Iowa redistricting shapes nine districts into eleven
The legislature grapples with congressional redistricting as Iowa moves to eleven districts from nine while keeping the tenth and eleventh intact. Editors note the lack of a wet district and question why the “care of the dog” and propaganda battles take prominence amid tax cuts. The analysis continues with local tax burdens in Rolfe and Powhatan townships, detailing property values and various levies.
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Campbell
Gilchrist
Iowa
Cirys
Dubuque
Clinton
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Oil Tariff Debate and Local Anecdotes Stir Iowa Shadow
A column critiques Hawley Smoot tariff effects on imports and oil taxation while recounting a tuberculosis testing tale of a returning World War I veteran. It notes political splits in parties over prohibition, and jokes about statehood and a northern Iowa evangelist claiming Estherville is near hell, with Framersburg and Spirit Lake referenced.
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France
Colorado
Estherville
Hell
Framersburg
Spirit Lake
Dont Let Them Fool You Published By Request
The text argues against prohibition myths citing 2.095 billion gallons of liquor produced before prohibition and an estimated daily per person consumption of 19.95 gallons. It compares potential post prohibition totals to illustrate alleged excess in bootlegging claims and uses imagery of a grand parade of cars to critique misleading figures. It presents a W. C. T. U. stance on anti prohibition messaging.
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United States
Specialist Doctors Offer Little Help for Doubting Minds
A succinct proverb notes that even expert physicians often struggle with intangible ailments like swollen pride or cold feet, underscoring limits of medical intervention in personal hesitation and fear.
Pocahontas County Board Proceeds to Bond Election
Pocahontas Iowa January 17 1931 board meeting approves resolution to submit to voters the issue of issuing primary road bonds up to 833000 dollars with a tax of up to five mills per year. Special election set for February 4 1931 and county auditor ordered to publish notices and provide ballots.
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Court House
Pocahontas
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
A. H. Buscher
Randall Melson
Jas. L. O'Keefe
G. W. Ferguson
E. A. Rude
Melson
Ferguson
Rye
O'Keefe
Rude
Buscher
C. G. James
G. S. Shaw
J. S. Pi
Local Grocers and Vendors Noted in Ledger Fragment
A partial ledger cites numerous names and firms including A. J. Doeringsfeld Jess Peck Stelpflug and Miller grocers, Palo Alto County provisions, Marathon Mercantile coal purchases, Gilmore Elevator Co. and Quaker Oats Co. among others. The entry lists amounts such as 5 50 and 30 75 with various goods and services.
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A. J
Clothing
Sherwod Four Schools
Glasses Sherern
Quaker Oats Co
Coal Sherwood
Stone and Brewer
C. W. Edgington
Coal Oleson and Marchant
Gilmore Elevator Co
Neal
J. T. Grant
Coal Taylor
B. J. Leahy
Rent Miller
Maud Swinford
Care Erie
Hunter & Archer
Operation Stover
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Rolfe
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter Family
Marion Bruce
Powhatan
Des Moines
Farmer
Creighton
South Dakota
C. M. Webb
Plover WE
Omnaha
Neb
The
State Savings Bank
Robert Bee
James Hrace
Jog McEwen
J.B. Kent
Cdm
James Bruce W.5
McEwen
Jos
Robert Bruce
R. J. Kent
Chicago
Spain
Bohemia
Cedar
Roy A. Johnson
John T. Cowan
H. C. Kauffman
Emmett Fitzgerald
F. E. Russell
F. E. Mefferd
John Christoffer
Roy Millerr
D. A. Elliott
Edward Whannel
Louis M. Wilson
Edw. Pechan
C. F. Hauswirth
Geo. C. Buck
County Fund
Jas
L. O'Keefe
W. Ferguson
N. E. A. Rude
George R. Schoon
Gerd R. Peters
Peter Strauss
G. F. Parker
P. J. Shaw
Insurance
F. Parker
F. M. Hudson
Chas. Pattee
Minnie McEwen
J. F. Parker
M. Hudson
Chas. Stebbins
D. Blake
McGill Paper
Hammond & Stephens
A. G. Heathman
A. W. Ives
J. H. Keleher
Bert E. Rude
J. M. But
W. R. Ler
Geo. L. Pirie
J. C. Truelsen
J. Cc. Olerich
J. M. Berry
Lloyd G. Long
G. James
Alta Hewlett
D. O. Blake
W. F. Kiefer
W. P. Hopkins
Ion Fundiug
Fundance
Gilmore Motor Co
LaPlante Choate Co
Nlawarton Warner Co
A. S Bagge
Parayers
W. Bretholz
M. Fraser
Labor
Ten Gilleland
Elwood Gilleland
Chas. Lanus
Chris DeYoung
J F. Worth
Walter Wennell
R. D. Farlow
L. G. Schonberger
H. E. Dickey
F. Kirchner
I J. Donohoe
H. Cavanaugh
Gerd Zimmerman
J R. Cain
Robert Sell
Fred Eickhoff
Prendergast
Hugh Huston
Matt Fitzgerald
M. Conrad
Webb’s
Rolfe and Plover
Maytag
N. B.C
Pete
Newton
Northwestern Facto
Washington Avenue
North
Minneapolis
Minnesota
R. G. Hunter
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