Community notices and social events fill quiet town evening
Local patrons and pupils celebrated the school year with a sunlit picnic near town. Miss Louise Morton of Delphi wired plans for a lavender dinner wedding announce set in John Westley Morton home. Rebekah meeting at I C O F ball featured visiting delegates and a five candidate initiation. A joke exchange at a pool hall and Niagara Park tourist chatter framed a day of casual gatherings.
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I. C. O. F. Ball
Richmond
Columbus Junction
Riverside
Washington Degree
Rebekah
Mabel Morton
Ma Jdoyd Vanderham
Bowder
Colorado
Miss Mather
Mire “Morton
John Westley Morton
Alice Klippe
John Dodd
Schiebel
Iowa City
Missionaries discuss Chinese famine crisis in Iowa visit
Dr A W Lagerquist and wife of the China Island Mission in Laoho kow visit Forest City Iowa. They urge American aid for starving Chinese and describe famine conditions including child sales, dog predation, and imminent crop shortages ahead of June.
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Forest City
Iowa
A. W. Lagerquist
China Island
Laohokow
P. Levene
Swedish Baptist Church
United States
Orient
Larerquiet
China
Omaha
Shanghai
America
What to Do In Rheumatism, Says Professor in Geo City
A professor at a local allopathic college in Geo City advises two steps in dealing with rheumatism: grig and heart or hear fiend not grin, as reported in the Homeopathic Envoy.
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Geo ¢ the Allopathic Colleges
Grig
Great Gathering of Livestock Men
Farmers and breeders from across the state attend the Iowa State College livestock conference in Ames. The program covers the industry’s serious situation, with leaders from the college, farmers, and banking associations outlining discussions on financing sales and breeding stock to improve distribution and conditions. Harvey Seonee of Illinois contributes observations from Europe.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Boc
CF. Curtis
Tericultural
B. Junningham
Lonkers’ Association
Ccence
Dean Curtiss
Cunninghay
Andrews
Iowa Bankers Association
Harvey J. Seonee
Tllinois
Europe
Gypsies Raid Farm Near New Boston Illinois
Ado, May 21 Gypsies traveling in multiple cars held up the Fred Stephens family near New Boston and attempted to steal pigs and chickens from the John Stephens home. Authorities moved them on after complaints. No money recovered and the suspects denied theft.
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Aledo
Mercer County
Fred Stephens
New Boston
John Stephens
New Ronton
O. T. Prouty
Stephens
Stephens Home
Bribery Attempt Over Floor Lamp Incident
In a quiet home scene Alice asks her father for a nickel to stay silent about him wiggling a floor lamp. She implies her mother’s disapproval and offers to keep quiet in exchange for money.
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Alice
Ballingall Hotel Dispute Heads to Iowa Supreme Court
After thirty years of litigation the Ballingall hotel estate will be decided by the Iowa Supreme Court on June 15. The ruling will determine ownership of the Ballingall property or leave it without a valid claimant. Valuation places the building and five lots between 150000 and 206000, with creditors holding the fate of the estate.
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Ottumwa
Peter G. Ballingall
Ballingall Notel
Iowa Supreme Court
Ballingall Hotel
Supreme Court
Vermillion
District Court
Deaters
Ballingall
Mason City Wins 1922 Ad Club Meeting Host City
Fort Dodge Iowa May 21 Mason City selected as next year’s meeting place of the Associated Advertising Clubs of Iowa. Officers including H M Kaudson Mason City president W S Avant Des Moines vice president and Herbert L Adams Perry secretary were reselected. Marshalltown Ad Club awarded the cup for most effective vigilance work for the third consecutive year and becomes permanent possessor.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Mason City
Towa Association
H. M. Kaudson
W. S. Avant
Des Moines
Herbert L. Adams
Perry
Marshalltown
No Medicine in Beer Says Doctor Wiley
Washington May 21 Dr Harvey Wiley pure food expert told the house judiciary committee that beer has not been recognized as a medicine by the medical profession for decades There are no medical properties in beer whatever as a remedial agent He noted malt extract is made to exclude alcohol and warned excess beer drinking leads to obesity and health risk
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Washington, D. C
Harvey W. Wiley
House Judiciary Committee
Wiley
London Sunday Dog Market at Club Row
The well known dog market in the Fast end of London sits near Club Row with hundreds of vendors every Sunday offering dogs of all shapes sizes and breeds for sale.
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Fast End
London
Club Row
Ania
University of Iowa to Open 1921 Buildings Worth 450000
The University of Iowa will open two new west campus buildings next October 1. The Psychopathic Hospital adds 176000 in original funds plus 97000 in extra appropriations and a 35000 portion for building. a nurses home costing about 176600 completes the set. The projects support moving the medical college westward.
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Iowa Ity
University of Iowa
Psychopathic Hospital
University
Iowa
Children’s Hospital
General Assembly
College of Medicine
Teachers College to Raise Funds for Student Loan
A faculty committee at Iowa State Teachers College led by Dean of Women Mrs. Marion McFarland Walker outlines plans for a student loan fund. Sub committees are appointed and fundraising is expected to start soon to aid worthy students with interest free or low interest loans.
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Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Marion McFarland Walker
Last Hope Committee Appointed to Save Des Moines Traction
Des Moines chamber appoints J. J. Kauffman J. R. Manna and C. B. Worth to a last hope committee to draft measures for saving the local traction company from death or a serious setback. They are described as the biggest men in Des Moines.
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Des Des Moines
J. J. Kauffman
J. R. Manna
C. ‘8. Worth
Des Moines
Aerial stunt for Fox comedy Skirts filmed with Conklin
In a Fox production stunt for Skirts Chester Conklin and Lieutenant Paul Thompson rode parallel trains between Pomona and Ontario while four cameramen rode the first train. Thompson and Conklin executed a perilous sky rescue at fifty to sixty miles per hour as Miss Allen was saved from the rooftop scene.
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Chester Conklin
Paul Thompson
Fox
Conklin
Fox Theatre
Hampton del Ruth
Pomona
Ontario
del Ruth
Thompson
Conk Jin
Hollywood
Alt. Allen
Miss Allen
Mr. del Ruth
Killie Conklin
Misa Allen
Mannever
Mise Allen
Mennonites Plan Exodus from Canada to Mexico
Between 15 000 and 16 000 Mennonites will start moving from Canada to Mexico within three weeks. Railway officials say they will spend about one million dollars on fares for passengers livestock and household goods carried on special trains through the United States to Mexican destinations.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Canada
Mexico
United States
Plowshares for Holy Land Aid From Waterloo Zionists
Waterloo Zionists organize a drive to ship farming tools to repatriated Jews in Palestine. Local volunteers collect a carload of implements including spreaders vessels engines and cement mixers to aid settlers arriving from central Europe. Funds totaling 2000 are sought locally with regional support planned from Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Charles City and Webster City.
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Iowa
Palestine
Waterloo
United States
New York
Europe
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Webster City
Zionists
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Frank Stewart
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Niagara Park
O'Reilly
Mabullod
Yrge
Chicago
Albert
Prince of
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Agassiz
National Academy of Sciences
J. A. Cunningham’s
Washington, Iowa
New Boston, Ill
Hansen
Doctor Wiley
The
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Sisco
Holy Land
Richard Washburn Child
Lu Cet
Japan
Frank A. Venderup
United States Treasury
Mr. Child
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