Meredith cash for support rumors shake local politics
A Newton creamery man claims H T Meredith paid the Register and Leader 50000 dollars for campaign support. The piece criticizes misleading rhetoric, urges fair quotations on single tax, notes motorists flouting traffic rules near University and Main, and warns of dangers from skating children and street hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Rhynsburger
Newton
H. T. Meredith
Register and
Leader
Register
Rhysnburger
Prohibition, politics, and land taxes in Iowa and Maine
A review of Maine and Iowa political trends on prohibition and party alignment. It argues voters are distancing from saloon ties, notes Republicans supporting Democrats over liquor issues, and praises civic righteousness in Maine. It contrasts Canadian Pacific land sales with no tax on improvements and promotes land value taxation as beneficial to farmers and all workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Iowa
Law
Wilson
Democratic Party
Mquor
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
United States
Railway Company
Socialist Appeal and the public drift toward socialism
The Appeal to Reason asserts that ninety percent of common people want what the Socialist platform demands, signaling a strong appeal among audiences influenced by socialist speakers and writers. The platform stands as a protest against acknowledged wrongs and aims to address public grievances.
Socialist tax on land values to enable independence
A discussion argues that socialists win converts by appealing to workers already losing economic independence in private interest driven systems. It urges freeing land from private speculation via a tax on land values to reduce taxes on workers and end hoarding, enabling production freedom with central management optional but without sacrificing individual initiative.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endure Five Years On
Pella resident F M Rederus recalls five years of kidney relief from Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes lameness headaches and back pain before using the medicine. In 1915 he confirms continued benefit and endorses the remedy to others with kidney troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
F. M. Rederus
Main St. Pella
Doan
Rederus
Kidney Pills Promised Relief Mentioned Amid Local Notices
An advertisement for Dean’s Kidney Pills promotes relief for kidney trouble priced at 60 cents. A legal notice announces a will hearing for Marie VanGorp in Marion County, Iowa, on October 3, 1916. Milos’ catalog shipment is cited as a heavy, revenue-generating example of local advertising impact.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Marie VanGorp
H. Clements
Walter Kester
Knoxville
The
Mile Motor
Chronicle
Sear-Roebuck
Milo
Pella
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Sadler Bros. & CO
B. H. Sadlerw
Young
Manager
Official Directory
D.C
Towa
U. S
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Geo. W. Clarke
Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Kenyon
Ft. Dodge
C. C. Dowell
John T. Clarkson
Albia
Geo. W. Crozier
W. H. Allen
H. Templeton
Cordova
B. Hudson Town
H. F. Johnson
Towa FF
M. Frush
Harding
Grinnell Herald
Meredith
Herald
B. T. Meredith
Indianola Herald
University
Main
College
Ire
Dean’s
TioBie Inhforetty Ware Pe Ct Sritant
Bae
Sterling
Minois
Athena
Y. T. van Niewaal
M. Vander Linden
Ipation
Eeaipeeton Oat Despepsia
Pamy Ict
SAM
Rown Herd CO
Murray Sten
Winona
Vander Wal Bros
Selz Fall
Royal Blue Shoe Store
D. G. Gosse Link
Selz Shoes
California
Rock Island Lines
Superior Dining
Tequest
C. F. Dykstra
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