The Ticklemouse and the May Baskets Adventure
Roy Ruthaord Batley presents the Ticklemouse guiding Davy and Dorry to Mother Goose's realm. They deliver May Baskets door to door in Sleepyland, gift parcels for Miss Muffet and others, ending with a cryptic note about a waiting maid and a thief bird.
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the Ticklemouse
Roy Ruthaord
Batley
Davy and
Dorry
Darfy
Dary
Muffet Cottage
Miss Muffet
Jack
Nik
Marjorie Daw
Jenny
Dorfy
Blackbird
Small Mountains of Dirt to Be Removed From Hotel Site
Foreman C C Bartell estimates about 6111 cubic yards of earth will be excavated at the Russell Lamson hotel site at Commercial and Fifth streets Waterloo. Black Hawk Construction deploys 26 workers and 15 teams for a month to haul dirt to the Cedar river bank for River Front Commission use. Depth varies by plot with several sections outlined in a detailed estimate.
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C. C. Bartell
Commercial
Fifth Streets
Waterloo
Black Hawk Construction Company
Russell-Lamson
Black Hawk Company
Cedar River
Fourth
River Front Commission
Misuse of Mails Leads to Arrest of Doctor in Des Moines
Des Moines May 1 A federal investigation into unlawful medical practice and use of government mails to send objectionable information to women led to the arraignment of Dr. E. C. Brown of Madrid before Commissioner W. C. McArthur. Brown pleaded not guilty and was released on bonds. Inspector Caine secured the evidence via a decoy letter and a medicine package paid for by Brown. More arrests are anticipated as the nationwide crusade continues.
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Des Moines
E. C. Brown
Madrid
W. C. McArthur
Brown
George E. Bidwell
United States
W. C. Lane
Caine
Washington
Daily Riddles and Yesterday's Answers
A set of five brain teasers on riddles with humorous wordplay and rhyme. Includes questions about spelling, repair, adding syllables to make shorter, chair and dress timing, and a young girl's future beauty. Yesterday's answers feature puns on spin kneads currant aloud and cattle catlt.
Odd Fellows of Iowa Celebrate Anniversary in Denison
Denison Iowa May 1 Odd Fellows of Greene Carroll and Crawford counties held their anniversary celebration with about 700 registered. The city decorated shops prepared for a parade and streets were dragged for the event. Music came from the Charter Oak band and the Jones Boys' Band. Rev. W S Knight of Mitchellville was the principal speaker. The evening featured lodge degree work and Rebekahs activities at Barlow hall.
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Denison
Odd Fellows
Greene
Carroil
Crawford
Charter Oak
Jones Boys
W. S. Knight
Mitchellville
Rebekahs
Barlow Hall
Des Moines Urges Tuberculosis Control in Iowa
Public health message from Des Moines urges swift action to curb the white plague. Law enables county supervisors to provide for advanced TB cases, with counties planning facilities and adherence to new tuberculosis department specifications. Emphasis on school segregation, education on transmission, and widespread county cooperation.
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Des Moines
Laws
General Assembly
County Boards of Supervisors
Planaland
Iowa
Italian Worker Killed by Cars Near Radcliffe
Francisco Bungola, Italian worker for the St. Paul and Kansas City Short Line, died instantly when he fell from a ballast car south of Radcliffe Iowa Falls Iowa on May 1.
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Iowa
Falls
Francisco Bungola
St. Paul
Kansas City
Radcliffe
Remains Held For Petrik After Death by Own Action
The body of Frank Petrik, who died by his own action on Monday, will be held for a few days in hopes of hearing from relatives through the Italian consul at Chicago. If no claims are made, the county will inter the body locally. No relatives have yet made contact.
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Chicago
Frank Petrik
Edith Groves property sale at Waterloo corner lot auction
Property at Lafayette and Eleventh streets to be sold at public sale on Saturday May 10 at 2 30. The double residence rents for 50 a month on a 45x140 lot. Furnishings included. A $600 down payment accepted day of sale with balance arranged. For particulars contact William Holland, Waterloo Iowa.
