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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
6
The report notes strict limits on reckless driving in the French sector, with authorities citing multiple cases of injuries. It mentions enhanced penalties and enforcement measures to curb dangerous behavior on the roads near military zones.
Iowa state leaders in Des Moines debate birth control access for rich and poor. Dr. Clarence Van Boys argues it should be practiced, citing a Charinda hospital official and a patient with 26 children who could not provide him a home.
The report covers local Iowa events including road work in Des Moines County and gravel surfacing planned by county authorities. It mentions teacher resignations during the summer, a dedication event at Wartburg College, a thwarted railroad robbery attempt near Sioux City, and ongoing political activity in the Equal Suffrage movement led by Miss Duna B. Landhec. Additional items note a new post office site at Cherokee, pig farming contests, and efforts to curb high school entertainment costs.
Secretary Allen withdraws Danbury candidate for state senate while Alfred T. Jones seeks a Floyd county House seat. Dr. MacBride declines emeritus post as he plans uncertain future. officials discuss new penalties for speeders and the baggage rate hearing set for October 8. City debt ratios shown. Masonic cornerstone ceremony planned. Nebraska Baptist convention closes with major convention items.
Des Moines report says Adjutant General Cay Logan will urge Governor Clarke to call a special October session of the legislature to enfranchise Civil War soldiers voting in the field. Connecticut governors and other states consider similar moves as civil war voting rules spark activity among townships and local organizations.
A statewide shortage of instructors prompts a special examination order after the Public Instruction Department declined rapid hires. Twelve weeks of training required for applicants, with tests conducted across numerous counties including Ail apon Boone Bremer and many others. Linn County alone requested 100 exam packets.
President Raymond A Pearson declares hazing banned at Iowa State College this year. He and Antony seta urge students to uphold the spirit of the institution as 7 000 students listen in the gymnasium to a faculty backed stand against rough or ungentlemanly acts toward freshmen.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a bribery theme tied to Dublin politics and figures such as Mick O Pawy et al. Mentions of Oe bar Shir de wwii era and references to tribunals or inquiries hint at a historical graft inquiry. Names and places are partly obscured.
Fragmentary OCR describes a sheriff, a stopped attempt, and an audience reaction in a tense setting. Names and places are obscured by garbled words, but the narrative hints at a legal proceeding or public inquiry with an officer addressing a crowd.
A Taunton Massachusetts woman describes months of pain and missed work until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helps her recover. She urges other girls with painful or irregular periods to seek the remedy and contact the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for advice.
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