Lying Lips frames a perilous sea disaster on screen
Thomas H. Ince presents Lying Lips a major sea disaster spectacle at Fox Theatre based on May Edington's novel Stars include House Peters Florence Vidor and Margaret Livingston Filmed aboard the Governor the Pacific coast liner with six nights of filming and multiple cameras including crow's nest and ratlines amid crowds of panicked passengers
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Soa
Thomas H. Ince
Associated Producers, Inc
Fox Theatre
Pacific Coastal Service
House Peters
Florence Vider
Joseph Kilgour
Margaret Livingston
Picnic invitation for Eastern Star and White Shrine members
Mrs Myrtie Speer secretary of the Order of the Eastern Star has received an invitation to a Harrold Chapter White Shrine of Jerusalem picnic in Buddyville on Sunday September 18. The event welcomes all Masons and families with free coffee and a program headlined by Rev C B Lee.
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Mre
Myrtie Speer
Order of the Eastern Star
Harrold
Jerusaleem
Oskaloosa
Buddyville
C. B. Lee
Card of Thanks for kindness after illness and death
We express our gratitude to the friends and neighbors for their kindness and help during the recent illness and death of our wife or mother and for the many beautiful floral offerings. W. H. Compton. Mr. and Mrs. Meet Wine.
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W. H. Compton
How Different Laundry Ads Highlight Social Tone
A Baltimore laundry proclaims We wash everything but the baby while nearby Kosten ad offers Your dirty kids cleaned for 15 cents reflecting stark class and age biases in period advertising.
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Baltimore
Kosten
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Former Washington Resident Mrs. Stickley Dies in Salt Lake City
John Malin learns of the death of his sister Mrs. B. R. Stickley formerly Ann Eliza Malin in Salt Lake City where she lived with a daughter. Born May 30, 1849 in Washington she married B. R. Stickley on November 14, 1866 and they lived here until about 30 years ago. She leaves three daughters and three sons and a sister Mrs. John E Williams of Redlands California. Her death followed heart trouble after a brief illness.
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John Malin
B. R. Stickley
Ann Eliza Malin
Salt Lake City
Mr. Stickley
Mr. Malin
John E. Williams
Redlands
Cal
Stickley
Old Benton county settler Joanna Brody dies at 95
Mrs. Joanna Brody longtime Polk township resident died at the family homestead near Urbana after 78 years on the same farm. Born Joanna Osborn in Indiana she came to Iowa in 1840. She married Hugh Brody in 1843 and helped raise eleven children. Her descendants include 50 grandchildren 90 great grandchildren and 19 great great grandchildren.
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Winton
Benton County
Joanna Brody
Brody
Polk Township
Urbana
Joanna Osborn
Indiana
Iowa
Center Point
Miss Orborn
Hugh Brody
Ohio
Alex Brody
Urban
William Brody
Vinton
Charles Kirkland
Atkinson
Nebr
David Shepherd
Ontario
Cal
J. H. Osborn
Marion
Soap Remedy For Loose Sewing Machine Belt
If the belt on a sewing machine loosens rub plain yellow soap along the belt to help it run smoothly until a repair can be arranged. The tip offers a temporary fix to reduce slipping and preserve operation.
Iowa taxpayers pay $16 million in 1919 personal income tax
Iowa’s internal revenue department reports 1919 personal income tax receipts totaling about $16,000,000. Taxpayers filed 133,796 returns with net income of $57,163,054 and $15,807,707 in tax, averaging $3,940 per return for Iowa.
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United States
Iowa
Towa
Attempted kidnapping foiled in Red Oak
Walter Jones from Missouri entered the county agent office in Red Oak and grabbed stenographer Mrs. O Wood by the waist. The woman screamed and bystanders restrained Jones as he drew a revolver to shoot rescuers. He is jailed facing a grave charge.
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Pffort
Red Oak
Walter Jones
Missouri
Fires of incendiary origin burn Iowa farm and Rockingham home
Davenport authorities investigate two fires in the area both blamed on arson. A barn corn crib granary and hog barn on the J S Hartwick farm west of Davenport suffered 8000 to 10000 dollars in damage, the fourth nearby fire in a week. Officials also probe a blaze at the Art Pierce home in Rockingham.
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Davenport
Hartwick Farm
Hartwick
Art Pierce
Rockingham
Vigilantes Organized to Protect Banks in Tama County
Sept 10. Organization of armed vigilance committees for bank protection has been completed across Tama county, announced by R. P. Moore, president of the Tama county bankers association.
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TRAER
Tama County
R. P. Moore
Family Reunites in Mason City After Seven Years in Soviet Prison
Benjamin Benowitz a Mason City fur dealer arrived with six children and his wife in America after years of persecution in Russia. The family survived in a dug-out hole while Lenin and Trotsky toppled life in Mikoliv Podolski, with son Izzy 18 aiding escape and the American consul and Jewish welfare society helping. The father, nearly penniless, speaks of fear and relief as they begin anew in Iowa.
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Mason City
Benjamin Benowitz
Milwaukee Railroad
Russia
Benowitz
Nate Kendall
Des Moines
America
Izzy
Lewis
Poland
Jewish Welfare Society
Lenine
Trotsky
Mikoliv
Podolski
Woman's Hose Sparks Arrest in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs Frank Hammer paid a 19 dollar fine after he leaned to trace a woman's stocking pattern on a streetcar. A court clerk noted Hammer offered no clear memory of the incident. Wedding rings surge in France as casino entry hinges on marriage proofs.
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Council Bluffs
Frank Hammer
Hammer
L.N. Jones
Weauville
France
Cerberus
Bandit Leaders to Have Early Hearing
Mason City reports an early district court hearing for Jack Rehm a private detective and alleged Welch Jones gang member. Rehm waived preliminary trial after July arrest for complicity in a robbery and was released on 500 dollar bond.
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Mason City
Jack Rehm
Welch-Jones
Rehaw
Behm
Rockford
Gray
Charles City
Henry Behm
Kelly Charleston
Fires Hit Fort Dodge Ranked Third In Iowa Losses In 1920
Des Moines led state fire losses in 1920 with 1 022 636 dollars, Dubuque second at 602 813, and Fort Dodge third at 222 479. Iowa reported 4 539 fires causing 9 040 357 dollars of loss with 54 358 557 dollars of property value and 30 621 779 dollars insured.
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Des Moines
Fort Dodee
Iowa
J. A. Tracy
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Webster City
Hedrick
Waterloo
Creston
Tracy
Fall and Winter Garments for Quality and Fit
Dear friends, as nights grow cool, consider warm nightgowns and underwear for all ages. This year stress on good quality materiel and proper fit, with a stock of eating and muslin gowns, underskirts, house dresses, aprons, and children’s clothes available at 320 8 Marion Ave. Service and quality emphasized.
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Marion Ave
Fire loss report highlights unknown origin fires across Iowa
The fire marshal reports 3,722 fires in the year causing 1.9 million dollars in store damages and 41.9 million in dwelling losses. Unknown origin fires accounted for 35 percent of all losses, with 728 fires and 3.85 million dollars in damage.
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Iconnell
Museatime
Ci. Eees
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Waterloo
Will Fight Conviction
Arthur L. Cooper, a Black man accused of killing his 75 year old white mother, faced a murder charge in Mahaska County District Court and pleaded not guilty. Judge Dan Hamilton set defense by J G Patterson and 8 V Reynolds after Cooper was brought from Ottumwa. He vowed to fight for life and freedom.
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Oskaloosa
Arthur L. Cooper
Dan Hamilton
Mahaska County
Ottumwa
Cooper
J. G. Patterson
8. V. Reynolds
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