Des Moines Hosts Midwestern Horticultural Exposition
Des Moines in December to host a large scale horticultural exposition with exhibits from multiple states. Features include a vast Midwest fruit display, extensive vegetable and floral exhibits, demonstrations in canning and pruning, honey production, and a U.S. Department exhibit. Speakers include State Senator Henry M. Dunlap and Governor Harding.
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Des Moines
Iowa State
U. S. Department of Arriculture
I. S
Food Administration
Home Economics
Iowa Agricultural Colege
Llows
State Horticultural Society
Fruit Growers Association
Society of Iowa Florists
State
Vegetable Growers Association
Nebraska
South Dakota
Missouri
Minnesota
Kansas
Indiana
aArkansas
Illinois
Tuwa
Henry M. Dunlap
Savoy
Jil
National Apple Growers Association
Harding
Staite Horticultural Society
Influenza Declines Across Iowa As Davenport Leads
Des Moines reports a near 100 percent drop in new flu cases with 1,501 cases citywide, excluding Des Moines, while Davenport records the state’s highest daily total at 290. Dr. G. H. Sumner returns from Davenport after addressing city officials, business leaders, and physicians on epidemic handling. Davenport may restore strict quarantine measures.
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Des Moines
Dec. T
State Board of Health
Davenport
G. H. Sumner
Miss Della Ramer Dies After Flu and Smallpox Complications
Greene, Ta., Dec. 7 Miss Della Ramer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. BR Ramer, died shortly before 2 pm Friday after illness that began with what seemed a simple sickness, but developed into complications from smallpox and influenza. The Carl Mezon family, quarantined for smallpox, has four members ill with the disease.
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Greene, Ta
Tella! Ramer
BR. Ramer
Carl Mezon
Deaths and Notices From Benton County
Fragmentary Benton County notices list soldiers killed in action Rudolph Schueler and family obituaries. It mentions Charles Wheeler and other residents, a Masonic funeral, a marriage news item for Miss Maris Tite and Lester, and local references to Vernon Soul and Mr Try Phelps with a glass business in Jefferson.
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Rudolph Schueler Benton
Gerin Schueler
Benton
Septemberiers
Toned
Grom
France
Charles ‘Wheeler
Charles Wheeler
Rand
Hewes
Wheeler
Maris Tite
Lester
Richard Wite
Vinton
Toute
Vernon Soul
Campaign fund totals show Republicans and Democrats close in Iowa
In Des Moines, Iowa, campaign expense statements reveal the Republican and Democratic state central committees spent similar sums. Republicans drew on a $14,062.04 total while Democrats reported $16,101.77. Major contributors included Guy Harding with 700 to the GOP and Charles Kinson with 200 to the GOP, with congressional candidates contributing smaller sums. The national Democratic committee gave 4,000 and the Iowa Democratic Club 11,400.
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Tes Moines
Dac
Stle
Charles Kinson
Ainites Atticus
National Democratic Camiit Ten
Iowa
OWA BOYS GIVE LIVES IN FRANCE BEFORE ARMISTICE
Portsmouth Tec 7 John Takem son of Mr and Mrs Jakes killed in action on the morning the armistice was signed. Denison Nec 7 Frank Wilkens son of Mr and Mrs Wilkens died from wounds in France Sept 19. Onawa Dec 7 Mrs Ed McNeill informed her son David McNeill was killed in action in France the day the armistice was signed. Anduhon Conrad Miller near here notified his son Henry was killed in action in France Nov 3.
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Portsmouth
John Takem
Jakes
Regtar
Denison
Nec
Frank Wilkens
Wilkens
France
Onawa. Ja
Ed McNeill
Onawa
David McNeill
Anduhon
Dee
Conrad Miller
Here
Henry
Iowa Leads Nation in 1918 Sweetcorn Pack
Cedar Rapids Iowa reports to the Iowa Canners association that 2.8 million dollars worth of corn were canned in 1918, with Iowa and Illinois packing over half the national total. The season produced 200,000 tons or three million cans, government purchases accounted for 25 percent, and seed corn crop promises higher next year amid rising costs and flat prices.
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Cedar Rapids
Dee, T
Iowa
Iowa Canners Association
T Hinois
Will of Abraham Slimmer Probate Move Faces Minnesota
The will of Abraham Slimmer, a notable Dubuque philanthropist who died in 1917, will be probated in Minnesota due to a supreme court ruling. The decision assigns Minnesota the inheritance tax rights, not Iowa. Attorney General H. M. Havner of Iowa seeks U.S. Supreme Court review. Estate valued around half a million dollars, with relatives receiving only a small portion.
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Dubuque
Abraham Slimmer
Duabuque
Minnesota
Supreme Court
H. M. Havner
Iowa
Supreme Court of the United States
Slimmer
Baptist School to Locate at Highland Park Des Moines
At the Baptist convention meeting in Des Moines the Baptist college will be located at Highland Park. A committee reported Des Moines college’s status. the recommendation passed unanimously. A campaign for $186,000 of the $1,000,000 total will start immediately to enlarge the college and add a college commons and other improvements.
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Des Moines
Baptist College
Highland Park
Des Moines College
Returned Soldier Recalls Iowa Boy Death at Chateau Thierry
A returned soldier from Town Falls Iowa relays details of a young Iowa boy’s death near Chateau Thierry during World War I. The account describes machine gun fire, shell explosions, and a soldier killed instantly while aiding comrades. An advertisement for a patent medicine follows the obituary-like notice.
