Road Work Shakeup as State Fires Repair Chiefs
Four county road analyzers are discharged by the state highway commission. A member of the commission refuses to name the fired engineers or the counties they served in. Officials say road work lagged in those counties and new controls are set to monitor progress and safety.
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State Highway Commission
Board
Tes Moines
UL Beard
Amd
Umee
Beard
Missouri
Engliver
Iowa Mines Retain Lamps Under New Regulations
State mine inspectors issue three lamp rules for safety in operations. Supervisors and assistants must carry lamps at all times in mines. Company men visiting old workings or isolations must carry a lamp. At least one lamp required where pillars are drawn. Also notes post office stamp cancellation changes to save time, with cro ss bars visible. Local officials comment on public policy changes and mixed legal outcomes.
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Iowa
Towa Oul
Synsum Aries
Post Office Department
Kurtz
State Board of Control
Port Madison
George Cosson
Board of Control
1. C. Sanders
Fort Madison
G., McClaughry
Anamosa
Cosson
Laurent Greene
Agelstant Oblet
Ames
Purity Day urged by Governor Clarke in Iowa
Governor Clarke urges Iowa to observe Purity Sunday on November 9 as part of the Seventh International Purity Congress in Minneapolis. He calls churches and welfare groups to devote the day to thoughtful discussion on conditions facing the country to strengthen morality and citizenship. Wording emphasizes daily effort toward a clean life and moral strength. The governor signs the proclamation September 6, 1912.
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Clarke
International Purity Congress
Minneapolis
Minn
Iowa
G. W. Clarke
Allen
Rules Frederick the Great used to regulate opera style
Frederick the Great, a leading musical amateur, set arias and forms for court composers. He required distinct arias for principal singers, adagio and allegro contrasts, a duet for the lead soprano and male lead, and preferred large forms to convey tragedy while avoiding minor keys in theater. Also mentions two four and three eight time as secondary, with tema minuetto for smaller parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick the Great
Man Proposes as Female Self-Advocates Radical Feminist View
A man asks for marriage described in a dialogue where the woman rejects conventional roles and declares herself a feminist seeking higher self expression in advanced art forms. She asserts his world is narrow, branded by business and papers, and accepts his proposal only if tied to her pursuit of personal autonomy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Growing Stronger with Postum Over Coffee Addiction
A Missouri man writes that within six months of switching from daily six cups of strong coffee to Postum his health improved markedly. He had collapsed at fifty from coffee use, endured years of mobility issues, and after starting Postum he resumed work and regained strength, while his arm and hand function advanced. The letter promotes Postum by claiming dramatic health recovery and recommends trying both regular and instant forms.
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Penmanshay
Postum Co
Wellville
Charlotte
N. C
Psina
Lydia
Pinkham
Rosa Sie
Wyona St
Convict 1313 Quips On Bigamy Behind Bars
Fragmentary dialogue and quoted lines show a convict in a penitentiary claiming bigamy as the reason for his imprisonment. The scene hints at domestic issues, medical chatter about a fever, and a parson’s remark on serving two masters, all conveyed in a clipped newspaper tone.
Tyree Antiseptic Powder Adounce
For sunburn, insect bites, ivy poison or any skin inflammation, use Tyree's Antiseptic Powder for quick relief. 25 cents at druggists. Sample sent free by Tyree, Washington, D. C. Adv.
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Tyree
Washington, D. C
Photographer’s Rejection Sparks Positive Negative Joke
A lighthearted quip centers on a photographer who faces a rejected courtship yet shrugs it off with humor about having a good negative. The joke plays on words about negatives and outcomes, reflecting a playful, period newspaper voice.
Rational Love and the Rational View of Marriage
Dr H Lucas Wentworth, a noted eugenics expert, told a Cleveland audience that young people prefer a rational view of marriage over romance. He illustrated the idea with a dialogue about lasting love and enduring lovability.
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H. Lucas Wentworth
Cleveland
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Money To Loan
Phony
Algona
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Algona State Bank
Algona, Ja
TP Barrington
Dickmann
M. Galbraith
Ationnry AT Law
John Galbraith Hiock
Algona, Ts
Surghovon
Elephane
Algoon
Towa
Denea
Algana
C. B. Cretzmeyer
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Wika
Hartman
Wweon
Suerceseor
Day
Paina
Ailuunas
L. Kist
Trssmantis Algong
Lote Suepaser
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Tovary
Sayers
Goce
Alguna
R. A. Talim
Ingham
Theo
Chrischilles
Lewis BH
Smith
Cashier
Kossuth County State Bank
Algona, Iowa
Capital
W. A. Ingham
Smite
Arvey Inichein
F. Chrischilles
Lewis Hmith
JW. Wadsworth
Barnet Devine
Wh. K. Feracaon
Vo Swerrexn
First National Bank
United States Depository
Ferguson FY
Swetting
R. H. Spencer JJ
Dickinson
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Cosser
H. L. Viscesi
Asst
Cashiar
Ogpoe
E. Vonner
Sogara
Savings Department of Piret National Bank
East Court House Square
Chubb
Againa
W. Dingley
Banh
C. B. Beardsley
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C. Church
Og & Galbraith
Schenck, Dineley
Adama
the County Savings Bank
Carlran
Dose
Dspoultura
Hutcbius
Fa. Dodda
J. Gilmore
Androw Peterson
Mee Mxhon, Bullivan
Mantis Haan
Raum
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Coahler
Peoples Savings Bank
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State Executive Council
van Buren County
Francis M. Hunter
Focal
Hunter
Hideo Applegate
Hower
Executive Council
Louse Hunter
Judae Aphlegate
Henttpan Real Estate
T. T. Hitch
Iowa Farming ‘Tool Company
Parale Reg Wently
Madigan
MitchellvMe ‘Industrial School
Faroa
Department of Public Instruction
Frederick
WW. N. U
Des Moines
Casey
Puck
Cary
Maine
Lydia i. Pinkham
Thad
Spohn
Dieremere
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