Retirement of Justice Holmes Cited as Loss to Public Life
The article notes the retirement of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes from the U S Supreme Court removes a distinguished conservative figure and describes him as a wonderful man. It also quotes the American Society of Mechanical Engineers urging stimulus of buying power rather than further labor reductions, arguing that more money will spur spirited purchasing.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Traffic director proposes triannual license tags
Washington traffic chief suggests issuing automobile license tags once every three years to reduce motorist trouble and costs for individuals and municipalities. The proposal assumes broad public support and efficiency gains.
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Washington
Library of Congress receives Genoa native Columbus manuscript volume
An 800 page collection of manuscripts and evidence confirming Columbus was born in Genoa Italy was donated to the Library of Congress by Grandi during a U S visit. The piece notes debate over Columbus discovering America remains contested.
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Columbus
Genoa
Italy
Library of Congress
Grandi
United States
America
Iowa to halt monthly crop report publication
The Weather and Crop department of the Iowa Department of Agriculture will stop publishing the monthly crop report sent to about 9,000 recipients. The move is described as prudent, with doubts that many readers actually used the report.
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Weather and Crop Department
Iowa Department of Agriculture
First Patriot Song Liberty Song 1768 Outlined
The Christian Science Monitor identifies the Liberty Song published in Boston in 1768 as the colonies first patriotic song. It was written by John Dickinson and widely sung across the colonies in 1768.
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William Arms Fisher
The
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
John Dickinson
Tax on every American car owner shown by gas figures
Recently compiled figures show motorists in the United States consumed last year 15,000,000,000 gallons of gasoline and that each motorist paid approximately $20.00 in gasoline tax. This means that no automobile owner is free from taxation.
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United States
Public Ownership League notes tax-free localities list Hawarden
The Public Ownership League of America identifies 17 localities without local taxes with Hawarden the sole town listed in the north. The group jokes about moving north to dodge taxes, preferring taxes to freezing.
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Public Ownership League of America
Hawarden
National Women's Trade Union league defends employed women
The National Women's Trade Union league comes to the defense of employed women and says they would not be holding down their job if it were not necessary. True in many cases, but not in all. Others are working to help their husbands pile up money or because they were doing so before marriage and it is easier than doing housework.
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National Women’s Trade Union League
Ames
National Farmers’ Union
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Washington News
John Scissorbill Sapp
Hoover
Newark
N. J
al Capone
America
Capone
Iowa cattle TB testing expands accreditation drive
Des Moines dispatch reports 1931 saw more cattle TB tests than any prior year as 69 counties form the accredited area and 15 counties joined this status in the past year. Authorities express very satisfactory progress and expect full county classification soon.
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Des Moines
European wages tempt Ford workers with lower costs
Ford workers could maintain American living standards in Europe as 13 or 14 cities offer jobs at wages 42 percent lower than in the United States. The report suggests Europe would be an ideal situation under present conditions for those willing to relocate.
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FORD
Europe
United States
Senator Moses backs Hoover bid amid wary GOP doubts
New Hampshire Senator Moses urges Republicans to unite behind Hoover for a second term. He argues for renomination but notes Hoover faces slim odds, comparing Hooverism during wartime and panics to a grindstone crossing the Atlantic. He cites skeptical views including a Jewish saying about excess.
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Moses
New Hampshire
Hoover
Engineers Rally Against Gas Tax Diversion at Detroit
Four thousand highway engineers and construction men at a Detroit convention condemned diverting gasoline tax funds from road building. They cited 2,500,000 of the 3,200,000 US roads as mud roads and urged construction now to halve normal costs.
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Detroit
United States
Governor Ritchie Enters Democratic Presidential Race
The text notes Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland joining the Democratic bid with advocacy for state liquor control, and recalls that states earlier relinquished control over enslaved people, concluding with a proverb about reciprocity.
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Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Raskob Presses Prohibition as Election Issue
John J. Raskob insists prohibition be an issue in the upcoming campaign while urging no party to commit to wet or dry. He favors submitting the question to voters, arguing past 1928 experiences show the risks of taking a side.
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John J. Raskob
Philadelphia Faces Tight Economy After Paydays
The City of Philadelphia begins the new year with 26,000 city and county workers paid on January 2. The semi monthly payroll totals $1.7 million, while the treasurer shows funds for short term loans of $3.7 million used to cover October and November payrolls. Officials warn of prolonged economy measures ahead.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Farm life as a way of living not just money
Dr F D Farrell of Kansas State College argues the farm should be viewed primarily as a way of living rather than a money making venture. He says his philosophy applies to life on the farm and beyond, noting some people focus on making a living instead of truly living in every sense.
