Memorial day address sparks debate on peace and defense
The Monticello Express notes President de Emphasizes curtailing war gear without inviting aggression while pacifists fear weakness. Senator Brookhart defends Soviet Russia, urging recognition. The piece cites Democratic fundraising woes and Chicago's big plans for a future world's fair. It also covers road bond support shifts and a fatal Indianapolis race, plus news on the state university's Bie Ten bid and alumni uncertainty.
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Russia
White House
America
Labour Victory Shapes British Parliament Result
The Labour party secured a sweeping win in the recent parliamentary elections in Great Britain. Hard times and widespread unemployment contributed to the Conservative defeat as voters rejected government doles and favored change.
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Labor Party
Great Britain
Kingdom
Doles
Elephants Are Known to Live About a Century
A historical note states that elephants have the potential to reach about one hundred years in lifespan, highlighting their long-lived nature and notable longevity among animals.
Tariff Bill Passes House Amid Bipartisan Shifts
Cyrenus Cole reports in the C R Gazette on the House passage of the tariff bill by 264 to 147 after a three week debate. Twelve Republicans opposed, twenty Democrats supported, including Ruth Bryan Owen. The measure is a tentative draft with Senate edits to follow, affecting building materials and cedar shingles, while standard construction lumber remains duty free.
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William Jennings Bryan
Arlington Cemetery
Senate
Massachusetts
Iowa
Force as answer in law and order debate
Mr Hoover and his committee argue force, not persuasion, is needed to enforce law as broad sections ignore and disobey legal norms. They urge speeding up courts, closing loopholes, and making penalties hurt to curb lawlessness and protect society.
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Sioux City
Adriaen Van der Donck First American Lawyer 1653
The Dutch figure Adriaen Van der Donck earned the honor in 1653 as the first to practice law in America New Netherland native of Holland and Ledegen trained in legal work. He traveled to negotiate new West India Company grants and secured the right to practice law in New Amsterdam.
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Holland
University of Ledgen
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Win at Any Price
The Cedar Rapids Gazette argues that university emphasis on athletics has grown into a rabid institutional spirit aimed at victory at any cost. It contends that genuine higher education aims are obscured and that commercialized college sports overshadow academic development, leaving small colleges as rare reminders of mental growth.
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Cedar Rapids
Alumni seize control of state university athletics
Cherokee Times notes growing turmoil in the department of athletics as alumni challenge university officials and push policies directly, with insiders claiming alumni pressure responsible for much of the trouble.
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Cherokee Times
The
State University
Farm Boys Expected At Ames Short Course In June
About 700 to 800 Iowa farm boys are expected in Ames June 16 to 19 for the annual short course and boys 4-H club convention at Iowa State College. The event will feature crop and soil inspections, an Around the World lecture by Francis A Flood, and crops and livestock judging contests with multiple trophies and medals. Officers, elected from 56 counties, include Raymond Sorenson as a present official.
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Iowa State College
College Agronomy Farm
Francis A. Flood
Lincoln
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L. O. Wise
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H. H. Kildee
Raymond Sorenson
Davenport Times Urges Skepticism Over Third Party Rise
The Davenport Times argues that any strong third party would render the U S Senate even more ineffective, expressing skepticism about the impact of third party growth on national governance.
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Davenport
United States Senate
Local county slate lists officers and officers names
Cerro Gordo county president Everett Saylor Decatur county vice president J 8 Van Wert Franklin county secretary and Donald Young of Jasper county treasurer
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Cerro Gordo County
Everett Saylor
Decatur County
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van Wert
Franklin County
Donald Young
Jasper County
Hay fever caused by pollen inhalation and ragweed blooms
Hay fever results from inhaling pollen from ragweed and other plants. Ragweed blooms in August and September, with pollen carried long distances by wind. Prevention includes immunization with pollen extracts and avoiding outdoor exposure during high pollen periods.
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Iowa
Pioneers and the Peanut Push Man Versus Mountain
The Boston Transcript contrasts sturdy pioneers cry of Pike’s Peak or bust with a modern individual attempting to push a peanut up a mountainside highlighting perseverance and humor in everyday struggle.
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Boston Transcript
Pike's Peak Or Bust
Height of the Ridiculous by Oliver Wendell Holmes
A humorous verse recounts the narrator's attempt to write a playful line and the printer's escalating amusement as each line provokes louder laughter. The poem ends with the printer collapsing in laughter and the speaker vowing not to write as funny again.
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Oliver Wendall Holmes
How to Soften Nard Water and Softening Methods
Describes distinguishing temporary and permanent water hardness. Temporary hardness by limestone and carbon dioxide dissolves with boiling or lime water. Permanent hardness from calcium sulfate or gypsum requires washing soda solution and settling. Cautions against amateur chemical addition. ammonia or borax used for cleaning water.
Pressure Cooking Required For Non Acid Canning
Dr A F Woods of the US Department of Agriculture states non acidic foods such as asparagus beans corn peas beets spinach meats and fish cannot be safely canned by boiling water. They require pressure canning with approved times and temperatures using a pressure cooker. The department advises thermometer or gauge equipped kettles and stresses avoiding unsafe canning practices.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Woods
Department of Agriculture
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