Iowa crops worth a minted gold total in 1918
Des Moines reports the 1918 Iowa crop value at 862,225,117 dollars, led by corn at 438,712,710 dollars from 366,677,000 bushels. Quots, timothy and hay values follow with winter and spring wheat totals. Director Reed notes strong winter wheat acreage gains and good stand establishment across the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Reed
State Board of Agriculture
State House
Reed
Taillion Acre Goal Sect
Willard Mack Playwright Called Nat Goodwin of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Ia Dec 31 Willard Mack playwright actor and scenario writer known locally as the Nat Goodwin of Iowa faces big day in court with wives Pauline Frederick his latest wife has filed for divorce making her the third wife to seek severance and a string of previous marriages and divorces are recalled with details of Tiny Leone Marjorie Trambeau and Miss Rembeau in early dramatic circles as rumors of further action emerge and New York reports confirm pending divorce actions bringing public notices of a dramatic figure's private life.
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Cedar Rapids
Willard Mack
Nat Goodwin
Iowa
Mack
McLaughlin
Pauline Frederick
Maude Leone
Tiny Leone
Salt Lake City
Miss Leone
New York
Marjorie, Trambeau
Broaday
Miss Rembeau
Henea
Council Bluffs Stranded Without Street Cars Hit by Four Week Strike
The Omaha and Council Bluffs street railway strike, now four weeks old, has left residents reliant on jitneys and company transport. Fares risen to 25 cents plus a bridge toll, increasing costs for workers. Some firms, including American Express, run shuttles for employees. theaters report heavier impact as evening crowds dwindle.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha and Council Giulie Street Railway
Oqmeka
Missouri
American Express Company
Express Company
Council Blais
Etrelis
Illnesses Drop 28 Deaths in Des Moines Weekend
Nes Moines health reports 28 deaths from influenza and pneumonia over Sunday and Monday. For the same period 34 new cases were reported, with Nut Rix physicians noting 46 new cases up to noon yesterday, across six days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEC
Des Moines
Nes Moines
Health Department
Davenport Enacts Strict Quarantine to Fight Flu
Davenport imposes the strictest city quarantine to date. All businesses except factories, food shops, groceries, drug stores, meat markets, and milk depots close. City offices and public rooms shut. Capt. Middleton, city physician, says the measure aims to stamp out the epidemic in a week. He criticizes peanut merchants for pursuing profit over safety.
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Davenport
Mee
Uyvern
Ibeety Council
Board of Health
Middleton
Camp
Fynston
Aged Man Sues for Divorce and Reveals Old Troubles
Cedar Rapids Ja Aged man Nadae Havel 65 years old sues for divorce in Cook County Illinois revealing his arrest in Chicago on wife desertion. Linn County attorney Lockweor fights habeas corpus. Havel jailed awaiting grand jury action after five years since abandonment charge. Wife Mrs Havel 68 was supported by bond and payments.
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Cedar Rapids
Lee
Chicago
Porter Pated Muk
Nour
Nadae Havel
Shing
Cook County
Mr. Havel
Havel
Lin County
Yak Kk. Lockweor
Linn
Joe Ulch
Salon
Ufe
97 000 Will Ease An Aching Heart
Miss Marle Hanson, 22, daughter of a South Dakota farmer, won $7,000 from George P. Johnson in Sioux City district court for breach of promise. The 1917-1918 betrothal ended when Johnson married another Feb 1. Jury verdict followed lengthy trial with gifts cited as inducements.
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South Dakotas
Warner
Sioux City
Marle Hanson
South Dakota
Sear
District Court
Miss Hannon
George P. Johnson
A. J. Bolton
Miss Hanson
A. L. Fribourg
Johnsson
George
Hanson
Itchnson
Hansen
Johnson
8000 Men To Arrive At Camp Dodge For Discharge
Des Moines reports 8000 men will arrive at Camp Dodge this week to demobilize. Captain Cline says they come from various camps, likely formerly in training. A Kansas City dispatch notes 2000 men from Camp Meade passed through en route, with overseas equipment aboard ship when the armistice was signed. Another detachment from Camp Millis, N. Y., includes air squadron men recently returned from England.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Cline
Kansas City
Camp Meade
Mongay
Camp Millis
Maen
England
Newton, Iowa Reimposes Influenza Quarantine
Newton, Dec. 11. The board of health reimposed the influenza quarantine for the city for an indefinite period. It will not be lifted while the epidemic persists. The earlier lifting on Nov. 28 is reversed as officials gauge ongoing risk to public gatherings. Real estate transfers and cemetery transactions are listed under Black Hawk County Abstract.
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Newton
Board of Health
Black Hawk County Abstract, Co
Fred
William Weiden
Raymond
Joseph Tegeker
L. P. Mc Reynolds
Gedar Pawns Ia
C.suseen
Fairview Cemetery
Sand & Row T. Mausoleum
Fairview
National casualty list lists 3151 names from war dept
The War Department casualty list released in Washington today shows 3151 names divided into killed in action, died of disease, wounded slightly, and missing. Iowa lists seventy three men among the names with districts and home towns such as Waterloo Grand Junction Oxford Junction and Davenport. The record names numerous soldiers with ranks from private to corporal and includes hometowns like Clarinda Dubuque Des Moines and Sioux Center among others.
