Besley Urges Immunity and Caution in Public Health
Dr F A Besley of Chicago as president elect of the American College of Surgeons lists surgical advances and public health guidance including vaccines anaesthesia antisepsis nutrition and sunlight germ kill. He warns heart disease as No 1 enemy and urges self care and medical consultation while noting government premiums to grow soil improving crops to conserve land.
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F. A. Besley
Chicago
American College of Surgeons
MacEachern
Roosevelt praised yet warned by a wary Washington observer
A Washington correspondent notes President Roosevelt shows zeal in steering the office and questions the durability of his successors. The piece criticizes his expansive spending, obedient Congress, and a mounting public debt while praising doctors for quiet, uncelebrated service to humanity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Mexican churches reopen amid calls for policy change
The piece notes forcible church closures in Mexico being reopened and hints all may follow. It criticizes illiberal governance while acknowledging potential church–state tensions and Mexico’s move toward reciprocity and reform. The tone favors gradual illumination of administrative actions.
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Mexico
Church and government clash as nations seek lands and loans
The piece argues that Mexico cannot suppress church life while church and state fail to unite. It condemns government loan schemes as empty promises and laments European powers racing for unoccupied lands, noting Britain’s extensive global reach and its loyal citizenry backing its empire.
Florida Faces Growing Backlash Against Mobile Trailers
Locals accuse migrating auto mobile trailers of blocking streets with their long units and nights spent on board. Hotelkeepers and residents complain as the itinerants refuse to pay for obstruction, prompting calls for fees or restricted outlets as tensions rise.
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Florida
Florida’s Trailer Trend Sparks Hotel Trade Debate
Florida grows tired of wagon trailers used for living and travel as they double space and cut hotel profits. Observers call the gypsy-like lifestyle temporarily popular and await a real trial to judge its value. Much hinges on bed quality and rider docility.
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Florida
Cap Saved Wegner in Cow Attack at Lanesboro
Cap fell from Jack Wegner during a cattle test in a small pen in Carroll county. The steer charged and gored him above the eye, but the headgear shielded him when the animal focused on the cap. A veterinarian witnessed the incident and Wegner escaped with a bad wound yet survived.
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Jack Wegner
Lanesboro
Carroll County
Wegner
Grave Mistake Opens Door In Moving Car
D. W. Barr of Waterloo in Black Hawk county warns that opening a car door while moving is dangerous. While riding with friends he grabbed the door catch lever and the wind opened the door, yanking him out. His arm was broken in three places including the elbow joint fracture.
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D. W. Barr
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Barr
Not Injured Man Faints After Auto Crash
W J Mielke of New Hampton found Herbert Hoffmeister of Cedar Falls unconscious after a collision on icy roads. Mielke and others believed Hoffmeister was injured until witnesses explained the fainting habit triggered by excitement.
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Herbert Hoffmeister
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
W. J. Mielke
New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Hoffmeister
Mielke
Fence around Spain under neutrality pact tightens borders
A lecturer suggests the Spanish Civil War may be the start of a broader world conflict as 26 nations pledge to enforce a neutrality agreement. The deadline of February 20 aims to bar foreign recruits and aid, though shipments and support before then may surge.
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Sioux City Journal
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Portugal
Great Britain
France
Italy
Ethiopia
Roosevelt’s Court Reform Faces Skeptical Radical Judges
Washington whispers say George Norris of Nebraska and Bob Wagner of New York resist Roosevelt’s plan to remake the Supreme Court. Both once served as judges and may doubt giving the people the last word over the bench.
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John O’rea
Baltimore Sun
George Norris
Nebraska
Bob” Wagner
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
George
Bob
Walter Raleigh visitor mistaken for Columbus at station prank
A Princeton lecture invitation led to a comical moment when a station visit turned into a misidentification as Christopher Columbus while Walter Raleigh’s host watched a wary scene. The tale ends with Raleigh and Elizabeth seeking a puddle elsewhere. In another note, Des Moines activists fret over funding for homestead exemption and a $17 million shortfall without tax shifts.
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Wall Street Journal
Princeton University
England
Walter Raleigh
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Christopher Columbus
Queen Elizabeth
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Sacrifice Davenport Democrat by Leaders Recalled
A Davenport Democrat notes leaders missing luxuries for a cause. John L. Lewis reportedly drove a Cadillac until a repair shop failed to obtain spare parts, illustrating personal sacrifice amid commitment to the effort.
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Davenport
John L. Lewis
Iowa Senate Debates Lincoln Portrait Return and Budget Rise
The Iowa Senate debates return of the Lincoln portrait to its historic place with a near unanimous show of support and notes the 1933 swap for the Wallace picture. A budget bill projects a rise in state expenses for 1937-39 and outlines salary increases for top executives.
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Lincoln
Senate
Washington
Donahue Irey
Henry Wallace
Abraham Lincoln
Wallace
Donahiue
Fire destroys pants in pocket match incident
Lester Boots of Oelwein Fayette County testified to a pocket fire hazard from loose wooden matches carried without protection. He brushed against furniture while moving it and the friction ignited the matches in his pocket burning most of his shorts and pants before he could put out the fire. He sustained only slight singeing.
