Iowa Falls Sentinel
Tuesday, 24 June 1902
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WANTED HOMES
FOR HOMELESS
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Thirty two orphan children in Hardin county there was a surprising
demand for children was shown Wednesday when thirty two orphans were
taken into Hardin county homes in less than three hours. The mere
announcement of homeless children would be placed in good homes in this
vicinity brought people here from every part of the country and it is
estimated that no less than five hundred call at the Woods House
interested in securing a child for their home. Before noon the thirty
two boys and girls had been taken to home in Hardin and will make their
future homes in various parts of the country. Long after the last child
had been placed, people arrived in the city seeking an opportunity to
secure a child from their home. The children's ages ranged from seven to
fourteen years and were of various nationalities. The children are
placed by a society that is given assurance that the children will be
given the best of treatment and education. The places in this county to
which the children went are ....
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