Tinkham accuses Davis of Cuba indictment and treason risk
Massachusetts Representative George H. Tinkham claims Norman H. Davis the American Geneva arms delegate is indicted in Cuba for law violations while living there and calls him a fugitive. He accuses Davis of fraud tied to a dredging bond sale and denounces his European representation as treasonous. He fears Congress will shield the president’s appointee regardless of the charges.
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George H. Tinkham
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Norman H. Davis
Europe
Cuba
Tinkham
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Congress
Governor Herring Criticized Over Inheritance Tax Refunds
The piece argues Governor Herring should support refunding illegally collected inheritance taxes and cites Supreme Court rulings on taxation of intangible property. It critiques the Chicago Tribune for linking beer to fewer accidents and supports appointing Prof. Dodd as ambassador to Germany for his language and German studies.
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Herring
United States Supreme Court
Needle threading tip on bias cut end
To thread a needle easily cut the thread end on the bias, creating a bevel that guides the thread through the eye with less resistance. This technique reduces fraying and helps align the fiber for smooth passage.
Britain Set to Pay Debt in Silver Coins to U S
The report says Britain will meet its yearly debt installment to the United States with silver money, despite the U S having paid debts in gold. The United States, by deflating currency, violates contracts and forces debtors to accept cheaper money, reversing the obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Uncle Sam
Congress Debts Rise Amid Prodigality and Tax Strains
A three month review notes billions in new appropriations beyond revenues and growing federal debt. It argues interest must be paid, forecasting continued taxation as government spending persists despite national hardship.
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Congress
Women Drivers Put to Test by National Safety Council
The National Safety Council findings show 1 in 21 male drivers versus 1 in 86 female drivers involved in a crash. The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald notes the result may not quell the old debate, as stereotypes persist despite statistics.
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Dubuque
Inflation Demands From Different Sides
The New York Sun quotes a farmer merchant and manufacturer each seeking inflation that raises their prices while leaving others costs unchanged. The public mood echoes a desire for inflation that benefits themselves without affecting rivals.
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New York Sun
Helpful Hints From Chicago News
Practical household tips for preserving produce and cleaning. Salt water preserves peeled apples white and kerosene improves window wash. Avoid soap on white silk and dissolve soap before laundering. Parsley flavor better with hot water. Velvet makes a polishing cloth. Velvet cleaning cloth for silver and wood. Painted woodwork cleaned with flannel in oatmeal.
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Chicago News
Inflation debate favors Republicans in currency policy
The article argues that currency inflation is advantageous to Republicans, while noting inflation has rarely benefited economies. It states inflation, when controlled, yields little benefit and when left unchecked leads to economic disaster, concluding inflation will not work.
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Cedar Rapids
Bank Deposit Insurance A Threat To Public Funds
Davenport Times argues that nationwide bank guarantees collapse under stress and that federal efforts to absorb banking losses would bankrupt the government. The piece cites eight states where deposit insurance failed and warns against appealing to demagogic rhetoric to push the plan.
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Davenport
Rainbow 4-H club stages songs recitations and play
The Rainbow girls 4 H club under leader Mrs J W Streeter presented a program of songs recitations folk dances and a play to an audience of nearly a hundred. A lunch was served after the showing with candy and ice cream for sale.
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Rainbow Girls
4-H Club
J. W. Streeter
Sayings of the Smart
A compact collection of maxims attributed to historical figures. The quotes cover destiny silence certainty and illusion, with attributions to Walter Lippmann Sir Alfred Gilbert and Alfred Church Lane. The passage juxtaposes bold statements on fate contempt mindsets and factual reality in a brief, era-spanning style.
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Walter Lippmann
Sir Alfred Gilbert
Alfred Church Lane
Roosevelt Eyes Allied War Debt Policy
The diary note speculates on Allied war debt payments and a June decision. It questions how leaders will respond to another moratorium and whether they will accept the proposals put forward.
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Roosevelt
Ben Cereeen
Holf
Eternal triangle shocks Iowa farm near Pocahontas
Local column reports a Farm scene at the Carlson homestead near Pocahontas County where a gander abandons Mrs Goose for a hen. The rooster reacts with nervousness as goslings hatch and a creative domestic arrangement unfolds amid farmyard antics. Mrs Goose remains unruffled and hopeful for reconciliation.
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Iowa
F. E. Carlson
Pocahontas County
J. W. Eichinger
Mr. Eichinger
Carlsons
Pigeons Fly 128 Miles In Under Three Hours Test Speed
Sixteen homing pigeons released from Corning Adams county returned to Center ville Appanoose county after two hours forty minutes covering 128 miles. Century Centerville shipped the birds with precise timing and fed them only water before release amid perfect weather. Dead fish wash up along Lost Island lake Ruthven Palo Alto county prompting state investigation into possible dynamite fishing as two strangers were seen gathering fish.
