Iowa crop report 1920 value sinks from prior year
Des Moines reports official 1920 Iowa crop values show total field crops at 560,469,638 dollars based on Dec 1 prices, far below last year’s 95,056,002. Corn valued at 0.47 per bushel vs 1.17, yield 473.8 million bushels, 10.3 million acres, 46 bushels per acre, total corn value 222,686,900. Oats worth 82,746,144 with 5,893,609 acres and 39 bushels per acre.
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Des Moines
State Board of Agriculture
Charles D. Reed
Tag Towa Weather and Crop Service
Iowa
Agricultural Crops Worth billed values and yields report
The report shows spring wheat acreage 400,000 with 21.5 bushels and value $6,102,000. Winter wheat acreage 431,000 at 13.7 bushels and value $11,971,000. Potatoes 104,500 acres at 110 bushels yield, value $14,024,327. Alfalfa valued at $76,637,829 versus $91,066,857 last year. Pasture and grazing estimated at $71,000,000, down from $100,000,000 in 1e1g.
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Fees Tame Bay
American Legion to Propose Bonus of $15 Per Month
Des Moines December 8 four bills dealing with ex service men in Iowa are being drafted by Casper Schenk Rex Fowler and Raymond McConologue members of the state American Legion legislative committee appointed by Commander McNider The most important measures relate to soldiers bonus or deferred compensation A canvas of candidates for the Thirty ninth general assembly is mentioned
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Des Moines
Dec
Iowa
Casper Schenk
Rex Fowler
Raymond McConologue
State Organization of the American Legion
McNider
Thiry-ninth General Assembly
American Legion
Iowa American Legion
Turpo Cold Remedy Promises Fast Cold Relief
An old home remedy advertisement touts Turpo as a rapid cold relief. It claims nostril inhalation clears nasal congestion, chest and throat treatment overnight, antiseptic effects, nonpoisonous safety, and suitability for children. Sold in 30¢ and 60¢ jars with a orange and black label.
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Hamlin
Marmilla
Druggista
Esea
Dr.King
All Drugpiste
Iowa American Legion push for veterans bonuses and boxing legalization
Under supervision of the Lews American Legion, over 60 percent of likely Iowa legislators favor a veteran bonus of 1 dollar 15 cents per war month from May 1917 to August 1919. Other bills seek tax exemptions and job preferences for ex service members, and a push to legalize boxing in Iowa.
Legion subcommittee drafts bills on insignia and membership
The legislative committee drafts a fourth bill to make it a misdemeanor for any man not a member of the American Legion to wear the legion button. The action aims to protect the legion insignia though the legion has not yet decided which men it will ask to introduce.
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Legislative Committee
American Legion
Legion
Bedridden man calls dead wife in Minnesota
Isaac Dahlin, bedridden for three years, surprised relatives by discovering his wife already dead at their Minneapolis home on Nineteenth Avenue North East. He had called hours earlier, unaware of the tragedy, when a cousin found him. The article notes the man’s condition and sudden grief, with no immediate cause of death given. The scene centers on a quiet household and a perplexing, tragic moment in an urban setting.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Isaac Dahlin
Nineteenth Avenue N. E
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