Mystery Ceiling Tale At Capitol Reveals Tramp Painter
Des Moines reports recall of an artful tramp who painted the secretary of state's office ceiling in the Iowa state capitol. Critics call it the finest ceiling in the building and a monument to an unknown artisan. The tale ends with the painter never found after the foreman paid him and he vanished.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa State Capitol
Capitol Building
Walter Ramsay
Capitol
Capitol Commission
Capital Hill
Ena
Secretary of State
New Hampton Lets Contract for 30 Blocks Pavement
New Hampton Iowa February 4 contract for 30 blocks of paving awarded to Western Asphalt Paving corporation Stour City as lowest bid from 10 opened by city council. Price 2.49 per square yard for paving with straight curb and gutter 8t per linear foot circular curb and gutter 90c. Curb and gutter 32 inches wide. Asphaltic concrete on five inch Portland cement base. Work to begin April 15 and finish by August 16. Most paving 30 feet wide in business district 40 and 50 feet elsewhere.
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New Hampton
Western Asphalt Paving Corporation
Stour City
Main Street on Screen at Strand Theatre
The Strand presents a film adaptation of Sinclair Lewis's Main Street. The story, inspired by a Courier reporter’s Waterloo background and a prairie town setting, focuses on a city girl's efforts to uplift a midwestern community and the emotional strains that follow.
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Llorence Victor
Cre
Sincla
Lewla
Wailer 109
Main Street
Sinclair Lewis
Strand Theatre
Hiis
Waterloo
Pape's Cold Compound Ad Claims Safe Relief
Advert appears to promote Pape's Cold Compound as a pleasant safe remedy for colds. It claims two tablets every three fours until three doses are taken with the first dose providing relief and the second and third breaking up the cell, promising no quinine or opiates and that millions use it. Price is thirty five cents and druggists guarantee it.
Doctor Andrews Invents New Rupture Truss in KC
In Kansas City Maine a noted Hernia specialist Dr. Andrews announces a new rupture treatment weightless truss free from pods and belts. Hundreds report relief and patients discard old trusses. send a free trial request to 385 H Koch Building Kansas City Me.
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Kansas City
Andrews
That Ride Like One Of The Most Spectacular Trials
A fragmented description of a Western film scene titled That Ride, featuring Jack Mulhach, Walter Long, and a canine star. The piece praises a dramatic ride and a dog’s courage, noting humor and adventure elements in a Crystal Theme production with dramatic visuals and emotional appeal.
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Universal Western
Welt
Palney
Jack Landon
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Taylor Holmes
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Riatto
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Indieland
Ike Evans
Evans
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Wallace Reid
Crealto Theatre
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Ike” Evans
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Ruth Carson
Grand Canyon
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Adeline
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