Interesting Items From All Parts of Iowa News
Iowa observers note 12 000 farm tractors statewide and one in every sixteen farms. Mitchellville defeats consolidated school plan. Story county records show 29 595 realty transfers for March through September totaling 422 249. Town leads in sweet corn production at 2 500 000 cases annually. South end clubs form in Iowa City Solon Big Grove Cedar Tiffin. Traer buys a second engine and generator for 7106 dollars to ensure continuous service. Lincoln township Tama county proposes boundary change for a bigger consolidated district. Dairy Cattle Congress set for Sept 27 to Oct 3 in Waterloo, timed between fairs and Chicago dairy meeting. Prof H Munger urges record keeping on milk costs at Ames dairy school opening March 1. Shenandoah farmers plan stock sale for a new Farmers Elevator and Shipping association. Essex association also interested. Rev George Hugh Birney leaves Cedar Falls ministry for evangelistic work. now preaching at Younkers New York. Benson Cow Testing association reorganizes in Cedar Falls. new tester named after W A Stevens resigns. Webster county highway bond issue defeated. rural paved road vote loses badly. Fort Dodge approves both proposals. Keosauqua State Park expands to about 1,300 acres with purchases from Mason and Roberts farms and Sam Jackson farm. State pays about 2500 for park grounds to date. Iowa telephone operators to attend rapid service schools in 16 cities, organized by Iowa State College and local phone companies.
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Iowa
Mitchellville
Story County Recorder
A. T. Irwin
South End
Iowa City
Solon
Big Grove
Cedar
Tiffin
Traer
Lincoln Township
Tama County
Waterloo
Middlewest
Chicago
H. #. Munger
Ames
Dairy Feeding and
Shenandoah
Essex Association
George Hugh Birney
First Methodist Church
Cedar Falls
Younkers
N. Y
Benson Cow Testing Association
Commercial Club
Chosn
W. A. Stevens
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Sumner Township
Keosauqua State Park
Eugene Mason
Wyatt Roberts
Cantril
Sam Jackson
Engineering Extension Department
Iowa State College
Peace Conference Seeks Aid to Rebuild Germany
Reports from the London meeting say Germany’s recovery is a key issue. Britain and Lloyd George push a policy to back Germany with an international loan while seeking security guarantees. The French delegation remains reluctant though more flexible. The plan may attract subscriptions from rich neutrals and possibly German sympathizers in the United States.
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U. S
London
Germany
Europe
Great Britain
David Lloyd George
M. Clemenceau
England
America
Premiers seek American aid in Adriatic dispute reply
London reports Franco-British premiers, in a February 25 note to President Wilson, agree any settlement between Italy and Yugoslavia should be mutually acceptable. They would withdraw their December 9 and January 2 proposals, note the lack of an American representative hampered discussions, and seek Wilson’s cooperation on the secret London pact while justifying concessions to Italy for war-time strategy.
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London
Adriatic
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
United States
Vto
Wilson
Togo-Slavia
Council of Premiers
Reservations Readopted in Senate Over Peace Treaty Debates
Washington senators readopted two republican reservations to the peace treaty without change, widening margins from last November. The Monroe doctrine provision drew 58 to 22 with 15 Democrats backing it after a Democratic leaders draft was rejected. The domestic jurisdiction reservation passed 56 to 25, with 14 Democrats voting for it, up from 11 in November.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Wilson
United States
Rail workers strike in France triggers volunteer system
Paris reports a general strike order from the National Federation of Railway Men affecting all railway lines. The Public Works Ministry mobilizes volunteers to run trains and vehicles and to support meal provisioning as workers demand union recognition, a graded pay scale, joint grievance commissions, early talks on railroad status, and no strike reprisals.
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Paris
Lnes
France
National Federation of Railway Men
Ministry of Public Works
Washington DC rejects Soviet peace proposal
The State Department says Washington will give one consideration to the Soviet Russia peace proposal while noting it as a preliminary move. Officials in Washington stress careful review as the US contemplates its stance amid ongoing diplomatic talks.
