Public library push and finance reform urged in state notes
The message discusses expanding free school libraries to provide good literature, emphasizing youth protection from poor reading while broad access to quality works. It also calls for tougher controls on nonresident building and loan associations, urging winding up provisions to prevent asset stripping and safeguard state investors.
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Piblic
Iportance
Lowa
Twenty-seventh
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Rod Soan Association
Abolish or modify the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The governor urges reform of the Bureau of Labor Statistics dating from the Twentieth General Assembly. He calls the office purely clerical, under a governor-appointed commissioner, with insufficient data and complex duties. Recommendation favors abolition or expansion to general statistics, annual reports, and a tenure system ensuring a trained statistician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Brembiy
Catre of Labor
Bureau
Senate
Recommendation for limited appropriation to executive council
The executive council seeks a limited miscellaneous appropriation to replace unrepairable office furniture and supplies and to allow discretionary purchases. It notes the statute requires bid advertising and argues current funds and funding gaps hinder repairs and new items like typewriters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giite
Executive Council
State Insurance Reports and Endowment Fund Interest Issues
The governor pushes reforms for state insurance company reports, proposing separate binding to meet public demand, and seeks extra printing for the adjutant general’s current report. He recommends investing endowment funds at current rates, citing legal constraints and a $150,000 surplus. He also notes official bonds and guaranty companies as a matter for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch
Aulitoria
Overnor
Adjutant General
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Ask Your Doctor What Is the Great Remedy for Consumption
Questioning physicians about the best remedy for consumption, the common answer is cod liver oil. Most patients dislike fatty foods yet require fat for recovery, but plain cod liver oil upsets the stomach and suppresses appetite with its fishy odor. The article notes a solution was found when first attempted.
Scott's Emulsion Claim for Throat and Lung Relief
An old promotional note states Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypo phosphites remains a premier remedy for throat and lung ailments. It notes improved taste and digestibility, claiming nine of ten people can digest it, with benefits even in advanced cases, and mentions continued distribution in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
New York
Recommendation for official bonds and treasurer audit
The text urges requiring sureties for official bonds at state cost, setting a public maximum rate for bonds. It notes quarterly audits of state treasurer accounts for institutions under the board of control and general revenues, and supports making this statutory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sto
Board of Control
Iowa Governor Salary and Public Office Proposals
A 1902 state analysis urges raising the governor's salary from 4000 with allowances for a residence, notes supreme court and attorney general pay, and argues for modernized official scopes. It critiques prize fights laws, contemplates corporate property powers for associations, and recommends notary authority reforms and graduated notary commissions. The document books for targeted salary increases beginning January 1, 1902 and outlines needed legal adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Executive Council
Des Moines
United States
Iowa
Supreme Court
Board of Regents
State University
Notaries Public
Secretary of State
Iowa proposes foreign country commissioners for filings
A draft plan from Iowa’s governor suggests appointing state commissioners in foreign countries to certify oaths and deeds for use in Iowa. The governor notes other states allow resident commissioners abroad and urges passing provisions. Also, a constitutional convention question will go to voters at the next general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
United States
General Assembly
Towa
Twenty Eighth General Assembly
Iowa
Lyslie M. Shaw
Beauty Is Blood Deep Castarets Brighten Skin
An old advertisement promotes Castarets as a cosmetic blood cleanse. It claims clean blood yields clear skin and lists benefits like banishing pimples boils blotches and blackheads. Price points of ten cents to sixty cents are mentioned with a satisfaction guarantee.
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