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Edith Groves
Lafayette and
Eleventh Streets
Waterloo
Wm. Holland
Towa
City Property at Auction in Waterloo Iowa
A corner residence at Cortlandt and Mobile No 302 is set for a public sale on Tuesday May 6 at 2 50 PM The eight room modern home sits near Independence Avenue car line The listing urges attendance for a bargain purchase and notes special flooring prices from Iowa Lumber Co Contact William Holland Waterloo Iowa Real Estate Auctioneer for details plus a string of real estate transfers in Waterloo including parcels in West Waterloo Whitney and Sedgwick additions and Fairview Cemetery assignments The transfers show token $1 considerations and a $2700 sale noted for part of Miller's addition in Waterloo
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Cortlandt and
Mobile
Independence Avenue
Wm. Holland
Waterloo
Iowa
Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Hawkeye Investment Co
Perry E. Canfield
Carl C. Voelker
William J. Voelker
West Waterloo
Burton E. Wilson
Wiliam R. Fairbairn
Whitney & Sedgwick
La Porte News Budget Roundup and Local Happenings
La Porte Iowa May 1 local notes report Mr and Mrs A D Scofield renting rooms in the Mattwell residence and moving this week. News boys from Cedar Rapids passing through stopped for hours to Waterloo publishers, generating local chatter as they traveled. Fort Lodge visits, Sunnyside resort preparations, and local visits by residents are noted along with personnel changes at Spahn Rose and Farmers Lumber Yard. Community clubs meet, relatives visit in Waterloo Colfax Monona and beyond, with farm economy ads urging subscriptions to The Iowa Homestead and farm paper bundle offers.
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la Porte
A. D. Scofield
B. L. Mattwell
Wm. Fogles
Watertoo
J. FE. Patterson
Minneapola
Sunnyside
C. H. Brust
Jas
Hector
Fort Lodge
C. A. Fultz
Spahn & Rose Lumber Yards
Farmers Lumber Yard
J. 0. Kober
Cedar Rapids
E. P. Pfalzgraf
Waterloo
Miller to be Assistant Secretary of Interior
Secretary Lane nominates Professor Adolph C Miller of Berkeley California as first assistant secretary of the Interior department. Miller has taught at the University of California since 1902 after serving on the faculty of the University of Chicago.
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Washington
Lane
Adolph C. Miller
Berkley
Cal
Interior Department
Senate
University of California
University of Chicago
Dandine Hair Product Ad Promises Cure All Hair Woes
A nostalgic 1920s style advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a hair cleanser and dandruff remover. It claims the product softens hair, stops itching, and even grows new hair after weeks of use, urging readers to buy a 26 cent bottle from druggists or counterfolk.
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Knowlton
Wan, Weary and Worn Out
A historically styled health ad touts S S Swift's Sure Specific as a cure for fatigue nerves and low vitality. It blames poor blend water bacteria and auto toxemia for worn out feeling and promises quick relief from a natural medicine prepared by Swift & Company in Atlanta.
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S& S
S. Swifts
Swift Specie Mo
Swift Bldg
Atlanta
Flooded Dayton District Hits Real Estate Losses, Says Banker
Omaha National Bank cashier J De Forest Richards returns from Dayton, Ohio, noting real estate depreciation around 128 million dollars as merchants suffer basements and first floor stock losses. He praises rebuilding spirit, cites martial law after dark, and that heartland big buildings withstood floods while wooden structures failed.
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Omaha Bee
J. de Forest Richards
Omaha National Bank
Dayton
Mr. Richards
Fim
Richards
Jonah
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Mother Goose
Davy
Mouse Brother
Banks
Post Office
Tegal Medical Practice
Caston
Hans
Ratti
ODD Fellows OF Iowa
City Property
Kate
Iowa Lumber Co
F. W. Chapman
Herbert Fells Marshall
J.miller
Pearl B. Ratliff
Bannister
City of
Agnes W. Smith
Cooley
Clarence Eugene Eastman
Stephen E. Mullany
Miller's
Hope C. Martin
City of Waterloo
East Waterloo
Laporte
Iowa Homestead
James M. Pierce
Des 'Moines
Fluffy
Indiana
Standard O Company
Driceb
Standard Oil Company
Indiana Corporation
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Portland Cement Co
N. la Salle St
Waterloo Lumber Company
Ohio
M. 3
Neff Insurance
West Fourth Street
Geo. Hall
Hall
Galloway Bros.-Lowman Company
Hileman & Ce
Ae Isis
East Fourth Street
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