Living Costs Rise Slightly Food Prices Top the Rise
Washington April 17 The cost of living climbs with wholesale food prices 7.42 percent higher in March than a year earlier. Some commodities eased from February, but the overall average rose. Fresh foods especially meats and butter rose while eggs and flour declined. Employment in manufacturing rose 1 percent from February but remained 4 percent below March last year. Data covers 62 industries and 2,805,019 workers. weekly earnings rose 1.8 percent. The fertilizer and brick industries added jobs, while tobacco, meat packing, flour, confectionery, wool, and footwear cut hires. The food group lost over 3 percent of its workers.
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International News Wire
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Rockefeller plan pledges Forest Hill estate public use
Telegraph Briefs report a $60 million residential development by John D. Rockefeller Jr as the first step toward dedicating the Rockefeller Forest Hill estate to public purposes. Also notes Bancroft’s Japan visit and a navy balloon test delay in Washington in brief items. includes Waterloo marriage licenses.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller Forest Hillis
Shimoda
Japan
Edward A. Bancroft
Washington, D. C
Los Angeles
Bermuda
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound History and Reach
Of Interest to Women notes Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Mass created a Vegetable Compound from steeped herbs to aid women. The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. became a major user of roots and herbs with laboratories in Lynn and facilities abroad in Cobourg Mexico City Barcelona and Paris.
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Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydiak. Pinkham
Canada
Mexico City
Mexico
Barcelona
Spain
Paris
Wrance
First Presbyterian church to cost quarter million
Clinton announces employment of Chicago architects Coolidge Hodgen for a new First Presbyterian church here costing 250000. Iowa briefs report education funding concerns, bank fraud indictments, and other state developments from Des Moines Sioux City and Washington.
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Clinton
Coolidge & Hodgen
Chicago
First Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
State Board of Education
State University
Town ‘Teachers College
Ames
W. H. Gemmill
Sioux City
H. H. Cable
Hanson
Producers’ Commission
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Schumann-Heink
Washington
Martin Fisher
Youll
Charles City
George Heitz
Farmers Just & Savings Bank
Southern Surety Company
Fire destroys a building and a school house near Murray
A fire yesterday destroyed a building and hindered water efforts. Earlier a school house at Murray near here was burned. Mrs P Kelsay 75 from Smithland Ia is in serious condition after swallowing poison by mistake. Oldebolt and Mrs Helsell return from a month South America tour via the Panama Canal.
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Murray
Sioux City
P. Kelsay
Smithland
Oldebolt
Atrs
W. A. Helsell
South America
Panama Canal
Helsell
Only One Hi Y Camp Set For State This Summer
Black Hawk county high school boys plan to attend the Hi Y training camp at Camp Foster from August 18 to 29. F P Rehmeier county Y M C A secretary says there will be only one camp this summer instead of three. About 150 boys will be accepted. Dwight N Lewis is in charge and Dr J B is mentioned in connection with the program.
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Black Hawk County
Camp Foster
F. P
Rehmeier
Dwight N. Lewis
J. B
Pastor to Speak at South Band Chapel Talks
Rosemargy pastor of St. Paul’s M. B. H. church in South Band Indiana will give several chapel talks. Attendants from Black Hawk county will travel by auto with Rehmeier.
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Rosemargy
St. Paul’s M. BH
Church of
Rheuma Promises Relief From Rheumatism Effects
Twisted swollen joints are freed from pain and return to normal with Rheuma. The remedy targets rheumatism gout neuritis lumbago and neuralgia and is said to expel uric acid poison quickly. Wangler Bros and other druggists offer it with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Aleep
Nerer
Wangler Bros
Pamsey Dies in Fire in Marshfield
A family of five was burned to death when flames swept their Marshfield Oregon apartment early today. The victims are Mr and Mrs H W Nlopp and their three children. Authorities investigated the blaze as a fatal house fire with no immediate cause announced.
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Pamsey
Marshfield
Ore
W. Nlopps
Family Tragedy Reported with Siblings and Parents Found
Four family members appear to have suffocated while asleep as Vernon 17 Herman 10 and Ruth 13 are named. The bodies of Ruth and her mother were found in a hallway.
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Vernon
Herman
Ruth
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