Governor Shaw’s Iowa Biennial Message Highlights Education and Finances
The Journal reprints Governor Leslie M. Shaw’s biennial message to the twenty-ninth General Assembly. He cites treasury gains from 445,000 to 1,143,000 and urges rural educational improvements and higher salaries for county superintendents, warning that neglect will reveal itself in a decade. He calls for reform to curb nepotism and improve rural schools, and closes with an optimistic state outlook and confidence in legislative governance.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Twenty-Ninth General Assembly
Central Township
Iowa
Fame a Fancied Life Ottumwa Courier
The piece discusses how glory is elusive and notes Admirals Sampson Schley and Dewey facing harsh public scrutiny and fear history may judge them unfairly. It portrays Dewey as once celebrated but now faces widespread opposition amid debate over naval triumphs.
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Ottumwa
Admiral Sampson
Admiral Schley
Admiral Dewey
Connor wins a seat on Public Buildings committee
Washington dispatch notes Congressman Connor of Iowa’s tenth district securing a position on the Public Buildings and Grounds Committee. The piece details potential Iowa benefits, prior committee dynamics, and the political maneuvering shaping federal building expenditures for towns like Boone Waterloo Des Moines and Muscatine.
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Washington, D. C
Conner
Big Tenth District
Iowa
Connor
House of Representatives
Public Building and Grounds Committee
Treasury
Rivers and Harbors
Mercer
Omaha
Boone
Waterloo
Des Moines
Muscatine
Senate
House
Capitol
Judge Connor
Congress
Carter
Public Building and Grounds
What's In a Name in Fairfield Ledger
Daisy Deighton is to head the woman suffrage campaign before the Iowa legislature this winter. The piece muses on the power of a name and its influence on public perception.
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Fairfield Ledger
Daisy Deighton
Iowa
Congress
False Weather Prophets Forecast Snowbound January
The Mediapolis New Era questions weather prophets who warned of an awful December storm and heavy January snowblocks. The piece asks readers to note how closely these prophecies approach fulfillment.
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Mediapolis
Not Complimentary to the Boers
The council Bluffs Nonpareil argues that sending Rev. Dr. Thomas of Chicago to South Africa to learn facts about concentration camps mocks Boer emissaries who have toured America to persuade pro Boer Americans and deserve independent verification.
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Council Bluffs
Dr. Thomas
Chicago
South Africa
Iowa Governor Olsen? Message to Assembly on State Finances
Governor Leslie M Shaw delivers a lengthy message urging higher salaries for state officers and detailing bonds for state officials. He recommends adjusting railroad and property assessments and expands parole and labor inspections, urging safeguards for child labor and lake bed titles while memorializing late leaders Gear and McKinley.
The Mother's Favorite Chamberlain Cough Remedy Ad
The Mother's Favorite is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised as safe for children and adults. It targets coughs colds croup and whooping cough and contains no opium or injurious drugs. Sold by J J Havercamp and W C A Busch druggists.
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Chamberlain
J. J. Havercamp
W. C. A. Busch
Educate Your Bowers With Cascarets Adverts Constipation Relief
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets candy cathartics as a cure for constipation. The copy notes a price of 10 or 25 cents and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. It targets general readers with a promotional tone and consumer claim.
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Board of Equalization
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New England
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William McKinley
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Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
Fort Dodge
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Thomas B. Hanley
Tipton
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