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Newspaper
Correctionville News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
4
The page covers varied items from Correctionville and beyond including industrial notes, medical hints, and civic interests. It highlights local publishing by Pred W. Colvin, mentions clergy, commerce by Miss Margaret Smith, and references to agricultural and technological topics with broad regional ties.
A legal challenge to a state pure food statute frames the court as an actor in federalism, with Attorney General urging uphold as necessity. Separately, Muscatine button workers inch toward a second strike as Iowa delegates report strike history and pending labor actions across 44,000 workers.
The scrambled dispatch recalls a centenarian birthday in a city with surrounding tributes and a sequence of local notices. It notes a dramatic fatal shooting in a domestic dispute and outlines council decisions, legal actions, and upcoming events across multiple Iowa towns including Storm Lake Des Moines Lemars and Spencer, with references to public figures and candidates.
A color story describes a colored woman shooting a rooming house keeper while a crowd and mayor are cited. The garbled notes mention a May or Gaynor reference and scattered phrases about infants, ages, and a new organization. The readable content is fragmentary and not coherent.
Hints of a major reshuffle in Northwestern leadership circulated for weeks with reports claiming top officials planned a top to bottom overhaul. Denials and vague statements followed as newspapers pressed for confirmation amid ongoing speculation about traffic and policy shifts.
In Des Moines the transfer of an unnamed general civilian panic guardian to the Des Moines headquarters is noted with duties including passenger end bunker control. Reports from Rock Rapids confirm a coroner and county attorney investigate a death along railway tracks, an unidentified middle aged man found decayed. Various Iowa towns record robberies, obituaries, civic plans, and Spanish War veterans encampments with multiple local incidents and plans disclosed.
A report from the Leon area notes Commander 6 A. R. y. D. Brown of Leon won election. Dea Molten received the National Encampment award as the bus en campment met on Wednesday afternoon. Judge Trimb, national commander, delivered the main address and forecast encampments for the next decade. He said about 20 percent of the community are living, with a TL year average. Newly elected officers include Vice Commander J. A W. Stevens Mason Civ, Junior Vice Commander GM Bronton New Hartford, Chaplain Fred Harts Indicanota, Medical Director J. H. Rutching Hampton, Department Council Wm. Blades Dubuque RL Chase Des Moines, E. B. Hudson Bamp ton, J. Petty Perry, J. Beeler Cedar Rapids.
Des Moines reports show aggressive enforcement of anti trust laws by the attorney general. A Sioux City charter dissolution of a company led to renewed efforts to curb evasion, indictments expected, and preparations to pursue all asserting organizations. Prohibition race updates and other regional items follow, including a Clarion wedding and labor federation session. The Buena Vista College commencement and a Ponca veteran's death at Mason City are also noted.
Mrs. John Robinson of Burney Street Madison says her back ache, swelling, and weakness improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She reports relief and greater steadiness soon after starting the remedy and urges others with back pain to remember the name. Poster at Milburn Co Buffalo N.
A notable lecture in Florida on women's suffrage featured a speaker described as a plain yet famous woman. She addressed local schoolchildren in the afternoon, introducing herself as a native of Baltimore and praised as a grand dame of fashion. A child in the crowd quipped that she must be an “over.”
Fragmentary dialogue mocks life’s pleasures and burdens with playful wordplay on marriage. The speakers joke about the promise of honeymoon joys giving way to the seriousness of alimony and harvest work.
A terse remark notes ongoing impatience amid repeated delays. The speaker calls for efficiency and steadier progress, urging focus and resolve to move beyond frustration.
A patient recounts severe pains and weakness, unable to walk or ride. After seven bottles of a medicine, strength returns, household duties resume, and health improves significantly. The narrative follows persistent relief and renewed energy.
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