Insurance Rates Show Reductions Across Iowa
State capital report notes the Iowa rating bureau filed fire and tornado rate reductions under the new law. One, three, and five year terms drop significantly for frame dwellings, brick structures, mercantile buildings, and public buildings in both protected and unprotected towns. Sprinklered and special hazards receive substantial cuts. farm rates largely unchanged. Creamery expansion cited. junk dealer reporting rules clarified. federal officials to move to Des Moines. Liberty Bell tour travels Davenport to Des Moines schedule.
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Des Moiner
Iowa Rating Bureau
State Insurance Department
Board
Insurance Department
Rating Bureauu
Des Moines
Liberty Hell
W. 5. Allen
F. S. Shaw
Davenport
Gov
Harding
Iowa City
Marengo
Or Nell
Edgar Bailey Finally Pardoned After Long Fight
Edgar Bailey, son of J M Bailey of La Porte City, was once condemned to death for the murder of Albert Ferguson in Kansas City amid labor trouble. His father campaigned for a reprieve, then a pardon, enduring age and illness until Governor Major granted clemency. The elder Bailey died years earlier, leaving only the hope of his son's freedom.
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Edgar Bailey
J. M. Bailey
la Porte City
Kansas City
Albert Ferguson
Bailey
Folk
Keath
Major
Buy Stock Ranch in So. Alabama
Iowa men Mr R M Gunn of Eagle township Black Hawk county and Mr L J Powers of Waterloo have bought 2200 acres on the Milhouse Mobile division. They plan a large livestock farm with fattening stock, forage crops, and extensive export aims. Powers has industrial interests. Gunn predicts southern Alabama as a future cattle region. New York July 7. An Aero Club cable to Lieut Porte says the America has not sunk and he is safe.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Iowa
R. M. Gunn
Eagle Township
Black Hawk County
L. J. Powers
Waterloo
Milhouse
Southern Railway
Mt. Gunn
Millhouse
Messrs. Guan
Fina Haryses
Tattle
Louth
Rock Thru Mobile
Middle West
Powers
New York
Transatlantic Flight Committee
Aero Club ‘of America
John C. ‘Porte
Aprerloa
America
Lieut
Porte
William C. Gash
Rodman Wanamaker
England
Curtiss
Hammondsport
Atlantic
Great Britain
Bavarian Infant Soldier Lives Amid Bullet in Heart
Munich July 7 A Bavarian infant rifleman has spent four months in a city hospital with a bullet in the heart. Roentgen rays show the bullet passed under the lungs moved upward and remained in the heart without affecting blood flow. He remains in good spirits with a strong appetite and regrets being barred from long walks.
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Munich
Roentgen
THINGS THEATRICAL HERE AT HOME AT THE PALACE
Local notices announce Murr MacIntosh starring in a five part production of Colonel Carter of Cartersville at the Palace today and tomorrow with Hopkinton Smith delivering a compelling portrayal. The piece centers on Civil War era romance and conflict, including a tragic set of events for Nancy Carter and Robert Gill. The Grand screens The Reward, a four part Mutual feature about a chorus girl’s fall and redemption with Bessie Garriscale and Arthur Maude. Corrections: other listings cover John Barrymore in The Dictator at the Plaza and Chaplin’s The Property Man at Cryspan along with Beulah in six parts. Real estate transfers listed for Waterloo and Cedar Falls entities.
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Murr Maclntosh
Colonel Curter
Cartersville
Hopkinton Smith
Colonel Carter
Burr Maclintosh
Gwel Hanael
Nancy Carter
Robert Gill
Robert
Nancy
Bessie Garriscale
Arthur Maude
Waverly News Briefs Include Weekend Trips and Visits
Waverly residents report a Fourth of July motorcycle trip to Owatonna Minnesota by Fred Mueller and family plus Fred King and son with Mrs. Geo Blain and Claud. Harry Sinderson returns from a two week vacation in Towner North Dakota. Mrs Art Morningstar and her young daughter visit Schuknecht home. Mae Strom takes a two week vacation from her duties at Hifert dry goods and leaves Monday for Oelwein for a short visit with relatives.
Darken hair with Q-Ban Restorer at local store
Advertises Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer for darkening gray hair naturally and evenly. Claims scalp benefits, anti-dandruff, and no stickiness. Offers risk guaranteed trial and nationwide mail order from Mansen & Pletener's Jug Store Waterloo.