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Washington, D.C
Russia
United States
State Department
Roper Plans Resignation as Internal Revenue Chief
Washington officials report Daniel C. Roper plans to resign soon as commissioner of the internal revenue. The White House is weighing a motto or guiding principle for his successor.
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Roper
Washington, D. C
Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
Government returns rail system to private owners
Washington reports that the U S government ends railway control on March 1 returning 230 rail roads to private owners. President Wilson signs the Esch Cummins bill valuing properties at 20 billion dollars and sets up wage talks with a bipartisan board. The railroad administration will liquidate claims and wind up financial affairs. Director Hines notes government rail investment at about 1.032 billion, with total operation costs at nearly 1.887 billion, including a 715 million deficit.
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Washington, D. C
America
Wilson
Wsch- Cummins
Flyer Ascends Six Miles in Dramatic Flight
Major Th W Schroeder, chief test pilot at McCook Field, flew Sunday reaching 86 020 feet before a plunge of over five miles. Instruments show a glide to 2 060 feet above ground with a graceful recovery. Schroeder saved the craft and regained partial consciousness as he righted the airplane.
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Dayton
Th. W. Schroeder
Roland Nolphe
Schroeder
Rhode Island Defends Amendment Clash in Supreme Court
Rhode Island argues the eighteenth amendment invades state powers and calls on the Supreme Court to uphold a clear federal state balance in constitutional enforcement. Twenty-one states join the federal government in urging dismissal of Rhode Island's action for injunctive relief.
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Washington, D. C
Rhode Island
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Court
Albany Democrats Endorse Platform Opposing Prohibition
Opposed to Prohibition the Albany unofficial Democratic convention closed with fireworks and adopted the full platform. The resolutions committee plank declares unalterably opposed to prohibition by federal amendment and favorable to repeal of the law, arguing it infringes on state rights.
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Albany
Resolutions Committee
Paris Ambassadors Order Destruction of Excess German Shipping
The council of ambassadors decides that excess German shipping not allocated to the entente powers will be destroyed.
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Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Wisconsin Judge Rules State Prohibition Prevails Over Volstead Act
Federal Judge Geiger upheld the Mul berger law in a Manitowoc Products case, granting an injunction to halt enforcement of the Volstead act. The ruling finds Section 1 Title 2 of the act unconstitutional and asserts state prohibition laws take precedence over federal regulation.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Geiger
Manitowoc Products Company
Mulberger
Milks Emulsion praised for sickly children
A Dayton mother extols Milks Emulsion for her ten year old son with weak lungs from infancy. The ad touts appetite, digestion, and strength benefits, claims quick relief of stomach trouble, and offers a six bottle guarantee with refunds if unsatisfied. Sold by druggists nationwide from Terre Haute Ind. Adv.
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Price Co
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Sighting the Description
A playful exchange mocks a soldier’s discharge description as a bride comments on the flaws of the listing noting the absence of personal charms such as eye color hair and complexion. The dialogue contrasts official description with affectionate, romantic imagery.
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Justwed
Edwin
Danderine Hair Beauty Ad Gets Readers Attention
A vintage hair care advertisement promotes Danderine as a tonic to restore lifeless hair. It claims to add length, thickness, shine, and color, urging readers to buy the 85 cent bottle at drug or toilet counters to refresh the scalp, curb dandruff, and halt falling hair.
Flys Frugality as Frugal Lesson from the Fly
A Wichita Eagle quip argues that the fly embodies frugality. The speaker riffs on the ant proverb, stating the fly is frugal because it swarms into cheap eating houses, challenging the idea of insect thrift.
