French cabinet crisis and American debt role spurs public unrest
The article notes France struggles to form a stable cabinet to stabilize the franc, blaming U S policy on war debts for French discontent. It also reports the Canton Ohio murder of Don R Mellett, editor of the Daily News, by underworld figures, citing graft exposure and city protection. It covers bank failures in Georgia and Florida linked to overextended lending and branch expansion fears.
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France
United States
Great Britain
America
England
Germany
Canton
Ohio
Don R. Mellett
Daily News
James M. Cox
US Shipping Board Declares Sea Marriages Void
The United States Shipping Board attorney rules that marriages performed aboard U S vessels are null and void because ship captains lack authority to wed. Captains are instructed to cease performing nuptials. A Cedar Rapids woman married aboard the USS President Roosevelt must remarry on land to be legal.
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United States Shipping Board
High Seas
United States
Shipping Board
Cedar Rapids
Coe
U. S
Roosevelt
Delaware towns unite to enforce automobile lighting laws
Delaware county towns plan joint action to curb glare from headlights. Local officials will set testing sites for motorists to ensure proper headlight focus, reducing night hazards. The piece also previews an upcoming Democratic contest with Al Smith and McAdoo opposing Coolidge and a larger party split.
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Delaware County
Jefferson
Jackson
Bryan
al ‘Smith
New York
McAdoo
Smith
Coolidge
Suit Seeks $5000 Over Attorney Fees in Steck Iowa Seat Case
After Daniel F Steck was seated as U S senator from Iowa, his successful foe files a suit through attorney James Parsons alleging a $5000 balance due for fees. Parsons claims a $10000 fee was agreed, with only $6000 paid, and notes Senate appropriations of $15000 for attorney fees.
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Daniel F. Steck
United States
Iowa
James Parson
Parsons
Senate
Aic
Motorists protest officer actions over speed limits
Chicago motorists challenge village authorities over enforced speed limits. They demand local punishment rights be preserved and urge drivers to respect others and obey laws to avoid arrests and penalties.
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Chicago Motorista
Califor nial Editorial Outing and Rural Iowan Notes
After the Los Angeles National Editorial convention, about 600 editors toured Riverside valley and Rubidoux Mountain to the Miller tower and a Mission Inn banquet. Iowa coverage includes Des Moines GOP convention actions endorsing Coolidge era policies, agriculture price hopes, and remarks on small town editors. The piece also recalls Coloma gold rush era images and recounts the 1884 Pomeroy cyclone with its toll and aftermath.
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Los Angeles
Riverside
Rubidoux Mountain
Miller Tower
Mission Inn
Jones County
the Express
Oilcloth Reaches New Role as Window Draperies
Long valued oilcloth for kitchens becomes a stylish window drape option due to bright colors. Experts note its tendency to crack but offer care tips such as minimal handling, tie-backs, simple edging, wide pleats, and a five inch wood cornice board for top finish. Period advice emphasizes easy maintenance with dusting.
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Elizabeth Johnson
Applied Art Department
Iowa State College
Lawmaking overload warned as bills flood Congress
Sioux City Journal notes 13 909 bills were introduced in the recent session and warns that mass preparation wastes lawmakers time. The piece argues the danger lies not in enactment but in wasted effort and scattered focus from members pursuing personal measures instead of the people's business.
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Sioux City
Congress
Learning money value for children and fair play advice
Dr. Bird T. Baldwin in Hygeia July urges teaching money value to children through supervised earning and spending. He warns theft stems from keeping up with richer peers and advocates matching allowances to local standards to curb such behavior. He notes education in justice and respect for others.
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Bird T. Baldwin
Hygeia
Choosing china for the home Porcelain versus semi porcelain
The article explains two main china types for home use: porcelain, or china, and semi porcelain. Porcelain is vitrified and non absorbent, while semi porcelain chips absorb water and darken. Semi porcelain is heavier though some designs are attractive, notes Miss Ida M Shilling of Iowa State College.
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China
Ida M. Shilling
Home Economics Division
Iowa
State College
California fruit culture and oil booms define the West
Riverside California reflects on northern hills and rivulets birthing wealth of gold and fruit. The piece argues California’s fruit culture rivals mental education, with vast orchards shaping a horticultural university era. It notes oil derricks and continued gold mining, calling readers to invest and feel a strong regional pull.
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Hood
Monticello
California
State Association
Southern California
Continents
West
Household textile tips and meal guidance from old handbooks
The text offers how to test fabric colors by sun exposure and cardboard masking, advice on sleeve styles for arm shape, guidance on garment construction lines, and notes on rice versus potato nutrition. It also covers drying rayon underwear without clothespins and avoiding tearing fabric during air drying.
Politician Warns of Theft While Wistful Voice Echoes
A San Francisco Chronicle note observes that when a politician claims widespread theft he often sounds wistful rather than accusatory, implying a nuanced stance beyond simple charges.
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San Francisco’ Chronicle
Dining china options favor American made sets
Miss Shilling says chipped ware can be replaced with an excellent American made china dinner set. Cheaper than Haviland or Bavarian, these pieces wear well for general use and look good. She notes a luncheon size can substitute for both luncheon and dinner plates when full sets aren’t needed.
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Nee Ware
Miss Shilling
Slip covers transform shabby chairs into porch comfort
Miss Elizabeth Johnson from Iowa State College explains a method to revive worn mission chairs with a linen homespun slip cover. The project uses four yards of fabric, padded seams, a right side finish, bright binding and a snap opening for easy laundering.
