Buried Soldier Becomes Maniac in Strange Postwar Tale
Des Moines reports recount two eerie wartime incidents. A buried, aged looking soldier crawled from a dugout near Ypres, died after leaping from a cliff, his uniform tattered and identity unknown. In another tale, a Belgian note inside an unexploded shell read We are doing our Part now you do yours, showing locals sabotaging shells with sand.
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Des Moines
Somna
John Ball
France
Beas
Ypres
Bergt
Collins
Des.Moinas
Three Hundred and Thirty-ninth Machine Company
Exploding starch dust shown in Sioux City talk
J W Bonham of the federal bureau of chemistry at Kansas State College demonstrated how finely divided corn starch can explode when mixed with air and ignited. In Cedar Rapids a blast caused by starch dust demolished a plant, with three distinct explosions recorded. Bonham also showed elevator dust behaving similarly under the same conditions.
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Sioux City
J. W. Jonham
Federal Bureau of Chemistry
Kansas State College
Cedar Rapids
Bonham
Martin Hotel
iCedar Rapids
Banham
Abstract of Title Men to Meet in 1920 at Muscatine
The Iowa Abstracters association voted to change its name to Iowa Association of Title Men and admit examiners of titles loan and trust companies and mortgage bankers. New officers include President BE Eagleson and Vice President J A Murphy. Muscatine named next year's meeting place.
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Des Moines
Iowa Abstracters’ Association
Towa Association of
Henry L. Carrell
Carrell
Polk County Abstract Company
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Towa Abstracters’ Association
George Cosson
Neral
Iowa
BE. N. Eagleson
Sioux City
J. A. Murphy
Ida Grove
C. Ross
Or Iy
Mabel A. Cararengo
Meredith
Nawton
H. C. Madden
Muscatine
M. Hartness
Iowa City
Lore Alford
Waterloo
C. A. Grubb
Atlantic
B. J. Carroll
Davenport
Amor Stern
Logan
Varick C. Grtey
Webster
City
R. J. Smith
Afontezuma
H. L. Carrell
Towa’s New Laws in Pamphlet Form Ready for Public
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature issued pamphlets on housing conditions in cities and other laws. Copies are available through state printing and direct to city health boards, owners, builders, and social work groups. Additional pamphlets cover motor vehicle, highway, corporation reports, blue sky, mining, sanitary laws, journals, and the early July distribution.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ora i Williams
City Boards of Health
State Highway Commission
Ames
Senate
House
Airplanes Seen Common as Autos
Davenport resident BE R Johnson predicts planes will be as common as cars within five years. He has arranged to buy a Canadian two seater training plane, the so called Camuck, from Davenport Buick, with 17 allocated to the local company. The aircraft has a 42 foot six inch wing span and a Curtis OX engine rated at four horsepower, with an average speed of about 80 miles per hour.
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Davenport
BE. R. Johnson
East Locust Street
Daylanport
Johnson
Davenport Buick Company
Ifor
Owner of Foley Drug Co jailed for contempt in liquor case
Des Moines judge Hubert Utterback found James Foley, owner of Foley Drug Co at 920 Walnut, guilty of contempt for violating a liquor injunction. He received the maximum penalty of $1,000 fine and six months in county jail. Partner James McNamara was dismissed after proof he no longer has interest. Testimony claimed Foley’s store operated as a high class liquor outlet at times.
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Des Moines
James Foley
Foley Drug Company
Walnut Street
Hubert Utterback
James McNamara
Foley
New Moines
Government completes purchase of Camp Dodge land
Des Moines reports the government finished buying 26 tracts at Camp Dodge for about 240000, totaling over 796 acres. Prices ranged from 75 to 210 per acre. 13 owners’16 tracts to be condemned, with 1000+ acres still to buy. Legal action by US Attorney Moon underway to condemn.
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
United States
EC. Moon
Nurechaga
440 Pints Booze Found Hidden in Chicken Coops
In Creston Iowa two Italians from Omaha, driving a truck from St Joseph Missouri, were found with 440 pints of liquor concealed under false bottoms in chicken coops. Sheriff Keith charged them. hearings continued. Fines listed at Atlantic and Griswold for various liquor offenses as Cass county boosts treasury.
