Tanlac credited with curing ailments and sleepless nights
A Columbus engineer reports rapid relief from indigestion cramps and fatigue after taking Tanlac, noting improved appetite, sleep, and shoulder pain. He says his wife’s rheumatism also eased after three bottles. Sherman Bros in Washington and Mac Gugin Drug Co in Wellman distribute Tanlac.
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Tanlac
G. F. Coffman
Columbus
Nebr
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Lincoln
Taniac
Washington
Sherman Bros
Wellman
MacGugin Drug Co
Advt
Girls Sent to Prison for Indeterminate Sentence
Irene Koneg aged 17 and Thelma Forman aged 18 were sentenced to a fifteen year indeterminate term at Rockwell City after paroled judgments. They allegedly floated over $800 in bogus checks across Waterloo Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mason City Clear Lake and other towns while facing multiple charges of uttering forger instruments and theft. County Attorney E J Wenner reported the total value and noted the girls were moved between jurisdictions to answer parole violations.
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Waterloo
Irene Koenig
Thelma Forman
Iiona City
Cedar Rapids
Rockwell City
E. J. Wenner
Iowa City
Wenner
Irene
Thelma
Mason City
Clear Lake
DROP HITS WINE AND SMOKES SINCE BUDGET INTRODUCTION
In England since Chancellor Austen Chamberlain’s last budget the sale of champagne and cigars has sharply declined. Cigar imports from Cuba have nearly halted as bond clearances drop and prices rise. Havana cigars cost over five pounds per hundred now, up from 40–50 shillings in 1914, while wine sales drop despite no major price hikes. Growers partially absorb duties to sustain demand.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
England
Cuba
Havana
Consumers to Save Under Fort Dodge Gas Ruling
Fort Dodge Iowa rebates arise from a ruling by Referee Marling in the gas rate case between Fort Dodge Gas and Electric Co and the city. The rate set at 1.42 per thousand cubic feet for a year begins November 1 with a 75 cent monthly service charge. Thousands of dollars may be refunded as the four month prior rate was fixed at 1.00.
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Morling
Fort Dodge
Eba Morling
Fort Dodge Gas and Electric Company
Scotland votes on first day of liquor referendum
London nov 9 a historic Scottish vote moves to a popular poll under the new temperance act with 1200 local areas voting on retail alcohol licenses three options no change 25 percent reduction or no licenses at all. Even with no license sales may continue in inns hotels and restaurants under certain conditions.
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London
Great Britain
Scotland
British Isles
Harding's Biggest Fish Breaks Line at Florida Fishing
President-elect Harding went tarpon fishing near Point Isabel Texas and fought a six foot tarpon for forty five minutes before the line snapped. He remained out until nightfall, losing the big catch but enjoying the sport. Companions included F H Seabey R B Creager and Senators Hale and Elkins with Harry M Daugherty joining later.
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Point Isabel
Texas
Harding
Mr. Harding
F. H. Seabey
R. B. Creager
Hale
Maine
Elkins
West Virginia
Harry M. Daugherty
Texas Giant J W Patterson Dies Tallest Man Height
Texarkana Tex Nov 5 J W Patterson 738 native of Miller county Arkansas reputed to be one of the tallest men in the United States died of Brights disease at his home in Bloomburg He stood seven feet five inches tall
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J. W. Patterson
Bloomburg
Texarkana
Tex
Miller County
Arkansas
United States
Bright
Heght
Communist Plot Nipped in Iowa City Labor Disorder
In Cedar Rapids a pamphlet distribution tied to Lithuanians and Russians sparks a crackdown as federal agents plan investigations into a supposed socialist plot to close mills. Authorities suspect a Lithuanian socialist club as a propaganda hub with arrests anticipated after the suspected distributor is identified.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
United States
M. L. Healy
American Legion
Federal Secret Service
Healy
Harding's Iowa Lead Tops Four Hundred Thousand
Des Moines reports show President-Elect Harding with 633 800 votes in Iowa against Cox 227 201. Cummins leads for senator 527 413 while Porter has 321 465. Kendall wins governorship with 510 6 392 over Herring 337 070. Herring captures six counties but loses Polk by 69 votes and Marion by 24. Official canvass underway with 25 000 ruling for constitutional amendment yea 104 299 to 86 555.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harding
Cox
Albert B. Cummins
Porter
Cummings
N. E. Kendall
Albia
Clyde Herring
Kendall
Herring
Carroll
Crawford
Adams
Osceola
Johnson
Davis
Polk
Marion
Battle of Stars Expected in Iowa Minnesota Faceoff
Iowa and Minnesota clash at Kinnick Stadium in a Homecoming test likely to hinge on Aubrey Devine for Iowa and Arnold Oss for Minnesota. Weather and field conditions could boost passing and power plays as Iowa reshuffles backfield for the showdown against the Gophers.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Minnesota
Aubrey Devine
Arnold Oss
Oss
Old Gold
Gopher
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Devine
Gophers
Purple
Jaguars
Locke
Jaqua
Rath
Shuttleworth
Dr. Williams
Old Andersonville prisoners reunite after 30 years
Marshalltown residents Jesse Meyers and John Dinne of Curtis Nebraska, longtime roommates from Liscomb, met again in Marshalltown on November 4 after serving together in the Civil War. They marched to enlist, were sent to Davenport and Vicksburg, endured Andersonville, and were paroled home in December 1864. Both are now over 70 and in good health. Mexico prepares banking laws modeled on the U S Federal Reserve system.
