Iowa State News Roundup of Legislation and Local Affairs
Maquoketa pastor Rev. D. F. Boomershine united 1,314 couples. Farm sale near Grundy Center brought 14,000 dollars, plus horse prices. Iowa markets show hog and building gains. state reports detail Smith-Hughes instruction in 35 counties. Amid code revision fights in Des Moines, tax reform proposals urge a state budget board and local budgeting, with debates over assessment practices and road funding.
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D. F. Boomershine
Maquoketa
Graham
South English
W. W. Coffman
Iowa
Nancy E. McRae
Osceola
Ellis Mueller
Griswold
Rock Island
Valley Junction
Owsley
American Legion
Iowa State Legion Conference of Post Commanders
Des Moines
Hansen Produce Company
Mast Brothers
Grundy Center
Lowa
Lowa Weather and Crop Service
Iowa House
Kendall
Blake
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Ontjes
Grundy County
Congregational Church of
New Hampton
James PD. Colt
Manhattan
Kansas
J. D. Buser
Senate
Warren County
United States
Iowa Anti- Saloon League
Executive Council
State Board of Assessment
State Board of Assessments
Ralph L. Rumley
M. F. Springer
Fortieth General Assembly
Iowa teachers annuity bill seeks retirement fund
The house receives a bill to establish a teachers annuity system funded half by teachers and half by the state. It requests three appropriations: one to cover annual contributions, 30,000 for preliminary organization, and 160,000 to be repaid after full operation. If approved, the system would start July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
General Assembly
National Capital: Radio monopoly fear before Kellogg White bill
Representations to the house merchant marine committee warn that wireless communication may become a RCA controlled monopoly aided by General Electric and J. P. Morgan interests. Critics say exclusive patents and contracts could block competition and threaten public rights to space transmission.
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Ing
Federal Trade Commission
Radio Corporation
United States
Has Pork Barrel Gone From Style in Congress Now
The article notes the shift from pork barrel and log rolling to a budget driven process. Since the last session, departments submit estimates to the director of the budget, with presidential approval guiding Congress. Increases are rare, and appropriations pass swiftly, surprising veteran politicians.
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Museum of Antiquities
Congress
Budget Bureau
Congressional Committees
House
Senate
Child Labor Reform Grows with Massive Support Across Groups
A national coalition backs a McCormick constitutional amendment to curb child labor. The movement claims over 10 million men and women, 5 million women, and 4 million organized workers, plus civic groups. Surveys by the Children's Bureau detail home work in Rhode Island and 2,500 sugar beet workers in Michigan and Colorado, with many youths under 12.
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Rhode
Michigan
Colorado
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
New England
Providence
Pawtucket
Children's Bureau
Seven Points in Good Citizenship Define Ideal American Citizen
A Washington conference of sixty educators and welfare workers, led by the secretary of war, produced seven specifications of good citizenship. The list covers selfless contribution, love of country, civic duties, justice, respect for law, cooperation, orderly living, and striving for future generations.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Army
Tanlac praised by Maine teacher for health boost
Kezar Falls educator Herbert A. Guptill reports Tanlac improved his strength, appetite, and sleep after months of digestion trouble and chest pains. He says he gained ten pounds, breathes freely, and feels healthier than ever. Tanlac sold by druggists. over 35 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
Herbert A. Guptill
Kezar Falls
Maine
Popular Quotation Expert Quote From New York Sun
The New York Sun quotes an expert on quotations noting a tedium in human affairs and the proverb all work and no play. The exchange frames a view of daily life and time’s passage.
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Smitt
Greenewich Village
New York
Diamond Dyes The Easy Home Dyeing Advert
Diamond Dyes promises simple directions for dyeing wool silk linen cotton and blends. Each package guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running and advises telling the druggist the fabric type before dyeing.
Thought Misapplied Inidle Gossip Slenderings
The author laments wasted thought on idle gossip and harsh rumor about strangers, arguing thought is the earth’s strongest force when rightly used and misused when fed by hearsay and slander.
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp Root
For years druggists have watched Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer and Binghamton NY on its merit. It is a kidney liver bladder medicine and a strengthening medicine. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all outlets. Buy Swamp Root and begin treatment at once. Send ten cents for a sample bottle and mention this paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Global and U S Purebred Bison Population
The world has 9 311 pure blood bison with 3 527 in the United States among which only 100 roam wild the rest living in menageries reserves or farms.
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United States
Testimonial on Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
Mrs Eliza Teeter of Goshen Indiana says a year long coughing, weight loss, and family TB fear ended after using Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. She reports renewed strength within a year and no camping cough since about 20 years ago. She invites confidential medical advice from Dr Pierce at Buffalo New York.
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Goshen, Ind
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Eliza Teeter
Middlebury St
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