Des Moines to Open Toledo Children’s Home for Dependents
The state board of control begins repairs on former Leander Clark college buildings in Toledo to house a new state home for dependent or neglected children. The project, contracted to St John & Barquist of Des Moines, will adapt 21 acres plus adjacent land. Interior plans by State Architect H F Leibbe foretell a costly transformation for occupancy by summer 1920. The institution will serve delinquent and neglected children as well as dependents, with intake limited by age and need.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Toledo
Leander Clark College
St. John & Barquist
H. F. Leibbe
Davenport
Fort Dodge Ice Shortage Sparks Home Brew Blame
Fort Dodge residents hear rumors as ice dealers blame home brew for a dwindling ice supply. A local official notes two thirds of town homes did not use ice until this summer, and some say the habit shift reduced demand. The talk centers on persons drinking home brewed alcohol and its impact on ice needs.
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Fort Dodge
Meyer
Vic
Fort
Three Bremer County Farms Bring High Auction Totals
Three Bremer County farms totaling 515 acres sold in a single day for 191745. Purchasers included A B Chaplin of Tripoli and NL Fuer of Butler, with final prices per acre around 15 to 16. Debris and poor formatting remain in OCR but key facts show three farms near Waverly and Tripoli commanding strong bids.
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Bremer County
Waverly
Herman Renzine
Tripoli
Chaplu
Aleark Place
Frederika
Nl. Fuer
Butler Oe
Fae
Iowa Drenched by Wednesdays Showers Across State
The report notes a severe electrical storm early Wednesday morning in Dubuque with accompanying rain and minimal damages. Prairie du Chien Wisconsin recorded the highest rainfall at 3.54 inches, while Iowa towns saw crop and property impacts from the storms.
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Dubuque
Nabuque
Angel Io
Prairie du Chien
Wis
State to Exhibit 18 Prize Cattle at Waterloo Show
Des Moines reports the stain board of control will enter 18 head of dairy cattle in the big dairy tie show at Waterloo. Several state institutions maintain prize dairy herds bred and improved for profitability.
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Waterloo
Des Moines
Stain Board of Control
Praise of Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoeal Remedy
Advertisements quote J Carrie Fusner of Zanesville Ohio praising Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhea Remedy for cholera morbus and other bowel troubles. The testimonial claims fifteen years of use by she and her husband with reliable relief.
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Chamberlai
Chamberlain
J Carrie Fusner
Zanesville
Ohio
Husband
Rene
Corn Fix Promises Quick Relief From Pain
An advertisement claims a remedy relieves muscle ache swelling and fatigue within minutes. It touts a money back guarantee and urges readers to purchase directly or through local distributors and retailers. The copy references wartime style sales talk and lists several names and locales.
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H. Clark
L. McDeriatt
Cocoanut Oil Fine For Washing Hair
An advertisement promotes mule refined coconut oil shampoo as a gentle, greaseless option for hair care. It claims ordinary soaps and shampoos are too alkaline, drying the scalp and brittle hair, while the coconut oil product lathers easily with water, cleanses thoroughly, rinses clean, and leaves hair soft, silky, and manageable. It notes the product is cheap and available at most drug stores.
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Jeanees
Grocer Caldwell Penalized for Underselling Bread and Milk
Des Moines reports grocer J. M. Caldwell at 1414 Twentieth Street faced action after selling bread at 12 cents a loaf and milk at 12 cents a quart. State dairy and food officials halted his products as competitors refused to supply him, amid accusations of demoralizing business and pressure to keep prices. Caldwell’s early receipts dropped after the crackdown, with only about 20 loaves sold at the lower price.
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Des Moines
J. M. Caldwell
Twentieth Street
WB. Barney, Jr
Caldwell
Art
My. Cue Wall
N.S. Malum
Malum
Uke
Sven
Prohibition Era Jail Moved From Buck Grove To Farm
A rural incident details the jail or talaboose from Buck Grove being removed by Dennis Griffin with a tractor to a nearby farm where it will serve as a chicken house or similar use. Separate notes mention a dairy seller seeking more cows and a Des Moines heat prostration, along with a British postman walking 200 miles in 500 days.
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Buck Giove
Bold
Buck Grove
Tevt
Dennis Griffinm
Swallows Sliver Restores Voice After Gas Attack
Sioux City Iowa reports Donald Cullings a jewelry salesman at 618 Tenth Street regained his voice after a sliver of wood lodged in his throat was dislodged during dinner. He had been gas deprived since St Mihiel on September 12, 1918 and spoke only in a whisper until this odd incident. Army surgeons had doubted recovery without a shock or fall.
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Sioux City
Donald Cullings
Atreac
Cullings
St. Mihiel
Com
Soldier’s voice returns after long absence on air
A man named Cullings, a member of the One Hundred and Sixty eighth regiment in the Rainbow division, spoke in his natural voice at a dinner table after a choking spell. His girlfriend, who had not heard his voice for nearly two years since his departure for an army camp, was astonished and nearly doubted she was not hearing her former partner.
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Pany L
One Hundred and Sixty Eighth Regiment
Hainbow
Cullings
Practical joke leaves Cullings weak and voiceless
Cullings has not yet regained full voice and strength. He cannot shout and speaks only in an ordinary tone with effort. Medical staff expect his good organs to recover full power in time.
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Rock Island
Jackson County
Maquoketa
Justin McCarthy
Mo Co Here
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Percy
Woop
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F. RB. Nice
Th. A. W. Adams
A. C. Madison
Marly
Rock Island Road
Methodist Hospital
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Astoria
Chay
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Women’s
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