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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1925
Page
2
The department of agriculture has assurance from Des Moines and Sioux City wholesale fruit dealers that they will comply with the law requiring net weight branding on all packages. Inspectors report many complaints about improper labeling of fruit and vegetables.
Seba stor Gilchrist of Pocahontas county proposes a bill to prohibit oleomargarine in state institutions. Inspectors report dealers restock seeds at high prices and will replenish from farmers with fresh supplies, which may not be analyzed. The department pleads for regular sample orders to avoid swamping the office.
Iowa bakers fail to move a standard leaf law as state officials report mixed support within the association. Proponents are numerous but organized opposition prevents pushing the proposition now.
Adella March 3. Harold Leighton, a confessed bank robber, was seriously wounded during a bank hold up and fainted when his sentence was delivered. The case drew attention as authorities stated the suspect had admitted to the crime and was awaiting further proceedings.
In Fraville a bandit was sentenced to life imprisonment at Ft. Madison after entering a guilty plea. On sentencing he collapsed into a court-attendant’s arms as a physician diagnosed a heart attack. He was taken to prison to begin serving the term.
Iowa teachers will attend seven divisional meetings in March and April featuring prominent speakers from education and industry. Notables include Dr. C on education and catastrophe, DF Curatyr Hedger, P G Holden, L D Coffman, Dr. Henry S Curtis, Dr. J J Tigert and others speaking on child development education and a balanced program of education. Divisional sites and dates include Waterloo April 2 3 4 Sioux City Muscatine Sherandoah Council Bluffs Fort Dodge March 19 20 21. Try a News Telegraph want ad.
A Des Moines bulletin from the Iowa Cooperative Crop Reporting Bureau says present supply and demand conditions should keep hog prices higher than most recent periods except wartime inflation. It notes potential acreage increases if corn stays high, but a big corn crop with reduced hog demand could lower prices. Fall pigs may prove profitable enough to expand sows for fall farrowing, while beef cattle prices in 1925 are expected to rise modestly as market conditions improve and long term outlook remains favorable.
Mrs. and Mrs. Sam Mowe and their four year old child died from burns after Mr. Mowe threw kerosene into the Bucknell kitchen stove. The baby was asleep in the room and charred before firefighters removed it. The parents died later in an Albia hospital. The stove exploded and the house caught fire with Mrs. Mowe near her husband at the moment.
A Palimpsest note recalls a rare total solar eclipse observed across Iowa, August 7, with observers from the Navy and Franklin Institute setting temporary observatories. The event drew widespread public interest, sparking scientific discussion at firesides and communities statewide. The eclipse, likely unmatched again until 1999, highlighted Iowa as a central viewing location.
A collection of items from March 1905 notes claims by Agent Mather and Dr. C L Campbell in Griswold, Mrs Van McCurdy death news, Prof Irvin lecture, a Denver dog show photo, Adolph Woodward opening a Griswold clothing store, Fr Edward Gaule death, plus ten year ago items on March 3 1915 city council finances and local business closings. Also Grinnell college contest entrant Oscar Otto, death of Alfred Euken, and WWI era fronts including Russian, German and Belgian movements and a Falkland Islands defeat. Also farm loan ads offering 5 percent.
The Iowa House, after a recess, is poised to quickly tackle key measures including the Patterson Johnson income tax bill as the Senate may decide Iowa's taxation method for two years. A roads issue with a gasoline tax proposal is also expected for consideration, with the ways and means committee shaping the approach.
Fragmentary notice references welfare commission programs, child labor amendment, banking bills, and potential funding figures. Mentions four hundred minor measures and a news telegram want ad context. Entities are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a legislative discussion with multiple issues.
Advert for Marmola Prescription Tablets claims thousands have slimmed down by following doctors advice. The ad asserts the tablets reduce adiposity without exercise or diets, offering one dollar per box at druggists or direct shipment from Marmola Co Detroit Michigan.
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