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Elizabeth Johnson
Applied Arts Department
Iowa State College
Morning glory eradication tips from Iowa expert
Iowa State College weed specialist M. H. Burns cites August plowing fall discing and crop rotation as key to eradicating morning glories. A Lucas County farmer reduced the weed by about 90 percent using fall plowing and spring cultivation with a surface cultivator preferred to avoid spreading seeds.
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Iowa
M. H. Burns
Iowa State College
Lucas County
Paul D. Shreck
Burns
Hopkinton Leader Items
Masonic lodges and Eastern Star chapters set July 22 for the county picnic at Greeley. Sand Creek marks its fiftieth anniversary on August 8. J C Kirkwood died July 3 in Seattle after years in Hopkinton and later Saskatchewan. Rev George Coleman to Cambridge MA for pastorate and Harvard study. Auto headlight rule urged by Manchester officials to start August 1. Leader editor and wife returned from northern trip via Ogilvie and Mille Lacs with relays of hospitality.
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Masonic Lodges
Eastern Star
Greeley
Pioneer Rural
Sand Creek
West
J. C. Kirkwood
Seattle
Kirkwood
Hopkinton
Lasingtchewan
Canada
George
Coleman
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Harvard College
Manchester
Leader
Ogilvie
Minnesota
John Oldenkamp
Mille Lac
Obituary and social notes from Anamosa and vicinity
Mrs. Agnes Aldrich, 77, died at her Fairview home on Saturday July 11 after long illness. Mt Moriah chapter OEKU hosted a picnic luncheon for 150 at the country club. Mrs A G Hejinian sails for Chicago with the doctor visiting his son in New York City before traveling to Mackinaw Michigan for a weeks retreat. Mr and Mrs T B Hines of Ames visited son John and daughter in Beloit and اکنون stopped at the home of Mr and Mrs G W Beaman. The marriage of Herbert Underdosana McKenste og Mignon Mo Kenste og is noted.
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Pomeroy
Cherokee County
Illinois Central
J. J. Sherman
State Historical Society
Iowa City
Herbert Quick
Agnes Aldrich
Fairview
New York City
T. B. Hines
Ames
John
Beloit
Wisconsin
Anamosa
G. W. Bea- Man
Herbert. J
Local couple to reside here as gravel project advances
The board of supervisors plan graveling primary 61 with a July 23 letting. They will acquire a three acre gravel pit on the Stivers farm one and a half miles south of number 61 near Newport and a 3000 yard gravel bed on the Dawes farm five miles west of Wyoming.
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Board of Supervisors
Stivers Farm
Number 61
Newport
Dawes Farm
Wyoming
Gardner is Dead After Week of Strokes Forenoon
CG H Gardner died this forenoon at 11 o'clock after a week of strokes. Immediate relatives were present. The item notes local deaths and a probate style obituary lead.
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CG. H. Gardner
Charles Harwig
Near Hale
D. EB. Cartwright
Martelle
Curtwright
Cedar Rapids
Olin
Anamosa
Olin Consolidated Schools
Iowa Motorists Urged to Stop Before Rail Crossings
The Marcus News argues for a new Iowa law making motorists stop before railway crossings. It cites rising railway tragedies and notes that railway incidents persist despite warnings from newspapers and signs.
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Dubuque
Sioux City Journal
Marcus News
Iowa
Fining the Vote Slackers
Judge Martin J. Wade urges fining election day nonparticipants to curb vote slackers in Carroll. A proposed fine of ten dollars would target those who shirk their civic duty, aiming to reduce apathy and encourage broader electorate participation.
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Carroll Herald
Martin J. Wade
Mmix
Boston Transcript
Allence
Community Highlights From Delaware to Dubuque County
Health and civic notes include Kevan Keagnan of Delhi's death after long illness and Dr George Minges of Dubuque's passing from tuberculosis. Harvest Home plans in Springville with speaker Claude Porter and road program work in Dubuque County.
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Kevan Keagnan
Delhi
George Minges
Dubuque
L. G. Hersey
Earlville
Mississippi River
Nellie Ann Williamson
Williamson
Hopkinton
New York
Alexandria
Egypt
Springville
Claude R. Porter
Senate
Dubuque County
Robbins Brothers
Maquoketa
Mike Atzen
Tom Smith
Lester Bogard
Harold Pettlon
Clarence Pet
Mr. McNally
Melvin Harry Tomlin
Harry Tomlin
Waterloo
Velma Ellsworth
McAleer
Cascade
Marquise de Fonte Poy Dies Quietly in Old Age
Philadelphia Ledger recalls the Marquise de Fonte poy once prolific in American papers though many readers never engaged with his work. The writers insist the modest distinction they hold is uncommon yet cherished.
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Jay Ilouse
Philadelphia
Ledger
Marquise de Fontepoy
Marquise
Plant New Vegetable Crops This July in Iowa
Iowa State College crop teacher Ora Smith advises Iowa gardeners to plant Chinese cabbage now for fall harvest and winter storage. Other less common crops for late July include kohl rabi endive and kale, while standard fall crops include carrots beets turnips beans peas lettuce radishes winter onions and spinach or Swiss chard.
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Iowa
Ora Smith
Iowa State College
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Interstate Auto Insurance Company
Perry National Bank
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Coggon Creamery
Paul Wright
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