Editorial roundup from Iowa papers on Expos and politics
The passage notes the Waterloo Pella and Southwestern R A work progressing under sixth assessment, cites Des Moines Tribune on money as root of evil, and mentions Japan and U S plans for expos in 1912. Grinnell Register lauds Oskaloosa convention for republican principles, plus a method to preserve eggs with lard reported by Consul Murphy in Bordeaux. Italian origin discovery mentioned.
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State Department
Murphy
Bordeaux
No man or cause gains from attack on Rock Island News
The Rock Island Daily News office was subjected to an outrage, with the Oskaloosa Herald contending such acts cannot stop an established newspaper. It argues that dynamite or death strengthens the press, regardless of the cause’s merit.
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Rock Island Daily News
Oskaloosa Herald
New US Submarine to be Largest Fastest Powerful Yet
A new submarine under construction for the United States Navy will be the largest and fastest of its kind with a cruising radius of seventy hours at sixteen knots. It will feature six torpedo tubes and aims to be the most effective underwater sailor ever designed.
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United States Navy
Supreme Court upholds Missouri life policy death by own act defense
The Missouri statute Rev. St. 1879 1982 excludes death by own action as a defense in life insurance suits unless contemplated at policy application, upheld by the United States Supreme Court in Whitfield v Hadley. Suggestions urge sending petitions to the State department for appropriations to establish primary law instruction schools over four years and to create special chairs at colleges for the work.
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United States Supreme Court
Whitfield
State Department
Illinois Judge Rules Some Divorces Valid Only In State
Judge Carpenter of Chicago circuit court declares marriages of divorced Illinois residents, performed within a forbidden period, illegal in Illinois even if solemnized in other states. The decree affects numerous unions formed since the statute was enacted.
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Carpenter
Circuit Court of Chicago
Illinois
Reynolds S V Named as Sixth District Democratic Delegate
The Oskaloosa Herald notes S V Reynolds is a strong candidate for a Sixth District delegate seat to the National Democratic Convention in Denver. Endorsed by Mahaska county Democrats, Reynolds is praised as a worthy choice and a credit to the party.
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S. V. Reynolds
The
Herald
Denver
Mahaska County
Syl” Reynolds
Oskaloosa Herald
Political Decorum Cited In Respectful Rivalry
A historical note urges that in politics one should never mar the kindly feelings honest men of opposing parties hold for each other. The emphasis is on maintaining civility amid partisan differences.
Pella paper motto and multilingual neighbors
The Newton Journal notes a Pella newspaper titled De Christelyke Uitdeeler with motto In Deo Spec Nortra et Refugium. It laments the local language barrier among neighbors speaking English Irish French Spanish German Italian Dutch and Danish as they blend into a single conglomeration.
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Newton Journal
Pella
de Christelyke Uitdeeler
Saxe
Cedar Rapids mayoral race compared as poor man versus rich lineage
A passage critiques the Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates Carmody and Lightner, arguing Carmody stands as the true “poor man” candidate and Lightner is tied to wealth and paternal support. The piece condemns using poverty for political capital and laments American parental encouragement of titles through marriage, contrasting with famine era Russia. It calls for noble ambition for daughters and condemns social trading of virtue for status.
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Cedar Rapids
Carmody
Lightner
Russia
England
France
Practical Arbor Day Demonstration for Pella Citizens
An editorial argues Arbor Day yields little real benefit and proposes a practical, citywide demonstration in Pella that would matter to residents and visitors for weeks after the event. The suggestion, though not original, aims to make the day meaningful through tangible action.
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Pella
Arbor Day Clean-Up Urges Pella Citywide Effort
Spokane mayor Herbert Moore proclaims Saturday April 18 as Arbor and cleaning day with Dr. George J. Penn chairman of the 156,000 club directing beautification. Some 40,000 to 45,000 volunteers are expected under Henry J. Lilienthal, marshal, aided by 500 teams hauling debris to incinerators. The 150,000 club and N-Mow J-Nak Ops with Mrs. N. Emery supervise tree planting by children.
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Pella
George J. Penn
Henry J. Lilienthal
Citiens
N-Mow
J-Nak Ops
N. i. Emery
Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea advertised as health tonic
An urchin style advertisement touts Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring tonic that tones the stomach purifies the blood and regulates kidneys liver and bowels. It claims benefits for overall health and lists prices 35 cents for tea or pills and the seller Stubenrauch with street range 14-18.
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Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea
Yas l
Stubenrauch
Hollister
Better Dairy Cattle Boost For Iowa Farmers
A Iowa program seeks to raise average butter fat from 146 to 250 pounds per cow yearly by breeding superior cattle. If each cow gains 50 pounds more fat, farmers could gain $10 per cow, totaling about $15,000,000 for the state. Cooperation and breed neutrality are emphasized, with leaders named and calls for wider participation.
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Lowa
Iowa Dairy Cattle
State Dairy Association
Tawa
R. B. Young
Buffalo Center
W. J. Quarton
Algona
T. M. Bourne
Wiata
Jersey
H. E. Colby
Waterloo
German Physician Dr Bair Offers Free Medical Consultation
The German physician Dr Bair will provide one month of treatment with instructions or offer examination and accurate diagnosis free of charge for cases of paralysis catarh consumption rheumatism cancer fits piles tumors gall stones gravel liver or blood diseases. Pay what you can when satisfied. Write your case at once to 1122 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa.
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Bair
Des Maines
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SADLER, SHUTTS @ CO
H. J. Shutts
H. H. Sadler
Iowa
Pella, Marion County
Waterloo, Pella & South
Des Moines Tribune
Japan
United States
Grinnell Register
Oskaloosa
Musquoka
Tama
Allison
State Central Committee
Cal George
Clinton
W. C. McCoy
Mr. George
Mr. McCoy
Cummins
Iowa Central
Waterloo Pella & South Western R. R
Claude KR. Porter
Bryan
R. S. MacArthur
Leshwe’s Weekly
Ayer
Lanee
Madonna
Pyor Co
Lowell
Abe
Maes
H.C. Verploeg
Bolla
East Franklin
C. de Witt & Co
Chicago
Georgia
Cornell
Roding
Langerak’s
Druguists Pyerywue
Lake Prairie District
C. M. van Cleave Chas. Porter
J. C. Mitten
van Hemert’s
M. Porter Auctioneer
Kieins Shoe Store
East Side of Square
M. Porter
Petlelowa
Geo. J. Thomassen
Pela Poultry Association
H. Rhynsburger
Chas Porter
T. T. Bakker
G. G. Welsh
F. W. Frahm
Wormhoudt
Garden Square
C. E. Martin
S. S. Stull College of Osteopathy
Des Moines
Boat’s and
Vanderpol’s
Previa, Iowa
S. G. van der Zyl
John van Nieuwenhuyzen
Bes
Ben Hots
Torlach
Belching
Riuto
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