Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Bus Tonnage Tax
The Iowa Supreme Court sustained the constitutionality of a tonnage tax on regular bus lines for highway use. A judge had ruled the act unconstitutional for unequal treatment. The court held bus lines on fixed schedules operate for financial gain and must pay the tax. Helen Schutz Brewer of Mason City must pay 48 683.21 as-tax. The case was appealed by the Iowa Railway Commissioners.
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Lowa Supreme Court
Weedbury
Supreme Court
Helen Schutz Brewer
Mason City
Iowa’ Railway Commissioners
New Filling Station Opens At Big Four Block East
Opening day at the Big Four filling station one block east of the flax on Saturday October 20 offers special prices on gas oil tires and tubes. The first 25 customers receive a free tube repair kit and cream is served to all who buy gas and oil. Bring your family. Van Maanen is proprietor.
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BIG Four
van Maanen Prop
Iowa Baseball Champions Highlight Ossié Crowell’s Versatility
Eldora’s Moffett hails Ossié Crowell a standout in Iowa baseball champions era. Crowell, a pitcher and first baseman, shown as a key all round player with smooth fielding and hitting. The report emphasizes Crowell’s impact on the team’s success and his poised performance in pivotal games.
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Iowa
Moffett
Eldora
Ossié Crowell
Decorah native to face Cascade in Iowa baseball clash
A former Eldera:gase ball player from Decorah will play at Cascade against a Cascade team. The visitor will have Red Faber as a pitching stalwart of the Chicago White Sox alongside his own home town connections. The Cascade game marks a notable local matchup with strong ties to familiar figures.
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Adelphia
Eldera
Gase
Cascade
Iowa
Decorah
Red” Faber
Chicago
White Sox
Surfaced Highway Links Des Moines to Davenport and Coast
The completion of paving on No 82 from Newton to Grinnell creates a surfaced highway joining Des Moines and Davenport. The route crosses Olinvis to the east, with interception near the city. To reach Council Bluffs westward, travel requires going via Ames or Boone to access the Lincoln Highway.
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No 82
Newton
Grinnell
Des Moines
Davenport
Olinvis
Council Bluffs
Ames
Boone
Pancake Week Draws Masses at Shenandoah Station
At Shenandoah during free pancake week hosted by May broadcasting station KMA an estimated 100000 visitors attended. Reported consumption includes 138624 pancakes 2490 pounds of bacon 1475 pounds of prunes 1000 cereal packages and 900 pounds of sugar for coffee. The event used 308 gallons of cream 611 pounds of butter and 500 gallons of syrup for hot pancakes.
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Shenandoah
May
KMA
Longtime Iowa Postmaster Sees Mail Progress Since Ox Teams
Ninety year old Little Cedar postmaster W. T. Roberts of Mitchell county is believed to be Iowa’s oldest postmaster. He recalls mail transports evolving from front-ox teams to airplanes and predicts the next ninety years will bring as much progress as in the past.
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W. T. Roberts
Little Cedar
Mitchell County
Iowa
Prohibition Debate Cited By Chancellor Emeritus
David Starr Jordan urges no middle ground in Prohibition, stating the community has a right to rid itself of the drink curse, equating the effort to long legal battles like murder and burglary. The remarks appear as part of a note from W.O.T.U. observers.
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David Starr Jordan
Leland Stagford
Jr. University
Pontiac
Fisher
Pontiac Six
Prohibition Debate Echoes National Issue
The author argues prohibition is a national issue with widespread support among law abiding citizens. He contends the saloon cannot be made acceptable and urges change only through lawful means, noting the nation will not reverse Prohibition despite calls to modify or lessen the law.
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Alchohal
Doon News Items Show Local Visits and Comments
Doon residents report visits by Lenn Triggs and family of Pipastone and Charles Heerdy family of Torris Jr visiting relatives. Sioux Falls travelers Esther Moeller, Isa belle Rise, Vernon Moeller, and Harry Rise are noted. A new baby girl born October 1 highlights local joy, while others travel to Lake Park and Canton for visits. An eastern couple returning from an African hunting trip claims a white rhino. Commentaries question bee culture and discuss college athletics inducements.
