Progress of War on White Plague in Iowa
Des Moines May 19 Charles M DeForest field secretary of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis visited Des Moines examining local and state efforts to combat the disease. He noted states increasingly support TB work but Iowa lags in public funding compared with Illinois and Wisconsin. The association relies on voluntary gifts and Red Cross seal funds.
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Des Moines
Charles M. DeForest
New York City
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Les Moines
Board of Control
Thee State Health Board
Department of Tuberculosis
DeForest
New York
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Kepford
Asphalt paving war erupts in Rockwell City council scene
Des Moines May 19 The asphalt paving war spreads from Des Moines to Rockwell City as contractors clash with paving promoters in a council meeting. Rockwell City awarded 80 000 yards of Trinidad Lake sheet asphalt to Ford Paving Co of Cedar Rapids at 1.48 a yard, the lowest price in Iowa. Ford also bid 1.45 a yard on California sheet asphalt under closed specifications.
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Des Moines
Rockwall City
John MacVicker
Des Moines Asphalt Company
Col. J. T. Ware
Texaco Asphalt
Rockwell City
Trinidad Lake
Ford Paving Company
Cedar Rapida
Lady Baltimore Cake Popular This Season
Janet McKenzie Hill editor says Lady Baltimore Cake is the finest cake though easy to make. The recipe uses cup batter with granulated sugar, milk, rose water, flour, baking powder, and egg whites. Bake in three layers and frost between. The cake sells at Women's Laches for $50.
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Lady Baltimore
Firs
Janet McKenzie Hill
Boston Cooking School
Ceriiyy
State Control Over Auto Traffic Questioned by Court
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that state regulation of highway traffic preempts municipal authority to regulate where autos may stand or how long they may stay on streets. While the decision on traction engines drew limited interest, it signals cities may not enact local traffic rules beyond state provisions.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Canuwoly
Boy Fatally Hurt by Fork in Barn Accident
Davenport May 1 A 4 year old boy the son of Lons Harkeen a farmer west of the city was accidentally struck by a pitchfork as he ran across a doorway. One tine pierced above the left ear fracturing the skull and the child was left unconscious with the right side paralyzed. The father was cleaning the barn when a fall of straw blocked the doorway. The injury is not expected to be fatal yet.
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Davenport
Lons Harkeen
Lana
Marriage of Claudie Todd to William Jones in Iowa
In Waukon and Iowa City notices, Claudie Todd wed William Jones as reports from May 19 and May 39 recount the ceremony. The Lusitania disaster context appears with references to Mrs Geo Todd, the bride’s parent, and a fatality connected to the sinking. The event marks a four hundredth year milestone in local listings, with Rev. Yarn Nice officiating in one obituary-tinged note.
Missing Lady Sparks Search Across Atlantic Lines
James Graham of this county seeks news of a missing woman last seen aboard a boat to Scotland. He has checked survivor lists without finding her name and is contacting Cunard officers in Chicago and New York City for clues.
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James Graham
Scotland
Graham
Cunard
Chicago
New York City
Action by Iowa Episcopal Diocese at Des Moines Convention
At the six thirty third annual convention of the Iowa Episcopal Diocese in Des Moines, plans include next gathering at St Luke's Church in Sioux City. Bishop Morrison names George F. Neary as Iowa chancellor. A proposed one day salary on June 13 aims to boost the General Mission Board fund to $490,000 amid wartime needs. Planned improvements include a $50,000 addition to St Luke's Hospital in Davenport and enlargement of Ss Monica's Home in Des Moines.
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Ties Moines
Episcopal Diocese
Lowa
James Church
Stonx City
Morrison
George BF. Neary
Iowa
Episcopal Church
General Mission Board
Wir
United States
St. Luke's Hospital
Davenport
SS. Monica'a
Des Moinas
Woman Sues Over Alleged Sleeper Car Incident
In Des Moines a Kansas City woman, Anna Nichola, sues Sul lman Sleepingar Co for $10 claiming a drunken passenger assaulted her in a Pullman lower berth during a March night en route to Nes Moines. The porter allegedly insulted her and forced disrobing, though she says she did not disrobe. Nichola, 25, formerly Anna Corcoran, is aboard her first sleeper trip.
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Ties Moines
Sullman Sleepingar Company
Anna Nichola
Kansas City
Des Moines
Nichola
Nes Moines
Hayleg
Anna Corcoran
Thia Petty
Nice's long run in Waukon highlights local press impact
Since arriving in Waukon more than a quarter century ago Nice has built a steady presence. The Evening Courier prints over 8,500 copies daily in Waterloo, underscoring strong reader reach for advertisements.
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Nice
Waukon
Courier
Waterloo
New Yorkers Land Singer From Iowa
Clarence Whitehill formerly of Marengo Iowa, a leading Chicago Opera Company member in 1912 to 1914, will return for a new season starting November. He is listed in the Metropolitan Opera roster, with an engagement via Chicago Opera Association, expected to sing multiple performances over ten weeks as a Wagnerian baritone. Possible roles include Wotan and Amfortas in Parsifal and Escamillo in Carmen with Geraldine Farrar.
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Chicago
Clarence Whitehill
Marengo
Chicago Opera Company
Whitehill
Metropolitan Opera House
Bureau of Information
New Chicago Opera Association
Whitelisl
Hila Wotan
Virginia Girl Gains Fifteen Pounds On Vinci Tonic
Norfolk woman Mattie Den Wing credits six bottles of Vinci tonic with restoring appetite improving digestion and adding fifteen pounds. Vinci touted as a delicious iron tonic without oil plans to boost blood quality and vitality through popular medicine. Wangler Bros. Co. and Miller Druggists advertise Vinci across drug stores.
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Norfolk
Mattie Denwing
Vinci
Wangler Bros. Co
C. 1
Miller
Waterloo
You Could Be Rich If Not for Disease and Inbreeding
A historical advertisement promotes Sal-Carboo as a comprehensive stock remedy. It claims to prevent germ disease by boosting animals’ vitality, acts as a worm exterminator and digestive tonic, and guarantees cures for scour (diarrhea) in young pigs. Customer testimonials from Iowa farmers support its efficacy and urge trial with no money down.
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Henry Byvank
Waterloo
Iowa
Sal-Caregqo
Treaded as Tobreador with Amato in Carmen seasons
The passage notes alternating roles as the toreador with Amato in multiple Carmen performances this season in the metropolitan area. It cites New York critics praising Amato and compares Whitehill to Puente, highlighting his fame in Auditorium opera circles.
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Toreador
Amato
Carmen
Metropolitan
New York City
Mr. Whitehill
Guiseppe Yel Puente
Whitehill
Card of Thanks for flowers after bereavement
Neighbors and friends are thanked for the beautiful flowers and kindness shown during the death of our mother Mrs Joyner. The Joyner family listed include Bert Joyner Charles Joyner John Meggison J B Johnson BREEN George Conway and others.
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Gms Joyner
Bert Joyner
Charles Joyner
John Meggison
J. B. Johnson
Old Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Natural Darkening
An old home recipe claims Sage Tea and Sulphur mixed and sold as Wreth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy darkens faded or gray hair naturally. A bottle costs about 50 cents at drug stores and is applied with a sponge to a strand at a time, reportedly restoring color, fullness, and gloss. Sold by H W. Taggart.
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Wreth
Ayerybody
H W. Taggart
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