Prohibitory Amendment Moves Through Iowa Senate and House
Des Moines reports say the 1917 prohibitory constitutional amendment has been transmitted to the Thirty-eighth general assembly by Gov. Harding. Senator Whitmore introduced a resolution in the Town senate but rules suspension failed. The measure is expected to be among the first to be acted on by both chambers as states rush ratification to reach the three fourths needed for national adoption.
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Des Moines
Congress
Thirty-eighth General Assembly
Harding
Matl
Senate
Chester Whitmore
Wanella County
Whitmore
Toway
Associated Press
Iowa
Union
Soldiers Letters Describe Sauer kraut Foundry and War Ruins
German kraut factory near Brug supplied occupying troops, with a foundry repurposed as a kraut plant. Pvt George Johnson reports on near Metz and St Mihiel battlefield ruins, trenches, barbed wire, and few civilians. Corp Earl Standish, in France, details duties, rations, and travel while learning the language.
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George 5
Johnson
Metz
St Mihiel
St. Michiel
Ieatire
Brug
Hts
Elanding
Standish
Girls Escape From Mitchellville
Five girls pried wire netting from a Mitchellville reformatory window and jumped from the second floor. An interurban trip to Des Moines ended when deputy sheriff Kelley questioned them aboard. Ringleader identified as Ilsle figer. others named Pay McMillan Myrtle Ryan Yorna Pierce and Ethel Day. One claimed escape from a jetty hospital and that further jail breaks would be easy.
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Des Moines
Mitchellville Reformatory
Prince Albert
Big City
If. Kelley
Altoona
Kelley
Lawrence de Graft
Mitchellville
Ilsle Figer
Pay McMillan
Myrtle Ryan
Yorna Pierce
Ethel Day
St. Monica’a
Cedar Rapids mayor may open matrimonial bureau
Cedar Rapids Jan 15 two homes await feminine occupants for matrimony one in Michigan and one in Marion Cedar Rapids can provide information Cyrus Vauort from Michigan seeks a wife owning a farm Marion candidate asks to meet workers from the federal employment bureau to choose a wife he is 34 and hard of hearing he declares himself a lifelong study on the subject and wants a decent partner free of tobacco drink or bad company
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Cedar Rapids
Michigan
Marion
Cyrus Vauort
Efffa Dies
Woman's Department
The
Federal Employment Bureau
Tam
Chicago Bank Beckons to Third Jowa Man
Des Moines banker O A Barr was elected vice president of the Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago, reputedly the largest in New York. Barr’s Des Moines National Bank directorship is retained though he was not listed among its officers. He becomes the third Des Moines banker to join Chicago’s Continental and Commercial, joining George Reynolds as president and Arthur Reynolds as vice president.
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Des Moines, Ta
O._A. Barr
Des Moines National Bank
Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
I. of New York
Des Moines Bank
Barr
Des Moines National
Des Moines
Continental
Commercial
George Reynolds
Chicago
Ant
Arthur Reynolds
License Plates Delayed As Des Moines Seeks Reforms
Des Moines reports plate production lag as 1,009 to 2,000 daily applications flood the system. About 15,000 plates issued this year with receipts mailed for later delivery. A retrenchment committee drafts new measures to streamline licensing at county seats and through the secretary of state. An added sale receipt with used-car transactions would curb theft by proving a valid license.
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Des Moines
Secretary of Plate
Baily
Legislatire
Ihig
Ant
Nation's Dead and Wounded Names Include 20 Iowa Soldiers
The list released today names 627 casualties with 20 from Iowa among the fallen. Soldiers identified include Peter Seadarneids Sunny Pyt Wile Fad Bertthaser Lealle Maxton and others from Des Moines Burlington Osceola and Tipton, with ranks from Private to Sergeant. An advertisement for A U J Carburator appears at the end.
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Washin
D. Cynam
Amo
Iowa
Peter Seadarneids
Suny Pyt
Wile
Bertthaser
Solidier
Pyt
Lealle Maxton
Pye
Whlter
R. Pucket
Osceola
John Bettman
Wilton Junetion
Chester E. Rutledge
Des
Louis Syring
Tipton
Tiloyd Allen
Scranton
Claire Daniel
Prescot
John W. Dinham
Murray
Ounaded &Kverely
Kennath M. Baley
Fordeche
William 1
Buffalo
Burlington
John Oblrichs
le Mars
Scott B. Wesley
Council
Bruta Pywn
Charles Faren
I Ouk
William A. Moo
Peton
Bernice Everhell
Bulington
Roy O. Bates
Ville
Jesse C. Iines
Independence
Manchester boosters plan memorial for soldiers of war
Reported Manchester Booster club meeting details its secretary’s appointment changes after officer absences and deaths in the organization. Remembrance plans include a lasting monument for fallen members and arrangements for memorial events. Also notes the death of Delaware county farmer Conrad Wandel and local church dedication events in Grundy Center and Waterloo.
