Iowa Rail Commission warns of severe car famine this winter
Iowa officials urge shippers and railroads to expedite grain and flour shipments as elevators fill and mills close due to car shortages. The commission cites only partial car availability, widespread stockpiles, and a rising need for freight cars to move grain, coal, and other products amid a weakened equipment supply.
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Wag Moines
Iowa Railroad Commission
Dwight M. Lewis
John A. Gusher
Charles Webster
George L. McCullshan
Gearee
Pola Gut
Aishton
Hale Holden
Holden
Rohlman Named Business Manager at Dubuque College
Dubuque Iowa September 18 Father H P Rohlman former pastor of State’s Church Waterloo named business manager succeeding Dr J M Wolfe who left to chair sacramental theology at St Paul Seminary Rohlman an alum of the college led the endowment campaign and will oversee finances while remaining in charge of fundraising events and entertainment plans for the college's annual visitors program.
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Dubuque, Fa
Dubuque Colleges
H. P. Rohl
J. M. Wolfe
St. Paul Seminary
Roblman
State’s Church
Waterloo
J. 3. Keane
Father Rohlman
Husiness
Father Rohlan
The
Gsj Fhowment
Prominent Lawyer in Indiana Dies After Illness
A prominent Indianapolis lawyer named Brown, part of the Tomas firm, died at his residence after a 19 day illness. The report notes his status in the community and his long service.
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Brown
Tomas
Women Pastors Debated by Des Moines M E Conference
Des Moines readers report the Des Moines M E laymen conference plans to consider admitting women as ministers at the next general conference. Iowa laymen previously urged equal ordination rights and increased privileges for women in ministry. The gathering runs in Des Moines with Wishaw Yamer C L Syuntz presiding. a special train will take members to Linianola for Dr. Joan Millman’s Simpson College inauguration.
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Des Moines
Des Moses
Soumby
Methodist Church
Muscatine
Cuca
Des Maes
Wishaw Yamer CL Syuntz
Af Omeaha
Lidianola
Joan Millman
Simpson College
Telephone Girls Win Union Recognition After Strike
Moyvenport Sept 1 striking telephone operators voted two thirds to return to work at Rock Island Davenport and Moline with an amended offer from Bell Telephone Co. The deal reinstates sick benefits and allows a shop committee while keeping wage scales at $145 a month, higher than the male workers. About 250 operators and 37 linemen were affected. James Couzens of Detroit is noted as a wealthy mayor with extensive automobile stock holdings.
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Moyvenport
Tock Island
CH. Rottsser
Bell Telephones Co
Uat
Rock Island
Moline
Davenport
Lemon Juice Freckle Lotion Claim
Advertisement promises a freckle reducing lotion from lemon juice and prune white ingredients. It urges daily application to face neck arms and hands to fade freckles blemishes and achieve a clear rosy white skin.
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Massige
Sioux City debates cures for drug addicts and costs
Sioux City officials hear claims that the city would become a magnet for drug users if cures were funded. Internal revenue agents Walker and Gillin urge rapid treatment facilities, while Councilman Mann proposes charging addicts with vagrancy to fund joint cures, drawing mixed reactions.
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Sioux City
Joseph G. Walker
Onawa
Internal Revenue
John J. GiNin
Quiaha
Internal Revenue Agent
Walker
Mo. Gillin
Lwo Stiles
Stoun City
Gin
J. B. Mann
Stop Itching Eczema with Zemo from druggists
Quick relief claimed for eczema and skin troubles with Zemo. Extra large bottle priced at 1.00. Healing said to begin on application and to remove traces of eczema tetter pimples rash and similar conditions. Manufactured by The E. W. Rose Co Cleveland Ohio.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Dept. Air
Resinot
Baltimore
Endorsement Drives Local Meeting on County Supervision
Dr J P Savage strongly endorses the effort while Paul J Wells city clerk is asked to arrange a joint meeting with the county board of supervisors and the council to push the proposal forward.
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J.P. Savage
J. Wells
County Board of Supervisors
Sioux City Man Seeks 100000 Damages Over Pipe Stone Incident
Sule to recover 100000 from the mayor and residents of Pipestone Minnesota as federal court suit. Miller of Sioux City alleges he was given a coat of yellow paint in Pipestone last May and subjected to physical anguish by Mayor Duea John Gr Henry McKeen and Barney Mothe. He says the damages would compensate his suffering and seeks further compensation.
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Sioux City
Bent
Sule
Pipestone
Minn
PS. Miller
Federal Court of
Minnesota
Miler
Sullen
Miller
Wtuthon
Linus
iDuea
John Gr
Henry McKeen
Barney Mothe
European corn borer may spread unless quickly halted
Ames Iowa reports danger from the European corn borer as it spreads from Massachusetts and New York into eastern corn regions. Iowa entomologist E D Ball urges immediate ample funding and federal action, noting Massachusetts and New York spent $100 000 each with limited success and a $250 000 federal appropriation has lingered in Congress. The pest harms multiple crops, overwinters as larvae, and could cause millions in damages if unchecked.
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Towa
E. D. Ball
Towa State College
Massachusetts
New York
Congress
Throat and Blood Remedy Claim for Catarrh
Advertises a vegetable blood remedy named S. S. S. promising thorough catarrh relief by cleansing the blood. Claims fifty years of use with satisfactory results and offers a medical department for free case evaluation from Swift Specific Co., Atlanta Georgia.
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S. S
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Earl of Athlone Made a Brigadier General
The London Gazette reports the Earl of Athlone, Second Life Guards and aide de camp to the king, promoted to brigadier general. He is the third son of the late Duke of Teck and brother to the queen, with ancestral ties to prominent German nobility and a role in William of Orange era battles.
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London
Mait
London Gazette
Earl of Ailone
Duke of Teck
Earl of
William of Orange
Battle of the Boyne
Ireland
Methodists At Vinton Stage Unique Stunt To Raise Budget
Vinton Iowa September 15. A charity event at the Methodist church featured a pirate dinghy ride and baskets of food donations to support next year’s church budget. Afternoon sermon by Rev Van Dervort of Dysart. Travelers John and Mrs Tobin plan a Tucson visit for health reasons.
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Methodists
Vinton
Methodist Church
van Dervort
Dysart
John Tobin
Tuscon, Ariz
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Earl OF Vshlone
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France
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Traer
Hugh Mossman
Castoria
Bake Rite Bakery
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Harris
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Woodmen of America
Woodman Sanitarium
Colorado Springs
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