Retrench and Reform in Iowa Finance Debates
The Blechly Pimes urges retrenchment in Iowa state finances amid rising debt and a near million dollar shortfall. It critiques lavish Capitol-building expenditures, high salaried officials, and outside projects, calling on the legislature to halt unnecessary spending and allow recovery.
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Eptron
State of
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Capitol
Kirkwood
Des Moines
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Treasury
Capitol Commission
Tax opposition and urged tax reform in Des Moines piece
Father Clarkson criticizes municipal taxes on his agricultural page in the Register Gosés with pointed remarks against the system. He argues oppressive taxation drives residents away and threatens incomes, urging legislation to curb taxation and protect inhabitants and makers in Des Moines and nearby cities.
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Clarkson
The
Register
Des Moines
Becailar Rapids
Heaya
Iran
Pension Bill Shapes Up for Disabled Soldiers
Abit introduces a House bill urged by Col Henderson of Dubuque proposing pensions for damaged soldiers. Monthly pensions would be 35 for loss of hand or foot, 40 for amputations at knee or elbow near joints, and 15 for shoulder or hip losses preventing artificial limbs.
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House of Representatives
Col. Henderson
Dubuque
Iowa News Snippets From The Old Des Moines Era
A fragmented OCR slice notes Aman in Des Moines dying after a tooth extraction and cautions against extractions. Mrs Jenkins of Fort Dodge drops a hymn book at church and dislocates her new joint with moralizing quips. It also mentions saloon keepers in towns defying Prohibition, urging opposition to the law.
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Aman
Des Moines
Jenkins
Ft. Dodge
Iowa
Iowa Soldiers Home debated in state legislature
The Iowa legislature considers a Soldiers Home bill and a Teale substitute proposing a half mill county tax to aid veterans. Supporters favor the home for direct care and proper use of funds, while the substitute would distribute aid monthly via county officials. Objections exist that the substitute may miss those who need help most.
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Traoxis
Iowa
Teale
Ino
Friends
Butterine concerns and health implications debated
The piece questions whether butterine, if made from pure ingredients, is harmless as butter. It highlights risks from impure components and animal health, cites a market mislabeling incident, and urges making selling adulterated substitutes a misdemeanor to protect consumers.
Cremation Beliefs Shift From Horror to Sanitary Solution
A reader recants initial revulsion at cremation and argues its long history and sanitary benefits. He cites early church bans, the spread of crematories in the East and Midwest, and urges Cedar Rapids citizens to study plans shown in Philadelphia. He warns of potential sanitary dangers from local sites.
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Iowa
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Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Philadelphia
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Uae
Surlington
Tawa
Albert Lem
Dinnesotl
Muscatine
Musi Une
Towa
Madison
Minnesota
Dakota
North
Senth
United States
Canada
Across a Continent German Explorer's Australian Trek
The Des Moines Chronicle quotes the Australian expedition by Dr Jules Debriveke crossing Australia from south to north in nine and a half months. They faced a mirage near Lake Eyre and an attack by aborigines at Ashburton range. One wound, and two later expeditions followed until return to Adelaide.
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Jules Debriveke
Wis
Palmarston
South Australia
Lake Eyre
Ashburton Range
North Australia
Giles
Perth
Adelaide
West Australia
King George's Sound
Frome
Leichardt
Burke and Wills
McDougall Stuart
Malayan Sea
Onra
Stuart
Australia
Wives Mothers Daughters Use Self Help Cure Ad
An illustrated treatise offers remedies for uterine troubles including falling of the womb leucorrhea and suppressions. It promises self treatment without physician examination and requires a self addressed stamped envelope to Mrs W C Horans 658 Broadway New York for free sealed directions.
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W. C. Horans
Broadway
Chicago Market Report and toboggan piece mix in one
The page blends a chaotic Chicago grain and live stock market report with a long, fanciful essay on the toboggan and Albany bob races. It includes prices for flax seed and cheese, hogs and cattle, and a literary detour praising winter sport thrills over classical games.
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Fife
Minneapolis
Siliatis
Gons
Cal
BBC
Rio
Public health notes and age of consent debate in Newark
Fragmented items discuss a vaccination reaction and loss of taste, a call to restrict marriage age for girls under fourteen, and a Columbia discovery of a plant shrub named aliza whose sap can halt bleeding. The mix reflects era concerns on health, morality, and medical lore.
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Columbia
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