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Manchester Boosters
Plan Memorial For’ Soldiers OF War
Real Estate Transfers and War News Highlight Local Notes
Real estate transfers: Highland Improvement Co to G Young, 800.00. Roger A Braniger to Alice L Braniger with parcels near Byrnes Park. land descriptions and minor transfers noted. War items describe a tunnel discovery near Cambrai with German dead, a gruesome scene witnessed by Sergt Jon Collette, and a moving picture of the tunnel. Local business notes report Farmers' plans to buy Katzenmeyer mill elevator for about 25,000 and Marshalltown packing plant sale to Roberts & Oaks Inc with operation to begin soon.
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Black Hawk County Abatrach Co
Fighland Improvement Co
G. Young
Bob - Eighland
Waterloo
Roger A. Braniger
Alice L Braniger
Byrnes Park
Sey Shu
Reece
Alice
Knoxville
Tenny
Leo K. Braniger
Penhessee
Cambrai
Pt Sem Sem
Gilbertville
K. L. Mosher
Sergt
Jon Callette
Jerry Shad
Sergi Collette
Jerry
Tad- Joe
Hawkeye Auto &Gony
Taxi Co
Leger
Town City
Farmers’ Nations
Khatzenmeyer Brothers
Katzenmeyer
Marshalltown
Haglish
Brittain & Co. Packing House
Sige
Chicago
Hoberts & Oaks, Inc
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Promote Blood Health
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a powerful blood remedy after illnesses and grip. It claims purification of poisons, relief from anemia and lax muscles, and a fifty year successful record. It also recommends Hood's Pills as a gentle cathartic for families and all ages.
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Hoad
Hood
New Discoveries for Colds and Coughs Promoted
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and bronchial attacks claiming relief within a night and restoring health by morning. It also promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle natural laxative aiding bowel function. Prices listed 60c to $1.20 for discovery and 25c for pills.
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Dsing
Dr. King
Purify Your Stomach with Mi-o-na Tablets
Distressed after meals with belching sour food and gas signals indigestion. The ad urges Mi-o-na stomach tablets to transform a filthy stomach into a healthy one, promising quick relief from indigestion dizziness and headaches with dealer refund if not satisfied. Wangler Bros. sells it.
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Mione
Wangler Bros
New York
New York Post Graduate Medical School
Kenneth K. MacAlpine
Wolke
Wangler Bros. Co
Schuneman & Co
Strippel & Young dissolve partnership in Iowa region
The firm Strippel & Young ends its collaboration by mutual consent. Mr. Young buys the stock, dissolving a long time relationship. Strippel will focus on canning factories in Waverly and Clarksville, while Young plans to manage the business rest and pursue solo ventures with anticipated good prospects.
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Orbhly
Strippel & Young
Young
Strippel’ & Young
Strippel
Tha. Canning
Waverly
Clarksville
Mr. Young
Thoroly
Fairbank Creamery Pays Out Over Eighty Thousand
Patrons of the Fairbank farmers' creamery company met in the opera house to review a year ending report. Secretary A J Langly stated the creamer bought 144000 pounds of butterfat and paid patrons over 80000 dollars, excluding additional items not included in the record.
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Fairbank Farmers’ Creamery.co
Fairbank
Fairbank Farmers’ Creamery Company
Opera House
A. J. Langly
Recipe to Darken Gray Hair
Mr. Frank Harbaugh of Cincinnati Ohio a longtime barber shares a home remedy to darken gray hair at low cost. Mix water with hay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine apply twice weekly until the desired shade is reached. The mixture is not a dye nor does it color the scalp and it should not rub off.
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Frank Harbaugh
Cincinnati
Butter prices and local officers elected in year
Prices for butter ranged from 44 to 70 cents per pound as the season ended. Prescott reports John Hoskins of Adams County charged with malice and premeditated murder after killing his wife and two stepchildren and attempting suicide. Hoskins jailed in Morning County.
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Cerse
Senason
John Lechey
A. J. Jaoaly
B. Everett
Frank Adderman
Lyons
Frank Fay
Prescott
Ioh
John Hoskins
Adams County
Jorning
Hamlin's Wizard Oil and Liver Pills Ad
An old advertisement promotes Hamlin's Wizard Oil for rheumatism sciatica back pain and sprains plus a money back guarantee. It also touts Wizard Liver Whips pink pills for constipation and headaches priced at 30 cents with a satisfaction promise.
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Hamlin
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