Meredith Will Win The Iowa Governorship Battle
The piece argues W L Harding failed to win broad GOP backing amid a campaign built on hate and division. It projects Meredith as the clear alternative with a clean program promising a bigger, better Iowa and better government, predicting Meredith will win the GOP vote by a large margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Harding
Aluelim Oas
Hh. T. Meredith
Iowa
Commonwealth
Meredith
Harding
Gasoline prices spark public debate on dividends and control
A historical note discusses gasoline price increases tied to dividend yields in Standard Oil stocks. Congressman Randall cites quarterly dividends rising from 2–5 percent in 1915 to about 12 percent in 1916, with Cheseborough at 40 percent and multiple lines at 12–24 percent. The piece argues high prices reflect oil dividends, urging tougher law enforcement on price boosters.
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Randall
Mines and Mining Committees
House
Standard Oil
Cheseborough
Hureka
Southern
Chalmers Cars Dominate Market Demand Across United States
The missive boasts Chalmers factory output at about 125 cars daily and dealers selling around 425 daily, with the plant running three shifts to meet demand. It notes winter production kept stock high and warns the surplus may soon be exhausted while prices stay at $1090 in Detroit.
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Seling
Chalmers
United States
Detroit
Hesare Class Digs Into Louis D Brandies as Justice
Ottumwa View notes the Hesare class strong antipathy toward Louis D Brandies while discussing his role as associate justice. The piece analyzes public sentiment and historical context shaping opposition to Brandies on the Supreme Court bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis D. Brandies
Supreme Court
Will 1916 Echo 1880 Convention Drama in Iowa
A New York World column analyzes the 1916 Republican scramble in Chicago with talk of a dark horse from Ohio and Hughes Roosevelt vetoes. Des Moines coverage notes Harding’s precarious bid, party splits, Meredith organizing wet votes, and potential daily wet paper in Des Moines.
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Chicago
Ulysses S. Grant
James G. Blaine
George F. Edmunds
John Sherman
Ohio
James A. Garfield
Congress of the United States
Grant
Blaine
Garfield
Garfold
Hughes
Roosevelt
Harding
Old Guard
Republican Party
New York
World
Bill Harding
Des Moines
Wurcig
Sioux City
Towa
Iowa
E. T. Meredith
Meredith
Meredith Clubs
Loys
Les Moines
Hail's Money and Death and the Hill Case
The obituary notes Jim Hill the railroad builder died after a long illness spent immense sums on care. It questions whether wealth offers real medical advantage, citing expensive special trains and top experts, yet concluding the rich die as others do and that final care often depends on home doctors and familiar surroundings.
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Jim Hill
Hill
Moralis
Destitus
Patience pays for kidney stone relief with Dr Trimmer
After two years of stone discomfort and recurring pain, the speaker tried Dr Trimmer's treatment and now reports freedom from the old trouble for several months. They offer wholehearted recommendations to chronic sufferers.
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F. M. Trimmer
Oakwood Blvd
Chicago
Knoxville
Iowa
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Boosts Woman’s Health
Mrs. WM. Green of Indianapolis writes she weighed 133 pounds after months of illness and hardship. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring her strength and health, enabling her to do hay work and washing again. She urges other women to try the remedy and offers to share advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Lydia E. Piham
Lydia E. Pinkham
WM. Green
Addison Street
India
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Mereditis Will Wen
W. L. Harding
Rubber
H.P
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Bedford, Lowa
Tewe
Garding
Cosson
Allen
Mredith
News 7
Onfy
Ytare’ng
Walter St. John
Meredith Clris
St. John
Tes Moines Register
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Council
Sioux City Tribune
Masterton
Twin Cities
Hteage
St. Paul
Joseph Observer
Trimmer
Bedford
Ethel Dehappart
Conway
E. Pinkham
Pili Rockac
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