Adventures with the Giant and the House of Secrets
The boy and girl journey with a kindly Giant through a forest to the House of Secrets. They meet Mrs. Wood Elf and Mr. Wood Elf who offer shelter for the night as the Giant hints at future adventures. The tale centers on bravery, responsibility, and cooperation amid a whimsical fantasy world.
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Daddy
Nancy
Nick
Mia
Wood Elf
House of Secrets
Mrs. Wood Elf
Muscatine groups push ordinance for stricter public dances
Representatives of the Association of Commerce Rotary and Lions clubs and women’s groups favored drafting an ordinance to regulate public dances. They discussed appointing a woman deputy sheriff with police powers to oversee entertainments, and proposed age limits closing hours mood lighting bans and stricter rules on indecent dancing. A follow up meeting will set concrete steps.
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Muscatine
Association of Commerce, Rotary and
Lions’ Clubs
Ethics Club
Library
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Fight on 400 Scandals In Kings County Divorces
New York March 24 District Attorney Louis of Kings County warned he will pursue criminal actions against guilty acts in divorce cases. He said public press is filled with sickening accounts of domestic infidelity by people of high position and that one or two convictions would have a salutary effect.
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New York
Louis
Kings County
King’s County
House
Senate
Berry
Monroe County
Truax
Guthrie
United States
Springer
Board of Supervisors
State Supreme Court
Fourth influenza visit scheduled for Chicago April 15
City health Commissioner Robertson warns of a fourth influenza wave starting April 15, tied to a pattern of 30 year cycles with milder attacks after severe outbreaks. A class of 68 hundred women trained in nursing was invited to a midnight briefing April 2 on caring for influenza patients.
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Chicago
Worlds Apart at Fox Theatre Stars Eugene O’Brien
Eugene O’Brien stars as Hugh Ledyard in Worlds Apart at the Fox Theatre next Monday. The Selznick Picture blends romance and mystery as Ledyard's wife, a man from the past, and a servant's crime intertwine with an original resolution and Oriental atmosphere. Olive Tell also appears among the cast.
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Eugene O'Brien
Selznick
Fox Theatre
Mr. O'Brien
Hugh Ledyard
Hugh
John Lynch
Alan Crosland
O'Brien
Olive Tell
Court names five in residence case
W. H. Tooker Florence Billings Arthur Housman Louise Prussing and Warren Cook appear as named individuals in a local residence case noted in the archival clipping. Authorities press forward with proceedings and related filings in the matter.
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W. H. Tooker
Florence Billings
Arthur Housman
Louise Prussing
Warren Cook
Special Clinics at State University Iowa City
The University of Iowa College of Medicine will host a two day medical clinic in Iowa City April 12 and 15 with sessions in the surgical amphitheatre at University Hospital. The Children’s Hospital opens to visitors Tuesday afternoon. An evening smoker and entr'acte is planned in the men's gymnasium. Dr William J Mayo of Rochester Minnesota will speak Wednesday morning on Splenectomy to the Treatment of Certain Conditions of the Blood and Liver.
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Iowa City
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
University Hospital
Children's Hospital
William J. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Farmers warned against chinch bug threat to wheat
Washington report says the agriculture department urged wheat farmers to act after a bulletin warns one chinch bug destroyed now can prevent hundreds infesting later. Winter experts found bugs in wild grass and hedge row debris and recommend burning edges of wood lands to kill remaining pests.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Notice of Will Proof in Washington County Iowa
An instrument purporting to be the last will of L. A. Stephens deceased was filed and read. The court fixes April 1, 1921 for hearing proof of the will by order of Judge H. F. Wagner. Clerk J. D. Glasgow records the matter in district court.
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District Court
L. A. Stephens
H. F. Wagner
Sixth Judicial District
J. D. Glasgow
His Conscience Troubled Him
An old newspaper advertisement quotes a grateful user praising Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach and intestinal relief. The testimonial claims a long history of gas and indigestion resolved by the remedy, with a money back guarantee and Lemmon's Pharmacy as a selling point.
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Mayr
Lemmon's
Advt
Poor Egg Return Policy Noted in Boston Transcript
A fragment from the Boston Transcript reports an English grocer offering a store credit or replacement if a customer returns a bad egg. The brief notice shows a straightforward exchange promise and loyalty wording.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Debates and Bills Shape Iowa Legislature Actions
The 39th General Assembly in Des Moines reports a busy week with dog licensing passage, a loan shark control bill, and tax exemptions for veterans. Bills on constitutional delegates, state engineer shifts, sand taxes, band funding, and a cement plant appropriation advance. the Mead, blue sky, and primary-law measures face close votes and near-certain outcomes.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
Senate
House
Mead
State Highway Commission
Banking Committee
Banking Department
Schaffter
Dorothy Phillips Photoplay Holds Bold Title Appeal
A new photoplay starring Dorothy Phillips receives a striking title chosen to draw large crowds nationwide. After major past successes like The Heart of Humanity and The Right to Happiness, the studio aims for a title that signals strong appeal and broad audience pull.
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Dorothy Phillips
Morgan
Universal
No sooner do you see this title
A newspaper blurb invites women to attend a Graham performance on Tuesday and Wednesday. It promises a dramatic picture of read em and beauty of sentiment and honesty of drama that will answer many curiosities and longings women have long suspected.
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Graham
Americans Great Drinkers of Milk Value in 1920s
The Department of Agriculture reports Americans as heavy milk drinkers. Average consumption reached about 44 gallons per person last year, excluding milk used for ice cream cheese and butter. Modern dairy centers and distribution ease supply for urban consumers.
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Washington D. C
Department of Agriculture
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Shtashmlor
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G. Washington Sales Co. Inc
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