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Creston
J. H. Keith
Taylor County
Bedford
Omaha
St. Joseph
John C. Hunt
Atlantic
Cass
Iowa
K. Anderson
Anderson
St. Josanh
Coynes
Mysterious Pair Seek Missing Heir to Large Fortune
A strange couple arrived in Cherokee Ta last week asking about F D Yaw an old resident who died in 1905 in Indianapolis after a railroad wreck They claimed Yaw left a vast fortune and sought heirs Evanston, Illinois resident CG Gyger son in law of Yaw investigated but will not pursue The couple then went to Sioux Falls and Gyger returned home The family includes Ellen Beach Yaw Wendall Yaw Mrs Gyger and Mrs G B Wood All readable facts point to a rumored coastal inheritance with no concrete evidence
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Cherokete
Hine
Cherokes
F. D. Yaw
H. Gyger
Evanston
Yaw
Sioux Falls
Gyger
Sutherland
Indianapolis
Wood
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Wendall Yaw
Hl Centro
jEllen Beach
Tama County Farm Sold Twice in Week to Different Parties
The 425 acre Hammitt farm near Traer, Iowa, owned by John and Peter Junge of Elberon, was sold twice in one week by different agents. First to Chalupsky Voorhies and Elorey of Eagle Center, then to a Toledo syndicate led by Dupree, with disputes over commissions and contracts leading to lawsuits for performance.
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Tama County
Tama
Hmimett
John and
Peter ‘Junge
Elberon
Taylor-Parker
Tracar
CC. Dupree
Toledo
Chalupsky
Voorhiey
Bond Issue Sought for Waverly High School Plant
Waverly Iowa petitions circulate for a special election to authorize bonds of 200000 for restoring a high school building. The town hosts a Minnesota band tour stop with a courthouse park concert and a later opera house dance. Local updates mention staffing changes, reprint of the Dem oc rat name, and a Chautauqua attendance note.
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Waverly
O. J. Arnold
Waverly Democrat
He J. Hocker
jcThe Waverly Publishing
Miter
W. B. Brown
Miram Houghton
Minnesota State Band
Opera House
Winifred Bailey
Osage
Lucie
Uleitha
Tama County Board Elects New Education Board
Traer Ja June 21 The fourth attempt to elect an educational board for Tama County succeeded at Toledo in a meeting with about 25 attendees. Mrs A Rogers Toledo T J Braeton Tama and Martin Aftae Gladbrook were elected for three years. B F Thomas Traer led Mitchell Grant and O J Sper Bucky Ingham will serve two years. Board members receive no salary but may be reimbursed up to forty dollars monthly for actual expenses.
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Traer
Lama County
Toledo
A. Rogers
T. J. Braeton
Tama
Martin Aftae
Gladbrook
B. F. Thomas
Mitchell
Grant
O. J. Sper
Bucky Ingham
Monster Rhubarb Leap Reported In Ja Weathering
A local note describes a rhubarb plant with a three foot one inch wing span and a stalk length of 97 inches. The report mentions Panetta Te tuneae and Rockafellow as observers of the unusual growth in Ja.
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Monster
Panetta
Tales of horror from Asia Minor touch Grinnell students
Dr Matin and Dr Grinnelle recount horrors seen in Asia Minor where pestilence and famine afflict vast populations. President Main returned to Grinnell and spoke of relief efforts, urging aid as a moral duty. A visit to Quentin Roosevelt’s grave with A. Raw notes vandalism to a souvenir token. A Cour tier ad remains in the issue.
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Asia Minor
Grinnell
Main
Chapel
Indigestion Remedy Highlighted by Des Moines Health Note
A Des Moines report notes Chamberlain's Tablets aid digestion by strengthening the stomach and promoting natural function. It mentions soldiers treated for mental illness in Iowa and nationwide, with hundreds previously housed in Fort Des Moines and state hospitals after service, reflecting broader wartime mental health concerns.
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Des Moines
Aoace
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Union
Wapello to Vote on Soldiers Memorial Building
Ottumwa announces a July 21 election in Wapello County to authorize a $200,000 liberty memorial building to honor soldiers and sailors. The structure would serve as a coliseum for county events.
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Ottumwa
Wapello County
Booze Not a Cure for Help in Stomach Ailment
A column from the Ames Iowa Intelligencer argues against using whiskey to treat colic and stomach pain. It advises sending a drunk to a doctor or giving Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy instead, correcting the belief that alcohol is a universal remedy.
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Ames Iowa Intelligencer
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