. This is where Mrs. Earhart had been informed that the girls would be infected with head lice when it had been considered, for the children's schooling, their first year in Des Moines.
After the first year in Des Moines, the Earharts' fortune increased. Edwin Earhart was promoted to the head of the Rock Island's claims department. This almost doubled his salary and provided his family with a private railway car for any trips. This allowed the family to move to a larger house in a more affluent section of town. Edwin Earhart's success in the work place was short lived.
Edwin Earhart had discovered alcohol. His work for the railroad suff
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