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Iowa
Missing Cedar Falls Soldier Report Sparks Confusion
Cedar Falls, Iowa Pvt Andrew Rejos reported missing in action since Sept 29 in a War Department telegram to his brother Gus Rejos. A letter dated Oct 23 from Rejos describes experiences, adding doubt to the telegram. He was one of the city's best known Greeks and had gone with a county contingent to Camp Dodge last spring. Funeral services for Andrew Damm scheduled Sunday at Freisville, with Masonic rites at the grave. He was a prominent local farmer, survived by a widow, three sons Louie Carl Axel and two daughters. District Endeavor meeting set for First Presbyterian tomorrow with a service and speeches by district leaders. Memorial service for Horace Emerson to be held Sunday at First Presbyterian, with the A T C unit from the college attending.
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Cedar Falls
Dee
Andrew
War Department
Gus Rejow
Rejos
Pvt
Camp Dodge
Andrew Damm
Hell
J. A. Siolst
Freisville
Fressville
Masonic Lodge
New Hartford
Order of the Grave
Thomas
Louie
Carl
Axel
William Jorgensen
Emma
Merson
Harry Kremprers
First Presbyterian Church
Horace Emerson
France
Presbyterian Church
L. M. Bennett
Tulsa
Okla
C. H. Leonard
Julian H. Gist
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
William A. Beatty
Lorain
I. H. McNabb
W. H. Davis
H. G. Kisinfelter
J. H. Robinson
Davenport
The
Eastern Star
Nation's Dead and Wounded List With Iowa Names
War department casualty roll published from Washington lists 1182 names. Iowa entries include Pvt Albert Moore Mason City and Pvt Thomas J Staton autumn, Pvt Frank W Wilkin Denison, Pvt John H Kerr Mount Sterling, Sgt Raymond C Moore Independen ce, Pvt Nurse Sad Baud Holt, and other listed statuses across districts. Real estate transfer notices and local community notes follow, including Jay Huntley obituary details and area movements.
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Albert
Moore
Mason City
Nick Rogenwether
Spraa
William Monster
Toyden
Thomas J. Staton
Outumn
Wounde
Frank W. Wilkin
Denison
Corp
Cecil T. Hamm
Ames
John $J. Steffenson
Clinton
Willard Q. Brown
Sioux
Merrill
Charles M. Shaffer
St Jacobs Liniment Promises Fast Backache Relief
Advertising copy touts St Jacobs Liniment for backache lumbago sciatica and stiffness. A small trial bottle is rubbed into the pain and allegedly reliefs soreness within fifty counts claiming it to be magical harmless and non staining. Includes promotional endorsement and claims of prompt decisive cures.
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ST. Jacobs Liniment
St. Jacobs
Minister Pleads Not Guilty Amid War Time Turmoil
In Marshalltown and nearby towns, tensions rise as Rev Willam Schumann of Pomeroy faces arrest and court action for assault with intent to commit great bodily harm. He pleads not guilty by registered mail while his church burned last year amid suspected arson tied to pro German sentiment. The case highlights wartime suspicions and local law enforcement actions.
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Marshalltown
Willam Schumann
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Pomeroy
Schumann
Joourt
Calhoun County
Rockwell City
Danderine Ad Claims Dandruff Cure
An advertisement touts Danderine as a dandruff cure after one or two applications. It promises complete removal of dandruff and hair loss prevention with scalp rubbing, available at drug stores for a few cents.
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Dandrum
Fourth Conrad boy among killed in action in France
Grundy Center Ia Dec 7 word received by relatives that Henry Wagner was killed in action in France. He enlisted Feb 27 1917 and went through Jefferson Barracks then to Nogales Ariz then Doug Ariz sailed for France June 11 arrived June 22 1917. He was the fourth Conrad boy to die in the war with Homer Worrell Roy Watler and others named in the notice.
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Grundy Center
Henry Wagner
Conrad
Jefferson Barracks
Nogales
Arle
Doug Ariz
California
Hoboken
S.J
France
Andifornia
Rey
Frateas
Homer Worrell
Roy Watler
Gecious Rusty Te
Hugh Weatherman
Fiane Farrhild
L E
C. Findley
Traer
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Advert
The ad claims kidney and bladder problems cause general female ailments and promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a long standing remedy. It touts quick relief for back pain dizziness and fatigue and urges continued use after restoration to prevent relapse, claiming import from Haarlem Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
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Americas
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Andrew Rejoy
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Omaha
B E Dutton
Aplington
Guy Stockdale
Washington, D. C
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Alphera S. Palmer
Manilla
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Clanids
Clarence C. Marechael
Clarence
Gibaon
Waukofe
Walter Hisler
Laurens. Corp
Gerald C. Hiatt
Prank V. Swanson
Lehigh
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Tingar Warris
Buxton
Lewis
Weneil
Chise Neville
Stuart
Wmil A. Petersen
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Tndepen Oh
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Holt
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Joseph J. Puetz
Early
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Sioux City
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Sinclair Oil Co
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J. C. Barker
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Reinbeck
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James Wilson
Morrison
Fred Bourne
England
Vomeroy Fastor
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Freeport
Memphis
Libby
Retai
Indiana State Board of Pharmacy
Retail Druggists’ Association
Fort Wayne
J. CG. Hutzell
West Main St
Port Wayne
Benetl Street
Seees Stata
Leeeeadaeerre
Waterloo Evening Courier
War Industries Board
Waterloo Storage Battery CO
West Fifth Street
Franklin
Ralph H. Cramer Cramer
W. 5Th St
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