Auctioning of farm rentals heats up land leases
Auction style bidding drives long term farm leases with rents up to 30 dollars per acre in some areas. J W Morrison locks a five year lease at 15 dollars per acre for the first three years, with later rents tied to land values. A silo toppled in Eagle township after a strong wind and heavy rain, delaying threshing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seale
J. W. Morrison
Strubel
Eagie Township
Thomas Glenny
Hudson
Morrizon
Eagle Township
Willys-Overland Abandons Profit Sharing Plan
Toledo Ohio July 30 The Willys-Overland profit sharing plan begun six months ago has been abandoned but workers who stayed on during labor disorders will share in the first profits. The Overland News says 5000 workers forfeited a fifty fifty share and 8000 others did so for a 45 hour week instead of 48. Two killed and several injured in rioting that continued after the walkout. The strike caused losses the company must overcome before profits. An armed guard stood for weeks and the dispute reached the U S district court with radicals ordered from the city and others jailed. Conditions now are normal, the company says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Willys-Overland Company
Overland News
United States District Court
Ohio coal mines resume near full operation in state
Columbus reports Ohio coal mines now run 6 to 70 percent full time, up from 45 percent three months earlier when thousands were idle. Officials of the United Mine Workers of Ohio say nearly all eastern Ohio mines are operating nearly full time, while some in the southern Hocking district remain closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Hey
Middlewest
Columbus
United Mine Workers of Ohio
Hocking
Substitutes for Nuxated Iron Warned Against
Physicians caution the public that metallic iron substitutes cannot match organic iron-Nuxated Iron for strength and endurance. A reported case of illness after using a spurious product prompts calls to obtain organic iron via prescription or ensure label reads Nuxated Iron.
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Fersinana
Geotee and
Sorpson
Monmouth
BB Vail
Pe Hoapital
Tn Medica
Weil
Attractions Added to 1. C. Picnic at Elk Run Park
Illinois Central railroad workers organize a large Waterloo picnic at Elk Run park on Sunday August 3. Additional attractions include potential Miller-Scaley Aero Company fights and local flyers exhibitions if a suitable field is found. Marion Henderson named soloist with Illinois Central band providing accompaniment. Pass offices report many requests for transportation from across the division. several hundred out of town visitors expected. Waterloo Cedar Falls & Western railway officials pledge special service for Elk Run day.
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Elk Run Park
Milnois Central Railroad
Waterloo
Miller-Scaley Aero Company
Marion
Henderson
Ilinois
Local rail men view future of government ownership
Waterloo and federal rail officials weigh the fate of the rails after government control. They say the system has cost the government more than private operation would have, but served well in war. Costs for salaries, equipment, and rolling stock have surged, and rail leaders urge rate relief to balance income and outgo.
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Waterloo
Federal Rail Administration
Seaboard
Rising transport costs threaten higher public rates
The text argues that road operators cannot raise rates excessively while covering operating costs and new equipment. It suggests fair rates must balance high freight and living costs, hinting that food prices and general living costs could improve or worsen, and passenger rates may rise as well.
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Gener
Judge Birdsall Elected Vice President of State Association
Judge W. N. Birdsall returned from Des Moines where he assisted municipal judges in revising the municipal court law. The Des Moines gathering formed a state association of municipal judges and elected officers for the coming year: J. J. Weishon president, W. N. Birdsall vice president, O. Franklin secretary treasurer, T. S. Hers, George Wood, I. M. Foot on the executive committee.
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W. N. Birdsall
Des Moines
Des Moines & Staty Association of Municipal
J. &. Weishon
Waterloo
Franklin
Hers
George Wood
I. M. Foot
Clinton
One Havner State Agent Net $975 from Charles City Haul
Des Moines July 30 reports show one state agent from the attorney general's office secured $975 in fines at Charles City over two weeks. The haul targeted pamblers bootleggers and punch board proprietors with fines totaling $200 for two men $100 for two men $50 for two and $25 for three punch board operators. The report was received by Mr Havner today.
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Des Moines
Attorney General's Office
Charles
Havner
Pamblers
Punch Board
Booster Fielder Dies Suddenly After Illness
Des Moines Iowa July 0 Jien Tass longtime booster and catcher for the Des Moines baseball club died at Iowa Lutheran Hospital after a cerebral embolism following tonsillar surgery. He had appeared improved after operation and spoke of joining the team on a trip to St Joseph before collapsing at his bedside Monday night.
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Des Moines
Jien Tass
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Cass
Jack Coffey
Clude
Omaha
der Moinus
St. Joseph
Howland
Towa Lutheran Hospital
Mandiry Mainnty
Coffey
J. Ly. Keyser
Casy
Army Recruiting Party to Visit Waterloo Thursday
Demonstrations will feature the use of machines like those in the recent war to gather recruits. The party is headed by Captain James Beholf and sent from the army recruiting office at Davenport. They will carry Victory bonds which veterans may obtain with discharge certificates.
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Waterloo
James 18. Beholf
Davenport
Atkins to Have Electric Lights in Vinton County
Readable items report Atkins town voting on an electric lighting system with farmers supporting a local project. The piece notes a town meeting at Atkins and mentions residents in White Heart, Mint, and nearby areas, with deaths and other local matters included in a broad, mixed-up county report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins
Vinton
Lemon based sunburn remedy advertisement
A vintage ad extols lemon use to fade freckles and sunburn with Orchard White. It promotes applying Tolion scented lotion to face neck arms and hands to make skin clear and white. The copy cites grocers and drug stores supplying Orchard White, claiming quick, harmless results.
Despondent Women and Lydia B Fink’s Vegetable Compound
A prominent writer argues women are naturally despondent. The text claims low mood stems from a systemic abnormality causing nervousness backache sleeplessness and despondency. Lydia B Fink’s Vegetable Compound is cited as restoring tone and vigor to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia B. Fink
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Eath
Te Lowa
Ann Cattty
White Hear
Mint
Pis
Methodist Church
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Sania
Wenry
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Fatwalda
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Cieedty
Murtey Taupe
Thavin
Murne Wang
Uy Doane
Paw S S
Carnell Voller
Vic Doris
Cor Heelowell
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Biltmore
Hansen & Hansen
Nip Vie Winkle
Joseph Jefferson
Rip
Urham
Earth
Qt. Ackerman Co
M. Herkley
W. A. Cowell & Patrand Drag Co
Wenderson Drug Hansen & Heust Horns Drag Co
Landgraaf & Co
A. G. Kramer
Kuiper Cal Miller Moore Drug Co. Co
McDermot Red Cross Drug
B. W. Schumenras
B. W. Schunema
Wu Burt
vliLy
Broadway
Eyeamnee
Sowueil
B. W. Schuneman & Co
E. 4Th
Etrickler's Pharmacy
Sycamore
A. Schiel
Sycamore St
Hugh W. Taggart
Commercial Bt Co
C. Walters
Independence Ave
Haw. Co
Lafayette
Wangler Brothers
Green
Cedar Fas
Cedar Palis
Pfeiffer Drug Co
Watters' Drug Co
Cedar Pals
Henry Diaranti
Myers Drug Co
Parks Drug Co
Iba Porte
Henry Strong
Drags
Lex Razor Co
Durham-Duplex Razor CO
Baldwin Avenue
Jersey City
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Victoria St
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