Sulphate of iron kills dandelions in Milwaukee plots
Robert Fish, caretaker at the Milwaukee station grounds, tested a sulphate of iron solution to destroy dandelions overrunning Milwaukee park and city grass plots. A pound of iron to a gallon of water dissolved and applied withered the weeds without hurting the grass. The method, cheap and reportedly effective, is being tried by others amid a notable rise in dandelion numbers downtown.
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Robert Fish
Milwaukee Station
Milwaukee
Corn Crop Prospects Dented by Slow Planting and Frost
Des Moines reports a cool cloudy week with rainfall deficits and late frosts. Two thirds of the corn crop planted, germination slowed, some seed rotted. Potatoes mostly planted, grass and clover seeding good, cherries thin, plums promising, apples fair. Section Director George M. Chappel notes generally fair conditions but needs warmer weather.
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Des Moines
George M. Chappel
Couple Linked to Forgery Sentences Reported
A woman convicted of forgery and sentenced to fifteen years at the state reformatory in Anamosa was released after seven months served. Her husband, also convicted, received a thirty year term and was later found in Omaha wounded after a running clash with a Soviet Omaha detective.
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State Reformatory
Anamosa
Omaha
Mid-Country Club Meets Next Friday
The Mid Country club holds its regular meeting Friday evening at the T. J. Harvey home. The program includes music and recitations by Beulah Kerr Velma Gallagher Helen Wilson Harlow Richardson Glenwood Bowden and Mrs. W. D. Martin. Ladies and Mens round tables led by Myrtle Pearson and John S. Wilson discuss Helpful Home Hints and The Corn Crop. Visitors welcome.
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Mid- Country Club
T. J. Harvey
Beulah Kerr
Velma Gallagher
Helen Wilson
W. D. Martin
Harlow Richardson
Glenwood Bowden
Brainess
Ladies’ Round Table
Myrtle Pearson
Johns. Wilson
Bulgarian Laborer Injured at Cranston Crash
A Bulgarian worker on the Milwaukee track at Cranston fell from a motor car and was run over. He was taken to Washington and treated at the city hospital for bruises and scratches. His injuries are not serious and he is expected to recover in a few days.
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Milwaukee
Cranston
Washington
Salvation Army Leader to Undergo Eye Operation
London reports General William Booth, head of the Salvation Army, will undergo surgery to save his failing eyesight. At eighty four, he has limited vision but hopes the operation will restore sight, enabling continued work in Europe and America. Special prayer meetings are planned in many English cities.
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S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
London
William Booth
Salvation Army
United States
Canada
Manufacturers to push higher wage for workers safety
The National Association of Manufacturers ends its seven teenth annual session at the Waldorf Astoria with a campaign to raise life value for workers. Employers and workers will unite to discuss industrial accidents and promote safety education and efficiency. An exhibition features various safety appliances.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Waldorf- Astoria
Fireman Ball Game Will Not Be Played
The Wilson and Gazelle hase company teams will not play Friday afternoon as announced in the Journal. Gazelles canceled after learning the ball ground is booked by the town team on that day. Also notes Foley Kidney Pills helped J A Adleman of West Plains Missouri recover from kidney trouble and rheumatism.
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Wilson
Gazelle Hase
Gazelles
J. A. Adleman
West Plains
Foley
Lemmon
Iowa Apple Crop Forecast Halves in 1920
Des Moines reports from statewide counties via state horticulturist Wesley Greene indicate Iowa’s apple crop this year will be about one third of normal. A May 15 condition table shows apples at 35 percent, berries 60 percent, and cherries and grapes 55 and 65 percent respectively.
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Des Moines
Wesley Greene
Iowa
Canoe tragedy claims two students near Mount Vernon
Miss Marie Brace of Cornell college at Mount Vernon and Joseph Lodge of Colorado Springs were involved in a canoeing accident at the Palisades twelve miles below Cedar Rapids. Brace drowned after going against her mother’s wishes and Lodge nearly lost his life.
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Cedar Rapids
Marie Brace
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Crawfordsville
Ill
Palisades
Joseph Lodge
Colorado Springs
Colo
Merital Rheumatism Powders Promoted by Local Pharmacy
The American Drug & Press Association promotes Merital Rheumatism Powders from a formula deemed of great merit. Lemmon's Pharmacy is listed as exclusive agents and guarantees a trial of the preparation.
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American Drug & Press Association
Lemmon
Forgers Released in Fort Madison Case
Mrs Ray Piper, convicted here last fall of forgery, is released from custody as of May 22 in Fort Madison Iowa. Her status and the conditions of release follow the court's prior sentencing and authorities indicate compliance with terms.
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Fort Madison
Ray Piper
United Presbyterian General Assembly Opens in Seattle
The United Presbyterian Church of North America begins its general assembly in Seattle. The body represents 175,000 communicants nationwide and Canada, owns over a thousand churches and about 1,100 ministers. The Pacific Northwest shows notable membership gains and expects to benefit regional progress.
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Seattle
Wash
United Presbyterian Church of North America
General Assembly
Pacific Northwest
United States
Canada
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