Christmas gifts bring joy to Iowa City children’s hospital
Iowa City on Christmas Day featured a circus of excitement at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital with a single large tree and multiple ward trees, Santa visits, and individual gift boxes for each crippled child. Gifts came from across the state, with clubs and societies aiding the Perkins Christmas drive. nearly $500 in cash remains to fund year round programs and clothing for hospitalized children.
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Iowa City
Children's Hospital
University of Iowa
E State
Santa Claus
Santa
Des Moines
iPerkins
Iowal
Charlotte Hastman
Kidney Trouble Relief Ad From Village Springs
A testimonial from C E Brewer of Village Springs Alabama describes a severe three week kidney illness that kept him bedridden. After trying Foley Kidney Pills he improved after the first doses and was fully cured with no recurrence, praising the remedy as the best kidney remedy in the world. Sold everywhere.
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C.E- Brewer
Village Springs
Ala
Carrie G. Harrel
Nicholson
Norfolk
Foley
Perkins Society Plans Clothing and Toy Reserve in Iowa City
A report notes the Perkins Society will sort through a large quantity of second hand clothing in Iowa City, mend and prepare it for use, maintain a reserve supply of toys, and set aside yards of material to be turned into clothing during the year.
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Perkins Society
Iowa City
Landowner Frees Tenant From Rent Burden in Buck Grove
Emil Stegmann manager of Farmers Lumber in Buck Grove Iowa remitted 1000 of tenant’s overdue rent after a slump in farm prices. Other landlords press tenants to pay pre slump rents. Buck Grove December 25.
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Buck Grove
Emil Stegmann
Farmers Lumber Company
Spencer Man Plans 600 Acres Popcorn
Spencer Iowa Dec 25 George Walker of Spencer finishes popcorn harvest on Blow or Bush Bros place. 340 acres replanted due to cutworms. 160 acres replanted with poorer yield. He nets about 32 bushels per acre and expects 20 railcar loads to his Spencer plant. Prices now 10 to 12 cents per pound. Planned expansion to 600 acres next year on Linnan place nearby. Rotary club fundraiser aids local school project. Jones and Piney Woods singers previously helped raise funds.
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Terril
George Walker
Spencer
Bush Bros
Walker
Linnan
Rotary Club Gifts Marshalltown to Piney Woods School
The Rotary club of Marshalltown Ia sent $1000 to Lawrence C. Jones principal of Piney Woods country life school Braxton Miss as a Christmas gift. The donation supports the education program at the school and marks a generous community gesture.
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Marshalltown
Rotary Club
Lawrence C. Jones
Piney Woods
Red Cross Liver Pills Promoted For Numerous Ailments
An ad extols Red Cross Liver Pills as a cure for liver stomach bowel diseases including constipation headaches and dizziness. The watch shaped bottles claim two months for twenty five cents and list Waterloo Henderson and other druggists with mail orders from Rea Bros Minneapolis Minn.
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Red Cross
Waterloo
Robert Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Rea Bros
Minneapolis
Minn
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Fiza National Bank
Lowe
Ates Business College
Christmas
The
East 5Th St. Hardware Co
Spencer Man
Jones
J the Piney
Superior Welding Works
W. B. Shirk
H. L. Baldwin
Commercial ST. Waterloo
Comte
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