Bryan's Pella Speech Endorses Prohibition and Reform
William Jennings Bryan urged Iowa to elect Meredith for governor and Clarkson for attorney general to support state prohibition. He defended Wilson era reforms, praised arbitration achievements, and called for broader peace and tariff reforms while addressing a large Pella crowd despite a brisk breeze. The speech marked his second visit to Pella with strong civic interest.
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Hag
Harding
Iowa
Meredith
Clarkson
Bryan
Wilson
Taft
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Mr. Bryan
Pella
Nebraska
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement
An old-time advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to ease hot swollen feet and shoes. It claims one size smaller footwear becomes comfortable after shaking powder into shoes or soaking feet. Sold everywhere for 25 cents. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease. Do not accept substitutes.
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Allen
Origin of a Leap Year Proposals in Scotland's Laws
A historical note explains that in 1288 Scotland's parliament granted all women the privilege to speak to men they liked. If refused, a fine of up to £100 could be imposed unless the man proved betrothal to another. After Queen Margaret's death, female proposing eagerness grew, leading to a later act allowing proposals every fourth year.
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Margaret
Scotland
Where Love Is in Hood Canal Obituary Moment
An aging farmer on Hood Canal in Washington speaks of lifelong friends Percy and Jim amid a sea burial. Percy's son drowned in a storm and Percy’s casket rests among evergreens as Captain Howell preaches. The minister consoles the grieving family in a small coastal community.
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Percy
Jim
Hood Canal
Washinton
Robert G. Seymour
Captain Howell
Iowa News Wide Range of State Developments and Tragedies
Iowa reports include Prof N W Wehrman as Tabor College president and a new Roland schoolhouse funded at 50000, with Governor Clarke delivering the dedication. Ninety Iowa City motorists face license-law arrests. a Waterloo gas explosion injures nine firemen. a Perry farmer grows millet along rail tracks. State crops totals show oats yield, corn projections, and a major insurance fraud bust. dramatic incidents include Harry Kilgue’s fatal horse accident and beer seizures.
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N. W. Wehrman
Tabor
Iowa City
Flynn Farm
Des Moines
Harry Kilgue
Iowa
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Towa
Iowa Canner’s Association
Ames
Martin Keltner
Redfield
State Dairy and Food Commission
Union
Illinois
Clarinda State Hospital
Clarinda
United States
Creston
L. W. Durrell
L. W. Mathus
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Harry Shropshire
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Marshalltown
Christman
Boone County
Boone
Shenandoah
General Assembly
James Rhodes
Co. F. Town National Guards
Brownsville
Texas
A. E. Kepford
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Roland
George W. Clarke
Deyoe
Loren Stuckey
Iowa University
Johnson County
Lone Tree
Perry
Milwaukee Railway
Tire
Iowa Grove Company
S. l. Cross
Nevada School Board
Nevada
Waterloo
Brethren
Brunson and Shipley
Cosson
Keokuk County
Chicago
Nugent
Woodbury County
Linn County
Polk County
Scott
Black Hawk
Dubuque
Cerro Gordo
Clinton
Lipas
Webster
Democratic Laws That Help Farmers
Frank G Odell profiles Wilson era farm aid measures including currency reform rural credits good roads grain standards warehouse act and improved marketing system. He cites postoffice employment service labor shifts and Willamette valley hop work as proof of farmer benefits, noting extended farm credit marketing reforms and cooperative organization.
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Frank G. Odell
Nebraska Farm Magazine
Uncle Sam
Wilson
Department of Labor
United States Employment Service
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Oregon Journal of Portland
Portland
Federal Employment Service
Congress
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Treasury Department
Office of Markets
Rural Organization Service
Department of Agriculture
Pella Markets Cattle Wheat and Produce Prices Listed
Market roundup shows cattle 5.00 to 9.00 per cwt. Fat cattle prices range on cattle and grains. Wheat 1.00 to 1.40 per bu. Barley 0.86 to 0.40 per bu. Produce prices include candled eggs 26 cents, butter 40 cents, old hens 13 cents, spring chickens 15 cents, old roosters and ducks priced at 8 to 10 cents per pound.
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Ueray
Itshaivapem
Pella Produce Co
Mothers Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Advertisement notes Mothers Gray's Sweet Powders for feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and to regulate the bowels as a pleasant worm remedy. Claimed used by all mothers for 28 years with no failures. Available at all druggists 25 cents sample free Pontinal Mother Gray Co Leroy N
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Leroy. N
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Gray’s
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Wei
Dre
Cole
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Miles
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