Predicting temperance fate after Harding election
The note mocks predictions on temperance outcomes if Harding wins a governor's race. It questions public statements, asks for reader input, and jokes about taxes on theatres, moving pictures, bowling alleys, and pool halls. It references Peruna and belittles lawmakers and media.
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Harding
Daily Press
Unis
Holfe
Lawmaking and roads prompt Iowa political debate
The column critiques lawmakers and road policy, noting fights over leaks and investigations in Washington. It praises Senator VanAlstine for proposing codified simpler laws, urges less legal verbosity, and questions judiciary selection and districting plans while considering new county alignments.
Are Your Sewers Clogged
An advertisement extolls Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild purgative that clears constipation and improves digestion, noting the product is gentle and obtainable everywhere.
All the Above Don’t Cost You Anything
A compact statement notes that nothing is charged unless you choose to use the offered items or services. The phrase emphasizes voluntary adoption and potential value in trying available options.
Des Moines Letter Discusses Iowa Politics and Public Figures
Craddock reviews Iowa politics focusing on Speaker Pitt and committee fights. He praises Senator Chase’s oratory and leadership, Leslie Shaw as a strong ex governor and potential presidential candidate, Governor Clarke’s lasting stature, and R F Bales’s appointment to the civil service commission.
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Lealie M. Shaw
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Leslie M. Shaw
Republic
Shaw
Wilson
Siites
R. F. Bales
Dexter
Civil Service Commission
MacVicar
Bales
Ankeny Man Fights Timber Wolf Population Rise
An Ankeny man killed one of central Iowa’s largest timber wolves in recent years. The piece notes abundant wolves near Des Moines and discusses profitable wolf farming, with females bred for value. It also profiles Senator Wallace H. Arney and Senator H. S. Van Alstine, plus Gov. Harding’s call for legal recodification to simplify state laws.
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Clarke
Iowa
Polkeoanty
Des Moines
Wallace H. Arney
Marshalltown
Senate
H. S. VanAlstine
General Assembly
Harding
van Alstine
VanAlstine
House
Supreme , Court
C. C. Pugh
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