Weekend Rate Cut Trial for Rail Excursions
Des Moines reports on the Chicago Great Western Sunday excursion experiment aimed at reviving weekend travel with reduced rates. Officials cite weather and changing customs, while experts note autos and car ownership influence a decline in rail passenger numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Roads Institute
ASR Nies
Associated Press
Des Moines
Chicago Great Western Railroad
M. L. Seeley
Harry Warren
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
September Busy Period for Red Cross Relief Efforts
The Red Cross home service report by Mrs. George B. Worthen shows over 100 ex soldiers aided in September. Five hundred interviews and office visits supported care, with outside calls by Mrs. Worthen and several official visits including a trip to a state hospital. Karl West traveled to Des Moines with a patient absent without leave due to a mental disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Section
Red Rosa
Mra
George B. Worthen
Thelcases
Veterans’ Bureau
State Hospital
Independence
Karl ¥. West
Tecker-Chapman Post
American Legion
Des Moines
Red Cross
Danderto Rise Promises Hair Health in Marriage Licenses
An odd, fragmentary ad copy describes Danderine hair product claims linking shiny hair and improved scalp health. It lists names and places such as Dubuque Shell Rock Plainfield Clarks and amounts like .31 and .16 as potential identifiers for customers or licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Ryder
Dubuqu
Wadith
Julia Wrst
Dubuque
Merrill B. Mosier
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G.W
Danderine
Monopoly Oi
Monopoly
Captain Kid
Morgan
Buccaneer
Peg Leg
Hawkeye
Monopoly Oil Company
The
Hawkeye Oil Company
I. H. Dillon
EB. HH
First National Bank
Ghiropractic
W. J. Roth
D. C
Palmer
W. H. Ross
JF. Lidg
Waterloo
Scasee
Carl C., Bickley, M
Leavitt and Johnson Bidz
New York
Gerona
Fashona
Ormandale
Marvelia
Velverette
Satin Canton
Jacqueline— Broche-de
Poiret
Twili
Charmeen
Astrakhan Jacquettes
Astrakhan
Chappie Coats
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