Galloway forges ready to scrap in Cedar Falls region
In Cedar Falls Iowa a clash looms between two dealers, International Harvester Co and William Galloway Co of Waterloo, amid short course tensions. Rumors claim Galloway sought prizes at the event but IH officials opposed. local farmers weigh loyalties as a Woodmen meeting and other community items unfold in nearby Waterloo and Cedar Falls.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
International Harvester Company of America
William Galloway Company
Waterloo
Woothers
Prince
Wera
Galloway
Transfers of Property-Notes of the Sick-Society Events
Ken Penny buys 120 acres in Mitchell county at 100 dollars per acre and will stay on his current farm near Mona Junction. I E Perry buys the W. W. Gist property on Normal street for 24 thousand dollars. Mrs E E Dar visits Minneapolis. Mr and Mrs C M Hamm move to Ionia. College Hill gets new fire equipment. Miss Lorenz cannot return to duty this year. Mrs Knoll sells 1604 Franklin for 3150. Theo Juhl takes over Markussen shop. Prof B Dubbert notes idle workers in cities amid a hard winter. spring hoped. Jesse Higby visits from Des Moines. Jens Nielsen advertises new irrigation pump and milk-handling pump tests at the state college.
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Cedar Falls
Ken Penny
Mitchell County
Mona Junction
Military Ball Turns Profit for Company 1 at Armory Hall
Captain J Wildebrand reports Company 1 net profit from Friday’s military ball at the armory hall amounting to 260 dollars. The event generated strong interest and inquiries into hall rentals, reflecting solid working capital for the unit.
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J. Wildebrand
Armory Hall
Hildebrand
Train hold up men not found in Cedar Rapids report
Four men named in connection with an attempted train hold up near Cedar Rapids were found to have no involvement. No clues about the bandits’ whereabouts emerged as investigators pursued the case. Gasser spent time at Waverly visiting her mother, Mrs. Jon Dickinson, for her birthday celebration.
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Cedar Falls
Rints
Hearst
J. M. Thrall
Railsway
Mabuque
Thinais Central Company
Florence Harris
Mee Dowell
Des Moines
May
Harrie
Cedar Rapida, Ja
Chicago & Northwestern
Mia
Gasser
Waverly
Jon Dickinson
Builders Will Be Very Busy In Cedar Falls This Season
Cedar Falls, Iowa reports many contractors have lined up work with Hans W. Larson and C. T. Simpson winning a Main and Eleventh street project. Contracts also awarded for homes on West Twenty-second and West Nineteenth streets in Collegetown and a College Hill project worth 8 000 dollars. An expected total of at least 60 houses to be erected this year. Also notes a missionary meeting at Cornell College and moves to place the National Guard on par with the regular army including a possible machine gun company for the Fifty third regiment. Political updates cover Parm Holden’s gubernatorial candidacy and non partisan speaking engagements.
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woomarEx
Choar Falls
Waterloo
Lod. Corning
Francia Korns
Moines
Canning
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Hans W. Larson
Main
Eleventh Streets
C. T. Simpson
Frank Cotton
A. K. Wallace
A. J. Wilbur
West Twenty-second Street
Collegetown
E. J. Issey
West Nineteenth Street
Jackson County
Frank I. Merchant
Teachers’ College
College Hill
Frank Cotten
John Barnes
West Twenty-third Street
E. A. Randall
Messrs
Darwin Wilson
John Gerheldt
E. Ceperiy
Olive Street
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Foareten
Willimek
National Guard
Parm. Holden
Osage
Sioux City
State College
Tames
Cornell 88th Birthday Observance Marks Waterloo Resident
Mrs. Phoebe Cornell, longtime Waterloo resident of 410 Commercial Street, celebrates her eighty eighth birthday. A First Baptist member for forty years, she wore her wedding trousseau at a New England supper and recalls marrying William Orwell, a Baptist minister, in 1860s. Their frontier marriage and Pioneer life in Wisconsin preceded their move to Waterloo in 1889, where Orwell died in 1903. Remarks hope she reaches ninety and a century of life.
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Phoebe Cornell
Waterloo
Commercial Street
Cornell
First Ramist
Wisconsin
Waterlow
Pires
Bankers Attend Meeting at Tama
Bankers and bank clerks from the locality attended a district meeting in Tama today, causing all local banks to close in observance of a legal holiday. Attendees included Dr. F. W. Powers, E. W. Miller, Geo. N. Garrettson, and F. B. Dietrich.
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Tama
F. W. Powers
E. W. Miller
Geo. N. Garrettson
F. B. Dietrich
Traces of Ancient France Drive Back Earth’s Age
Geologists Isell and colleagues assert the Earth is at least two hundred thousand years old based on river erosion patterns beneath caves in France. The finding, presented as solid evidence of early human activity timelines, strengthens long-standing views on Earth's antiquity.
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France
Isell
What is this domestic science then explained
An engaged girl asks what practical domestic science is and a more experienced friend from Pittsburgh Poat explains it as making hash from leftover meat and croquettes from the hash.
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Pittsburgh Poat
Social Life in Rural Districts Institute Highlights
The farmers institute in Ames district drew good attendance. Prof E L Stewart delivered an engaging talk on soils and crop rotation, advocating agricultural clubs to keep rural youth at home. Mrs Samuel Harbaugh spoke on duties to others, stressing that the boys and girls are the most valuable crop on the farm.
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Farmers’ Institute
E. L. Stewart
Ames
Stewart
Harry Smucker
Samuel Harbaugh
Levi Jewell
Harbaugh
G. R. Bhss
Hadwin Williams
C. A. Nelson
Waverly
Andrew Wither
Fred Jacobs
A. E. Kepford
J. H. Grady
Picturesque Manchuria Wheat Transport
Wheat travels to mills rivers and railways across vast distances in Manchuria. In winter rough roads freeze solid and natives haul grain up to 200 miles. Caravans of heavy two wheeled carts drawn by four to eight mules travel in long lines at night for safety and companionship.
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Manchuria
What a Twister Is in Life Insurance Lore
In life insurance parlance a twist er is a smooth-tongued promoter who tries to persuade policyholders to surrender their current policy. He claims the rival company will yield better results, even when the policyholder is content with their present plan.
Merely Moral Effect and Rasberry Rastus Remark
A Washington Star quotation features Uncle Rasberry comparing reformers to Rastus Pinkley’s dog. He recalls telling Rastus the dog is not for catching rats but will scare them to death if they approach. The piece uses dialect and humor to comment on reformers.
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Uncle Rasberry
Rastus Pinkley
Rastus
Washington Star
Clean Up or Close Up H B Kelly Comments on Police Probe
The civil service commission chair H B Kelly urged cleaning up or closing up the police probe after a city hall conference with Rev J E Johnson Mayor J R Rector and the chair. Johnson to issue a public statement. evidence could trigger action, otherwise the affair may end. Rector plans no public statement yet pending Johnson's remarks.
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H. B. Kelly
Civil Service Commission
Cty Hall
J. E. Johnson
J. R. Rector
Police Department
Johnson
W. T. Dinneen
Rev. Johnson
Rainy Day Umbrella Repair Tip From Old Guide
A street side umbrella repair method suggests closing the umbrella, aligning the torn cloth, and threading a small hairpin through the rib hole to wind around the cloth for a quick fix. The technique, described as a sturdy first aid, may tempt permanent use according to National Magazine.
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National Magazine
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Normal Street
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