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Corning
Adams County
Centerville
Appanoose County
Lost Island Lake
Ruthven
Palo Alto
State Fish and Game Department
Dictionary from 1777 London print in a Columbus owner
W S Tannary of Columbus Junction owns a dictionary printed in Edinburgh on August 16 1777. It spans 462 pages and measures 5 by 5 inches with many words still in use though some have shifted meaning or pronunciation. Joe Drzycimski of Palmer Pocahontas County regains clothes and personal effects after 14 years following a baggage loss at a Boston station on Sept 28 1919.
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W.S. Tannary
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Edinburgh
Scotland
Joe Drzycimski
Palmer
Pocahontacc County
Boston
Mass
Drzycimski
Oldest carp in Towa dies after 26 years
The carp died at Helman farm near McGregor in Clayton county. Placed in 1907, the fish lived 26 years in a tub sized tank. One of two initial carp died early, the survivor fed on grass hay and grain, its growth stunted to 14 inches yet it remained frisky at death.
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Towa
Helman
McGregor
Clayton County
Witty deputy lakeside tale of leaping crappie
Deputy Game Warden Lille and L Geary rowed near Lake View Sac county when an 11 inch crappie jumped into their boat. Lille jokes about a breed that would jump in by itself, sparking a humorous local fish story.
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Lille
L. Geary
Lake View
Sac County
New City Jail Opens at Clear Lake and First Inmate Vanishes
A new jail in Clear Lake Cerro Gordo county housed its first prisoner, Smith of Worth county, arrested for disturbing the peace at a public dance. The next morning the inmate disappeared, leaving officers puzzled as the jailbird fled.
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Clear Lake
Cerro Gordo
Smith
Any
Worth County
Nice
Pony Express riders named in history of the West
The article recalls riders who earned a place in history as Pony Express riders between Kansas City and the Pacific coast and notes the era ended with new transcontinental railroads. It also mentions Thompson, age 87, invited to Chicago’s Century of Progress but unable to travel. In Sibley Iowa, a municipal well shaft drill was lost and a Des Moines built electric magnet will be sent to recover it, delaying the project.
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Chicago Tribune
Tribune
the Tribune
Pony Express
Kansas City
Pacific Coast
Thompson
Chicago
Sibley
Osceola County
Des Moines
Tax Increase Sparks Exodus of German Police Dogs
In Centerville Apopanoose County residents once boasted many German police dogs. After a $10 tax on the breed, owners deny their pets are German police dogs and none are listed for the tax, effectively clearing the streets of the ten dollar dogs.
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Centerville
Appanoose County
Cedar Rapids man hangs himself irony in rescue incident
Eric Person, 44, of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, fell into Cedar Lake after wandering near the water. A passerby saved him but he fought the rescuer and was left hanging by the seat of his trousers on a fence post before police arrived and took him to jail.
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Eric Person
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Cedar Lake
Person
Warden Catalogs Fox Diet in Cherokee Den
A deputy game warden in Cherokee County crawled into a fox den to study fox feeding. He found remains of three pheasants one chicken one fox squirrel two crows one weasel one brown heron and three rabbits.
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Cherokee
Cherokee County
Spirit Lake man builds vast collection habit
Franklin Wilson accumulates 302 cigar bands 4 261 match cases wrappers from 300 candy bars and 886 letters postmarked from across the United States. He pockets items instead of discarding them and has traveled 46 235 miles visiting 187 towns in three years.
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Franklin Wilson
Spirit Lake
Wilson
United States
Mayor faces legal puzzle over horse intoxication charge
Spencer mayor W H Lewis weighs whether driving a horse while intoxicated is a valid charge after Paul Scheffler, intoxicated, rode a horse down a street and fell off. Scheffler pleads guilty to intoxication and pays a nine dollar and eighty five cent fine. Gladys Doty of Eldora grows peonies and preserves a rare tern leaves fringed variety among over 200 types including 20 Japanese and 14 single species.
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W. H. Lewis
Spencer
Clay County
Paul Scheffler
Spencer Street
Lewis
Scheffler
Gladys Doty
Eldora
Hardin County
Robbers Take Safe From Stueven Farm Near George Iowa
Mrs. Margaret Stueven faced four intruders at the Stueven farm in Lyon County as three men and two women demanded water and searched for valuables. They destroyed phone lines, carted away a 400 pound safe, which later surfaced in a creek after attempts to crack it failed. The safe held only 40 dollars.
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Margaret Stueven
Stueven
George
Lyon County
Meeker Resumes 100000 Mile Auto Quest in Town News
In 1925 F L Meeker Marshall county attorney vowed to drive his car 100000 miles. After trading for a new auto to cure loneliness he now aims to reach the 100000 mile goal again. Kenneth Crow, a Knotville baker, pulled a fast joke on the community.
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F. L. Meeker
Marshalltown
Marshall County
Pat Meeker
Ias
Ugate
Wests
Wisden
Kenneth Crow
Knotville
Marion County
Baker’s illusion: display cake hides inverted pans evidence
Crow staged a fake cake in a Knoxville bakery window using inverted tin pans and nails hidden beneath frosting to mimic a huge three layer dessert. He once trained in New York making sham display pieces and can craft edible likenesses of dinosaurs or Mickey Mouse for special events.
