Des Moines Iowa Fair Price Commission to Organize
Des Moines news reports Iowa will soon organize a state fair price commission led by Commissioner Horace G. Larimer of Chariton. He plans county offices, announces staff, and aims to gather and share what are deemed fair prices for clothing groceries meat shoes and household goods. The effort mirrors actions in other states under Washington attorney general guidance.
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Des Moines
Iowa Fair Price Commission
Horace G. Larimer
Chariton
Iowa
Attorney General's Department
Washington
Altho
Brookhart to Oppose Cummins in Iowa Senate Race
Des Moines reports Col. Smith W. Brookhart plans a bid to challenge Senator Cummins in the Republican primaries. Brookhart, veteran Iowa National Guard officer and former Camp Perry rifle trainer, aligns with Fred Canfield and the State Federation of Labor to oppose the anti strike stance.
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Des Moines
A. B. Cumming
Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
United States Army
Camp Perry
Col
Brookhart
Senator Cummins
Col. Brookhart
Farm Bureau
Canfield
Blockhart
Fred Canfield
State Federation of Labor
Cumming
Charles ©. Pickett
Waterloo
Hayner named in land restitution suit over 74 acres
Elizabeth Humphrey of Williamsburg, aged 70, asks the district court in Marengo Iowa for restitution of 74 acres. She says J B Burns acted as agent for the Great er Mammoth Vein Coal company and persuaded her to deed her 274 acre farm to H M Hayner attorney general of Iowa in exchange for 61700 in company bonds. She alleges the bonds were not cashable and seeks cancellation of the transfer as fraudulent. The case is expected to be hotly contested.
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Marengo
Iowa
H. M. Hayner
Mammoth
Elizabeth Humphrey
Williamsburg
Havner
Coal
Byrne
Osage boy dies from meningitis linked to earlier illness
Osage Iowa January 21 11 year old George Genung died January 13 from spinal meningitis caused by germs that remained after a previous attack of measles and not from a blister as first thought. Post mortem at Rochester hospital found the germ in a diseased heel bone and traced the poison into the system.
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Osage
George Genung
Maza
Rai
Rochester Pital
Goodyear
Ford
Chevrolet
Dort
Maxwell
Bohemian Nationals Send a Million to Prague
The Town branch of the Bohemian Nationals alliance ordered 1,009,000 crowns sent by cable to the Bohemian Red Cross in Prague to aid destitute Czech women and children. Anton Novotny of Chicago, back from the republic, warned thousands could die of starvation and cold without relief.
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Cedar Rapids
Bohemian Nationals Alliance
Bohemian Red Cross
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Anton Novotny
Chicago
New Republic
Get Rid or Your Cop by Taking Father Johns Medicine
Fragmentary ad text promotes Father John’s Medicine as a cure or preventive for police trouble. The wording advocates using the product to ward off law enforcement concerns.
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John
Cedar Falls Daily News Scribner Notice
Local Cedar Falls correspondent GEOHGHE H TWADDLE reports from the Waterloo Levering Courier desk at Til West Bourn street Telephone hours listed as 9 to 12 and 2 to 5. Official notes reference office procedures and contact details for readers.
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Geohghe H. Twaddle
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Levering Courier
Faalty
Til West Bourn Street
Census Reports Due From Cedar Falls District
Cedar Falls January 21 census reports from four enumerators complete their 15 day work and submit final figures to the district supervisor. State counts over 1920 federal totals are anticipated with Cedar Falls history showing 1890 3 450 1900 5 319 1910 5 012 in federal tallies and 1895 4 506 1905 6 329 1925 6 284 in state figures.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Malla
California Syrup of Figs Advertisement
An advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It highlights a fruity taste, full dosing directions on each bottle, and urges mothers to use it confidently for stomach and bowel relief.
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California
Pain Relieving Tonic Promoted in Local Ad
A dense, ornate advertisement touts a "snake oil" remedy claiming relief for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and sore joints. It also markets internal and external use for coughs colds influenza sore throat and diphtheria with sensational claims of deep penetration. The ad cites a golden red tincture manufactured by Herb Julia Medicine Co and a fiery bottle guarantee at Wangler Bros. Co.
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Herb Julia Medicine Co
Wangler Bros. Co
Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Constipation Relief
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets praised as a pleasant vegetable remedy that stimulates normal liver and bowel action without griping. The product, mixed with olive oil, promises quick, gentle relief for bilious or constipated feelings with bedtime use, priced 10¢ and 25¢ per box.
Osage Drug Firm Changes Hands in Partnership Move
Walter Kanson buys out partner Oscar Pohle in Osage Iowa drug business. Pohle and Chet Blandin form a new partnership to operate and sell farm silo buildings and equipment.
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OSAGE
Walter Kanson
Oscar Pohle
Pohle
Chet Blandin
Double Beauty Of Your Hair By Danderine
An advertisement claims Danderine near drug or toilet counters instantly doubles hair beauty. It promises soft glossy fullness, removal of dust and oil, refreshed scalp, reduced dandruff and growing hair long thick and strong.
Relieving Terrifying Eczema With Swift Specific Co.
A medical advertisement urges eczema relief by sending case details to the Swift Specific Co. drug department in Atlanta Georgia. It claims topical treatments offer only temporary relief and promotes blood and skin disease expert analysis for lasting results.
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Ficzema
Tetter
Eryaspelas
Iskin
Justi
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
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