Young Man Wins County Corn Championship Trip to Prisco
Parker Lichty of Waterline R D No 2 wins the Black Hawk County corn club prize trip to San Francisco after producing 75.1 bushels of dry shelled corn on his acre in a tough season. Officials note the moisture content was 21 percent and the pre-drying yield exceeded 100 bushels. The victory was announced by the Citizens Savings Bank of Ames, with support from Ames college and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cegar Falls
Parker Lehty
Waterline
Citizens Bayings Bank
Black Hawk
Lichty
Citizens Savings Bank
Boys’ Corn Club
Ames College
United States Department of Agriculture
County Agriculnciat
A. A. Burger
H. L. Eells
Collect
Iowa towns plan mejoras for 1916 paving and schools
Iowa Falls area towns including Eldora Ackley and Eidota outline civic upgrades for 1916. Plans call for sixty blocks of paving in one city, seven miles of paved streets, and street improvements in Eldora. Ackley moves toward a sewer system and paving, while Eidota votes on a $93000 bond to build a new grade school. Contracts for projects will be let this winter with work to start in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Hidora
Town Falls
Eldora
Ackley
Eidota
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress Praised by Editor
An editorial in Producer and Consumer, Des Moines, lauds the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. It praises Waterloo as a grand city and its people for hospitality and aims to boost the dairy industry, noting the show’s breadth and the credit due to organizers for their public spirited effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Producer and Consumer
Des Moines
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Austrian Girls Fall in Love With Prisoners
Vienna reports a surge of affection toward Russian prisoners at Imst and Lautens causing concern among Austrian newspapers. Young women allegedly write, scheme, and visit clandestinely to meet the prisoners, prompting government plans to bar access to barracks. Clergy notes mixed effects on community morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Imst
Lautens
Ruedens
Scandal Charges At School Women Over Affection for Russians
The article notes that despite no wish to promote attention, officials must acknowledge with regret that young girls at the town school showed offenses against modesty by openly courting Russian soldiers. Physicians in barracks condemn the behavior and authorities ban women from approaching camps. any correspondence or delicacies sent to Russians will be confiscated.
Ottumwa man touts real adding Multiplying calculator
Ottumwa's Jessa Spurgeon claims a novel device for the J H Merrill Co wholesale grocery office that adds and multiplies and even subtracts and divides. The lever system, workable model by George JH Taller, promises simple construction and moderate cost with all four functions in one machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Jessa Spurgeon
J. H. Merrill Company
Janark
Hes
George JH
Taller
Ciicago
South
Ihs
Dr. Graham Selected to Lead University Hospital
Iowa City November 23 Dr Graham superintendent of Des Moines Methodist Hospital is named by the state board of education to head the University of Iowa Hospital He will start January with expected reorganizations to place departments on a stronger scientific and business basis Miss Josephine Creelman will focus on directing the nurses training program at the hospital
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Iowa City
Rt.graham
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
State Board of Education
University of Iowa
L. W. Dean
Colllge of
Graham
Wild
College of Wmirdicine
Josephine Creolman
Cvient
Tthe Hospital
Woman Left Fortune for Personal Memorial
Anita November 23. A possible suit to contest the will of Mary B. Dilts is hinted at after the will is filed at Atlantic. It leaves all estate to the Anita park board for a public park monument in the form of a drinking fountain. Ray F. Weirick of Des Moines is named to plan the fountain. executor is R. D. Forshay of Anita. park beautification funds follow.
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Anita
Mary B. Dilts
Atlantic
Board of Park Commissioners
Ray F. Weirick
Des Moines
R.D. Forshay
Antta Je
Local social notes mix club event and weddings in La Porte
La Porte reports a Ladies Literary Circle luncheon in Masonic hall with a 75 guest turnout, musical numbers, and a penalty game. A home wedding unites Miss Payra M McBride and William P Barrett, with post ceremony visits planned. Other items note Freshman class stag party, W R C installations, missionary meeting, and community visits by local families and clubs.
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la Porte City
Masonic Hall
G. BE. Stebbing
J. J. Lohman
Mayes
Brust
BE. D. Showers
HW. G. Adams
W. G. Ballheim
M. K. Cummins
A. GC
Martin
Fi Goodwin
If Be Silater
PB. Mayor
Mayle
J! Murphy
Dela Rice
Fields
Tedford
Mirs
H. Waldorff
J. J. McBride
Payra M
William P. Barrett
A. W. Henke
M. B. Church
Ethel Brobell Ot Ankeny
Mile Meride
Elways
Progress-Review Office
Altho
Dalton Til
Croom
Wilcox
Sauk Rapids
Mina
Supt
Moyte
Cummins
Statnbrook
John Cotton
FE. MacChane
Margie Wasson
Robert Crane
Mandar
Mrs. Prank Hopper
Pleasant gathering includes out of town guest Bert Reynard
The Merry event featured Bro Bert Reynard of Gilbertville as an out of town guest. Mrs Harriet Hitt is improving from her illness. The Presbyterian Missionary Society, postponed for Thanksgiving, will meet December 1 at Mrs R B Fields home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Reynard
Gilbertville
Harriet Hitt
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
R. B. Fields
Chinese Interpreter Predicts Monarchy Return in China
William K. Chao, interpreter for the Han Ping Chen troupe at the Majestic, asserts China will revert to monarchic government despite modern reforms. He cites conscription, a vast population, and submarine navy buildup as signs of future military power, while noting improved treatment of natives of different faiths since 1900.
