War on Noxious Plants Bill Before Iowa Legislature
Compulsory eradication of unlawful weeds is proposed in a measure before the Iowa legislature. Milkweed ragweed mustard fox tail aster wild morning glory Indian hemp smallweed and pigeon weed are listed as unlawful. The state horticultural department estimates $35 000 annual loss and notes about 250 weed kinds are detrimental to crops and lands. Several eradication methods are urged including field cultivation cutting weeds below ground and chemical treatment.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Horticultural Department
Iowa State College
Mor not yet fixed. conflicting lines in domestic scene
The fragment shows Mrs. Morton scolding Tommy Horton after an assault on Jimmy and Tommy replying the other boy hit him with a brick. A separate exchange features a professor and student answering a subtraction problem with minus two and a quip about froth. Also a joke about buying five pounds of cigars.
Hughes urges soldiers to maintain war insurance
Charles KE Hughes rallies a group of soldiers to keep up their war insurance policies. He notes that of the 4,000,000 policies written during the war over 3,000,000 have lapsed and urges continued duty. An anecdote from a boy in a general store contrasts candy desire with needing soap.
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Charles KE. Hughes
San Franccisco Chronicle
West Jefferson Street Sale To Mrs White In Keokuk Area
C W Busby sold his residence on West Jefferson Street to Mrs FE White of this city with possession on April 1. The deal was via the Dempsey Land Company. Local business brief mentions tire ads and events, plus several short notices and ads recurring in a small town newspaper page.
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C. W. Busby
West
Jefferson Street
Sarah Ingham
FE. J. White
Dempsey Land Company
Washington
G. G. Sigler
J. N. Waggoner
Sweet family invited to Haskins church event
Community notices list taxi service and travel, plus visitors to Mrs. Simpkins in Ainsworth. Social items include a March 17 church gathering, a funeral in Letts, and attendance at Mrs. Hitchcock and Mrs. Pratt homes. Local auctions, purchases, and gift ideas are noted along with school watch gifts and clover seed supplies.
Graham Washington's Fun Center Screening of Out of the Chorus
Alice Brady stars in Out of the Chorus at Graham Washington's Fun Center with showings tomorrow and Friday. The engagement offers entertainment for local moviegoers in a small-town venue.
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Alice Brady
Clarence Eddy Concert Tickets and Spring Fashion Sales
The notice bundle lists venues and parcels from local merchants including Klein Klothing Kompany and various banks. It notes concert tickets for Clarence Eddy on April 5 and highlights new spring wash suits at Klein Klothing Kompany at lower prices. Community visits include Mrs. G. A. Adams’ return to Columbus Junction for a funeral and Dr. W. B. Crooks’ city absence until March 26.
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Klein Klothing Kompany
Funeral services for Mrs MacFarlane prompt local visit
Dr P Telford of Ft Madison who conducted Mrs MacFarlane's funeral in Keota visited the Rh H Malin home. Rheumatism is spreading this year and Lemmon's Drug Store advertises Rheuna as a guaranteed remedy. Mrs George Dowell and daughter travel to Town City to attend a university musical play by Malcolm Dowell. Bazaar and cake sale planned at Palace Market Saturday. Scotleod L F Henderson attends a Grabay store convention in Otium wa.
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P. Telford
Ft. Madison
George Dowell
Town City
University
Malcolm Dowell
Brown's Tire Shop offers free inner tubes with tire purchase
The New York Store advertises a sale on corsets priced from 1.25 to 1.50 in four sizes 20 to 32, claiming past prices ranged from 2.00 to 4.00. About two hundred corsets are available in a special lot for quick sale and will bear inspection.
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New York
Ow Leads In Surnames More English Surnames Begin With Ow
A brief note states that surnames starting with ow show higher frequency in English compared with other initial letters. It suggests linguistic patterns in surname distribution and may hint at regional or historical influences.
Three Men for Every Job in Chicago Relief Plan
Report from the association of commerce urges Governor Small to open armories and reopen municipal lodging houses to ease unemployment in Illinois. It notes three applicants per vacant job in Chicago and a statewide shortage, with 680 applicants per 100 workers in construction and related fields.
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Chicago
Governor Small
Association of Commerce
Committee of Investigation
Illinois
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Harold Macgrath
Anita Stewart
Edison
Sennett c
Wilson
Franklin County
Pennsylvania Nut
Mystic
John Shields & Sons
Washington Elevator Co
Ry A
Harry D. Smith
Washington, Iowa
Fuller
Bruce Goode
Sax’ King
Armory Hall
Fice Music and Entertainment
May Allison
Screen Classic
Miss Fay Tincher
McNamaras
Itowa
London
Standard Four Tire Co
Keokuk
Mannhardt Bros
Chas
Thomas
Sigourney
Bruns Seed Store
Glen Hazen
Muscating
Chas, Custer
Legionnaire Club
W. O. M. L. Lodge
Palace Market
C. C. Riggs
Silvas
Lan Custer
Davenport
Custer
Kaynee
Klein Kiothing Kompany
Ed Sadle
Baby
George Thoma
Buick
White Way
Elmer Swickard
Welleton
J. L. Meyer
Wellston
Frank
Motor Inn Garage
Skipton Taxi
Chas. Denison
Mitt Denison
Cecil
Ed Grayson
J. O. Rica
Ainsworth
W. M. Simpkins
Sweet
Haskins Churea
T. F. Barker
Louise Reaney
Rosa Derby
Letts
Samuel Reaney
D. F. Macon
Chas. Atkins
Muscatine
M. E. Pratt
J. E. Little
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
T. A. Jones
West Chester
Ralph Robertson
The
W. C. M. L. Lodge
Palace
Ed Vinton
Elmer
Edna May
Gret Davison
al Horsey
Keola
Hitchcock
Marie Merrill
Red Cross of
Burlington
Elgin
Hamilton
Gruen
Stephen
Harve Custer
Ft. Dodge
Lincoln McConnell
Fred Custer
Chas. Custer
John Mayer
Madrid
Ed Mayer
Kellogg
Washington National Bank
Washington County
Graham
Washlengton’s. Fun Center
Hop” Shearer
O. B. Olson
Ceessue
Havakawa
Bohemia
Dr. Jekyll and Dr. Hyde
Charlie Chaplin
Gil Bailey
James Casey
D. W. Martin
W. W. Wabnitz
Will Carney
Henry Otto
D. H. Westbrook
Tintolac
McElhinney Drug Co
F. and M. Bank
Wilson Heating Co
Plumly
Commercial Bank
Jewelry
Phillips Drug Store
Clarence Eddy
G. A. Adams
Columbus Junction
W. B. Crooks
Dr. McConnell
High School
W. C. Mercer
Baby Joy of
Edna and
Lucy Mercer
Lyda Hellam
Black
Southwest Corner Square
Farmer's Union
D. A. McGaffey
Dorothy
Alberta
Keota
Lemmon
L. F. Henderson
Grabay Store
Otiumwa
Brown's
Oshkosh
UNION
McNamara Undertaking Co
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