Enchanted Prince rewards kindness in tale of Lottie
In a 1914 McClure story from Crow’s column, Lottie lives with her cruel stepfamily. She befriends a thirsty tortoise, carries it to the spring, while her sister Madge mocks and neglects others. A prince appears, lifting Lottie from poverty to a royal future, while Madge’s meanness goes unrewarded.
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Lottie
Madge
Lotte
Miss Scrub
Tortoise
Abbott
Louie
Mader
Lotiie
Carrey
Etter
Laottla
Yner
McClure
Crow
Mother's Friend in Every Home
In thousands of American homes there is a bottle of Mother's Friend, a remedy that helped women through childbirth and aided health before and after birth. It relieves strain, relaxes tissues, and soothes breast inflammation, promising a quicker recovery and stronger mother ready to raise her child. Available at drug stores for $1 per bottle. Bradfield Regulator Co. offers a free booklet from 225 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar
Atlana
Rev W H Rogers to lead Vinton Baptist church
News notes from Benton County report Rev W H Rogers of Ellendale ND being called to Vinton Baptist Church and arriving in February to begin work. He succeeds Rev A W Caul, who joined Ames church earlier this month, and Rogers previously preached here to favorable reception. Revival meetings at J B church run a month under Rev CH and choir leader Mr Davidson. Farmers' Inquire slated February 26-27 with speakers arranged by Secretary Catlin. plan to add icehouse this winter and cooperate with civic groups to secure eight lecturers from extension division of State University. Five stock judged by expert from Ames.
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Vinton
Tan
W. H Rogers
Ellendale
North Dakota
Baptist Church
A. W. Caul
Ames
Ranges
Davidson
Catlin
Civic Improvement Association
Brotherhood
Bie Lerial Social Welfare
State Univers
Myre
Fenimre
Flom
Warren
O. W. Macey
Clinton
Kneizel
Thuet Hurnham
W. Hurnham
Paris
Tea party and missing stockholder mark local week
About forty ladies hosted a delightful tea at her home last Friday evening with lilies, hand-painted place cards, and green and white candles. Irv Mitchell, the largest stockholder, missed the annual Kelly Canning Co. meeting due to frail health and wintering in the south. Tobin and Jensen, lawyers for Mrs Turnball, secured a deed for the Van Horne hotel property and the cage will not be appealed to the supreme court as planned by the defendant.
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Mitchell
Kelly Canning Company
South
Tobin & Jensen
Turnball
Strifert
van Horne
Supreme Court
Iowa Peace Board Named by Clarke
Des Moines Iowa Jan 21 Governor Clarke appointed the Iowa board of commissioners of the world's peace foundation. The group includes prominent citizens led by George F Henry as chairman Des Moines with national backing from Edward Ginn of Boston who donates 50000 annually toward a hoped for million dollar endowment to foster international peace. The list names many state figures from Des Moines Ames Davenport and Council Bluffs among others.
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Des Moines
Clarke
Iowa
James Wilson
Ames
A. F Dawson
Davenport
Marshalltown
Hill M. Bell
Nathaniel French
C. W. Vermillion
Centerville
Cardner Cowles
Homer Seerley
Cedar Falls
A. Saunders
Council Bluffs
Jank R. Gaynor
LeMars
Eugene B. Mannheimer
George D. Perkins
Sioux v Ne
J. H. T. Main
Grinnell
Wennestrum
OW Newberry
Strawberry Point
Theodore N. Morrison
Dean F. C. Norton
E. A. Steiner
Lafayette Young
O. D. Wheeler
W. W. Witmar
Paul O. Junkin
Creston
Austin Dowling
J. ¢. Mabry
Albia
Henry 8. Nollen
Missing insurance agent's vault yields no clue
New Hampton Iowa January 21 Mrs W L Sullivan wife of the missing insurance agent yesterday received a key from Des Moines police and opened her husband's safety deposit vault at the State bank here She found only his life insurance policy and some unimportant papers no clue to disappearance four weeks ago.
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New Hampton
W. L. Sullivan
Des Moines
State Bank
Cloverdale Agricultural and Social Club Forms Near New Hampton
Ten families from Jacksonville township organize the Cloverdale Agricultural and Social Club to meet biweekly at a member home. Each session features family participation, including recitations dialogues and musical numbers. Topics cover farm life and broader rural issues.
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New Hampton
Jacksonville Township
Cloverdale Agricultural and Socialelo
Radical change in Mississippi River rate case shocks Iowa
Jan 21 Muscatine Iowa inter state commerce commission ordered rate changes described as the most radical ever. Local shippers praise the victory won by Iowa rate men, with excerpts from Dr. Clifford Thorne and Mr. McCain noting the shift from a 7 cent to a 4 1/2 cent base and the higher eastern routes. The Mississippi River case, spanning New York to Iowa cities along the river, is cited as a landmark in rate adjustment history.
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Muscatine
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River
Clifford G. Thorne
Washington
Prow Railroad Commission
Iowa
Iowa Tate
Trunk Lines Association
Trunk Line
United States
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Saginaw
Interstate Commitrce Commission
St. Louis
Quincey
Keokuk
Dubuque
McCain
Commission
County Board Sets Precedent Against Sectarian Expenditures
County board refuses to fund any bill from a sectarian run school home or hospital, asserting public funds may not be paid to institutions under ecclesiastical control. Members debate whether liberal readings might allow hospital or child-care payments despite the statute.
Iowa National Guard Reorganizes Officers in Des Moines
Des Moines January 21 Owing to the Iowa National Guard affiliation with the regular army a complete military staff reorganization was effected and the adjutant general announced the appointments yesterday. The commissions date from January.
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Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Adjutant General
Tanu
New Iowa National Guard Staff Reorganizes Key Posts
The old staff is abolished and the new roster is announced. Ed win E. Lucas of Des Moines becomes assistant adjutant general with colonel rank. Capt. George E. Ball, regular army, acts as state and federal inspector general. T. J. Mahoney of Boone is judge advocate general with major rank. Major E. F. Lambert of Ames and Major C. H. McConaughy, Eagle Grove oversee quartermaster functions. Capt. Roy S. Whitley, Clifton. Capt. John Kneubel, Iowa City. Capt. Henry C. Baumgartner, Des Moines also listed. Major D. S. Fairchild, Clinton, chief medical officer. Smith W. Brookhart named chief ordnance officer in Washington.
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Iowa
Kneubel
The
State University
Edwin E. Lucas
Des Moines
George E. Ball
Regular Army
T. J. Mahoney
Boone
Quartermaster Corps
E. FE. Lambert
Ames
C.H. McConaughy
Eagle Grove
Roy S. Whitley
Clnton
John Kneubel
Iowa City
Henry C. Baumgartner
D. 8. Fairchild
Clinton
Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
Wisconsin Eugenic Law Declared Unconstitutional
Milwaukee judge parts the eugenic law requiring clean health certificates for marriage licenses including the Wasserman test. Judge F C Eschweiler granted a writ of mandamus and voided the provision. The case advances to the state supreme court for final ruling.
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Milwaukee
Wis
F. C. Eschweller
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
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