Philippines Mission Seeks Complete Independence From U S
Secretary Baker in Washington reads President Wilsons support for granting full independence to the Philippines. The mission led by Manuel Quezon presented a memorial citing wartime loyalty and a desire for self rule. Francis Harrison echoed progress toward independence as the United States eyes justice and peaceful ties.
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Washington, D. C
Islands
Baker
Wilson
Europe
Francis Burton Harrison
Philippines
Mr. Baker
Manuel Quezon
Senate
Saker
Washington
United States
Philippine Islands
Wilton Junction youth fails navy enlistment walk
David V Henley 19 walked 25 miles from Wilton Junction to Davenport to enlist in the navy but weighed 97 pounds at the scales, short of the 126 pound minimum, leaving with instructions to gain weight. The article also profiles George Bolt of Woodbine, badly wounded in World War I, who lost both ears and hands but remains spirited and hopeful. It notes a Dubuque schools pay reform stance and lists farm bureau demonstrations on fruit, poultry, and general agriculture, plus a Shelby County dairy profit report and a Sioux City man Learning his son Frank Paulson is alive after a war department death notice.
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Navy
David V. Henley
Wilton Junction
Davenport
Iowa
Germany
George Bolt
J. H. Bolt
Woodbine
Company M
Red Oak
Bolt
J. H. Harris
Dubuque
Black Hawk
Joseph L. Olsen
Shelby County
Chris Paulson
Sioux City
Frank
War Department
Washington
Iowa General Assembly passes housing law and multiple bills
The housing bill regulating dwellings in Iowa cities of 15000+ population passes the Senate after nearing unanimous support, with smaller towns allowed to adopt it by ordinance. Other measures include banking certificate controls, a Spanish influenza quarantine bill, a state cement program, and funding for public schools and state institutions.
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Thirty-eighth
General Assembly
Senate
Hhouse
Iowa
Committee On Banks and Banking
Forty-Seventh
Bankers’ Trust
Pitt
Harrison County
W. L. Harding
J. C. Mabry
Albia
J. H Trewin
Cedar Rapids
Code Commission
Assembly
A. G. Whitney
Ladd
Whitmore
Senate Committee On Elections
Price
Monroe County
Parker
van Alstine
Beeman
House
Larson
Insurance Committee
Neff
Pottawattamie County
Guard of Health
Evans
Butler County
Board of Control
Woman Works 15 Hours A Day In Peru Indiana
Mrs. Anna Meteriano of Peru Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing a severe displacement and backache after hours of exhausting labor. She reports waking at four, performing housework, then factory work all day, returning home to chores and feeling strong again. The ad urges other women with similar ailments to try the remedy.
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Peru
Ind
Yoia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Meteriano
West 10Th St
Household Budget Budget plan offered by Thrift Society
The American Society for Thrift offers a free practical household budget to any US address. Write Thrift Magazine at 220 West Sorty second Street New York City to receive the plan.
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American Society For Thrift
United States
West Sorty-second Street
New York City
Thrift Magazine
The Way of It Ad Teases Doctor Pierce Pills
A fragment advertises Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a health remedy for liver bowels and stomach. It implies marital tension over purchases with a humorous line about charging a hat to a husband.
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Doctor Pierce
How Can You Tell Your Favorite Tobacco
Smokers can judge tobacco by smelling it. Flavorings improve burning and taste, with chocolate flavor highlighted in TUXEDO Tobacco. Aged Burley tobacco with a dash of chocolate creates a distinct fragrance detectable by the nose.
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Philippine Freedom
Mr Baker
Hawkeye
State News
Iowa General Assembly
W. J. Greenell
Clinton
Senator Greenell
Francis
Taylor County
Anderson
Winnebago County
Ned Hoyt
Joe Brailey
House of Representatives
Des Moines War Mothers For America
Uncle Sam's
Story County
Girls’ Industrial School
Mitchellville
Alderman
Lake
Klaus
Delaware
Morgan
Jasper County
T. P. Harrington
Kossuth County
J. LeValley
Franklin County
Ton ‘A
Dept. B
Soston
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