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Washington, D. C
Corp
Alfred Grim
Columbia Street
Waterloo
Albert R. Kersey
Grand Juncom
Frank
John
Mount Pleasant
Luzerne
Blairaburg
Clarence E. Davis
Clarence. Corp
John E. Ellison
Clarinda. Corp
Warren Stevens
Columbia Junction
Oscar D. Hwing
Des Moines
Joseph C. Swanson
Red Oak
Selby F. Fletcher
Marshalltown
Arthur Knutson
Radcliffe
Alvin Konieski
Dodge Center
Alley R. Parker
Dubuque
John H. Knanp
Mohona
Isaac Denheste
Sioux Center
James H. McCaleb
Washington
Wim. Denhartog
Tainter
Medica
I. Houk
Centerville
Walter C. Usher
Cedar Rapids
Pet
Albert M. Kersbargen
Sheldon
Todd
Boone
J. Hagerty
Epworth
Orville L. Kindle
Burlington
Herman K. Pradsick
van Horn
Hermat Gate
Brada
Benjamin B. Bush
Knoxville
Arthur G. Shockley
Marshall Orr
Hans E. Siemsen
Grundy Cente
Elmer G. Swift
Moorhead
Michael N. Guassman
Buena 'St. Be
Wartime Casualties and Missing Names List
A long list of soldiers is reported with ranks and hometowns including Pvt Adolph M Nielsen Harlan Pvt Albert Weir Diaksburg Pvt Frank Nicholas Marble Dock and others. The document notes several missing in action entries such as Pvt Aug Schell Hogewell City and Pvt Charles M Sadler Cascada along with listed wounded or in action cases among various communities.
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Adolph M. Nielsen
Harlan
Albert Weir
Diaksburg
Frank
Nicholas
Marble Dock
Hansen
Osage
Roy Fouch
Marshalltown
Put
Sumae
Ralph J. McCleary
Glenwood
Alfred BE. Schubert
Schleswis
Anton G. Jacobsen
LeMars
Ezra
Olmstead
Parkersburg
Ciford D. Hlalr
Fontanelle
Desve L. Blazek
Cromwell
Hang C. Hansen
Des Moines
Gharie Schwartz
Chariton
Aug. Schell
Hoghwell City
Charles M. Sadler
Cascada
Fred Trentley
Mount Sterling
John L. Anmferson
Sioux City
Sing N. Tete
Readcntre
Business Transfer at Grundy Center
C D Stachour sold the city bakery and restaurant to Jake Stumberg for 6000 with possession given. Admitted, Sophia Thoren, 1 year old daughter of Abe Thoren, died Monday night from influenza. burial to be led by Rev. Sinning today. Henry Klunder sale netted 4000. family to move to town. Anne Peters pleaded guilty to liquor charge and was fined 562 plus costs. Fred Elktenborg sr sold farm southeast of Stout to his son for 200 per acre. Claus Hinkens died Monday.
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Ifrandy Center
C. D. Stachour
Jake Stumberg
Soptia Thoren
Abe Thoren
Henry Klunder
Klunder
Anne Peters
Dike
Mullan
Per Aora
Fred Elktenborg
Stout
Fred
Claus Hinkens
Olive Tablets Claim To Cure Indigestion By Liver Cleansing
An old advertisement extols Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy that arouses the liver and improves digestion. It promises relief from bad mouth taste coating, poor appetite, and energy loss by regulating the bowels with one or two tablets at bedtime. Pricing is 10c and 25c per box, available at all druggists.
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Wangler Bros
Dr. Edwards
Local Death Notice for Influenza Victim Near Wellsburg
Death reported north of Wellsburg due to Spanish influenza. The deceased is a son of Heinke Binkraa who also lives north of Wellsburg, and is located at the home of his cousin Henry Maga.
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Henry Maga
Wellsburg
Heinke Binkraa
Welle Ure
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Heal Childs Skin
Mrs W Ferguson of Upper Sandusky Ohio reports four weeks of upper lip and chin eruptions resembling water blisters that itched and spread until using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After treatment the daughter recovered, aided by further use of the products for maintenance. Sample offered free by mail order, with prices for Soap and Ointment.
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W. Ferguson
Upper
Sandusky
Ohio
New Life Pills Offer Gentle Bowel Aid for Mothers
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a mild tonic remedy to keep bowels on schedule and support digestion. It targets mothers and promises relief from retarded functioning, with a price of 25 cents. The copy emphasizes a pleasant, reliable effect and broad druggist availability.
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Dr. King
To The Wife of One Who Drinks
An advertisement urges wives or friends to request information on overcoming drink addiction. It promises a quick, easy method for freeing drinkers from the curse and improving health and happiness. The details are to be sent in a plain envelope to Edw. J. Woods at DA-625, Station F, New York.
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J. Woods
New York
N.Y
The Chicago Herald and Examiner Adverts as Partner in Business
The article argues that the newspaper serves business, funded by advertisers, and reflects the voice of commerce. It asserts readers and advertisers overlap, that advertising sustains publications, and that the Chicago Herald and Examiner targets a progressive, self reliant audience while avoiding fraudulent ads. Copyright, 1918, Star Company.
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Chicago
The
Herald and Examiner
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Glenn H. Doty
Newell
Henry Ness
Linn Grove
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Hack
Burt
Carp
William Scherrman
Farley
Harry Carpenter
New Hampton
Harry E. Kimble
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Grundy Center
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King’s
Peru
Peruna
R. F. Suttles
R. D
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Waynesburg
Lois
Victrola
Victor
Victor Records
Burr
Dinah
Hannah
Harry Lauder
John McCormack
Victor Record
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