Legislature Faces Budget and Reform Debates in 1924 Session
After a 26 day session the Iowa legislature has 351 bills and 262 code bills in play. Key items include education appropriations, a $450000 annual university gift for a new medical unit, a $500000 tuberculosis fund, and talks on the Torrens land title system, Guaranty of titles, and county superintendent elections. The body also addressed prohibition measures, women’s suffrage in the legislature, and county fair funding debates.
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State House
William 5. Kenyon
William R. Blake
Senate
House
Board of Education
Ames
Iowa City
Cedar Falls
State Board of Control
State University
Rockefeller Foundations
Perkins Hospital
Medical College
University Hospital
Legislative Mills
Educational and Board of Control
Fortieth General Assembly
Highway Commission
Kendall
Hammill
Anderson
Tenderfoot Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Movement
America
Missouri River
Judiciary Committee
Iowa Boundary Commissioners
Nebraska
Dowar
Iowa
Onties
Buffington
Carter
Forty-First General Assembly
Supreme Court
Land Titles Committee
Thirty
General Assembly
Ontjes
Berry
Temple of Justice
Capital Extension Treasury
General State Fund
Iowa State Teachers Association
Teachers Association
McIntosh
Graham and
Blake
Wansen
Scott
Senate Committee On
Boards of Supervisors
Charles Weitz Sons
Camp Dodge
Des Moines Master Builders Association
Iowa Supreme Court
Anna
Nettie
Etta Slater
Ackley
Horchem
Dubuque
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Board of Educational Examiners
Board of Vocational Education
State Board of Education
Towa
United States Supreme Court
Parrish
Henry W. Grout
Waterloo
William Avery
Johnson County
Lone Tree
T. M. Spoor
Page County
Henry Field Seed Company
Eda C. Cutton
Drake University
Des Moines
Farmers’ Institute
Chicago Great Western Railway Extension Department
Court House
New Hampton
Forest Henry
Dovar
Minn
Patterson
Kogsuth County
Arctic Explorer Captain Bernard Hopes Nome to Newfoundland Trip
Captain Bernard plans a west to east Arctic expedition with 3 or 4 sportsmen and a motion picture man to Nome and Newfoundland. He has traveled across the Arctic 20 seasons, with a 3000 piece collection at the University of Pennsylvania and relics in Ottawa Loyola College and Heye Foundation. The trip would start July 15 if conditions allow, with costs estimated at 15000 for a summer run or 20000 for a wintered expedition, and would rely on native crew and country diet including reindeer and polar bear.
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New York
Arctic
Joe Bernard
Teddy Bear
Sir John Franklin
Victoria Land
Siberia
John B. Burnham
American Gumne
John Franklin
Adelaide Peninsula
Beringstrait
I’ncific
Butlin Bay
Atlantic
Wranken
Bernard
James C. Itoss
Museum
University of Pennsylvania
Museum of the American Indian
Heye T Foundation
Loyola College
Ottawa
Edward Arnold
Montreal
Captain Bernard
Newfoundland
Amundsen
Canada
Lght
WJZ
Newark
N. J
Nome
Mer
Melville Island
Stefansson
Wrangell Island
Ciief
Lady's Shoe Explodes in Court Suit Over Material
Mrs. Hugo Moats of Morrisville sues a manufacturer in Parkersburg circuit court for 5000 dollars claiming celluloid inner shoe tip caused an explosion that tore off the toe and led to amputation after she sat near an open vent in cold weather.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Hugo Moats
Morrisville
Worms From Dijon Give Aged Look To Furniture
Paris trained worms are now used by certain antique furniture makers to impart a venerable aged appearance. A gardener near Dijon cultivates and trains wood worms and sells them to dealers so that the worm can age the wood after its release in an empty workshop.
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Paris
Dijon
Champion Pork Raiser Named in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin reports Vera Divas of Monroe named champion girl pork raiser for Wisconsin after a season of prize wins. She earned nearly 100 ribbons and more than 500 dollars in cash prizes from showing her six little pigs at county fairs.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Vera Divas
Monroe
Regulations on window envelopes issued by Post Office
Washington imports new Post Office regulations set strict rules for window envelopes. Envelopes must be white or lightly tinted, with parallel window orientation and no printed text over the window. Returns address visible, contents folded to reveal only name and address. England tests model airplanes in wind tunnels at the National Physical Laboratory.
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Washington
Post Office Department
National Physical Laboratory
England
London Cathedral Dome Fund Reaches Half Million
The Church of England secured 500000 dollars for the restoration of the decaying dome of St. Pauls in London. The work will begin immediately on the historic church, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and completed in 1710. An invalid woman traveled from London to Paris by airplane due to travel hardships.
