Creosote blocks fall from Des Moines paving quest
Des Moines traffic woes prompt city committee to swap creosote blocks on Locust Street for asphalt after testing in Minneapolis and St Paul. Wet seasons swell blocks, dry seasons loosen them, and winter makes surfaces slick for horses. Merle Hay road praised as best local pavement, brick on concrete base withstanding heavy use.
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Des Moines
Locust Street
Minnepolis
St. Paul
Iowa
Camp Dodge
Desertion case ties to vampish widow in Minnesota
Mrs. George Leffingwell accused a henna-haired widow, Mrs. Glee Woods, of ruining her home and prompted the arrest of her husband in Minneapolis, where he allegedly stayed at the vamp's sister’s home for a month. Leffingwell faces wife desertion charges as Sheriff Marsh heads to bring him back.
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George Leffingwell
Minneapolis
Mason City
Glee Woods
Twelfth Street
South Federal Avenue
Leffingwell
F. E. Marsh
Young Child Struck and Killed by an Interurban Train
Eunice Schroeder a 15 month old child of Mr and Mrs Ben Schroeder living a mile and a half east of Pleasant Prairie Muscatine county Davenport reports say the interurban car of the Chicago Des Moines and Mississippi line struck the child as she played beside the tracks yesterday the cow catcher is believed to have hit the child the car did not pass over the body her skull was crushed and she died instantly at the scene
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Davenport
Eunice Schroeder
Ben Schroeder
Pleasant Prairie
Muscatine County
C., D. & M. Interurban
Schroeder
Keep Your Blood Pure with S S S Blood Remedy
An old advertisement touts S S S as a tonic to purify blood. It claims waste products from the intestines and glands cause weakness and rheumatism, promising improved vitality and skin health. Readers are urged to buy via druggists and contact the Swift Specific Co. for medical guidance and a free booklet.
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S. S
Swift Specific Co
D-71
Trutona praised by Avalon Ave resident in Waterloo
E. K. Rice of 1019 Avalon Avenue declares Trutona gives real relief after forty years of chronic trouble. He notes improved digestion sleep and bowels. The tonic is sold in Waterloo at Wangler Brothers Drug Store Cedar Falls at Philler Company and other nearby towns.
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E. K. Rice
Avalon Avenue
Waterloo
Mr. Rice
Wangler Brothers Drug
Cedar Fells
Phellifer Company
Train crew carry injured woman into house
Fragmentary text notes a woman being picked up by train crew and carried into a house. It references historical parliaments with dates backing to 1286 in England, 1920 in Scotland, and 1919 in Ireland.
Col Brewer to Aid the Attorney General
De Moines reports Col Gur E Bower has joined Attorney General staff to assist in high level legal work. The move signals expanded collaboration between Col Brewer and AG office as the two leaders coordinate on major cases and policy actions.
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Col. Brewer
Dea Moines
Col
Gur E. Bower
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