City Council Proceedings December 1920 Regular Session
The City Council met in regular session with Mayor Morden and Councillors Hansen Meyer Hatfield and Littell present. Minutes approved. Bills allowed including clerk and attorney salaries, labor, supplies, and various funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morden
Hansen, Meyer
Hatfield
Littell
T. Bauman
D. T. Bauman
G. M. King
Marshall
Wm. Archer
Night War League of Jows
Jacob Penrose
W. B. Carney
A. Seager
Harding & Crane
Roilf
George Doty
Joseph Raab
John Matthews
Dames Tracy
W. G. Block Co
Jackson Sentinel
M. W. Clark
Ringlep Hardware Co
Broxam & Hinckley
Local Fans Brace for Mason City Maquoketa Showdown
Locals attend a Mason City Maquoketa basketball clash featuring top college stars Weston from Wisconsin, McConnel from Town University, O Neil a former Lennox center, Anderson ex Notre Dame guard, and Martin a 1918 19 Camp Dodge all star. The roster promises a tough test for the home team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
McConnel
O'Neil
Lennox
Maquoketa
Anderson
Notre Dame
Martin
Camp Grant and
Dodge
Camp Dodge
Standing Up Accounts for a New Year In Sentinel Note
A readers note urges prompt payment by January 15 to keep subscriptions current and mentions a “4009 Club” inviting non subscribers to join. The piece also promotes topical relief for rheumatism using equal parts oil of wintergreen and alive oil.
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Sentinel
For Sale Livery Stable and Residence on North Second Street
I offer for sale my livery stable and residence on North Second Street comprising two lots with 6 ft frontage. Includes a good two story dwelling, two barns 42x00 and 32x64 1 1/2 story, adjoining. Ideal site for a garage. Will consider trade for city or farm property. Good title given.
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North Second Street
Iowa Teachers Seek Seven Bills For Education Reform
Iowa schoolteachers plan seven bills to the general assembly this winter drafted by the legislative committee of the Iowa State Teachers association. Proposals include higher per pupil taxation, raised high school tuition, higher bond interest, three new general schools for training teachers, minimum salaries of 1200 dollars for experienced teachers, and a commission to study retirement annuities with an actuary.
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Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Iowa proposal for teacher preparation and annuities plan
The text argues for financial support to sustain a just and equitable annuities system and sets a standard that beginning teachers in Iowa after September 1923 must graduate from an approved four year high school.
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Iowa
Automobile Death Toll in U S Rises in 1919 Census Reports
A Washington AP dispatch notes 3,808 total traffic deaths in the year ending 1919. The auto death rate runs 141 per 100,000, up since 1915, with New York City totaling 780 deaths and a rate of 11 per 100,000, Chicago 328 deaths at 12.8, Youngstown Ohio leading 66 cities with 28.5 per 100,000.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
Youngsten
Ohio
Richmond
Virginia
New York
Chicago
Ho Relief for Newspapers Carrol Herald
The slump has not cut the cost of producing newspapers or printed matter. Labor makes up about two thirds of expenses and living costs fall on wages, while paper prices have not declined and some grades have risen. The printing industry must maintain current wage levels and pay current material prices with no expected relief.
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Carrol Herald
St Mark's Church Sees Pledge Increase After Canvass
The Episcopal mission at St Mark's in Springs Alabama reports members expanding pledges as a single subscription replaces ongoing requests for funds. A Christmas Eve midnight service will be held and all are invited. A testimonial extols Foley Kidney Pills as a cure with no recurrence, praising the remedy as the best kidney treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark’s Church
Springs
Ala
How He Ended Kidney Trouble Brevard Village Story
C E Brewer reports a severe kidney illness that confined a villager to bed for three weeks and kept him indoors until a remedy or method changed the course of his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Brewer
Appetite of Birds and Their Feeding Habits
Fragmentary notes describe birds as voracious eaters with varied diets. A heron near four pounds despite small size is cited as a striking example, while pigeons are noted among the greediest eaters.
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Owenty
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Pastime Theatre
Norma Talmadge
Conway Tearle
Cupid
Greenwich Village
Selznick News
Sun
Larry Semon
Morse
Excelsior Prig. Co
Chas, Rolfe
National Meter Co
Clark
Mater
Fackery
Beller Babes
Tabor
Hawk-Eye Compound Co
Pinglep Hwa. Co
Jeiceb Penrose
Sanitary
Excelsior Pty.Co
Florence Meskerp
Hutchins
Town Electric Co
George Kinsley
G.P. Morse
Emer Campbell
Ringlep- Hdn, Co
D. C. Hayes
Carl Jessen
Maquoketa, Ja
U. S
Harrison & Sons
Thellle Cillister Stores Co
Florida
California
the Episcopal Church
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