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F. D. Farrell
Kansas State Colone
Judge Utterback as Democratic governor candidate
A commented suggestion favors Judge Hubert Utterback of Des Moines as a strong Democratic gubernatorial candidate due to his statewide popularity and local roots. The piece also argues for broad budget cuts and banking reforms, urging farmers to unite rather than argue over minor issues while national farming groups back currency and credit stabilization.
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Sigourney Review
Hubert Utterback
Des Moines
Utterback
Polk County
Keokuk Couny
Utter- Becks
Babe Ruth Rejects Salary Cut in 1932 Stand
The Babe Ruth has reportedly refused a salary cut that would leave him with about seventy thousand dollars for 1932. With the new rate near ten thousand dollars per month, many readers may not sympathize with the king of swat in his unhappy dealings with his employers.
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Chariton
Babe Ruth
Sai
Swat
Wallace's Farmer Warns Against Abolishing Ames Programs
In southern Iowa farmers express strong dislike for the Ames extension and county agents, arguing that eliminating the college and state university work would save about 100 dollars per quarter-section through higher taxes. The piece notes tax relief as a goal but urges careful consideration of the college's broader roles.
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Wallace
Iowa
Ames
State University of Iowa
Forger Sentenced Ten Years In Emmetsburg Case
A man tried at Emmetsburg was found guilty of forging a ten dollar check and sent to the penitentiary for ten years. The Cedar Rapids swindler, who defrauded hundreds of people out of thousands, has not yet served a day, with no extenuating circumstances shown.
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Emmetsburg
Cedar Rapids
May Be Rats When He Gets Back Keokuk County News
A band of robbers struck two neighboring towns, robbed two banks, and fled. The article notes Alfalfa Bill is in New York advising on politics, while local officials brace for what may come in a planned “Victory” year.
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Keokuk County
New York
Alahoma
Tammeny
Week in Pella prompts and quirky town tales
The column recalls a Monday stop at the Farmers Union, noting H L Liebrock resting near a stove and others at a Pella gathering sharing jokes and anecdotes. It mentions local figures like Dr Aschenbrenner, Winnie Judd, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, Connie Wormhoudt, and George Heeren with casual humor about politics, crime, and shop talks. Ralph Grundman visits Jaarsmeer's bakery, while local chatter jokes about a car, a rash rumor, and a store expansion plan by Ransom.
Dark crowd, odd quotes show small town headlines
A jumbled, vivid collage of quotes and anecdotes from a small town paper. People named Bernie Vander Linden John Heerema Gerrit Ver Steeg Lon Worm houdt, a teacher remarking on Lat in, and a mother planning an undertaker for her son. A mayor quips on bigotry and trigonometry while a local arrestee undergoes arraignment.
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Bernie Vander Linden
John Heerema
Gerrit Ver Steeg
Lon Wormhoudt
Voice from the crowd in Pearson’s Weekly collage
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips about cars drivers editors and waiters from diverse voices. Jokes touch on brakes bumpers diners and a Kansas editor with a thin seat for a dime while a mother and daughterMary exchange spelling. The tone mimics a bustling periodical’s light column of wit.
Flight O'Tyme Chronicle Dates 1912 and 1922
A compact note traces the Flight O'Tyme column to chronicles dated 1912 and 1922. It highlights a recurring aviation-themed feature in the era's newspaper page, noting its historical publication anchor without detailing events.
Twenty Years Ago Items From January Twenty Fifth 1912
Deaths included A Doedyns of Omaha seventy and Esther Van Zee eighty two. Lane Van Rees buried under rock and slate in Dillon mine with no bones broken. Revival at Second Reformed church thriving. Mrs A Sytsma eighty fell and broke her arm. Amos Hedges resigned Fowler Telephone Co. Hattie Harrison teaching Otley school. Billy Gezel visited Ottumwa to see his best girl. Samuel Wilson local telegraph operator assigned Hillsboro. Henrietta Ver Heul teaching New Sharon. Fred Perry Cox drayman injured foot unloading freight. Henry Veenman returned to Lincoln Neb to resume duties as manager Stacker Co. branch.