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Lenn Triggs
Pipastone
Charles Heerdy
Torris, Jr
R. E. Bouer
Vernon Moeller
Harry Rise
Esther Moeller
Isabelle Rise
Sioux Falls
Doon
Lou Athens
Lake Park
Iowa
John Greeley
H. W. Steven
Marie Trower
Canton
S. D
Andrew Kleystad
Wisconsin
Arthur de Boer
Rock Rapids
Joe de Boer
Daon
Marjorie Eckl
Grace Wihealen
Perambulator Chauffeurs and the Need for Study
A modern note cites Woman's Home Companion arguing that people often acquire children like cars without studying them. The passage stresses the importance of understanding and thoughtful learning before adopting new responsibilities or possessions.
Notice of Appraisement for Inheritance Tax Purposes
Notice from Sioux County Iowa District Court in the matter of the estate of Joe Wattawa. Appraisers will appraise at 1:30 PM on November 12, 1928, at Orange City. Citizens named may appear to challenge the appraisal.
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State of
Iowa
Sioux County
Joe Wattawa
R. E. Johnson
Charattawa
John Wattawa
Emma Bauman
Theresa Taddiken
Verona Prochaseka
Lizzie Winger
Anna, Cunningham
Mary Schauffer
Gertrude Pryor
Stransky
Louis F. Wattawa
Chas. J. Wattawa
J. Wattawa
Claire Barnes
Ada Lieferman
Lydia Wattawa
Powers
Orange City
Sioux
W. W. Schutlz
J. F. DE Young F. J
Horn book lore from colonial days stirs scholarly curiosity
Mentor Magazine recalls the horn book a small teaching device four to five inches long and two inches wide with a printed alphabet, syllables, and the Lord's Prayer. A yellowed transparent sheet and a horn page were mounted on a board. Reading it was called a criss crow se row, and today such items are rare and largely disappeared.
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Horne
Mentor Magazine
Earle
Da Vinci Visualized Flight and Parachute Tech
The Washington Star recalls Leonardo da Vinci as a painter and engineer who wrote an early treatise on light and outlined wings using batlike fabric flaps. His parachute concept featured a horizontal flyer with arm and leg powered flaps via ropes and pulleys, a batlike wing design with a tail surface.
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da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
de Vinci
Washington Star
Ladies in Parliament and the 19th Century Fashion Debate
The Detroit News notes that in 1896 British lawmakers railed at women entering parliament while a London paper recalls earlier female attendance. It cites Lord Shaftesbury’s era complaints and a Speaker’s quip about petticoats, suggesting later women arrived less openly and sometimes in disguise.
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London
Lord Shaftesbury
Detroit News
Rose as ancient symbol across cultures and nations
The rose is described as an ancient cultivated flower shared by many races. It is termed the national flower of a great people and was revered in Athens 2000 years ago. George Washington raised a Mary Washington rose at Mount Vernon from native Rosa setigera seed, promoting American rose lineage.
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Athens
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Mary Washington
Privilege of Courtship Spell in 1606 London Book
A 1606 London book titled Courtship Love and Matrimony praises a social rule granting women the sole right to declare affection during the leap year cycle. It states men lose clerical benefit if they insult or refuse a woman’s proposal, and that women may woo by word or glance during the period.
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London
The Five Pauls in Balkan Names and Moves
A text notes how a man named Pavel or Paul had five sons who adopted local forms of the name in different cities: Pavlo poulo in Athens, Pavlovich in Belgrade, Pavloff in Sofia, Pavlescu in Bucharest, and Pavloglu in Constantinople, illustrating polyglot identity shifts.
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Balkans
Pavel
Paul
Athens
Pavlopoulo
Paulson
Belgrade
Pavlovich
Sofia
Pavloff
Bucharest
Pavlescu
Constantinople
Pavloglu
Edison Electrifies Telegraphs A Quadruple Wire Invention
A fragment notes Thomas A Edison introduced a quadruple telegraphic system in 1874 enabling four messages to be sent and received simultaneously over a single wire. The passage hints at English spelling variants and era terminology but remains unclear on full details or scope.
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Thomas A. Edison
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