Diamonds Found Along Namaqualand Coast Field
Johannesburg reports a new diamond field along the Namaqualand coast of South Africa. Geologist Dr. Hans Merensky found diamonds in con glomerate near the shore and suggests a submarine diamond pipe undersea. He holds two mining claims. the rest is state property under armed guard.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Namaqualand
Africa
Hans Merensky
Orange River
Sea of
Wimberley
Merensky
United States
Miss Willa Goetz Dies in Wyoming Pneumonia
Miss Willa Goetz, 25, assistant superintendent of nurses at Allen Memorial hospital, died of pneumonia in Mammoth Springs Wyoming after a week of illness. Born in Milford Nebraska, she trained at Evangelical Deaconess Hospital Chicago and had been with the hospital over three years. Her parents and siblings survived. she had no local relatives.
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Clindon F. Smith
Willa Goetz
Mammoth Springs
Wyo
Miss Goetz
Allen Memorial Hospital
Milford
Neb
Goetz
Omaha
J. H. Oehler
King
Billingham
Mont
Oehlerking
Montana
Evangelical Church
Yellowstone Park
Chicago
Colored Baptists Meet Here in 1929
Rev J H Patten pastor of Mt Carmel Baptist church announced that the 1929 Town and South Dakota Negro Baptist association session will be held here with Mt Carmel church as host. The meeting is expected to draw between 1200 and 1500 delegates. Last year’s meetings were held in Des Moines at the Christian Baptist church.
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J. H. Patten
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
South Dakota
Negro Baptist Association
Mt. Carmel Church
Des Moines
Corintian Baptist .Church
Ves
Patten
Waterloo
Motors Fail to Dampen Trish Love of Horses
Dublin reports a strong turnout at the Royal Dublin Society Horse Show with nine hundred fifty entries. The show notes more thoroughbreds and fewer hunters and hunter types, while harness class entries include horses with distinctions from the Olympian and other British shows.
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Trish
Dublin
Royal Dublin Society
McCoy's Tablets Promising Health and Weight Gain
An old advertisement extols McCoy's Tablets claiming to restore youth, energy and health by adding flesh to faces and figures. It guarantees a full refund if four sixty cent boxes plus two one dollar boxes fail to provide at least five pounds and marked health improvement, with Roberts Drug Co. distributing the tablets.
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McCoy
Namin McCoy
Robert Drayoc
Amerion
Deluge of 1858 Swept Waterloo To Five Islands Says Mesick
Edwin Mesick, 80, recalls Waterloo’s 1858 summer when the Cedar broke high, forging five islands including near Commercial and Park avenues. He notes boats overturned, drownings of Miss Case and Miss Carson, and a steamboat Black Hawk built for Cedar Rapids to Waterloo. He remembers ferry perils, river floods, and the drought of recent rains.
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Mesick
Islands
Waterloo
Noah
Edwin Mesick
Frenchtown
Gilvertville
Brown
Commercial Street
Park Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Embryo Steam Navigation
J. J. Shouffer
Shouffer
Thomas J. Mesick
People’s Mutual Building & Loan Association
Courier
Musick
Fifth Street Bridge
Princeott Ferry
Nash
Austria records world high rate of self destruction
Vienna reports a six month total of 1530 suicide cases, nine per day, the worst global rate. Among the figures are 766 men and 764 women, with children showing rising crisis reports. Causes include family troubles, misery, disease, love loss, mental derangement, unemployment, bereavement worries, and unknown reasons.
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Vienna
Austria
New York City
Views of the People Brews Debate on Prohibition Tactics
A reader in Jesup Iowa responds to J H Rigdon’s Aug 23 article on enforcing the Volstead Act. The letter argues about home brews and grocery store claims, challenging Rigdon’s numbers and asserting both sides misinterpret prohibition tactics.
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Jesup
J. H. Rigdon
Rigdon
Waterloo
Red Hat gasoline offers faster vaporization and higher ignition point
The text argues Red Hat gasoline has higher ignition thresholds and higher end temperature, leading to quicker vaporization than ordinary gasoline. It claims better performance, reduced unburned fuel, and fewer fuel-related issues across seasons, implying lower carbon trouble and smoother engine operation.
Waterloo Saloons Reform Measured In Drunk Counts
A speaker cites personal observations from Waterloo Independence and Jesup, claiming far fewer drunks since saloons closed and arguing strict government supervision has not solved issues. He contrasts past and present crime data, questions Rigdon, and notes broader national reform debates amid Prohibition era tensions.
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Rigdon
Waterloo
Independence
Jesup
Chicago
United States
U. S
Millonaire
Chicago Tribune
al- Smith
Hoover
al Smith
Germany
Prohibition debate and reform across nations
J N Muncey argues on the Volstead Act's impact and enforcement, noting global interest and moral, economic progress despite enforcement challenges. He compares Smith and Hoover on liquor policy and cites observations from observers and a Chicago plumber, reflecting evolving attitudes toward prohibition.
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al Smith
Hoover
Smith
New York
United States
J. N. Muncey
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Miss Case
Miss Carson
James Dyer
Cedar City
East
Cedar Falls
United Fruit
Roke, Peaches
Elberta
Bartles - Shepherd Station
THE
Bartles-Shepherd Oil CO
Waterloo, Iowa
Buehler Bros
East Fourth St
Australia
Dayton
Pocahontas
Hekel Coal CO
Water St
Higly
Style Shop
Cedar Rapids, Ia
Gordon's
East Waterloo
Third Liberty Loan
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