Public finances demand voter scrutiny on debts and taxes
The piece argues voters must understand that state, county, and city debts are their debts and must be paid by them. It warns that borrowing drives up costs, urges intelligent voting on bond issues, and calls for budgeting like private enterprises to avoid future tax burdens. It notes population and revenue scales in cities and states and emphasizes personal responsibility in approving public improvements.
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Penn ‘Sylvania
Bottow
Nork
Tate
Id - Municipal
Emeel
Dethis
George
Bond
China
Calcium diet urged to build bone strength in children
Miss Lydia Jacobson of Iowa State College warns mothers that meals foil of meat bread and sugar fail to supply calcium needed for bones teeth and hair. She stresses daily calcium intake through nutritious foods and warns against relying on sugar rich diets.
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Phavau
Lydia Jacobson
Iowa State College
Land Judgment Records Largest Amount In County History
Judge awards M. E. Griffin of Spencer over 270000 in suit against Roy Kelley and the Town Farm Land Company for eight tracts sold March 1, 1921 in Gillet Grove township. Defendants’ payments totaled 233000 with notes and mortgages. suit filed last fall sought 288000 plus interest and taxes. Sale of the land expected to satisfy the judgment.
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M. E. Giffin
Spencer
Roy Kelley
Town Farm Land Company
Griffin
Gillet Grove Township
Sull
Cigarette Tax Receipts Rise in Iowa
Iowa collected 64. ba0.24 from cigarette taxes in November, per C. C. McCoy of the state treasurer’s office. Five months total is 312,587.48, with yearly projections near 700,000. Tax receipts have grown each year since 1921, averaging about 100,000 annually over the last three years.
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Iowa
C. C. McCoy
0 Day Ban On Weddings In New' i
A Towa legislature proposes an amendment to marriage law requiring written notice posted in the courthouse for weddings. The measure aims to curb marriages linked to parties described as petting and refined baoxe. Mrs Ford takes a New York shopping trip with 25 companions, rail fare cited.
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New' i
Towa
South Emmet News Club Officers Elected at Luncheon
Mrs Gilbert Osher hosted the Twelve Mila Lake club meeting with a lunch and a yearly session. Mrs Osher was elected president with Miss Mae Jensen as treasurer and secretary, while travel plans and visits were noted for relatives in Livermore and Nola Mortensen hosts.
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South Emmet
Gilbert Osher
Mila Lake
Mae Jensen
Osher
der Moraine Ig
Herman
Larson
Livermore
Henry Appelspant
Nola
Mortensens
Glenn’ Hall
Atte Ag
Nola Mortenson
Predictions of Cal online Lidge fate and other events
New York astrologer Rev Arthur W Brooks predicts President Calvin Coolidge will have a short tenure and retire after the next election. He foresees a sudden political change and death or private life, with other forecasted events including upheavals in Portugal, European tensions, Vesuvius eruption, Brazilian earthquake, Moscow disorders, influenza epidemic, and a rise in religion.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge
Arthur W. Brooks
Current Predictions
Coulaige
Rays Brooks
Longer Life For Lamps Use proper bulb handling to avoid damage
Do not twist the lamp too tightly when screwing into the socket. The final wrench often separates the glass from the brass plate. Hold the bulb gently between fingertips and avoid excessive force to prolong bulb life. Protect the globe from stress and ensure careful installation.
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Holt
Save on goods in lean times and recover washboards
In trying days when commodities rise, thrift urged. The note praises conserving, hints at repurposing worn corduroy and torn items to recover washboards, and invites subscribing to the Times.
State Senator Candidate Seeks Republican Nomination
A candidate announces bid for the Republican nomination for State Senator from the Forty-seventh District in Town, contingent on voter approval at the June primary in 1937.
Walnut township annual meeting for road supervisor hire
Walnut township trustees announce their annual meeting at Farmers & Merchants Site Bank Mouosy Merruary to appoint a road supervisor. Clerk Martin Laughlin notes the date and purpose. Also includes rental ad for a sewing machine motor and an unrelated dialogue fragment about a show.
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Walnut Township
Farmers & Merchants
Bank Mouosy Merruary
Martin Laughlin
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Rockefeller
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Ape
Cary
Sorera
Detroit
Rine
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Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Lara
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Mansager & Jacobsen
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