Des Moines Eyes Possible Rescue of Creston to Des Moines Rail Line
Des Moines reports that Attorney General H. M. Havner brokered an agreement to stop junking the Creston, Winterset & Des Moines Railway from Creston to Macksburg. The Chicago buyers would be paid 15,000 to forego tearing up the line, with potential future completion to Des Moines to serve an area lacking other rail service.
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H. M. Havner
Creston
Macksburg
Creston, Winterset& Des Moines Railway Company
Mucksburg
Madison County
Chicago
Ralph H. Beaton
Sigmund Ornstein
Louis Greenburg
Nathan Harris
Havner
Atth Tney General
Widow of Rich Iowa Merchant Wins Dower Right
Des Moines Dec 17 The Iowa Supreme Court sustained the Polk County District Court in Anna B Fleming vs Fleming Bros upholding Mrs Fleming’s dower interest in the estate of her husband Charles Fleming. The estate includes the Fleming building at Sixth and Walnut and other city property. The Fleming brothers had argued the estate was held in a communistic arrangement. the court rejected that claim, affirming the lower court’s verdict in Mrs Fleming’s favor. Justice Salinger dissented.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Polk
Anna B. Fleming
Fleming Bros
Charles Fleming
Fleming
Sixth and
Walnut Streets
Robert J
John A
Stanhope Pleming
Charles
Mississippi to Field Ice as River Freezes
Dubuque Iowa reports local ice dealers cleaning snow from the river and preparing crews for an early season. If cold days persist there will be a strong ice crop, contrasting with last year’s scarce harvest and higher summer prices. Labor supply remains uncertain as crews are not yet fully drawn. A notice in the Courier hints at a “For Sale Act.”
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Mississippi
Dubuque
Morningside College Clinches $1 Million Endowment
Sioux City Iowa December 17 Dozens of telegrams pushed the Morningside college campaign to reach the Rockefeller foundation 150000 endowment. Deficits were underwritten by E M Corbett and others and the drive clinched raising 900000 toward a 1600000 endowment with a 150000 science hall and a 100000 girls dormitory to enable 1500 students in two years.
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Morningside College
Rockefeller Foundation
E. M. Corbett
C. W. Payne
Morningside
Wild
European arc lamp yields orange non actinic light
An electric lamp invented in Europe uses a metallic arc within a sealed bulb filled with attenuated helium and neon gases to produce a non actinic orange light suitable for photographic darkrooms.
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Europe
High Tribute to Iowa Draft Work Delivers Praise
Des Moines reports Gov Harding receives a letter from Judge Advocate General Crowder praising Iowa's draft administration. Crowder says no efficiency reports were compiled yet notes that Iowa's selective service was always a source of deep pride and that the draft operation in Iowa was a byword at national headquarters and across the nation. Adj Gen Harris adds details on November 1, 1918.
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Gov. Harding
B. H. Crowder
Iowa
Gen. Crowder
Adj
P. C. Harris
Department
Washington
Iowa Finish Examinations of Young Registrants
Iowa completed its examination process following Utah Nevada and Wisconsin for 14 to 36 year old registrants.
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Iowa
Utah
Nevada
Wisconsin
Iowa Operators Face Commission Over Coal Profits
Des Moines reports Gov Harding weighs creating a state commission to probe coal operator profits. In a conference the operators warned production could drop if a 14 percent wage increase is imposed without raising coal prices, arguing some mines cannot operate under the plan. Advertising is noted as NEWS.
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Des Moines
Wee
Harding
Farmer Will Fight Shy of Clairvoyants Losses Damage Suit
Avoca Iowa December 17 A district court jury awarded one dollar damages to Christen sen in a suit against neighbor Eckhard for accusing him of calf theft after consulting an Omaha clairvoyant The clairvoyant reportedly said Christen sen butchered the calf and Eckhard repeated the charge in front of others
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Avoca
Christensen
Eckhard
Eeichard
Eckhard Christensen
New Discovery Proves Best Remedy for Colds
Dr. King's New Discovery is touted as the nationally popular remedy for colds grippe and throat coughs. It is described as reliable for the whole family with a bottle in the cabinet preventing short lived illnesses. Available at druggists for 60 cents and 1.20.
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Dr. King
Calf theft tale ends with vigilante accusation
A scrambled account recounts a calf sold by Christensen to Roman, then via Hanna to Eckhard. A missing calf prompts Eckhard to consult a clairvoyant who blames peasant landholders. Accusations fly against Christensen, with the calf later found in a pasture near Oakland. The note closes with a Commons dinner custom.
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Roman Fandd Hanna
Eekbard
Eckhard
Omaha
Italy
Europe
Ecihard
Christ
Lensen
Hin
Oakland
Hood's Sarsaparilla Offers Relief From Rheumatism
Advertisement claims rheumatism is constitutional not local and that Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood to correct acidity and provide lasting relief. It recommends Hood's Pills as a gentle purge and presents a claimed cure pathway through a constitutional treatment rather than external remedies.
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Hood
Stubborn Bowels Tamed By Dr King’s Life Pills
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a natural aid for constipated bowels. It claims to eliminate fermenting waste and restore normal digestion, with a price of 26 cents per bottle in drugstores.
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Dr. King
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