKie
L. C
H. H
Brinning
Louis
A. Marion
J. W. Teeter
Wm. Carmichael
Susanah Shearer
F. A Donaldson
Emma Buresh
Fred Fisher
Harrison A. Ball
B. RB. Berdo
A. Jackson
David R. White
John F. White
Farmers Mutual Hail Agency Urges Quick Policy Action
John M. Taylor, agent, Washington Iowa, promotes Farmers State Mutual Hail Association policies amid warnings of damaging hail storms. Secure protection by purchasing a policy now.
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Farmers State Mutual Hail Association
John M. Taylor
North Side of Square
Washington
Iowa
Open Oklahoma lands released for settlement near Wichita NF
Public lands totaling 21,830 acres in southwestern Oklahoma near the Wichita national forest were opened to settlement after a temporary forest withdrawal was lifted by Secretary Ballinger. The lands were released last month and today placed under entry operations.
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Washington
Public
Wichita National Forest
Oklahoma
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Freps Studio
Munn
M & Co
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Muscatina
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Anory
Ponte
Willers
McElhinney Drug Co
Washin
Chang Yin Tang
Boston
Grorgia
Iowa State Bankers
A. English River & Johnson Co
P. Finch
Hallie Burham
J. T. Matthews
Matthews
Mary Ann Miller
A. Lown
J. Baker
Josiah Snider
Geo. A. Eglin
R. i Emmett Louck
Delia
Charles A. Louck
L. W. Pringle
P. J
O. EB. Harken
A. Clay Jo. & Jefferson Co
J. A
J. A. ¥. Ashby, Ref. To C. H. A. Thompson
J. W. Vanerus
J. P
Chas. Steven
A. Brighton
Edwin S. White
Rumsey A. White
Sadie B. Davis
Milton N. White
A. Crawford, ii
Alexander
Tobias Luithly
Christian J. Miller
Daniel P. Yoder
Jos. Critz
Lewis A. Schmidt
A. J. Peterson
H. N. Wilkins
A. Highland
Alba EB. Knotts
Everett Huber
Mary F. Bennett
W. M. Moore
Mien
Windsor
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