Iowa News Highlights From Publishers City Directory
Iowa city population figures rise with Council Bluffs listing 49 221 residents. Opening of Allen Memorial hospital at Waterloo draws 1 000 people costing 150 000, while a 50 000 armory at Be hnandowh is set for March 10. W C T U plans Bible placements in Oska loosa county jail. Second squadron of 113th Iowa Cavalry at Oska loosa receives funds for ten more horses. Mapleton Community Club adopts a resolution opposing medicine shows and street carnivals. New rat and mouse trap company to operate in Town Falls with 10 000 capital. Weaver State Bank of Weaver reopens after liquidation. Malcolm Savings Bank reopens after reorganizing due to frozen credit. Des Moines to plan efficient waste disposal under state health department guidance. Farm women meet near Altoona to study milk use. luncheon served. Des Moines doctor warns that heavy heel wear harms feet. calls for Iowa lifestyle. State bills to reorganize closed banks pass both houses. Gilchrist constitutional amendment on redistricting advances in senate. A Coon Rapids creamery reports 1 286 000 in business last year. Hamburg farmer short course prompts corn test plot in Washington and Madison counties. Iowa Cattle Feeders’ event planned for March 27 with 2-year-old steers on diverse rations and market talks. Spraying orchards to combat pests reduces wormy apples. 30 000 trees to be sprayed in Johnson county. Voters to decide on bonds for municipal playground and golf course in Dubuque March 7. Des Moines Garden Club prioritizes wildflower and bird conservation next year. Meservey school adds elective Bible course with local ministers teaching. Bible teaching in schools favored by survey of students.
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Gasoline Tax May Be Defeated In Iowa Legislature
The forty first Iowa legislature faces shaping highway and banking laws with ongoing debate. Governors and committees weigh fuel tax changes to align with federal aid, while banking reforms move slowly amid split opinions. House support for a gasoline tax is strong, but final action hinges on highway law changes.
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Hammill
Iowa Good Roads Association
Federation Aims Free Legal Aid For Poor In Des Moines
The Des Moines Federation of Women's Clubs plans to provide free legal aid for the poor in the coming year. A bill in the Iowa senate would require examination and licensing of beauty doctors beauty parlor operators and schools of beauty culture.
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Iowa
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Iowa Legislature to Take Spring Recess March 4
The Iowa Legislature will recess for a week ending March 4 to allow members to address personal business matters. A proposed bill would require motor vehicle owners to file a 500 bond at licensing for new cars if passed by the House.
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Lee County
Four Child Welfare Bills Expand Board of Control Powers
Four major child welfare measures aimed at strengthening the board of control. They authorize licensing of child placing agencies maternity hospitals and children's homes and broaden authority to protect delinquent defective and neglected children.
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Oldest Iowa teacher Mary Wright records sixtieth year in Appanoose County
Mrs Mary Wright is believed to be the oldest Iowa school teacher in Appanoose County with more than six decades of service. The piece notes Lowans drink prodigious coffee with a state average of 600 cups per person annually, based on 12 43 pounds per person per year.
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Appanogse County
Iowa
Mary Wright
Department of Commerce
Busy World News From 1924 Highlights
A compact roundup notes 1924 water trade totals of 92 million long tons with 42.8 million imports and 49.2 million exports. It lists political moves in Washington from Borah to Coolidge, typhoid and smallpox outbreaks, university and state actions, accidents, deaths, and international diplomacy developments.
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Colorado's Type of Soldier Boys
John Charles Vivian of Golden Colorado now commander of the Colorado department of the American Legion enlisted as a private in the marines after a stalled commission as major in the Judge Advocate's department. His younger brother Chauncey H. Vivian, editor of the Boulder News Herald, also enlisted as a private. They served together and were discharged together.
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Wisconsin Legion Seeks Amendment to Compensation Act
Wisconsin American Legion officials plan a campaign to amend the Adjusted Compensation Act. They urge changing the provision requiring dependency at the veteran's death for widows, children, and parents to receive benefits when a veteran dies before applying for insurance. The revised law would allow all three claimants to collect regardless of dependency.
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Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Not a Kick Gas Complaint Becomes Comic Exchange
A gas company complaint desk scene has a customer claiming his gas stove blew up and alleging a recurring slot issue. The surly clerk dismisses responsibility, and the man departs cheerfully noting past losses as he collects quarters from the cellar.
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American Legtom Weekly
Cleaning Up the Meal Brown Plans Sudden Party Ending
During his wife's absence Brown hosts a stag party with bottles and dishes scattered. A telegram arrives from his wife stating she will be home in an hour, prompting a stunned pause before Smith suggests burying the hoom down, a plan that ends the gathering.
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Leglog Weekly
For years my skin would break out and I tried pills
A doctor's article links pimples to stomach issues and poisons. The narrator recalls using Carters Little Liver Pills and questions their effectiveness while noting relief from an upset stomach and headaches.
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Community Basket Bern Debuts as Central Trash Receptacle
In Bern a giant tin wastebasket stands in the public square inviting residents to deposit all trash. The enormous receptacle, described as a community embalty, has a capacity of several hundred tons and serves as a bold civic statement on waste disposal.
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Bern
Aspirin Advertising Note Cites Bayer and Imitations
An old ad copy claims Aspirin has been proven by physicians for 23 years and urges Bayer branding when purchasing. It warns that imitations may be dangerous.
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Bayer
Ady
Immense Electric Sign In Philadelphia Unveiled
A 50 ton electric sign in Philadelphia stands 50 feet tall per letter and uses 4000 lamps to illuminate, enough to light a town of 6000 people. Separately Finland forms a seaplane factory for military uses.
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