Debate on spending and competence in county offices
The article argues against a spending spree and debt growth, urging fiscal restraint and value in investments. It highlights Ottumwa in Wapello County where funds tangled from an incompetent treasurer illustrates risks of unqualified officials. It warns about French and German tensions and notes brewing presidential talk led by Governor Henry Horner's Illinois victory boosting a national boom.
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Ottumwa
Wapello
National House
Henry Horner
I Ilinois
Kel- Tey-Nash
Chicago Democratic Organization
End to Capital Government Feud Urged for Economic Recovery
The piece argues that ending the feud between wealth and the administration would spur recovery more than pump-priming or royalist obstruction. It contends business fears of Washington keep production down and tax revenue low, and calls on Roosevelt to announce a end to the feud and seek an era of good feeling.
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Sioux City Journal
Roosevelt
Washington
Dictator’s ruthless purge harms minds and progress
In tyrannical regimes the thinnest pretext is used to eliminate dissidents. Bright minds are destroyed, stunting intelligence and achievement. The dictator values force over human rights and ignores talent as long as he can rely on coercion.
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Wayne Herald
Tailroads Crisis Hinders American Prosperity
The Tailroads struggle to manage the crisis and the government appears unable to rescue them. The railroad problem stands as a major obstacle to national prosperity and must be corrected before significant business improvement.
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Atlantic News-Telegraph
America
Damning Phraseology Sparks Local Debate in Los Gatos
In the Los Gatos Mail News a column laments the sharp edge of language used about women. It notes the damaging effect of labeling and exclusionary terms such as that Harkness woman and those Hos tetters.
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Los Gatos
Bank in Toledo finds $43,000 shortage amid audit
Federal examiners report a 43000 cash shortfall at the National Bank of Toledo with 25000 potentially recoverable from sureties. Directors plan to raise 30000 in common stock to protect depositors while an internal investigation proceeds.
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Toledo
Towa
The
National Bank
Children Quarrels and Parental Reactions
A brief on child disputes and parental management noting that quarrels occur and do not signal complete parenting failure. It emphasizes school and family settings and practical approaches to conflict resolution.
Understanding quarreling in children needs patient guidance
The guidance stresses identifying the cause of disputes among children, from aggression to fatigue or insecurity. It advises quiet parental intervention, redirecting activity, mixing musical talents, and avoiding direct parental partisanship while promoting cooperative problem solving.
Speed Children On The Road To Health Observance
Iowa marks May Day for child health with a year round plan to improve programs led by Alma Hartz. Programs will review local child health activities and identify needs for parents and communities. May Day slogan Speed children on the road to health.
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Iowa
Alma E. Hartz
R. N
Miss Hartz
Children’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
North America
Hartz
Iowa State Department of Health
Walter L. Bierring
United States
Relief and dancing shoes spark Wisconsin relief debate
A Wisconsin woman and a group of relief clients criticize county issued shoes as unfitting for dancing, sparking a broader question about relief benefits. The piece notes skepticism about social security and hints at broader expectations for workers and farmers. It cites a Weatherford Star Tribune style query about farm hands' future benefits and mentions yearly antifreeze usage in American cars.
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Robert Fell
Oskaloosa Herald
Wisconsin
Storm Lake
Take Life as It Comes by Marshall Maslin
A meditation on contentment urging readers to value their own life order rather than envy others. The essay compares dining misorders to life choices and advises embracing what is set before us with gratitude and restraint. It stresses wisdom in avoiding constant desire for alternate experiences.
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France
Germany
Ruth
Mary
Johnny
Buddy
Marshall Maslin
April Wheat Field Bright Green in Spring Light
A vivid description of a wheat field in bright green sunlight and wind, comparing its hue to ocean and mountain greens, with a redwinged blackbird reacting in fright. The verse invites the reader to close eyes or turn away from the overwhelming green.
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Zana Henderson
The
Christian Science Monitor
Railroads face strain from highway trucking and wage pressures
Davenport Times notes railroads suffer from competition with trucks on public roads and driver pay rates lower than union scales. The shift to road transport raises operating costs and could worsen railroad financial stress.
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Davenport
State Smallpox Health Regulations Revised
Iowa state health authorities revise smallpox rules to stress vaccination and isolation of cases and contacts. Effective April 15, the plan allows workers with immunity proof to leave home for work, while patients and exposed unvaccinated children may face minimum isolation periods of 14 and 21 days respectively. The board cites historical morbidity and mortality, urges early prevention, school-age vigilance, and better reporting to banish smallpox from Iowa. Dr. E M Myers presides the state health board approving the changes.
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Iowa State Department , of Health
Iowa
E. M. Myers, M. D
Boone
Poor Mail Facilities A Century Ago
The 1838 pioneers faced slow westward news as mail service was a mockery and deliveries arrived months late. Post offices existed but mail traveled by riders or wagons over rough trails with weather ruining routes. Joy greeted news of a steamboat mail line between Saint Louis and Dubuque, while Dr. Petersen notes this in The Palimpeest.
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Black Hawk Purchase
Atlantic Seaboard
Burlington
Territory
Iowa
Appanoose County
Clinton
Washington
Saint Louis
Dubuque
William J. Petersen
the Palimpeest
Btate Fical Society of
Health column warns against syphilophobia in Iowans
The Iowa Department of Health urges public calm over syphilis while promoting study of the disease. It explains transmission mainly through sexual contact and notes practical myths about germ survival outside the body. A Northwood Anchor item then reports a Richmond WPA payroll collision involving a couple, ending with a broken leg.
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Northwood
Richmond
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WPA
Hoover Says No European War Likely After Europe Trip
Herbert Hoover, returning from Europe, believes there will be no European war. He argues the dictators can be deterred if they must bluff for gains, making conflict unnecessary.
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Webster City
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