New Light On Labee_rs Career From Walker News
Eugene LaBeers Kraft, once paroled from Anamosa for burglary, is accused of German sympathy and possible espionage. Drawings and correspondence found under his bed allegedly reveal dangerous ties, false leave papers, and a deserter history linked to Clifford Brown. Multiple arrests and past military service are noted in a sprawling account.
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African Wife Worth Five Cows in Africa Manners and Mission Work
Sioux City, Ia. Feb 22. Arthur Johnson, son of Bishop EF S Johnson, recounts his Africa mission with his father and his return from a land where polygamy is practiced and wives are bought with cattle. He planned to enlist in aviation and notes Mohammedanism creeping north, with native life and missionary collaboration described.
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May Face Blood Relatives in Great War Over There
Henry W. Drake of Buchhola and Hrake in Greene Iowa will report Monday at Camp Dodge as part of the first national army increment. Drake, 24, German native naturalized two years ago, has four brothers in German service and a dozen relatives in arms of the Kaiser. In Greene he became a partner in his firm a year ago. Frank Luce and Roy Coburn were arrested in Harrison county for selling blank books for income tax purposes while posing as revenue officers. Two Iowa Falls farm deals totaling over 70,000 dollars closed for 280 acres near the town. Arthur Ward sold 120 acres to John Lenhart at 260 per acre, then bought K K Mason’s 160 acres at 248 per acre.
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Allison
Greene
Drake
United States
Council Bluffs
Frank Luce
Roy Coburn
Harrison County
Floyd Hendricks
Missioner
Iowa Falls
Town Falls
Arthur Ward
John Lenhart
Danderine Ad Promises Dandruff Cure in Days
An advertisement touts Danderine as a cheap remedy for dandruff. It instructs to pour a small bottle into the hand rub into the scalp until the scalp feels cared for. By morning most of the flaky scarf will disappear and two or three applications will end dandruff itching and hair loss.
Delaware county boys report for World War II induction on Washington's Birthday
Forty nine Delaware county youths are ordered to report at 2 pm on Washington's Birthday for induction, then depart at 8:08 am Saturday for Waterloo and Des Moines. The Manchester Commercial club will not stage a public farewell to avoid crowding. A list of inductees includes Henry J. McCuaker and many from Manchester, Dundee, Hopkinton, Earlville, and other towns. Forrest J. Moore leaves as high school coach to join the draft process.
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National Army
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Yadiomer
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Geo. Burden
Nopkinton
John Lean Anderson
Mans Chester
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Feiderman
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Wurn- Lott
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Hopkintom
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Andrew OP. Hatrepoley
August Koipper
Earlville
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Delhidunn
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Lerman
Mareh
Harford
Hopkinton
Nelo Ratcliffe
Artur L Welterlen
Edgewood
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Greeley
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Dyersville
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Worthington
Lee
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Seheehleman
Marlette
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Clyde Cree
Strawberry Point
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EL Mutlen
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Ryan
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Clay City
Archie C. Atkins
Henry CC
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Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by PAZO Ointment
Advert says PAZO Ointment cures piles in six to fourteen days with first application relief. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure itching bleeding or prolapsed piles. Price 56 cents.
Iowa Falls Prepares Sendoff for Soldiers
Iowa Falls plans a farewell rally for soldiers departing early next week for Camp Dodge. A dinner will be served at Hotel Woods, followed by an evening program at the Metropolitan opera house with Prof. B. Shimek of the State University giving the address. President Ido F. Meyer will preside, music directed by Prof. A. E. Bullock, with invocations and readings by local clergy and Dr. DeWitt Clinton.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Hotel Woods
B. Shimek
The
State University
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Bohemia
Europe
Ido F. Meyer
A. E. Bullock
Ellsworth College of Conservatory of Music
Westerlund
DeWitt Clinton
C. William Bast
Pins Found in Salmon in Newton
Mrs Will Gardner of Newton discovers twelve rusty pins in a can of salmon opened in her home on February 22. She reports two to three pins lay parallel to each other within the thin layers of salmon.
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Popcorn Novelty Delights Woodbine Soldiers in France
From Woodbine Indiana a shipment of popcorn reached the Woodbine soldiers serving in France. A sack was opened at a French home and the Wrench family there had never tasted popcorn before. The moment amused the troops and locals alike.
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Woodbine
Woodbine Soldier Boys
France
Founding Celebrations and Kidnapping Tale At Manchester Wall
Dazed readers learn of a Manchester event to mark the founding of the Kneguts of Pytilas amid house openings and a Cysthedlh celebration. A missing woman reappears claiming kidnapping to Omaha and Sioux City, with a deaconess aiding as she returns home. A separate report notes a fatal burn from a saddling explosion near Logan, and a caregiver nearly dies from injuries with recovery expected.
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Mia
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Datsshier
Mason City Chamber Secretary Ordered to Report for Army Service
WH M Van Anken secretary of Mason City Chamber of Commerce was ordered yesterday to report for national army service next Monday in Algona. He was elected to the post less than a month ago and no successor has been named.
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Mason City
Chamber of Commerce
WH. M. van Anken
Jay
Algona
National Army
California Syrup of Figs advertisement claims safe laxative for all ages
An old endorsing ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a harmless fruit laxative that cleans the bowels. It urges mothers to use the genuine product, notes counterfeit versions, and promises relief for feverish, listless children and upset stomachs.
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California Fig Syrup Company
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