15 Apr 1909
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
1
A Glenwood page features an opinion column by BaF and E Scuntengham. The piece discusses multiple topics with emphasis on local affairs and calls attention to important events shaping the community.
A Messina dispatch reports the king and queen displeased with slow work after visiting earthquake districts. In Wiesbaden a German company will produce English plays at the Royal theater starting May 17 under Madame Metalling. The French will expel former President Castro from Fort de France, Martinique. A balloon landing near Conti raises concern for three aeronauts. Diamonds found at Laderitz Bay alter expectations. Count Zenpe- Yu’s airship flew twelve hours from Friedrichshafen. The Blackwater destroyer sunk after collision off Dungeness. crew saved.
The column compiles political strife across states with race on labor and liquor issues, court rulings on prohibition, and legislative battles. It notes ex Governor Poynter’s death, Bryan and Taft moves, tariff wrangles, and several unrelated foreign affairs and local incidents.
Federal and state authorities weigh Crazy Snake’s death as fact after reports he was shot March 28 near Hickory Camp by a McIntosh County posse. Body reportedly buried then disturbed for identification, with authorities continuing a wide search in surrounding mountains and gulches.
Washington lawmakers pressed the return of the Payne tariff bill next Thursday to correct it so as to include products of petroleum. The House, in a brief session, discussed the earlier rush that left petroleum provisions absent though intended.
Washington report says settlers on the North Platte irrigation project in western Nebraska oppose the limit of eighty acres per family waterable land. Senator Burkett pressed the issue with the reclamation service director, who consulted engineers and signaled they think some settlers overextended their irrigation capabilities.
Representative George W Norris of Nebraska sails from New York on Wednesday aboard the Panama with several House members to inspect the esnal zone aboard the ship Panama bound for Orlon.
Bernard Carlin aged 22 was executed in the state prison for the murder of his mother Busan Carlin in her Brooklyn home last year. The case sentence concludes after trial and execution in Ossining New York.
Washington Seator Johnson of North Dakota, long a House member, urged Taft at the White House on Monday to link future promotions in both service branches to strict sobriety of officers. No indication was given on possible presidential action.
Uncle Sam's Oriental trade, Washington, shows annual commerce exceeding 4 billion dollars. The United States earns about five percent of imports and ten percent of exports from Asia, per figures from the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce. The report cites India among the thirty colonies in the region.
An investigating committee's report cites severe abuse in Mount Pleasant Clarinda and Independence institutions. Attendants were overburdened, many patients lacked care, and some inmates faced kicks choking and rough handling. The panel urges extensive rule changes and tighter supervision to curb cruelty and neglect.
In Iowa and Missouri the railroads push back against state laws seen as unjust with courts to test the measures. Missouri Judge McPherson sided with railroad interests while Iowa lawmakers clash over commerce counsel and rail regulatory power. State finances show no deficit risk yet, with monthly treasury balances detailed. saloon petition law defeated. funding debates continue for state institutions and salaries at the capitol.
A Delone hotel death in Lehigh. a Cedar Falls feud with a $100 check. a Veterans reunion planned in Villieca and a Creston meeting on April 26. Harvey Schneckloth loses a foot. Los Angeles recall tale links to Belle Plaine. Accidental self-shot near Pacific Junction. Ida Grove death. land sale near Belle Plaine at $280 an acre. Court vault collapse injures a worker. Ireland to Davenport honor. Nellie Powall case postponed. Grinnell College basketball repeats as state champions. Counterfeit exchange and bank scam notes. Councill Bluffs donation offer from John Ferrier. lumber trust bill passes Iowa House. UI graduation sermon set by Shallar Mathews. Captain George W. Crane obituary. local school changes and other brief items.
A 1968 New York land and company listing describes Dutch Boy Paint as the pure white maker. It notes a trademark for the brand and positions it as an evaluator of paint material purity. The catalog claims color schemes for interiors and exteriors with a booklet of specifications and testing directions.
After dinner Mr and Mrs Brown argued over who bears the harder duties. Brown claims the husband works hard, while Mrs Brown lists household chores and adds that every wife must also keep her husband from making a fool of himself. Philadelphia Telegraph reported.
A 1908 Pittsburgh notice describes WF. Steese’s recovery from severe scalp disease after typhoid and hair loss. After using two cakes of Cuticura Soap and nearly a box of Cuticura Ointment, his scalp cleared and hair thickened, ending years of baldness fears. Also included are humorous clippings about parental advice, a Baltimore crime anecdote, and a court jailing over a “love bite.”
A physician describes how nourishment aided his recovery. He details eating grape-nuts and cream three times daily for two weeks, noting it revived his health and strength after illness. The account emphasizes how specific food aided his stomach and overall recovery.
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