Farmers of Creston organize against freight rates
A round up of items notes Creston farmers organizing to contest high freight rates. Other items report Cass county widow Emmaline Hart's death at 92, attorney W H Butterfield’s pneumonia death, Fairfield voters defeating a city manager plan, and a Cascade raid on stills by federal officers.
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Creston
Emmaline Hart
Cass County
W. H.butterfield
Washington
Fairfield
Emery Bird
Oakland
R. C. Adams
Cascade
Lara Larsen
Extra
Iowa University
Old Gold
Rainbow Veterans’ Society of Overseas Warriors
168Th Regiment
John Win
Trode
Winterset
Pleasant Prairie
Pleasant Prairie School
Chariton
California
Jackson County Board of Education
J. T. Lynch
G. F. Lynch
Jesse Lynch & Co
New Providence
Carmela Russo
Tony Matto
Centerville
Rockwell City Reformatory
Supreme Court
Matto
H. E. Jaques
Iowa Wesleyan College
Henry County
Mitchell Farm
Shenandoah
Crane
Mitchell
Denmark
Peter Sorensen
Man
Chris Kjar
Petersen
Kiar
Cedar Rapids
William Jones
Jones
Arthur Robbins
Red Oak
Edward
Gordon Hayes
Stanton
M. £. Latimer
Villisca
Hayes
Latimer
Iowa Senate defeats mortgage foreclose notice bill
Des Moines Iowa thirty ninth general assembly members enjoy a recess from February twenty six until March seven as the senate defeats the Campbell bill backed by the farm bureau requiring thirty days notice before foreclosure for non payment of interest. Opponents call it unconstitutional.
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Farm Bureau
Chiropractors Win Licensing Bill In Iowa
Iowa chiropractors secured final passage of a licensing bill creating a state examination board. The bill, already approved by the senate, passed the house by a strong vote and provides licensure for current practitioners and future entrants.
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Iowa
Senate
House
Bond Rate Boosted For School Bonds And Mills
The bill allowing school bonds at six percent max interest has passed the house after senate approval and becomes effective on publication. A senate plan to levy school taxes to raise eighty dollars per pupil in independent districts and one hundred dollars in consolidated districts could broaden state school funding if enacted. Opposition argued many districts cannot meet expenses under current limits. A teachers pension expansion bill failed in the senate after passing the house. The senate also approved by unanimous vote a measure to use primary road funds for necessary bridges on primary roads.
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House
Senate
Des Moines
Sioux City
Hinshaw Denied In State Inquiry On Fish Sales And Boxing Bill
The state affairs committee questions Hinshaw over alleged sale of soft fish from state premises to his own pocket. He denies any law was broken, claims executive approval. The inquiry highlights McLeneahan and boxing bill progress, with boxing likely to pass the senate under a three member state commission and revenue sharing.
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Kendall
State lawmakers clash over wage law and tax powers
A joint labor committee heard protests from more than 160 manufacturers against a proposed minimum wage and minimum hour law for women, while a bill to create a state tax commission would take over taxation powers from the state executive commission and empower county assessors in property tax equalization. Efforts to place a woman on the board of control stalled in the senate, and debates ranged over executive sessions, public health nursing, and a repeal of the cigarette ban with licensing. The legislature plans a ten day recess before a late April adjournment and possible code revision.
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Labor
Commission
State Tax Commission
State Executive Commission
Pitt
Senate
Kendall Bills Lane
Kendall
Board of Control
Senator Whitmore
Whitmore
Snider
H. S. van Alstine
Board of Supervisors
President Harding Inaugural Address Urges Self Reliance
President Harding, after taking the oath, outlines a non entangling foreign policy, tariff readjustment, and a republic led by democracy. He calls for economy, readjustment, and national defense while resisting permanent alliances and global government.
Harding Plans Merged Defense Department Across Military Services
Washington reports President Harding intends to combine war navy and air services into a single national defense department with one chief and separate secretaries for each division. A joint board would supervise defense readiness. Weeks and Denby must craft the plan before congressional approval, aiming to cut expenditures by at least a third.
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Washington
Harding
Navy
Air
Department of National Defense
Congress
John W. Weeks
Edwin Denby
Catarrh Medicine Promises Systemic Relief
An old advertisement describes catarrh as a chronic head ailment and promotes internal remedy from Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. It claims the medicine cleanses blood and reduces inflammation of mucous surfaces, with circulars offered free through druggists.
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Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
They Entered Unbidden When Calling On Friend
A couple recounts visiting a friend at home. After failing to get a response at the front and kitchen doors they entered hoping she was alone. A weak hello emerged from behind a door as the friend stepped out from hiding and the intruders left.
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Chicago Tribune
Diamond Dyes Ad Warns of Dyeing Dangers for Fabrics
An advertisement urges women to use Diamond Dyes for wool silk cotton and linen and warns that poor dye results may streak fade or ruin fabric. It notes the product's easy directions and that a druggist can provide a color card.
Precious Materials and Fabrics as Value and Measure
In dialogue from the period piece, Miss Cayenne notes that a gown’s small size does not negate cost and suggests buying fabrics by weight or karat. The exchange highlights the value and scarcity of luxurious textiles and the idea of measurement by weight rather than traditional units.
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Miss Cayenne
Owner Seeks Buyer for Chippewa Falls Farm
Want to hear from owner having farm for sale state cash price and description. Jno J Black Western St Chippewa Falls Wis Adv. Equity of Providence balanced peculiar sufferings with peculiar enjoyments Doctor Johnson.
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Jno
J. Black
Western St
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Doctor Johnson
Dr. Pierce’s Invalids Hotel Offer Trial Package
A historical ad invites readers to send 10 cents to Dr. Pierce’s Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York for a trial medical package and promises free confidential medical advice. The notice reflects period sales pitches for patent remedies and personal health guidance.
Bad Stomach Relief through Eatonic Claim
Mrs Dora Williams recalls a year long illness treated by Eatonic which she credits with restoring her health. The ad claims Eatonic reduces excess stomach acidity and gas and helps indigestion belching sourness heartburn and repeating foods after meals with a guarantee from the druggist.
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Dora Williams
Atonic
Eatonic
Watonic
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