Prenatal syphilis tragedy and prevention urged
An Iowa health notice warns that maternal syphilis causes severe birth defects and death. It stresses parental responsibility, lists possible infant disabilities, and promotes Wassermann testing and treatment begun before month five to prevent nonviable outcomes. It directs inquiries to the Iowa State Department of Health in Des Moines.
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United States
Wassermann
Iowa State Department of Heath
Des Moines Street
Des Moines
Iowa
Taxogram study shows hidden taxes in everyday prices
A recent comprehensive study reveals that taxes are embedded in the prices of common goods and services. The table lists estimated tax contents from 6.4 percent to 18.3 percent for items such as bread beef pork sugar a man's suit shoes freight and retail rentals.
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IBM
A Proper Study Space Helps Children Learn Geometry
A Kansas schoolviews home study need for a quiet, dedicated space. A father blamed the teacher for George’s geometry woes until a home visit showed the boy studying amid noise. The piece urges a separate, well lit, disturbance free area with proper storage, underscoring parental and teacher consensus.
Three I League Forms Amid Frank Texts Across States
A new Three I league forms in Moline Illinois with Decatur Bloomington Springfield Moline HI Evansville Indiana Clinton Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa and three other cities joining on franchised basis. The league, a close B class comprised of remnants of the old Three I and Western circuits, adds strength to regional play.
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Moline
Decatur
Bloomington
Springfield
Evana~ville
Ind
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo Iowa
Postville Journal Briefs and Local Notes
A menacing liquor fueled murder in Postville leaves one sister-in-law dead and another target, while Elgin residents Hutchinson and Regina Rapines wed secretly after securing a marriage license on December 24, 1907. Other items: Ezra Dibble weds Helen Wander in West Union with honeymoon to Minneapolis. Kensington Club plans a social with Mrs Mosby. a new boy arrives for Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hendershott. The band visits Hutchinson and his bride. M E Ladies Aid plans a reception at the Muehlenthalers. Flossie and Charlie Capper ill. school attendance praised. Elgin Lodge installs officers. John Falb home serves as makeshift hospital for Miss Lyons and Anna Falb. Dewey Hotel gains Ed West as new landlord. Rebekahs install officers. various local names and posts listed.
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Postville
L. S. Hutchinson
Elgin
Regina Rapines
Calmar
Geneva
Ill
West Union
Ezra Dibble
Helen Wander
Clermont
G. W. van Atten
Minneapolis
Minn
Kensington Club
Sam Mosby
Irvin Hendershott
Farmersburg
Charlie Capper
Charlie
Elgin Lodge
Iowa Legion of Honor
C. F. Becker
C. A. Baldwin
C. Theo. Schmid
R.S
W. H. Finke
C. Lehman
F. R. Berg
T. Knudtson
John Falb
Conorary
Miss Lyons
Anna Falb
Gus Thomas
Ed West
Dewey Hotel
Rebekahs
Folki Rita Fink
N. G
Louise Doan
V. G
It. W. Doan
T. I. Capper
Mary Peeper
Mary Moser
A. E. Pins’ney
J. E. Boleyn
R. S.V
Lillie Oswald
Sadie Sullivan
Tryphia Lewis
Tina Nelson
A Definition For An Economic Royalist
A Boston man defines the term economic royalist in a letter to the New York Herald Tribune. He says an economic royalist is someone who has saved and paid wages and taxes and supports others who do the same.
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Boston
Mass
New York Herald Tribune
Robert 8. Hale
Co-Operative Society
Fayette County Democrats Attend Jackson Day Dinner
Six Fayette County Democrats attended the Jackson Day dinner in Des Moines last Saturday. Attendees named include Lee Finders, L. H. McGonigle of Oelwein, Dr. W. J. Walsh of Hawkeye, Mrs. Vera Coleman of Westgate, E. A. Billings of Fayette, and Charles Lynch of Wadena. The article notes Mason City bicycle users must pass examinations and obtain a license per a city ordinance, as reported by the Clear Lake Mirror and echoed by Echo Want Ad.
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Fayette County
Des Moines
Lee Finders
L. H. McGonigle
Oelwein
W. J. Walsh
Hawkeye
Vera Coleman
Westgate
E. A. Billings
Fayette
Charles Lynch
Wadena
Mason City
Clear Lake
Column Left style cracks spark playful jabs from Wade Guth er
A selection of light lines and quips riff on jokes about optimists, stenographers, Dizzy Dean, Mae West, and a barbed take on traffic. The verse sketches poke at fame, manners, and modern quirks with dated punchlines and local flavor.
Bridge Tips and Local Law News Include Heiserman Practice
Bridge guidance explains picking up dealt cards, signaling when hand is poor, jumping bids when partner opens, asking about trump, and observing dummy while watching opponent hands. It notes players should avoid memorizing all rules and even hints at psychological ploys. The second item reports Elbert Heiserman opening a law office in Hawkeye area after graduating George Washington University, with a quip about Elgin needing to yield.
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Washington
Olar
Elbert Heiserman
Hawkeye High School
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Elgin
Hawkeye
Homestead Credit Filing Rule Extended to June 1 1937
The State Board of Assessors and Review allows aged or disabled homesteaders to file for homestead credits by June 1, 1937 if affidavits from two local freeholders are signed and filed with the County Auditor. All credits must be on file by January 31, 1938. Also noted is Missouri Iowa soybean output at 4,236,000 bushels and an increased 200,000 bushels in the latest government estimate.
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State Board of Assersment and Review Ha
D. H
Cline
Fayette County
Iowa
Egg prices may fall slower in coming months
Ernest Herring, brother of Senator Clyde L. Herring, was arrested for driving while intoxicated at Guthrie Center last week. He is held to the county grand jury and his license is suspended pending the case outcome.
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Ernest Herring
Clyde L. Herring
Guthrie Center
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Careeai
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Stern
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Bel
His
Him
She
Shin
Echo
Jackson
Wade Guther
Sid Sennett
London
Dizzy Dean
Mae West
Chicago
Berg
F. R. Berg Local Clothier
America
John Falb& Sons
Elgin, Iowa
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