Gamblers Raided As Tama District Sees High Stakes
Tama residents awoke to a major bust as Sheriff Harrison County Attorney Russell and deputies swooped on a riverbank gambling den run by J. H. Houdyshell. About 150 players fled, later counted to around 100 with names gathered for a grand jury, while several thousand dollars changed hands. Firearms and a guard rifle were seized as the case heads toward a busy court term.
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Tama
J. H. Houdyshell
Houdyshell
Iowa
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Toledo
Railroad Mn
Catfish
Harrison
Russell
Tama Court
Davis
Monte Carlo
Hertofore
Jews Plan Big Drive for Palestine Fund
Sioux City Zionist group moves to raise 75000 to aid upbuilding of Palestine as Jewish homeland. About seventy five members voiced strong support at a three hour meeting as Am erica wide drive aims for 100 million over five years with regional and district divisions.
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Sioux City
Ilana
Zionist Organization of
Palestine
Zionist Organization of America
Fortified Melon Patch Guards Watch Over May Brothers Patch
A fortified melon patch seven miles northwest of Parker owned by the May brothers is guarded by night watches. A tepee with sleeping and eating facilities sits near a tall tower with a big spotlight sweeping the patch and surrounding roads for miles to deter thieves and vandals.
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Parker
May Brothers
Return from Provinces Sparks Club Welcome
The great man arrives back from a tour of the provinces and is greeted warmly by club members. He jokes about being wined and dined, with Little Binks greeting him in high spirits as the judge recalls the humorous reception.
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Little Binks
Observatory of Cracow Publishes in Interliorgua Style
The Cracow Observatory has issued some publications in a language called Interliorgua, devised by Prof. Feano of Turin. It is described as a greatly simplified form of Latin.
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Observatory
Cracow
Poland
Feano
Turin
Omaha Woman Grateful as Tanlae Restores Health
Mrs Fred Gaeth of Omaha Nebraska reports Tanlae restored her health after two years of stom ach trouble and loss of appetite. She credits the medicine with rapid improvement and notes her daughter also benefited. Ad promotes Tanlae sold by Sherman Brothers Pioneer Drug Store and others.
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Tanlae
Fred Gaeth
19Th St
Omaha
Neb
Taniac
Washington
Sherman Brothers
Pioneer Drug Store
Advt
Miller and Palmer at Fairfield Today
Fairfield Sept 16 Jefferson county soldiers and sailors reunion is held today with extensive preparations. Veterans arrive from Stockport with a drum corps. Col D J Palmer and Hon Alex Miller of Washington will speak. An old fashioned campfire meeting closes the day at the First Methodist church. Dinner and supper served by the Woman's Relief corps.
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Fairfield
Jefferson County Soldiers and Sailors
Stockport
D. J. Palmer
Alex Miller
Washington
First Methodist
Woman's Relief Corps
Balmaciellan Giants Said to Star in Balmaciellan District
Medical records describe Balmaciellan villagers in Galloway Scotland as the tallest in the Huntid Isles with an average height of 5 feet 10. Inch tall, and the tallest youth at 7 feet 8 inches weighing 308 pounds. A want ad will sell it.
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Huntid Isles
Balmaciellan
Galloway
Scotland
Health Notes and The Vandal In One Page
Effie Haines notes health guidance from Washington County Red Cross Nurse while The Vandal poem contrasts two fates of the body. The piece urges six year olds to learn tooth brushing using a small curved brush and recommends mild toothpaste. salts and soda are acceptable disinfectants, citing poor decay in schoolchildren’s temporary teeth.
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Effie Haines
Washington County
Red Cross
Inventors unveil platinum steel alloy as metal substitute
Inventors linked to the Krupp works in Germany announce a new metal called platinum steel. It is being used successfully as a substitute for platinum, gold and silver in the fill.
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Krupp Works
Germany
Iowa's Industries Show Great Waste
Figures presented to the U S Senate by Senator Knox estimate national annual waste at 920 1880 with Iowa's share totaling 7 869 200 from by products of coal. Germany's chemists are cited for world market success and potential Iowa savings include gas tar ammonia and benzole gains. Hammond is jailed for interfering with an officer after a joking exchange in court.
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Iowa
United States Senate
Philander CC
Knox
Germany
Man Pays Fine After Joking With Officer On Duty
Sioux City jurists cite George Hammond aged 37 of 4600 Correctionville Road who paid a $10 fine in police court after joking with officers on duty at a soft drink parlor raid. Hammond aimed to buy four plugs of chewing tobacco when approached by Officer Pat Barrett who led the raid.
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Sioux City
George Hammond
Correctionville Road
Hammond
Pat’ Barrett
Olive oil in laundry soap halves filler and cleans better
Green Arrow laundry soap from The Palmelive Company emphasizes pure soap with olive oil and naphtha. It claims to remove filler from prior bars, whitening and refreshing clothes while rinsing easily and requiring fewer bars per load.
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Green Arrow
Palmelive Company
Guard Camp Costs Hit Four Hundred Thousand In Iowa
Adjutant General Lasher reported the Iowa national guard encampment at Camp Dodge cost about 400 000. 3 300 troops were on duty for two weeks with government funding covering most expenses while Iowa paid roughly 7 000 for local costs. The war department requisitioned horses used by cavalry companies and posted the men home on foot. Nebraska troops later quartered at Camp Dodge, and Iowa lent the grounds without charges.
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Des Moines
Lasher
Iowa National Guard
Camp Dodee
Fort Des Moines
Fourteenth Cavalry Regiment
War Department
Nebraska National Guard
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Nebraska
Waterproofed Silk Ribbon Wonder Tested
The Bureau of Standards says it is impossible to waterproof silk ribbon while keeping it soft and pliable. Any waterproofing fills the air spaces between silk fibers, preventing true softness. Use the want ads to locate alternatives.
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Bureau of Standards
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Kansas
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Prank L. Wilson & CO
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Tanlac
Britain
Sze
Raynster
Clark & Enslin
West Side Square
Oll
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Alf
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