Iowa Plant Survey Shows 131k Employed in Past Three Weeks
A. L. Urick, Iowa labor commissioner, reports 130,984 workers in plants surveyed across the state, about 60 percent of statewide unemployment. Findings note packing houses run at 85 to 90 percent, with Mason City plants at 71 percent and Des Moines at 61 percent. Some industries, like brick and tile, show reduced activity. Des Moines and Clinton show improvement, while Fort Dodge and Springfield areas show varied results amid plant closures and labor trouble.
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Associated Press
Iowa
A. L. Urick
Urick
Wab
Ar Rapids
Mason City
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Clinton
Srinnell
City YN Brief and Local Notices From Courier
Fragmented local items announce arrivals and visits in Chicago and nearby from families and professionals. Notices include musical study plans with George EL Lachtria, hunting trip reports from Minnesota, births at Iowa Lutheran and Des Moines, and visits by Mrs. Perrin and Miss Schnitt. A rummage sale is listed at Froat Pres jortan church and a rental ad appears for a Franklin Street home.
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George EL Lachtria
Chicago
A. T. Wagner
Minnesota
Alfred H. Budge
J. W. Rickert Rily
Ralph Bennett
Grant Area
Wagner
Alard Perrin
Bee- Yn
Wis
W.E. Mayne
Alma Schnitt
W.haves
Hamlet
Ind
Edith Haves
Cedar Falls
EF. M. Nicholas
Tering
Iowa Lutheran Bostal
Dea Moines
Nicholas
Emerly
Mary Isherwood
Franklin St
E. R. Shannon
Historical theater notes on Her Winning Way and One Arabian Night
A condensed review outlines Mary Miles Minter as a breezy reporter in Her Winning Way and Pola Negri in One Arabian Night, highlighting plots of confession via hypnosis and harem romance. It comments on performances by Gaston Glass and director Lubitsch, with mentions of The Secret of the Hills and a Scotland treasure subplot.
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Camille
North
Mary ‘Miles Minter
Gaston Glass
Pola Negri
Ilove
Bagdad
Ton
Luhbitseh
Hunchback
William Garrett
Tony Moreno
James the Third
Scotland
Silents on Screen Offer Classics of Camille and Manon Lescaut
Nazimova stars Camille with Rudolph Valentino as Armand in a tale of passion and betrayal set in Paris. A Wife’s Awakening follows a wife uncovering her husband’s true character, then finds happiness. The Heart of The North features twins, a NWMP lieutenant and a nobleman, entwined in adventure and mistaken identity as a fire tests loyalties. Mildred Moore rises as a promising ingénue in new screen offerings.
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Armand
Marguerite
Manon Lescaut
Nazimova
Camille
Rudolph Valentino
Armand Duval
Lof
North
John Whitney
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Patricia
Maupome
Whitney
John
Scent O'Reilly
O O' Reilly
Heart Age By Moll e Mather
Janey, a widow who kept a cottage in a distant town, forms a cautious friendship with Don Avery of Boston. Years pass with longing and mistaken paths as war changes them both. In the end love surpasses years and they vow to reunite, not part.
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Janey
den Avery
Den
Taney
Don
Don Avery
Boston
Don Ly Gerty
Old Ellen
fSllen
Ellen
Janet
Roy
Waterloo Savings Bank
Waterloo West
Chicago Churchman Named Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Rome reports Very Rev. Monsignor Edward F. Hoban D D chancellor of the Chicago archdiocese has been appointed auxiliary to the archbishop of Chicago and titular bishop of Cologne.
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Associated Press
Rome
Monsignor
Edward F. Hoban
Archdiocese of
Chicago
Cologne
Contract Awarded for Building of Auto Top Plant
L. P. Miller the Black Hawk Auto Top company head let a $4,000 contract for a one story 21 by 70 foot tin and tile building at 316 Park avenue west to house its manufacture. Five building permits were issued this week totaling $4,720 along with alterations to Danish Lutheran church Fifth and South streets and separate permits for a garage and roof work on nearby properties.
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L. P. Miller
Black Hawk Auto Top Company
Thas
Park Avenue West
Io John S. Judd
Mr. Miller
Wheat Decline Seen Hurting Farmers as Prices Fall
Sioux City Journal reports James A Patton of Chicago predicts further wheat price declines. He warns a price around 78 cents a bushel would devastate the wheat growing industry, noting farmers face costs that cannot be covered by such low returns. The downward trend worries those tied to the nation's wheat economy.
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Sioux City
James A. Patton
Chicugo
Pitt
Rone
Coughs and Ailments Promoted In Medical Patent Scam
A damaged OCR notice promotes Foley products including Honer and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets. It urges mailing a cutout form to Foley & Go in Chicago to receive a trial package. The text lists various claimed remedies for coughs colds rheumatism backache and digestive issues.
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Foley & Go
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
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