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Cathedral
London
Church of England
St. Paul’s
Christopher Wren
Paris
Lloyd George Chased by Bull at Algeciras Ranch
David Lloyd George and Lord Birkenhead witnessed a staged bull event at the Gallardo brothers ranch in Algeciras. A herd of young bulls was released and baited, but one bull broke free and charged the crowd causing a stampede before the animal was captured.
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Lloyd George
Gibraltar
David Lloyd George
Hs Family
Lord Birkenhead
Algeciras Ranch
Gallardo Brothers
Feeble Conies and Rock of Ages Faith Message
A miscellany of Iowa notes includes a Bedford man’s suicide attempt, grain shipments, cattle sales, county agent selection, a long obituary for Chas Tolles, legislative moves on primary law, hospital funding sells, prize poultry results, Ames sewage plant cost, license plate talk, and a sermon urging shelter in the Rock of Ages and salvation through Christ.
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Bedford
West Branch Shipping Association
Frank Wimerson
Toledo
G. M. Carson
Lake Mills
Winnebago County
Parm Bureau
Chas
W. Tolles
Washington
Mills County
Iowa
McClune
Mason City
A. J. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Madison Square Garden
Ames
New York
Mead
Exchange Bureau
Iowa State Dairy Association
Charles M. Young
Towa Humane Society
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Guy Peters
Grand Mound
W. 5
Kenyon
Blake
Fayette County
Iowa House
Arlen Geerdes
Wellsburg
Joe
Aldig Nederhoff
Geerdes
Lincoln
Quarrelsome People Compared to Loaded Gun by Shenstone
A quotation from Shenstone likens quarrelsome people to a loaded gun that may misfire and kill, warning of the danger of constant hostility and provocation. The speaker emphasizes the potential for harm from testy behavior.
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Shenstone
The Light of His Love Passage
An ornate religious reflection describes divine light shining on the faithful without change and invokes Rt Rey N 8 and Thomas D D as figures of spiritual guidance.
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Rey
Thomas
D. D
Opportunity and Fear: A Latin Proverb on Caution
A Latin line warns that opportunity wears a hair in front and is bald behind. If seized by the forelock, one may hold it, yet escaping it proves difficult as even Jupiter cannot recapture it.
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Jupiter
The Schoolmaster Abroad Faces Soldier in Print
A quip by Brougham on a schoolmaster venturing abroad with a primer against a full military army. The remark frames the tension between education and force in a concise historical aside.
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Brougham
Irregular Man Cited as Unreliable Figure
A compact quotation describes a man as never constant or certain, contrasting with clocks that keep regular time. The line evokes Otway’s view of human inconsistency versus measured change.
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Otway
Mindful Acknowledgement Featured In Philosophical Maxim
A succinct reflection on recognizing a good deed highlights the value Seneca places on inner virtue. The quote emphasizes that appreciating kindness reflects equal greatness of mind as performing generous acts.
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Seneca
Vistra: New fabric from guncotton imitates silk textiles
A new fabric called vistra has been developed from guncotton. It has been used to imitate Smyrna rugs, silk sweaters, and Gobelin tapestries, with convincing accuracy. The material can be mixed with silk, cotton, flax, and wool.
Mrs. Alice Van Arnam Praises Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Mrs. Alice Van Arnam of Davenport says after nine bottles she recovered from misery during middle age and childbirth. She credits Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with relief from hot flashes and dizziness, adding she remains strong thirty years later. She invites readers to contact Dr. Pierce’s Invalids’ Hotel in Buffalo for advice or request a trial of Favorita Prescription Tablets.
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Davenport
Iowa
Dr. Pierce
Alice van Arnam
Fourth St
Invalid
Old Italian Masters Bring High Prices at New York Sale
Fifteen paintings once owned by the late William Solomon sold in New York to a leading American art dealer for over a million dollars. The average price for each work was about seventy thousand dollars.
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William Solomon
New York
Opal Belief Sparks Engagement Talk Between Lovers
The speaker retorts that opals are not unlucky citing wearing them at engagement with Claude. The partner questions whether Claude is a factor in the belief. The exchange shows relationship tensions around luck and commitment.
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Claude
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Kilgour
France
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Moody ‘Bible Institute
Chicago
God
Christ
the Apostle
Adam
Zidn
Horeb
Israel
Wrigleys
Wrigley's
Baby Eye
the Loyd Manufacturing Company
Heywood-Wakefield Co
Wope
Menominee, Michigan
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