Diseases Under Control at Iowa Child Welfare Meeting
Dr J H Kinnaman of the state health department reported a sharp drop in diphtheria deaths in Iowa from 242 annually to about 40 in the last decade. He noted immunizing school children also reduced other communicable diseases, underscoring the value of the city’s school health program led by a registered nurse.
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Iowa
Iowa City
J. H. Kinnaman
State Department of Health
Kinaman
The Arms Race Reflections on Armament Competitions
A contemporary survey links arms races to war risk as nations like Britain push for deterrence through larger forces. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister argues for adequate strength and air force expansion as deterrents, while promoting limits and peace agreements.
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Europe
Philip Cunliffe-Lister
Comment and Opinion on NRA ruling by McNary and Borah
Milwaukee Sentinel notes senators McNary of Oregon and Borah urge use of constitutional limits to craft a voluntary framework aiding industry and labor. They argue workers survived better under constitutional bounds and advocate patient, lawful reform possibly via voluntary action or sound legislation to address Depression-era defects.
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McNary
Oregon
Supreme Court
NRA
Congress
Borah
No Hope for Disarmament Without All Nations Readiness
The text argues that peace in Europe hinges on each nation maintaining strength. It warns that if Britain prepares for conflict others will too, fueling an armament race. A voluntary, unilateral disarmament appears unlikely, awaiting a brave government to act first.
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Europe
England
France
McClure
Threat to Liberty in Constitutional Limits
Mason City Globe-Gazette comments that liberty rests on constitutional boundaries and warns that expanding beyond them endangers freedom more than prosperity. The piece argues that only the Constitution should guide regulatory power and cautions against fallible officials exceeding limits.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Back to Americanism on Social Security Prospects
An Allison-Tribune opinion noting the Supreme Court ruling that railroads need not fund pension funds for railroad workers weakens faith in the program. It argues individuals should self-provision for old age sickness and unemployment to avoid reliance on government schemes.
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Supreme Court
Allison-Tribune
National Whirligig discusses looming bank ruption act effects
In Washington Ray Tucker reports on the voluntary bankruptcy act as a potential political boomerang for Uncle Sam. With 1500 corporations seeking relief under it, most debts are taxes to the government, raising questions whether the state will be generous to private creditors.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Goist
Uncle Sam
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Gener
Aftermath of Post Office Meeting Sparks Political Shuffle
The piece notes a town's post office as a hub for informal town meetings and debates. It mentions Jim as a hard-boiled Tammany figure who orders the post office closure but reverses it. It also discusses shifts among party operatives including Ew ing Y. Mitchell and other state figures shaping Democratic machine politics.
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Postoffice
Jim
Indiana
Avicenna the Child Prodigy and Medics in Rome tale
The piece chronicles Avicenna Abu Ali Ibn Sina’s early brilliance memorizing the Koran and medical skill leading to royal privilege, later wandering lecturer and vizier, and eventual death at 58 in 1037. It covers Rome’s ancient ring customs and outlines contemporary economic debates on silver, tariffs, and reform, noting Hull’s trade moves and the civilian conservation corps as achievements.
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Avicenna
Abu Ali al Husain Ibn
Abdallah Ibn
Sina Avicenna
Nuh Ibn Mansur
Samani
Shams Addaula
Entente and U S relations about Baldwin and Hull
The piece discusses Anglo American entente aims, Britain’s strategic priorities, and American diplomats' view of Baldwin's push for closer ties. It contrasts England’s continental balance, sea routes to the east, and a friendly US image with Huey Long’s controversial persona and his Bible based economics.
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Entente
Stanley Baldwin
John Bull
England
Europe
Mediterranean
United States
France
Mussolini
Abyssinia
Suez Canal
Baldwin
Hull
Okeh Huey Long
Frederick the Great
Job
Louisiana
Frederick
Vienna
Heidelberg
Postmaster Rejected at Appleton Over Democratic Publishing
A 50 year old item notes Postmaster General Vilas refused to appoint James P. Ryan as Appleton postmaster because Ryan published a democratic newspaper. The brief cites political press ties as the reason for the denial.
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James P. Ryan
Appleton
Wis
Frank Elliott
West Liberty
Heinz Farm
McNurlen Named to Keota Pension Board
Keota resident N. G. McNurlen was appointed to the Keokuk old age pension board succeeding B. J. Byrne who resigned. McNurlen also serves on the Keokuk county relief committee and oversees supplies to the needy. A five team amateur Keota softball league was organized with Monday games at the city park. Captains are H. D. Corell James Smock Floyd Black Dutch Hoffman and T. M Sellman.
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Keota
N. G. McNurlen
Keokuk
Legion
H. D. Corell
James Smock
Floyd Black
Dutch Hoffman
T. M Sellman
Soldier’s Monument Puzzle Clue List
A crossword style puzzle from the Soldier’s Monument page lists horizontal clues such as 1 The plural of the soldier pictured here and 11 Wild buffalo and 12 Chasm. It also includes vertical entries like 1 Genuine and 2 Single things and extends through 54 Deity with a civically themed grid.
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