Road bill enacts county option for hard surfaced roads
In a close vote the senate approved a compromise county option on hard surfacing with 38 for and 11 against. The measure lets each county vote to proceed under the act or delay, via county board action or a 10 percent voter petition. The debate centered on uniform statewide development versus local control. The bill’s fate in the house was expected to favor passage with few amendments.
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Senate
Thirty‘eighth General Assembly
House
Frailey
Buser
Smith
Kimball
County Board of Supervisors
White
Ball
Brookhart
Cessna
LeCompte
Mitchell
Nelson
Price
Ratcliffe
Shane
Newberry
Friends of the Bank
House of Representatives
Messer
Moore
Clark
Newtons’ Dill
Committee On Public Health
Rathbun
Judiciary Committee
Automobile Department
Secretary of State
Auto Department
W. S. Allen
Walter C. Ramsay
Allen
Senate Committee On
Induranna
iIf
Fellows
Allamakee County
Council Bluffs
Ays
Neff
Slaught
Williams
Lake
Woodbury
Muscatine County
State Board of Conservation
General Assembly
Fish and Game Fund
Board of Conservation
L. H. Pammell
Ames
Executive Council
State University of Iowa City
Capitol
Harding
Joe Frailey
Lee County
Senate Committee On Departmental
Investigation Committee
Evans
Iowa
State
Greenell
Clinton
System Used in Mustering Out Army Men
Washington reports the demobilization plan faces a tremendous problem. Local draft boards cannot handle complete discharge, as millions of returning soldiers must be absorbed into civilian life with housing, medical care, and final pay. Demobilization centers handle overseas groups, avoiding breakup of units.
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Washington
War Department
Great Britain
United States
Demobilization and War Wage Adjustments Refined
Detailed notes on selective service winding down, keeping key industrial workers in place, and paying a bonus to officers and men honorably discharged. Adds that health disinfection and debarkation logistics delay family reunions, while troops must stay in France for occupation and treaty needs.
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War Department
Secretary of War
Congress
Huns' Last Offensive Through French Front Humanizes Wartime Sojourn
United Press recounts the March 21 1918 German offensive near Arras as shattering shells erupt and Allied troops regroup under constant artillery fire. The fighter writes of dogged infantry, shifting lines, and a mindset that calls retreat part of an unseen strategy while the Fortieth division and 178th Royal Field Artillery bear the brunt.
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United Press
London
Fortieth Division
Arras
Maes
Bowie
Bellecourt
Mary
Ervillers
St. Leger
Gommecourt
Courcelles
Bucquoy
Boisieux-naus Mont
Boliy-St. Martin
Will of elderly Bloux City carpenter reveals $100000 estate
Samuel C. Cromly longtime Bloux City resident dies at a local hotel. His probate will leaves $90000 to Smith W. Todd of Industry Pennsylvania and $10000 to John W. Todd of Eaglesmere. Two nieces receive $10 each. Executor named without bond. nieces’ attorneys protest. a bank is named temporary executor with $80000 bond.
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Bloux City
Samuel C. Cromly
Iowa
Smith W. Todd
Industry
John W. Todd
Eaglesmere
Iva M. Cromly
Josie F. Kitchell
Los Angeles
Cal
Smith W
Todd
Reward Offered After Stranger Takes 60 Cents in Kansas City
A brown-eyed stranger handed a five dollar bill and received 60 cents from Mrs. C. M. Mc Knight who later recalled nothing. The man and the money vanished up an alley, with a $2 change offered and not returned.
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Kansas City
C. M. Mc
Knight
Blood Purifier Promised From Wild Root Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a temperance remedy for impure blood. It claims to purify blood, restore vitality to arteries and veins, ease skin blemishes, improve digestion, and boost liver and kidney function. Included is a testimonial from Mrs. Harri Moors of Dewey Ave praising the cure after seven bottles.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y. GatEna
Garden
Dr. Sage
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted for Head Colds
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system and changes the blood to prevent frequent colds. It says the remedy acts through the blood on mucous surfaces and offers a free trial if not cured, listing J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Self-Financing Justice Cites Military Disorder in Park
A Delaware justice of the peace fined himself for smoking in Rockwell Park near Port Penn, deeming it dis orderly conduct under recent military rules. Local reports note fines and costs against soldiers for similar offenses have totaled eight dollars.
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Delaware
Rockwell Park
Port Penn
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Praised In Ad Copy
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading kidney liver and bladder remedy. It describes it as a gentle healing vegetable compound with quick, mild effects and urges readers to obtain samples by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York and to mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Thousqanda
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Getting It Straight Heiress Contract Forswears Forever
A witty remark on marriage vows contrasts true lifelong commitment with a flippant claim of a brief match. The speaker shrewdly notes that indifference can prevail when explicit longing lacks effort or display.
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Fshing
Alfred Taylor
Benton Township
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Willis Taylor
Fort Dodge
R. W. Mormack
Peterboro
Ont
Chicago
Wateroo
Joe Schiel
al. Livingston
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L. W. Colby
Behler
Colby
Joe Hacker
Polk County
Meyer Rosenfield
A. FH. Hoffman
Thornburg
Nellie Warren
Greenwood School
Rk. E. Thorn
G. W. Thorn
Shambaugh
Harvard
George Clark
Ida Grove
BE. G. Albert
Jefferson
E. C. Stevenson
Rockwell City
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Church of
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Chapman
Waterloo
Hans
Senate Committee On Motor Vehicles
Joint
Senate Judicial Committee
Percy M. Sars
Sherman
Sioux City
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Cutter Laboratory
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Laboratory
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Meen
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