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Marshalltown
Andersonville
Jesse Meyers
John Dinne
Curtis
Neb
Liscomb
Davenport
Vicksburg
Miss
Lake City to Dedicate Memorial Building Thursday
Lake City Iowa plans a four day Armistice Day celebration to dedicate the Community Memorial building honoring veterans of three wars. The $85 000 vitrified brick structure with arches, an auditorium for 1000, a moving picture room, and varied community spaces will host lectures, school events, entertainment, and a union service. The American Legion rooms, township meeting spaces, and basement showers support local civic life. The event will be opened November 11 with speakers, music, and a community singing session.
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Lake City
Community Memorial
Argonne
Chateau Thierry
Ymioasium
State Coleges Ana University
The
American Legion
Memorial Hall
Home brew stolen in Davenport cellar raid
In Davenport on November 4 thieves raided the basement of Ernest Lorrain’s home and seized all the winter cheer. The burglars took two and a half gallons of homemade beer and left the scene. No arrests reported.
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Finid
Lorrain
Davenport
Ernest Lorrain
Thieves Return Stolen Kerosene in Mason City
J D Ezra a traveling salesman found his 25 gallon kerosene tank emptied on arrival home near the Odd Fellows home. After no capture clues he resumed his route. He later smelled kerosene and discovered the thieves had returned the contents. He locked the garage before leaving.
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Mason City
J. D. Ezra
Sandwich Manufacturing Company
Odd Fellows Home
Ezra
Insane soldiers moved to Knoxville hospital
Nineteen insane soldiers were transferred this week from Fulton State Hospital to the government hospital at Knoxville Iowa. A Pullman car carried them and nine staff members accompanied the group. Eleven more will be sent after formalities.
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Fulton, Mo
Fulton State Hospital
Special Government Hospital
Knoxville
Iowa
M. C. Biggs
W. R. Taylor
R. M. White
Charles Wilson
Audible ringer replaces operator ring in big cities
Telephone companies in large cities replace the old operator ring with an audible ringer that creates a pleasant purring sound for callers. The new system aims to modernize connections and reduce delays by signaling calls through a speaker tone rather than a handoff to an operator.
Bigamy Case Sensation In Boone
Walter J Nelson of Chicago was arrested on a bigamy charge after marrying Lucille Phipps in Des Moines while drinking. Boone police routed a Chicago alert, and Nelson is to be returned to face the Boone grand jury inquiry.
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Boone
Walter J. Nelson
Chicago
Nelson
The
Boone Biblical College
Lucille Phipps
Des Moines
Chicarco
Phipps
Ogden
Will Watch Devine Against Minnesota
Aubrey Devine Iowa's star backfield man is set to be the center of interest as Iowa hosts Minnesota for the homecoming game at 2 pm on November 13. Last year Devine led a 9 to 6 victory over the Gophers in a hard battle in Minneapolis.
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Aubrey Devine
Iowa City
Iowa
Minnesota
Devine
Gophers
Mineapolis
Hawkeyes
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Ruggiste
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