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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
3
Resignation of Thomas Milley, alien property custodian, to Coolidge. patent office moved to Commerce. U.S. grain exports jump to 2 026 000 bushels last week. investigations into Northern Pacific forest land rights begin. News briefs cover politics, aviation, crime, labor, and international events.
Iowa reports show tax cuts in legislature killing two state income taxes. Benton county forms a con test association to start around April. signatures push Shenandoah toward a city manager plan. Des Moines post office reports annual business totaling 24 452 910 77. Webster City church meeting set for Clarion April 2 and 22. Local school bans married women from teaching in Irvington by board order. State college notes strong demand for farm films and slides. Waterloo Bank and Trust opens in same building after closure. New arms for Thirty Second cavalry depict Sioux warrior in Des Moines. Farmers state wide average 22.2 bushels seed corn per farm and 12.7 bushels per farm for surplus of 74.6 percent. Oats sowing limited. Cedar Rapids and Des Moines lead new building activity. Des Moines infant death rate improves in 1921 to 4 per 1 000. public health clinics assist 769 babies. Census notes legume crops dominate land use in Iowa. State board of control to manufacture auto license plates in Anamosa with 700 000 pairs planned. Pleasant Valley onion district to plant 67th crop with ~500 acres, German families entrenched. Fort Dodge railway forms motor bus line with new transportation company. Iowa population 2 404 038 with literacy under 1 percent.
The Iowa House of Representatives rejected the Patterson Johnson income tax measure by a 72 to 36 vote after a heated morning session. The defeat likely ends the issue for this session with little chance of reconsideration, as few members spoke in favor and most anticipated the outcome. Farmers urged safety laws and a property replacement tax for a gas tax, while the conference also approved a road bond issue. The long and short haul freight bill would let railroads match indirect rates to direct rivals, and a bus tax proposal would replace the motor carrier tax with a flat annual levy under a new administration setup.
In Greater New York an ambitious frontier show failed to draw crowds. Promoters back East misread interest, leaving Western punchers stranded as injuries lingered and the act collapsed. A veteran rider recounts a brutal rodeo fall and the subsequent bust of the tour.
The proposed highways bill aims to revamp Iowa road laws, ensuring federal funding, allocating a portion of primary road revenues to the state highway commission development, and repealing existing special assessments on benefitted property. The measure seeks to reshape funding and oversight of road projects statewide.
Representative Williams of Wayne county backs a bill to require all public schools to use identical textbooks and to create a state commission on standardization. The senate approved by 46 to 0 the Romkey canned heat bill banning manufacture and sale of any compounded article that can be turned into a beverage without chemical processing.
A roundup of Iowa news notes reports the beauty bill defeat in the Iowa House by 20 to 59, Monroe county farm bureau campaign against rats and pests, Will Holub’s 1000 pounds of tobacco, Des Moines planning a 1 million Pharmaceutical Headquarters, an Iowa State Teachers College land gift, River Transit freight lines resuming, poultry embargo lifted, and Governor Hammill backs a statewide drive to market Iowa’s scenic and recreational appeal aiming for widespread civic club support.
An American journalist in 1910 southern France recalls a hostile English guest who accused Americans of bad conduct. Conversation turns to the Crippen murder case as the English couple discuss an American doctor accused of killing an American woman to wed a British one.
In a New York public school the teacher asks a ragged pupil to state her father’s occupation. The girl writes Outa meaning his father is a cotter by trade, and the exchange reveals hardship and misunderstanding in immigrant families.
In Topeka Kansas Mrs. AL Geiss says Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription supported her health during motherhood and recommends Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets as a mild laxative with no griping. She urges all dealers to carry them and invites a trial package and free confidential medical advice from Buffalo New York.
The ad touts the healing power of Peter’s Ointment for eczema itching scalp and skin ailments. It claims efficacy for pimples acne rough skin ulcers old sores and various eruptions, urged by thousands nationwide.
The note suggests modern output far exceeds past volumes, with people saying and doing more now than in earlier centuries. It implies a cultural shift toward greater visibility of expression through print.
Jersey City man Frank J. Trumbull writes that Carter’s Little Liver Pills cured his poor appetite and sour stomach. He says the remedy freed gas, prevented biliousness, and greatly boosted his appetite, encouraging others to buy at drug stores.
An advertisement for Joint-Ease promises quick relief for painful joints caused by rheumatism or other causes. It claims the topical rub penetrates to ligaments and bone, oils and grips joints, reduces inflammation, and eases swelling. The product is marketed at 60 cents with a druggist available to supply it.
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