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Chronicle
A. Doedyns
Omaha
Nebra
Esther van Zee
Lane van Rees
Dillon
Second Reformed Church
A. Sytsma
Amos Hedges
Fowler Telephone Co
Hattie Harrison
Otley
Billy Gezel
Ottumwa
Samuel Wilson
Hillsboro
Henrietta Ver Heul
New Sharon
Fred Perry
Cox
Drayman
Henry Veenman
Lincoln
Nebraska
Stacker Co
Ten Years Ago January 1922 Highlights
A 1922-01-26 column notes Henry Hunt, a Mahaska County pioneer, marking his 80th birthday. Baptist church meetings drew 50 professions, Oskaloosa Y M C A closed due to debt, and weddings included L B Shock and Carolyn Clark as well as H H Sadler and Leona Hunt. J M Veenstra named night marshal replacing Al Breuklander, and Judge Applegate marked 31 years on the district court bench.
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Henry Hunt
Mahaska County
Baptist Church
I. E. Renaud
O. H. Viersen
L. B. Shock
South Bend
Ind
Carolyn Clark
Pella
H. H. Sadler
Leona Hunt
Gradus de Cook
Bertha van Gilst
Peter van Gilst
Oskaloosa Y. M. C. A
Vanden Berg
J. M. Veenstra
al Breuklander
Federated Club
Rock Island Train Schedule Des Moines to Keokuk Eldon
Eastbound Passenger 472 and 477 0 112 Passenger 4 Local Freight 832 106 a.m Westbound 475 473 a.m Local Freight 831 a.m Trains 12 and 479 Des Moines to Keokuk 474 and 475 Des Moines to Eldon daily except Sunday Freight for shipment on locals must be at the station by 5:00 p.m. the evening before Both locals carry passengers.
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Des Moines
Keokuk
Eldon
Wabash Time Table Howell Westbound Details
Westbound Wabash timetable for Howell indicates the 11 05 p m train will take passengers as far as Albia or points beyond and will stop for those boarding at Howell only for travel to Runnells or Des Moines with no pickups at other intermediate stations Local routing noted.
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Wooed P.m
Runnells
Des Moines
Albia
Iowa Health Bulletin Details 1931 Disease Totals
The Iowa State Department of Health reports 1931 saw over 12,000 communicable disease cases in Iowa, a drop from 1930. Measles and mumps fell, while chickenpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, tuberculosis, and whooping cough rose. Deaths dropped overall, with measles and tuberculosis showing large savings, and 1931 deemed fairly satisfactory despite some weaker areas.
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State of
Iowa
Pottawattamie
Woodbury
Scott
Clayton
Polk
Sioux
Mensies
Blackhawk
Boone
Jefferson
Flackhawk
Dallas
Washington
Floyd
Jasper
Johnson
Lucas
Fremont
Prestige at Des Moines Orpheum Stars Ann Harding
At the Orpheum in Des Moines starting Saturday January 30 Ann Harding headlines Prestige described as her best talking picture. Adolphe Menjou Melvyn Douglas and Guy Bates Post co star with Clarence Muse in a jungle epic set in Indo China about a woman defending a man amid horrors. Also shown Homicide Squad with Mary Brian Leo Carrillo, praised by police departments. Des Moines patrons learn ticket prices are lowered.
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RKO Orpheum
Des Moines
Star of Stars
Ann Harding
Adolphe Menjou
Melvyn Douglas
Guy Bates Post
Clarence Muse
Prestige
Indo-China
Homicide Squad
Eery
Mary Brian
Leo Carrillo
Rio
Underworld
Plaice
Orpheum
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Asken
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Jasper County
Farmers Union
H. L. Liebrock
Aschenbrenner
Winnie Judd
Andy
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Connie Wormhoudt
Folls
Russia
O. K
George Heeren
Awtry & Lankelma Furniture
Ransom
Ralph Grundman
Jaarsme's
Pella High School
Fultz
Jake Sterrenberg
Lndy
Thunder Creek Hill
Mr. Sapp
Mr. Hoover
Palm Beach
Boston Transcript
Pearson’s Weekly
Indy
Kansas
Mary
Joneses
Rock Island Train Service
Howell
Westbound
Chronicle Weekly Health Message
Orpheum Theatre
Durham
Joe F. Denburger
Des Moi
Vander ‘Lindon
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