WIFE NO 1 COMES TO HANDLE HUBBY
Des Moines Aug 21 Lester M Tyrrell a 28 year old banker from Battle Creek Mich was arrested after marrying Maud Bennett in Des Moines within hours of learning of a prior wife and child. Charges of bigamy were filed then withdrawn and Tyrrell was released on bond as the case moved toward divorce.
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Des Moines
Lester M. Tyrrell
Ule Creek
Mich
Tyrrell
L EB. Bennett
Maud Bennett
Jackson
Lester M. Tyrrel
Battle Creek
Daddy
Kaiser
Ruby Tyrrell
Kayhean
California
Battle Greek
Franklin Hotel
Tsrrell
Isisne
Haraberlain
cHy
Matel Tyrrell
Street Cars Resume After Conference in Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa Aug 21 striking street car men agreed to return to work after a conference that lasted from 30 until noon Tuesday pending a settlement with the Dubuque Electric company. Cars were running again by late afternoon and a workers committee will meet company officials at 9 am Wednesday to seek an amicable agreement. If no accord is reached an arbitration board will be created to decide the points at issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Dubuque Electric Company
Traction Company
Cedar Falls gatherings draw thousands for church and war effort
Delegates and visitors in Cedar Falls for the Tanteh Baptist church and medical association meetings expect about 4000 attendees despite wet weather. Programs include special Sunday services by denominations and a county war savings stamps drive led by LH Paulger.
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Cedar Aub
Luwa Byan Medical Association
Cedar Falls
Bow
Sutherland Man Offers Home to Belgian Kiddies
Des Moines Aug 21 A Sutherland Iowa farmer C C McCormack offers refuge for ten Belgian children ages two to ten He already helped by sending six bags of clothes and now seeks five boys and five girls to fill his empty house He and his family have reared nine children with one in the army and another nearing adulthood
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
C. C
Cormack
Sutherland
Br. G. McNealy
McCormack
Limited Service Men May Assist Local Draft Boards
In Des Moines Aug 21 draft boards gain extra help from limited service registrants per a provost marshal general order. State adjutant general received the directive Tuesday. Local boards will list these men for local and state headquarters, district and medical advisory boards to aid in registering and classifying those under the extended draft age act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes Moines
State Adjutant General's
Frank E Lyman Named Lieutenant Colonel in Des Moines
Aug 21 report states Frank E Lyman who led state draft board work becomes lieutenant colonel on Gov Harding's staff. The vacancy on the governor's staff followed Corporal Lasher's appointment as state adjutant general. Officers under General Lagan will now wear army uniforms.
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Des Moines
Frank E. Lyman
State Adjutant General
Gov. Harding
Fovernor
Cpl. Lasher
Adjutant General
Lagan
Army
Strikes Threatened at Dubuque Plants Fail to Materialize
Dubuque August 23 The strike threatened by workers at the Dubuque Rent and Boiler works and Morrison Brothers plant, both holding government contracts, did not materialize Monday. Some men were absent at one plant, but officials say the advance was not due to wage or condition dissatisfaction.
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Dubuque
Morrison Brothers
Mob Angered by Use of German Over Telephone
An Aug 21 report from Tipton notes a mob in Clarence, Iowa painted the telephone building yellow after objecting to German being spoken on the phone. The yellowing extended to F Hoffner’s restaurant, Alfred Hoffner’s garage, and Henry Engelking’s furniture store, all linked to suspected pro German sympathies. The U S marshal may be asked to intervene as Clarence, near London, battles pro German unrest.
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Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Clarence
F. Hoffner
Alfred
Hanry Engelking
United States
London
Seed Corn Should Be Picked Early Says Barney
Des Moines August 23 W B Barney state dairy and food commissioner urges early seed corn selection due to advances in corn maturity this year favorable weather and the need to gather seed as soon as the ears mature to avoid losses. He notes extensive corn testing by the dairy department underscores the importance of early seed selection.
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Des Moines
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Barney
Wiliam Andrews &Sons
Morse
Iowa
Chicago
Wim. Andrews & Sons
Goddess of Liberty reenactment at Camp Dodge detail
At Camp Dodge on August 21 twenty seven thousand men will participate in a living representation of the Goddess of Liberty. A diagram will guide units as they form the figure with at least thirty minutes needed to place the arching lines. Photographers are hired to capture the moment amid rumors of a hanging similar to a past event.
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Camp Dodge
Wark
Bluff Woman Honored for Service in Saloniki Ambulance Unit
Council Bluffs reports Mrs Ruth Hart of this city has received another decoration for three years in the Saloniki ambulance service. The award, a Russian medal, was received through Mrs Charles M Hark.
Withdrawal of Labor Opposed in Iowa Delegation
Des Moines Aug 21 Officials on the federal industries board will be pressed by a special Iowa delegation to revise labor draft rules and award more war contracts to Iowa firms. Gov Harding heads the group with 200 workers and business leaders to Washington within days to meet Bernard Beruch and Felix Frankfurter on policy shifts favoring the Midwest and reversing eastern concentration in war production.
