Shackleton Heads North With Ice-Proof Quest
Sir Ernest Shackleton leads a nineteen member expedition aboard the Quest, a 110 foot Norwegian bark refitted for a two year study of geography birds and plants. The ship features heavy double sides oil heating and extensive instruments including five wireless sets a tiny aircraft and plans to rely on manpower for sledging while seeking to reduce dog use.
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London
Ernest Shackleton
Shackleton
Phonograph
Sir Ernest
Royal Yacht Squadron
Hyde Park Corner
Dark room equipped with latest photographic gear
The report notes a dedicated dark room fitted with the newest photographic equipment available, as provided by the Register Public Ledger Service.
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Register-Public Ledger Service
Constance Talmadge Champions Women Picking Husbands
Actress Constance Talmadge argues that sensible girls should choose their own mates for true happiness in her new film Lessons in Love. The picture stars Talmadge with Kenneth Harlan and opens at Fox Theatre Friday and Saturday, based on The Man from Toronto.
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Constance Talmadge
John Pialoglou
New York
Associated First National Pictures, Inc
Fox Theatre
Douglas Murray
Toroto
Chet Withey
Kenneth Harlan
Thankful Women Credit Pinkham Formula For Health
Readers nationwide praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after long ailments. Letters published by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Mass highlight renewed vitality and happiness from using the herbal remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkleham
Witness from death row to testify in Fort Dodge murder case
Bill Olander sentenced to be hanged on August 11, 1922, will be brought from Fort Madison to Fort Dodge next week as the State’s chief witness against Otis Goble and Elmer Sweeney. He will testify about the robbery and murder of Berthold Halfpap. Goble and Sweeney face trial for first degree murder. defense lawyers are J. R. Files and J. L. Parsons.
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Fort Dodge
Bill Olander
Berthold Halfpap
Otis Goble
Elmer Sweeney
E. M. McCall
George 8
Bassett
Olander
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Halfpap
Fort Madison
G. D. Thompson
Gobel
Sweeney
J. R. Files
J. L. Parsons
Des Moines
Goble
Emma Goldman In Russia Presents a Sorry Spectacle
Immersed in a Moscow interview, Emma Goldman appears aged and weary under Soviet rule. The piece contrasts her antiwar anarchist stance with Russia’s harsh suppression of dissent, and notes her desire to write and possibly return to America.
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Emma Goldman
Russia
America
United States
Louise Bryant
Miss Goldman
Wisconsin News
Jack Reed
Miss Bryant
Harding
Washington
Americaa
Gyov
Moscow
Bronx
Lees Tours Iowa to Inspect Oil Inquiry Efforts
James H. Lees assistant state ecologist under George F. Kay conducts a statewide inspection tour in Des Moines as part of an effort concerning oil exploration and related ecological concerns.
Boys Smoking Pipes Sparks Public Pipe Trend
Des Moines report notes the new under 21 smoking ban popularizes pipe use among youths. Kneebreeched boys seen on streets puffing cob pipes while schools probe sources of tobacco despite the 18 year purchase ban remaining in effect.
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Des Moines
Infantile Serum Ready for Use in Iowa
Iowa City reports serum tested at University of Iowa College of Medicine will be sent to physicians statewide via State Epidemiologist Don Griswold. Developed with Mayo Clinic work, the serum aims to reduce mortality and paralysis in infantile paralysis when given promptly.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Don H. Griswold
University
Griswold
Rochester
Minn
EB. C. Rosenow
Mayo Hospital
Rosenow
Green Arrow soap promises pure laundry results
A consumer touts Green Arrow soap as pure no filler and kinder to hands. She cites a chemist’s test of 27 brands revealing fillers and claims Green Arrow uses real olive oil and naphtha, producing whiter softer clothes with less soap and no harsh rubbing.
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How &A
Palmolive Co
Green Arrow
Disease-control move promises expert diagnostic aid
Dr Griswold states his department is ready to dispatch a skilled diagnostician to inspect suspected cases and provide the serum necessary for treatment.
Reindeer Herd to Stock Arctic Lands 700 Brought to Canada
A Hudson Bay actor paid a visit to Denmark for Canada to buy 700 reindeer destined for Baffin Island. Laplanders will tend the herd as part of Vilhjálmar Stefansson's plan to convert Arctic Canada into a vast wool milk and meat region with musk ox herds.
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Christiania
Hudson Bay Company
Denmark
Baffin Island
Arctic
South Arctic
Canada
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Alaska
Messer Aims for Record High Altitude Parachute Leap
Des Moines reports a major aerial show at Swaney field September 16 to 17 under the American Legion. Glenn Messer, famed daredevil, plans a record altitude parachute jump using special gear and breathing devices. Ten parachutists and aerial acts will perform daily as planes from across the country attend the expo.
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Des Moines
Swaney Field
Glenn
Messer
Congress of Bil Dare Devils
Farmer Countessel Seeks Paying Club With speeches
A humorous quip notes the speaker has joined many groups but cannot find one that pays dues or replaces regular work, reflecting farmer frustrations with club membership value.
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Countessel
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