Board of Control awards coal contracts Iowa state institutions
The State Board of Control awarded contracts for coal for state institutions for the coming year. Iowa coal mainly covers deliveries to most sites with prices ranging from 4.14 to 6.65 per ton. The Scandia Coal Company and Albia Coal Company are named for several deliveries including Anamosa Cherokee and Eldora. Fort Madison uses Illinois coal.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Iowa
Fort Madison
Illinois
Scandia Coal Company of
Anamosa
Range
Cherokee
Independence
Albia Coal Company
Eldora
Thelinois
Building Rush and Demands Hit Des Moines Labor Market
The Des Moines area sees strong demand for bricklayers and carpenters with wages up to 155 a day as contractors rush to start new buildings before winter. Material costs have risen about 11 since March. In July births outpaced deaths by a wide margin, with 2 070 boys and 1 559 girls born versus 864 male and 749 female deaths. many deaths were over 60 and 90, with causes including cerebral hemorrhage, Brights disease, railroad and auto accidents, and drownings.
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Des Moines
Rodney Fagen
State Board of Health
State Board of Halth
Missourians Reach Creston with Peaches and Apples
Two men traveled from Missouri to Creston Onion county with two wagon loads of peaches hoping to sell at a market. They were told the peaches and hundreds of bushels of apples were rotting in local orchards, and the buyers offered their wares.
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Missouri
Creston
Onion County
Iowa Harvest Abundance Described as Horn of Plenty
The article notes peaches selling at 1.25 per bushel with few buyers, heavy crops of pears plums and berries, abundant grapes, and plentiful nuts and cereals. It highlights vast harvests across wheat corn oats and potatoes while acknowledging waste amid global hunger.
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Iowa
Horn of Plenty
Jelly Making and Dairy Storage Tips from Deliniator
Instructions from the September Deliniator cover jelly prep with embroidery hoops to avoid staining hands, and handling of fresh dairy. It also suggests extending whipped cream with egg white, wrapping cheese in vinegar-soaked cloth to prevent mold, and securing cold milk or cream for overnight freshness.
Great Demand For Tanlac By Merit Alone
The ad boasts Tanlac as the most demanded medicine with an eight year record of 30,000,000 bottles sold. It cites orders near one million bottles between June and July 1922 and quotes statements from Churchill Drug Co. and W. A. Hoover & Co. praising sales, popularity, and endorsements across eight regions. Tanlac is claimed to be the most talked of medicine worldwide and is said to be sold by all good druggists.
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Tanlac
Churchill Drug Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
W. A. Hoover & Co
Denver
Colo
Ing
Taniac
Tanise
The Bat secret kept by theatergoers across the country
Over five million viewers who saw The Bat kept the ending secret as it tours nationwide. The play now enters its third year in New York City with business strong, and returning crowds again refuse to reveal the mystery.
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New York City
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