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Wichita Eagle
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A 10 cent sample offer for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root kidney liver and bladder remedy. It proclaims pure non stimulant herbal formulation with verified purity in every bottle and urges readers to try via prepaid sample by mailing to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Fragmented ad copy on morning hours and treats
A fragmented snippet references an hour in the morning being valuable and mentions a bed, a dyspeptic with power, and endless ice cream and candy at drug stores. It also cites decorating love's young dream with sweets and a casual exchange between Stanley and another speaker.
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Stanley
Love
Supreme Court Allows Steel Trust to Remain Intact
In a 4 to 3 ruling the Supreme Court refused to dissolve United States Steel and its 180 subsidiaries. The decision absolves the corporation from Sherman Act charges, saying public interest is served by keeping the steel trust intact despite a decade long government action begun in 1911. Justices White McKenna led the majority. Holmes Vandevanter dissented.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
Iron and Steel Trade Combination
High Court
Steel Corporation
White
McKenna
Holmes
Vandevanter
Justice Day
Pitney
Clarke
McReynolds
Brandeis
the Corporation
Sid
New Jersey
Pool hall hold up ends in disaster in Cornell Bluffs
Three armed bandits wearing masks roped off the Potkonak pool hall at 1604 Fifteenth Avenue. About 25 men, mostly railroad workers, were inside when the robbers demanded cash. Shots were fired, several people killed or wounded, and chaos ensued as customers panicked.
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Cornell Bluffs
Fifteenth Avenue
No Third Term: Wilson Excludes Himself from 1920 Nomination
President Wilson declares he will not seek a third term and clears the path for Attorney General Palmer and former Treasury Secretary McAdoo. White House signals a wide open Democratic field with Hoover also in the race and the president staying out of convention campaigning.
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Washington, D. GC
Wilson
Palmer
Treasury
McAdoo
White House
Mr. McAdoo
Herbert Hoover
Des Moines Population Estimated by New City Directory
Des Moines officials dispute the unofficial city population figure of 188,182. Publishers of the forthcoming Des Moines city directory provided the estimate, contrasting with the current count.
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Des Moines
New City Directory
Nonpartisan Electors Barred By Secretary Of State
Secretary of State Tomas Fall refused to approve filming petitions nominating a ticket of presidential electors and delegates to the Republican National Convention, as endorsed by the Progressive Republicans at Thilshoro. The convention included Nonpartisan League leaders. Hall, an opponent of the league, announced the petitions were properly prepared.
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Bismarck
N. D
T Tomas Fall
At. Thilshoro
Nonpartisan League
Hall
League
Freckles Sees Sees Wonderful China Collection
A famous English firm of china manufacturers owns samples from nearly 150 years of output, including dinner services once used by Lord Nelson and other notable figures, showcased as part of a remarkable collection reported by the Brooklyn Eagle.
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Lord Nelson
Brooklyn Eagle
California Syrup of Pigs Adverts and Jokes
A fragment from an old advertisement touts California Syrup of Pigs as a safe laxative for children, urging mothers to look for the California label and promising a pleasant fruity taste with full dosage directions on each bottle. The text also includes a brief joke about free seed in Congress and a workplace quip about men knowing more than the boss.
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California
Iowa Woman Testifies to Pierce Remedies
Muscatine Iowa Mrs Sarah Barton reports exposure in Oklahoma left her weak until she used Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery followed by Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She says the two bottles together restored strength and relieved illness and would always speak highly of the remedies.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Oklahoma
Dr. Pierce
Sarah Barton
Front St
Minnesota Woman Praises Dr. Pierce Remedies
A prominent Duluth woman, Mrs. R. Thayer of 4027 W 5th St, endorses Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female weakness and Pleasant Pellets for disordered stomach biliousness and headaches. She reports relief after trying other medicines with no result and says the Favorite Prescription is doing a world of good.
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Duluth
Minn
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Esch-Cummins
Hines
FLYER
Boy
Sigely
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Sherman Law
Doan
Mia
J. A. Stillworth
Bell
Aves
Red Key
M. M. Whittinghile
Notary Public
Mrs. Stillworth
Boz Doan
Minnesota
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