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Lester Boots
Oelwein
Fayette County
Familiar Sale Marks 41 Years at Hanson Farm
Col A S Teaquist auctioneer held a public sale at the Henry Hanson farm south of Odebolt Sac county. It was his third sale there over 41 years all occurring on February 18. His first sale at the farm followed the deaths of two men struck by lightning. He returned in 1913 for a closing out sale.
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Col. A. S. Teaquist
Odebolt
Sac County
Henry Hanson
Col. Teaquist
Couple marries after saving pennies for license
Mr and Mrs Harold Evans of Corwith Hancock county began married life by paying their license and the minister Dr Karl Hiller with pennies they had saved since last July.
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Harold Evans
Corwith
Hancock County
Karl Hiller
Homestead Tax Exemption Threatens Higher Rents
Davenport Times warns that broad homestead exemptions would trigger higher taxes on rental properties and push rents up. The policy would affect tenants already struggling under housing costs and protest a recent landlord boost.
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Davenport
Amendment proposals target Iowa primary 35 percent clause
Mason City Globe-Gazette reports a bill before the legislature to eliminate the 35 per cent clause in Iowa primary elections. The paper notes another amendment would abolish the primary election law entirely. The Knoxville Express editorial critiques how rapid change is unfairly labeled crime and how the old order is deemed unacceptable.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Iowa
Knoxville Express
Lincoln and the unselfish dream for a public cause
A rural heritage inspires a man to seek government open to all. He envisions a state governed by truth and service, not vanity or pomp, and dedicates himself to lifting the burdens of every man and child. His thought stirs the walls of state and tests his resolve.
Tail of a Hog and Feeder Economics Sparks Debate
The Omaha World-Herald scrutinizes farmer Philip Feuerbach of Elberon Ta who claims a hog needs a bushel of corn to grow its tail and suggests tail docking could cut feed costs by one bushel per hog. The piece questions the calculation and its agricultural implications.
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Omaha World-Herald
Philip Feuerbach
Elberon
Primghar Bell Urges Flood District Funding Alternatives
In a satirical column the Primghar Bell suggests a town would suffer if liquor tobacco chewing gum and cosmetics vanished, claiming stopping flood of liquor could fund the district’s needs and leave gum tobacco and cosmetics as pure profit.
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Primghar Bell
United States
Gillette Opposes Roosevelt Plan On Federal Court Reform
Senator Guy M. Gillette reasserts independence by opposing President Roosevelt's federal court reform proposals, focusing especially on changes to the Supreme Court.
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Iowa
Senate
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Beardsley
United States
Gillette
Spencer News-Herald
Guy M. Gillette
Magazine Speculation on Wealth and a Tax Bureau Head
The passage asks what to do if one acquires a million dollars suggesting appointing a warm friend or relative as head of the Internal Revenue Bureau. It then describes a heron with eyes on the lower slope of its head to watch prey in the water.
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Minneapolis Journal
Internal Revenue Bureau
Administrator's Notice of Estate in Jones County Iowa
The district court appoints Paul T. Schuetz administrator of the George Frederick Freese estate in Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk within legal time, and debtors should pay the administrator promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa February 17 1937. Coxsee Coxsee Heiserman attorneys.
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District Court
Jones County
Iowa
George Frederick Freese
Anamosa
A. D
Paul T. Schuetz
Coxsee, Coxsee & Heiserman
Byerly
Coxsee
Coxsee & Heiserman
State of
John Barrack
Louis Burrack Augusta Burrack
Anna Bort
Abi
A. D. Monticello Biante
Tank
Locher & Locher
Behrends Will Probate Notice in Jones County Iowa
District court in Jones County announces the filing of Theodore Behrends last will and testament. The hearing for final proof and probate is set for March 8, 1937 at 10 o'clock am, at the March term, with interested parties invited to appear. SEE BYERLY, Clerk.
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State of Iowa
Jones County
Theodore Behrends
Byerly
Iowa
Notice of Referee Sale In Jones County Iowa
Under and by virtue of an order of the district court of Jones county Iowa dated the 4th day of February a referee is appointed to sell the described property at public sale to satisfy the judgment. Provisions require notice to interested parties and compliance with court instructions.
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District Court of
Jones County
Towa
Referee to sell 90 acres in Jones County Iowa March 15 1937
On March 15 1937 at 2 pm in Anamosa Iowa referee Geo C Lawrence will offer for sale to the highest bidder the south 60 acres of the south half of the southwest quarter and the south 80 acres of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter in section 4 township 86 north range 3 west of the 5th p m Jones County Iowa cash at sale unassigned heirs involved in partition of estate of Harriet E Smyth deceased with multiple plaintiffs and defendants listed.
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Kate Breen
Mary Breen
Nora Reichart
Len Reichart
Emma Lawrence
William Breen
Sarah Breen
John Breen
Harriet E. Smyth
Margaret Breen
George H. Paulsen
Jones County
Iowa
Anamosa
Geo. C. Lawrence
Notice of final report in Ketelsen estate
In the district court of Jones county Iowa the final report and application for discharge of administrator in the estate of John Ketelsen deceased filed. The final hearing is fixed for March 3 1937 at 2 00 PM at the district court house Anamosa Iowa any interested party may appear and file exceptions.
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District Court of
Iowa
Jones County
John Ketelsen
District Court
District Court House
Anamosa
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