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Mansen
Pletener
Waterloo
Social round of Cedar Rapids visitors and local travel
Miss Ida Schuknecht of Cedar Rapids visits her mother Mrs. Dorothy Schuknecht in town. Miss Gertrude Tyrrell visits Irish friends for the week. Ned Townsend of Charles City stays at the Shepherd and Nix. Mrs. Theodore Fritchell leaves for an extended visit with friends. Mrs. Seifert and son Paul spend Monday in New Hampton. Mrs. PH Broadie of Des Moines arrives for two weeks with her mother Mrs. Clara. Leroy Squire visits Logan for the Fourth. Mrs. H. F. Rubel hospitalized at Mercy with a bruised foot. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schuknecht visit Oelwe with sister Mrs. Pattecon. Henry Bartling and family of Waterloo spend the day here. Local residents depart for Cedar Falls and Waterloo. Miss Blanchett returns from Galesburg to stay awhile. Fred Schoaf and family of Readlyn visit friends. Bernard Barbee arrives from Chicago for the summer with grandfather Wm. Kothe. Mrs. Mina Warner and Marion Schell leave for Forest City for a month. A. Kaufmann and son of Waterloo visit family here. Harb Murray and Gale MacMurray depart for Clear Lake for a week. Mr. and Mrs. J. Feitha and Lucille return from Mason City. Mrs. BF. A. Osincup undergoes an operation at Mercy hospital and is recovering. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Frits set out for a six weeks trip to California visiting W. B. Tyrrell in Portland.
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Ida Schuknecht
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Schulknecht
Gertrude Tyrrell
Ned Townsend
Charles City
Shepherd and Nix
James
Theodore Fritchell
Windis
Seifert
Paul
New Hampton
Mands
PH. Broadie
Des Moles
Clara
Waterloo
Ed Hrula
Albert Lowder
Glen Garner
Glenn McMeekin
Alfred Schultz
Jamén Rust
Cedar Falls
Miss Low Blanchett
Galesburg
Will
Kate Hanochatt
Fred Schoaf
Readlyn
Bernard Barbee
Chicago
Wm. Kothe
Mina Warner
Marion Schell
Forest City
A. Kaufmann
Little Son
Witerloo
FL H. Page
Harb Murray
Gale MacMurray
Clear Lake
J. F.eitha
Lucille
Mason City
BF. A. Osincup
Mercy Hospital
W. F. Frits
California
W. B H. Tyrrell
Portland
Gre
Democracy and the Rural Mail Service Rowley July
Farmers in Guchanin county oppose rural free delivery cuts reducing local carriers from three to two. Many must walk for mail and go to town less often. Indignation meetings and petitions to Washington failed. The piece blames the Democratic tariff for rising debt and predicts further delivery reductions.
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Rowley
Guchanin
Tha ‘Turel
Washington
Rural mail routes merge under one carrier plan
An article snippet explains that the government will replace two rural free delivery carriers with one carrier who must cover the territory by automobile. The carrier earns 1800 dollars yearly and pays substitutes from this. Former pay for two carriers totaled 3400 dollars, and for three carriers 2600 dollars, showing a reduction in cost after August 1. A humorous exchange follows about rural versus urban intelligence using an almanac quip.
Digestive Aid Promises Instant Relief With Magnesia
For dyspepsia indigestion and hyperacidity a dose of magnesia mixed in hot water provides instant relief. Sold by J K Joder & Son and all druggists in powder or tablet form at 60 cents per bottle.
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J. K. Joder & Son
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Rating Bureau
RILES
Barmney
Nes Moines
Centerville
Claude Porter
United States
Wade
Plaza
John Barrymore
Henry B. Walthal tn‘Beulah
Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co
Frank L
Lenta Murphy
Hagerman Place
William A. Shoemaker
Security Trust & Savings Bank
Hrown & ‘Overman’s
Pacific Add
Cellinhalet Ordways
A. J. Bailey
J. House
Arthur P. Cotton
Chas. M. Young
J. Greenberg
Riverview
Waterlan Loan & Trust Co
J. D. Degon
Soash Park Add
Waverly
T'S
Cresses
Messaline
New
Weigert
First National
Hank
Sunnys
Democracy and the Rural Mail Service
Judgs
Eisurated Magnesia
Howe
Teix
Pete
Ajax Blake
Unicorn
Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill Co
Pound
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