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China
Wiliam K. Chao
Han Ping Chen
Majestic Theatre
Mr. Chao
America
Pekin
Mr. Chiao
Chao i S
Widener Estate Left Heir Vast Art Treasure
The will of the late Peter A. Widener, admitted to probate, leaves most of his $50 million to his son Joseph Widener in trust. He gains full control of the vast art collection and could donate or display it in Philadelphia Washington or New York, with funds to build an endowment for a gallery in Philadelphia if chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Navy
Peter A. BD
Widener
Joseph 3B
Joseph KE
America
City of
Washington
New York
Archbishop Glennan Criticizes U S Mexican Policy
In a letter to Catholic priests of the Archdiocese of St. Louis Archbishop Glennan condemns American recognition of the Carranza government in Mexico as not auspicious and urges priests to celebrate a Thanksgiving Mass for Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Carranza
Mexico
Glennan
Archdiocese of St. Louis
Suffered Twenty-One Years Final Relief Found
Mrs Joseph Constances of Rapides Parish Echo Louisiana swore she suffered twenty one years with a side pain. Morphine gave brief relief. A surgical operation in New Orleans helped for two years before pain returned. After using Swamp Root her pain ceased and she passed a large gravel stone. She recommends Kilmers Swamp Root to others.
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Joseph Constance
Echo
Atrs
Joseph Constanes
WM. Morrow
Water Kilmer ad promises kidney relief in brief
A wartime style advertisement from Dr Kilmer & Co of Binghamton NY offers a ten cent request to prove what Schamp-Tont will do for you. It promises a pamphlet about kidneys and bladder and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar size bottles sold at drug stores with a Waterloo Evening Courier mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. C
Waterloo Evening Courier
Danderine Promises Hair Growth and Dandruff Cure
The ad touts Danderine as a miracle hair product that eliminates dandruff and hair loss, leaving hair thick, wavy, and lustrous. It claims roots are nourished, scalp invigorated, and new hair will grow after weeks, with a 26 cent bottle suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Not a Bite of Breakfast Until You Drink Water
Advice on internal sanitation via hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the alimentary canal. Recommends daily morning drink and interior bathing to prevent headaches, biliousness, constipation, bad breath, and other illness. Emphasizes pores of the bowels absorb impurities into the blood unlike skin.
Pineapple Pepsin Compound Promises Quick Digestion Help
An advertisement touts Natal Pineapple Pepsin compound as a remedy for indigestion sour stomach bloating and nervousness from stomach disorder. Sold with money back guarantee in 56c and 1.00 sizes by Wangler Bros Henderson Drug Co and local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natal
Wangler Bros
Henderson Drue Co
Try This If You Have Dandruff
An advertisement claims four ounces of plate ordinary liquid argon will dissolve dandruff by applying at night. It promises instant relief from itching, with hair becoming fluffy and lustrous after multiple applications. The promotion asserts quick, inexpensive results and offers the product at drug stores.
Lime Against Tuberculosis Ad Promises Calcium Remedy
An 1912 Journal of the American Medical Association note promotes calcium assimilation in tuberculosis treatment. Van Giesen reports a patient improvement with sputum clearing and healed pulmonary tuberculosis upon use of Eckman's Alterative, claimed to be safe with no opiates. Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia advertises direct purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Journal of the American Medical Association
van Giesen
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Peeling the Skin as Bleaching Substitute Gains Popularity
An old advertisement-like notice promotes marcom wax as a whitening substitute for creams. It claims instant cleansing and preservation, noting high prices for specialized bleaches and its availability in one ounce druggist packages. It also mentions saxolite facial lotion as a wrinkle eraser with powdered saxolite dissolved in hazel water.
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EX County
Parker Lichty
Prisco
Bardin County
Waterloo and Dairy Cattle Congress
Iowa
U. of I. Hospital
LA Porte
Arcitishop
U. 8
Binghamston, N
Pued BE. Moraine
Tas Nios Ves Moines, Lowas
Saya
Omagh Trouble
Kinnefelter & Sons
Park Avenue West
Davatdsonst
Davidsons
Waterloos
Coles
Boston Confectionery
the Waterloo Evening Courier
and Daily Reporter
W. H Hartsian CO
Waterloo Varnish Manufacturing Company
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co
F. E. Stewart
Crossing 4
Waverly
Irvin Mo Kramtz
Mgr
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