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Knoxville
Crow
New York
Mickey Mouse
Screening Your House Will Prevent Disease
A health guidance piece urges households to install sixteen mesh screens on all windows and doors to block flies and prevent food contamination. It cautions that filth borne diseases spread via insects like houseflies and mosquitoes and calls for screens in public food handling areas to reduce summer illnesses.
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Iowa
Igoobe
Brookhart’s Farm Relief Job Said to Pay Political Debt
The Des Moines Register reports that former Senator Smith Brookhart was appointed as a special assistant to George Peek at the farm relief administration to settle a political debt with Senator Louis Murphy. Brookhart pressed for a post in return for aiding Murphy’s campaign, and the job was reportedly created by Democratic patronage.
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Co. C. Clifton
Des Moines Register
Smith Brookhart
George Peek
Farm Relief Act
Henry A. Wallace
Brookhart
Farm Relief Administration
Murphy
Louis Murphy
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Nat
Henry Field
Hoover
October meetings of anaesthetists and chiropodists in Chicago
The Chicago News notes a closing month at the world’s fair with a call for medical professionals as October brings the anaesthetists and chiropodists to convene in Chicago. The comment suggests faith will be needed amid the events.
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Chicago
Chicago News
Executors Notice From Jones County Iowa Estate
Public notice announces the appointment of an executor by the district court of Jones County Iowa for the Nearcutt estate. Creditors must present claims to the clerk of court sworn and timely, with details and dates, at Anamosa, dated in 1866.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Nearcutt
Eaid Court
A.D
Weekly horticulture notes on flowers and vegetables
This note introduces a series of weekly discussions on gardening topics. It covers ornamental plants, flowers, and vegetable gardening to guide enthusiasts and share practical care tips.
Treat Strawberries Gently By Pearl Swanson Iowa State College
Instructions on handling and preserving strawberries from the Iowa State College Foods and Nutrition Department. Emphasizes washing only before serving, gentle rinsing, using a colander, timing sugar addition, and methods for fresh serving, sauces, and a Strawberry Supreme. Outlines plumping, sugar ratios, cooking steps, canning five minutes in boiling water, and proper storage.
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Iowa State College Foods and Nutrition Department
Raw Turnips and Greens Boost Nutrition in Budget Menus
Iowa State College nutritionists advocate serving vegetables raw in salads or thin strips for sandwiches. Turnips offer vitamins B and C, minerals, and vitamin A in yellow varieties. greens provide high iron and vitamins A B C. A fluffy yellow turnip bake combines butter onion mashed turnips eggs and seasonings baked 20 to 25 minutes.
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Peter Rabbit
Peter
Iowa State College
Baking Hints For KC Baking Powder Usage
Sift flour and KC baking powder together at least three times for a light texture. Cream butter and sugar, add yolks if used, then alternate moisture and flour sifted with baking powder until smooth. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake cakes in a moderate oven at first, then rise to just brown lightly.
Bran Based Quick Bread Mix With Milk Soak Step
A recipe lists 2 cups flour 1 half pounds of bran and eggs milk sugar and fat with a note that soaking bran in milk for 1 to 3 hours boosts palatability. Bake 35 to 40 minutes at 350 to 375 degrees.
KC Strawberry Short Cake Ingredients List
A concise inventory lists KC strawberry short cake components including sifted flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk, strawberries, granulated sugar, and double cream. Measurements appear imprecise with fractions and percentages, suggesting a rough recipe snippet rather than a final method.
Real Estate Transfers From Monticello and Polk County
Henry M Carpenter and wf sell lot 7 Clark Heights Monticello to First Farm Land Co for 1.00. Wilhelmina Kreger sells to Melvin C Starry and Hilda M Starry a 10 acre tract in Sec 13. Farm Lands Incorporated of Polk County Iowa transfers to Melvin C Starry and Hilda M Starry a part of Sec 11 and Sec 14 with specified acreages and exclusions.
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Henry M. Carpenter
First Farm Land Co
Clark Heights
Monticello
Wilhelmina Kreger
Melvin
Starry
Hilda M. Starry
OCM & St. P Ry
D. N. Devoe
Polk County
Iowa
Melvin C. Starry
Zoeya
Bea
Flood Wave Shifts Trade as Chi Town Deals Bag Currency
A flood of goods and currency moves hits Chicago market hubs as traders scramble to adjust amid disrupted logistics. Local banks report volatility while merchants brace for ongoing price swings and shifting demand.
World dairy herd grows while US dairymen struggle to profit
The world dairy cow population rises while U S producers cannot profitably export surplus. They must limit production to maintain a reasonable domestic return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury Wood's Remarks Highlight Deep Respect for Job
"I have more respect for this job than any one I ever tackled before" declared by Sey of the Treasury Wood in. The quote underscores a strong sense of duty as he speaks on the responsibilities and challenges facing the department.
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Sey
The
Treasury Woodin
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