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Des Moines
Federal Industries Board
Washington
Iowa
Commercial Club
State ‘House
Gov
Harding
Bernard W. Beruch
War Industries Board
Felix Prankfurter
War Favor Poli‘ies
J. Waller
Sioux
Dean C. FL Curtiss
Ames
FL A. Ganfield
Cedar Rapids
Inion
Joe Lane
Davenport
J. ©. Lewis
Albia
Ing
Wr. Harding
Middle West
Towa
Benera
Change in a Woman's Life at Forty Six
A 46 year old woman describes the perimenopausal period with heat flashes, nervousness, and fatigue. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength and normal conditions. She notes effective relief from symptoms and offers to consult for further guidance.
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Fremont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Gonvex
Napoleon St
Premons
Ohio
Lydia
Pinkham
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Lynn, Mars
Ice Shortage Strains Iowa Falls Supply and Prices Rise
Iowa Falls faces an ice shortage as the local plant exhausts its stock after a tough harvest season. Shipments from Waterloo Cedar Falls and other points are saving face while price per hundred rose to ten cents. Local residents await a possible bridge for cheaper shipments and relief.
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Lows Falls
Iowa Falls Ice Co
Waterloo
Cedar Fale
Dora
Blairstown Boy Is Wounded in France
Private James Halstead, Blairstown, is reported wounded in France. He is the son of the late James Halstead of Hairstown, Civil War soldier. Word reached Postmaster and Mrs H G Kruse of their son Franklin, who enlisted last winter, expressing eagerness to go over. Miss Grace Crager, daughter of Wil- has read the message.
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Joettera
Relatves
Roy Watt
Paul Hyman
Harry Armstrong
Lieut
Hyman
Z. FP. Frogman
Eagle Grove
Ohio
Vinton
James Halstead
Blairetown
France
Halstead
Hairstown
H. G. Kruse
Franklin
Grace Crager
Wil
Petition to institute government purchase policy for national production
A resolution urges the U S government to immediately adopt a policy of government purchase to distribute the country s production capacity across industries and agriculture. It calls for competent management and no interference with government forces and directs presentation to Washington by a representative committee chaired by the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
Washington
Saxolite face bath and its claimed beauty benefits
The ad touts saxolite face bath as a tonic and astringent that tones the face and neck, claiming wrinkles fade and skin tightens evenly after use. It promotes outdoor use to combat sun wind and dust, and suggests cooling, refreshing effects in hot weather.
Miss Crager and Dora Culver wed in Tipton
Dora Culver of this city and Wil St Burrell of Urbana married at Tipton recently in the home of Mrs Hf Fullwider. Rev Van Buren officiated. Bride from Urbana area, groom lifelong Urbana resident. After a short wedding trip to Chicago, they return to Urbana. Also notes Catherine Harper became bookkeeper at Peoples Savings bank in Garrison and Helen Bordewijks named principal of Brades in Montezuma schools. County fair plans include First Cavalry band tenure Sept 10 12 13. Real estate transfers listed: Bourquin to Walker in Waterloo Calumet Add. George X trustee to R N Cowin in Cedar River park Waterloo. Joseph W Henderson to Thomas D Jaynes in Prospect Hill Waterloo. Augustus J Uhl to Arthur W. affter in Riverview Ad Waterloo.
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Iam Crager
Garrison
France
Miss Crager
Dora Culver
Wil St. Burrell
Urbana
Tipton
Hf. Fullwider
Burrell
Vinton
Chicago
Catherine Harper
Mariella & Bicke
Black Hawk County
BE. Bourquin
Dan BP
Walker
Calumet
Waterloo
Beeen Ee
George
Cowin
Cedar River Park
Joseph W. Henderson
Thomas DB. Jaynes
Prospect
Ahs
Augustus J. Uhl
Arthur TW. Aflter
Riverview
Interpretation of Christ’s warning about the sword
A speaker reflects on biblical text from Luke where Jesus warns that those who take the sword shall perish by the sword. He cites Dr. Lyman Abbott and contemplates how this fate unfolds not through natural disasters but through human violence.
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Lyman Abbot
Easy Way to Stop Waste of Food and Rats
The article promotes Stearns' Electric Paste as a simple method to exterminate rats mice cockroaches and waterbugs. A small 2% box costs only a few cents and is claimed to free homes stores and warehouses of pests. The piece highlights substantial food waste caused by pests and cites government use of the product in campaigns against rats.
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Stearns
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Jos. Bi Clay
J. No Smith
Geo. H. Hearst
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Cedar Palls
Christopher Bittner
Govearnment Service
Red Cross
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Nebraska
W.N. Hastrop
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Sutherland Man
Trru
Goddess OF Liberty
Mrs. Godden
Iowa Falls
DeWitt Clinton
Methodist Church
Clinton
Ervice
Hampton
Sendid Eitizen
Blairstown
Leath
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Ton County Agricultural Society
First Cavalry Band of
Ottumwa
Bayer
West 4Th Street
H. W. Trumanhauser
Potsdam
R. Hewman
Fifth Avenue
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Minneapolis, Minn
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Hall-Ekfelt Company
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