First Train Rails From England
The first solid iron rails used by the railroads in this country were imported from England in 1831 and were 18 feet in length, reports the Association of American Railroads. Known Only From Their Ruins Of 21 civilizations that have arisen since the dawn of history, 14 are known only from their ruins. Seal Pelt Piiable After being tanned, a seal pelt is 80 pliable it can be run through an ordinary napkin ring.
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England
The
Association of American Railroads
House
Senate
House of Lords
House of Commons
Fry
Iowa Legislature Confronts Big Bills and Budget Struggles
Senate and House clash over large measures including a state department of public safety, a cigarette tax stamp law, a farm-to-market road bill, and a beer law revision. Conference committees ready to settle differences. Appropriations leaders vow quicker action on a state budget as costs rise for education and correctional institutions.
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House
State Department of Public Safety
Appropriations
O. N. Hultman
Stanton
House Appropriations Committee
L. H. Doran
Boone
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bar Meeting Farmland Assembly Becomes Lawyer Run Session
In the 48th legislature the farming bloc lost control to lawyer members who wield most influence, with Senate names Breen Forsling Levis Doran Byers Faul Donohus Bekman Hill Shaw Mowry Hoeven Kirketey Cromwell Geske Lundy Talbot Guernsey noted as key figures in the shift.
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Bar
Assembly
Senate
Breen
Forsling
Levis
Doran
Byers
Faul
Donohus
Bekman
Hill
Shaw
Mowry
Hoeven
Kirketey
Cromwell
Geske
Lundy
Talbot
Guernsey
Meen
Iowa House Debates Capitol Building Fund Plan
In the Iowa House a group led by Blue and Peisen campaigns for a $1,300,000 state office building funded from the general fund with no federal aid. Beer tax revenues would divert into the construction fund, a proposal facing committee review and possible adjournment.
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Capitol
Iowa
House
Appropriations Committee
A Smile or Two WPA Exhibit at New York Fair
The WPA plans a $250 exhibit to advertise its work at the New York fair. A souvenir silver plated shovel with a padded arm rest is proposed for visitors. A bystander jokes about a motorist, while a canvasser quips with a businessman about advertising and time. Various quips on life habits and gender echo a local humor voice.
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WPA
Breath Odor Study At Northwestern Reveals Causes
Northwestern University dental researchers led by Dr. Glenn F. Sulser with Drs. Leonard S. Fosdick and Robert H. Brening perfect a method to measure breath odor intensity and identify its source. A breath sample from a young patient is frozen in liquid nitrogen to concentrate the analysis. Mouth odor is defined for statistical purposes as present at measurable levels.
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Northwestern University Dental Research
Glenn F. Sulser
Leonard S. Fosdick
Robert H. Brening
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertisement
An old style ad extols Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate two pounds of bile daily for digestion. It claims relief from gas and constipation, promising a sour, “punk” feeling if bile fails to flow. The copy warns against alternatives and prices the pills at 25 cents.
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Carter
4-H Basketball Tourney Set for Fayette Saturday
Eight northeast Iowa 4-H basketball teams will vie for district honors in a Fayette contest at the Upper Iowa gym on Saturday April 1. Teams from Allamakee, Winneshiek, Clayton, Fayette, Bremer, Black Hawk, Delaware and Buchanan counties will meet on the Fayette floor.
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Fayette
Northeast Iowa
Upper Iowa
Allamakee
Winemeshiek
Clayton
Bremler
Blackhawk
Delaware
Buchanana
Weed Central Meeting Slated For West Union
Fayette county weed commissioners and county supervisors will attend a district conference on weed eradication at West Union on Friday April 7. A representative of the State Department will explain duties under the state weed law. A plant pathologist will discuss methods of killing noxious weeds and assist the commissioners.
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Fayette County
West Union
State Department
Illinois College appoints H F Rusk as new dean
H F Rusk head of animal husbandry at the College of Agriculture University of Illinois is appointed next dean of the college and director of its Experiment Station and Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics. His appointment becomes effective September 1 upon the retirement of Dean Joseph C Blair.
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H. F. Rusk
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Joseph C. Blair
Weed Eradication Plan Outlined By Supervisors
The group plans a year long weed control program. 4-H Club Girls are invited to listen as music recognition numbers are broadcast on KGLO Mason City and WOI Ames on specified Saturdays. The notices discuss advertising value and historical notes on knighthood and language origins as well as early American forks and comets seen without aid.
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Mason City
WOI
Ames
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J. A. Erickson
Louis Schutte & Son
Postville
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Peck Drug Store
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Eckerman
Hallagan
Hauge
Blackstone
Welkin
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Tye
Farm Bureau
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Order of the Golden Fleece
Duke of Burgundy
Messing
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Sonchow
Ningro
United States
John Winthrop
India
FORD
Fred T. Cline
Ford Sales & Service
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Mrs. Callan
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