Doings of The Iowa General Assembly
The legislature reports on a new highways joint committee with three senate members and four from the house to aid road plans, plus confirmations for state officers and a broad set of appropriations and bills on education, quarantine, suffrage, tax and parole reforms, and various state projects. The senate advances funds for the weather service, entomology auto purchase, hospital and lab constructions, and fisheries care, while house actions include women suffrage approval, expanded teacher pay, and parole board powers, amid other measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House of the General Assembly
E. R. Moore
House
Arch W. McFarane
State Highway Commission
County Boards of Supervisors
Ole O. Roe
J. A. Tracy
State Board of Education
P. K. Holbrook
Gnawa
Murphy
Elinder
Charles RK. Brenton
Dallas Center
Board of Parole
D. C. Mott
Indianola
Board of Control
A. M. McColl
Woodward
A. I. Munk
Weather and Crop Service Bureau
Executive Council
State University of
Iowa City
Ames
Capitol
Hauge
Pitt
Woodworth
Board of Health
General Assembly
Towa
House of Representatives
Schaffter
Knickerbocker
Linn County
O'Donnell
Dubuque
van Alstine
Iowa Senate
Fish and Game Fund
Frailey
Harding
Dow
HAWKEYE STATE INTERESTS AND REGIONAL NOTES
Iowa items report a Carnegie library fund near $10,000. Wolves in Decatur County. Davenport master plumbers push open shop with $6 daily for strikebreakers. Milford brothers escape injury in a mishap at Pittsford Michigan. Sioux City expects 1,200 new homes this year. Griswold widow Mrs Pierson, 45, dies by suicide. health cited. A carload of tailless hogs tops livestock market at Sioux City at $20.10. Marshalltown mayor offers to serve as police judge unpaid. Knoxvi lle physician Corwin Cornell to study in France. Alta resident Mrs Graves sues for $95,000 over alienation of affection. Knoxville pioneer Mrs Flanagan turns 83 with thirteen children. Fontanelle farmer Dorn uncovers perfect potatoes. Grundy Center ship s cattle to Hawaii for breeding. Colfax college editors elect Russell president. Daily Iowa wins first page prize. Camp Dodge sells gas masks as souvenirs. Ice dealers set price at $14 a ton, may reach $20 delivered. Waterloo businessman learns of extra cent income tax. Clarinda owner Ferris asks supervisors to pay for Belgian sheep dogs destroyed. Town sheep owners collect about $100,000 yearly for dog damages. Cedar Rapids aviator McCook returns, credited with Zeppelin work over Europe. Keokuk dam fishways protests. federal intervention demanded if flahways not built. Odd Fellows centennial marked in Waterloo with grande sire visit. Des Moines to host national Odd Fellows anniversary April 28 parade planned. Aberdeen Angus sale at Atlantic sets world record. Roberts sells top prices, averages $1,824 per head. Roberts retires herd, plans new farm near Carroll.
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Harlange
Decatur County
Davenport
Doffuldeon Brothers
Milford
Pittsford
Mich
Sioux City
Shenandoah
Edward Pierson
Griswold
Ml Health
Lod ‘Wilson
Marshalltown
Siso
Camp Dodge
Camp Supply Office
Waterloo
Sam
M. Ferris
Clarinda
Forrest. M. McCook
The
Air Service
Cedar Rapide
London
Lapinaes
Keokuk
Iowa
Order of Odd Fellows
United States
Des Moinés
Seventy Seventh
Polk County
Roberts
Carvdoh
World News Tidbits From Global Dispatches
A collage of early 20th century items reports dock workers strike in Liverpool political upheavals in Turkey and Russia resignations in Cairo powers debating prohibition in New Zealand and weaponized politics in Europe. Dering dies in Baltimore whilePershing plans London visit as other notes cover Hungary Romania and France trade plans and a Kalamazoo murder case.
The Markets Prices and Livestock Listings Fragment
Market listings show varying prices for grains and livestock. Wheat corn barley oats and rye listed with assorted futures and cash prices. Cattle and sheep categories include steers heifers cows yearlings hogs and lambs with range figures for quality and weight classes.
