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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
1
An advertisement proclaims Swift Specific as the sole prompt cure for stubborn blood diseases. It touts it as a totally vegetable remedy that cures Scrofula, Eczema, Cancer, Rheumatism, contagious blood poison, boils, sores and more, with free books mailed from Atlanta, Georgia.
Discussion of dry lake beds in Iowa land policy, with proposed state grants to the State University or State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, plus a commission to select land, and a parole reform plan increasing penalties for repeat offenders and expanding executive release powers for inmates in industrial schools upon reaching majority.
Governor Shaw reviews Iowa’s Spanish war service noting four regiments formed and praising officers and troops while detailing troop losses. He recommends financing monuments to Shiloh and Chattanooga, aiding to reimburse banks, and urges purchasing two blocks north of the capitol for a memorial, historical, and art complex plus fireproof, substantial new buildings and a state veterinary office co located with health services.
Governor Shaw declares state treasury sound with a $1,008,580.50 improvement over two years. He urges a more liberal university policy, supports a continued one tenth mill tax for five years for the State University and advocates higher pay for the governor and stronger backing for the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and related institutions. He notes Board of Control savings andpresses careful fiscal management while highlighting university needs.
The governor praises Iowa public schools but says they can be improved. He endorses legislation to establish graded schools within easy reach of every farm and proposes a state normal school on each great Iowa railway trunk line to relieve overcrowding.
An old newspaper promo warns that kidney overwork causes many ailments and heart symptoms. It extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal remedy, claiming cures for kidneys and related diseases. It offers sample bottles by mail from Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N Y.
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