Legislature battles a flood of bills in late session
As the fortieth general assembly nears April, about 800 bills remain pending amid massive code revision work. The Tuck bill actions draw concern over county debt while others push for local tax and regulatory changes. Senators advance measures on road funds, soldier exemptions, and department consolidation, with key votes shaping late-session outcomes.
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Wages Endless War on Rodents
Chicago Daily News reports rat populations rising and warns that continued campaigns fail to curb the pests. Expert L. Nicholas details three bait types, multi-mile trapping, and the need for community action to reduce losses seen in farms and cities.
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Louisiana
Moises Square
Nicholes
Imland
Chicago Daily News
Mother Kills Babies by Reopening Gas Fire Hazard
Philadelphia mother Edna Gilhany failed to keep her two young children warm in a gas-heated room. A quarter-meter slot misled her as the heater went out, and escaping fumes asphyxiated Thomas Gilhany aged twenty two months and Mary Gilhany aged nine months.
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Edna Gilhany
Philadelphia
Thomas Gilhany
Mary Gilhany
Jewels Found in Indian Mound Near Chillicothe
A $15,000 necklace with 300 fresh water pearls was excavated from the Hopewell mound near Chillicothe Ohio. Dr W C Mills says it is the first such relic found among mound builders. The state owns the gems and a $16,000 offer was refused. A 14 inch ceremonial quartz spear head, the largest found in Ohio, was dug from Pricer mound near Bainbridge and is now with the state historical society.
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Chillicothe
Hopewell Indian Mound
W. C. Mills
State Archeological Society
Pricer
Bainbridge
Ohio
Mary Wood
Italy to Double Army Strength Under Mussolini
Italy plans a major army expansion under Premier Mussolini. The land forces would total between 400000 and 500000 officers and men if the national militia is counted.
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Italy
Mussolini
Flying Over Channel is Safe Provides Quick Rescue
London reports safer trans channel flights as arrangements to rush rescue craft to downed planes have been tested. Wireless phones equip all aircraft and a new distress call May day replaces Miaidez for immediate help. Night service to Paris planned along with rapid mail routes across deserts.
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Plan to settle veterans on Michigan farmland
Lansing plans under consideration by Commissioner of Agriculture TL Whitney Watkins envision funding by the state to settle former service men on Michigan lands. The plan contemplates repayment over twenty years. Also noted are attempts to raise reindeer in a temperate climate as Michigan experiments begin.
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Mich
Commissioner of Agriculture
Whitney Watkins
American Legion
Michigan
Oakland
Montgomery County
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Thompson
N. E. Isaacs
F. P. Flynn
Flynn
Towa
Wilbur Hubbard
Neola
J. B. Davidson
Iowa State College
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National Electric Light Association
Chicago
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Post Office Cuts Stamp Stocks to Prevent Burglaries
The Post Office department will reduce stamp stocks in smaller offices to a minimum. Large supplies will be kept at central state accounting offices so they can reach any office within 24 hours, aiming to curb burglaries and improve security. An unrelated fragment references ancient Egyptians and cats.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Iowa Farmers Hear Talks On Crops and Credit
Reports detail January earnings at an Algona creamery totaling 3069.61 and a 235 per acre sale near Ankeny. Various county projects include paving near Clinton county, Rock Island roundhouse rebuild at Valley Junction, and future oiling of roads. Major E. P. Prince urged for state senate post.
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Columbus Junction
Algona
Lincoln
Clinton County
Tipton
E. P. Prince
Williama
Cady Chase
Benjamin IF. Prunty
Drake University
Des Moines
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Valley Junction
Rock Island Railroad
Cherokee County
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Cedar Falls
May Bolt
Woodbine
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
Ankeny
John P. Coulson
Chester White Breeders
Buena Vista County
Iowa
Iowa State College
Co-Operative Shipping Association
Anamosa
Kossuth County
R. H. Porter
Ames
Newton High School
Abram the Hero of a Separated Life in War and Faith
The sermon draws on Genesis 14 to depict Abram as a divine hero who rescues Lot, rejects worldly temptation, and remains independent of unholy alliances. It argues spiritual victory comes from separation, faith, and offensive courage, warning against church finance methods that mingle with secular gain.
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Incompatibility with Worldly Ways and Faithful Readiness
Dean Alford warns that being engrossed in worldly life makes readiness for the coming Lord impossible. He emphasizes two incompatible paths and urges viewers to choose spiritual preparedness over secular immersion.
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Dean Alford
Found and Revealed Angel in Man and Brute
A professor states that Christ found and revealed the angel in man and the brute, showing clearly the possibility and method of making the angel triumphant.
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Prof
William I. Hull
Selfishness as a Vice and Moral Test
Beecher argues that selfishness is a detestable vice that everyone recognizes in others and carries in themselves, a universal flaw that erodes trust and demands moral self scrutiny. The quote frames selfishness as a personal failings mirrored in society and calls for self discipline.
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H.W. Beecher
Vigilant overmatch for virtue warned by Calton
Quotation notes that villainy “will be an overmatch for virtue” if virtue slumbers at her post, highlighting a warning about vigilance and moral duty attributed to Calton.
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Calton
Thinking of Themselves Quote Note
A reflective line attributes self focus to men in Bulwer's voice. The fragment hints at individualism and vanity without a broader context or concrete events. No named individuals or organizations are present in the readable text.
Remarkable Weight Gain After Taniac Health Boost
Mrs Mabel Grogs of Minneapolis reports rising from ninety four pounds to one hundred thirty two after using Taniac. She describes chronic headaches backache dizziness and stomach upset prior to treatment and credits Taniac with restoring her health and happiness. Over 85 million bottles sold.
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Mabel
Grogs
Minneapolis
Minn
Tauntac
Taniac
Windpipe Lesson From a Child's Remark
Mrs Rt L writes a breakfast table moment where a six year old explains windpipe as the source of smoke on cold days. The playful exchange shows childlike misunderstanding and a gentle parental correction observed in Boston.
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Boston Transcript
Important to Mothers Castoria warning across old remedy label
Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA that famous old remedy for infants and children and see that it bears the Signature of In Use for Over 80 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Idea for Students About Manifestations Bordering on Occult
Two high school principals discuss occult phenomena and claim students might hire a college professor to sit in class. The dialogue touches on thought transference and perceived chances of supernatural influence.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted Over Four Decades
The ad states catarrh is a local disease worsened by constitution and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic to aid general health. It claims the product has been sold by druggists for over 40 years and cites J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as the offerer.
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Washington
L. Nicholas
Wis
Nicholas
United States
Nicholes
Hamelin
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Engagement Sparks at Rapid Fire Diner
Heloise recalls Lolita’s engagement to Sliver at the rapid fire restaurant. Claudine asks if it was love at first sight, but the tale says Sliver fell off his stool at breakfast yesterday, Lolita helped him up, and they became engaged.
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Sliver
Heloise
Rapid Fire
Taking It Home Scandal Roars From The New York Blurb
The Louisville Courier Journal cites the latest gossip from The New York Blurb exposing a wave of sensational claims and social intrigue. The item highlights public curiosity and media buzz surrounding high society events and prominent figures.
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New York
Louisville Courier-Journal
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