Cuticura Remedy Advertises Itching Scalp Cure
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for drandruff and itching with gentle rubbing, followed by Cuticura Soap shampoo and hot water. It promises clear skin and soft hands and suggests making these products daily toilet preparations.
Out of the Catalogue Prank Causes Naughty Boy Reply
A Indianapolis News brief notes a Franklin family amused by a child’s remark. The three year old twin Donald Ray, after being called a naughty boy, replies that he belongs “Out of the catalogue.” The moment captures a playful family exchange from a home mail order scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Ray
Indianapolis News
Day of Reckoning and Rural Discontent Collide
A fragmentary collection shows Bill Jones returning to a world of corrupt authority figures as a sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and major clash with him over debts, sales, and political ambition. The second fragment depicts a farmer critique of a new hired man whose ignorance is matched by his own skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Jones
Iea
Dudge
Kary
Hornbenk
Turin
Defending Himself and Clever Men Conceit Exchange
Miss Curie and Mr Featheredgue spar over vanity in a brief dialogue. She mocks bright men as conceited while he laments self appreciation without arrogance, highlighting wit and social barbs in a concise exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Curie
Featheredgue
Not of Much Account Hewitt Poor Gruet Ends
In Chicago Daily News brief notes the Hewitt and Gruet pair fades from the scene with little lasting impact. Jowett is dismissed as marginal, offering a terse snapshot of fading figures in local circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewitt
Jowett
Chicago Daily
News
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Systemic Cure
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures acute catarrh by cleansing the blood and aiding the mucosa. It warns repeated attacks may become chronic and guarantees testimonials with $100 false promise, listing F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Probable Parasite in European Politics Tale
Jerome S. Mc Wade, a Duluth millionaire, dismisses European politics and ways as distasteful. He recalls a prewar tale of a young count who asks about settling something on his daughter, prompting a wealthy friend to joke about the daughter’s marriage and enduring obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome S. McWade
Duluth
Glove Counter Exchange Sparks Banter in London Tit-Bug
An exchange at a glove counter shows Mrs Nuriteh asking for durable gloves and a polite clerk quipping about the length of wear. A London Tit-Bug quips on limited ability and the costly upkeep for girls, reflecting light social satire.
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Iowa General Assembly
Joe Brasley
W. 3
Allen
Secretary of State
State Automobile Department
Adams
Thirty-eighth
Des Moines War Mothers of America
Uncle Sam
Whitmore
Senate Committee On Elections
Price
Monroe County
Judiciary
Fellows
Ahamatkee County
Kimball
Council Bluffs
Neff
Slaught
Williams
Lake
Woodbury
Douglas Rogers
Carroll County
Parole Board
Rogers
Ida Grova
Hutchison
Ida Grove
Jawa
Klaus
Newberry
Clayton County
Senate Committee On
Adair County
Java
Havner
Messer
Ction Thapil
Johnson County
Weaver
Wichman
Harrington
Moore
Grifon
World’s News
Liverpool
Simin
Minediaw
Gujerat
Inn
Paris
Turkey
Cairo
Rushdi Pasha
Wellington
New Zealand
New Zealand Plebinelte Is Priced At 1,800 By Often Returns. i David M. Dering
New York
Jersey
Baltimore
Rot Kley
Ukraine
Pba Sition Dethira
Piris Dixpnich
Thily
Monty Leborers
Vranve
George Campbell
Ding
Springfeld
Tawns
Stile Winetraison
Yorkshire
Pershing
Pranelsen Alvares
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Madrid
Countess of Lord
Duke of Orleans
Bourbon-Orleans
France
War Department
Washington
Russia
Province
Stockholm
House of Providence
R. J
Herbert C. Hoover
Wites’ Vetel
Diels
Ja Dispatch
Berlin
Mer
Tioover
Marfa
Limerick
Irish Trades Uftion Congress and
Labor Party
Budipest
Chieaxo
Jay Z
Casera
Oust
Ryne
Nick
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