Iowas Plant of Public Nature Worth 24 Million
Iowa's state properties and institutions total over 24 million dollars in land buildings and equipment. The 44.93 acres at the capitol complex plus three state colleges and general institutions account for most value. Per capita costs at state facilities rose from 304.57 in 1902-03 to 400.53 in 1913-14. The state recently bought lubricating oil cheaper by a half-cent a gallon, from the Pennsylvania field. Dallas-Melcher railroad station dispute looms with court injunction and next moves anticipated.
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Des Moines
Lowe City
Ames
Cedar Falls
Vinton
Marshalltown
Cheesakee
Davenport
Board of Control
Fie
Board of Control and
Board of Education
Iowa
Pennsylvana
Amolox The New Discovery Comforts Eczema Sufferers
An Ottumwa Iowa woman reports recovery from severe eczema after using Amolox. Her condition cleared, enabling marriage later, with similar claims of relief for acne psoriasis and other skin ailments. Advertises guarantee and 60 cent trial. Local drug firms endorse.
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Ottumwa
Vdebold
Amolox
Wangler Bron
Mnderson Drug Co
U C T Wins Damage Suit in U S Court
Ottumwa judge directs jury to verdict for defendant in Young v U C T. Mrs. Young sought 6300 on a policy held by her husband. Case tried two years prior, verdict reversed on appeal, and the court found Young in bad standing.
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Ottumwa
van Valkenbergh
United States District Court
Young Va. U. C. T
Man Abphyxiated in Grand Hotel Des Moines
Des Moines reports Henry Nelson, 50, of Dexter, Ia., found gas asphyxiated in a Grand hotel room after 4:30 pm. Police believe he blew out the flame. Council Bluffs notes W A Lary, 68, a garage owner, killed when his car jumped its transmission during a Democratic campaign tour ride near Avoca.
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Des Moines
Henry Nelson
Dexter
Grand Hotel
East Fourth and
Walnut Streets
Council Bluffs
W. A. Lary
Avoca
Lary
Two Hunters Maimed When Shotgun Discharges
Lenox report says former Mayor George Boyer lost his left arm below the elbow and Charles Tracy lost his right hand after a shotgun carried by one of them was accidentally discharged while hunting on the Piatto river near Lenox. Cause unknown. Boyer was transported to Creeton for treatment.
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Lenox
Oct
George Boyer
Charles Tracy
Piatto River
Boyer
Creeton
Cost to taxpayers for Black Hawk county crop association
County voters may authorize a $5,000 annual tax to support the Black Hawk County Improvement Association with the federal government contributing $1,200 yearly. Net county levy would be about $3,300 after other sources. The plan requires no salaries, funds may fund experiments and prizes, and a five year term with possible renewal.
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Black Hawk County Improvement Association
Board of Supervisors
General Assembly
County Boards of Supervisors
United States
Black Hawk
Crop Improvement Association Benefits Cited by Members
A 1914 letter from Thomas Hansen notes substantial personal gain from the Crop Improvement association and its agricultural insights. A second note to Mr. CG Hearst of Falls, Iowa discusses the value of Mr. A. A. Burger as an agricultural expert for the Black Hawk County Crop Improvement association.
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Iowa
Crop Improvement Association
Board of Supervisors
Black Hawk County
B. Ghearst
Cedar Falls
Thos. Hansen
CG. EB
Hearst
Has Falls
A. A. Burger
Black Hawk County Crop Improvement Association
County leader modernizes farming and infrastructure
The article lauds a county official whose efforts in crops, stock raising, dairying, fruit culture, and agriculture have raised overall productivity. It highlights improvements in roads, buildings, drainage, and fertilization, arguing rural life is elevated and farming less arduous through modern common sense methods enabled by a permissive tax levy.
Beavers Taste Compared in Cedar Falls Bank Letter
A scanned letter from Citizens Saving Bank president O W Wise expresses cautious approval by unanimous vote. The note mentions beaver meat with forequarters tasting beeflike and hindquarters described as lacking fishiness, reflecting a quirky postscript in the Cedar Falls, Iowa correspondence.
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Citizens Saving Bank
Cedar Falls
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Dallas
Townes
Board of Arbitration
Chamberlain
London
Belgium
Town
Burch’s
Miss D. Salow
Perrin
U. S
Coats
Astrachan
Corduroys
Children's Union
County Crop Association
Carrie
Scotts
Fishman’s
Coe Ihl
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